[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5309]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




EXTENDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES AND GOVERNMENT 
 OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA CONCERNING FISHERIES OFF COASTS OF THE 
UNITED STATES--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. 
                                105-106)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaHood) 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 Resources and ordered to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 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, with Annexes and Agreed Minutes, as amended and 
extended. This Agreement, which was effected by an exchange of notes at 
Beijing on June 6 and July 1, 1996, extends the 1985 Agreement to July 
1, 1998.
  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, July 16, 1997.

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