16 U.S. Code § 7401 - Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to implement the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

(Pub. L. 114–81, title III, § 302, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 664.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 114–81, title III, § 301, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 664, provided that:

“This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2015’.”