Notes on 22 U.S.C. § 1971 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 22 U.S.C. § 1971 : US Code - Notes

(Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1018, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 883; Pub. L. 95-541,
Sec. 14(a), Oct. 28, 1978, 92 Stat. 2057; Pub. L. 96-561, title II,
Sec. 238(b), Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3300; Pub. L. 104-208, div. A,
title I, Sec. 101(a) [title II, Sec. 211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110
Stat. 3009, 3009-41.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 1802(8) of title 16, referred to in text, which defined
"fishery conservation zone", was repealed and section 1802(6) of
Title 16, Conservation, defining the term "exclusive economic
zone", was added by Pub. L. 99-659, title I, Sec. 101(a), Nov. 14,
1986, 100 Stat. 3706. Section 1802 was subsequently amended and the
term "exclusive economic zone" is defined elsewhere in that
section.
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Pub. L. 104-208 made technical amendment to reference in
original act which appears in text as reference to section 1802(8)
of title 16.
1980 - Pub. L. 96-561 made technical amendment to reference in
original act which appears in text as reference to section 1802(8)
of title 16.
1978 - Pub. L. 95-541 provided that the documentation or
certification of a vessel of the United States not be affected if
at any time during the voyage for the purpose of fishing beyond the
fishery conservation zone, the vessel is commanded by other than a
citizen of the United States.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Section 101(a) [title II, Sec. 211(b)] of div. A of Pub. L. 104-
208 provided that the amendment made by that section is effective
15 days after Oct. 11, 1996.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT
Section 238(b) of Pub. L. 96-561 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective 15 days after Dec. 22, 1980.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
Section 14(b) of Pub. L. 95-541 provided that the amendment made
by section 14(a) of Pub. L. 95-541, amending this section, was to
take effect Jan. 1, 1978, prior to the general amendment by Pub. L.
104-227, title I, Sec. 107, Oct. 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 3042.
SHORT TITLE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 106-450, title I, Sec. 101, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1941,
provided that: "This title [amending section 1977 of this title]
may be cited as the 'Fishermen's Protective Act Amendments of
2000'."
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 90-482, Sec. 4, Aug. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 730, provided
that: "The Act of August 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 883; 22 U.S.C. 1971-
1976), as amended by this Act [this chapter], may be cited as the
'Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967'."
(!1) See References in Text note below.