(C) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘vessels 
of’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
GROUNDS
FOR
IDENTIFICA-
TION.—Section 609(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826j(a)) is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) in order as subparagraphs (A) and (B) (and 
by moving the margins of such subparagraphs 
2 ems to the right); 
(B) by inserting before the first sentence 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION FOR ACTIONS OF FISHING 
VESSELS.—’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION
FOR
ACTIONS
OF
NA-
TION.—Taking into account the factors described 
under section 609(a)(1), the Secretary shall also 
identify, and list in such report, a nation— 
‘‘(A) if it is violating, or has violated at 
any point during the preceding three years, con-
servation and management measures required 
under an international fishery management 
agreement to which the United States is a 
party and the violations undermine the effec-
tiveness of such measures; or 
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‘‘(B) if it is failing, or has failed in the 
preceding 3-year period, to effectively address 
or regulate illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
fishing in areas described under paragraph 
(1)(B). 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION
TO
OTHER
ENTITIES.— 
Where the provisions of this Act are applicable to 
nations, they shall also be applicable, as appropriate, 
to other entities that have competency to enter into 
international fishery management agreements.’’. 
(3) PERIOD
OF
FISHING
PRACTICES
SUP-
PORTING
IDENTIFICATION.—Section 610(a)(1) of 
such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(a)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘calendar year’’ and replacing with ‘‘three 
years’’. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) Section 609(f) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826j) is amended by— 
(A) striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; 
and 
(B) striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(2) Section 610(f) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826k) is amended by— 
(A) striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; 
and 
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(B) striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(i) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) Section 607(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826h(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘whose vessels’’ 
and inserting ‘‘that’’. 
(2) Section 609(d)(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826j(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘of its fishing 
vessels’’. 
(3) Section 609(d)(1)(A) of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘of 
its fishing vessels’’. 
(4) Section 609(d)(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826j(d)(2)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for certification’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to authorize’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘the importation’’ after 
‘‘or other basis’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘harvesting’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘not certified under para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘issued a negative cer-
tification under paragraph (1)’’. 
(5) Section 610 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k) 
is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘prac-
tices;’’ and inserting ‘‘practices—’’. 
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(B) In subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘, 
and which, in the case of pelagic longline fish-
ing, includes mandatory use of circle hooks, 
careful handling and release equipment, and 
training and observer programs’’. 
(C) In subsection (c)(4), by striking all 
preceding subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) ALTERNATIVE
PROCEDURE.—The Sec-
retary may establish a procedure to authorize, on a 
shipment-by-shipment, shipper-by-shipper, or other 
basis the importation of fish or fish products from 
a vessel of a nation issued a negative certification 
under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines 
that such imports were harvested by practices that 
do not result in bycatch of a protected marine spe-
cies, or were harvested by practices that— 
‘‘(A) are comparable to those of the United 
States, taking into account different conditions; 
and’’. 
SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET 
FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT ACT. 
(a) NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION EFFECTS.—Section 
101 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826a) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘recognized 
principles of’’ after ‘‘in accordance with’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or, as 
appropriate, for fishing vessels of a nation that re-
ceives a negative certification under section 609(d) 
or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826)’’ after 
‘‘(1)’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting before 
the period the following: ‘‘, except for the purposes 
of inspecting such vessel, conducting an investiga-
tion, or taking other appropriate enforcement ac-
tion’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or il-
legal, unreported, or unregulated fishing’’ after 
‘‘driftnet fishing’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(1)(B) and subsection 
(b)(2), by striking ‘‘or illegal, unreported, or unregu-
lated fishing’’ after ‘‘driftnet fishing’’ each place it 
appears; 
(6) in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘or 
a negative certification under section 609(d) or sec-
tion 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Mora-
torium 
Protection 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1826j(d), 
1826k(c))’’ after ‘‘(1)(A)’’; 
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(7) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
issues a negative certification under section 609(d) 
or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d), 
1826k(c))’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(8) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or il-
legal, unreported, or unregulated fishing’’ after 
‘‘driftnet fishing’’; and 
(9) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘, or 
to address the offending activities for which a nation 
received a negative certification under section 609(d) 
or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Morato-
rium 
Protection 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1826j(d), 
1826k(c))’’ after ‘‘beyond the exclusive economic 
zone of any nation’’. 
(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 of-
fending activities for which the nation received a 
negative certification under 609(d) or 610(c) of the 
High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 
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Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d), 1826k(c))’’ before the pe-
riod at the end. 
SEC. 103. 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
ENFORCE-
MENT.—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. 104. 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— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, investigation,’’ after 
‘‘search’’; and 
(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;’’; 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. 105. AMENDMENTS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL 
PACIFIC 
FISHERIES 
CONVENTION 
IMPLE-
MENTATION ACT. 
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Conven-
tion Implementation Act (title V of Public Law 109–479) 
is amended— 
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(1) by amending section 506(c) (16 U.S.C. 
6905(c)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(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 
(2) in section 507(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 6906(a)(2)) 
by striking ‘‘suspension, on’’ and inserting ‘‘suspen-
sion, of’’. 
SEC. 106. 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. 107. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANTARCTIC MARINE LIV-
ING 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 
sub-
sections (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 
implement any conservation measure for which the 
Secretary of State notifies the Commission under 
section 305(a)(1)— 
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‘‘(A) that has been in effect for 12 months 
or less; 
‘‘(B) that is adopted by the Commission; 
and 
‘‘(C) with respect to which the Secretary of 
State does not notify Commission in accordance 
with section 305(a)(1) within the time period 
allotted for objections under Article IX of the 
Convention. 
‘‘(2) ENTERING INTO FORCE.—Upon publica-
tion of such regulation in the Federal Register, such 
conservation measure shall enter into force with re-
spect to the United States.’’; and 
(3) by striking sections 308 and 309 (16 U.S.C. 
2437 and 2438) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 308. 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. 108. AMENDMENTS TO THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVEN-
TION ACT. 
The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 is 
amended— 
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(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 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826g).’’; 
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(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. 109. 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. 110. 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. 111. AMENDMENTS TO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC HAL-
IBUT ACT OF 1982. 
(a) PROHIBITED ACTS.—Section 7 of the Northern 
Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773e) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (a) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (F); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (a) and (b) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 
(3) by in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘, investigation,’’ before ‘‘or inspec-
tion’’; 
(4) by in paragraph (1)(C), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘, investigation,’’ before ‘‘or inspec-
tion’’; 
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(5) in paragraph (1)(E), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; and 
(6) in paragraph (1)(F), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘section.’’ and inserting ‘‘section; or’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT POWERS.—Section 11 of the 
Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773i) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) In addition to the powers of officers authorized 
pursuant to subsection (b), any officer who is authorized 
by the Secretary, or by the head of any Federal or State 
agency that has entered into an agreement with the Sec-
retary under subsection (a), to enforce the Convention, 
this Act, or any regulation adopted under this Act, may— 
‘‘(1) search or inspect any facility or convey-
ance used or employed in, or which reasonably ap-
pears to be used or employed in, the storage, proc-
essing, transport, or trade of fish or fish products; 
‘‘(2) inspect records pertaining to the storage, 
processing, transport, or trade of fish or fish prod-
ucts; and 
‘‘(3) detain, for a period of up to 5 days, any 
shipment of fish or fish product imported into, land-
ed on, introduced into, exported from, or transported 
within the jurisdiction of the United States, or, if 
such fish or fish product is deemed to be perishable, 
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sell and retain the proceeds therefrom for a period 
of up to 5 days.’’. 
SEC. 112. 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. 113. 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’’. 
SEC. 114. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
AND
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
National Marine Fisheries Service, may engage in inter-
national cooperation and provide assistance, including 
grants, to help other nations achieve sustainable fisheries. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—In providing assist-
ance to other nations, the Secretary may— 
(1) provide funding and technical expertise to 
other nations to assist them in addressing illegal, 
unreported, or unregulated fishing activities; 
(2) provide funding and technical expertise to 
other nations to assist them in reducing the loss and 
environmental impacts of derelict fishing gear, re-
ducing the bycatch of living marine resources, and 
promoting international marine resource conserva-
tion; 
(3) provide funding, technical expertise, and 
training to other nations to aid them in building ca-
pacity for enhanced fisheries management, fisheries 
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monitoring, catch and trade tracking activities, en-
forcement, and international marine resource con-
servation; 
(4) establish partnerships with other Federal 
agencies or non-governmental organizations, as ap-
propriate, to ensure that fisheries development as-
sistance to other nations is directed toward projects 
that promote sustainable fisheries; and 
(5) conduct outreach and education efforts in 
order to promote public and private sector awareness 
of international fisheries sustainability issues, in-
cluding the need to combat illegal, unreported, or 
unregulated fishing activity and to promote inter-
national marine resource conservation. 
(c) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary may establish 
guidelines necessary to implement this section. 
TITLE II—IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE ANTIGUA CONVENTION 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Antigua Convention 
Implementing Act of 2011’’. 
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 
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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 
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 
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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. 
‘‘(5) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘United 
States’ includes all areas under the sovereignty of 
the United States. 
‘‘(6) UNITED
STATES
COMMISSIONERS.—The 
term ‘United States commissioners’ means the indi-
viduals appointed in accordance with section 3(a).’’. 
SEC. 204. COMMISSIONERS; NUMBER, APPOINTMENT, AND 
QUALIFICATIONS. 
Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 952) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 3. COMMISSIONERS. 
‘‘(a) COMMISSIONERS.—The United States shall be 
represented on the Commission by 4 United States Com-
missioners. The President shall appoint individuals to 
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serve on the Commission at the pleasure of the President. 
In making the appointments, the President shall select 
United States Commissioners from among individuals who 
are knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly migra-
tory fish stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, one 
of whom shall be an officer or employee of the Department 
of Commerce. Not more than 2 United States Commis-
sioners may be appointed who reside in a State other than 
a State whose vessels maintain a substantial fishery in the 
area of the Convention. 
‘‘(b) ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS.—The Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may designate 
from time to time and for periods of time deemed appro-
priate Alternate United States Commissioners to the Com-
mission. Any Alternate United States Commissioner may 
exercise, at any meeting of the Commission or of the Gen-
eral Advisory Committee or Scientific Advisory Sub-
committee established pursuant to section 4(b), all powers 
and duties of a United States Commissioner in the ab-
sence of any United States Commissioner appointed pur-
suant to subsection (a) of this section for whatever reason. 
The number of such Alternate United States Commis-
sioners that may be designated for any such meeting shall 
be limited to the number of United States Commissioners 
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appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section who 
will not be present at such meeting. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 
‘‘(1) EMPLOYMENT STATUS.—Individuals serv-
ing as United States Commissioners, other than offi-
cers or employees of the United States Government, 
shall not be considered Federal employees except for 
the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims 
liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United 
States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.—The United States Com-
missioners or Alternate Commissioners, although of-
ficers of the United States while so serving, shall re-
ceive no compensation for their services as United 
States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners. 
‘‘(3) TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of State shall pay the 
necessary travel expenses of United States 
Commissioners and Alternate United States 
Commissioners to meetings of the Inter-Amer-
ican Tropical Tuna Commission and other 
meetings the Secretary of State deems nec-
essary to fulfill their duties, in accordance with 
the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 
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5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may reimburse the 
Secretary of State for amounts expended by the 
Secretary of State under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 205. GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SCI-
ENTIFIC ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE. 
Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 953) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENTS; PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION; 
COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, shall appoint a General 
Advisory Committee which shall consist of not 
more than 25 individuals who shall be rep-
resentative of the various groups concerned 
with the fisheries covered by the Convention, in-
cluding nongovernmental conservation organiza-
tions, providing to the maximum extent prac-
ticable an equitable balance among such groups. 
Members of the General Advisory Committee 
will be eligible to participate as members of the 
United States delegation to the Commission 
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and its working groups to the extent the Com-
mission rules and space for delegations allow. 
‘‘(B) The chair of the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council’s Advisory Subpanel for 
Highly Migratory Fisheries and the chair of the 
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council’s 
Advisory Committee shall be ex-officio members 
of the General Advisory Committee by virtue of 
their positions in those Councils. 
‘‘(C) Each member of the General Advi-
sory Committee appointed under subparagraph 
(A) shall serve for a term of 3 years and is eli-
gible for reappointment. 
‘‘(D) The General Advisory Committee 
shall be invited to attend all non-executive 
meetings of the United States delegation and at 
such meetings shall be given opportunity to ex-
amine and to be heard on all proposed pro-
grams of investigation, reports, recommenda-
tions, and regulations of the Commission. 
‘‘(E) The General Advisory Committee 
shall determine its organization, and prescribe 
its practices and procedures for carrying out its 
functions under this title, the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery Conservation and Management 
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Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the Conven-
tion. The General Advisory Committee shall 
publish and make available to the public a 
statement of its organization, practices and pro-
cedures. Meetings of the General Advisory Com-
mittee, except when in executive session, shall 
be open to the public, and prior notice of meet-
ings shall be made public in timely fashion. The 
General Advisory Committee shall not be sub-
ject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.). 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
SHARING.—The Secretary 
and the Secretary of State shall furnish the General 
Advisory Committee with relevant information con-
cerning fisheries and international fishery agree-
ments. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall provide to the 
General Advisory Committee in a timely man-
ner such administrative and technical support 
services as are necessary for its effective func-
tioning. 
‘‘(B) Individuals appointed to serve as a 
member of the General Advisory Committee— 
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‘‘(i) shall serve without pay, but while 
away from their homes or regular places of 
business to attend meetings of the General 
Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub-
sistence, in the same manner as persons 
employed intermittently in the Government 
service are allowed expenses under section 
5703 of title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(ii) shall not be considered Federal 
employees except for the purposes of injury 
compensation or tort claims liability as 
provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United 
States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code.’’; 
(2) by striking so much of subsection (b) as 
precedes paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE.—(1) 
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall appoint a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of not 
less than 5 nor more than 15 qualified scientists with bal-
anced representation from the public and private sectors, 
including nongovernmental conservation organizations.’’; 
and 
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(3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘General 
Advisory Subcommittee’’ and inserting ‘‘General Ad-
visory Committee’’. 
SEC. 206. RULEMAKING. 
Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 955) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 6. RULEMAKING. 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State and, with respect to enforce-
ment measures, the Secretary of the Department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating, may promulgate such regu-
lations as may be necessary to carry out the United States 
international obligations under the Convention and this 
Act, including recommendations and decisions adopted by 
the Commission. In cases where the Secretary has discre-
tion in the implementation of one or more measures adopt-
ed by the Commission that would govern fisheries under 
the authority of a Regional Fishery Management Council, 
the Secretary may, to the extent practicable within the im-
plementation schedule of the Convention and any rec-
ommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission, 
promulgate such regulations in accordance with the proce-
dures established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 
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‘‘(b) JURISDICTION.—The Secretary may promulgate 
regulations applicable to all vessels and persons subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States, including United 
States flag vessels wherever they may be operating, on 
such date as the Secretary shall prescribe.’’. 
SEC. 207. PROHIBITED ACTS. 
Section 8 (16 U.S.C. 957) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 6(c) of this Act’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 6’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL
PROHIBITIONS
AND
ENFORCE-
MENT.—For prohibitions relating to this Act and enforce-
ment of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826g).’’. 
SEC. 208. ENFORCEMENT. 
Section 10 (16 U.S.C. 959) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 10. ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘For enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the 
High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826g).’’. 
SEC. 209. REDUCTION OF BYCATCH. 
Section 15 (16 U.S.C. 962) is amended by striking 
‘‘vessel’’ and inserting ‘‘vessels’’. 
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SEC. 210. REPEAL OF EASTERN PACIFIC TUNA LICENSING 
ACT OF 1984. 
The Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984 (16 
U.S.C. 972 et seq.) is repealed. 
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