An Act to amend the Central, Western, and South Pacific Fisheries Development Act to increase the appropriation authorization through fiscal year 1982, to expand the United States fisheries development effort, and to cooperate in the formation and research of the South Pacific regional fishery agency, and for other purposes.
PL 95-295 (H.R.11657), enacted 06/16/1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-295—JUNE 16, 1978 
92 STAT. 319 
Public Law 95-295 
95th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Central, Western, and South Pacific Fisheries Development Act 
to increase the appropriation authorization through fiscal year 19S2, to expand 
the United States fisheries development effort, and to cooperate in the forma-
tion and research of the South Pacific regional fishery agency, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Central, 
Western, and South Pacific Fisheries Development Act (16 U.S.C. 
758e—758e-5) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 2 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 758e) is amended by inserting 
"with the Pacific Tuna Development Foundation or other agency or 
organization," immediately after "contract.". 
(2) Section 3 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 758-1) is amended by (A) 
inserting "the Secretary of State," immediately after "Interior,"; 
(B) inserting "the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands," 
immediately after the "Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands,"; 
(C) striking out "and" immediately after "institutions,"; and (D) 
inserting ", and all appropriate member nations of a South Pacific 
regional fishery agency (hereinafter referred to in this Act as the 
'agency'), if such an agency is formed" immediately after "industry". 
(3) Such Act is further amended by inserting immediately after 
section 3 thereof the following: 
"SEC. 4. In addition to the authority granted in section 2, the Secre-
tary, in consultation with representatives of all interested member 
nations of the agency, and those parties set forth in section 3, may 
establish in accordance with section 2, a cooperative program for the 
development of tuna and other latent fisheries resources of the Central, 
Western, and South Pacific Ocean to be submitted to the President 
and the Congress within one year following official formation of the 
agency. The Secretary shall make available to all interested member 
nations of the agency the results and findings of research or develop-
ment ]:)rojects carried out under this Act.". 
(4) Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of such Act are redesignated sections 5, 
6,7, and 8, respectively. 
June 16, 1978 
[H.R. 116571' 
Central, Western, 
and South Pacific 
Fisheries 
Development Act, 
amendment. 
16 u s e 758e-l. 
Latent fisheries 
resources, 
development 
program. 
Submittal to 
President and 
Congress. 
16 u s e 758e-la. 
16 use 
758e-2-
758e-5. 
92 STAT. 320 
PUBLIC LAW 95-295—JUNE 16, 1978 
SEC. 2. Section 8 of the Central, Western, and South Pacific Fish-
Ante,f. 319. 
eries Development Act (16 U.S.C. 768e-5), as redesignated, is 
amended by— 
(1) placing the amendment made to such section by the Act 
90 Stat. 809. 
of July 6, 1976 (relating to authorizations of appropriations for 
such Fisheries Development Act) immediately after "June 30, 
1976, the sum of $3,000,000"; and 
(2) striking out "$3,000,000," the second place it then appears 
in such section, and inserting in lieu thereof "$4,000,000, and 
for each of the fiscal yeai-s 1980, 1981, and 1982, the sum of 
$5,000,000,". 
Approved June 16, 1978. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-1079 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-818 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, VoL 124 (1978): 
May 1, considered and passed House. 
May 18, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
May 31, House concurred in Senate amendments.