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of permits available shall be proportionally distri- 

 buted with the applicable category, in a manner 

 provided in the regulations. (Pub. L. 93-242, § 4, Jan. 

 2. 1974, 87 Stat. 1064, amended Pub. L. 94-58, § 3(c) , 

 July24, 1975, 89 Stat. 266.) 



References in Text 

 Section 4(b) of the Offshore Shrimp Fisheries Act 

 Amendments of 1975. referred to in subsec. (d) (2) of 

 this section, Is section 4(b) of Pub. L. 94-58, and is set 

 out as a note under section lioob of this title. 



Amendments 



1976— Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 94-58, § 3(c)(1), added 

 "after March 14, 1975" following "issued". 



Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 94-58, § 3(c) (2) ,(3) , substituted 

 "engaged in fishing under permits in the area" for "en- 

 gaged in fishing in the area", "after May 9, 1972" for 

 "during the last five years", "six months after the effec- 

 tive date described in section 4(b) of the Offshore Shrimp 

 Fisheries Act Amendments of 1976" for "six months after 

 January 2, 1974", "March 14, 1975" for "May 9, 1972", "to 

 such effective date" for "to January 2, 1974", added "fish- 

 ing vessels and fishing methods" following "fishing gear" 

 and struclc out "if this chapter had been in effect during 

 such period" following "area of agreement to fishing". 



Effective Date of 1975 Amendment 

 Amendment by Pub. L, 94—58 effective upon the entry 

 Into force of the Agreement Between the Government of 

 the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of 

 the United States of America Concerning Shrimp, signed 

 on March 14, 1975, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 94-58. 

 set out as a note under section 1100b of this title. 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 

 This section is referred to in sections 1100b, llOOb-l of 

 this title. 



§1100b-3. Voluntary compliance. 



The Secretary shall issue a letter of voluntary 

 compliance to a vessel owner who has had vessels 

 engaged in fishing in the area of agreement at any 

 time subsequent to March 14, 1975, for all vessels of 

 such owner documented under the laws of the United 

 States which meet the requirements of the treaty, 

 and for each of which the vessel owner has deposited 

 and continuously maintained, until the transfer re- 

 ferred to in the following sentence, $1,215 in a spe- 

 cial account in a bank or trust company insured by 

 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the 

 purpose of reimbursing the United States for en- 

 forcement expenses as provided in article 6 of the 

 treaty. On or before the issuance of a letter of vol- 

 untary compliance the deposited funds referred to 

 above shall be transferred, in the manner provided 

 for in regulations, through the Secretary, to the Off- 

 shore Shrimp Fisheries Fund, established pursuant 

 to section llOOb-4 of this title. (Pub. L. 93-242, § 5, 

 Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1065, amended Pub. L. 94-58, 

 § 3(d) , July 24, 1975, 89 Stat. 267.) 



Amendments 

 1975 — Pub. L. 94-58 substituted "March 14. 1975" for 

 "May 9, 1972", and "$1,215" for "$700". 



Effective Date of 1975 Amendment 

 Amendment by Pub. L. 94-58 effective July 24, 1975, see 

 section 4(a) of Pub. L. 94-58, set out as a note under 

 section UOOb of this title. 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 

 This section is referred to In sections 1100b, llOOb-1, 

 llOOb-2, llOOb-4 of this title. 



§ nOOb-4. Offshore Shrimp Fisheries Fund. 



(a) Establishment on books of United States Treas- 

 ury. 



There is hereby established on the books of the 

 Treasury a separate fund, the Offshore Shrimp 

 Fisheries F\ind, to be used by the Secretary to make 

 payments for enforcement expenses as provided in 

 article VI of the treaty. The furid shall be credited 

 with permit fees collected pursuant to section 

 llOOb-1 of this title for enforcement expenses, funds 

 appropriated under section llOOb-lO(a) of this title, 

 amounts transferred through the Secretary from 

 deposits in the special accounts referred to in sec- 

 tion llOOb-3 of this title, and amounts collected for 

 minimum penalties pursuant to section llOOb-1 of 

 this title. Any funds remaining in the fund shall re- 

 main available for expenditure under this chapter. 



(b) Enforcement expenses. 



The Secretary of Commerce, through the Secretary 

 of State, shall pay, or cause to be paid, on behalf 

 of the United States the enforcement expenses as 

 provided in article VI of the treaty. 



(c) Reimbursement of amounts paid on behalf of 

 United States in carrying out seizure and deten- 

 tion of vessels. 



In the event that a vessel owner, master, or other 

 person in charge of a vessel, pays on behalf of the 

 United States the unusual enforcement expenses 

 Incurred in carrying out the seizure and detention 

 of a vessel, referred to in article VI of the treaty, and 

 is not assessed a civil penalty under section 1100 

 b-7 of this title within two years from the date of 

 such seizure in respect to the violation for which the 

 vessel was seized, such vessel owner, master, or other 

 person shall be entitled " to reimbursement of 

 amounts so paid. Application for reimbursement shall 

 be made to the Secretary. (Pub. L. 93-242, § 6, Jan. 2, 

 1974, 87 Stat. 1065, amended Pub. L. 94-58, §3(e), 

 July 24, 1975, 89 Stat. 267.) 



Amendments 

 1975 — Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-58 added provision relat- 

 ing to the availability for expenditure under this chapter 

 of any funds remaining in the fund. 



Effective Date of 1975 Amendment 

 Amendment by Pub. L. 94-58 effective upon the entry 

 into force of the Agreement Between the Government 

 of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government 

 of the United States of America Concerning Shrimp, 

 signed on March 14, 1975, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 94-58, 

 set out as a note under section UOOb of this title. 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 

 This section is referred to In section llOOb-3 of this 

 title. 



§ llOOb-5. Information and reports. 



(a) Logbooks. 



Each master or other person in charge of a vessel 

 which is the subject of a permit under this chapter 

 shall keep a logbook in the form and manner pre- 

 scribed pursuant to the treaty and set forth in regu- 

 lations. 



(b) Additional information; time and form for supply- 

 ing information to Secretary. 



In addition to the logbook, owners of vessels 

 which have permits under this chapter shall supply 



