16 U.S.C. § 6408
Emergency assistance
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 6408, Emergency assistance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/448111
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under section 6414 of this title, the Administrator may provide emergency assistance to any covered State or coral reef stewardship partnership to respond to immediate harm to coral reefs or coral reef ecosystems arising from any of the exigent circumstances described in subsection (b).
The Administrator shall develop a list of, and criteria for, circumstances that pose an exigent threat to coral reefs, including—
On February 1 of each year, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that—
with respect to each instance in which emergency assistance under this section was provided—
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.
- To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023