An Act to protect and conserve the North Pacific fur seals, to provide for the administration of the Pribilof Islands, to conserve the fur seals and other wildlife on the Pribilof Islands, and to protect sea otters on the high seas
PL 89-702 (S.2102), enacted 11/02/1966

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Public Law 89-702 
A N A C T 
November 2, 1966 
To protect and conserve the North Pacific fur seals, to provide for the administra- 
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tion of the Pribilof Islands, to conserve the fur seals and other wildlife on 
the Pribilof Islands, and to protect sea otters on the high seas. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may ^^^ ^^^^ ^""^ °^ 
be cited as the "Fur Seal Act of 1966". 
TITLE I—CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF T H E 
NORTH PACIFIC FUR SEALS 
SEC. 101. It is unlawful, except as provided in this Act or by 
regulation of the Secretary of the Interior, for any person or vessel 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to engage in the taking 
of fur seals in the North Pacific Ocean or on lands or waters under 
the jurisdiction of the United States, or to use any port or harbor or 
other place under the jurisdiction of the United otates for any pur-
pose connected in any way with such taking, or for any person to 
transport, import, offer for sale, or possess at any port or place or 
on any vessel, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, fur 
seals or the parts thereof, including, but not limited to, raw, dressed, 
or dyed fur seal skins, taken contrary to the provisions of this Act or 
the Convention, or for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States to refuse to permit, except within the territorial waters 
of the United States, a duly authorized official of Canada, Japan, or 
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to board and search any vessel 
which is outfitted for the harvesting of living marine resources and 
which is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to determine 
whether such vessel is engaged in sealing contrary to the provisions 
of said Convention. 
SEC. 102. (a) Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who dwell on the 
coasts of the North Pacific Ocean are permitted to take fur seals and 
dispose of their skins in any manner after the skins have been officially 
marked and certified by a person authorized by the Secretary of the 
Interior, provided that the seals are taken only in canoes no*^ trans-
ported by or used in connection with other vessels, and propelled entire-
ly by oars, paddles, or sails, and manned by not more than five persons 
each, in the way hitherto practiced and without the use of firearms. 
(b) The authority contained in this section shall not apply to 
Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who are employed by any person for 
the purpose of taking fur seals or are under contract to deliver the 
skins to any person. 
SEC. 103. The Secretary of the Interior shall (1) conduct such 
scientific research and investigations on the fur seal resources of the 
North Pacific Ocean as he deems necessary to carry out the obligations 
of the United States under the Convention, and (2) permit, subject 
to such terms and conditions as he deems desirable, the taking, trans-
portation, importation, exportation, or possession of fur seals or their 
parts for educational, scientific, or exhibition purposes. 
SEC. 104. (a) The Secretary shall (1) take and cure fur seal skins 
on the Pribilof Islands and on lands subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States whenever he deems such taking and curing is neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of the Convention or to manage the 
fur seal herd, (2) employ natives of the Pribilof Islands and, when 
necessary, other persons for taking and curing of fur seal skins pur-
suant to this section, and compensate them at rates to be determined 
by the Secretary, (3) deliver to authorized agents of the parties such 
fur seal skins as the parties are entitled under the Convention, (4) 
Prohibitions. 
8 UST 2283; 
15 UST 316. 
Sealing per-
mitted by Eski-
mos and Indians. 
Fur seal re-
sources, scien-
tific research. 
Authority of 
Interior Secretary. 
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Agreements. 
Vessel search. 
8 UST 2287. 
Seizure or 
arrest. 
North Pacific 
Fur Seal Commis-
sion. 
Appointment of 
Commissioner by 
President. 
utilize such quantities of fur seal skins taken pursuant to this section 
or forfeited to, or seized by, the L^nited States as tlie Secretary- deems 
desirable for product development and market promotion, (5) provide 
for the disposal or destruction of any fur seal skins that are damaged 
or that are determined by the Secretary to have no value or use as 
luxury furs, (6) provide for the processing of such quantities of fur 
seal skins as he deems desirable, (7) provide from time to time for 
the sale, pursuant to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems 
desirable, of fur seal skins and products of fur seals not otherwise used 
or disposed of pursuant to this Act, and (8) deposit into the Pribilof 
Islands fund in the Treasury the proceeds from such sales, except that 
the Secretary shall pay annually to the Commission the proceeds from 
the sales of any fur seal skins that are taken contrary to the pro-
visions of this title and the regulations issued thereunder or tliat are 
forfeited to the United States. 
(b) The Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with any 
public or private agency or person for the purpose of carrying out the 
provisions of this title, other than for the purpose of taking fur seals. 
SEC. 105. (a) Any person authorized to enforce the provisions of 
this Act who has reasonable cause to believe that any vessel outfitted 
for the harvesting of living marine resources and subject to the juris-
diction of any of the parties to the Convention is violating the provi-
sions of article I I I of the Convention may, except within the territo-
rial waters of another nation, board and search such vessel. 
Such 
person shall carry a special certificate of identification issued by the 
Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of the Treasury which shall be 
in English, Japanese, and Russian and which shall be exhibited to the 
master of the vessel upon request. 
(b) If, after boarding and searching such vessel, such person con-
tinues to have reasonable cause to believe that such vessel, or any per-
son on board, is violating said article, he may seize such vessel or 
arrest such person, or both. The Secretary of State shall, as soon as 
practicable, notify the party having jurisdiction over the vessel or per-
son of such seizure or arrest. 
The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of the Treasury, 
upon request of the Secretary of State, shall deliver the seized vessel 
or arrested person, or both, as promptly as practicable to the author-
ized officials of said party: Provided, That whenever said party can-
not immediately accept such delivery, the Secretary of the Interior 
or the Secretary of the Treasury may, upon request of the Secretary 
of State, keep the vessel or person under surveillance within the 
United States. 
(c) At the request of said party, the Secretary of the Interior or 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the person authorized to 
enforce the provisions of this Act to attend the trial as a witness in 
any case arising under said article or give testimony by deposition, 
and shall produce such records and files or copies thereof as may be 
necessary to establish the offense. 
SEC. 106. The President shall appoint to the Commission a United 
States Commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. 
The President may also appoint a Deputy United States Commis-
sioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. The Deputy 
Commissioner shall be the principal adviser of the Commissioner, and 
shall perform the duties of the Commissioner in the case of his death, 
resignation, absence, or illness. The Commissioner and the Deputy 
Commissioner shall receive no compensation for their services. The 
Commissioners may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu 
of subsistence at the rates authorized by section 5 of the Administra-
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tive Expense Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 78b-2) Avheii engaged in the 
so stat. sos; 
performance of their duties. 
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SEC. 107. The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secre-
tary of the Interior, is authorized to accept or reject, on behalf of 
the United States, recommendations made by the Commission pursuant 
to article V of the Convention. 
SEC. 108. The head of any Federal agency is authorized to consult 
with and provide technical assistance to the Secretary of the Interior 
or the Commission whenever such assistance is needed and can rea-
sonably be furnished in carrying out the provisions of this title. Any 
Federal agency furnishing assistance hereunder may expend its own 
funds for such purposes, with or without reimbursement. 
SEC. 109. As used in this title, the term— 
Definitions. 
(a) "Convention" means the Interim Convention on the Conserva-
tion of North Pacific Fur Seals signed at Washington, on February 9, 
1957, by the parties, as amended by the protocol signed at Washington, 1
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on October 8,1963, by the parties, 
(b) "Party" or "parties" means the LTnited States of America, 
Canada, Japan, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 
(c) "Commission" means the North Pacific Fur Seal Commission 
established pursuant to article V of the convention, 
(d) "Sealing''means the taking of fur seals, 
(e) "North Pacific Ocean" means the waters of the Pacific Ocean 
north of the thirtieth parallel of north latitude, including the Bering. 
Okhotsk, and Japan Seas, 
(f) "Import" means to land on, or bring into, or attempt to land 
on, or bring into any place subject to the jurisdiction of the Ignited 
States. 
TITLE II—ADMINISTRATION OF T H E 
PRIBILOF ISLANDS 
SEC. 201. The Pribilof Islands shall continue to be administered an^/mana^imTnt 
as a special reservation by the Secretary of the Interior for the pur- by interior secre-
poses of conserving, managing, and protecting the North Pacific fur *^'^^" 
seals and other wildlife, and for other purposes. 
SEC. 202. The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of this title, 
contract or 
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to issue permits to, public or private agencies or persons, including the 
natives of said islands, in accordance with such terms and conditions 
as he deems desirable for the use of any Government-owned real or 
personal property located on the Pribilof Islands, for the furnishing 
of accommoaations for tourists and other visitors, for educational, 
recreational, residential,, or commercial purposes, for the operation, 
maintenance, and repair of Government-owned facilities and utilities, 
for the transportation and storage of food and other supplies, and for 
such other purposes as the Secretary deems desirable. 
SEC. 203 (a) In carrying out the provisions of this title, the Secre-
tary is also authorized— 
(1) to provide, with or without reimbursement, the natives of 
the Pribilof Islands with such facilities, services, and equipment 
as he deems necessary, including, but not limited to, food, fuel, 
shelter, transportation, and education, 
(2) to provide the employees of the Department of the Interior 
Facilities for em-
and other Federal agencies and their dependents, and tourists and pendems^" 
other persons, at reasonable rates to be determined by the Secre-
tary, with such facilities, services, and equipment as he deems nec-
essary, including, but not limited to, food, fuel, shelter, trans-
portation, and education, 
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Alaska. 
Education, etc., 
for natives. 
HEW Secretary. 
Medical and 
dental care. 
68 Stat. 674; 
71 Stat. 371. 
St. Paul Island. 
Townsite. 
(3) to purchase, transport, store, and distribute such supplies 
and equipment to carry out the provisions of this section as the 
Secretary deems necessary, and 
(4) to purchase, construct, operate, and maintain such facilities 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 
(b) The proceeds from the furnishing of facilities, services, sup-
plies, and equipment pursuant to this section shall be credited to the 
appropriation current at the time the proceeds are received. 
SEC. 204. (a) The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agree-
ment with the Governor of the State of Alaska pursuant to which the 
State shall assume full responsibility for furnishing education to the 
natives of the Pribilof Islands. The Secretary is also authorized to 
enter into agreements with said Governor pursuant to which the State 
shall furnish to such natives adequate food, shelter, transportation, 
and such other facilities, services, and equipment as the Secretary 
deems necessary. 
(b) Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section for the 
transfer to the State of the responsibility for furnishing education to 
the natives of the Pribilof Islands shall provide, in addition to such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary deems desirable, that the State 
of Alaska, in assuming such responsibility, shall meet the educational 
needs of the said natives in the same manner as the State meets the 
educational needs of all of its citizens, including the furnishing of 
necessary facilities therefor. 
SEC. 205. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall 
provide medical and dental care to the natives of the Pribilof Islands, 
with or without reimbursement, as provided by other law. 
He is 
authorized to provide such care to Federal employees and their de-
pendents and tourists and other persons in the Pribilof Islands at 
reasonable rates to be determined by him. He may purchase, lease, 
construct, operate, and maintain such facilities, supplies, and equip-
ment as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section 
and the costs of such items, including medical and dental care, shall be 
charged to the budget of the Secretary of Health, Education, and 
Welfare. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as superseding or 
limiting the authority and responsibility of the Secretary of Health, 
Education, and Welfare under the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 TT.S.C. 
2001 et seq.), as amended, or any other law with respect to medical and 
dental care of natives or other persons in the Pribilof Islands. 
SEC. 206. (a) For the purpose of fostering self-sufficiency among 
the natives of the Pribilof Islands, and in order that they may enjoy 
local self-government, and to facilitate the establishment by such 
natives of a municipal corporation under the laws of the S'^ate of 
Alaska, the Secretary is authorized to set apart so much of the land 
on St. Paul Island as he determines necessary to establish a townsite. 
The Secretary shall survey the townsite into lots, blocks, streets, and 
alleys and he may issue a patent therefor to a trustee appointed by 
him, when he is satisfied that a viable self-governing community 
which is capable of providing adequate municipal services is estab-
lished or will be established prior to the conveyance by the trustee of 
title to any property to the natives of the Pribilof Islands 
The 
trustee is authorized to convey to the individual natives of the Pribilof 
Islands title to improved or unimproved lots or tracts of land within 
such townsite for homesite, commercial, or other purposes not incon-
sistent with the purpose for which the Secretary administers said 
islands, upon payment of an amount to be determined by the Secre-
tary. Any deed issued by the trustee shall provide, in addition to 
such terms and conditions relating to the use of said lots or tracts as 
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the Secretary deems necessary, that the title conveyed is inalienable for 
a period of twenty years from the date of conveyance except upon 
approval of the Secretary. Any deed issued after twenty years from 
the date of conveyance shall not require approval of the Secretary. 
Any lot or tract conveyed by the trustee to said natives shall not, 
except as provided in the Act of March 29, 1956 (70 Stat. 62; 25 
U.S.C. 483a), be subject to levy and sale in satisfaction of the debts, 
contracts, or liabilities of the purchaser or to any claims of adverse 
possession or to claims of prescription, except that such lot or tract 
shall be subject to taxation and to levy and sale in satisfaction thereof 
under the laws of the State of Alaska. 
(b) In determining the amount to be paid for the purchase of lots 
or tracts under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall con-
sider the economic status of the natives of the Pribilof Islands, in-
cluding the factor of isolation, the restrictive nature of the title to be 
conveyed, the improvements, if any, placed on the property by the 
purchaser and such other factors as he deems pertinent: Provided^ 
That payment shall be made in accordance with such terms and con-
ditions as the Secretary deems desirable. 
(c) The net proceeds from the sale, pursuant to this section, of ^j^llixl^intyVor 
improved or unirhproved lots or tracts shall be made available to the municipal services. 
established local governing body to be used with other proceeds avail-
able to such body for the purpose of providing adequate municipal 
services to persons inhabiting the islands. In addition, at the close of 
tJie first fiscal year in which there is established a municipal corpora-
tion as provided in this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment from the gross 
receipts of the Pribilof Islands fund, after deducting from such fund 
all costs to the United States in carrying out the provisions of this Act, 
the sum of $50,000 to such community to assist it in providing ade-
quate municipal services, and, at the close of each succeeding four fiscal 
vears, he shall pay from such fund the sums of $40,000, $30,000, 
$20,000, and $10,000, respectively. 
(d) Upon approval by the Secretary, the trustee shall convey, with un*;°"d'^^ands^ °^ 
or without reimbursement, any improved or unimproved land which 
was authorized to be sold under subsection (a), and which is unsold 
five years after incorporation, and which is not needed in connection 
with the Federal activities on said islands, to the municipality for the 
purposes of this section: Provided. That a conveyance pursuant to 
this subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary deems necessary to enable him to administer the Pribilof 
Islands as provided in this title. 
(e) The trustee shall convey to the municipality at the time of incor-
poration all surveyed streets and alleys of the townsite. All deeds 
issued by the trustee shall contain a reservation to the trustee of rights-
of-way for streets and alleys to be surveyed and established upon and 
across land conveyed to the natives of the Pribilof Islands whenever 
he determines that it would be in the interest of the native owner to 
establish such streets and alleys. 
Such reservation shall be for a 
term not to exceed ten years. In addition the Secretary may convey 
without reimbursement to the municipality such lands or interests 
therein outside the townsite boundaries for any purpose subject to 
such conditions as the Secretary deems desirable to carry out the pur-
poses of this Act. 
(f) The provisions of this section shall not affect any valid existing 
rights. 
SEC. 207. Any person who violates or fails to comply with any regu- 
Penalties. 
lation issued by the Secretary of the Interior under this title relating 
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to the use and management of the Pribilof Islands or to the conserva-
tion and protection of the fur seals or wildlife or other natural re-
sources located thereon shall be fined not more than $500 or be im-
prisoned not more than six months, or both. 
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in the taking and curing of fur seal skins and other activities m con-
nection with the administration of such islands prior to January 1, 
1950, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior based on records 
available to him, shall be considered for purposes of credit under the 
70 Stat. 743; 
Qiyil Service Retirement Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2251-2267), as 
civinan service performed by an employee, as denned m said Act. 
(b) The annuity of any person or the annuity of the survivor of 
any person who shall have performed service described in subsection 
(a), and w^ho prior to the date of enactment of tliis Act died or shall 
have been retired on annuity payable from the civil service retirement 
and disability fund, shall, upon application filed by the annuitant 
within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, be adjusted, 
effective as of the first day of the month immediately following the 
date of enactment of this Act, so that the amount of the annuity will 
be the same as if such subsection had been in effect at the time of such 
person's retirement or death. 
(c) Section 4(g) of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 
2254(g)) is amended by inserting after the words "military service" 
a comma and the following: "for service performed prior to January 
1, 1950, by natives of the Pribilof Islands in the taking and curing 
of fur seal skins and other activities in connection with the adminis-
tration of such islands,". 
(d) In no case shall credit for the service described in subsection 
(a) entitle a person to the benefits of section 11 (h) of the Civil Service 
Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 2261 (h)). 
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other 
hiw, benefits under the Civil Service Retirement Act made available 
by reason of the provisions of this section shall be paid from the civil 
service retirement and disability fund subject to reimbursement to 
such fund from the gross receipts of the Pribilof Islands fund, estab-
lished in section 407 of this Act, for the purpose of compensating said 
retirement fund for the cost, as determined by the Civil Service Com-
mission during each fiscal year, of benefits provided by this section. 
This reimbursement to the civil service retirement fund shall be con-
sidered a cost of administering the fur seal program. 
TITLE 
III—PROTECTION 
OF 
SEA 
OTTERS 
ON 
THE 
HIGH 
SEAS 
SEC. 301. (a) It is unlawful, except as provided in this Act or by 
regulations issued by the Secretary of the Interior, for any person 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to take or engage 
in the taking of sea otters on the high seas beyond the territorial 
waters of the United States, or to possess, transport, sell, purchase, 
or offer to sell or purchase sea otters or their parts taken on the high 
seas, or to destroy, abandon, or waste needlessly sea otters on the 
high seas. 
(b) The possession of sea otters or any part thereof by any person 
contrary to the provisions of this Act shall constitute prima facie 
evidence that the sea otter or part thereof was taken, purchased, sold, 
or transported in violation of the provisions of this Act or the regula-
tions issued thereunder. 
75 Stat. 771. 
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SEC. 302. The Secretary is authorized, from time to time, to sell, and^roductl'''"^ 
pursuant to such terms and conditions as he deems desirable, or other- 
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wise dispose of, sea otter skins and all the products derived from sea 
otters that are forfeited to, or seized by, the United States pursuant to 
this Act, or that are taken by the Secretary on the high seas or within 
the Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. 
The proceeds of 
such sales shall be deposited in the Pribilof Islands fund in the 
Treasury. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL 
SEC. 401. (a) Every vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United foff^^ures of'' 
States that is employed in any maimer in connection with a violation cargo, etc. 
of the provisions of this Act, including its tackle, apparel, furniture, 
appurtenances, cargo, and stores shall be subject to forfeiture and all 
fur seals or sea otters, or parts thereof, taken or retained in violation 
of this Act or the monetary value thereof shall be forfeited. 
(b) All provisions of law relating to the seizure, summary and judi-
cial forfeiture, and condemnation of a vessel, including its tackle, ap-
parel, furniture, appurtenances, cargo, and stores for violation of the 
customs laws, the disposition of such vessel, including its tackle, ap-
parel, furniture, appurtenances, cargo, and stores or the proceeds from 
the sale thereof, and the remission or mitigation of such forfeitures 
shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have 
been incurred, under the provisions of this Act, insofar as such provi-
sions of law are applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of 
this Act. 
SEC. 402. (a) Enforcement of the provisions of this Act is the joint 
Enforcement. 
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responsibility or the Secretary oi the Interior, the Secretary oi the biuty. 
Treasury, and the Secretary of the Department in w^hich the Coast 
Guard is operating. In addition, the Secretary of the Interior may 
designate officers and employees of the States of the United States to 
enforce the provisions of this Act which relate to persons or vessels 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. When so designated, 
such officers and employees are authorized to function as Federal law 
enforcement agents for these purposes, but they shall not be held and 
considered as employees of the United States for the purposes of any 
laws administered by the Civil Service Commission. 
(b) The judges of the United States district courts and the United wirran1s"etc^. 
States commissioners may, within their respective jurisdictions, upon 
proper oath or affirmation showing probable cause, issue such warrants 
or other process, including warrants or other process issued in admiral-
ty proceedings in Federal district courts, as may be required for en-
forcement of this Act and any regulations issued thereunder. 
(c) Any person authorized to carry out enforcement activities here-
under shall have the power to execute any warrant or process issued 
by any officer or court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement 
of this Act. 
(d) Such person so authorized shall have the poAver— 
(1) with or without a warrant or other process, to arrest any 
person committing in his presence or view a violation of this Act 
or the regulations issued thereunder; 
(2) with a warrant or other process or without a Avarrant, if 
he has reasonable cause to believe that a vessel subject to the ju-
risdiction of the United States or any person on board is in viola-
tion of any provision of this Act or the regulations issued there-
under, to search such vessel and to arrest such person. 
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Penalties. 
Contract or 
agreement au-
thority. 
Definitions. 
Pribilof Is-
lands fund, 
establishment. 
72 Stat. 340. 
48 u s e Chap. 2 
note. 
Repeal. 
Alaska. 
Sealskins and 
sea otter skins. 
Disposition of 
proceeds from 
sales. 
(e) SucK person so authorized may seize any vessel subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States, together with its tackle, ai)parel, 
furniture, appurtenances, cargo, and stores, used or employed con-
trary to the provisions of this Act or the regulations issued hereunder 
or which it reasonably appears has been used or employed contrai'y 
to the provisions of this Act or the regulations issued hereunder. 
(f) ouch person so authorized may seize, whenever and wherever 
lawfully found, all fur seals or sea otters taken or retained in violation 
of this Act or the regulations issued thereunder. 
Any fur seals so 
seized or forfeited to the United States pursuant to this Act shall be 
disposed of in accordance with the provisions of section 104, of this 
Act. Any sea otters so seized or forfeited to the United States pur-
suant to this Act shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions 
of section 802 of this Act. 
SEC. 403. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to issue reg-
ulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 404. Any person violating the provisions of title 1 or III of 
this Act or the regulations issued thereunder shall be fined not inore 
than $2,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. 
SEC. 405. The Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out the provi-
sions of this Act, is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements 
for research with any person or public or private agency. 
SEC. 406. (a) The term ''person*' as used in this Act means any in-
dividual, partnership, corporation, or association. 
(b) The terms "take" or "taking'" or "taken" as used in this Act 
mean to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, kill, or attempt to pursue, 
hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill. 
(c) The term "natives of the Pribilof Islands" as used in this Act 
means any Indians, Aleuts, or Eskimos who i)ermanently reside on said 
island. 
(d) The term "Pribilof Islands" as used in this Act means the 
islands of St. Paul and St. George, AValrus and Otter Islands, and 
Sea Lion Rock. 
SEC. 407. There is established a Pribilof Islands fund and there are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary from 
the fund and from other funds in the Treasury to carry out the provi-
sions of this Act and the provisions of section 6(e) of the Alaska 
Statehood Act which provides for the payment to the State of Alaska 
of certain specified proceeds deposited into said fund. 
SEC. 408. (a) The Act of February 26, 1944 (58 Stat. 100: 16 
IT.S.C. 631a-631q), is repealed. 
(b) The last three sentences of section 6(e) of the Alaska Statehood 
Act (72 Stat. 339) are amended to read as follows: "Commencing with 
the year during which Alaska is admitted into the Union, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, at the close of each fiscal year, shall pay to the 
State of Alaska 70 per centum of the net proceeds, as determined by 
the Secretary of the Interior, derived during such fiscal year from all 
sales of sealskins or sea otter skins made in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Fur Seal Act of 1966. In arriving at the net proceeds, 
there shall be deducted from the receipts from all sales all costs to 
the United States in carrying out the provisions of the Fur Seal Act of 
1966, including, but not limited to, the costs of handling and dressing 
the skins, the costs of making the sales, and all expenses incurred in 
the administration of the Pribilof Islands, and the payments made to 
any municipal corporation established pursuant^ to section 206 of the 
Fur Seal Act of 1966 and to the civil service retirement and disability 
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fund pursuant to section 208 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966. In admin-
istering the Pribilof Islands fund established by section 407 of the Fur 
Seal Act of 1966, the Secretary shall consult with the State of Alaska 
aanually. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting the 
rights of the United States under the provisions of the Fur Seal Act of 
1966 and the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1937 (16 U.S.C. 772- ^^ ^'^'- 325. 
772i)." 
Approved November 2, 1966, 8:07 a.m., Anchorage, Alaska. 
Public Law 89-703 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
November 2, 1966 
To provide for the designation of the month of May of each year as "iSteelmark [H. j . Res. looi] 
Month". 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the month of May of 
"steeimark 
each year is hereby designated as "Steeimark Month" in recognition tion. ' 
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of the tremendous contribution made by the steel industry in the 
United States to the national security and defense of our country. The 
President is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon all people 
of the United States for the observance of such month with appro-
priate proceedings and ceremonies. 
Approved November 2, 1966. 
Public Law 89-704 
J O I N T RESOLUTION 
November 2. 1966 
Fixing the time of assembly of the Ninetieth Congress. 
[H. j . Res. 1322] 
Ninetieth Con-
gress. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Ninetieth Congress 
shall assemble at noon on Tuesday, January 10, 1967. 
Approved November 2, 1966. 
Public Law 89-705 
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November 2, 1966 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to set aside funds for research into 
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spinal cord injuries and diseases. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Atnerica in Congress assembled, That section 216 of 
veterans Ad-
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof ""spfnLl^cord in-
the following new subsection: 
juries, research. 
"(c) For each fiscal year in the period beginning July 1,1966, and 78^statr44\!^^' 
ending June 30, 1972, the Administrator shall set aside not less than 
$100,000 of funds aj)propriated for medical research, authorized by 
section 4101 of this title, for the conduct of research into spinal cord 
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injuries and diseases, and other disabilities that lead to paralysis of 
the lower extremities." 
Approved November 2, 1966.