---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 1826b"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "1826b"
heading: "Duration of denial of port privileges and sanctions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/1826b"
units:
  - "Chapter 38 — Fishery Conservation and Management"
  - "Subchapter III — Foreign Fishing and International Fishery Agreements"
---

# §1826b. Duration of denial of port privileges and sanctions


Any denial of port privileges or sanction under [section 1826a of this title](/usc/16/1826a.md) with respect to a nation shall remain in effect until such time as the [Secretary](/usc/16/1802.md?p=39) of Commerce certifies to the President and the Congress that such nation has terminated [large-scale driftnet fishing](/usc/16/1802.md?p=25) by its nationals and vessels beyond the [exclusive economic zone](/usc/16/1802.md?p=11) of any nation or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation received a negative certification under 1826j(d)[^1] or [1826k(c)](/usc/16/1826k.md?p=c) of this title.


## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original. Probably should be preceded by “section”.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 102–582, title I, § 102, Nov. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 4903; Pub. L. 109–479, title IV, § 403(b)(2), Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3632; Pub. L. 114–81, title I, § 102(b), Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 656.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act, and not as part of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act which comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

2015—Pub. L. 114–81 struck out “or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing” after “driftnet fishing” and inserted “or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation received a negative certification under 1826j(d) or 1826j(c) of this title” before period at end.

2007—Pub. L. 109–479 inserted “or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing” after “driftnet fishing”.