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16 U.S.C. 2463: Prohibition of Antarctic mineral resource activitiesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 44B-ANTARCTIC MINERAL RESOURCES PROTECTION
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§2463. Prohibition of Antarctic mineral resource activities

It is unlawful for any person to engage in, finance, or otherwise knowingly provide assistance to any Antarctic mineral resource activity.

( Pub. L. 101–594, § 4 , Nov. 16, 1990 , 104 Stat. 2977 ; Pub. L. 104–227, title II, § 202(a) , Oct. 2, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3044 .)

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1996⁠—Pub. L. 104–227 substituted “It” for “Pending a new agreement among the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties in force for the United States, to which the Senate has given advice and consent or which is authorized by further legislation by the Congress, which provides an indefinite ban on Antarctic mineral resource activities, it”.