22 U.S.C. § 1979 — Fishermen’s Protective Fund

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There is created a Fishermen’s Protective Fund which must be used by the Secretary of State to reimburse owners of vessels for amounts decide and certified by him under section 1973 of this title . The amount of any claim or portion of it collected by the Secretary of State from any foreign country under section 1975(a) of this title must be deposited in the fund and must be available to reimbursing vessel owners under section 1973 of this title ; except that if a transfer to the fund was made under section 1975(b)(1) of this title for any such claim, an amount from the fund equal to the amount so collected must be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

There is created a Fishermen’s Protective Fund which must be used by the Secretary of State to reimburse owners of vessels for amounts decide and certified by him under section 1973 of this title . The amount of any claim or portion of it collected by the Secretary of State from any foreign country under section 1975(a) of this title must be deposited in the fund and must be available to reimbursing vessel owners under section 1973 of this title ; except that if a transfer to the fund was made under section 1975(b)(1) of this title for any such claim, an amount from the fund equal to the amount so collected must be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. There may be appropriated to the fund
(1) the sum of $3,000,000 to provide initial capital, and
(2) such additional sums as may be necessary from time to time to supplement the fund in order to meet the requirements of the fund.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

There is created a Fishermen’s Protective Fund which shall be used by the Secretary of State to reimburse owners of vessels for amounts determined and certified by him under section 1973 of this title. The amount of any claim or portion thereof collected by the Secretary of State from any foreign country pursuant to section 1975(a) of this title shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available for the purpose of reimbursing vessel owners under section 1973 of this title; except that if a transfer to the fund was made pursuant to section 1975(b)(1) of this title with respect to any such claim, an amount from the fund equal to the amount so collected shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. There is authorized to be appropriated to the fund (1) the sum of $3,000,000 to provide initial capital, and (2) such additional sums as may be necessary from time to time to supplement the fund in order to meet the requirements of the fund.

Source credit: (Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1018, § 9, as added Pub. L. 92–569, § 5, Oct. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 1183; amended Pub. L. 98–364, title III, § 302(c), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 444.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1954Enacted · Pub. L. 92-569 · 86 Stat. 1183
1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-364 · 98 Stat. 444

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 92-569 on 1954-08-27.