Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 971 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 971 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 94-70, Sec. 2, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 385; Pub. L. 94-265,
title IV, Sec. 405(a), Apr. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 361; Pub. L. 95-33,
Sec. 2, May 26, 1977, 91 Stat. 173; Pub. L. 104-43, title III, Sec.
303(1), (2), Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 384; Pub. L. 105-384, title
II, Sec. 202(b)(1)(A), (F), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3452, 3453.)
AMENDMENTS
1998 - Pars. (4), (5). Pub. L. 105-384 renumbered par. (4)
defining "exclusive economic zone" as par. (5) and made technical
amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as
reference to section 1802 of this title.
1995 - Par. (3). Pub. L. 104-43, Sec. 303(1), added par. (3).
Former par. (3) redesignated (4).
Par. (4). Pub. L. 104-43, Sec. 303(2), added par. (4) defining
"exclusive economic zone". Former par. (4) redesignated (5).
Pub. L. 104-43, Sec. 303(1), redesignated par. (3) defining
"Council" as (4).
Par. (5). Pub. L. 104-43, Sec. 303(2), struck out par. (5) which
read as follows: "The term 'fisheries zone' means the waters
included within a zone contiguous to the territorial sea of the
United States, of which the inner boundary is a line coterminous
with the seaward boundary of each coastal State, and the outer
boundary is a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is
two hundred nautical miles from the baseline from which the
territorial sea is measured; or similar zones established by other
parties to the Convention to the extent that such zones are
recognized by the United States."
Pub. L. 104-43, Sec. 303(1), redesignated par. (4) as (5). Former
par. (5) redesignated (6).
Pars. (6) to (11). Pub. L. 104-43, Sec. 303(1), redesignated
pars. (5) to (10) as (6) to (11), respectively.
1977 - Par. (4). Pub. L. 95-33 struck out the comma between
"zone" and "contiguous", substituted "two hundred" for "200", and
substituted a semicolon for a comma after "is measured".
1976 - Par. (4). Pub. L. 94-265, which directed the substitution
of "the waters included within a zone, contiguous to the
territorial sea of the United States, of which the inner boundary
is a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each coastal
state, and the outer boundary is a line drawn in such a manner that
each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which
the territorial sea is measured," for "the fisheries zone
established pursuant to the Act of October 14, 1966 (80 Stat. 908;
16 U.S.C. 1091-1094)", was executed by making the substitution for
"the entire zone established by the United States under the Act of
October 14, 1966 (80 Stat. 908; 16 U.S.C. 1091-1094)", to reflect
the probable intent of Congress.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Section 405(b) of Pub. L. 94-265 provided that the amendment made
by section 405(a) of Pub. L. 94-265 to this section was to take
effect Mar. 1, 1977, prior to the general amendment of title IV of
Pub. L. 94-265 by Pub. L. 104-297.
SHORT TITLE OF 1995 AMENDMENT
Section 301 of title III of Pub. L. 104-43 provided that: "This
title [enacting sections 971j and 971k of this title, amending this
section and sections 971b, 971c to 971e, 971h, and 971i of this
title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 971c
of this title] may be cited as the 'Atlantic Tunas Convention
Authorization Act of 1995'."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 94-70 provided: "That this Act [enacting
this chapter and provisions set out below] may be cited as the
'Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975'."
SEPARABILITY
Pub. L. 94-70, Sec. 13, formerly Sec. 11, Aug. 5, 1975, 89 Stat.
394; renumbered Sec. 13, Pub. L. 105-384, title II, Sec.
202(b)(1)(D), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3452, provided that: "If any
provision of this Act [this chapter] or the application of such
provision to any circumstance or persons shall be held invalid, the
validity of the remainder of the Act and the applicability of such
provision to other circumstances or persons shall not be affected
thereby."