An Act to authorize a program for the development of tuna and other latent fisheries resources in the Central and Western Pacific Ocean
PL 92-444 (H.R.12207), enacted 09/29/1972

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PUBLIC LAW 92-443-SEPT. 29, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
Tax exemption. 
SEC. 2. The funds credited to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the 
Fort Hall Reservation pursuant to section 1, may be advanced, 
deposited, expended, invested, or reinvested for any purposes that are 
authorized by the tribal governing body and approved by the Secre-
tary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. None of the funds distributed per capita to members of the 
tribes under the provisions of this Act shall be subject to Federal or 
State income taxes. A share or interest payable to enroUees less than 
eighteen years of age or under legal disability shall be paid in accord-
ance with such procedures, including the establishment of trusts, as 
the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the best interest of 
such persons. 
Approved September 29, 1972. 
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September 29, 1972 
[H. R.10436] 
Indians. 
Nez Perce 
Tribe, Idaho. 
Inheritance. 
Public Law 92-443 
AN ACT 
To provide with respect to the inheritance of interests in restricted or trust 
land witliin the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America hi Congress assembled^ That a person who 
is not an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho with one-
fourth degree or more blood of such Tribe shall not be entitled to 
receive by devise or inheritance any interest in trust or restricted land 
within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation or within the area ceded by 
the Treaty of June 11, 1855 (12 Stat. 957), if, while the decedent's 
estate is pending before the Examiner of Inheritance, the Nez Perce 
Tribe of Idaho pays to the Secretary of the Interior, on behalf of such 
person, the fair market value of such interest as determined by the 
Secretary of the Interior after appraisal. The interest for which such 
payment is made shall be held by the Secretary in trust for the Nez 
Perce Tribe of Idaho. 
SEC. 2. On request of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho the Examiner of 
Inheritance shall keep an estate pending for not less than two years 
from the date of decedent's death. 
SEC. 3. When a person who is prohibited by section 1 from acquiring 
any interest by devise or inheritance is a surviving spouse of the 
decedent, a life estate in one-half of the interest acquired by the Nez 
Perce Tribe of Idaho shall, on the request of such spouse, be reserved 
for that spouse and the value of such life estate so reserved shall be 
reflected in the Secretary's appraisal under section 1. 
SEC. 4. The provisions of this Act shall apply to all estates pending 
before the Examiner of Inheritance on the date of this Act and to all 
future estates, but shall not apply to any estate heretofore closed. 
Approved September 29, 1972. 
Public Law 92-444 
September 29, 1972 
A N A C T 
[H. R. 12207] 
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y authorize a program for the development of tuna and other latent Jisheries 
resources in the Central. Western, and South Pacific Ocean. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate a'nd House of liepresentatives 
of the 
Central. West- 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may 
pTcifU: Fisheries '^c cited as the "C"entral, Western, and South Pacific Fisheries Devel-
Development Act. 
o p u i e u t 
A c f . 
dent and Con-
gress. 
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PUBLIC LAW 92-445-SEPT. 29, 1972 
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SEC;. 2. The Secretary of Commerce (hereafter referred to in this Act 
as the "Secretary") is authorized to carry out, directly or by contract, 
a three-year program for the development of the tuna and other latent 
fisheries resources of the Central, Western, and South Pacific Ocean. 
The program shall include, but not be limited to, exploration for, and 
stock assessment of, tuna and other fish; improvement of harvesting 
techniques; gear development; biological resource monitoring; and 
an economic evaluation of the potential for tuna and other fisheries in 
such area. 
SEC. 3. In carrying out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary shall 
cooperation wuh 
consult, and may otherwise cooperate, with the Secretary of the men^s? ^°^^'""" 
Interior, the State of Hawaii and other affected States, the govern-
ments of American Samoa and Guam, the Office of the High Commis-
sioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, educational 
institutions, and the commercial fishing industry. 
SEC. 4. The Secretary shall submit to the President and the Congress, 
Report to Presi-
not later than June 30, 1976, a complete report with respect to his 
activities pursuant to this Act, the results of such activities, and any 
i-ecommendations he may have as a result of such activities. 
SEC. 5. The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be 
Regulations. 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Any contract entered 
into pursuant to section 2 of this Act shall be subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary deems necessary and appropriate to 
protect the interests of the United States. 
SEC. 6. As used in this Act, the term "Central, Western, and South 
"central, west-
Pacific Ocean" means that area of the Pacific Ocean between latitudes p'^ci^^'^o""!!!." 
30 degrees north to 30 degrees south and from longitudes 120 degrees 
east to 130 degrees west. 
SEC. 7. There is authorized to be appropriated for the period begin- 
Appropriation. 
uing July 1, 1973, and ending June 30, 1976, the sum of $3,000,000 to 
carry out the purposes of this Act. Sums appropriated pursuant to this 
election shall remain availabl^ until expended. 
Approved September 29, 1972. 
Public Law 92-445 
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A N A C T 
September 29, 1972 
Vo amend section 715 of title 32, United States Code, to autlioiize tlie applioHtiou 
[H. R. 7616] 
of local law in determining the effect of contriinitory negligence on claims 
involving members of the National Guard. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 715 (b) 
culmTL 'I'lnst' 
of title 32, United States Code, is amended by striking out "; and"' at u-s.^'^pucatro^n 
the end of clause (4) and inserting in place thereof ", or, if so caused, °V°o^^'^r^ 
allowed only to the extent that the law of the place where the act or 
omission complained of occurred would permit recovery from a pri-
vate individual under like circumstances; and". 
Approved September 29, 1972. 
74 Stat. 878.