101 STAT. 1778
PUBLIC LAW 100-239—JAN. 11, 1988
Public Law 100-239 100th Congress An Act Jan 11 1988 ' [H.R. 2598]
'^^ limit the ability of foreign-built and foreign-rebuilt vessels to qualify for certain benefits under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commercial United States of America in Congress assembled, viS'Anti"* SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. of^f9?f "^ ^^ This Act may be cited as the "Commercial Fishing Industry 46 USC 2101 Vessel Anti-Reflagging Act of 1987". "°*® SEC. 2. VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES. Section 3(27) of the M a g n u s o n F i s h e r y Conservation and Managem e n t Act (16 U.S.C. 1802(27)) is amended to read a s follows: "(27) The term Vessel of the United States' means— "(A) any vessel documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code; "(B) any vessel numbered in accordance with chapter 123 of title 46, United States Code, and measuring less than 5 net tons; "(C) any vessel numbered in accordance with chapter 123 of title 46, United States Code, and used exclusively for pleasure; or "(D) any vessel not equipped with propulsion machinery of any kind and used exclusively for pleasure.". SEC. 3. RECONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS.
Title 46, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Item 12101 of the analysis of chapter 121 is amended to read as follows: "12101. Definitions and related terms in other laws.".
(2) The caption of section 12101 is amended to read as follows: "§ 12101. DeHnitions and related terms in other laws.". (3) Section 12101 is amended by— (A) designating the existing text as subsection (b); (B) striking paragraph (6); and (C) inserting a new subsection (a) before subsection (b) (as designated by this section) as follows: "(a) In this chapter— "(1) 'fisheries' includes processing, storing, transporting (except in foreign commerce), planting, cultivating, catching, taking, or harvesting fish, shellfish, marine animals, pearls, shells, or marine vegetation in the navigable waters of the United States or in the exclusive economic zone. "(2) 'rebuilt' has the same meaning as in the second proviso of section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883).".
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