[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2393 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2393

  To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the 
           United States and the People's Republic of China.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 3, 1997

   Mr. Saxton (by request) introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the 
           United States and the People's Republic of China.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AGREEMENT WITH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

    Notwithstanding section 203 of the Magnuson 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 People's Republic of China, as 
contained in the message to Congress from the President of the United 
States dated July 16, 1997, is approved as a governing international 
fishery agreement for the purposes of such Act and shall enter into 
force and effect with respect to the United States on the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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