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75 Stat. 7 7 1.

PUBLIC LAW 89-702-NOV. 2, 1966

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to the use and management of the Pribilof Islands or to the conservation and protection of the fur seals or wildlife or other natural resources located thereon shall be fined not more than $500 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both. ^^^^ 208. (a) Service by natives of the Pribilof Islands enffaffed .

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in the taking and curing of fur seal skins and other activities m connection with the administration of such islands prior to January 1, 1950, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior based on records available to him, shall be considered for purposes of credit under the Qiyil Service Retirement Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2251-2267), as civinan service performed by an employee, as denned m said Act. (b) The annuity of any person or the annuity of the survivor of any person who shall have performed service described in subsection (a), and who prior to the date of enactment of this Act died or shall have been retired on annuity payable from the civil service retirement and disability fund, shall, upon application filed by the annuitant within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, be adjusted, effective as of the first day of the month immediately following the date of enactment of this Act, so that the amount of the annuity will be the same as if such subsection had been in effect at the time of such person's retirement or death. (c) Section 4(g) of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 2254(g)) is amended by inserting after the words "military service" a comma and the following: "for service performed prior to January 1, 1950, by natives of the Pribilof Islands in the taking and curing of fur seal skins and other activities in connection with the administration of such islands,". (d) I n no case shall credit for the service described in subsection (a) entitle a person to the benefits of section 11(h) of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 2261 (h)). (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other hiw, benefits under the Civil Service Retirement Act made available by reason of the provisions of this section shall be paid from the civil service retirement and disability fund subject to reimbursement to such fund from the gross receipts of the Pribilof Islands fund, established in section 407 of this Act, for the purpose of compensating said retirement fund for the cost, as determined by the Civil Service Commission during each fiscal year, of benefits provided by this section. This reimbursement to the civil service retirement fund shall be considered a cost of administering the fur seal program.

TITLE III—PROTECTION OF SEA OTTERS ON THE HIGH SEAS SEC. 301. (a) I t is unlawful, except as provided in this Act or by regulations issued by the Secretary of the Interior, for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to take or engage in the taking of sea otters on the high seas beyond the territorial waters of the United States, or to possess, transport, sell, purchase, or offer to sell or purchase sea otters or their parts taken on the high seas, or to destroy, abandon, or waste needlessly sea otters on the high seas. (b) The possession of sea otters or any part thereof by any person contrary to the provisions of this Act shall constitute prima facie evidence that the sea otter or part thereof was taken, purchased, sold, or transported in violation of the provisions of this Act or the regulations issued thereunder.

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