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turlty period of fourteen years for loans for all or part of 

 the costs of constructing new flshlng vessels. 



Subeec. (b) (7) . Pub. L. 91-387, § 2, permitted a national 

 of the United States to be an applicant for a fishery loan. 



Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 91-387, §2, substituted provi- 

 sion for Secretary's determination of United States citizen- 

 ship of a corporation, partnership, or association by satis- 

 factorily meeting all of the requirements set forth In 

 section 802 of Title 46 for determination of citizenship 

 of such entity operating a vessel In the coastwise trade, 

 for prior provision for establishment of such citizenship 

 within meaning of section 802 of Title 46 to satisfaction 

 of the Secretary. 



Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 91-387, 5 2, added par. (9). 



Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-387, 5 1, extended the term for 

 making fisheries loans, substituting "June 30, 1980' for 

 "June 30, 1970" In three Instances. 



1965 — Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89-85, 5 1, substituted 

 "financing or refinancing of the coat of purchasing, con- 

 structing, equipping, maintaining, repairing, or operating 

 new or used commercial fishing vessels or gear" for 

 "financing and refinancing of operations, maintenance, 

 replacement, repair, and equipment of fishing gear and 

 vessels" and deleted provision for research Into basic 

 problems of fisheries. 



Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-85, 55 2, 3, substituted In par. 

 (1) provision respecting determination of Interest rate 

 taking Into consideration average market yield on out- 

 standing Treasury obligations of comparable maturity 

 plus additional charge toward coverage of other costs of 

 the program for former provision prescribing an Interest 

 rate of not less than 3 per centum per annum and added 

 pars. (4) — (8) , respectively. 



Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89-86, 5 4, extended the term for 

 making fisheries loans from June 30, 1965 to June 30, 1970, 

 required the Secretary to pay at the end of each fiscal 

 year Into the miscellaneous recelpta of the Treasury Inter- 

 est on the cumulative amount of appropriations available 

 as capital to the fund after July 1, 1965, less the average 

 undtspersed cash balance In the fund during the year, 

 provided formula for determination of rate of Interest, 

 and authorized the deferral of Interest payments but with 

 payment of Interest on deferred payments. 



1964 — Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 88-309 added subsec. (e). 

 1958 — Subeec. (c) . Pub. L. 86-888 Increased authori- 

 sation for •10,000,000 to $20,000,000. 



§742(1. Investigations; preparation and dissemination 

 of information ; reports. 



The Secretary shall conduct continuing investiga- 

 tions, prepare and disseminate information, and 

 make periodical reports to the public, to the Presi- 

 dent, and to Congress, with respect to the following 

 matters: 



(1) The production and flow to market of fish 

 and fishery products domestically produced, and 

 also those produced by foreign producers which 

 affect the domestic fisheries; 



(2) The availability and abundance and the 

 biological requirements of the fish and wildlife 

 resources; 



(3) The competitive economic position of the 

 various fish and fishery products with respect to 

 each other, and with respect to competitive domes- 

 tic and foreign-produced commodities; 



(4) The collection and dissemination of statis- 

 tics on commercial and sport fishing; 



(5) The collection and dissemination of statis- 

 tics on the nature and availability of wildlife, prog- 

 ress In acquisition of additional refuges and 

 measures being taken to foster a coordinated pro- 

 gram to encourage and develop wildlife values; 



(6) The Improvement of production and mar- 

 keting practices in regard to commercial species 



and the conduct of educational and extension 

 services relative to commercial and sport fishing, 

 and wildlife matters; 



(7) Any other matters which In the Judgment 

 of the Secretary are of public Interest in connec- 

 tion with any phases of fish and wildlife opera- 

 tions. 

 (Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 5, 70 Stat. 1121.) 



§742d-l. Studies of effects in use of chemicals. 



The Administrator of the Environmental Protec- 

 tion Agency is authorized and directed to undertake 

 comprehensive continuing studies on the effects of 

 insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides, 

 upon the fish and wildlife resources of the United 

 States, for the purpose of determining the amounts, 

 percentages, and formulations of such chemicals 

 that are lethal to or injurious to fish and wildlife 

 and the amounts, percentages, mixtures, or formula- 

 tions that can be used safely, and thereby prevent 

 losses of fish and wildlife from such spraying, dust- 

 ing, or other treatment. <Pub. L. 85-582, i 1, Aug, 1. 

 1958, 72 Stat. 479; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 2(a) 

 (2) (i), eff. Dec. 2, 1970, 35 F.R. 15623, 84 Stat. 

 2086.) 



§ 742e. Transfer of functions, personnel, property, fa- 

 cilities, records, and funds; cooperation with other 

 governmental agencies. 



(a) There shall be transferred to the Secretary 

 all functions of the Secretary of Agriculture, the 

 Secretary of Commerce, and the head of any other 

 department or agency, as determined by the Direc- 

 tor of the Office of Management and Budget to relate 

 primarily to the development, advancement, man- 

 agement, conservation, and protection of commer- 

 cial fisheries; but nothing in this section shall be 

 construed to modify the authority of the Department 

 of State or the Secretary of State to negotiate or 

 enter into any international agreements, or conven- 

 tions with respect to the development, management, 

 or protection of any fisheries and wildlife resources 

 or with respect to international commissions operat- 

 ing under conventions to which the United States 

 is a party. 



(b) There shall be transferred to the Department 

 of the Interior so much of the personnel, property, 

 facilities, records, and unexpended balances of ap- 

 propriations, allocations, and other funds (available 

 or to be made available) as the Director of the OfHce 

 of Management and Budget determines to be neces- 

 sary in connection with the exercise of any functions 

 transferred to the Secretary pursuant to subsection 

 (a) of this section. 



(c) The Secretary may request and secure the 

 advice or assistance of any department or agency of 

 the CJovemment in carrying out the provisions of sec- 

 tions 742a to 742d, and 742e to 742j of this tiUe, and 

 any such department or agency which furnishes ad- 

 vice or assistance to the Secretary may expend Its 

 own funds for such purposes, with or without reim- 

 bursement from the Secretary as may be agreed 

 upon between the Secretary and the department or 

 agency. (Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 6, 70 Stat. 1122; 

 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 

 7959. 84 Stat. 2086.) 



