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 106 STAT. 3426 PUBLIC LAW 102-523—OCT. 26, 1992 "(3) ensure that the market of the United States does not act as an incentive to the harvest of tuna caught in association with dolphins or with driftnets; "(4) secure appropriate multilateral agreements to ensure that United States tuna fishing vessels ^all have continued access to productive tuna fishing grounds in the South Pacific Ocecm ana elsewhere; and fishing for tuna outside of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean in a fishery in which the Secretary has determined that a regular and significant association occurs between marine mammals and tuna, and in which tuna is harvested through the use of purse seine nets deployed on or to encircle marine mammals. 16 USC 1412. «SEC. 302. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS TO ESTABLISH GLOBAL MORATORIUM TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN TUNA HARVESTING PRACTICES. "(a) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may enter into international agreements which establish, in accordance with this title, a global moratorium of at least 5 years duration to prohibit harvesting tuna through the use of purse seine nets deployed on or to encircle dolphins or other marine mammals. "(b) TERMS OF AGREEMENT. —Any agreement entered into under this section shall— "(1) establish a moratorium described in subsection (a) which takes effect on March 1, 1994; "(2) include an international research program and, notwithstanding the moratorium, authorize harvesting of tuna under that program; "(3) provide for reviews and reports in accordance with section 304 on results of research conducted under the research program; "(4) require each country that is a party to the agreement to take all the necessary and appropriate steps to ensure compliance with the moratorium; and "(5) encourage each countnr that is a party to the agreement to seek, through bilateral and multilateral negotiations, to encourage other countries that participate in fisheries to which the agreement applies to become parties to the agreement. "(c) COMPLIANCE BY UNITED STATES WITH MORATORIUM. —The moratorium authorized under subsection (a) may be terminated prior to December 31, 1999, with respect to the United States for the harvesting of tima in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean only if— "(1) the Secretary submits to the Congress in accordance with section 304(b) a recommendation tluit the moratorium beterminated;and "(2) the recommendation is approved by enactment of a joint resolution of approval. 16 USC 1413. "SEC. SOS. RESEARCH PROGRAMS. "(a) IN GENERAL.— An agreement entered into under section 302 shall— "(1) esteblish an international research program to develop L... methods offishingfor large yellowfin tuna—
 * (5) encourage observer coverage on purse seine vessels

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