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16 U.S.C. § 6401

Purposes

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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The purposes of this chapter are— to support rapid, effective, and science-based assessment and response to exigent circumstances that pose immediate and long-term threats to coral reefs, including—

Legislative history

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 106-562(H.R. 1653)2000-12-23
    To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation.
    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