[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 506-507]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  EXTENDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA CONCERNING 
    FISHERIES OFF THE COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES--MESSAGE FROM THE 
          PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 107-180)

  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-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit herewith an 
Agreement between the United States of America and the Government of 
the People's Republic of China extending the Agreement of June 24, 
1985, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, with 
annex, as extended (the ``1985 Agreement''). The present Agreement, 
which was effected by an exchange of notes in Beijing on April 6 and 
July 17, 2001, extends the 1985 Agreement to July 1, 2004.
  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.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
                                     The White House, February 4, 2002.

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