A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980 to carry out the Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964.
PL 95-53 (H.R.6206), enacted 06/22/1977

PUBLIC LAW 95-53—JUNE 22, 1977 
91 STAT. 249 
Public Law 95-53 
95th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980 to carry out 
tlie Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4 of 
the Commercial Fisheries Research and Dev-elopment Act of 1964 (16 
U.S.C. 779b) is amended— 
(1) by amending' subsection (a) to read as follows: 
"(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Commerce for apportionment to tb.e States to carry out the purposes 
of this Act the followino- sums: 
'' (1) $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30,1974, 
June 30,1975, and June 30,1976, and September 30,1977, 
"(2) $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending Septem-
ber 30, 1978, September 30, 1979, and September 30, 1980."; 
(2) by amending that part of subsection (b) which precedes 
"and any sums made available" in the first proviso thereto to read 
as follows: 
"(b) In addition to the amounts authorized in subsection (a) of this 
section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Commerce— 
" (1) $1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30,1974, 
June 30, 1975, June 30, 1976, and September 30, 1977, and 
" (2) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 
1978, September 30, 1979, and September 30, 1980 
which shall be available to the States in such amounts as the Secretary 
of Commerce may determine appropriate for the purposes of this Act: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall give a preference to those States 
in which he determines there is a connnercial fishery failure or serious 
disruption affecting future production due to a resource disaster aris-
ing from natural or undetermined causes in providing funds to States 
from the amount in clause (2) of this subsection,"; and 
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 
"(c) In addition to the funds authorized in subsections (a) and (b) 
of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
of Commerce the following sums which shall be made available to one 
or more States in such amounts as the Secretary of Commerce may 
determine to be appropriate for developing a new commercial fishery 
therein: 
"(1) $100,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1974, 
June 30, 1975, June 30, 1976, and September 30, 1977. 
"(2) $500,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 
1978, September 30, 1979, and September 30, 1980.". 
Approved June 22, 1977. 
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June 22, 1977 
[H.R. 6206] 
Commercial 
Fisheries 
Research and 
Development Act 
of 1964, 
amendments. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-254 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-147 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 123 (1977): 
May 10, considered and passed House. 
May 17, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
June 1, House concurred in Senate amendment.