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PUBLIC LAW 92-532-OCT. 23, 1972 . «\Kr:.?v*i.

INTERNATIONAL

[86 STAT.

COOPERATION

SEC. 109. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator, shall seek effective international action and cooperation to insure protection of the marine environment, and may, for this purpose, formulate, present, or support specific proposals in the United Nations and other competent international organizations for the development of appropriate international rules and regulations in support of the policy of this Act. EFFECTIVE DATE A N D SAVINGS PROVISIONS

Appropriation.

Annual report to C o n g r e s s.

SEC. 110. (a) This title shall take effect six months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) No legal action begun, or right of action accrued, prior to the effective date of this title shall be affected by any provision of this title. SEC. 111. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $3,600,000 for fiscal year 1973, and not to exceed $5,500,000 for fiscal year 1974, for the purposes and administration of this title, and for succeeding fiscal years only such sums as the Congress may authorize by law. SEC. 112. The Administrator shall report annually, on or before June 30 of each year, with the first report to be made on or before June 30, 1973 to the Congress, on his administration of this title, including recommendations for additional legislation if deemed necessary. TITLE II — C O M P R E H E N S IV E R E S E A R C H ON OCEAN DUMPING

Report to Congress.

SEC. 201. The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating and with the Administrator shall, within six months of the enactment of this Act, initiate a comprehensive and continuing program of monitoring and research regarding the effects of the dumping of material into ocean waters or other coastal waters where the tide ebbs and flows or into the Great Lakes or their connecting waters and shall report from time to time, not less frequently than annually, his findings (including an evaluation of the short-term ecological effects and the social and economic factors involved) to the Congress. SEC. 202. (a) The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with other appropriate Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities shall, within six months of the enactment of this Act, initiate a comprehensive and continuing program of research with respect to the possible long-range effects of pollution, overfishing, and maninduced changes of ocean ecosystems. I n carrying out such research, the Secretary of Commerce shall take into account such factors as existing and proposed international policies affecting oceanic problems, economic considerations involved in both the protection and the use of the oceans, possible alternatives to existing programs, and ways in which the health of the oceans may best be preserved for the benefit of succeeding generations of mankind. (b) I n carrying out his responsibilities under this section, the Secretary of Commerce, under the foreign policy guidance of the President and pursuant to international agreements and treaties made by

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