2007 US Code
Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 60 - FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION
Sec. 4001 - Congressional findings
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 60 - FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION Sec. 4001 - Congressional findings |
Contains | section 4001 |
Date | 2007 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 8, 2008 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Short Titles | Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 99-659, title II, §202, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3715. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 100 Stat. 3715 |
Public Law References | Public Law 99-659 |
§4001. Congressional findings
The Congress finds that—
(1) the commercial fishing industry of the United States significantly contributes to the national economy, and could make a greater contribution if fish resources within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone were more fully utilized;
(2) the commercial fisheries of the United States provide significant employment in coastal areas and in processing and distribution centers;
(3) fish contribute an important nutritional component to the American diet;
(4) increased consumption of seafood in the United States could significantly lower the risk of many cardiovascular diseases;
(5) Federally supported development programs for commercial fisheries are unable to meet present and future marketing needs;
(6) many fish species are underutilized by the United States fishing industry because of underdeveloped markets; and
(7) the United States fishing industry has the potential to expand greatly its contribution to interstate and foreign commerce, favorably affecting the balance of trade.
(Pub. L. 99–659, title II, §202, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3715.)
Short TitleSection 201 of title II of Pub. L. 99–659 provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter and amending section 713c–3 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade] may be cited as the ‘Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986’.”
Report to Congress on Fish and Seafood PromotionSection 219 of title II of Pub. L. 99–659 provided that: “The Secretary shall, not later than March 1, 1989, submit to the Congress a report on the effectiveness of the implementation of this title [enacting this chapter and amending section 713c–3 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade] in achieving the purposes of this title.”
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