[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 146 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H10870]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA CONCERNING 
 FISHERIES - MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. 
                              NO. 105-323)

  The Speaker pro tempore 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 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 Republic of Estonia extending the Agreement of June 
1, 1992, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, with 
annex, as extended (``the 1992 Agreement''). The present Agreement, 
which was effected by an exchange of notes in Tallinn on March 10 and 
June 11, 1998, extends the 1992 Agreement to June 30, 2000.
  In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the 
Republic of Estonia, I urge that the Congress give favorable 
consideration to this Agreement at an early date.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 14, 1998.

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