Title 33 of the U.S. Code § 1141 - Definitions
Full text of § 1141 from Title 33 of the United States Code.
§ 1141. Definitions
In this subchapter:
(1) Sea Grant Institution
The term "Sea Grant Institution" means a sea grant college or sea grant institute, as those terms are defined in section 1122 of this title.
(2) Tribal organization
The term "Tribal organization" has the meaning given the term "tribal organization" in section 5304 of title 25.
(3) Young fisherman
The term "young fisherman" means an individual who—
(A) desires to participate in the commercial fisheries of the United States, including the Great Lakes fisheries;
(B) has worked as a captain, crew member, or deckhand on a commercial fishing vessel for not more than 10 years of cumulative service; or
(C) is a beginning commercial fisherman.
(Pub. L. 116–289, §2, Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 4886.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Young Fishermen's Development Act, and not as part of titles I and II of Pub. L. 89–454 which comprise this chapter.
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