16 USC § 4001 - Congressional findings

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s4001"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 4001 - Congressional findings"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "4001"
section_name: "Congressional findings"
chapter_number: 60
chapter_name: "FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–659, title II, § 202, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3715.)"
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# § 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–659, title II, § 202, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3715.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

> “This title [enacting this chapter and amending
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> , Commerce and Trade] may be cited as the ‘Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986’.”

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### Report to Congress on Fish and Seafood Promotion

> “The Secretary shall, not later than
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> , submit to the Congress a report on the effectiveness of the implementation of this title [enacting this chapter and amending
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> , Commerce and Trade] in achieving the purposes of this title.”

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