relating to marine mammals, including, but not limited to, the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, the Whaling Convention Act of 1949, the Interim Convention on the Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals, and the Fur Seal Act of 1966; " (2) conduct a continuing review of the condition of the stocks of marine mammals, of methods for their protection and conservation, of humane means of taking marine mammals, of research programs conducted or proposed to be conducted under the authority of this Act, and of all applications for permits for scientific research; (3) undertake or cause to be undertaken such other studies as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with its assigned duties as to the protection and conservation of marine mammals; (4) recommend to the Secretary and to other Federal officials such steps as it deems necessary or desirable for the protection and conservation of marine mammals; (5) recommend to the Secretary of State appropriate policies regarding existing international arrangements for the protection and conservation of marine mammals, and suggest appropriate international arrangements for the protection and conservation of marine mammals; (6) recommend to the Secretary such revisions of the endangered species list and threatened species list published pursuant to section 1533 (c) (1) of this title as may be appropriate with regard to marine mammals; and (7) recommend to the Secretary, other appropriate Federal officials, and Congress such additional measures as it deems necessary or desirable to further the policies of this Act, including provisions for the protection of the Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts whose livelihood may be adversely affected by actions taken pursuant to this Act. (b) The Commission shall consult with the Secretary at such intervals as it or he may deem desirable, and shall furnish its reports and recommendations to him, before publication, for his comment. (c) The reports and recommendations which the Commission makes shall be matters of public record and shall be available to the public at all reasonable times. All other activities of the Commission shall be matters of public record and available to the public in accordance with the provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code. (d) Any recommendations made by the Commission to the Secretary and other Federal officials shall be responded to by those individuals within one hundred and twenty days after receipt thereof. Any recommendations which are not followed or adopted shall be referred to the Commission together with a detailed explanation of the reasons why those recommendations were not followed or adopted. COMMISSION REPORTS SEC. 204. The Commission shall transmit to Congress, by January 31 of each year, a report which shall include (1) a description of the activities and accomplishments of the Commission during the immediately preceding year; and (2) all the findings and recommendations made by and to the Commission pursuant to section 202 of this Act together with the responses made to these recommendations. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 9 SEC. 207. There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year in which this title is enacted and for the next five fiscal years thereafter such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title, but the sums appropriated for any fiscal year other than the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, shall not exceed $1,000,000, the sum appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, shall not exceed $2,000,000, the sum appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, shall not exceed $1,000,000, the sum appropriated for the fis year ending September 30, 1980, shall not exceed $1,000,000, and the sum appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, shall not exceed $1,000,000" immediately after "$2,000,000.10 Sec. 207 was amended and restated by Sec. 3 of Public Law 95-136 (91 Stat. 1167). Fiscal year 1978. 10 References to the specific amounts to be appropriated in fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981 were added by Sec. 4 of Public Law 95-316 (92 Stat. 381). M. AVIATION AND SPACE CONTENTS Page 1. Antihijacking Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–366) (partial text). a. National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (Public 567 573 573 b. National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (Public Law 85- 574 c. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization 575 (565) 1. Antihijacking Act of 1974 Title I of Public Law 93-366 [S. 39], 88 Stat. 409, approved August 5, 1974 AN ACT To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to implement the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft; to provide a more effective program to prevent aircraft piracy; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I-ANTIHIJACKING ACT OF 1974 SEC. 101. This title may be cited as the "Antihijacking Act of 1974”. SEC. 102. Section 101 (32) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1301 (32)), relating to the definition of the term "special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States", is amended to read as follows: "(32) The term 'special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States' includes "(a) civil aircraft of the United States; "(b) aircraft of the national defense forces of the United States; "(c) any other aircraft within the United States; "(d) any other aircraft outside the United States "(i) that has its next scheduled destination or last point of departure in the United States, if that aircraft next actually lands in the United States; or "(ii) having an offense', as defined in the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft,1 committed aboard, if that aircraft lands in the United States with the alleged offender still aboard; and "(e) other aircraft leased without crew to a lessee who has his principal place of business in the United States, or if none, who has his permanent residence in the United States; while that aircraft is in flight, which is from the moment when all external doors are closed following embarkation until the moment when one such door is opened for disembarkation or in the case of a forced landing, until the competent authorities take over the responsibility for the aircraft and for the persons and property aboard.". SEC. 103. (a) Paragraph (2) of subsection (i) of section 902 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1472), relating to the definition of the term "aircraft piracy", is amended by striking out "threat of force or violence and" inserting in lieu thereof "threat of force or violence, or by any other form of intimidation, and”. This paragraph was renumbered as paragraph (34) pursuant to Sec. 2 of Public Law 95-504 (92 Stat. 1705). 37-851 - 79 37 |