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    16 USC CHAPTER 61 - INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES           01/03/2007

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                CHAPTER 61 - INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES            

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    Sec.                                                     
    4101.       Congressional statement of purposes.                  
    4102.       Definitions.                                          
    4103.       Apportionment.                                        
    4104.       State projects.                                       
    4105.       Property.                                             
    4106.       Reports to Congress.                                  
    4107.       Authorization of appropriations.                      

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    16 USC Sec. 4101                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 4101. Congressional statement of purposes

-STATUTE-
      The purposes of this chapter are - 
        (1) to promote and encourage State activities in support of the
      management of interjurisdictional fishery resources;
        (2) to promote and encourage management of interjurisdictional
      fishery resources throughout their range; and
        (3) to promote and encourage research in preparation for the
      implementation of the use of ecosystems and interspecies
      approaches to the conservation and management of
      interjurisdictional fishery resources throughout their range.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 99-659, title III, Sec. 302, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat.
    3732; Pub. L. 107-372, title III, Sec. 302(b), Dec. 19, 2002, 116
    Stat. 3095.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this
    title", meaning title III of Pub. L. 99-659, Nov. 14, 1986, 100
    Stat. 3731, which is classified principally to this chapter. For
    complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short Title
    note set out below and Tables.


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Par. (3). Pub. L. 107-372 added par. (3).

                              EFFECTIVE DATE                          
      Section 310 of title III of Pub. L. 99-659 provided that: "This
    title [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 10D (Sec. 779 et
    seq.) of this title] takes effect October 1, 1987."

                                SHORT TITLE                            
      Section 301 of title III of Pub. L. 99-659 provided that: "This
    title [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 10D (Sec. 779 et
    seq.) of this title] may be cited as the 'Interjurisdictional
    Fisheries Act of 1986'."

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    16 USC Sec. 4102                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 4102. Definitions

-STATUTE-
      For the purposes of this chapter:
        (1) The term "Federal fishery management plan" means a plan
      developed under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
      Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
        (2) The term "fishery resource" means finfish, mollusks,
      crustaceans, and any other form of marine animal or plant life,
      other than marine mammals and birds.
        (3) The term "interjurisdictional fishery resource" means - 
          (A) a fishery resource for which a fishery occurs in waters
        under the jurisdiction of one or more States and the exclusive
        economic zone established by Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated
        March 10, 1983;
          (B) a fishery resource for which there exists an interstate
        fishery management plan; or
          (C) a fishery resource which migrates between the waters
        under the jurisdiction of two or more States bordering on the
        Great Lakes.

      For purposes of applying section 4104(a)(3) of this title during
      fiscal year 1987, a Federal fishery management plan or an
      interstate fishery management plan for the fishery resource need
      not be in existence, but a plan of either kind for that resource
      must be in the development process during that year.
        (4) The term "interstate fishery management plan" means a plan
      for managing fisheries developed and adopted by an interstate
      commission.
        (5) The term "interstate commission" means a commission or
      other administrative body established by an interstate compact.
        (6) The term "interstate compact" means a compact that has been
      entered into by two or more States, established for the purposes
      of conserving and managing interjurisdictional fishery resources
      throughout their range, and consented to and approved by
      Congress.
        (7) The term "project" means a program for research in support
      of the management of an interjurisdictional fishery resource or
      an interstate cooperative fishery management agreement.
        (8) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce.
        (9) The term "State" means any of the several States of the
      United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa,
      the Virgin Islands, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands.
        (10) The term "State agency" means any department, agency,
      commission, or official of a State authorized under the laws of
      the State to regulate commercial fisheries or enforce laws
      relating to commercial fisheries.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 99-659, title III, Sec. 303, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat.
    3732; Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(a) [title II, Sec.
    211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009-41.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this
    title", meaning title III of Pub. L. 99-659, Nov. 14, 1986, 100
    Stat. 3731, which is classified principally to this chapter. For
    complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short Title
    note set out under section 4101 of this title and Tables.
      The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act,
    referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 94-265, Apr. 13, 1976, 90 Stat.
    331, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 38
    (Sec. 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.
      Proclamation Numbered 5030, referred to in par. (3)(A), is set
    out under section 1453 of this title.


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1996 - Par. (1). Pub. L. 104-208 substituted "Magnuson-Stevens
    Fishery" for "Magnuson Fishery".

                     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.

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    16 USC Sec. 4103                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 4103. Apportionment

-STATUTE-
    (a) Time when apportionments made
      Funds appropriated under section 4107(a) of this title shall be
    apportioned by the Secretary among the States on October 1 of each
    fiscal year, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
    (b) Apportionment formula
      The amount of funds apportioned to each State shall be determined
    by the Secretary as the ratio which the equally weighted average of
    the volume and value of fishery resources harvested by domestic
    commercial fishermen and received within such State during the 3
    most recent calendar years for which data satisfactory to the
    Secretary are available bears to the total equally weighted average
    of the volume and value of all fishery resources harvested by
    domestic commercial fishermen received within all of the States
    during those calendar years.
    (c) Limitations
      (1) No State may receive an apportionment under subsection (b) of
    this section for either fiscal year 1987 or fiscal year 1988 which
    is less than one-half of one percent of the total amount of funds
    available for that fiscal year.
      (2) For any fiscal year after fiscal year 1988, no State that,
    under the apportionment formula in subsection (b) of this section,
    has a ratio of one-third of one percent or higher may receive an
    apportionment for any fiscal year which is less than one percent of
    the total amount of funds available for that fiscal year.
      (3) For any fiscal year after fiscal year 1988, no State may
    receive an apportionment under this section for any fiscal year if
    that State's ratio under the apportionment formula in subsection
    (b) of this section is less than one-third of one percent, unless
    the State - 
        (A) is signatory to an interstate fishery compact;
        (B) has entered into an agreement with the Secretary or the
      Secretary of the Interior under which the personnel, services,
      and equipment of the State and the Federal agency concerned will
      be made mutually available for the enforcement of Federal and
      State laws pertaining to the protection of fishery resources
      which are managed under an interstate fishery management plan;
        (C) borders one or more of the Great Lakes; or
        (D) has entered into an interstate cooperative fishery
      management agreement and has in effect an interstate fisheries
      management or interstate fisheries research program.

      (4) No State that, under the apportionment formula in subsection
    (b) of this section, has a ratio of less than one-third of one
    percent and meets any of the requirements set forth in paragraph
    (1)(A), (B), (C), or (D) may receive an apportionment for any
    fiscal year which is less than one-half of one percent of the total
    amount of funds available for apportionment for such fiscal year.
      (5) No State may receive an apportionment for any fiscal year
    under this section which is more than 6 percent of the total amount
    of funds available for apportionment for such fiscal year.
    (d) Unused apportionments
      Any part of an apportionment for any fiscal year to any State - 
        (1) that is not obligated during that year;
        (2) with respect to which the State notifies the Secretary that
      it does not wish to receive that part; or
        (3) that is returned to the Secretary by the State,

    may not be considered to be apportioned to that State and shall be
    added to such funds as are appropriated pursuant to section 4107(a)
    of this title for the next fiscal year (and shall be treated as
    having been appropriated for such next year) for apportionment
    under subsection (a) of this section. Any notification or return of
    funds referred to in paragraph (2) or (3) by a State is
    irrevocable.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 99-659, title III, Sec. 304, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat.
    3733; Pub. L. 101-627, title V, Sec. 501, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
    4462.)


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1990 - Subsec. (c)(3)(B). Pub. L. 101-627 inserted "which are
    managed under an interstate fishery management plan" before
    semicolon at end.

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    16 USC Sec. 4104                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 4104. State projects

-STATUTE-
    (a) In general
      (1) Any State may, through its State agency or an interstate
    commission, submit to the Secretary a proposal for a project which
    includes full plans, specifications, and cost estimates for such
    project. The total cost of all items included for engineering,
    planning, inspection, and unforeseen contingencies in connection
    with any works to be constructed as part of such a proposed project
    shall not exceed 10 percent of the total cost of such works, and
    shall be paid by the State as a part of its contribution to the
    total cost of the works.
      (2) No part of any funds appropriated under any authorization
    contained in section 4107 of this title may be obligated with
    respect to any project until the proposal for such project has been
    submitted under paragraph (1) and approved by the Secretary. The
    Secretary, before approving any proposal for a project, must
    evaluate the proposal as to - 
        (A) the soundness of design;
        (B) the possibilities of securing productive results;
        (C) the minimization of duplication with other research
      projects in support of the management of interjurisdictional
      fishery resources and carried out under this chapter or under any
      other law or regulation;
        (D) the organization and management of the project;
        (E) the methods proposed for monitoring and evaluating the
      success or failure of the project;
        (F) the consistency of the project with the purposes of this
      chapter specified in section 4101 of this title; and
        (G) such other criteria as the Secretary may prescribe.

      (3) The Federal share of the cost of any project conducted under
    this chapter shall not exceed 75 percent of the total estimated
    cost of the project, unless - 
        (A) the State has adopted an interstate fishery management plan
      for the resource to which the project applies; or
        (B) the State has adopted fishery regulations which the
      Secretary has determined are consistent with any Federal fishery
      management plan for the species to which the project applies;

    in which case the Federal share shall not exceed 90 percent of the
    total estimated cost of the project.
      (4)(A) If the Secretary approves or disapproves a proposal for a
    project, the Secretary shall promptly give written notification,
    including, if disapproved, a detailed explanation of the reasons
    for the disapproval, to the State agency submitting the proposal
    or, if the proposal is submitted through an interstate commission,
    such commission and the State.
      (B) For the purposes of this chapter, funds apportioned under
    this section to any State shall be treated as having been obligated
    with respect to a project during the fiscal year in which the
    written notification of approval required under subparagraph (A)
    for the project proposal is made.
    (b) Restriction
      The expenditure of funds under this chapter shall be applied only
    to projects for which a proposal has been approved under subsection
    (a) of this section, except that up to $25,000 each fiscal year may
    be obligated for a State to carry out an agreement with the
    Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior under which the
    personnel, services and equipment of the State and the Federal
    agency concerned will be made mutually available for the
    enforcement of Federal and State laws pertaining to the protection
    of fishery resources. If otherwise applied, such funds shall be
    replaced by the State before the State may receive any additional
    funds under this chapter.
    (c) Payment
      When the Secretary determines that a project carried out under a
    proposal approved by the Secretary has been completed, or where the
    Secretary otherwise deems it appropriate, the Secretary shall cause
    to be paid to the proper authority of the State, or to the official
    or depository designated by the interstate commission if the State
    agency specifies that payment is to be made to the interstate
    commission, the Federal share of the project. Any payment made to
    an interstate commission shall be charged against the apportionment
    of the State concerned.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 99-659, title III, Sec. 305, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat.
    3734.)

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                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2)(C), (F), (3), (4)(B)
    and (b), was in the original "this title", meaning title III of
    Pub. L. 99-659, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3731, which is classified
    principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title
    III to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4101 of
    this title and Tables.

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    16 USC Sec. 4105                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 4105. Property

-STATUTE-
    (a) Application of Federal and State laws
      All work, including the furnishing of labor and materials, needed
    to complete any project approved by the Secretary shall be
    performed in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws
    under the direct supervision of the State agency, and in accordance
    with regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
    (b) Title
      Title to all property, real and personal, acquired for the
    purposes of completing any project approved by the Secretary vests
    in the State.
    (c) Disposal
      If a State disposes of any real or personal property acquired
    under this chapter, the State shall pay into the Treasury of the
    United States the amount of any proceeds resulting from the
    property disposed to the extent of and in the same ratio that funds
    provided under this chapter were used in the acquisition of the
    property. In no case shall the amount paid into the Treasury of the
    United States under this section exceed the amount of funds
    provided by this chapter for the acquisition of the property
    involved.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 99-659, title III, Sec. 306, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat.
    3735.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original
    "this title", meaning title III of Pub. L. 99-659, Nov. 14, 1986,
    100 Stat. 3731, which is classified principally to this chapter.
    For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short
    Title note set out under section 4101 of this title and Tables.

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    16 USC Sec. 4106                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 4106. Reports to Congress

-STATUTE-
      After consultation with the States receiving funds under this
    chapter and with any interstate commission involved in carrying out
    a project under this chapter, the Secretary shall submit to the
    Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate not later than 90 days after the end
    of the fiscal year 1988, and each second fiscal year occurring
    after that fiscal year, a report which contains - 
        (1) a description of each project and law enforcement effort
      receiving funds under this chapter during the last 2 fiscal years
      ending before such report is submitted;
        (2) a specification of the total amount of funds from the
      Federal Government and the total amount of funds from each State
      spent on each project and a law enforcement effort receiving
      funds under this chapter during the last 2 fiscal years ending
      before such report is submitted;
        (3) an assessment of each project and law enforcement effort
      receiving funds under this chapter during the last 2 fiscal years
      ending before such report is submitted to determine whether such
      project is furthering the purposes of this chapter; and
        (4) a statement specifying all funds which have been
      apportioned pursuant to section 4104(a) of this title and are
      available for obligation by a State or the Secretary but which
      have not been obligated.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 99-659, title III, Sec. 307, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat.
    3735.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this
    title", meaning title III of Pub. L. 99-659, Nov. 14, 1986, 100
    Stat. 3731, which is classified principally to this chapter. For
    complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short Title
    note set out under section 4101 of this title and Tables.


-TRANS-
       ABOLITION OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES   
      Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of House of
    Representatives abolished and its jurisdiction transferred by House
    Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.
    Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of House of
    Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Resources of
    House of Representatives in case of provisions relating to
    fisheries, wildlife, international fishing agreements, marine
    affairs (including coastal zone management) except for measures
    relating to oil and other pollution of navigable waters, or
    oceanography by section 1(b)(3) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
    note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

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    16 USC Sec. 4107                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 4107. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
    (a) General appropriations
      There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
    Commerce for apportionment to carry out the purposes of this
    chapter $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.
    (b) Additional appropriations
      In addition to the amounts authorized in subsection (a) of this
    section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Department
    of Commerce $65,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995,
    which shall be available in such amounts as the Secretary may
    determine appropriate for the purposes of this chapter; except that
    - 
        (1) in providing funds to States under this subsection, the
      Secretary shall give a preference to those States regarding which
      the Secretary determines there is a commercial fishery failure or
      serious disruption affecting future production due to a fishery
      resource disaster arising from natural or undetermined causes,
      and any sums made available under this subsection may be used
      either by the States or directly by the Secretary in cooperation
      with the States for any purpose that the Secretary determines is
      appropriate to restore the fishery affected by such a failure or
      to prevent a similar failure in the future;
        (2) the funds authorized to be appropriated under this
      subsection shall not be available to the Secretary for use as
      grants for chartering fishing vessels; and
        (3) the Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out
      with an amount appropriated under the authority of this
      subsection shall be 75 percent of the cost of that activity.

    Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall remain available
    until expended.
    (c) Development of management plans
      In addition to the amounts authorized under subsections (a) and
    (b) of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
    Department of Commerce $900,000 for each of fiscal years 2007
    through 2012, to support the efforts of the following interstate
    commissions to develop interstate fishery management plans for
    interjurisdictional fishery resources:
        (1) The commission established by the Atlantic States Marine
      Fisheries Compact, as consented to and approved by Public Law 77-
      539 (56 Stat. 267), approved May 4, 1942.
        (2) The commission established by the Pacific Marine Fisheries
      Compact, as consented to and approved by Public Law 80-232 (61
      Stat. 419), approved July 24, 1947.
        (3) The commission established by the Gulf States Marine
      Fisheries Compact, as consented to and approved by Public Law 81-
      66 (63 Stat. 70), approved May 19, 1949.
    (d) Assistance to commercial fishermen
      (1) In addition to the amounts authorized under subsections (a),
    (b), and (c) of this section, there are authorized to be
    appropriated to the Department of Commerce $65,000,000 for fiscal
    year 1992 to enable the Secretary to help persons engaged in
    commercial fisheries, either by providing assistance directly to
    those persons or by providing assistance indirectly through States
    and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations, for
    projects or other measures to alleviate harm determined by the
    Secretary to have been incurred as a direct result of a fishery
    resource disaster arising from Hurricane Hugo, Hurricane Andrew,
    Hurricane Iniki, or any other natural disaster. Amounts
    appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until
    expended.
      (2) The Secretary shall determine the extent, and the beginning
    and ending dates, of any fishery resource disaster under this
    subsection.
      (3) Eligibility for direct assistance to a person under this
    subsection shall be limited to any person that has less than
    $2,000,000 in net revenues annually from commercial fishing, as
    determined by the Secretary.
      (4)(A) Assistance may not be provided under this subsection as
    part of a fishing capacity reduction program in a fishery unless
    the Secretary determines that adequate conservation and management
    measures are in place in that fishery.
      (B) As a condition of awarding assistance with respect to a
    vessel under a fishing capacity reduction program, the Secretary
    shall - 
        (i) prohibit the vessel from being used for fishing; and
        (ii) require that the vessel be - 
          (I) scrapped or otherwise disposed of in a manner approved by
        the Secretary; or
          (II) donated to a nonprofit organization and thereafter used
        only for purposes of research, education, or training; or
          (III) used for another non-fishing purpose provided the
        Secretary determines that adequate measures are in place to
        ensure that the vessel cannot reenter any fishery.

      (C) A vessel that is prohibited from fishing under subparagraph
    (B) shall not be eligible for a fishery endorsement under section
    12113(a) of title 46 and any such endorsement for the vessel shall
    not be effective.
      (5) The Secretary shall establish, after notice and opportunity
    for public comment, appropriate limitations, terms, and conditions
    for receiving assistance under this subsection.
      (6) As used in this subsection, the term "person" means any
    individual or any corporation, partnership, trust, association, or
    other nongovernmental entity.
      (7) With respect to funds available for the New England region,
    the Secretary shall submit to the Congress by January 1, 1997, with
    annual updates thereafter as appropriate, a report on the New
    England fishing capacity reduction initiative which provides - 
        (A) the total number of Northeast multispecies permits in each
      permit category and calculates the maximum potential fishing
      capacity of vessels holding such permits based on the principal
      gear, gross registered tonnage, engine horsepower, length, age,
      and other relevant characteristics;
        (B) the total number of days at sea available to the permitted
      Northeast multispecies fishing fleet and the total days at sea
      weighted by the maximum potential fishing capacity of the fleet;
        (C) an analysis of the extent to which the weighted days at sea
      are used by the active participants in the fishery and of the
      reduction in such days as a result of the fishing capacity
      reduction program; and
        (D) an estimate of conservation benefits (such as reduction in
      fishing mortality) directly attributable to the fishing capacity
      reduction program.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 99-659, title III, Sec. 308, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat.
    3736; Pub. L. 101-627, title V, Secs. 502, 503, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
    Stat. 4463; Pub. L. 102-396, title IX, Sec. 9135, Oct. 6, 1992, 106
    Stat. 1937; Pub. L. 103-206, title VIII, Sec. 811, Dec. 20, 1993,
    107 Stat. 2454; Pub. L. 103-238, Sec. 21, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat.
    561; Pub. L. 104-134, title I, Sec. 101[(a)] [title II, Sec. 211],
    Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-31; renumbered title I, Pub. L.
    104-140, Sec. 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327; Pub. L. 104-297,
    title IV, Sec. 402, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3618; Pub. L. 107-372,
    title III, Sec. 302(a), Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3094; Pub. L. 109-
    479, title III, Sec. 302(g), Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3624.)

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), was in the
    original "this title", meaning title III of Pub. L. 99-659, Nov.
    14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3731, which is classified principally to this
    chapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see
    Short Title note set out under section 4101 of this title and
    Tables.
      Public Law 77-539, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is act May 4,
    1942, ch. 283, 56 Stat. 267, which is not classified to the Code.
      Public Law 80-232, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), is act July 24,
    1947, ch. 316, 61 Stat. 419, which is not classified to the Code.
      Public Law 81-66, referred to in subsec. (c)(3), is act May 19,
    1949, ch. 128, 63 Stat. 70, which is not classified to the Code.

-COD-
                               CODIFICATION                           
      In subsec. (d)(4)(C), "section 12113(a) of title 46" substituted
    for "section 12108(a) of title 46, United States Code," on
    authority of Pub. L. 109-304, Sec. 18(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat.
    1709, which Act enacted section 12113 of Title 46, Shipping.


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2007 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109-479, Sec. 302(g)(1), added
    subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as
    follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department
    of Commerce for apportionment to carry out the purposes of this
    chapter - 
        "(1) $5,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004; and
        "(2) $5,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006."
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109-479, Sec. 302(g)(2), substituted
    "$900,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012" for "$850,000
    for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and $900,000 for each of
    fiscal years 2005 and 2006" in introductory provisions.
      2002 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-372, Sec. 302(a)(1), amended
    heading and text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text
    read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to the
    Department of Commerce for apportionment to carry out the purposes
    of this chapter - 
        "(1) $3,400,000 for fiscal year 1996;
        "(2) $3,900,000 for fiscal year 1997;
        "(3) $4,400,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, and
      2000."
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107-372, Sec. 302(a)(2), substituted
    "$850,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and $900,000 for
    each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006" for "$700,000 for fiscal year
    1997, and $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, and
    2000" in introductory provisions.
      1996 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-297, Sec. 402(a)(1), amended
    heading and text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text
    read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to the
    Department of Commerce for apportionment to carry out the purposes
    of this chapter $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1989, 1990,
    1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995."
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-297, Sec. 402(a)(2), substituted
    "$700,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $750,000 for each of the fiscal
    years 1998, 1999, and 2000," for "$350,000 for each of the fiscal
    years 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993, and $600,000 for each of
    the fiscal years 1994 and 1995,".
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-134, Sec. 101[(a)] [title II, Sec.
    211(1)], substituted "Assistance" for "Grants" in heading.
      Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 104-134, Sec. 101[(a)] [title II, Sec.
    211(2)], substituted "help persons engaged in commercial fisheries,
    either by providing assistance directly to those persons or by
    providing assistance indirectly through States and local government
    agencies and nonprofit organizations, for projects or other
    measures to alleviate harm determined by the Secretary to have been
    incurred" for "award grants to persons engaged in commercial
    fisheries, for uninsured losses determined by the Secretary to have
    been suffered".
      Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 104-134, Sec. 101[(a)] [title II, Sec.
    211(3), (4)], substituted "direct assistance to a person" for "a
    grant" and "net revenues annually from commercial fishing," for
    "gross revenues annually,".
      Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 104-134, Sec. 101[(a)] [title II, Sec.
    211(5)], added par. (4) and struck former par. (4) which read as
    follows: "A person may receive a grant under this subsection for up
    to 75 percent of any uninsured commercial fishery loss resulting
    from such a fishery resource disaster (to the extent that such
    losses have not been compensated by other Federal and State
    programs), but shall receive no more than $100,000 in the aggregate
    for all such losses suffered as a result of any particular fishery
    resource disaster."
      Subsec. (d)(5). Pub. L. 104-134, Sec. 101[(a)] [title II, Sec.
    211(6)], substituted "for receiving assistance under this
    subsection" for "for awarding grants under this subsection,
    including provisions specifying the means by which applicants must
    demonstrate claimed losses and limiting the aggregate amounts that
    may be paid to persons that are affiliated with each other or under
    common ownership."
      Subsec. (d)(7). Pub. L. 104-297, Sec. 402(b), added par. (7).
      1994 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-238 substituted "$65,000,000 for
    each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995" for "$2,500,000 for each of
    the fiscal years 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995".
      1993 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-206 inserted ", and $600,000 for
    each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995," after "and 1993".
      1992 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-396 added subsec. (d).
      1990 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-627, Sec. 503(1), substituted
    "the fiscal years 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995" for
    "fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989".
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-627, Secs. 502, 503(2), in introductory
    provisions substituted "the fiscal years 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,
    1993, 1994, and 1995" for "fiscal years 1988 and 1989" and added
    par. (3).
      Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-627, Sec. 503(3), substituted "the
    fiscal years 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993" for "fiscal years
    1988 and 1989".

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