commencing July 1, 1954, and ending on June 30, 1957, from moneys made available to carry out the provisions of section 612c of Title 7, U.S. Code, an amount equal to 30 per centum of the gross receipts from duties collected under the customs laws on fishery products (including fish, shellfish, mollusks, crustacea, aquatic plants and animals, and any products thereof, including processed and manufactured products), which shall be maintained in a separate fund and used by the Secretary of the Interior (1) to promote the free flow of domestically produced fishery products in commerce by conducting a fishery educational service and fishery technological, biological and related research programs, the moneys so transferred to be also available for the purchase or other acquisition, construction, equipment, operation, and maintenance of vessels or other facilities necessary for conducting research as provided for in this section, and (2) to develop and increase markets for fishery products of domestic origin and (3) to conduct any biological, technological, or other research pertaining to American fisheries. TRANSFER OF VESSELS OR EQUIPMENT BY AGENCIES (b) For the purposes of this section, any agency of the United States, or any corporation wholly owned by the United States, is authorized to transfer, without reimbursement or transfer of funds, any vessels or equipment excess to its needs required by the Secretary of the Interior for the activities, studies, and research authorized herein. COOPERATION BY SECRETARY OF INTERIOR WITH OTHER AGENCIES, ETC.; ADVISORY COMMITTEE (c) In carrying out the purposes and objectives of this section, the Secretary of the Interior is directed as far as practicable to cooperate with other appropriate agenices of the Federal Government, with State or local governmental agencies, private agencies, or organizations, or individuals, having jurisdiction over or an interest in fish or fishery commodities and he is authorized to appoint an advisory committee of the American fisheries industry to advise him in the formulation of policy, rules and regulations pertaining to requests for assistance, and other matters. RETRANSFER OF FUNDS (d) The Secretary of the Interior is further authorized to retransfer any of the funds not to exceed $1,500,000 to be made available under this section to the Secretary of Agriculture to be used for the purposes specified in section 2 of this Act and only such funds as are thus transferred shall be used for the purposes specified in section 2 of this Act with respect to domestically produced fishery products. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (e) The separate fund created for the use of the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a) of this section and the annual accruals thereto shall be available for each year hereafter until expended by the Secretary. REPORTS TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES (f) The Secretary of the Interior shall make a report to the appropriate committees of Congress annually on the use of the separate fund created under this section. (Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 696, § 2, 53 Stat. 1412; July 1, 1954, ch. 447, 68 Stat. 376; Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 12(b), 70 Stat. 1124.) AMENDMENTS 1956-Subsec. (e) amended by Act Aug. 8 1956, to eliminate provisions which limited expenditures to not more than $3,000,000 in any fiscal year, restricted the balance of the fund to not more than $5,000,000 at the end of any fiscal year, and required the Secretary of the Interior to retransfer funds in excess of the $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agricul ture. 1954.-Act of July 1, 1954, amended section generally further to encourage the distribution of fishery products. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS All functions of all officers, agencies and employees of the Department of Agriculture were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of Agriculture by 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out as a note under section 511 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees, U.S. Code. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS Section 12 (a) of Act Aug. 8, 1956, provided that: "The authorization for the transfer of certain funds from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary of the Interior and their maintenance in a separate fund as contained in section 2(a) of the Act of August 11, 1939, as amended July 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 376), [subsection (a) of this section], shall be continued for the year ending June 30, 1957, and each year thereafter." 2. USE OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES (PUBLIC LAW 480) Act of July 10, 1954 (68 Stat. 454), as amended (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) SHORT TITLE This Act, as amended, may be cited as the "Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954". SALES OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES FOR FOREIGN CURRENCIES * * * PURPOSE FOR WHICH FOREIGN CURRENCIES MAY BE USED SEC. 104. Notwithstanding section 724 of Title 31, United States Code, or any other provision of law, the President may use or enter into agreements with friendly nations or organizations of nations to use the foreign currencies, including principal and interest from loan repayments, which accrue under this Act for one or more of the following purposes: * (k) To collect, collate, translate, abstract, and disseminate scientific and technological information and to conduct research and support scientific activities overseas including programs and projects of scientific cooperation between the United States and other countries such as coordinated research against diseases common to all of mankind or unique to individual regions of the globe, and to promote and support programs of medical and scientific research, cultural and educational development, health, nutrition, and sanitation: Provided, That foreign currencies shall be available for the purposes of this subsection (in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes) only in such amounts as may be specified from time to time in appropriation Acts; * * * * Provided, however, That no foreign currencies shall be available pursuant to subsection (k) *** of this section, except in such amounts as may be specified from time to time in appropriation acts. (As amended, July 25, 1959, Pub. L. 86-108, ch. VII § 701 (d), 73 Stat. 258; Sept. 21, 1959, Pub. L. 86-341, title I, §§ 4-9, 73 Stat. 606; Aug. 8, 1961, Pub. L. 87-128, title II, § 201(3), 75 Stat. 306; Sept. 4, 1961, Pub. L. 87-195, pt. IV, § 704, 75 Stat. 463; Oct. 18, 1962, Pub. L. 87– 839, § 2, 76 Stat. 1074.) HISTORICAL NOTE Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 86-341, § 6, authorized the use of foreign currencies to promote and support programs of medical and scientific research, cultural and educational development, health, nutrition, and sanitation. Pub. L. 86-108 substituted in subsec. (k) "conduct research and support" for "conduct and support", and ": Provided, That foreign currencies shall be available for the purposes of this subsection (in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes) only in such amounts as may be specified from time to time in appropriation Acts;" for "but no foreign currencies shall be used for the purposes of this subsection unless specific appropriations be made therefor;". DEFINITION OF "SURPLUS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY” SEC. 106. As used in this Act, "surplus agricultural commodity" shall mean any agricultural commodity or product thereof, class, kind, type, or other specification thereof, produced in the United States, either privately or publicly owned, which is at the time of exportation or donation in excess of domestic requirements, adequate carryover, and anticipated exports for dollars, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture is also authorized to determine the nations with whom agreements shall be negotiated, and to determine the commodities and quantities thereof which may be included in the negotiations with each country after advising with other agencies of Government affected and within broad policies laid down by the President for implementing this Act. For the purposes of this title and title IV, the term "surplus agricultural commodity" shall include any domestically produced fishery product (not including fish flour until approved by the Food and Drug Administration) if the Secretary of the Interior has determined that such product is at the time of exportation in excess of domestic requirements, adequate carryover, and anticipated exports for dollars. (As amended Aug. 8, 1961, Pub. L. 87-128, title II, § 201(4), 75 Stat. 307; Dec. 16, 1963, Pub. L. 88-205, pt. IV, § 403 (c) (1), 77 Stat. 390.) AMENDMENTS 1963.-Pub. L. 88-205 included domestically produced fishery products in the definition of "surplus agricultural commodity" for the purposes of this subchapter and subchapter IV of this chapter. 1961.-Pub. L. 87-128 substituted "at the time of exportation or donation" for "or may reasonably be expected to be". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1963 AMENDMENT Section 403 (c) (2) of Pub. L. 88-205 provided that: "The amendment made by paragraph (1) of this subsection_[to this section] shall not be effective for purposes of title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended [this subchapter], until January 1, 1965." I. Laws implementing international agreements or conventions 1. FUR SEAL ACT OF 1944 Act of February 26, 1944 (58 Stat. 100; 16 U.S.C. 631a-631q) SHORT TITLE This Act is popularly referred to as the "Fur Seal Act of 1944". Sec. 1. Definitions. TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec. 2. Pelagic sealing, sealing, or sea otter hunting in certain waters of North Pacific prohibited. Sec. 3. Natives permitted to carry on pelagic sealing or sea otter hunting. Sec. 4. Killing of seals on Pribilof Islands; pelagic sealing in emergencies. Sec. 5. Sale of seal or sea otter skins; deposit of proceeds. Sec. 6. Pribilof Islands a special reservation; landing on islands unlawful; penalties. Sec. 7. Employment of Pribilof Islands natives in killing seals and curing skins. Sec. 8. Depots for transportation of provisions; care of natives. Sec. 9. Investigations as to seal life on the Pribilof Islands. Sec. 10. Enforcement; power of arrest, search, and seizure; forfeiture. Sec. 11. Punishment for violation of law. Sec. 12. Duties of collectors of customs. Sec. 13. Seizure of persons or vessels outside of jurisdiction of signatory powers. Sec. 14. Guard or patrol of waters. Sec. 15. Receipt and disposal of skins of United States. Sec. 16. Killing, capturing certain fur-bearing animals for scientific purposes. Sec. 17. Secretary's powers and duties. Sec. 18. Repeals. Sec. 19. Implementation-repealed. DEFINITIONS Section 1. When used in this Act (a) "Pelagic sealing" means the killing, capturing, or pursuing, or the attempted killing, capturing, or pursuing of fur seals at sea, whether within or without the territorial waters of the United States. (b) "Sealing" means the killing, capturing, or pursuing, or the attempted killing, capturing, or pursuing, of fur seals in or on any lands or waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (c) "Sea otter hunting" means the killing, capturing, or pursuing, or the attempted killing, capturing, or pursuing, of sea otters at sea, except in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States where other laws are applicable.. (d) "Person" includes individual, association, partnership, and corporation. (e) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (f) "Fur-seal agreement" means the provisional fur-seal agreement between the United States and Canada effected by an exchange of |