94 STAT. 3288
PUBLIC LAW 96-561—DEC. 22, 1980 "(ii) citizens of the United States must own not less than 75 percent of the interest in the entity or, in the case of a nonprofit entity, exercise control in the entity that is determined by the Secretary to be the equivalent of such ownership, and "(iii) nationals of the United States and citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be treated as citizens of the United States in meeting the ownership and control requirements referred to in clause (ii). "(2) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Commerce. "(3) The term 'State' means any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. "(4) The term 'United States fishery' means any fishery, including any tuna fishery, that is, or may be, engaged in by citizens or nationals of the United States or citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands. "(5) The term 'citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands' means— "(A) an individual who qualifies as such under section 8 of the Schedule on Transitional Matters attached to the Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands; or "(B) a corporation, partnership, association, or other entity organized or existing under the laws of the Northern Mariana Islands, not less than 75 percent of the interest in which is owned by individuals referred to in subparagraph (A) or citizens or nationals of the United States, in cases in which 'owned' is used in the same sense as in section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. 802)."; (4) by amending subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— (i) by inserting " F U N D. — " immediately after "O^)" and before the first word of such subsection, (ii) by striking out "Secretary of the Interior" the first place it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary", (iii) by striking out "and used by the Secretary of the Interior" and inserting in lieu thereof "only for use by the Secretary", and (iv) by striking out clauses (1), (2), and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(1) to provide financial assistance for the purpose of carrying out fisheries research and development projects approved under subsection (c), and (2) to implement the national fisheries research and development program provided for under subsection (d)."; and (5) by adding immediately after subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following: "(c) FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—(1)
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Secretary shall make grants from the fund established under subsection (b) to assist persons in carrying out research and development projects addressed to any aspect of United States fisheries, including, but not limited to, harvesting, processing, marketing, and associated infrastructures. "(2) The Secretary shall— "(^) Q^ least once each fiscal year, receive, during a 60-day period specified by him, applications for grants under this subsection;
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