[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 20, 1994)]
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    AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE'S 
  REPUBLIC OF CHINA CONCERNING FISHERIES OFF THE COASTS OF THE UNITED 
 STATES--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 
                                103-311)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. McHale) laid before the House the 
following message from the President of the United States which was 
read and, together with the accompanying papers, without objection, 
referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and ordered 
to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit herewith an Agreement 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the People's Republic of China Extending the Agreement of 
July 23, 1985, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United 
States, as extended and amended. The Agreement, which was effected by 
an exchange of notes at Beijing on March 4 and May 31, 1994, extends 
the 1985 Agreement to July 1, 1996.
  In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the 
People's Republic of China, I urge that the Congress give favorable 
consideration to this Agreement at an early date.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 20, 1994.

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