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[CITE: 16USC4001]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                 CHAPTER 60--FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION
 
Sec. 4001. Congressional findings

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) the commercial fishing industry of the United States 
    significantly contributes to the national economy, and could make a 
    greater contribution if fish resources within the United States 
    Exclusive Economic Zone were more fully utilized;
        (2) the commercial fisheries of the United States provide 
    significant employment in coastal areas and in processing and 
    distribution centers;
        (3) fish contribute an important nutritional component to the 
    American diet;
        (4) increased consumption of seafood in the United States could 
    significantly lower the risk of many cardiovascular diseases;
        (5) Federally supported development programs for commercial 
    fisheries are unable to meet present and future marketing needs;
        (6) many fish species are underutilized by the United States 
    fishing industry because of underdeveloped markets; and
        (7) the United States fishing industry has the potential to 
    expand greatly its contribution to interstate and foreign commerce, 
    favorably affecting the balance of trade.

(Pub. L. 99-659, title II, Sec. 202, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3715.)


                               Short Title

    Section 201 of title II of Pub. L. 99-659 provided that: ``This 
title [enacting this chapter and amending section 713c-3 of Title 15, 
Commerce and Trade] may be cited as the `Fish and Seafood Promotion Act 
of 1986'.''


            Report to Congress on Fish and Seafood Promotion

    Section 219 of title II of Pub. L. 99-659 provided that: ``The 
Secretary shall, not later than March 1, 1989, submit to the Congress a 
report on the effectiveness of the implementation of this title 
[enacting this chapter and amending section 713c-3 of Title 15, Commerce 
and Trade] in achieving the purposes of this title.''
