[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S7602]
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   REPORT OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PEOPLE'S 
          REPUBLIC OF CHINA--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 53

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; referred jointly, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1823(b), to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations.

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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