86 STAT. 1328 Regulations. Definitions. 62 Stat. 859. sufficient surety to be approved by a judge of the district court having jurisdiction of the violation, conditioned to deliver the prohibited fish seized, if condemned, without impairment in value or, in the discretion of the court, to pay its equivalent value in money or otherwise to answer the decree of the court in such cause. Such bond or stipulation shall be returned to the court and judgment thereon against both the principal and sureties may be recovered in event of any breach of the conditions thereof as determined by the court. In the discretion of the accused, and subject to the direction of the court, the prohibited fish may be sold for not less than its reasonable market value and the proceeds of such sale placed in the registry of the court pending judgment in the case. SEC. 4. The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating are authorized jointly and severally to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. SEC. 5. As used in this Act (1) The term "person" means a person as defined in section 1 of title 1, United States Code. (2) The term "prohibited fish" means, with respect to any prohibited vessel, the fish, mollusk, crustacean, or other form of marine animal or plant life which such vessel was authorized to engage in the catching of before the prohibition described in paragraph (3) (C) of this section was imposed on such vessel by the foreign country concerned. (3) The term "prohibited vessel" means any vessel of less than five net tons which was (A) constructed in a foreign country, (B) used in a fishery of such foreign country, and (C) subsequently prohibited by such foreign country from being used in such fishery; but does not mean any such vessel which was acquired by a citizen of the United States or a resident alien before the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved October 27, 1972. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 92-1506 accompanying H. R. 16793 (Comm. on Merchant SENATE REPORT No. 92-1217 (Comm. on Commerce). Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate. Oct. 11, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 16793. Oot. 14, Senate concurred in House amendments. Public Law 92-604 92nd Congress, H. R. 16074 October 31, 1972 An Act To authorize appropriations to carry out jellyfish control programs until the close of fiscal year 1977. 86 STAT. 1493 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 of Jellyfish the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the control or elimination of control. jellyfish and other such pests in the coastal waters of the United States, Appropriation. and for other purposes", approved November 2, 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1203), 80 Stat. 1149; is amended by striking out "and" after "June 30, 1969,"; and by strik- 84 Stat. 922. ing out the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ", and $100,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, June 30, 1975, June 30, 1976, and June 30, 1977.”. Approved October 31, 1972. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 92-1490 (Com. on Merohant Marine and Fisheries). Oct. 11, considered and passed House. Public Law 93-70 93rd Congress, H. R. 7670 July 10, 1973 An Act To authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1974 for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce. 87 STAT. 168 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That funds are Commerce Departhereby authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitation ment maritime as the appropriation Act may provide for the use of the Department programs. of Commerce, for the fiscal year 1974, as follows: (a) acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of vessels and construction-differential subsidy and cost of national defense features incident to the construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of ships, $275,000,000: Provided, That the appropriation Act may provide that unobligated balances previously appropriated for purchase of modern or reconstructed United States-flag vessels for layup in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, may also be used for construction-differential subsidy; (b) payment of obligations incurred for ship operation subsidies, $221,515,000; (c) expenses necessary for research and development activities (including reimbursement of the vessel operations revolving fund for losses resulting from expenses of experimental ship operations), $20,000,000; (u) reserve fleet expenses, $3,773,000; (e) maritime training at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, $8,600,000; and (f) financial assistance to State marine schools, $2,427,000. Appropriation authorization. SEC. 2. In addition to the amounts authorized by section 1 of Additional this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1974 appropriation. such additional supplemental amounts for the activities for which appropriations are authorized under section 1 of this Act as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, retirement, or other employee benefits authorized by law. SEC. 3. Section 1103 (f) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1273(f)), is amended by striking the figure 86 Stat. 910. "$3,000,000,000", and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "$5,000,000,000". Approved July 10, 1973. LEG IS LATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 93-234 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 119 (1973): June 8, considered and passed House. June 29, considered and passed Senate. Public Law 93-71 July 10, 1973 An Act To amend section 502(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. 87 STAT. 169 Merohant Marine Aot, 1936, amendment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the third sentence of section 502(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1152 (a)), is amended as follows: (1) By striking out "June 30, 1973" and inserting in lieu thereof Vessel construc"June 30, 1976". (2) By striking out the words "and 41 per centum in fiscal 1973" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "41 per centum in fiscal 1973, 39 per centum in fiscal 1974, 37 per centum in fiscal 1975, and 35 per centum in fiscal 1976". Approved July 10, 1973. tion subsidy awards. 84 Stat. 1019. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 93-291 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). CONGRESS IONAL RECORD, Vol. 119 (1973): June 22, considered and passed House. Public Law 93-73 July 10, 1973 An Act To extend and make technical corrections to the National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 998), as amended (33 U.S.C. 1121-1124), is further amended as follows: 87 STAT. 170 National Sea 84 Stat. 448. 33 USC 1122. (1) In section 203(b)(1), after "the sum of $25,000,000", delete the word "and", and insert, after "for the fiscal year ending June 30, amendments. 1973, not to exceed the sum of $30,000,000," the following: "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, not to exceed the sum of $30,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, not to exceed the sum of $40,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, not to exceed the sum of $50,000,000,". (2) In section 204 (a), delete subscript "(1)", and delete all after 80 Stat. 999. "in any such fields", substituting a period therefor. (3) In section 204 (d) (1), after the first sentence, insert the following: "The Secretary may grant total payments that exceed such per centum with respect to those programs or portions of programs requested by the Secretary on his own initiative, upon his determination that the requirement for payments of 33 per centum of the cost thereof by the participant would be inequitable relative to the benefits which the participant would receive therefrom. The total amount of payments to be made by the Federal Government under all programs and portions of programs as to which the Secretary shall in any fiscal year exercise his authority under the preceding sentence to reduce or eliminate matching payments by the participant shall not exceed 1 per centum of the funds appropriated under this title for such fiscal year.". (4) In section 204 (d) (2), delete the period after "vessel", substituting a colon therefor, and add the following after the colon: "Provided, That the prohibitions of this paragraph shall not apply to non-self-propelled habitats, buoys, platforms, or other similar devices or structures, used principally for research purposes.". (5) Except in section 204(g) and in section 205, delete "National Science Foundation" and "Foundation" wherever they appear in this title, substituting "Secretary of Commerce" and "Secretary", respectively; and make conforming changes by deleting "its" and substituting "his" wherever appropriate. (6) Amend section 204(g) to read as follows: "(g) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Secretary, in carrying out his functions under this title, has the same powers and authority as has the National Science Foundation under the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, to carry out its functions under that Act." 33 USC 1123. 64 Stat. 149. 42 USC 1861 (7) In section 204(i)(3), after "marine resources", insert "and note. which is so designated by the Secretary". (8) Amend section 205 to read as follows: "STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL MARINE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER "SEC. 205. (a) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized and directed to undertake, through the National Sea Grant College Program, a study of the means of sharing, through cooperative programs with 42 USC 1124. |