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When so designated, such oflScers and employees are authorized to function as 

 Federal law enforcement agents for these purposes, but they shall not be held and 

 considered as employees of the United States for the purposes of any laws admin- 

 istered by the Civil Sen^ice Commission. 



(c) .The judges of the United States district courts and the United States com- 

 missioners may, within their respective jurisdictions, upon proper oath or affir- 

 mation, showing probable cause, issue such warrants or other process as may be 

 required for enforcement of this Act and any regulations issued thereunder. 



(d) An y person authorized to enforce this Act may execute any warrant or 

 process issued by any officer or court of competent jurisdiction for the enforce- 

 ment of this Act. 



i(e) Such person so authorized may — 



(1) vpith or without warrant or other process, arrest any person com- 

 mitting in his presence or view a violation of this Act or the regulations 

 issued thereunder ; 



(2) with a warrant or other process, or without a warrant or other process 

 if he has reasonable cause to believe that a vessel, airplane or other con- 

 veyance subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or any person on 

 board is in violation of any regulation issued pursuant to this Act, search 

 such vessel, airplane or other conveyance and arrest such person ; any person 

 arrested pursuant to this provision shall be immediately escorted to the near- 

 est place at which sits a District Court of the United States for arraignment ; 



(3) seize, whenever and wherever foui»d, all marine mammals taken or 

 retained in violation of any regulation issued pursuant to this Act and 

 shall dispose of them in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

 Secretary. 



(f ) Any Customs Officer may refuse entry or require the exportation of any 

 marine mammal whose entry into the United States is prohibited by regulations 

 issued pursuant to this Act. Any person may appeal such refusal of entry or order 

 of exportation to the Supervisory Customs Officer for the Customs District in 

 question. 



Section 9 



(a) There is hereby established a Marine Mammals Commission (herein- 

 after referred to as the Commission.) The Commission shall be composed of 

 seven members who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the 

 President. The President shall designate a Chairman of the Commission from 

 among its members. 



(b) The Commission shall meet in Washington, D.C., at least once every 

 year, and shall meet at other times at the call of the Chairman. Thirty days 

 after the third anniversary date of the establishment of the Commission it 

 shall cease to exist unless otherwise extended by Law. 



(c) Subject to applicable laws and regulations, the Commission shall have 

 access to all studies and data compiled by Federal agencies regarding marine 

 mammals. 



(d) Members of the Commission, other than government employees, may 

 each be compensated at the rate of $100 for each day such member is engaged 

 in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission. Each member 

 shall be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 

 as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in 

 Government service employed intermittently. 



(e) The Oomimission may establish such staff, hire such consultants and con- 

 tract for such studies as it deems necesary to carry out it functions. 



(f ) The Commission shall have an Executive Director who shall be appointed 

 by the Chairman with the approval of the Commission and shall be paid at a 

 rate not in excess of the maximum rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule under 

 section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. The Executive Director shall have 

 such duties as the Chairman may assign. 



Section 10 



(a ) The Commission shall : 



(1) Undertake a comprehensive review and study of the activities of 

 the United States pursuant to the Interim Convention on Conservation of 

 North Pacific Fur Seals and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, and the International 

 Convention for the Regulation of Whaling and the Whaling Convention 

 Act of 1949, and report its findings and recommendations to the Secretaries 

 of Commerce, Interior and State no later than June 1, 1972. 



