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106 STAT. 4316 PUBLIC LAW 102-567—CKT. 29, 1992 (4)(A) Any officer authorized to serve any process in rem that is issued by a coiirt having jurisdiction under section 809(b) shall— (i) stay the execution of such process; or (ii) discharge any fish seized pursuant to such process; upon receipt of a satisfactory bond or other security from any person claiming such property. Such bond or other security shall be conditioned upon such person delivering such property to the appropriate court upon order thereof, without any impairment of its value, or paying the monetary value of such property pursuant to an order of such court. Judgment shall be recoverable on such bond or other security against both the principal and any sureties in the event that any condition thereof is breached, as determined by such court. (B) Any fish seized pursuant to this title may be sold, subject to the approval and direction of the appropriate court, for not less than the fair market value thereof. The proceeds of any such sale shall be deposited with such court pending the disposition of the matter involved. (5) For purposes of this section, it shall be a rebuttable presimiption that all fish found on board a fishing vessel and which IS seized in connection with an act prohibited by section 810 were taken or retained in violation of the Convention and this title. 16 USC 5011. SEC. 812. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS. (a) AUTHORIZATION.— There are authorized to be appropriated from time to time such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the piuposes and provisions of the Convention and this title, including— (1) necessary travel expenses of the United States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners; and (2) the United States' share of the joint expenses of the Commission. (b) RESEARCH. — Such funds as shall be made available to the Secretary of Commerce for research and related activities shall be expended to carry out the program of the Commission in accordance with the recommendations of the United States Section and to carry out other research and observer programs pursuant to the Convention. 16 USC 5012. SEC. 813. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY. The Secretary shall dispose of any United States property held by the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission on the date of its termination in a manner that would further the purposes of this title. SEC. 814. REPEAL OF THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES ACT OF 1954. The Act of August 12, 1954 (16 U.S.C. 1021-1035) is repealed. TITLE IX—NEW ENGLAND GROUNDFISH SEC. 901. FISHERY ENFORCEMENT. Section 311 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting immediately after subsection (e) the following new subsection: