(b) DURATION
OF NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION EF-
FECTS.—Section 102 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826b) is 
amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘or illegal, unreported, or unregu-
lated fishing’’; and 
(2) inserting ‘‘or effectively addressed the offend-
ing activities for which the nation received a negative 
certification under 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826j(d), 1826k(c))’’ before the period at the 
end. 
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT OF 
1950. 
Section 8 of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 (16 
U.S.C. 957) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘knowingly’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (d) through (g) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL
PROHIBITIONS
AND
ENFORCE-
MENT.—For additional prohibitions relating to this Act 
and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826g).’’; and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
(e). 
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SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO NORTH PACIFIC ANADROMOUS 
STOCKS ACT OF 1992. 
(a) UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES.—Section 810 of the North 
Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5009) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, investiga-
tion,’’ after ‘‘search’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, investiga-
tion,’’ after ‘‘search’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCEMENT.— 
Section 811 of the Northern Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act 
of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5010) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 811. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCE-
MENT. 
‘‘For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and 
enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826g).’’. 
SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO THE PACIFIC SALMON TREATY 
ACT OF 1985. 
Section 8 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3637) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, investigation,’’ after 
‘‘search’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘this title;’’ and inserting 
‘‘this Act;’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, investigation,’’ after 
‘‘search’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (2) ;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (2);’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘this title; 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act;’’; 
(4) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL
PROHIBITIONS
AND
ENFORCE-
MENT.—For additional prohibitions relating to this Act 
and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826g).’’. 
SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PA-
CIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION IMPLEMENTA-
TION ACT. 
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 
Implementation Act (title V of Public Law 109–479) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 503(a) (16 U.S.C. 6902(a)), by 
striking ‘‘one of whom shall be the chairman or a 
member of the Western Pacific Fishery Management 
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Council and the Pacific Fishery Management Coun-
cil’’ and inserting ‘‘one of whom shall be a member 
of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 
and one of whom shall be a member of the Pacific 
Fishery Management Council’’; 
(2) in section 503(c)(1) (16 U.S.C. 6902(c)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘shall be considered to be Federal employ-
ees’’ and all that follows through the end of the sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘shall not be considered Federal 
employees except for purposes of injury compensation 
and tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of 
title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 
28, United States Code.’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
503(d)(2)(B) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
6902(d)(2)(B)), by amending clause (ii) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(ii) shall not be considered Federal 
employees while performing service except 
for the purposes of injury compensation and 
tort claims liability as provided in chapter 
81 of title 5, United States Code, and chap-
ter 171 of title 28, United States Code.’’; 
(4) by amending section 506(c) (16 U.S.C. 
6905(c)) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL
PROHIBITIONS
AND
ENFORCE-
MENT.—For additional prohibitions relating to this Act 
and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826g).’’; and 
(5) in section 507(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 6906(a)(2)) 
by striking ‘‘suspension, on’’ and inserting ‘‘suspen-
sion, of’’. 
SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA ACT 
OF 1988. 
The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 is amended— 
(1) in section 5(a) (16 U.S.C. 973c(a))— 
(A) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘, inves-
tigation,’’ after ‘‘search’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (10), by inserting ‘‘, in-
vestigation,’’ after ‘‘search’’; and 
(2) by striking sections 7 and 8 (16 U.S.C. 973e 
and 973f) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and 
enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826g).’’. 
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SEC. 9. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING 
RESOURCES CONVENTION ACT. 
The Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention 
Act of 1984 is amended— 
(1) in section 306 (16 U.S.C. 2435)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘which he 
knows, or reasonably should have known, was’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, inves-
tigation,’’ after ‘‘search’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, inves-
tigation,’’ after ‘‘search’’; 
(2) in section 307 (16 U.S.C. 2436)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ be-
fore the first sentence; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION 
MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections 
(b), (c), and (d) of section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Commerce may publish 
in the Federal Register a final regulation to imple-
ment any conservation measure for which the Sec-
retary of State notifies the Commission under section 
305(a)(1)— 
‘‘(A) that has been in effect for 12 months 
or less; 
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