110 HR 3669 IH: South Pacific Tuna Fleet Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2007-09-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3669 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2007 Mr. Faleomavaega introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 46, United States Code, to promote the U.S. distant water tuna fleet.

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Short title

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

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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.