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[CITE: 16USC1823]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
             CHAPTER 38--FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
 
  SUBCHAPTER III--FOREIGN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENTS
 
Sec. 1823. Congressional oversight of international fishery 
        agreements
        

(a) In general

    No governing international fishery agreement, bycatch reduction 
agreement, or Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement shall become 
effective with respect to the United States before the close of the 
first 120 days (excluding any days in a period for which the Congress is 
adjourned sine die) after the date on which the President transmits to 
the House of Representatives and to the Senate a document setting forth 
the text of such governing international fishery agreement, bycatch 
reduction agreement, or Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement. A copy 
of the document shall be delivered to each House of Congress on the same 
day and shall be delivered to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
if the House is not in session, and to the Secretary of the Senate, if 
the Senate is not in session.

(b) Referral to committees

    Any document described in subsection (a) of this section shall be 
immediately referred in the House of Representatives to the Committee on 
Merchant Marine and Fisheries, and in the Senate to the Committees on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and on Foreign Relations.

(c) Congressional procedures

        (1) Rules of the House of Representatives and Senate

        The provisions of this section are enacted by the Congress--
            (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and they are 
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in 
        that House in the case of fishery agreement resolutions 
        described in paragraph (2), and they supersede other rules only 
        to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
            (B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as they relate to the 
        procedure of that House) at any time, and in the same manner and 
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
        House.

            (2) ``Fishery agreement resolution'' defined

        For purposes of this subsection, the term ``fishery agreement 
    resolution'' refers to a joint resolution of either House of 
    Congress--
            (A) the effect of which is to prohibit the entering into 
        force and effect of any governing international fishery 
        agreement, bycatch reduction agreement, or Pacific Insular Area 
        fishery agreement the text of which is transmitted to the 
        Congress pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; and
            (B) which is reported from the Committee on Merchant Marine 
        and Fisheries of the House of Representatives or the Committee 
        on Commerce, Science, and Transportation or the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate, not later than 45 days after 
        the date on which the document described in subsection (a) of 
        this section relating to that agreement is transmitted to the 
        Congress.

                      (3) Placement on calendar

        Any fishery agreement resolution upon being reported shall 
    immediately be placed on the appropriate calendar.

                (4) Floor consideration in the House

        (A) A motion in the House of Representatives to proceed to the 
    consideration of any fishery agreement resolution shall be highly 
    privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not 
    be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote 
    by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
        (B) Debate in the House of Representatives on any fishery 
    agreement resolution shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 
    which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those 
    opposing the resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not 
    be debatable. It shall not be in order to move to recommit any 
    fishery agreement resolution or to move to reconsider the vote by 
    which any fishery agreement resolution is agreed to or disagreed to.
        (C) Motions to postpone, made in the House of Representatives 
    with respect to the consideration of any fishery agreement 
    resolution, and motions to proceed to the consideration of other 
    business, shall be decided without debate.
        (D) All appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the 
    application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the 
    procedure relating to any fishery agreement resolution shall be 
    decided without debate.
        (E) Except to the extent specifically provided in the preceding 
    provisions of this subsection, consideration of any fishery 
    agreement resolution shall be governed by the Rules of the House of 
    Representatives applicable to other bills and resolutions in similar 
    circumstances.

                (5) Floor consideration in the Senate

        (A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration of 
    any fishery agreement resolution shall be privileged and not 
    debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor 
    shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the 
    motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
        (B) Debate in the Senate on any fishery agreement resolution and 
    on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith shall 
    be limited to not more than 10 hours. The time shall be equally 
    divided between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the 
    minority leader or their designees.
        (C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in 
    connection with any fishery agreement resolution shall be limited to 
    not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled 
    by, the mover of the motion or appeal and the manager of the 
    resolution, except that if the manager of the resolution is in favor 
    of any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto shall 
    be controlled by the minority leader or his designee. The majority 
    leader and the minority leader, or either of them, may allot 
    additional time to any Senator during the consideration of any 
    debatable motion or appeal, from time under their control with 
    respect to the applicable fishery agreement resolution.
        (D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate is not 
    debatable. A motion to recommit any fishery agreement resolution is 
    not in order.

(Pub. L. 94-265, title II, Sec. 203, Apr. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 340; Pub. 
L. 103-437, Sec. 6(x), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4587; Pub. L. 104-297, 
title I, Sec. 105(c), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3564.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-297, Sec. 105(c)(1), substituted ``international'' 
for ``governing international'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-297, Sec. 105(c)(2), (3), inserted ``, 
bycatch reduction agreement, or Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement'' 
after ``international fishery agreement'' in two places and substituted 
``120 days (excluding any days in a period for which the Congress is 
adjourned sine die)'' for ``60 calendar days of continuous session of 
the Congress''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-297, Sec. 105(c)(4), (5), redesignated 
subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. 
(c). Text read as follows: ``For purposes of subsection (a) of this 
section--
        ``(1) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of 
    Congress sine die; and
        ``(2) the days on which either House is not in session because 
    of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded 
    in the computation of the 60-day period.''
    Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 104-297, Sec. 105(c)(6), substituted 
``agreement, bycatch reduction agreement, or Pacific Insular Area 
fishery agreement'' for ``agreement''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-297, Sec. 105(c)(5), redesignated subsec. 
(d) as (c).
    1994--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-437, Sec. 6(x)(1), substituted 
``Commerce, Science, and Transportation and on'' for ``Commerce and''.
    Subsec. (d)(2)(B). Pub. L. 103-437, Sec. 6(x)(2), substituted 
``Commerce, Science, and Transportation'' for ``Commerce''.


                      Short Title of 1995 Amendment

    Pub. L. 104-43, title V, Sec. 501, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 391, 
provided that: ``This title [amending provisions set out below] may be 
cited as the `Sea of Okhotsk Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1995'.''

      Abolition of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

    Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of House of 
Representatives abolished and its jurisdiction transferred by House 
Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995. Committee 
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of House of Representatives treated as 
referring to Committee on Resources of House of Representatives in case 
of provisions relating to fisheries, wildlife, international fishing 
agreements, marine affairs (including coastal zone management) except 
for measures relating to oil and other pollution of navigable waters, or 
oceanography by section 1(b)(3) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note 
preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.


          Governing International Fishery Agreement With Poland

    Pub. L. 105-384, title I, Sec. 101, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3451, 
provided that: ``Notwithstanding section 203 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1823), the governing 
international fishery agreement between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of the Republic of Poland, as 
contained in the message to Congress from the President of the United 
States dated February 5, 1998, is approved as a governing international 
fishery agreement for the purposes of such Act [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.] 
and shall enter into force and effect with respect to the United States 
on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 13, 1998].''


   Governing International Fishery Agreement With Republic of Estonia

    Pub. L. 102-587, title I, Sec. 1001, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5039, 
provided that the governing international fishery agreement between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 
Republic of Estonia, was approved by Congress as a governing 
international fishery agreement for purposes of this chapter and was to 
enter into force and effect with respect to the United States on Nov. 4, 
1992.


 Fisheries Enforcement in Central Bering Sea and Central Sea of Okhotsk

    Pub. L. 102-582, title III, Nov. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 4906, as amended 
by Pub. L. 104-43, title V, Sec. 502, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 391; Pub. 
L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(a) [title II, Sec. 211(b)], Sept. 
30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009-41, which provided that this title was to 
be cited as the ``Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act of 
1992'', prohibited vessels and nationals of United States from 
conducting fishing operations in Central Bering Sea and Central Sea of 
Okhotsk, except where such fishing operations were conducted in 
accordance with international fishery agreement to which United States 
and Russian Federation were parties, further provided for civil 
penalties and permit sanctions for violations of these provisions as 
well as authority to deny port privileges for fishing in Central Bering 
Sea, further authorized Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations 
restricting fishing in United States exclusive economic zone, and 
further provided for definition of terms and that this title would cease 
to have force and effect after the date that is seven years after Nov. 
2, 1992, except that any proceeding with respect to violations occurring 
prior to such date was to be conducted as if these provisions were still 
in effect.


          North Pacific and Bering Sea Fisheries Advisory Body

    Pub. L. 100-629, Sec. 5, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3287, provided 
that:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall establish an 
advisory body on the fisheries of the North Pacific and the Bering Sea, 
which shall advise the United States representative to the International 
Consultative Committee created in accordance with Article XIV of the 
governing international fishery agreement entered into between the 
United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, as contained 
in the message to Congress from the President of the United States dated 
June 22, 1988.
    ``(b) Membership.--
        ``(1) In General.--The advisory body established pursuant to 
    this section shall consist of 12 members, as follows:
            ``(A) The Director of the Department of Fisheries of the 
        State of Washington.
            ``(B) The Commission of the Department of Fish and Game of 
        the State of Alaska.
            ``(C) Five members appointed by the Secretary of State from 
        among persons nominated by the Governor of Alaska on the basis 
        of their knowledge and experience in commercial harvesting, 
        processing, or marketing of fishery resources.
            ``(D) Five members appointed by the Secretary of State from 
        among persons nominated by the Governor of Washington on the 
        basis of their knowledge and experience in commercial 
        harvesting, processing, or marketing of fishery resources.
        ``(2) Nominations.--The Governor of Alaska and the Governor of 
    Washington shall each nominate 10 persons for purposes of paragraph 
    (1).
    ``(c) Pay.--Members of the advisory body established pursuant to 
this section shall receive no pay by reason of their service as members 
of the advisory body.
    ``(d) Exemption From Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) shall not apply to an 
advisory body established pursuant to this section.''


    Governing International Fishery Agreement With Russian Federation

    Pub. L. 103-206, title VII, Sec. 701, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2446, 
as amended by Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(a) [title II, 
Sec. 211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009-41, provided that: 
``The Agreement between the Government of the United States of America 
and the Government of the Russian Federation on Mutual Fisheries 
Relations which was entered into on May 31, 1988, and which expired by 
its terms on October 28, 1993, may be brought into force again for the 
United States through an exchange of notes between the United States of 
America and the Russian Federation and may remain in force and effect on 
the part of the United States until May 1, 1994, and may be amended or 
extended by a subsequent agreement to which section 203 of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1823) 
applies.''
    Pub. L. 100-629, Sec. 1, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3286, provided that 
the governing international fishery agreement entered into between the 
Government of the United States and the Government of the Union of 
Soviet Socialist Republics was approved by Congress and was to enter 
into force and effect with respect to the United States on Nov. 7, 1988.


    Governing International Fishery Agreement With German Democratic 
                                Republic

    Pub. L. 100-350, Sec. 1, June 27, 1988, 102 Stat. 660, provided that 
extension of governing international fishery agreement between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 
German Democratic Republic was approved by Congress as a governing 
international fishery agreement for purposes of this chapter, and was to 
enter into force and effect with respect to the United States on June 
27, 1988.


Governing International Fishery Agreements With Iceland and the European 
                           Economic Community

    Pub. L. 98-623, title I, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3394, as amended by 
Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(a) [title II, Sec. 211(b)], 
Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009-41, provided that: 
``Notwithstanding section 203 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1823) [this section]--
        ``(1) the governing international fishery agreement between the 
    Government of the United States and the European Economic Community 
    Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, as 
    contained in the Message to Congress from the President of the 
    United States dated August 27, 1984, is hereby approved by Congress 
    as a governing international fishery agreement for purposes of that 
    Act [this chapter], and may enter into force with respect to the 
    United States in accordance with the terms of Article XIX of the 
    agreement after the date of the enactment of this title [Nov. 8, 
    1984], upon signature of the agreement by both parties; and
        ``(2) the governing international fishery agreement between the 
    Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic 
    of Iceland Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, 
    as contained in the message to Congress from the President of the 
    United States dated September 29, 1984, is hereby approved by 
    Congress as a governing international fishery agreement for purposes 
    of that Act [this chapter], and may enter into force with respect to 
    the United States in accordance with the terms of Article XVI of the 
    agreement after the date of the enactment of this title [Nov. 8, 
    1984].''


Governing International Fishery Agreement With Faroe Islands and Denmark

    Pub. L. 98-498, title IV, Sec. 440, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2310, as 
amended by Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(a) [title II, 
Sec. 211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009-41, provided that: 
``Notwithstanding section 203 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act of 1976 [this section], the Governing 
International Fishery Agreement between the Government of the United 
States of America of the One Part and the Home Government of the Faroe 
Islands and the Government of Denmark of the Other Part Concerning 
Faroese Fishing in Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, as 
contained in the message to Congress from the President of the United 
States dated July 13, 1984--
        ``(1) is approved by Congress as a governing international 
    fishery agreement for purposes of that Act [this chapter]; and
        ``(2) may enter into force with respect to the United States in 
    accordance with the terms of Article XVI of the Agreement following 
    the enactment of this title [Oct. 19, 1984].''


          Governing International Fishery Agreement With Japan

    Pub. L. 101-224, Sec. 7, Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1907, provided 
that the governing international fishery agreement entered into between 
the Government of the United States and the Government of Japan was 
approved by Congress and was to enter into force and effect with respect 
to the United States on Dec. 12, 1989.
    Pub. L. 100-220, title I, Sec. 1001, Dec. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 1459, 
provided that the governing international fishery agreement between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan 
Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States was approved by 
Congress as a governing international fishery agreement for the purposes 
of this chapter, and was to enter into force and effect with respect to 
the United States on Dec. 29, 1987.
    Pub. L. 97-389, title IV, Sec. 401, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1954, 
provided that the governing international fishery agreement entered into 
between the Government of the United States and the Government of Japan 
pursuant to this chapter, signed at Washington on Sept. 10, 1982, was 
approved, and was effective on Jan. 1, 1983.


          Governing International Fishery Agreement With Spain

    Pub. L. 97-389, title IV, Sec. 402, Dec. 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 1954, 
provided for approval of the governing international fishery agreement 
entered into between the Government of the United States and the 
Government of Spain pursuant to this chapter.


         Governing International Fishery Agreement With Portugal

    Pub. L. 96-561, title I, Sec. 145, title II, Sec. 238(b), Dec. 22, 
1980, 94 Stat. 3287, 3300, provided that the governing international 
fishery agreement between the Government of the United States of America 
and the Government of Portugal Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of 
the United States was approved by Congress as a governing international 
fishery agreement for the purposes of this chapter, and was to enter 
into force and effect with respect to the United States on Dec. 22, 
1980.


              Extension of International Fishery Agreements

    Pub. L. 100-66, Sec. 1, July 10, 1987, 101 Stat. 384, provided that 
the governing international fishery agreement entered into between the 
Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of 
Korea on July 26, 1982, was to remain in force and effect with respect 
to the United States until the closing date of the sixty-day period 
referred to in subsec. (a) of this section that applied with respect to 
any new governing international fishery agreement between the United 
States and the Republic of Korea that was transmitted to the Congress 
under subsec. (a) of this section after May 1, 1987, or Nov. 1, 1987, 
whichever was earlier.
    Pub. L. 98-364, title I, Sec. 106, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 442, 
provided that upon certification by Secretary of State to President of 
the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives that a new 
governing international fishery agreement in conformity with this 
chapter had been negotiated by the United States and the European 
Economic Community, the existing governing international fishery 
agreement referred to in section 2(a)(7) of Pub. L. 95-6, formerly set 
out below, could be extended or reinstated and could be in force and 
effect with respect to the United States, for the period of time ending 
on the earlier of (1) the effective date of the new governing 
international fishery agreement, or (2) Sept. 30, 1984.
    Pub. L. 97-212, Sec. 10(b), June 30, 1982, 96 Stat. 148, provided 
that the governing international fishery agreements referred to in 
section 2(a)(9) and (10) of Pub. L. 95-6, formerly set out below, were 
to be extended, and were to be in force and effect with respect to the 
United States, for the period of time ending on the deadline for 
completion of congressional review, pursuant to subsec. (a) of this 
section, of any new governing international fishery agreement signed, on 
or before July 31, 1982, by the United States and the respective foreign 
government that was a party to the agreement in question, or July 31, 
1982, if the United States and the respective foreign government that 
was a party to the agreement in question failed to sign a new governing 
international fishery agreement on or before that date.


   Congressional Approval of Certain Governing International Fishery 
                               Agreements

    Pub. L. 95-6, Sec. 2, Feb. 21, 1977, 91 Stat. 15, as amended by Pub. 
L. 95-8, Sec. 1, Mar. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 18; Pub. L. 95-219, Sec. 1, Dec. 
28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1613; Pub. L. 96-561, title II, Sec. 238(b), Dec. 22, 
1980, 94 Stat. 3300; Pub. L. 97-212, Sec. 10(a), June 30, 1982, 96 Stat. 
148; Pub. L. 98-44, title I, Sec. 105, July 12, 1983, 97 Stat. 217; Pub. 
L. 98-364, title I, Sec. 105, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 442, provided for 
the approval by Congress, as a governing international fishery agreement 
for purposes of this chapter, of the governing international fishery 
agreement between--
        (1) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    the People's Republic of Bulgaria Concerning Fisheries Off the 
    Coasts of the United States;
        (2) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    the Socialist Republic of Romania Concerning Fisheries Off the 
    Coasts of the United States;
        (3) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    the Republic of China Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the 
    United States;
        (4) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    the German Democratic Republic Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts 
    of the United States;
        (5) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Concerning Fisheries Off the 
    Coasts of the United States;
        (6) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    the Polish People's Republic Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of 
    the United States;
        (7) the Government of the United States and the European 
    Economic Community Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United 
    States;
        (8) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    Japan Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States (for 
    1977);
        (9) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    the Republic of Korea Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the 
    United States;
        (10) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    Spain Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States;
        (11) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    Mexico Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States;
        (12) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics referred to in par. (5), as 
    extended until July 1, 1983, pursuant to Diplomatic Notes;
        (13) the American Institute in Taiwan and the Coordination 
    Council for North American Affairs;
        (14) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    the Polish People's Republic referred to in par. (6), as extended 
    until July 1, 1983, pursuant to Diplomatic Notes;
        (15) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics referred to in par. (5), as 
    extended until Dec. 31, 1985, pursuant to Diplomatic Notes;
        (16) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    the Polish People's Republic referred to in par. (6), as extended 
    until Dec. 31, 1985, pursuant to Diplomatic Notes; and
        (17) the Government of the United States and the Government of 
    the German Democratic Republic referred to in par. (4);
and provided further that the agreements referred to in pars. (1) to (6) 
were to enter into force and effect with respect to the United States on 
Feb. 21, 1977, that the agreements referred to in pars. (7) to (11) were 
to enter into force and effect with respect to the United States on Feb. 
27, 1977, that the agreements referred to in pars. (12) to (14) were to 
enter into force and effect with respect to the United States on July 1, 
1982, that the agreements referred to in pars. (15) and (16) were to 
enter into force and effect with respect to the United States on July 1, 
1984, and that the agreement referred to in par. (17) was to enter into 
force and effect with respect to the United States on July 1, 1983.


     Reciprocal Fisheries Agreement Between United States and Canada

    Pub. L. 95-6, Sec. 5, as added Pub. L. 95-73, July 27, 1977, 91 
Stat. 283; amended Pub. L. 95-314, July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 376; Pub. L. 
96-561, title II, Sec. 238(b), Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3300, provided 
for congressional approval of the Reciprocal Fisheries Agreement for 
1978 between the Government of the United States and the Government of 
Canada, and that the Agreement was to be in force and effect with 
respect to the United States from Jan. 1, 1978, until such later date in 
1978 as was to be determined pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1821, 1822, 1824, 1857 of 
this title.
