[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1651 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                         June 26, 2000.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
1651) entitled ``An Act to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 
to extend the period during which reimbursement may be provided to 
owners of United States fishing vessels for costs incurred when such a 
vessel is seized and detained by a foreign country, and for other 
purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

    Page 13, line 3, strike out [$60,000,000.] and insert: $60,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 401. USE OF AIRCRAFT PROHIBITED.

    Section 7(a) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 
U.S.C. 971e(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' after the semicolon in paragraph 
        (1);
            (2) by striking ``fish.'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
        ``fish; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) for any person, other than a person holding a valid 
        Federal permit in the purse seine category--
                    ``(A) to use an aircraft to locate or otherwise 
                assist in fishing for, catching, or retaining Atlantic 
                bluefin tuna; or
                    ``(B) to catch, possess, or retain Atlantic bluefin 
                tuna located by use of an aircraft.''.

SEC. 402. FISHERIES RESEARCH VESSEL PROCUREMENT.

    Notwithstanding section 644 of title 15, United States Code, and 
section 19.502-2 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, the 
Secretary of Commerce shall seek to procure Fisheries Research Vessels 
through full and open competition from responsible United States 
shipbuilding companies irrespective of size.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1651

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