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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3460
To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the United
States and the Republic of Latvia, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 12, 1998
Mr. SAXTON (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To approve a governing international fishery agreement be-
tween the United States and the Republic of Latvia,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREE-
MENT WITH LATVIA.
Notwithstanding section 203 of the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1823), the governing international fishery agree-
ment between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of the Republic of Latvia,
as contained in the message to Congress from the Presi-
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dent of the United States dated February 3, 1998, is ap-
proved as a governing international fishery agreement for
the purposes of such Act and shall enter into force and
effect with respect to the United States on the date of
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC
FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT OF 1995.
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 211 of the North-
west Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16
U.S.C. 5610) is amended by striking ‘‘for each of ’’ and
all that follows through the end of the sentence and insert-
ing ‘‘for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2001.’’.
(b) MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995
is further amended—
(1) in section 207(c) (16 U.S.C. 5606(c)), by
striking ‘‘sections’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’;
(2) in section 209(c) (16 U.S.C. 5608(c)), by
striking ‘‘chapter 17’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 171’’;
and
(3) in section 210(6) (16 U.S.C. 5609(6)), by
striking ‘‘the Magnuson Fishery’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery’’.
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SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CON-
VENTION ACT OF 1975.
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 10 of the Atlantic
Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971h(4)) is
amended by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 1998,’’ and inserting
‘‘For each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001,’’.
(b) MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 is further
amended—
(1) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 971), by redesignat-
ing the second paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
(2) 
in 
section 
3(b)(3)(B) 
(16 
U.S.C.
971i(b)(3)(B)), by inserting ‘‘of 1975’’ after ‘‘Act’’;
(3) in section 5(b) (16 U.S.C. 971c(b)), by
striking ‘‘fisheries zone’’ and inserting ‘‘exclusive
economic zone’’;
(4) in section 6(c)(6) (16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(6))—
(A) by designating the last sentence as
subparagraph (B), and by indenting the first
line thereof; and
(B) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking
‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’;
(5) by redesignating the first section 11 (16
U.S.C. 971 note) as section 13, and moving that
section so as to appear after section 12 of that Act;
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(6) by amending the style of the heading and
designation for each of sections 11 and 12 so as to
conform to the style of the headings and designa-
tions of the other sections of that Act; and
(7) by striking ‘‘Magnuson Fishery’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Magnuson-Stevens’’.
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