An Act to promote the fishing industry in the United States and its Territories by providing for the training of needed personnel for such industry
PL 84-1027 (S.2379), enacted 08/08/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 1027-AUG. 8, 1956 
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S T A T 
SEC, 5. This Act shall not invalidate any provision of the laws of 
any State except insofar as there is a direct conflict between an express 
provision of this Act and an express provision of State law which can 
not be reconciled. 
Approved August 8, 1966. 
August 8, 1956 
[S. 2379] 
Public Law 1027 
CHAPTER 1039 
AN ACT 
To promote the fishing industry in the United States and its Territories by 
providing for the training of needed personnel for such industry. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
^^ishing Indus- jjunited States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Sec-
1 ^"rm""*^ * " ^ retary of the Interior is authorized to make grants, out of funds 
ng gran s. 
appropriated for the purposes of this section, to public and nonprofit 
private universities and colleges in the several States and Territories 
of the United States for such purposes as may be necessary to pro-
mote the education and training of professionally trained personnel 
(including scientists, technicians, and teachers) needed in the field of 
commercial fishing. Any amount appropriated for the purposes of 
this section shall be apportioned on an equitable basis, as determined 
by the Secretary of the Interior, among the several States and Terri-
tories for the purpose of making grants within each such State and 
Territory. 
In making such apportionment the Secretary of the 
Interior shall take into account the extent of the fishing industry 
within each State and Territory as compared with the total fishing 
industry of the United States (including Territories), and such other 
factors as may be relevant in view of the purposes of this section. 
(b) There are authorized to be appropriated not in excess of 
$550,000 for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 1955, and for each 
fiscal year thereafter for the purposes of this section. 
(c) The Secretary of the Interior may establish such regulations 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 3 (a) of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 
is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
paragraph: 
"(5) $375,000 for vocational education in the fishery trades and 
industry and distributive occupations therein, to be apportioned for 
expenditure in the several States and Territories on an equitable basis, 
as determined by the United States Commissioner of Education 
after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, taking into 
account the extent of the fishing industry of each State and Territory 
as compared with the total fishing industry of the United States 
(including Territories)." 
(b) Section 3 (b) of such Act is amended by striking out "para-
graphs (1) to (4)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraphs (1) 
to (5)". 
Approved August 8, 1956. 
Approprlatiom 
Regulations. 
60 Stat. 775. 
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^proprlatlon. 
Public Law 1028 
CHAPTER 1041 
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AN ACT 
AuEUBt 10, 1956 
[H. R. 7049] 
J Q revise, codify, and enact into law, title 10 of the United States Code, entitled 
"Armed Forces", and title 32 of the United States Code, entitled "National 
Guard " 
[This Act is printed as Volume 70A, U. S. Statutes at Large.]