Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

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Page 139 - ... (3) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice, to be provided by the agency contracting officer, advising the labor union or workers' representative of the contractor's commitments under Section 202 of Executive Order No.
Page 27 - Having concern for the urgency of conserving and prudently utilizing its natural resources, the Government of the United States regards the natural resources of the subsoil and sea bed of the continental shelf beneath the high seas but contiguous to the coasts of the United States as appertaining to the United States, subject to its jurisdiction and control.
Page 139 - ... upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
Page 486 - Under no circumstances, we believe, must we ever allow the prospects of rich harvest and mineral wealth to create a new form of colonial competition among the maritime nations. We must be careful to avoid a race to grab and to hold the lands under the high seas. We must ensure that the deep seas and the ocean bottoms are, and remain, the legacy of all human beings.
Page 27 - ARTICLE 1 -For the purpose of these articles, the term "continental shelf" is used as referring (a) to the 'seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast, but outside the area of the territorial sea, to a depth of 200 meters, or, beyond that limit, to where the depth of the superjacent waters admits of the exploitation of the natural resources of the said areas; (to) to the seabed and subsoil of similar submarine areas adjacent to the coasts of islands.
Page 393 - Thank you. . Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I deeply appreciate the opportunity to appear before the Subcommittee on Oceanography of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee.
Page 98 - As to the legal question, section 1 of the act of March 4, 1913 (22 USC 262) , provides, and this is the law as it presently exists : The Executive — Meaning the executive departments — shall not extend or accept any invitation to participate in any international congress conference, or like event, without first having specific authority of law to do so.
Page 27 - State exercises over the continental shelf sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring it and exploiting its natural resources. 2. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 of this article are exclusive in the sense that if the coastal State does not explore the continental shelf or exploit its natural resources, no one may undertake these activities, or make a claim to the continental shelf, without the express consent of the coastal State.
Page 141 - It is also further agreed that no Member of or Delegate to Congress or Resident Commissioner, after his election or appointment, or either before or after he has qualified, and during his continuance in office...
Page 139 - After due notice in writing, the lessee shall drill and produce such wells as the Secretary may reasonably require in order that the leased area or any part thereof may be properly and timely developed and produced in accordance with good operating practice.

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