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ESCROW FUND 
Src. 9. A fund shall be established for assistance, as 
Congress may hereafter direct, to. developing reciprocating 
. States. .The United States shall deposit in this fund each 
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per centum of all license 
fees collected’ during that year by the United States pursuant 
to section 5 (a) and an amount equivalent to —* per centum 
of all.income tax revenues derived by the United States 
which are. directly attributable to recovery of hard minerals 
from the deep seabed pursuant to licenses issued. under this 
Act: Provided, That the amount deposited by the United 
- States per:license issued and per unrelinquished square kilo= 
eter under license shall not exceed the amount contributed 
for assistance to developing reciprocating States by .other 
_leensing reciprocating States (except developing States). 
per license issued by them and per unrelinquished square 
kilometer licensed: by them. For the purposes of this section, 
“developing.reciprocating State’ means a reciprocating State 
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designated by the President, taking into consideration per 
capita gross national product and other appropriate criteria. 
; ., “Anappropriate amount to be determined by the Congress. 
_.. INVESTMENT PROTECTION ' 
SEC. 10. (a) Licenses issued under this Act may be 
made subject to any international regime for development 
of the deep seabed, hereafter agreed to by the United States: 
