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LegalText 22 U.S.C. § 1979 Fishermens Protective Fund us united_states_code code_section 22 FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE 25 PROTECTION OF VESSELS ON THE HIGH SEAS AND IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES 1979 22 U.S.C. § 1979 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc22@119-100.zip /us/usc/t22/s1979 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-22/usc22.xml fa274edfb657f37c404f7f53762707b38d63e181fb187d8baa1dcef55d779d78 b9c63ede722f5e0bf8eabfe9029e06e312ab9bcfd95c4d1424ed515baff1df83 f96599fe614cd690d2400975bf738bc6d680430910d8a8e4909e6a3458c2bd44 2026-07-04 official
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22 U.S.C. § 1979 - Fishermens Protective Fund

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There is created a Fishermens 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, § 9, as added Pub. L. 92569, § 5, Oct. 26, 1972, 86 Stat. 1183; amended Pub. L. 98364, title III, § 302(c), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 444.)

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Editorial Notes

Amendments1984—Pub. L. 98364 substituted “Secretary of State” for “Secretary of the Treasury” and “determined and certified by him” for “certified to him by the Secretary of State”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection 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. 92569, set out as an Effective Date of 1972 Amendment note under section 1972 of this title.