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 PUBLIC LAW 94-150—DEC. 15, 1975

89 STAT. 807

Public Law 94-150 94th Congress An Act To authorize the employment of certain foreign citizens on the vessel Atlantic, Official Number 517242.

Seafreeze

Dec. 15, 1975 [H.R. 5197]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress Seafreeze Atlantic. finds that the purposes and objectives of the United States Fishing Certain foreign Fleet Improvement Act, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1401-1413) are not citizens, employment. being fulfilled in the case of the large stern trawler Seafreeze Atlantic^ 46 USC 1402 Official Number 517242 (hereafter referred to in this Act as the note. 'Seafreeze Atlantic')^ a vessel of advanced design built under the provisions of that Act, because of the unavailability of skilled United States citizens or skilled aliens legally domiciled in the United States who can be employed as fish processors and fishermen aboard such vessel. SEC. 2. (a) Notwithstanding any requirement of item (5), section 2, Conditions. of the United States Fishing Fleet Improvement Act, of any other 46 USC 1402 provision of law, or of any provision of any contract to which the note. United States is a party, during the four-year period beginning on the 46 USC 1402. date of the enactment of this Act, the owner of the Seafreeze Atlantic may employ foreign citizens as crew members of such vessel for service as fish processors and fishermen if at all times during such four-year period— (1) the master and all of the officers of the vessel are citizens of the United States; (2) citizens of the United States and aliens legally domiciled in the Ignited States comprise not less than 40 percent of the crew; (3) any foreign citizen so employed is only used as a fisherman or fish processor aboard the vessel; and (4) the owner of the vessel undertakes to hire and train United States citizens or aliens legally domiciled in the United States as fish processors or fishermen aboard the vessel in order to assure a future supply of available United States citizens or aliens legally domiciled in the United States who will be qualified as fish processors or fishermen aboard advanced design trawlers. (b) If at any time during such four-year period the Secretary of Commerce finds that the owner of the Seafreeze Atlantic is not in compliance with one or more of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a), the Secretary may prohibit the owner from employing foreign citizens as crew members of such vessel for such period of time as the Secretary deems appropriate. SEC. 3. Section 2(a) of this Act shall cease to apply at the close of 46 USC 1402 the four-year period referred to in such section; except that if the note. owner of the Seafreeze Atlantic provides evidence satisfactory to the Secretary of Commerce that— (1) qualified fish processors or fishermen who are citizens of the United States or aliens legally domiciled in the United States will not be available in sufficient number for employment on the vessel after the close of such period;

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