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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Columbia River Habitat Protection 
and Recreational Access Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The 51-mile stretch of the Columbia River, known as the 
        ``Hanford Reach'', provides 80 percent of the fall Chinook 
        salmon in the river system, critical habitat for wildlife, a 
        high-quality waterfowl sanctuary, as well as numerous scenic, 
        historic, and recreational opportunities for the public.
            (2) In 1996 Congress, through Public Law 104-333, 
        prohibited damming, dredging, channeling, or other such 
        activities along the Hanford Reach in order to help preserve 
        and protect the unique environmental benefits of the region.
            (3) The lands surrounding the Hanford Reach area of the 
        Columbia River, Washington, should be properly managed in order 
        to protect plant, fish, wildlife, cultural, recreational, and 
        scenic resources, while preserving access to these lands.
            (4) Recognizing the unique and pristine values of the area, 
        local citizens in cooperation with Federal and State 
        authorities have developed a comprehensive protection plan 
        which has enhanced salmon habitat along the Hanford Reach. This 
        plan, known as the Vernita Bar Agreement, has preserved the 
        free flowing, riparian character of the Hanford Reach, and 
        serves as a blueprint for further successful management along 
        the Columbia River.
            (5) Although dozens of local, State, and Federal 
        environmental protection and management laws and regulations 
        exist for the Hanford Reach, management efforts can be better 
        integrated and can lead to more efficient use of public 
        resources and improved habitat and recreation management.
            (6) Several of the areas adjacent to the Hanford Reach of 
        the Columbia River, including lands known as the Wahluke Slope, 
        currently owned by the United States, have been extensively 
        studied and reviewed through environmental impact statements 
        and have been declared environmentally sound and certified 
        suitable for conveyance.
            (7) Inasmuch as Federal financial resources are 
        constrained, joint partnerships among Federal, State, and local 
        entities can provide long-term habitat and wildlife management, 
        maintain recreational opportunities, and develop a responsible 
        and environmentally sound local land use plan for the region.
            (8) The people and the governments of Benton, Franklin, 
        Grant, and Adams Counties desire to enter into such a 
        partnership with the State of Washington and the United States 
        to ensure the continued protection of plant, fish, wildlife, 
        cultural, recreational, and scenic resources on the lands 
        surrounding the Hanford Reach.
            (9) Such a cooperative partnership will provide a forum for 
        public input from the entire region and ensure the long-term 
        protection of the river as wild, scenic, and accessible.
            (10) Congress recommends the formation of a commission, of 
        which a majority of the members of such a commission represent 
        the local entities, to ensure that the above goals are achieved 
        and to maintain maximum involvement by the citizens of Benton, 
        Franklin, Grant, and Adams Counties.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy;
            (2) the term ``Hanford Works'' means the property 
        represented as ``Department of Energy'' under the Land Status 
        Legend on the Bureau of Land Management topographic map of 
        Priest Rapids, Washington, Edition-1991; and
            (3) the term ``Commission'' means the Hanford Reach 
        Protection and Management Commission.

SEC. 4. GENERAL AUTHORITY; PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS.

    (a) Authority.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary for no consideration shall convey 
to the governmental entities referred to in subsection (b) all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the properties 
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Conveyances.--
            (1) State of washington.--The Secretary shall convey to the 
        State of Washington the property that consists of the portion 
        of the Hanford Works that runs along both banks of the Columbia 
        River and lies within the one quarter mile to the north of the 
        mean high water mark on the north bank of the Columbia River, 
        and that lies within the one quarter mile to the south of the 
        mean high water mark on the south bank of the Columbia River.
            (2) Adams county, washington.--The Secretary shall convey 
        to Adams County, Washington, the property that consists of the 
        portion of the Hanford Works that lies within Adams County, 
        Washington.
            (3) Grant county, washington.--The Secretary shall convey 
        to Grant County, Washington, the property that consists of the 
        portion of the Hanford Works that lies within Grant County, 
        Washington, to the north of the Columbia River and that is not 
        part of the conveyance made pursuant to paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection.
            (4) Franklin county, washington.--The Secretary shall 
        convey to Franklin County, Washington, the property that 
        consists of the portion of Hanford Works that lies within 
        Franklin County, Washington, to the north of the Columbia River 
        and that is not part of the conveyance made pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) of this subsection.
            (5) Additional properties.--In addition to properties 
        described in paragraphs (1) through (4), the Secretary may 
        convey to a State or local government referred to in paragraphs 
        (1) through (4) such property within the Hanford Works as the 
        Secretary and the State or local government agree is 
        appropriate to carry out this Act.

SEC. 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

    (a) Special Rules for State of Washington.--
            (1) Environmental safety.--The conveyance made under 
        section 4(b)(1) shall be made only after the Administrator of 
        the Environmental Protection Agency certifies to the Secretary 
        that--
                    (A) the properties described in section 4(b)(1) are 
                clean of hazardous, toxic, or radioactive materials or 
                substances;
                    (B) all corrective, remedial, or response actions 
                have been completed; and
                    (C) all obligations of the Secretary at the Hanford 
                Nuclear Reservation under the Comprehensive 
                Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
                of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and other applicable 
                laws have been fulfilled.
            (2) Federal leaseholds.--Any leasehold interest by any 
        agency of the United States on lands described under section 
        4(b) shall terminate upon enactment of this Act, and such 
        interest shall be transferred pursuant to section 4.
            (3) Water rights and utility easements.--The conveyances 
        under section 4 shall be made subject to all existing water 
        rights and all easements and rights of any public and private 
        utility districts which operate and maintain transmission and 
        generation facilities along the lands described under section 
        4.
    (b) Establishment of Hanford Reach Protection and Management 
Commission.--Not later than 6 months after the conveyances under 
section 4(b)(1) are made, the State of Washington shall enter into a 
written joint agreement with the governments of Benton, Franklin, and 
Grant Counties to establish the Hanford Reach Protection and Management 
Commission as follows:
            (1) Membership appointment.--The Commission shall be 
        composed of 7 members. As soon as practicable, but not more 
        than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        members shall be appointed as follows:
                    (A) One member who shall be a resident of Benton 
                County, appointed by the government of such county.
                    (B) One member who shall be a resident of Franklin 
                County, appointed by the government of such county.
                    (C) One member who shall be a resident of Grant 
                County, appointed by the government of such county.
                    (D) One member who shall be a resident of the State 
                of Washington, appointed by the Governor of the State 
                of Washington.
                    (E) One member who shall be a resident of the State 
                of Washington, appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
                    (F) One member who shall be a resident of the State 
                of Washington, appointed by the Secretary of the 
                Interior.
                    (G) One member who shall be a resident of any 
                county in the State of Washington through or along 
                which the Columbia River runs, appointed by a majority 
                vote of the other members of the Commission.
            (2) Terms of office.--The length of the terms of office of 
        the members appointed under (1) shall be fixed by each 
        appointing governmental entity at the time of appointment, but 
        no term shall exceed 4 years.
            (3) Vacancy.--Any vacancy that may occur prior to the 
        expiration of a member's term shall be filled for the balance 
        of such term by appointment made by the entity which appointed 
        the vacating member.
            (4) Restriction.--Except as provided herein, no person 
        shall be appointed to the Commission who is an employee, agent, 
        or independent contractor of the United States or any agency 
        thereof.
            (5) Failure to appoint.--In the event a member has not been 
        appointed within 6 months of the establishment of the 
        Commission, any such vacancy shall be filled by joint 
        appointment by the governments of Benton, Franklin, and Grant 
        Counties.
            (6) Establishment of commission authority.--As soon as 
        practicable after the appointment of a majority of the members 
        of the Commission, such members shall be authorized to convene 
        meetings of the Commission and to adopt rules and provisions 
        governing the administration, voting, meeting, terms of 
        service, and finances of the Commission. The first meeting 
        shall be held no later than 1 year from the date of the 
        establishment of the Commission.
            (7) Development of hanford reach protection and management 
        plan.--
                    (A) The primary duty of the Commission shall be to 
                develop and implement a plan to manage the lands 
                conveyed pursuant to section 4(b)(1) to protect and 
                enhance plant resources, fish and wildlife resources, 
                cultural resources, recreational access, and other uses 
                or resources prescribed by the Commission.
                    (B) From the date the conveyances under section 
                4(b)(1) are made until such time as a permanent 
                protection and management plan is approved by the 
                Commission, the lands conveyed pursuant to such section 
                shall be managed under an interim management plan 
                approved by the governments of Benton, Franklin, and 
                Grant Counties, which shall be consistent with the 
                purposes of this Act.
    (c) Nonperformance of State of Washington, Transfer to and 
Management by Counties Authorized.--If the State of Washington does not 
fulfill its obligations under subsection (b), all right, title, and 
interest to the property conveyed pursuant to section 4(b)(1) shall be 
transferred to the counties, with the consent of such counties, in 
which the lands are situated in order to carry out the purposes of this 
Act, and the governments of such counties shall jointly establish the 
Commission pursuant to subsection (b) and to provide for the management 
of the lands conveyed pursuant to section 4(b)(1).
    (d) Reversion and Right To Reenter.--If the State of Washington 
does not fulfill its obligations under subsection (b), and if the 
governments of Benton, Franklin, and Grant Counties do not fulfill 
their obligations under subsection (c), all right, title, and interest 
to the property conveyed pursuant to section 4(b)(1) shall revert to 
the United States and the United States shall have the right of 
immediate entry thereon.
    (e) Use of Federal Resources Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
Interior may enter into agreements with the State of Washington and the 
governmental entities referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
section 4(b) to allow the utilization of personnel, and the provision 
of technical and financial assistance from the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service to assist the county governments in the administration 
and management of the lands transferred under this Act.
    (f) Special Rule for Adams County, Grant County, and Franklin 
County.--The properties described under paragraphs (2) through (4) of 
section 4(b) shall be conveyed only after Adams County, Grant County, 
and Franklin County, Washington, have submitted a written report to the 
Secretary of the Interior which shall include--
            (1) a risk analysis of debris slides in the White Bluffs 
        Wasteway;
            (2) any recommendations necessary to address the risk of 
        such slides; and
            (3) a comprehensive land use plan of the Wahluke Slope.

SOLUTION: Columbia River Habitat Protection and Recreational Access Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to convey to the State of Washington and to Adams, Grant, and Franklin counties in Washington specified portions of the Hanford Works, an area of property along the Columbia River in Washington.  Allows such conveyances only after the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has made specified certifications to the Secretary with respect to the appropriate environmental cleanup of such area. 
Directs the State of Washington to enter into a joint agreement with Benton, Franklin, and Grant Counties to establish the Hanford Reach Protection and Management Commission, which shall develop and implement a plan to manage the lands conveyed by the Secretary in order to protect and enhance plant, fish and wildlife, and cultural resources, as well as recreational access to, and other uses of, Hanford Reach (a 51-mile stretch of land along the Columbia River containing fish, wildlife, and other resources). 
Requires Adams, Grant, and Franklin Counties to submit to the Secretary:  (1) a risk analysis of debris slides in the White Bluffs Wasteway; and (2) a comprehensive land use plan of the Wahluke Slope.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bus Utility and Safety in School 
Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) school transportation issues remain a concern for 
        parents, local educational agencies, lawmakers, the National 
        Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the National 
        Transportation Safety Board, and the Environmental Protection 
        Agency;
            (2) millions of children face potential future health 
        problems because of exposure to noxious fumes emitted from 
        older school buses;
            (3) many rural local educational agencies are operating 
        outdated, unsafe school buses that are failing inspection, 
        resulting in a depletion of the school bus fleets of the local 
        educational agencies; and
            (4) many rural local educational agencies are unable to 
        afford newer and safer buses.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish within the 
Department of Education a Federal cost-sharing program to assist rural 
local educational agencies with older, unsafe school bus fleets in 
purchasing newer, safer school buses.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Rural local educational agency.--The term ``rural local 
        educational agency'' means a local educational agency, as 
        defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801), with respect to which--
                    (A) each county in which a school served by the 
                local educational agency is located has a total 
                population density of fewer than 10 persons per square 
                mile;
                    (B) all schools served by the local educational 
                agency are designated with a school locale code of 7 or 
                8, as determined by the Secretary of Education; or
                    (C) all schools served by the local educational 
                agency have been designated, by official action taken 
                by the legislature of the State in which the local 
                educational agency is located, as rural schools for 
                purposes relating to the provision of educational 
                services to students in the State.
            (2) School bus.--The term ``school bus'' means a vehicle 
        the primary purpose of which is to transport students to and 
        from school or school activities.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.

SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--From amounts made available under subsection (e) 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide grants, on a competitive 
basis, to rural local educational agencies to pay the Federal share of 
the cost of purchasing new school buses.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) In general.--Each rural local educational agency that 
        seeks to receive a grant under this Act shall submit to the 
        Secretary for approval an application at such time, in such 
        manner, and accompanied by such information (in addition to 
        information required under paragraph (2)) as the Secretary may 
        require.
            (2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall include--
                    (A) documentation that, of the total number of 
                school buses operated by the rural local educational 
                agency, not less than 50 percent of the school buses 
                are in need of repair or replacement;
                    (B) documentation of the number of miles that each 
                school bus operated by the rural local educational 
                agency traveled in the most recent 9-month academic 
                year;
                    (C) documentation that the rural local educational 
                agency is operating with a reduced fleet of school 
                buses;
                    (D) a certification from the rural local 
                educational agency that--
                            (i) authorizes the application of the rural 
                        local educational agency for a grant under this 
                        Act; and
                            (ii) describes the dedication of the rural 
                        local educational agency to school bus 
                        replacement programs and school transportation 
                        needs (including the number of new school buses 
                        needed by the rural local educational agency); 
                        and
                    (E) an assurance that the rural local educational 
                agency will pay the non-Federal share of the cost of 
                the purchase of new school buses under this Act from 
                non-Federal sources.
    (c) Priority.--
            (1) In general.--In providing grants under this Act, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to rural local educational 
        agencies that, as determined by the Secretary--
                    (A) are transporting students in a bus manufactured 
                before 1977;
                    (B) have a grossly depleted fleet of school buses; 
                or
                    (C) serve a school that is required, under section 
                1116(b)(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(9)), to provide 
                transportation to students to enable the students to 
                transfer to another public school served by the rural 
                local educational agency.
    (d) Payments; Federal Share.--
            (1) Payments.--The Secretary shall pay to each rural local 
        educational agency having an application approved under this 
        section the Federal share described in paragraph (2) of the 
        cost of purchasing such number of new school buses as is 
        specified in the approved application.
            (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
        purchasing a new school bus under this Act shall be 75 percent.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act--
            (1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
            (2) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
        2007 through 2011.

SOLUTION: Bus Utility and Safety in School Transportation Opportunity and Purchasing Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Education to provide grants, on a competitive basis, to rural local educational agencies (LEAs) to pay the federal share (75%) of costs of purchasing new school buses. Requires the Secretary, in providing such grants, to give priority to rural LEAs that: (1) are transporting students in a bus manufactured before 1977; (2) have a grossly depleted fleet of school buses; or (3) serve a school required by law to provide transportation to students to enable them to transfer to another public school served by the rural LEA.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``International 
Dolphin Conservation Act Amendments of 1995''.
    (b) References to Marine Mammal Protection Act.--Except as 
otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or 
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 
made to a section or other provision of the Marine Mammal Protection 
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are the following:
            (1) To recognize the achievements of, and support continued 
        implementation of, the International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program administered by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
        Commission.
            (2) To modify and strengthen the embargo provisions of the 
        Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to assure compliance with 
        that program.
            (3) To authorize participation by United States tuna 
        fishing vessels in the yellowfin tuna fishery of the eastern 
        tropical Pacific Ocean in accordance with that program.
            (4) To ensure a viable and ecologically sound tuna fishery 
        in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, including by avoidance 
        of bycatch of nontargeted marine species, maintenance of 
        healthy stocks of tuna, and protection of marine mammal 
        populations.
            (5) To otherwise strengthen and improve international 
        efforts to reduce incidental dolphin mortality to insignificant 
        levels approaching a zero mortality and serious injury rate as 
        required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION ACT.

    Title III of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1411-1418) is amended to read as follows:

        ``TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM

``SEC. 301. FINDINGS AND POLICY.

    ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) Although in past years the yellowfin tuna fishery of 
        the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean has resulted in excessive 
        incidental mortality to dolphins, efforts by tuna fishermen 
        operating under United States and international conservation 
        programs have reduced this incidental mortality to levels that 
        are approaching a zero mortality and serious injury rate in 
        accordance with section 101(a)(2).
            ``(2) Support of the International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program is necessary to assure that these low levels of dolphin 
        mortality are maintained and eventually eliminated, if 
        possible.
            ``(3) United States tuna fishing vessels have led the world 
        in the development of fishing methods to reduce dolphin 
        mortalities in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean and should be 
        allowed to fish in that region on an equal basis with foreign 
        fleets.
    ``(b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to--
            ``(1) continue the progress made in reducing the incidental 
        mortality of dolphins in the yellowfin tuna fishery in the 
        eastern tropical Pacific Ocean;
            ``(2) support the International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program; and
            ``(3) authorize the participation of United States tuna 
        fishing vessels in the yellowfin tuna fishery of the eastern 
        tropical Pacific Ocean in a manner consistent with the 
        International Dolphin Conservation Program and the requirements 
        of this Act.

``SEC. 302. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

    ``(a) Regulations.--The Secretary may issue regulations to govern 
the incidental taking of marine mammals in the course of commercial 
purse seine fishing for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific 
Ocean. Any such regulations shall be consistent with the requirements 
of the International Dolphin Conservation Program and with the goal of 
reducing the incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals 
occurring in the yellowfin tuna fishery in the eastern tropical Pacific 
Ocean to insignificant levels approaching a zero mortality and serious 
injury rate.
    ``(b) Consultations.--In developing any regulation under this 
section, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and 
the United States Commissioners to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
Commission appointed under section 3 of the Tuna Conventions Act of 
1950 (16 U.S.C. 952).

``SEC. 303. OBSERVERS.

    ``All vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 
engaged in commercial purse seine fishing for yellowfin tuna in the 
eastern tropical Pacific Ocean shall carry an observer certified by the 
Secretary or by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission for the 
purpose of conducting research and observing fishing operations unless, 
for reasons beyond the control of the Secretary, an observer is not 
available for such purpose.

``SEC. 304. PROHIBITIONS, PENALTIES, AND CIVIL FORFEITURES.

    ``(a) Prohibitions.--It is unlawful--
            ``(1) for any person to violate any regulation promulgated 
        under this title;
            ``(2) for any person to refuse to allow any duly authorized 
        officer to board a vessel subject to that person's control for 
        purposes of conducting any search or inspection in connection 
        with the enforcement of this title;
            ``(3) for any person to assault, resist, oppose, impede, 
        intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized officer in 
        the conduct of any search or inspection described in paragraph 
        (2); and
            ``(4) for any person or vessel subject to the jurisdiction 
        of the United States intentionally to set a purse seine net on 
        or to encircle any marine mammal in the course of tuna fishing 
        operations in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean except in 
        accordance with the International Dolphin Conservation Program.
    ``(b) Penalties.--
            ``(1) Civil penalty.--A person that knowingly and willfully 
        violates subsection (a)(1), (2), or (4) shall be subject to a 
        civil penalty under section 105(a).
            ``(2) Criminal penalty.--A person that knowingly and 
        willfully violates subsection (a)(3) shall be subject to a 
        criminal penalty under section 105(b).
    ``(c) Civil Forfeitures.--Any vessel (including its fishing gear, 
appurtenances, stores, and cargo) used, and any fish (or its fair 
market value) taken or retained, in any manner, in connection with or 
as a result of the commission of any act prohibited by this section 
shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States in the manner 
provided in section 310 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1860).
    ``(d) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in the first 
section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 is amended by 
striking the items relating to title III and inserting the following:

        ``TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION PROGRAM

``Sec. 301. Findings and policy.
``Sec. 302. Authority of Secretary.
``Sec. 303. Observers.
``Sec. 304. Prohibitions, penalties, and civil forfeitures.''.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(28) The term `International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program' means--
                    ``(A) the international program established by the 
                agreement signed in La Jolla, California, in June, 
                1992, and administered by the Inter-American Tropical 
                Tuna Commission; or
                    ``(B) an equivalent successor program agreed to by 
                the United States.''.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENT OF EMBARGO PROVISIONS.

    Section 101(a)(2)(B) (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)(B)) is amended to read 
as follows:
            ``(B) in the case of yellowfin tuna harvested with purse 
        seine nets in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and products 
        therefrom, to be exported to the United States, shall require 
        that the government of the exporting nation provide documentary 
        evidence that the fishing vessels of the exporting nation 
        participate in the International Dolphin Conservation Program. 
        Such participation in the International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program shall be deemed as establishing that such nation's 
        regulatory program is comparable to, and not in excess of, 
        United States standards if--
                    ``(i) dolphin mortality under the International 
                Dolphin Conservation Program is within the potential 
                biological removal level for each affected stock;
                    ``(ii) the fishing vessels of the exporting nation 
                are subject to 100 percent observer coverage by 
                observers approved by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
                Commission;
                    ``(iii) the government of the exporting nation 
                authorizes the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission 
                to release sufficient information to the Secretary to 
                establish participation in the International Dolphin 
                Conservation Program;
                    ``(iv) the government of the exporting nation 
                complies with all reasonable requests for cooperation 
                in carrying out the scientific research program 
                required by section 117; and
                    ``(v) responsible officials administering the 
                International Dolphin Conservation Program have not 
                determined that any fishing vessel of the exporting 
                nation is failing to participate in such program.''.
SEC. 6. FURTHER TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Miscellaneous Amendments to Title I.--
            (1) Section 101(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)) is amended in the 
        second sentence by striking the semicolon and all that follows 
        through ``practicable''.
            (2) Section 104(a) (16 U.S.C. 1374(a)) is amended in the 
        second sentence by striking ``, or subsection (h) of this 
        section''.
            (3) Section 104 (16 U.S.C. 1374) is amended by striking 
        subsection (h).
            (4) Section 118(a)(3) (16 U.S.C. 1387(a)(3)) is amended to 
        read as follows:
    ``(3) Title III, and not this section, shall govern the taking of 
marine mammals in the course of commercial purse seine fishing for 
yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.''.
    (b) Citizens on Foreign Vessels.--Section 101 (16 U.S.C. 1371) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to the taking of 
marine mammals during fishing operations by a citizen of the United 
States when such citizen is employed on a foreign fishing vessel that 
is participating in the International Dolphin Conservation Program.''.
    (c) Tuna Conventions Act.--Section 3(c) of the Tuna Conventions Act 
of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 952(c)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(c) at least one shall be either the Director, or an 
        appropriate regional director of the National Marine Fisheries 
        Service; and''.

SEC. 7. REPEAL OF MARKETPLACE LABELING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1385) is repealed.
    (b) Relationship to Other Law.--Nothing in this section shall in 
any way affect, or be construed to affect, requirements for the 
protection and management of marine mammals under the Driftnet Impact 
Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 1822 note), 
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), or 
any other applicable law.

SOLUTION:
International Dolphin Conservation Act Amendments of 1995 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to replace provisions relating to a global moratorium to prohibit certain tuna harvesting practices with provisions declaring that it is U.S. policy to:  (1) continue progress in reducing incidental mortality of dolphins in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean yellowfin tuna fishery; (2) support the International Dolphin Conservation Program; and (3) authorize participation of U.S. tuna fishing vessels in the fishery of that area in a manner consistent with the Program and this Act. 
Authorizes regulations on the incidental taking of marine mammals during commercial purse seine yellowfin tuna fishing in that area. Requires all vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction engaged in such fishing in that area to carry a certified observer to conduct research and observe fishing operations. Makes it unlawful to:  (1) violate any regulation under these provisions; (2) resist, intimidate, or interfere with boarding or inspection by an authorized officer; or (3) intentionally set a purse seine net on any marine mammal during tuna fishing in that area.  Imposes civil and criminal penalties and civil forfeitures. 
Revises the requirements applicable to nations exporting yellowfin tuna to the United States. 
Repeals the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act.