"(3) not to exceed $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1980, not to exceed $1,750,000 for fiscal year 1981, and not to exceed $1,850,000 for fiscal year 1982 to enable the Department of Agriculture to carry out its functions and responsibilities with respect to the enforcement of this Act and the Convention which pertain to the importation or exportation of terrestrial plants.". Approved December 28, 1979. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-167 accompanying H.R. 2218 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries) and No. 96-697 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 96-151 (Environment and Public Works). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): June 13, considered and passed Senate. Oct. 24, H.R. 2218 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 1143, amended, passed in lieu. Dec. 19, House and Senate agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 15, No. 52: Dec. 28, Presidential statement. To protect the confidentiality of Shippers' Export Declarations, and to standardize export data submission and disclosure requirements. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 301 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g) Shippers' Export Declarations (or any successor document), wherever located, shall be exempt from public disclosure unless the Secretary determines that such exemption would be contrary to the national interest.". SEC. 2. Section 4199 of the Revised Statutes (46 U.S.C. 93) is amended to read as follows: June 17, 1980 [H.R. 6842] Shippers' Export Declarations confidentiality "SEC. 4199. (a) Copies of bills of lading or equivalent commercial Export data submission and documents relating to all cargo encompassed by the manifest redisclosure quired under this chapter shall be attached to such manifest and requirement delivered to the appropriate officer of the United States Customs standardization Service at the time such manifest is delivered. "(b) The following information shall be included on such manifest, or on attached copies of bills of lading or equivalent commercial documents: "(1) Name and address of shipper. "(2) Description of the cargo. "(3) Number of packages and gross weight. "(4) Name of vessel or carrier. "(5) Port of exit. "(6) Port of destination. "(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the following information contained on such manifest, or on attached copies of bills of lading or equivalent commercial documents, shall be available for public disclosure: "(1) Name and address of shipper, unless the shipper has made a biennial certification claiming confidential treatment pursuant to procedures adopted by the Secretary of the Treasury. "(2) General character of the cargo. "(3) Number of packages and gross weight. "(4) Name of vessel or carrier. "(5) Port of exit. "(6) Port of destination. "(7) Country of destination. "(d) The information listed in subsection (c) shall not be available Disclosure, for public disclosure if "(1) the Secretary of the Treasury makes an affirmative finding on a shipment-by-shipment basis that disclosure is likely to pose a threat of personal injury or property damage; or "(2) the information is exempt under the provisions of section 552(b)(1) of title 5 of the United States Code. exemptions. Access procedures, establishment. 13 USC 301 note. Effective dates. "(e) The Secretary of the Treasury, in order to allow for the timely dissemination and publication of the information listed in subsection (c) above, is authorized to establish procedures to provide access to manifests, or attached bills of lading or equivalent commercial documents which shall include provisions for adequate protection against the public disclosure of information not available for public disclosure from such manifests or attached bills of lading, or equivalent commercial documents.". SEC. 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the withholding of information from Congress. SEC. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act, and the 13 USC 301 note. amendments made by this Act, shall become effective on the later of July 1, 1980, or the date of enactment of this Act. (b) The amendment made by section 2 shall become effective on the date which is forty-five days after the date of enactment of this Act. Approved June 17, 1980. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 96-928, pt. 1 (Comm. on Post Office and Civil Service). May 12, considered and passed House. June 11, considered and passed Senate in lieu of S. 2419. Public Law 96-283 96th Congress An Act To establish an interim procedure for the orderly development of hard mineral resources in the deep seabed, pending adoption of an international regime relating thereto, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act". SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds that (1) the United States' requirements for hard minerals to satisfy national industrial needs will continue to expand and the demand for such minerals will increasingly exceed the available domestic sources of supply; (2) in the case of certain hard minerals, the United States is dependent upon foreign sources of supply and the acquisition of such minerals from foreign sources is a significant factor in the national balance-of-payments position; (3) the present and future national interest of the United States requires the availability of hard mineral resources which is independent of the export policies of foreign nations; (4) there is an alternate source of supply, which is significant in relation to national needs, of certain hard minerals, including nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese, contained in the nodules existing in great abundance on the deep seabed; (5) the nations of the world, including the United States, will benefit if the hard mineral resources of the deep seabed beyond limits of national jurisdiction can be developed and made available for their use; (6) in particular, future access to the nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese resources of the deep seabed will be important to the industrial needs of the nations of the worid, both developed and developing; (7) on December 17, 1970, the United States supported (by affirmative vote) the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2749 (XXV) declaring inter alia the principle that the mineral resources of the deep seabed are the common heritage of mankind, with the expectation that this principle would be legally defined under the terms of a comprehensive international Law of the Sea Treaty yet to be agreed upon; (8) it is in the national interest of the United States and other nations to encourage a widely acceptable Law of the Sea Treaty, which will provide a new legal order for the oceans covering a broad range of ocean interests, including exploration for and commercial recovery of hard mineral resources of the deep seabed; June 28, 19 [HR. 22 Deep Seabed 30 USC 1401 30 USC 1401 (9) the negotiations to conclude such a Treaty and establish the international regime governing the exercise of rights over, and exploration of, the resources of the deep seabed, referred to in General Assembly Resolution 2749 (XXV) are in progress but may not be concluded in the near future; (10) even if such negotiations are completed promptly, much time will elapse before such an international regime is established and in operation; (11) development of technology required for the exploration and recovery of hard mineral resources of the deep seabed will require substantial investment for many years before commercial production can occur, and must proceed at this time if deep seabed minerals are to be available when needed; (12) it is the legal opinion of the United States that exploration for and commercial recovery of hard mineral resources of the deep seabed are freedoms of the high seas subject to a duty of reasonable regard to the interests of other states in their exercise of those and other freedoms recognized by general principles of international law; (13) pending a Law of the Sea Treaty, and in the absence of agreement among states on applicable principles of international law, the uncertainty among potential investors as to the future legal regime is likely to discourage or prevent the investments necessary to develop deep seabed mining technology; (14) pending a Law of the Sea Treaty, the protection of the marine environment from damage caused by exploration or recovery of hard mineral resources of the deep seabed depends upon the enactment of suitable interim national legislation; (15) a Law of the Sea Treaty is likely to establish financial arrangements which obligate the United States or United States citizens to make payments to an international organization with respect to exploration or recovery of the hard mineral resources of the deep seabed; and (16) legislation is required to establish an interim legal regime under which technology can be developed and the exploration and recovery of the hard mineral resources of the deep seabed can take place until such time as a Law of the Sea Treaty enters into force with respect to the United States. (b) PURPOSES.-The Congress declares that the purposes of this Act are (1) to encourage the successful conclusion of a comprehensive Law of the Sea Treaty, which will give legal definition to the principle that the hard mineral resources of the deep seabed are the common heritage of mankind and which will assure, among other things, nondiscriminatory access to such resources for all nations; (2) pending the ratification by, and entering into force with respect to, the United States of such a Treaty, to provide for the establishment of an international revenue-sharing fund the proceeds of which shall be used for sharing with the international community pursuant to such Treaty; (3) to establish, pending the ratification by, and entering into force with respect to, the United States of such a Treaty, an interim program to regulate the exploration for and commercial recovery of hard mineral resources of the deep seabed by United States citizens; (4) to accelerate the program of environmental assessment of exploration for and commercial recovery of hard mineral |