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FEDERAL SHARE OF ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT WITH ADDITIONAL

APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 502. Section 308(b) of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1) by striking "and" at the end;

(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and

(3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

"(3) the Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out with an amount appropriated under the authority of this subsection shall be 75 percent of the cost of that activity.".

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 503. Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a) by striking "fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989" and inserting in lieu thereof "the fiscal years 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995";

(2) in subsection (b) by striking "fiscal years 1988 and 1989" and inserting in lieu thereof "the fiscal years 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995"; and

(3) in subsection (c) by striking "fiscal years 1988 and 1989" and inserting in lieu thereof "the fiscal years 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993".

TITLE VI-CENTRAL, WESTERN, AND SOUTH PACIFIC
FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT ACT

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 601. Section 7 of the Central, Western, and South Pacific Fisheries Development Act (16 U.S.C. 758e-5) is amended by striking "and 1988" and inserting in lieu thereof "1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995".

TITLE VII-NATIONAL FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTIONAL COUNCIL

EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE

SEC. 701. Section 206(g) of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4005(g)) is amended by striking "October 1, 1990" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31, 1991".

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 702. Section 209(d) of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4008(d)) is amended by striking "1990" and inserting in lieu thereof "1991".

TRANSFER OF SALTONSTALL-KENNEDY FUNDS

SEC. 703. Section 2(b)(2) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (commonly known as the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act; 15 U.S.C. 713c-3(b)(2)), is amended by striking "fiscal year 1990" and inserting in lieu thereof "each of fiscal years 1990 and 1991".

16 USC 4004 note.

16 USC 4005 note.

16 USC 1822 note.

CONTINUITY OF NATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP

SEC. 704. (a) UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE.-Individuals serving on September 30, 1990, as members of the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council shall be deemed to continue as members in uninterrupted service since the date of their initial appointment. (b) FILLING OF VACANCIES.-Notwithstanding section 206(e) of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4005(e)), any vacancy on the National Fish and Seafood Promotion Act not filled as of September 30, 1990, shall be filled within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.-Section 207(a)(5) of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4006(a)(5)) is amended by inserting "initial" immediately before "appointments."

CONTINUITY OF COUNCIL FUNCTIONS, CONTRACTS, AND PERSONNEL

SEC. 705. All current functions, contracts in force, and existing personnel of the National Fish and Seafood Promotional Council as of September 30, 1990, are reauthorized and extended, and shall continue as if uninterrupted, notwithstanding section 206(g) of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4005(g)) as in effect on September 30, 1990.

TITLE VIII-MISCELLANEOUS

CERTIFICATE OF LEGAL ORIGIN FOR ANADROMOUS FISH PRODUCTS SEC. 801. (a) NEGOTIATIONS.-Within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall commence negotiations with nations which import or export anadromous fish or anadromous fish products for the purpose of securing general agreement among such nations to implement effective measures to prohibit international trade in anadromous fish or anadromous fish products unless such fish or fish products are accompanied by a valid certificate of legal origin attesting that the fish or fish product was lawfully harvested

(1) within the jurisdiction of a nation having naturally occurring or artificially established anadromous fish populations of the same species as the imported or exported product; or

(2) on the high seas according to an international agreement among nations with jurisdiction over more than 1 percent of the stocks of anadromous fish being so harvested.

(b) ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES.-For the purposes of subsection (a), a valid certificate of legal origin may be issued only by a nation which

(1) is the nation having jurisdiction over the vessel or other means by which the fish or fish product was harvested; and (2) maintains regular harvests of anadromous fish in a manner consistent with the criteria for lawful harvests set out in subsection (a).

(c) BILATERAL OR MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS.-Efforts undertaken by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection (a) may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be directed toward achieving either bilateral or multilateral agreements, including trade agreements, whichever the Secretary determines to be most likely to result in the earliest possible date or dates of agreement by those nations which individually have in excess of $1,000,000, or the equivalent, in

import or export trade in anadromous fish and anadromous fish products.

(d) REGULATIONS.-The Secretary of Commerce shall, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, promulgate regulations providing for

(1) the issuance of certificates of legal origin pursuant to agreements under subsection (a) for anadromous fish and anadromous fish products legally harvested by vessels of the United States;

(2) the delegation of the authority to issue certificates of legal origin to States, territories, or possessions of the United States which the Secretary of Commerce determines to have implemented a program which is sufficient to accomplish the purposes of subsection (a); and

(3) an orderly transition to such regulations, sufficient to ensure that United States commerce in anadromous fish and anadromous fish products is not unduly disrupted.

(e) REPORT REQUIRED.-The Secretary of Commerce, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a report

(1) making recommendations as to the need for the adoption of United States import and export restrictions on anadromous fish and anadromous fish products consistent with subsection (a); and

(2) identifying, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding any specific statutory or regulatory changes that may be necessary for the adoption of such restrictions.

(f) CERTIFICATION.-If, at any time following the promulgation of the regulations required by subsection (d), the Secretary of Commerce finds that any nation is engaging in trade in unlawfully taken anadromous fish or anadromous fish products, the Secretary shall certify that fact to the President, which certification shall be deemed to be a certification for the purposes of section 8(a)(1) of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1978(a)(1)).

TITLE IX-DOLPHIN PROTECTION CONSUMER

INFORMATION

DOLPHIN PROTECTION

SEC. 901. (a) SHORT TITLE.-This section may be cited as the Dolphin "Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act"."

(b) FINDINGS.-The Congress finds that—

Protection
Consumer
Information Act.

(1) dolphins and other marine mammals are frequently killed 16 USC 1835. in the course of tuna fishing operations in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean and high seas driftnet fishing in other parts of the world;

(2) it is the policy of the United States to support a worldwide ban on high seas driftnet fishing, in part because of the harmful effects that such driftnets have on marine mammals, including dolphins; and

(3) consumers would like to know if the tuna they purchase is falsely labeled as to the effect of the harvesting of the tuna on dolphins.

(c) DEFINITIONS.-For purposes of this section

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(1) the terms "driftnet" and "driftnet fishing" have the meanings given those terms in section 4003 of the Driftnet Impact Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 1822 note);

(2) the term "eastern tropical Pacific Ocean" means the area of the Pacific Ocean bounded by 40 degrees north latitude, 40 degrees south latitude, 160 degrees west longitude, and the western coastlines of North, Central, and South America;

(3) the term "label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter on or affixed to the immediate container of any article;

(4) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce; and

(5) the term "tuna product" means a food item which contains tuna and which has been processed for retail sale, except perishable sandwiches, salads, or other products with a shelf life of less than 3 days.

(d) LABELING STANDARD.-(1) It is a violation of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any producer, importer, exporter, distributor, or seller of any tuna product that is exported from or offered for sale in the United States to include on the label of that product the term "Dolphin Safe" or any other term or symbol that falsely claims or suggests that the tuna contained in the product was harvested using a method of fishing that is not harmful to dolphins if the product contains

(A) tuna harvested on the high seas by a vessel engaged in driftnet fishing; or

(B) tuna harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean by a vessel using purse seine nets which do not meet the requirements for being considered dolphin safe under paragraph (2).

(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a tuna product that contains tuna harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean by a fishing vessel using purse seine nets is dolphin safe if(A) the vessel is of a type and size that the Secretary has determined is not capable of deploying its purse seine nets on or to encircle dolphin; or

(B)(i) the product is accompanied by a written statement executed by the captain of the vessel which harvested the tuna certifying that no tuna were caught on the trip in which such tuna were harvested using a purse seine net intentionally deployed on or to encircle dolphin;

(ii) the product is accompanied by a written statement executed by

(I) the Secretary or the Secretary's designee, or

(II) a representative of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission,

which states that there was an approved observer on board the vessel during the entire trip and that purse seine nets were not intentionally deployed during the trip on or to encircle dolphin; and

(iii) the statements referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) are endorsed in writing by each exporter, importer, and processor of the product.

(e) ENFORCEMENT.-Any person who knowingly and willfully makes a statement or endorsement described in subsection (d)(2)(B) that is false is liable for a civil penalty of not to exceed $100,000

assessed in an action brought in any appropriate district court of the United States on behalf of the Secretary.

(f) REGULATIONS.-The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall issue regulations to implement this section not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, including regulations establishing procedures and requirements for ensuring that tuna products are labeled in accordance with subsection (d).

(g) TREATMENT OF FISH CAUGHT WITH DRIFTNETS.-Section 101(a)(2) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)) is amended

(1) in subparagraph (C) by striking "and" after the semicolon at the end;

(2) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

"(E)(i) except as provided in clause (ii), in the case of fish or products containing fish harvested by a nation whose fishing vessels engage in high seas driftnet fishing, shall require that the government of the exporting nation provide documentary evidence that the fish or fish product was not harvested with a large-scale driftnet in the South Pacific Ocean after July 1, 1991, or in any other water of the high seas after July 1, 1992, and

"(ii) in the case of tuna or a product containing tuna harvested by a nation whose fishing vessels engage in high seas driftnet fishing, shall require that the government of the exporting nation provide documentary evidence that the tuna or tuna product was not harvested with a largescale driftnet anywhere on the high seas after July 1, 1991. For purposes of subparagraph (E), the term "driftnet" has the meaning given such term in section 4003 of the Driftnet Impact Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act of 1987 (16 U.S.C. 1822 note).".

(h) NEGOTIATIONS.-The Secretary of State shall immediately seek, through negotiations and discussions with appropriate foreign governments, to reduce and, as soon as possible, eliminate the practice of harvesting tuna through the use of purse seine nets intentionally deployed to encircle dolphins.

(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.-Subsections (d) and (e) shall take effect 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

TITLE X-FISHERIES COMMISSION

REDESIGNATION OF FISHERIES COMMISSION

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SEC. 1001. (a) IN GENERAL.-The Congress consents to and ap- 16 USC 1802 proves of the amendments described in subsection (b) to the interstate compact which constituted the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission, approved by the Act of July 24, 1947 (61 Stat. 419; hereinafter in this section referred to as the "compact").

(b) AMENDMENT DESCRIBED.-The amendments referred to in subsection (a) are the amendments approved and ratified before the effective date of this section by the contracting States to the compact, which

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