Front Matter
*Title 1—General Provisions
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Title 2—The Congress
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*Title 3—The President
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*Title 4—Flag And Seal, Seat Of Government, And The States
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*Title 5—Government Organization And Employees; and Appendix
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Title 6—Domestic Security
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Title 7—Agriculture
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Title 8—Aliens And Nationality
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*Title 9—Arbitration
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*Title 10—Armed Forces
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*Title 11—Bankruptcy; and Appendix
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Title 12—Banks And Banking
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*Title 13—Census
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*Title 14—Coast Guard
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Title 15—Commerce And Trade
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Title 16—Conservation
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TITLE 16—Front Matter
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CHAPTER 1—NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
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CHAPTER 1A—HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES (sections 461 to 470x-6)
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CHAPTER 1B—ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION (sections 470aa to 470mm)
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CHAPTER 1C—PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION (sections 470aaa to 470aaa-11)
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CHAPTER 2—NATIONAL FORESTS (sections 471 to 546b-1)
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CHAPTER 3—FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT (sections 551 to 583k-5)
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CHAPTER 3A—UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF THROUGH PERFORMANCE OF USEFUL PUBLIC WORK (sections 585 to 590)
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CHAPTER 3B—SOIL CONSERVATION (sections 590a to 590q-3)
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CHAPTER 3C—WATER CONSERVATION (sections 590y to 590z-11)
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CHAPTER 4—PROTECTION OF TIMBER, AND DEPREDATIONS (sections 591 to 620j)
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CHAPTER 5—PROTECTION OF FUR SEALS AND OTHER FUR-BEARING ANIMALS (sections 631 to 659)
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CHAPTER 5A—PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE (sections 661 to 668ss)
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CHAPTER 5B—WILDLIFE RESTORATION (sections 669 to 669l)
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CHAPTER 5C—CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON GOVERNMENT LANDS (sections 670 to 670o)
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CHAPTER 6—GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION (sections 671 to 698w)
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CHAPTER 7—PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS (sections 701 to 719c)
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CHAPTER 8—UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE AND FISH REFUGE (sections 721 to 731)
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CHAPTER 9—FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (sections 741 to 754e)
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CHAPTER 9A—PRESERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES (sections 755 to 760l)
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CHAPTER 9B—NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT (sections 760aa to 760aa-4)
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CHAPTER 10—NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHING (sections 773 to 773k)
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CHAPTER 10A—SOCKEYE OR PINK SALMON FISHING (sections 776 to 776f)
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CHAPTER 10B—FISH RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS (sections 777 to 777n)
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CHAPTER 10C—FISH RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM (sections 778 to 778h)
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CHAPTER 10D—STATE COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (sections 779 to 779f)
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CHAPTER 11—REGULATION OF LANDING, CURING, AND SALE OF SPONGES TAKEN FROM GULF OF MEXICO AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA (sections 781 to 785)
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CHAPTER 12—FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER (sections 791 to 828c)
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CHAPTER 12A—TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (sections 831 to 831ee)
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CHAPTER 12B—BONNEVILLE PROJECT (sections 832 to 832m)
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CHAPTER 12C—FORT PECK PROJECT (sections 833 to 833q)
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CHAPTER 12D—COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT (sections 835 to 835m)
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CHAPTER 12E—NIAGARA POWER PROJECT (sections 836 to 836a)
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CHAPTER 12F—PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONSUMER POWER PREFERENCE; RECIPROCAL PRIORITY IN OTHER REGIONS (sections 837 to 837h)
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CHAPTER 12G—PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEDERAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (sections 838 to 838n)
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CHAPTER 12H—PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER PLANNING AND CONSERVATION (sections 839 to 839h)
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CHAPTER 13—REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION IN INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE OF BLACK BASS AND OTHER FISH (sections 851 to 856)
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CHAPTER 14—REGULATION OF WHALING (sections 916 to 916l)
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CHAPTER 14A—WHALE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION (sections 917 to 917d)
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CHAPTER 15—PREDATORY SEA LAMPREYS IN THE GREAT LAKES (sections 921 to 923)
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CHAPTER 15A—GREAT LAKES FISHERIES (sections 931 to 939c)
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CHAPTER 15B—GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION (sections 941 to 941h)
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CHAPTER 15C—GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE TISSUE BANK (sections 943 to 943c)
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CHAPTER 16—TUNA CONVENTIONS (sections 951 to 962)
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CHAPTER 16A—ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION (sections 971 to 971k)
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CHAPTER 16B—EASTERN PACIFIC TUNA FISHING (sections 972 to 972h)
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CHAPTER 16C—SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA FISHING (sections 973 to 973r)
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CHAPTER 17—NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES (sections 981 to 991)
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CHAPTER 18—WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION (sections 1001 to 1012a)
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CHAPTER 18A—COOPERATIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (sections 1015 to 1015b)
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CHAPTER 19—NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES (sections 1021 to 1035)
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CHAPTER 20—NATIONAL FISHERIES CENTER AND AQUARIUM (sections 1051 to 1058)
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CHAPTER 21—PROHIBITION OF FOREIGN FISHING VESSELS IN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES (sections 1081 to 1086)
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CHAPTER 21A—FISHERIES ZONE CONTIGUOUS TO TERRITORIAL SEA OF THE UNITED STATES (sections 1091 to 1094)
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CHAPTER 21B—PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN FISHING VESSELS IN UNITED STATES FISHERIES (sections 1100 to 1100a-3)
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CHAPTER 21C—OFFSHORE SHRIMP FISHERIES (sections 1100b to 1100b-10)
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CHAPTER 22—INTERNATIONAL PARKS (sections 1101 to 1113)
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CHAPTER 23—NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM (sections 1131 to 1136)
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CHAPTER 24—CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NORTH PACIFIC FUR SEALS (sections 1151 to 1187)
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CHAPTER 25—JELLYFISH OR SEA NETTLES, OTHER SUCH PESTS, AND SEAWEED IN COASTAL WATERS: CONTROL OR ELIMINATION (sections 1201 to 1205)
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CHAPTER 25A—CROWN OF THORNS STARFISH (sections 1211 to 1213)
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CHAPTER 25B—REEFS FOR MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION (sections 1220 to 1220d)
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CHAPTER 26—ESTUARINE AREAS (sections 1221 to 1226)
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CHAPTER 27—NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM (sections 1241 to 1251)
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CHAPTER 27A—NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS FUND (sections 1261 to 1262)
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CHAPTER 28—WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS (sections 1271 to 1287)
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CHAPTER 29—WATER BANK PROGRAM FOR WETLANDS PRESERVATION (sections 1301 to 1311)
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CHAPTER 30—WILD HORSES AND BURROS: PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL (sections 1331 to 1340)
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CHAPTER 31—MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION (sections 1361 to 1423h)
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CHAPTER 32—MARINE SANCTUARIES (sections 1431 to 1445c-1)
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CHAPTER 32A—REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAMS (sections 1447 to 1447f)
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CHAPTER 33—COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT (sections 1451 to 1468)
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CHAPTER 34—RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM (sections 1501 to 1510)
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CHAPTER 35—ENDANGERED SPECIES (sections 1531 to 1544)
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CHAPTER 36—FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES PLANNING (sections 1600 to 1687)
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CHAPTER 37—YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND PUBLIC LANDS CORPS (sections 1701 to 1730)
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CHAPTER 38—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT (sections 1801 to 1891d)
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CHAPTER 39—MINING ACTIVITY WITHIN NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS (sections 1901 to 1912)
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CHAPTER 40—SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION (sections 2001 to 2009)
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CHAPTER 41—COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE (sections 2101 to 2114)
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CHAPTER 42—EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM (sections 2201 to 2206)
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CHAPTER 43—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS (sections 2301 to 2306)
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CHAPTER 44—ANTARCTIC CONSERVATION (sections 2401 to 2413)
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CHAPTER 44A—ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION (sections 2431 to 2444)
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CHAPTER 44B—ANTARCTIC MINERAL RESOURCES PROTECTION (sections 2461 to 2466)
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CHAPTER 45—URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM (sections 2501 to 2514)
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CHAPTER 46—PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES (sections 2601 to 2645)
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CHAPTER 47—SMALL HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECTS (sections 2701 to 2708)
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CHAPTER 48—NATIONAL AQUACULTURE POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT (sections 2801 to 2810)
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CHAPTER 49—FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (sections 2901 to 2912)
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CHAPTER 50—CHESAPEAKE BAY RESEARCH COORDINATION (sections 3001 to 3007)
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CHAPTER 51—ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION (sections 3101 to 3233)
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CHAPTER 52—SALMON AND STEELHEAD CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT (sections 3301 to 3345)
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CHAPTER 53—CONTROL OF ILLEGALLY TAKEN FISH AND WILDLIFE (sections 3371 to 3378)
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CHAPTER 54—RESOURCE CONSERVATION (sections 3411 to 3474)
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CHAPTER 55—COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES (sections 3501 to 3510)
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CHAPTER 56—NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING (sections 3601 to 3608)
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CHAPTER 56A—PACIFIC SALMON FISHING (sections 3631 to 3645)
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CHAPTER 57—NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (sections 3701 to 3710)
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CHAPTER 57A—PARTNERSHIPS FOR WILDLIFE (sections 3741 to 3744)
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CHAPTER 57B—PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE (sections 3771 to 3774)
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CHAPTER 58—ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM (sections 3811 to 3871f)
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CHAPTER 59—WETLANDS RESOURCES (sections 3901 to 3932)
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CHAPTER 59A—WETLANDS (sections 3951 to 3957)
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CHAPTER 60—FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION (sections 4001 to 4017)
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CHAPTER 61—INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES (sections 4101 to 4107)
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CHAPTER 62—AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION (sections 4201 to 4246)
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CHAPTER 62A—ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION (sections 4261 to 4266)
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CHAPTER 63—FEDERAL CAVE RESOURCES PROTECTION (sections 4301 to 4310)
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CHAPTER 64—NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION (sections 4401 to 4414)
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CHAPTER 65—INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY COOPERATION (sections 4501 to 4505)
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CHAPTER 66—TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA PROGRAM (sections 4601 to 4608)
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CHAPTER 67—AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL (sections 4701 to 4730)
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CHAPTER 68—PACIFIC YEW CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT (sections 4801 to 4807)
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CHAPTER 69—WILD EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION (sections 4901 to 4916)
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CHAPTER 70—NORTH PACIFIC ANADROMOUS STOCKS CONVENTION (sections 5001 to 5012)
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CHAPTER 71—ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT (sections 5101 to 5108)
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CHAPTER 71A—ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION (sections 5151 to 5158)
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CHAPTER 72—RECREATIONAL HUNTING SAFETY (sections 5201 to 5207)
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CHAPTER 73—RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION (sections 5301 to 5306)
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CHAPTER 74—NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE (sections 5401 to 5409)
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CHAPTER 75—HIGH SEAS FISHING COMPLIANCE (sections 5501 to 5509)
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CHAPTER 76—NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION (sections 5601 to 5612)
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CHAPTER 77—YUKON RIVER SALMON (sections 5701 to 5727)
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CHAPTER 78—NATIONAL NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (sections 5801 to 5809)
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CHAPTER 79—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MANAGEMENT (sections 5901 to 5982)
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CHAPTER 80—NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION (sections 6101 to 6109)
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CHAPTER 81—USER FEES UNDER FOREST SYSTEM RECREATION RESIDENCE PROGRAM (sections 6201 to 6214)
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CHAPTER 81A—NATIONAL FOREST ORGANIZATIONAL CAMP FEE IMPROVEMENT (sections 6231 to 6236)
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CHAPTER 82—GREAT APE CONSERVATION (sections 6301 to 6305)
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CHAPTER 83—CORAL REEF CONSERVATION (sections 6401 to 6415)
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CHAPTER 83A—CORAL REEF CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT, AND ASSISTANCE (sections 6451 to 6456)
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CHAPTER 84—HEALTHY FOREST RESTORATION (sections 6501 to 6592d)
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CHAPTER 85—MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION (sections 6601 to 6607)
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CHAPTER 86—SOUTHWEST FOREST HEALTH AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION (sections 6701 to 6707)
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CHAPTER 87—FEDERAL LANDS RECREATION ENHANCEMENT (sections 6801 to 6814)
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CHAPTER 87A—MODERNIZING ACCESS TO PUBLIC LAND (sections 6851 to 6857)
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CHAPTER 88—WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION (sections 6901 to 6910)
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CHAPTER 89—PACIFIC WHITING (sections 7001 to 7010)
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CHAPTER 90—SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION (sections 7101 to 7153)
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CHAPTER 91—NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM (sections 7201 to 7203)
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CHAPTER 92—FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION (sections 7301 to 7304)
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CHAPTER 93—AGREEMENT ON PORT STATE MEASURES TO PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING (sections 7401 to 7409)
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CHAPTER 94—NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY (sections 7501 to 7507)
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CHAPTER 95—ELIMINATE, NEUTRALIZE, AND DISRUPT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING (sections 7601 to 7644)
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CHAPTER 96—NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION (sections 7701 to 7710)
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CHAPTER 97—CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGH SEAS FISHERY RESOURCES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC (sections 7801 to 7810)
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CHAPTER 98—SPORTSMEN'S ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND (sections 7911 to 7933)
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CHAPTER 99—MARITIME SECURITY AND FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT (sections 8001 to 8034)
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CHAPTER 100—NUTRIA ERADICATION AND CONTROL (sections 8101 to 8102)
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CHAPTER 101—NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS (sections 8201 to 8213)
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CHAPTER 102—COASTAL HABITAT CONSERVATION (sections 8301 to 8305)
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*Title 17—Copyrights
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*Title 18—Crimes And Criminal Procedure; and Appendix
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Title 19—Customs Duties
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Title 20—Education
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Title 21—Food And Drugs
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Title 22—Foreign Relations And Intercourse
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*Title 23—Highways
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Title 24—Hospitals And Asylums
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Title 25—Indians
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Title 26—Internal Revenue Code
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Title 27—Intoxicating Liquors
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*Title 28—Judiciary And Judicial Procedure; and Appendix
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Title 29—Labor
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Title 30—Mineral Lands And Mining
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*Title 31—Money And Finance
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*Title 32—National Guard
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Title 33—Navigation And Navigable Waters
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Title 34—Crime Control And Law Enforcement
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*Title 35—Patents
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*Title 36—Patriotic And National Observances, Ceremonies, And Organizations
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*Title 37—Pay And Allowances Of The Uniformed Services
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*Title 38—Veterans' Benefits
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*Title 39—Postal Service
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*Title 40—Public Buildings, Property, And Works
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*Title 41—Public Contracts
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Title 42—The Public Health And Welfare
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Title 43—Public Lands
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*Title 44—Public Printing And Documents
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Title 45—Railroads
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*Title 46—Shipping
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Title 47—Telecommunications
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Title 48—Territories And Insular Possessions
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*Title 49—Transportation
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Title 50—War And National Defense; and Appendix
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*Title 51—National And Commercial Space Programs
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Title 52—Voting And Elections
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Title 53—[Reserved]
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*Title 54—National Park Service And Related Programs
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