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16 U.S.C. § 971c — Authority of Secretary of State; cooperative enforcement agreements
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**(a) Recommendations from Commission** The Secretary of State is authorized to receive on behalf of the United States, reports, requests, and other communications of the Commission, and to act thereon directly or by reference to the appropriate authorities. The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary and, for matters relating to enforcement, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, is authorized to take appropriate action on behalf of the United States with regard to recommendations received from the Commission pursuant to article VIII of the Convention. The Secretary and, when appropriate, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall inform the Secretary of State as to what action he considers appropriate within five months of the date of the notification of the recommendation from the Commission, and again within forty-five days of the additional sixty-day period provided by the Convention if any objection is presented by another contracting party to the Convention, or within thirty days of the date of the notification of an objection made within the additional sixty-day period, whichever date shall be the later. After any notification from the Commission that an objection of the United States is to be considered as having no effect, the Secretary shall inform the Secretary of State as to what action he considers appropriate within forty-five days of the sixty-day period provided by the Convention for reaffirming objections. The Secretary of State shall take steps under the Convention to insure that a recommendation pursuant to article VIII of the Convention does not become effective for the United States prior to its becoming effective for all contracting parties conducting fisheries aff
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**(a) Recommendations from Commission** The Secretary of State is authorized to receive on behalf of the United States, reports, requests, and other communications of the Commission, and to act thereon directly or by reference to the appropriate authorities. The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary and, for matters relating to enforcement, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, is authorized to take appropriate action on behalf of the United States with regard to recommendations received from the Commission pursuant to article VIII of the Convention. The Secretary and, when appropriate, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall inform the Secretary of State as to what action he considers appropriate within five months of the date of the notification of the recommendation from the Commission, and again within forty-five days of the additional sixty-day period provided by the Convention if any objection is presented by another contracting party to the Convention, or within thirty days of the date of the notification of an objection made within the additional sixty-day period, whichever date shall be the later. After any notification from the Commission that an objection of the United States is to be considered as having no effect, the Secretary shall inform the Secretary of State as to what action he considers appropriate within forty-five days of the sixty-day period provided by the Convention for reaffirming objections. The Secretary of State shall take steps under the Convention to insure that a recommendation pursuant to article VIII of the Convention does not become effective for the United States prior to its becoming effective for all contracting parties conducting fisheries affected by such recommendation on a meaningful scale in terms of their effect upon the success of the conservation program, unless he determines, with the concurrence of the Secretary, and, for matters relating to enforcement, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, that the purposes of the Convention would be served by allowing a recommendation to take effect for the United States at some earlier time.
**(b) Enforcement agreements** The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, is authorized to enter into agreements with any contracting party, pursuant to paragraph 3 of article IX of the Convention, relating to cooperative enforcement of the provisions of the Convention, recommendations in force for the United States and such party or parties under the Convention, and regulations adopted by the United States and such contracting party or parties pursuant to recommendations of the Commission. Such agreements may authorize personnel of the United States to enforce measures under the Convention and under regulations of another party with respect to persons under that party’s jurisdiction, and may authorize personnel of another party to enforce measures under the Convention and under United States regulations with respect to persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Enforcement under such an agreement may not take place within the territorial seas or exclusive economic zone of the United States. Such agreements shall not subject persons or vessels under the jurisdiction of the United States to prosecution or assessment of penalties by any court or tribunal of a foreign country.
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(1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The fish off the coasts of the United States, the highly migratory species of the high seas, the species which dwell on or in the Continental Shelf appertaining to the United States, and the anadromous species which spawn in United States rivers or estuaries, constitute valuable and renewable natural resources. These fishery resources contribute to the food supply, economy, and health of the Nation and provide recreational opportunities.
(2) Certain stocks of fish have declined to the point where their survival is threatened, and other stocks of fish have been so substantially reduced in number that they could become similarly threatened as a consequence of (A) increased fishing pressure, (B) the inadequacy of fishery resource conservation and management practices and controls, or (C) direct and indirect habitat losses which have resulted in a diminished capacity to support existing fishing levels.
(3) Commercial and recreational fishing constitutes a major source of employment and contributes significantly to the economy of the Nation. Many coastal areas are dependent upon fishing and related activities, and their economies have been badly damaged by the overfishing of fishery resources at an ever-increasing rate over the past decade. The activities of massive foreign fishing fleets in waters adjacent to such coastal areas have contributed to such damage, interfered with domestic fishing efforts, and caused destruction of the fishing gear of United States fishermen.
(4) International fishery agreements have not been effective in preventing or terminating the overfishing of these valuable fishery resources. There is danger that irreversible effects from overfishing will take place before an effectiv
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For the purpose of this chapter—
(1) The term “Convention” means the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, signed at Rio de Janeiro May 14, 1966, including any amendments or protocols which are or become effective for the United States.
(2) The term “Commission” means the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas provided for in article III of the Convention.
(3) The term “conservation recommendation” means any recommendation of the Commission made pursuant to Article VIII of the Convention and acted upon favorably by the Secretary of State under [section 971c(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section971c/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) The term “Council” means the Council established within the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas pursuant to article V of the Convention.
(5) The term “exclusive economic zone” means an exclusive economic zone as defined in [section 1802 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1802&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) The term “fishing” means the catching, taking, or fishing for or the attempted catching, taking, or fishing for any species of fish covered by the Convention, or any activities in support thereof.
(7) The term “fishing vessel” means any vessel engaged in catching fish or processing or transporting fish loaded on the high seas, or any vessel outfitted for such activities.
(8) The term “Panel” means any panel established by the Commission pursuant to article VI of the Convention.
(9) The term “person” means every individual, partnership, corporation, and association subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(10) The term “Secretary” means the S
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 971b–1
principally to chapter 38 (§ 1801 et seq.) of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 1801 of this title
and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2022—Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘chap-
ter 10 of title 5.’’ for ‘‘the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’
1998—Subsecs. (a)(2), (b)(5). Pub. L. 105–384 substituted
‘‘Magnuson-Stevens Fishery’’ for ‘‘Magnuson Fishery’’.
1995—Pub. L. 104–43 designated existing provisions as
subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
1990—Pub. L. 101–627 amended last sentence generally.
Prior to amendment, last sentence read as follows: ‘‘On
approval by the United States Commissioners—
‘‘(A) if not more than three members of the advi-
sory committee are designated by the committee to
attend any meeting of the Commission, Council, or
advisory committee, or of any Panel, each of such
members shall be paid for his actual transportation
expenses and per diem incident to his attendance; and
‘‘(B) in any case in which more than three members
are designated by the advisory committee to attend
any such meeting, each such member to whom sub-
paragraph (A) does not apply may be paid for his ac-
tual transportation expenses and per diem incident to
his attendance.’’
1980—Pub. L. 96–339 incorporated existing provision in
par. designated (1), added par. (2), redesignated as sub-
pars. (A) and (B) former pars. (1) and (2), substituted in
subpar. (B) reference to ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ for ‘‘para-
graph (1)’’, and made specific reference to appointment
of committee member under paragraph (1).
Par. (2). Pub. L. 96–561 substituted ‘‘Magnuson Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act’’ for ‘‘Fishery
Conservation and Management A
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