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‘‘(5) REINSTATEMENT.—In the case of any permit that is 
suspended under this subsection for nonpayment of a civil 
penalty, criminal fine, or any amount in settlement of a civil 
forfeiture, the Secretary shall reinstate the permit upon pay-
ment of the penalty, fine, or settlement amount and interest 
thereon at the prevailing rate. 
‘‘(6) HEARING.—No sanction shall be imposed under this 
subsection unless there has been prior opportunity for a hearing 
on the facts underlying the violation for which the sanction 
is imposed either in conjunction with a civil penalty proceeding 
under this section or otherwise. 
‘‘(7) PERMIT DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘permit’ 
means any license, certificate, approval, registration, charter, 
membership, exemption, or other form of permission issued 
by the Commission or the Secretary, and includes any quota 
share or other transferable quota issued by the Secretary.’’. 
(c) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 9(b) of the Northern Pacific 
Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773g(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$100,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘$400,000,’’. 
SEC. 302. REAUTHORIZATION OF OTHER FISHERIES ACTS. 
(a) ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION ACT.—Section 7(a) 
of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 5156(a)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—For each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 
2010, 2011, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act—
‘‘(1) $1,000,000 to the Secretary of Commerce; and 
‘‘(2) $250,000 to the Secretary of the Interior.’’. 
(b) YUKON RIVER SALMON ACT OF 2000.—Section 208 of the 
Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 5727) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 
2011’’. 
(c) SHARK FINNING PROHIBITION ACT.—Section 10 of the Shark 
Finning Prohibition Act (16 U.S.C. 1822 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2007 through 2011’’. 
(d) PACIFIC SALMON TREATY ACT.—
(1) TRANSFER
OF
SECTION
TO
ACT.—The text of section 
623 of title VI of H.R. 3421 (113 Stat. 1501A–56), as introduced 
on November 17, 1999, enacted into law by section 1000(a)(1) 
of the Act of November 29, 1999 (Public Law 106–113), and 
amended by Public Law 106–533 (114 Stat. 2762A–108)—
(A) is transferred to the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3631 et seq.) and inserted after section 15; 
and 
(B) amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘SEC. 623.’’; and 
(ii) inserting before ‘‘(a) NORTHERN FUND
AND 
SOUTHERN FUND.—’’ the following:
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‘‘SEC. 16. NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN FUNDS; TREATY IMPLEMENTA-
TION; ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.’’. 
(2) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 16(d)(2)(A) of the Pacific 
Salmon Treaty Act, as transferred by paragraph (1), is 
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘sustainable salmon fisheries,’’ after 
‘‘enhancement,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009,’’ after 
‘‘2003,’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘Idaho,’’ after ‘‘Oregon,’’. 
(e) STATE AUTHORITY FOR DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY MANAGE-
MENT.—Section 203 of Public Law 105–384 (16 U.S.C. 1856 note) 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2006.’’ in subsection (i) and 
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016.’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘health’’ in subsection (j) and inserting 
‘‘status’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘California.’’ in subsection (j) and inserting 
‘‘California, including—
‘‘(1) stock status and trends throughout its range; 
‘‘(2) a description of applicable research and scientific 
review processes used to determine stock status and trends; 
and 
‘‘(3) measures implemented or planned that are designed 
to prevent or end overfishing in the fishery.’’. 
(f) PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Pacific Fishery Management Council 
shall develop a proposal for the appropriate rationalization 
program for the Pacific trawl groundfish and whiting fisheries, 
including the shore-based sector of the Pacific whiting fishery 
under its jurisdiction. The proposal may include only the Pacific 
whiting fishery, including the shore-based sector, if the Pacific 
Council determines that a rationalization plan for the fishery 
as a whole cannot be achieved before the report is required 
to be submitted under paragraph (3). 
(2) REQUIRED
ANALYSIS.—In developing the proposal to 
rationalize the fishery, the Pacific Council shall fully analyze 
alternative program designs, including the allocation of limited 
access privileges to harvest fish to fishermen and processors 
working together in regional fishery associations or some other 
cooperative manner to harvest and process the fish, as well 
as the effects of these program designs and allocations on 
competition and conservation. The analysis shall include an 
assessment of the impact of the proposal on conservation and 
the economics of communities, fishermen, and processors 
participating in the trawl groundfish fisheries, including the 
shore-based sector of the Pacific whiting fishery. 
(3) REPORT.—The Pacific Council shall submit the proposal 
and related analysis to the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives 
Committee on Resources no later than 24 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES 
ACT OF 1986.—Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act 
of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
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‘‘(a) GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for apportionment to 
carry out the purposes of this title $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2007 through 2012.’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$850,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 
and 2004, and $900,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 
2006’’ in subsection (c) and inserting ‘‘$900,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2007 through 2012’’. 
(h) REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE ANADROMOUS 
FISH CONSERVATION ACT.—Section 4 of the Anadromous Fish Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 757d) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
purposes of this Act not to exceed $4,500,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2007 through 2012.’’. 
(i) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES 
CONVENTION ACT OF 1995.—Section 211 of the Northwest Atlantic 
Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5610) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL 
SEC. 401. INTERNATIONAL MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE. 
Title II (16 U.S.C. 1821 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 207. INTERNATIONAL MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may undertake activities to 
promote improved monitoring and compliance for high seas fish-
eries, or fisheries governed by international fishery management 
agreements, and to implement the requirements of this title. 
‘‘(b) SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary may—
‘‘(1) share information on harvesting and processing 
capacity and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing on 
the high seas, in areas covered by international fishery manage-
ment agreements, and by vessels of other nations within the 
United States exclusive economic zone, with relevant law 
enforcement organizations of foreign nations and relevant inter-
national organizations; 
‘‘(2) further develop real time information sharing capabili-
ties, particularly on harvesting and processing capacity and 
illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; 
‘‘(3) participate in global and regional efforts to build an 
international network for monitoring, control, and surveillance 
of high seas fishing and fishing under regional or global agree-
ments; 
‘‘(4) support efforts to create an international registry or 
database of fishing vessels, including by building on or 
enhancing registries developed by international fishery manage-
ment organizations; 
‘‘(5) enhance enforcement capabilities through the applica-
tion of commercial or governmental remote sensing technology 
to locate or identify vessels engaged in illegal, unreported,
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or unregulated fishing on the high seas, including encroach-
ments into the exclusive economic zone by fishing vessels of 
other nations; 
‘‘(6) provide technical or other assistance to developing 
countries to improve their monitoring, control, and surveillance 
capabilities; and 
‘‘(7) support coordinated international efforts to ensure that 
all large-scale fishing vessels operating on the high seas are 
required by their flag State to be fitted with vessel monitoring 
systems no later than December 31, 2008, or earlier if so 
decided by the relevant flag State or any relevant international 
fishery management organization.’’. 
SEC. 402. FINDING WITH RESPECT TO ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND 
UNREGULATED FISHING. 
Section 2(a) (16 U.S.C. 1801(a)), as amended by section 3 of 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) International cooperation is necessary to address 
illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and other fishing 
practices which may harm the sustainability of living marine 
resources 
and 
disadvantage 
the 
United 
States 
fishing 
industry.’’. 
SEC. 403. ACTION TO END ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, OR UNREGULATED 
FISHING AND REDUCE BYCATCH OF PROTECTED MARINE 
SPECIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826d et seq.), is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 607. BIENNIAL REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL COMPLIANCE. 
‘‘The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall provide to Congress, by not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, and every 2 years 
thereafter, a report that includes—
‘‘(1) the state of knowledge on the status of international 
living marine resources shared by the United States or subject 
to treaties or agreements to which the United States is a 
party, including a list of all such fish stocks classified as over-
fished, overexploited, depleted, endangered, or threatened with 
extinction by any international or other authority charged with 
management or conservation of living marine resources; 
‘‘(2) a list of nations whose vessels have been identified 
under section 609(a) or 610(a), including the specific offending 
activities and any subsequent actions taken pursuant to section 
609 or 610; 
‘‘(3) a description of efforts taken by nations on those 
lists to comply take appropriate corrective action consistent 
with sections 609 and 610, and an evaluation of the progress 
of those efforts, including steps taken by the United States 
to implement those sections and to improve international 
compliance; 
‘‘(4) progress at the international level, consistent with 
section 608, to strengthen the efforts of international fishery 
management organizations to end illegal, unreported, or 
unregulated fishing; and