Legal corpus: the complete U.S. Code (59,740 sections, all 53 titles)

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now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 ->
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verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make
legal-us-code default now covers every title.

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legal/us/code/title-16/chapter-16a/section-971b-1.md

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+---
+type: "LegalText"
+title: "16 U.S.C. § 971b–1"
+description: "Species working groups"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 16
+title_name: "CONSERVATION"
+chapter_number: "16A"
+chapter_name: "ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION"
+section: "971b–1"
+citation: "16 U.S.C. § 971b–1"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc16@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s971b–1"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 16 U.S.C. § 971b–1 - Species working groups
+
+## Text
+
+The United States Commissioners may establish species working groups for the purpose of providing advice and recommendations to the Commissioners and the advisory committee on matters relating to the conservation and management of any highly migratory species covered by the Convention. Any species working group shall consist of no more than seven members of the advisory committee and no more than four scientific or technical personnel, as considered necessary by the Commissioner.
+
+(Pub. L. 94–70, § 4A, as added Pub. L. 101–627, title II, § 205, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4460.)