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16 U.S.C. § 973b — Regulations

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16 U.S.C. § 973b — Regulations

The Secretary of Commerce, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and after consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall issue regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Treaty and this chapter. These regulations shall be made applicable as necessary to all persons and vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, wherever located.

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The Secretary of Commerce, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and after consultation with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall issue regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Treaty and this chapter. These regulations shall be made applicable as necessary to all persons and vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, wherever located.

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16 U.S.C. § 973 — Definitions

As used in this chapter— (1) The term “Administrator” means the individual or organization designated by the Pacific Island Parties to act on their behalf under the Treaty and notified to the United States Government. (2) The term “Authorized Officer” means any officer who is authorized by the Secretary, or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, or the head of any Federal or State agency which has entered into an enforcement agreement with the Secretary under [section 973h(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section973h/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) The term “Authorized Party Officer” means any officer authorized by a Pacific Island Party to enforce the provisions of the Treaty. (4) The term “applicable national law” means any provision of law of a Pacific Island Party which is noticed and in effect in accordance with the Treaty. (5) The term “Closed Area” means any area within the jurisdiction of a Pacific Island Party that is closed to vessels pursuant to a national law of that Pacific Island Party and is noticed and in effect in accordance with the Treaty. (6) The term “fishing” means— (A) searching for, catching, taking, or harvesting fish; (B) attempting to search for, catch, take, or harvest fish; (C) engaging in any other activity which can reasonably be expected to result in the locating, catching, taking, or harvesting of fish for any purpose; (D) placing, searching for, or recovering fish aggregating devices or associated electronic equipment such as radio beacons; (E) any operations at sea directly in support of, or in preparation for, any activity described in this paragraph; or (F) use of any other vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or hovercraft for any activi

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6 U.S.C. § 542 — Federal air marshal program

(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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16 U.S.C. § 973b — Regulations

Page 1580 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 973a (D) placing, searching for, or recovering fish aggregating devices or associated elec- tronic equipment such as radio beacons; (E) any operations at sea directly in sup- port of, or in preparation for, any activity described in this paragraph; or (F) aircraft use, relating to the activities described in this paragraph except for flights in emergencies involving the health or safe- ty of crew members or the safety of a vessel. (7) The term ‘‘fishing vessel’’ or ‘‘vessel’’ means any boat, ship, or other craft which is used for, equipped to be used for, or of a type normally used for commercial fishing, and which is documented under the laws of the United States. (8) The term ‘‘Licensing Area’’ means all wa- ters in the Treaty Area except for— (A) those waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States in accordance with international law; (B) those waters within Closed Areas; and (C) those waters within Limited Areas closed to fishing. (9) The term ‘‘licensing period’’ means the period of validity of licenses issued in accord- ance with the Treaty. (10) The term ‘‘Limited Area’’ means any area so identified in Schedule 3 of Annex I of the Treaty. (11) The term ‘‘operator’’ means any person who is in charge of, directs or controls a ves- sel, including the owner, charterer, and mas- ter. (12) The term ‘‘Pacific Island Party’’ means a Pacific Island nation which is a party to the Treaty. (13) The term ‘‘Party’’ means a nation which is a party to the Treaty. (14) The term ‘‘person’’ means any individual (whether or not a citizen or national of the United States), any corporation, partnership, association, or other entity (whether or not organized or existing under the laws of any State), and any

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