SEC. 107. AMENDMENTS TO THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVEN-
TION ACT. 
The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 is 
amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
6(c)(2) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
971d(c)(2)(2))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(i)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(ii)’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding the requirements of subpara-
graph (A) and subsections (b) and (c) of section 553 of 
title 5, United States Code, the Secretary may issue final 
regulations to implement Commission recommendations 
referred to in paragraph (1) concerning trade restrictive 
measures against nations or fishing entities.’’; 
(2) in section 7 (16 U.S.C. 971e) by striking 
subsections (e) and (f) and redesignating subsection 
(g) as subsection (e); 
(3) in section 8 (16 U.S.C. 971f)— 
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); 
and 
(B) by inserting before subsection (b) the 
following: 
‘‘(a) For additional prohibitions relating to this Act 
and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High 
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Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826g).’’; 
(4) in section 8(b) by striking ‘‘the enforcement 
activities specified in section 8(a) of this Act’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘enforcement activi-
ties with respect to this Act that are otherwise au-
thorized by law’’; and 
(5) by striking section 11 (16 U.S.C. 971j) and 
redesignating sections 12 and 13 as sections 11 and 
12, respectively. 
SEC. 108. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS FISHING COM-
PLIANCE ACT OF 1965. 
Section 104(f) of the High Seas Fishing Compliance 
Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5503(f)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(f) VALIDITY.—A permit issued under this section 
for a vessel is void if— 
‘‘(1) any other permit or authorization required 
for the vessel to fish is expired, revoked, or sus-
pended; or 
‘‘(2) the vessel is no longer documented under 
the laws of the United States or eligible for such 
documentation.’’. 
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SEC. 109. AMENDMENTS TO THE DOLPHIN PROTECTION 
CONSUMER INFORMATION ACT. 
The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1385) is amended by amending subsection (e) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) 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. 110. AMENDMENTS TO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC HAL-
IBUT ACT OF 1982. 
Section 7 of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 
1982 (16 U.S.C. 773e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by redesignating para-
graphs (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (F); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 
(3) in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesignated, by 
inserting ‘‘, investigation,’’ before ‘‘or inspection’’; 
(4) in paragraph (1)(C), as so redesignated, by 
inserting ‘‘, investigation,’’ before ‘‘or inspection’’; 
(5) in paragraph (1)(E), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; and 
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(6) in paragraph (1)(F), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘section.’’ and inserting ‘‘section; or’’. 
SEC. 111. AMENDMENTS TO THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC 
FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT OF 1995. 
Section 207 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Con-
vention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5606) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
PENALTIES’’ and inserting ‘‘AND
ENFORCE-
MENT’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘, inves-
tigation,’’ before ‘‘or inspection’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘, inves-
tigation,’’ before ‘‘or inspection’’; and 
(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. 112. AMENDMENT TO THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISH-
ERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT. 
Section 307(1)(Q) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation 
and 
Management 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1857(1)(Q)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon 
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the following: ‘‘or any treaty or in contravention of any 
binding conservation measure adopted by an international 
agreement or organization to which the United States is 
a party’’. 
TITLE II—IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE ANTIGUA CONVENTION 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Antigua Convention 
Implementing Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 202. AMENDMENT OF THE TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT 
OF 1950. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Tuna Conventions Act 
of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.). 
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 2 (16 U.S.C. 951) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act: 
‘‘(1) ANTIGUA CONVENTION.—The term ‘Anti-
gua Convention’ means the Convention for the 
Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
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Commission Established by the 1949 Convention 
Between the United States of America and the Re-
public of Costa Rica, signed at Washington, Novem-
ber 14, 2003. 
‘‘(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 
means the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commis-
sion provided for by the Convention. 
‘‘(3) CONVENTION.—The term ‘Convention’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Convention for the Establishment 
of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commis-
sion, signed at Washington, May 31, 1949, by 
the United States of America and the Republic 
of Costa Rica; 
‘‘(B) the Antigua Convention, upon its 
entry into force for the United States, and any 
amendments thereto that are in force for the 
United States; or 
‘‘(C) both such Conventions, as the context 
requires. 
‘‘(4) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ means an in-
dividual, partnership, corporation, or association 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 
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