**(a)** 11 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. The Secretary shall conduct continuing investigations, prepare and disseminate information, and make periodical reports to the public, to the President, and to Congress, with respect to the following matters:
(1) The production and flow to market of fish and fishery products domestically produced, and also those produced by foreign producers which affect the domestic fisheries;
(2) The availability and abundance and the biological requirements of the fish and wildlife resources;
(3) The competitive economic position of the various fish and fishery products with respect to each other, and with respect to competitive domestic and foreign-produced commodities;
(4) The collection and dissemination of statistics on commercial and sport fishing;
(5) The collection and dissemination of statistics on the nature and availability of wildlife, progress in acquisition of additional refuges and measures being taken to foster a coordinated program to encourage and develop wildlife values;
(6) The improvement of production and marketing practices in regard to commercial species and the conduct of educational and extension services relative to commercial and sport fishing, and wildlife matters;
(7) Any other matters which in the judgment of the Secretary are of public interest in connection with any phases of fish and wildlife operations.
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**(a)** 11 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. The Secretary shall conduct continuing investigations, prepare and disseminate information, and make periodical reports to the public, to the President, and to Congress, with respect to the following matters:
(1) The production and flow to market of fish and fishery products domestically produced, and also those produced by foreign producers which affect the domestic fisheries;
(2) The availability and abundance and the biological requirements of the fish and wildlife resources;
(3) The competitive economic position of the various fish and fishery products with respect to each other, and with respect to competitive domestic and foreign-produced commodities;
(4) The collection and dissemination of statistics on commercial and sport fishing;
(5) The collection and dissemination of statistics on the nature and availability of wildlife, progress in acquisition of additional refuges and measures being taken to foster a coordinated program to encourage and develop wildlife values;
(6) The improvement of production and marketing practices in regard to commercial species and the conduct of educational and extension services relative to commercial and sport fishing, and wildlife matters;
(7) Any other matters which in the judgment of the Secretary are of public interest in connection with any phases of fish and wildlife operations.
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§ 742d. Investigations; preparation and dissemi-
nation of information; reports
(a) 1 The Secretary shall conduct continuing
investigations, prepare and disseminate infor-
mation, and make periodical reports to the pub-
lic, to the President, and to Congress, with re-
spect to the following matters:
(1) The production and flow to market of fish
and fishery products domestically produced,
and also those produced by foreign producers
which affect the domestic fisheries;
(2) The availability and abundance and the
biological requirements of the fish and wildlife
resources;
(3) The competitive economic position of the
various fish and fishery products with respect
to each other, and with respect to competitive
domestic and foreign-produced commodities;
(4) The collection and dissemination of sta-
tistics on commercial and sport fishing;
(5) The collection and dissemination of sta-
tistics on the nature and availability of wild-
life, progress in acquisition of additional ref-
uges and measures being taken to foster a co-
ordinated program to encourage and develop
wildlife values;
(6) The improvement of production and mar-
keting practices in regard to commercial spe-
cies and the conduct of educational and exten-
sion services relative to commercial and sport
fishing, and wildlife matters;
(7) Any other matters which in the judgment
of the Secretary are of public interest in con-
nection with any phases of fish and wildlife
operations.
(Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 5, 70 Stat. 1121.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions
of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual,
semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in
House Document No. 103–7 (in