FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Office of the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Commissioner, $444,000. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries management and investigations of resources For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies, conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of commercial fishery resources, including whales, sea lions, and related aquatic plants and products; collection, compilation, and publication of information concerning such resources; promotion of education and training of fishery personnel; and the performance of other functions related thereto, as authorized by law; $21,838,000. 79 Stat. 183 management and investigations of resources (special foreign currency program) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department shall determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, as authorized by law, $300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available, in addition to other appropriations to such agency, for payments in the foregoing currencies. construction For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities required for the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of commercial fishery resources and the acquisition of lands and interests therein, $1,980,000, to remain available until expended. construction of fishing vessels For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of June 12, 1960 (74 Stat. 212), as amended by the Act of August 30, 1964 (78 Stat. 614), to assist in the construction of fishing vessels, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That in addition, any unobligated balance as of June 30, 1965, of the amount appropriated under this head in the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1965, shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation. federal aid for commercial fisheries research and development For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964 (78 Stat, 197), $4,800,000, of which not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for program administration and $400,000 shall be available pursuant to the provisions of section 4(b) of the Act: Provided, That the sum of $4,100,000 available for apportionment to the States pursuant to section 5(a) of the Act shall remain available until the close of the fiscal year following the year for which appropriated. general administrative expenses For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, including such expenses in the regional offices, $674,000. administration of pribilof islands For carrying out the provisions of the Act of February 26, 1944, as amended (16 U.S.C. 631a–631q), there are appropriated amounts not to exceed $2,454,000, to be derived from the Pribilof Islands fund. limitation on administrative expenses, fisheries loan fund During the current fiscal year not to exceed $309,000 of the Fisheries loan fund shall be available for administrative expenses.