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Secretary of State to take action for the welfare and release 
of U.S. vessels and fishermen. 
(5) 46 U.S.C. §§367 and 404--exempt fishing vessels from 
reguired inspection of steam vessels. 
(6) 46 U.S.C. §601--prohibits attachment of wages of 
fishermen. 
The Federal statutes thus provide for various forms of 
assistance to benefit the U.S. fisheries. Direct financial 
assistance to the industry breaks down into three basic forms-- 
subsidies (46 U.S.C. §1401 et seg.), loans (AG BUSS AG. tSiaZic)r 
and loan guarantees (46 U.S.C. §1271 et seg.). The subsidy and 
loan programs pertain only to fishing vessels, while the loan 
guarantee program is for the benefit of other vessels as well. 
Congress might want to consider an overall review of these direct 
assistance programs to consider the following questions: 
(1) Should they all be within the same title of the United 
States Code? Presently, the loan program is under title 16 and 
the other two are under title 46. 
(2) Should a separate loan guarantee program for fishing 
vessels be established? 
(3) Should 46 U.S.C. §1401 et seq., (subsidies), administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior, be amended to be administered 
by the Secretary of Commerce? If the Reorganization Plan has 
already transferred this function, then the statute should be 
amended to reflect the transfer. 
(4) Should the 1972 date beyond which applications for 
subsidies were not to be accepted, be extended again? 
(5) Should the statutes spell out more precisely eligibility 
guidelines for each category of assistance? Under present law, 
no criteria are provided to guide the Secretary in determining 
that an applicant is not eligible for a loan, but is eligible 
for a loan guaranty. 
IV. ENFORCEMENT AND SANCTIONS 
Laws would have little impact if there were no provision for 
Sanctions and enforcement. The following departments and agencies 
have enforcement responsibility over the following fishery-related 
laws: 
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