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 PUBLIC LAW 99-659—NOV. 14, 1986

100 STAT. 3721

(e) AMENDMENTS TO THE SALTONSTALL-KENNEDY ACT.—Subsection

(b) of section 2 of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c-3(b)), is amended— ^ (1) by inserting "(1)" before "The Secretary of Agriculture"; '^ (2) by striking out "separate fund" and all that follows thereafter and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "separate fund ' only for— Research and "(A) use by the Secretary— "(i) to provide financial assistance for the purpose of development. carrying out fisheries research and development projects approved under subsection (c), and "(ii) to implement the national fisheries research and '.;>:• development program provided for under subsection (d); and tO "(B) the provision of moneys, subject to paragraph (2), to ,,^,. carry out the purposes of the Fisheries Promotion Fund established under section 208(a) of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986."; and Ante, p. 3720. (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) There are transferred from the fund established under paragraph (1) to the Fisheries Promotion Fund referred to in paragraph (1)(B) $750,000 in fiscal year 1987, $3,000,000 in each of fiscal years 1988 and 1989, and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 1990.". SEC. 210. ESTABLISHMENT OF A COUNCIL.

16 USC 4009.

(a) APPLICATION.—An application for a charter for a seafood marketing council for one or more species of fish and fish products of that species may be filed by persons who meet the requirements specified in accordance with subsection (b)(6) of this section. (b) FORM OF APPLICATION.—An application for a charter for a

council shall be made by filing with the Secretary the text of a proposed charter in such form as shall be prescribed by regulation by the Secretary. The text of a proposed charter must contain such information as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate for carrying out the provisions of this title, including— (1) the name of the council and a provision proclaiming its > establishment; f (2) a declaration of the purposes and objectives of the council; (3) a description of the species of fish and fish products for which the council will implement marketing and promotion plans under section 211 of this title; (4) the identification of each sector and the number and terms of representatives of each sector that will be represented as voting members of the council; (5) the identification of those sectors (including the sector consisting of harvesters, the sector consisting of receivers, and, if subject to assessment, the sector consisting of importers) subject to a referendum to establish a council under subsection (e) of this section; •^'(6) a specification for each sector described under paragraph (5) of this subsection of the minimum requirements, as measured by income, volume, or other relevant factors, that a person engaging in business in the sector must meet in order to participate in a referendum; (7)(A) a description of the procedures for determining assessment rates under section 213 of this title;

Regulations.

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