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PUBLIC LAW 92-219-DEC. 23, 1971

p. 783.

[85 STAT.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), members of the National Cancer Advisory Board (authorized under section 41 OB of the Public Health Service Act, as added by this Act) may be appointed, in the manner provided for in such section, at any time after the date of enactment of this Act. Such officers shall be compensated from the date they first take office, at the rates provided for in such section-llOB. Approved December 23, 1971. Public Law 92-219

December 23, 1971 [H. R. 3304]

Fishermen's P r o t e c t i v e Act of 1967, amendment. 22 USC 1971 note. Fishery p r o d u c t s, importation restriction.

61 Stat. Pt s. 5,.6. Notification to Congress.

Penalties.

Forfeiture.

AN ACT To amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to enhance the effectiveness of international fishery conservation programs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (68 Stat. 883. as amended; 82 Stat. 729), is amended by inserting- at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 8. (a) When the Secretary of Commerce determines that nationals of a foreign country, directly or indirectly, are conducting fishing operations in a manner or under circumstances which diminish the effectiveness of an international fishery conservation program, the Secretary of Commerce shall certify such fact to the President. Upon receipt of such certification, the President may direct the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the bringing or the importation into the United States of fish products of the offending country for such duration as he determines appropriate and to the extent that such prohibition is sanctioned by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. " (b) Within sixty days following certification by the Secretary of Commerce, the President shall notify the Congress of any action taken by him pursuant to such certification. In the event the President fails to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the importation of fish products of the offending country, or if such prohibition does not cover all fish products of the offending country, the President shall inform the Congress of the reasons therefore. "(c) It shall be unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States knowingly to bring or import into, or cause to be imported into, the United States any fish products prohibited by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to this section. " (d)(1) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000 for the first violation, and not more than $25,000 for each subsequent violation. "(2) All fish products brought or imported into the United States in violation of this section, or the monetary value thereof, may be forfeited. "(3) All provisions of law relating to the seizure, judicial forfeiture, and condemnation of a cargo for violation of the customs laws, the disposition of such cargo or the proceeds from the sale

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