[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 344-345]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND LATVIA 
   CONCERNING FISHERIES OFF THE COASTS OF THE U.S.--MESSAGE FROM THE 
                            PRESIDENT--PM 82

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message

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from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committees on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation; and Foreign Relations.

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (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 Latvia extending the Agreement of 
April 8, 1993, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United 
States, with annex, as extended (the ``1993 Agreement''). The present 
Agreement, which was effected by an exchange of notes at Riga on June 7 
and September 27, 1999, extends the 1993 Agreement to December 31, 
2002.
  In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the 
Republic of Latvia, I urge that the Congress give favorable 
consideration to this Agreement at an early date.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 31, 2000.

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