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inspection mandatory in much the same way that it has imposed 
Mandatory inspection upon certain phases of poultry and meat 
processing. See 21 U.S.C. §451 et seg. and 21 U.S.C. §601 et seq., 
respectively. on 
Under 15 U.S.@. §7l3c—2, the Secretary of Agriculture is 
to provide for the purchase and distribution of surplus fishery 
products. Under 15 U.S.C. §713c-3, the Secretary of the Interior 
is to promote the flow of domestically-produced fishery products. 
Congress may want to consider transferring one or both of these 
functions to the Secretary of Commerce; if it has already done 
so, the statute or statutes should be amended to reflect the 
transfer. 
Section. 205 of the 1976 Act’ and’ 22° U.S.C. Sl9S78overlap 
to the extent that section 205 encompasses the section 1978 
restriction on fish imports from countries that do not cooperate 
in international fishery conservation. Congress might wish 
to consider amending section 1978. 
2. Laws regulating labor in the fishing industry 
(1) 29 U.S.C. §213(a)(5)--fishermen and other people 
employed in other facets of the fishing industry are exempt from 
coverage of the minimum wage and maximum hour provision of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act. 
(2) 46 U.S.C. §§531-533--regulates employment during 
fishing voyages, requiring written agreement for certain voyages. 
(3) 46 U.S.C. §601--protects wages of fishermen from 
garnishment. 
(4) 46 U.S.C. §688--provides remedy for fishermen injured 
on fishing vessels and guarantees right to jury trial. 
(5) 46 U.S.C. §761--provides remedy for wrongful death on 
high seas. 
3. Regulation of vessels 
Title 46 of the United States Code, which deals with shipping, 
provides for such matters as registration, enrollment, licensing, 
and inspection of U.S. vessels. Not all provisions apply to 
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