    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [May 6, 1991]
    [Page 478]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Transmitting an Extension of the Iceland-United
    States Fishing Agreement
    May 6, 1991

    To the Congress of the United States:
        In accordance with the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management
    Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-265; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit
    herewith the Agreement between the Government of the United States of
    America and the Government of the Republic of Iceland Amending and
    Extending the Agreement of September 21, 1984, Concerning Fisheries off
    the Coasts of the United States, as amended and extended. The agreement,
    which was effected by exchange of notes at Washington on February 11 and
    April 5, 1991, copies of which are attached, extends the 1984 agreement
    for an additional 2 years and 6 months, from July 1, 1991, to December
    31, 1993. The exchange of notes together with the 1984 agreement
    constitute a governing international fishery agreement within the
    requirements of section 201(c) of the Act. The exchange of notes also
    amends the 1984 agreement to incorporate the latest changes in U.S. law
    and policy into the agreement.
        I urge that the Congress give favorable consideration to this
    agreement at an early date.

                                                                 George Bush

    The White House,
    May 6, 1991.