and inspection of fishing vessels in the Convention 
Area. 
SEC. 207. COOPERATION IN CARRYING OUT THE CONVEN-
TION. 
(a) FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES; PRIVATE INSTI-
TUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary may co-
operate with agencies of the United States Government, 
any public or private institutions or organizations within 
the United States or abroad, and, through the Secretary 
of State, the duly authorized officials of the government 
of any party to the South Pacific Fishery Resources Con-
vention, in carrying out responsibilities under this title. 
(b) SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER PROGRAMS; FACILITIES 
AND PERSONNEL.—All Federal agencies may, upon the 
request of the Secretary, cooperate in the conduct of sci-
entific and other programs and to furnish facilities and 
personnel for the purpose of assisting the Commission in 
carrying out its duties under the South Pacific Fishery 
Resources Convention. 
(c) SANCTIONED FISHING OPERATIONS AND BIO-
LOGICAL EXPERIMENTS.—Nothing in this title, or in the 
laws or regulations of any State, prevents the Secretary 
or the Commission from— 
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(1) conducting or authorizing the conduct of 
fishing operations and biological experiments at any 
time for purposes of scientific investigation; or 
(2) discharging any other duties prescribed by 
the South Pacific Fishery Resources Convention. 
(d) STATE JURISDICTION NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing 
in this title shall be construed to diminish or to increase 
the jurisdiction of any State in the territorial sea of the 
United States. 
SEC. 208. TERRITORIAL PARTICIPATION. 
The Secretary of State shall ensure participation in 
the Commission and its subsidiary bodies by American 
Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands to the same extent provided to the terri-
tories of other nations. 
SEC. 209. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE NOTIFICATION. 
Masters of commercial fishing vessels of countries 
fishing under the management authority of the South Pa-
cific Fisheries Convention that do not carry vessel moni-
toring systems capable of communicating with United 
States enforcement authorities shall, before or as soon as 
reasonably possible after, entering and transiting the ex-
clusive economic zone bounded by the Convention Area— 
(1) notify the Coast Guard of the name, flag 
state, location, route, and destination of the vessel 
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and of the circumstances under which it will enter 
United States waters; 
(2) ensure that all fishing gear on board the 
vessel is stowed below deck or otherwise removed 
from the place it is normally used for fishing activi-
ties and placed where it is not readily available for 
fishing activities; and 
(3) if requested by an enforcement officer, pro-
ceed to a specified location so that a vessel inspec-
tion can be conducted. 
TITLE III—WESTERN AND CEN-
TRAL 
PACIFIC 
FISHERIES 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 301. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AGENDA OF ANNUAL 
MEETINGS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL PA-
CIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Western and Central Pacific 
Fisheries Convention Implementation Act is amended— 
(1) in section 503 (16 U.S.C. 6902)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and 
commercial fishing’’ after ‘‘fish stocks’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(E) No later than 15 days before each 
annual meeting of the Commission, the Advi-
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sory Committee shall transmit to the United 
States Commissioners recommendations relat-
ing to the agenda of the annual meeting. The 
recommendations must be agreed to by a ma-
jority of the Advisory Committee members. The 
United States Commissioners shall consider 
such recommendations in the formulation of the 
United States position for the Commission 
meeting and during the negotiations at that 
meeting.’’; and 
(2) by redesignating section 511 (16 U.S.C. 
6910) as section 512, and inserting after section 
510 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 511. UNITED STATES CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT, 
AND ENFORCEMENT OBJECTIVES. 
‘‘The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, shall initiate and conduct negotiations pursuant to 
this Act for the purpose of securing agreements that— 
‘‘(1) minimize any disadvantage to United 
States fishermen in relation to other members of the 
Commission; 
‘‘(2) maximize the opportunities for fishing ves-
sels of the United States to harvest fish stocks on 
the high seas in the Convention area, recognizing 
that such harvests may be restricted if the Commis-
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sion, based on an analysis by the Scientific Com-
mittee established by the Western and Central Pa-
cific Convention, determines that limiting the access 
of fishing vessels of the United States to the high 
seas is necessary for the conservation of fish stocks 
subject to the Convention; 
‘‘(3) prevent any requirement for the transfer 
to other nations or foreign entities of the fishing ca-
pacity, fishing capacity rights, or fishing vessels of 
the United States or its territories; and 
‘‘(4) ensure that conservation and management 
measures take into consideration traditional fishing 
patterns of fishing vessels of the United States and 
the operating requirements of the fisheries covered 
by the Western and Central Pacific Convention.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1(b) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage-
ment Reauthorization Act of 2006 is amended in the table 
of contents by striking the item relating to section 511 
(121 Stat. 3576) and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 511. United States conservation, management, and enforcement objec-
tives. 
‘‘Sec. 512. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
Æ 
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