§ 1979. — Fishermen's Protective Fund.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC1979]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 25--PROTECTION OF VESSELS ON THE HIGH SEAS AND IN TERRITORIAL
WATERS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Sec. 1979. Fishermen's Protective Fund
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.
(Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1018, Sec. 9, as added Pub. L. 92-569, Sec. 5, Oct.
26, 1972, 86 Stat. 1183; amended Pub. L. 98-364, title III, Sec. 302(c),
July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 444.)
Amendments
1984--Pub. L. 98-364 substituted ``Secretary of State'' for
``Secretary of the Treasury'' and ``determined and certified by him''
for ``certified to him by the Secretary of State''.
Effective Date
Section applicable with respect to seizure of vessels of the United
States occurring on or after Oct. 26, 1972, except that reimbursements
under section 1973 of this title may be made from the fund established
by this section with respect to seizure of vessels occurring after Dec.
31, 1970 and before Oct. 26, 1972, if no reimbursement was made before
Oct. 26, 1972, see section 6 of Pub. L. 92-569, set out as an Effective
Date of 1972 Amendment note under section 1972 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1973, 1975, 1980, 1980a of
this title.
