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 97 STAT. 1410 PUBLIC LAW 98-210—DEC. 6, 1983 ery operations, fishery management plan activities, habitat conser- vation, and protected species management. (b) This authorization shall be in addition to any fisheries conser- vation and management moneys authorized under the Fishery Con- servation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Salmon and Steelhead Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.). FISHERIES STATE AND INDUSTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SEC. 4. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Depart- ment of Commerce to enable the National Marine Fisheries Service to carry out its fisheries State and industry assistance program duties under law, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1984. These moneys shall be used to fund those duties specified by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.) and any other law affecting State and industry fisheries assistance. These duties include, but are not limited to, financial assistance for fishing boats and fish processing plants, market development for fishery products, product quality and grants to States for improving management of interstate fisher- ies and stimulating fishery development. (b) This authorization shall be in addition to any fisheries State and industry assistance program moneys authorized under the Com- mercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964 (16 U.S.C. 779 et seq.), the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to initiate with several States a cooperative program for the conservation, development, and enhancement of the Nation's anadromous fish, and for other purposes", approved October 30, 1965 (16 U.S.C. 757a et seq.), the Central, Western, and South Pacific Fishery Development Act (16 U.S.C. 758e), and the Magnuson Fish- ery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). PAY INCREASE AUTHORIZATIONS SEC. 5. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out its duties indicated under this Act, such additional sums as may be necessary for increases in salary, pay, and other employee benefits authorized by law. FREIGHT FORWARDER AMENDMENTS SEC. 6. Subsection (c) of section 1608 of the Act of August 13, 1981 46 USC 801, 801 (95 Stat. 752) is repealed. note. COASTWISE VESSELS Documentation. SEC. 7. (a) That, notwithstanding the failure of the vessel named Ante, p. 586. below to meet the requirements contained in 46 U.S.C. 12105, 46 Ante, pp. 586, U.S.C. 12106, and 46 U.S.C. 12107, and section 27 of the Merchant ^^"^ Marine Act, 1920, as amended (46 App. U.S.C. 883), on the date of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall cause the vessel Protector Alpha, Official Number

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