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Pub. L. 102–251, title III, §§ 303, 308, Mar. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 65, 66, provided that, effective on the date on which the Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990, enters into force for the United States, with authority to prescribe implementing regulations effective Mar. 9, 1992, but with no such regulation to be effective until the date on which the Agreement enters into force for the United States, this section is amended by redesignating subsections (f) to (m) as (g) to (n), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: (f) “Jurisdiction of the United States” includes jurisdiction over the areas referred to as eastern special areas in Article 3(1) of the Agreement between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990; in particular, those areas east of the maritime boundary, as defined in that Agreement, that lie within 200 nautical miles of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Russia is measured but beyond 200 nautical miles of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the United States is measured.
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Source
(Pub. L. 89–702, title I, § 101, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1091; Pub. L. 98–129, § 2, Oct. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 835; Pub. L. 102–251, title III, § 303, Mar. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 65; Pub. L. 103–199, title VI, § 602(1), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2327.)
Amendment of Section
Pub. L. 102–251, title III, §§ 303, 308, Mar. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 65, 66, provided that, effective on the date on which the Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990, enters into force for the United States, with authority to prescribe implementing regulations effective Mar. 9, 1992, but with no such regulation to be effective until the date on which the Agreement enters into force for the United States, this section is amended by redesignating subsections (f) to (m) as (g) to (n), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: (f) “Jurisdiction of the United States” includes jurisdiction over the areas referred to as eastern special areas in Article 3(1) of the Agreement between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990; in particular, those areas east of the maritime boundary, as defined in that Agreement, that lie within 200 nautical miles of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Russia is measured but beyond 200 nautical miles of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the United States is measured.
Amendments
1993—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 103–199 substituted “Russia (except that as used in subsection (b) of this section, ‘party’ and ‘parties’ refer to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)” for “the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics”.
1983—Pub. L. 98–129 amended section generally, substituting provisions defining terms, previously defined in former sections
1159 and
1186 of this title, for provisions enumerating the activities prohibited under this chapter. See section
1152 of this title.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–251 effective on date on which Agreement between United States and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990, enters into force for United States, with authority to prescribe implementing regulations effective Mar. 9, 1992, but with no such regulation to be effective until date on which Agreement enters into force for United States, see section 308 of Pub. L. 102–251, set out as a note under section
773 of this title.
Short Title of 2000 Amendments
Pub. L. 106–562, title I, § 101, Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2794, provided that: “This title [enacting section
1169b of this title, amending sections
1161,
1165, and
1166 of this title, repealing section
1165 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section
1161 of this title, amending provisions set out as a note under section
1165 of this title, and repealing provisions set out as a note under section
1165 of this title] may be referred to as the ‘Pribilof Islands Transition Act’.”
Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, § 144(e)(1)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–244, provided that: “This subsection [enacting section
1169b of this title, amending sections
1161,
1165, and
1166 of this title, repealing section
1165 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section
1161 of this title, amending provisions set out as a note under section
1165 of this title, and repealing provisions set out as a note under section
1165 of this title] may be referred to as the ‘Pribilof Islands Transition Act’.”
Short Title of 1983 Amendment
Section 1 of Pub. L. 98–129 provided: “That this Act [amending this chapter generally, sections
8332 and
8334 of Title
5, Government Organization and Employees, and section
450i of Title
25, Indians] may be cited as the ‘Fur Seal Act Amendments of 1983’.”
Short Title
Pub. L. 89–702, § 1, as added by Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, § 144(e)(6)(C)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–248, and Pub. L. 106–562, title I, § 106(c), Dec. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 2799, provided that: “This Act [generally enacting this chapter, for complete classification, see Tables] may be cited as the ‘Fur Seal Act of 1966’.”
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