Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 2401 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 2401 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 95-541, Sec. 2, Oct. 28, 1978, 92 Stat. 2048; Pub. L. 104-
227, title I, Sec. 101, Oct. 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 3034.)
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Subsec. (a)(1) to (3). Pub. L. 104-227, Sec. 101(a)(1),
added pars. (1) to (3). Former pars. (1) and (2) redesignated (4)
and (5), respectively.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 104-227, Sec. 101(a)(1), (2),
redesignated par. (1) as (4) and substituted "the Protocol
establish a firm foundation for the conservation of Antarctic
resources," for "the Agreed Measures for the Conservation of
Antarctic Fauna and Flora, adopted at the Third Antarctic Treaty
Consultative Meeting, have established a firm foundation".
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 104-227, Sec. 101(a)(1), (3),
redesignated par. (2) as (5) and substituted "the Antarctic Treaty
and the Protocol establish international mechanisms and create
legal obligations necessary for the maintenance of Antarctica as a
natural reserve devoted to peace and science." for "the study of
Antarctic fauna and flora, their adaptation to their rigorous
environment, and their interrelationships with that environment has
special scientific importance for all mankind."
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-227, Sec. 101(b), substituted "Treaty
and the Protocol" for "Treaty, the Agreed Measures for the
Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora, and Recommendation VII-3
of the Eighth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting".
SHORT TITLE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Section 1 of Pub. L. 104-227 provided that: "This Act [enacting
sections 2403a and 2413 of this title, amending this section,
sections 2402 to 2405, and 2463 of this title, and sections 1901 to
1903, 1905, 1907, and 1908 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable
Waters, and repealing sections 2464 and 2466 of this title] may be
cited as the 'Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of
1996'."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 95-541 provided: "That this Act [enacting
this chapter, amending section 1971 of Title 22, Foreign Relations
and Intercourse, and enacting a provision set out as a note under
section 1971 of Title 22] may be cited as the 'Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978'."