(1) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘for any 
purpose’’ after ‘‘harvesting of fish’’; and 
(2) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(F) use of any other vessel, vehicle, air-
craft, or hovercraft, for any activity described 
in this paragraph except for emergencies involv-
ing the health or safety of the crew or the safe-
ty of a vessel.’’. 
(d) FISHING VESSEL.—Section 2(7) (16 U.S.C. 
973(7)) is amended by striking ‘‘commercial fishing’’ and 
inserting ‘‘commercial purse seine fishing for tuna’’. 
(e) LICENSING AREA.—Section 2(8) (16 U.S.C. 
973(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘in the Treaty Area’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘under the jurisdiction of 
a Pacific Island Party, except for internal waters, terri-
torial seas, archipelagic waters, and any Closed Area.’’. 
(f) LIMITED AREA; PARTY; TREATY AREA.—Section 
2 (16 U.S.C. 973) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (10), (13), and (18); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (11) and (12) 
as paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (14) as para-
graph (12); and 
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(4) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through 
(17) as paragraphs (14) through (16), respectively. 
(g) REGIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Section 2 
(16 U.S.C. 973) is amended by inserting after paragraph 
(12), as so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(13) The term ‘regional terms and conditions’ 
means any of the terms or conditions attached by 
the Administrator to the license issued by the Ad-
ministrator, as notified by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITED ACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(a) (16 U.S.C. 973c(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in section 
6 of this Act, it’’ at the beginning and inserting 
‘‘It’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 
(13) as paragraphs (3) through (11), respectively; 
(4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by in-
serting ‘‘, except in accordance with an agreement 
pursuant to the Treaty’’ after ‘‘Closed Area’’; 
(5) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
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(6) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by 
striking the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) to violate any of the regional terms and 
conditions; or 
‘‘(13) to violate any limit on authorized fishing 
effort or catch.’’. 
(b) IN
THE LICENSING AREA.—Section 5(b) (16 
U.S.C. 973c(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in section 
6 of this Act, it’’ and inserting ‘‘It’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively. 
SEC. 5. EXCEPTIONS. 
Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 973d) is repealed. 
SEC. 6. CRIMINAL OFFENSES. 
Section 7(a) (16 U.S.C. 973e(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 5(a) (8), (10), (11), or (12)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraphs (6), (8), (9), or (10) of section 5(a)’’. 
SEC. 7. CIVIL PENALTIES. 
(a) DETERMINATION OF LIABILITY; AMOUNT; PAR-
TICIPATION BY SECRETARY OF STATE IN ASSESSMENT 
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PROCEEDING.—Section 8(a) (16 U.S.C. 973f(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Code’’ after ‘‘liable to the 
United States’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Except for those acts prohib-
ited by section 5(a) (4), (5), (7), (8), (10), (11), and 
(12), and section 5(b) (1), (2), (3), and (7) of this 
Act, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
(b) WAIVER
OF REFERRAL
TO ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL.—Section 8(g) (16 U.S.C. 973f(g)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 5(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), 
(5), (6), (7), (8), (9), or (13)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (11), (12), or 
(13) of section 5(a)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, all Limited 
Areas closed to fishing,’’ after ‘‘outside of the Li-
censing Area’’. 
SEC. 8. LICENSES. 
(a) FORWARDING AND TRANSMITTAL OF VESSEL LI-
CENSE APPLICATION.—Section 9(b) (16 U.S.C. 973g(b)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) In accordance with subsection (e), and except 
as provided in subsection (f), the Secretary shall forward 
a vessel license application to the Administrator whenever 
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such application is in accordance with application proce-
dures established by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) FEES AND SCHEDULES.—Section 9(c) (16 U.S.C. 
973g(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) Fees required under the Treaty shall be paid in 
accordance with the Treaty and any procedures estab-
lished by the Secretary.’’. 
(c) MINIMUM FEES REQUIRED TO BE RECEIVED IN 
INITIAL YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR FORWARDING 
AND TRANSMITTAL OF LICENSE APPLICATIONS.—Section 
9 (16 U.S.C. 973g) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (f); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; 
(3) by amending subsection (f), as so redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, may determine that a license application should 
not be forwarded to the Administrator if— 
‘‘(1) the application is not in accordance with 
the Treaty or the procedures established by the Sec-
retary; or 
‘‘(2) the owner or charterer— 
‘‘(A) is the subject of proceedings under 
the bankruptcy laws of the United States, un-
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less reasonable financial assurances have been 
provided to the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) has not established to the satisfaction 
of the Secretary that the fishing vessel is fully 
insured against all risks and liabilities normally 
provided in maritime liability insurance; or 
‘‘(C) has not paid any penalty which has 
become final, assessed by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with this Act.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g), as so redesignated— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) chapter 12113 of title 46, United States 
Code;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘of 
1972’’ after ‘‘Marine Mammal Protection Act’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘of 
1972’’ after ‘‘Marine Mammal Protection Act’’; 
and 
(D) in the matter that follows paragraph 
(3), by striking ‘‘any vessel documented’’ and 
all that follows and inserting the following: 
‘‘any vessel documented under the laws of the United 
States as of the date of enactment of the Fisheries Act 
of 1995 for which a license has been issued under sub-
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