Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§8017 Savings clause

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 99— - MARITIME SECURITY AND FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - PROGRAMS TO COMBAT IUU FISHING AND INCREASE MARITIME SECURITY › § 8017

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Stops any part of this law or its subchapter from being read as forcing certain military agencies to take on duties or obligations. That includes the Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy, the Coast Guard when it serves under the Department of Homeland Security, and any of their officials or units.

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Title 16, §8017

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No provision of section 8001 of this title or of this subchapter shall impose, or be interpreted to impose, any duty, responsibility, requirement, or obligation on the Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy, the United States Coast Guard when operating as a service in the Department of Homeland Security, or any official or component of either.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 8017

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73