A bill to bring the governing international fishery agreement with Mexico within the purview of the Fishery Conservation Zone Transition Act.
PL 95-219 (H.R.9794), enacted 12/28/1977

PUBLIC LAW 95-219—DEC. 28, 1977 
91 STAT. 1613 
Public Law 95-219 
95th Congress 
An Act 
To bring the governing international fishery agreement with Mexico within 
the purview of the Fishery Conservation Zone Transition Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress asseniblea, That section 2 of 
the Fishery Conservation Zone Transition Act (Public Law 95-6) 
is amended— 
^1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (9); 
(2) by inserting "and" immediately after the semicolon at the 
end of paragraph (10); 
(3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (10) the follow-
ing new paragraph: 
"(11) the Government of Mexico Concerning Fisheries Off the 
Coasts of the United States, as contained in the message to Con-
gress from the President of the United States dated October 7, 
1977;"; and 
(4) by striking out "(10)" in the last sentence of such section 
and inserting in lieu thereof "(11)". 
SEC. 2. The amendments made by the first section of this Act shall 
take effect February 27,1977. 
SEC. 3. (a) (1) Section 2 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 4 of 
1970 (relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion, 84 Stat. 2090) is amended to read as follows: 
"(e)(1) There shall be in the Administration a General Counsel 
and five Assistant Administrators, one of whom shall be the Assistant 
Administrator for Coastal Zone Management and one of whom shall 
be the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries. The General Counsel 
and each Assistant Administrator shall be appointed by the Secretary, 
subject to approval of the President, and shall be compensated at a 
rate now or hereafter provided for level V of the Executive Schedule 
Pay Rates (5 U.S.C. 5316). 
"(2) The General Counsel shall serve as the chief legal officer for 
all legal matters which may arise in connection with the conduct of 
the functions of the Administration. 
"(3) The Assistant Administrator for Coastal Zone Management 
shall be an individual who is, by reason of background and experience, 
especially qualified to direct the implementation and administration 
of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.). 
" (4) The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries shall be responsible 
for all matters related to living marine resources which may arise in 
connection with the conduct of the functions of the Administration.". 
(2) Subsection (a) of section 15 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act Amendments of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 1511a) is repealed. 
Dec. 28, 1977 
[H.R. 9794] 
Fishery 
Conservation 
Zone Transition 
Act, amendment. 
16 u s e 1801 
note. 
16 u s e 1823 
note. 
Effective date. 
16 u s e 1823 
note. 
General Gounsel 
and 
Administrator for 
eoastal Zone 
Management. 
Appointment and 
approval. 
5 u s e app. 
15 u s e 1511 
note. 
Repeal. 
91 STAT. 1614 
PUBLIC LAW 95-219—DEC. 28, 1977 
(b) Section 5316 of title 6, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing out paragraph (140) and inserting in lieu thereof the following 
new paragraphs: 
" (140) Assistant Administrator for Coastal Zone Management, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
"(141) 
A^istant Administrator 
for 
Fisheries, 
National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
"(142) Assistant Administrators (3), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration. 
"(143) General Counsel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration." 
(c) Section 5108(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "3293" and inserting in lieu thereof "3301". 
^,, 
Approved December 28, 1977. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-783 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 123 (1977): 
Nov. 1, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 3, considered and passed Senate, amended; House disagreed to Senate 
amendment. 
Nov. 29, House receded and concurred in Senate amendment with an amend-
ment. 
Dec. 15, Senate agreed to House amendment.