[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1653 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1653

  To approve a governing international fishery agreement between the 
               United States and the Russian Federation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 1999

  Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Faleomavaega) 
(all 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 Russian Federation.

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

SECTION 1. RUSSIAN FEDERATION FISHING AGREEMENT.

    Notwithstanding any provision of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the governing 
international fishery agreement entered into between the Government of 
the United States and the Government of the Russian Federation, as 
contained in the message to Congress from the President of the United 
States dated January 20, 1999, is approved by the Congress and shall 
enter into force and effect with respect to the United States on the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
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