(9) to assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimi-
date, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with any ob-
server on a vessel under this title, or any data col-
lector employed by or under contract to any person 
to carry out responsibilities under this title; 
(10) to engage in fishing activities in violation 
of any regulation adopted pursuant to this title; 
(11) to knowingly and willfully ship, transport, 
purchase, sell, offer for sale, import, export, or have 
in their custody, possession, or control any fisheries 
resources taken or retained in violation of such regu-
lations; 
(12) to fail to make, keep, or furnish any catch 
returns, statistical records, or other reports required 
by regulations adopted pursuant to this title to be 
made, kept, or furnished; 
(13) to fail to stop a vessel upon being hailed 
and instructed to stop by a duly authorized official 
of the United States; 
(14) to import, in violation of any regulation 
adopted pursuant to this title, any fisheries re-
sources in any form of those species subject to regu-
lation pursuant to a recommendation, resolution, or 
decision of the Commission, or any fisheries re-
sources in any form not under regulation but under 
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investigation by the Commission, during the period 
such fisheries resources have been denied entry in 
accordance with this title; 
(15) to make or submit any false record, ac-
count, or label for, or any false identification of, any 
fisheries resources that have been, or are intended to 
be imported, exported, transported, sold, offered for 
sale, purchased, or received in interstate or foreign 
commerce; or 
(16) to refuse to authorize and accept boarding 
by a duly authorized inspector pursuant to proce-
dures adopted by the Commission for the boarding 
and inspection of fishing vessels in the Convention 
Area. 
SEC. 107. COOPERATION IN CARRYING OUT CONVENTION. 
(a) FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES; PRIVATE INSTI-
TUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary may co-
operate with any Federal agency, any public or private in-
stitution or organization within the United States or 
abroad, and, through the Secretary of State, a duly au-
thorized official of the government of any party to the 
North Pacific Fisheries Convention, in carrying out re-
sponsibilities under this title. 
(b) SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER PROGRAMS; FACILITIES 
AND PERSONNEL.—Each Federal agency may, upon the 
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request of the Secretary, cooperate in the conduct of sci-
entific and other programs and furnish facilities and per-
sonnel for the purpose of assisting the Commission in car-
rying out its duties under the North Pacific Fisheries Con-
vention. 
(c) SANCTIONED FISHING OPERATIONS AND BIO-
LOGICAL EXPERIMENTS.—Nothing in this title, or in the 
laws of any State, prevents the Secretary or the Commis-
sion from— 
(1) conducting or authorizing the conduct of 
fishing operations and biological experiments at any 
time for purposes of scientific investigation; or 
(2) discharging any other duties prescribed by 
the North Pacific Fisheries Convention. 
(d) STATE JURISDICTION NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing 
in this title shall be construed to diminish or to increase 
the jurisdiction of any State in the territorial sea of the 
United States. 
SEC. 108. TERRITORIAL PARTICIPATION. 
The Secretary of State shall ensure participation in 
the Commission and its subsidiary bodies by the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa, and Guam to the same extent provided to the ter-
ritories of other nations. 
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SEC. 109. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE NOTIFICATION. 
Masters of commercial fishing vessels of countries 
fishing under the management authority of the North Pa-
cific Fisheries Convention that do not carry vessel moni-
toring systems capable of communicating with United 
States enforcement authorities shall, prior to or as soon 
as reasonably possible after, entering and transiting the 
exclusive economic zone bounded by the Convention 
Area— 
(1) notify the Coast Guard of the name, flag 
state, location, route, and destination of the vessel 
and of the circumstances under which it will enter 
United States waters; 
(2) ensure that all fishing gear on board the 
vessel is stowed below deck or otherwise removed 
from the place it is normally used for fishing activi-
ties and placed where it is not readily available for 
fishing activities; and 
(3) if requested by an enforcement officer, pro-
ceed to a specified location so that a vessel inspec-
tion can be conducted. 
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TITLE II—IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE CONVENTION ON THE 
CONSERVATION 
AND 
MAN-
AGEMENT 
OF 
HIGH 
SEAS 
FISHERY RESOURCES IN THE 
SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advi-
sory Committee’’ means the advisory committee es-
tablished under section 202(d). 
(2) 1982 CONVENTION.—The term ‘‘1982 Con-
vention’’ means the United Nations Convention on 
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Commission of the South Pacific Regional 
Fisheries Management Organization established in 
accordance with the South Pacific Fishery Resources 
Convention. 
(4) CONVENTION
AREA.—The term ‘‘Conven-
tion Area’’ means the area to which the Convention 
on the Conservation and Management of High Seas 
Fisheries Resources in the South Pacific Ocean ap-
plies under Article 5 of such Convention. 
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