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16 U.S.C. § 1421e

Liability

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 1421e, Liability, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447047
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A person who is authorized to respond to a stranding or entanglement pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 1382(c) of this title is deemed to be an employee of the Government for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, with respect to actions of the person that are— in the case of an unusual mortality event, in accordance with— Subsection (a) does not apply to actions of a person described in that subsection that are grossly negligent or that constitute willful misconduct.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 102-587(H.R. 5617)1992-11-04
    Oceans Act of 1992
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-238(S. 1636)1994-04-30
    Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-263(H.R. 7776)2022-12-23
    James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
    House: 384–37Senate: 93–1