[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3669 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3669

  To amend title 46, United States Code, to promote the U.S. distant 
                           water tuna fleet.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2007

 Mr. Faleomavaega introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 46, United States Code, to promote the U.S. distant 
                           water tuna fleet.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``South Pacific Tuna Fleet Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. FISHING IN SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA TREATY CONVENTION AREA.

    (a) Fishery Endorsements.--Section 12108 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) A fishery endorsement is not required for a United States 
documented purse seine tuna fishing vessel home ported in American 
Samoa while fishing exclusively for highly migratory species under a 
license issued pursuant to the 1987 Treaty on Fisheries Between the 
Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the 
United States of America in the treaty area or in United States 
exclusive economic zones bordering the treaty area.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This Act shall become effective upon date of 
enactment.
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