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visions of law arc applicable and not inconsistent 

 with the piovisions of said sections: Provided. That 

 except as provided in section 772d of this title all 

 rights, powers, and duties conferred or imposed by 

 said sections upon any officer or employee of the 

 Treasury Department shall, for the purposes of said 

 sections, be exercised or performed by the Secretary 

 of the Interior or by such persons as he may desig- 

 nate. (June 28. 1937, ch. 392, § 6, 50 Stat. 328; 1939 

 Reorg. Plan No. 11, § 4 (e), efl. July 1, 1939. 4 F. R. 

 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.) 



§ 772f. Penalties relative to records and reports. 



Any person violating section 772c of this title shall 

 be subject to a penalty of $50 for each such violation. 

 The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and em- 

 powered to mitigate or remit any such penalty in 

 the manner prescribed by law for the mitigation or 

 remission of penalties for violation of the naviga- 

 tion laws. (June 28, 1937, ch. 392, § 7, 50 Stat. 328; 

 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (e), efl. July 1, 1939, 4 

 F. R, 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.) 



§ 772g. Exemption of Commission. 



None of the prohibitions contained in sections 

 772 to 7721 of this title shall apply to the Commission 

 or its agents when engaged In any scientific Investi- 

 gation. (June 28, 1937, ch. 392, §8, 50 Stat. 328.) 



§772h. Rules and regulations. 

 The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary 



of the Interior are authorized to make such Joint 

 rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry 

 out the provisions of sections 772 to 7721 of this title. 

 (June 28, 1937. ch. 392, § 9, 50 Stat. 328; 1939 Reorg. 

 Plan No. II. §4 (e), efT. July 1, 1939, 4 P. R. 2731, 

 53 Stat. 1433.) 



§ 772i. Effective date. 



Sections 772 to 7721 of this title shall take effect on 

 the date of exchange of ratifications of the Conven- 

 tion signed by the United States of America and 

 Canada, on January 29, 1937, for the Preservation of 

 the Halibut Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean 

 and Bering Sea. unless such date shall be prior to 

 June 28. 1937, in which case it shall take effect imme- 

 diately. (June 28, 1937, ch. 392, § 10, 50 Stat. 328.) 



§ 772j. Facilities for Commission; appropriations. 



(a) The Secretary of State is authorized to pro- 

 vide, by contract, grant, or otherwise, facilities for 

 office and any other necessary space for the Com- 

 mission. Such facilities shall be located on or near 

 the campus of the University of Washington in the 

 State of Washington and shall be provided without 

 regard to the cost-sharing provisions in the Con- 

 vention. 



(b) There is authorized to be appropriated such 

 amount, not in excess of $500,000, as may be neces- 

 sary to carry out the provisions of this section. 

 (June 28, 1937, ch. 392, § U, as added Oct. 1, 1965, 

 Pub. L. 89-233. 79 Stat. 902.) 



29. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Act of 1950 



16 U.S.C. 981-991 



Sec. 



981. DeOnltloru. 



982. Commissioners; appointment and number; rules; 



compensation. 



983. Advisory Committee; composition; appointment 



and tenure; meetings; oOcers; rules; attendance 

 at meetings; compensation; traveling expenses. 



984. Commissioners and committeemen exempted from 



certain employment laws. 



985. Secretary of State to act for United States; regu- 



lations. 



986. Administration and enforcement of chapter. 



987. Cooperation with other agencies; Commission's 



functions not restrained by this chapter or State 

 laws. 



988. Unlawful activities. 



989. Penalties. 



990. Arrests; enforcement offlcers; warrants and proc- 



esses; searches and seizures; stay of execution: 

 bond or stipulation. 



991. Appropriations. 



§981. Definitions. 

 When used in this chapter — 



(a) Convention: The word "convention" means 

 the International Convention for the Northwest At- 

 lantic Fisheries signed at Wasiiington under date of 

 February 8. 1949, and any amendments thereto which 

 have entered or may enter into force for the United 

 States including, but not limited to, the 1956 protocol, 

 the 1961 declaration of understanding, the 1963 

 protocol, and the 1965 protocols. 



(b) Commission: The word "Commission" means 

 the International Commission for the Northwest 

 Atlantic Fisheries provided for by article II of the 

 convention. 



(c) Person: The word "person" denotes individ- 

 uals, partnerships, corporations, and associations, 

 subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, or 

 to the jurisdiction of other parties to the conventior 

 with respect to international measures of control in 

 force for such parties. 



(d) Vessel: The word "vessel" denotes every kind, 

 type, or description of watercraft, aircraft, or other 

 contrivance, used, or capable of being used, as a 

 means of transportation on water subject to the 

 jurisdiction of the United States, or to the jurisdic- 

 tion of other parties to the convention with respect 

 to international measures of control in force for such 

 parties. 



(e) Fi?hing gear: The term "fishing gear" means 

 any apparatus or appliance of whatever kind or de- 

 scription used or capable of being used for fishing. 



(f) Fishing: The word "fishing" means the catch- 

 ing, taking, or fishing for. or the attempted catching, 

 taking, or fishing for any species of fish or mammal 

 protected under regulations adopted pursuant to this 



