[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3516 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3516

 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic zone in 
                          the Atlantic Ocean.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 22, 1999

 Mr. Sanford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic zone in 
                          the Atlantic Ocean.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON PELAGIC LONGLINE FISHING IN THE EXCLUSIVE 
              ECONOMIC ZONE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

    Section 307 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (N) by striking ``or'' after 
                the semicolon at the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (O) by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(P) to engage in pelagic longline fishing in the 
                exclusive economic zone in the Atlantic Ocean;''.
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