Commission by not more than four Commissioners to be appointed 

 by the President. After January 1, 1973, each U.S. Commissioner 

 shall be appointed for a term not to exceed four years, but is eligible 

 for reappointment, and may be appointed for a lesser term to insure 

 that only one Commissioner's term will expire in any given year. 



The Act further provides for mandatory, rather than dis- 

 cretionary, payment of expensess for a limited number of advisers to 

 the Commission. 



In addition, it permits the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

 the Secretary of Commerce, to designate Alternate Commissioners 

 so that in the event of the absence of a regularly appointed 

 Commissioner, the United States will be assured of full 

 representation at meetings of the Commission. Alternate 

 Commissioners can also be designated for other specified 

 international commissions. The Act also makes certain corrections 

 and clarifications which had become desirable as the result of 

 changed circumstances. 



11. P.L. 92-500 (S. 2770) October 18, 1972. Federal Water Pollution 

 Control Act Amendments of 1972. 



This Act proposes a major change in the enforcement mechanism 

 of the Federal water pollution control program from water quality 

 standards to effluent limits. Among other things, it requires the best 

 practicable technology to be in use by 1977 and specifically requires 

 zero discharge if it is technologically and economically achievable. It 

 is a very far-reaching bill with considerable sums of money 

 involved. 



12. P.L. 92-504 (H.R. 16870) October 18, 1972. An amendment to the 

 Sockeye Salmon or Pink Salmon Fishing Act of 1947. 



This Act authorizes the appropriation of $7 million for the U.S. 

 share of funds required for the restoration and extension of the 

 sockeye and pink salmon runs of the Fraser River system. The money 

 granted to the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission 

 for their use in constructing 12 spawning channels over a period of 16 

 years. 



13. P.L. 92-507 (H.R. 9756) October 19, 1972. The Federal Ship 

 Financing Act of 1972. 



This Act would amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as 

 amended. The Purpose of the Act is to expedite procedures relating 

 to vessel mortgage guarantees, simplify paperwork, and better meet 

 current industry needs for investment capital. This legislation 

 would broaden the time limits on the use of Government assisted 

 financing and provide refinancing authority enabling vessel owners 

 to convert to financing with longer maturities and/or lower interest 



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