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16 U.S.C. § 2406

Notification of travel to Antarctica

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 2406, Notification of travel to Antarctica, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447354
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The Secretary of State shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to implement, with respect to United States citizens, paragraph 5 of Article VII of the Treaty pertaining to the filing of advance notifications of expeditions to, and within, Antarctica. For purposes of this section, the term “United States citizen” shall include any foreign person who organizes within the United States any expedition which will proceed to Antarctica from the United States.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-541(H.R. 7749)1978-10-28
    Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally