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[CITE: 16USC1435]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                     CHAPTER 32--MARINE SANCTUARIES
 
Sec. 1435. Application of regulations; international 
        negotiations and cooperation
        

(a) Regulations

    This chapter and the regulations issued under section 1434 of this 
title shall be applied in accordance with generally recognized 
principles of international law, and in accordance with treaties, 
conventions, and other agreements to which the United States is a party. 
No regulation shall apply to or be enforced against a person who is not 
a citizen, national, or resident alien of the United States, unless in 
accordance with--
        (1) generally recognized principles of international law;
        (2) an agreement between the United States and the foreign state 
    of which the person is a citizen; or
        (3) an agreement between the United States and the flag state of 
    a foreign vessel, if the person is a crewmember of the vessel.

(b) Negotiations

    The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 
take appropriate action to enter into negotiations with other 
governments to make necessary arrangements for the protection of any 
national marine sanctuary and to promote the purposes for which the 
sanctuary is established.

(c) International cooperation

    The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and other 
appropriate Federal agencies, shall cooperate with other governments and 
international organizations in furtherance of the purposes and policies 
of this chapter and consistent with applicable regional and mutilateral 
arrangements for the protection and management of special marine areas.

(Pub. L. 92-532, title III, Sec. 305, as added Pub. L. 98-498, title I, 
Sec. 102, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2302; amended Pub. L. 102-587, title 
II, Sec. 2105, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5043.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Pub. L. 102-587, Sec. 2105(b), substituted ``; international 
negotiations and cooperation'' for ``and international negotiations'' in 
section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-587, Sec. 2105(a)(1), substituted ``This 
chapter and the regulations'' for ``The regulations'' and inserted ``or 
be enforced against'' after ``apply to''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-587, Sec. 2105(a)(2), added subsec. (c).


                        International Cooperation

    For direction that the Secretary of State seek effective 
international action and cooperation through the development of 
appropriate international rules and regulations in support of the policy 
of this chapter and chapter 27 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable 
Waters, see section 1419 of Title 33.
