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 112 STAT. 3452 PUBLIC LAW 105-384—NOV. 13, 1998 (c) REPORT REQUIREMENT.— The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following: 16 USC 5611. " SEC. 212. ANNUAL REPORT. "The Secretary shall Einnually report to the Congress on the activities of the Fisheries Commission, the General Council, the Scientific Council, and the consultative committee established under section 208.". (d) NORTH ATLANTIC FISHERIES ORGANIZATION QUOTA ALLOCA- TION PRACTICE.— The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following: 16 USC 5612. " SEC. 213. QUOTA ALLOCATION PRACTICE. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Secretary of State, shall promptly seek to establish a new practice for allocating quotas under the Convention that— "(1) is predictable and transparent; "(2) provides fishing opportunities for all members of the Organization; and "(3) is consistent with the Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement. "(b) REPORT.— The Secretary of Commerce shall include in annual reports under section 212— "(1) a description of the results of negotiations held pursuant to subsection (a); "(2) an identification of barriers to achieving such a new allocation practice; and "(3) recommendations for any further legislation that is necessary to achieve such a new practice. "(c) DEFINITION. —In this section the term 'Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement' means the United Nations Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.". SEC. 202. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT OF 1975. (a) REAUTHORIZATION.— Section 10(4) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971h(4)) is amended by striking . "For fiscal year 1998," and inserting "For each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001,". (b) MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. — (1) The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 is further amended— (A) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 971), by redesignating the second paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); (B) in section 5(b) (16 U.S.C. 971c(b)), by striking "fisheries zone" and inserting "exclusive economic zone"; (C) in section 6(c)(6) (16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(6))— (i) by designating the last sentence as subparagraph (B), and by indenting the first line thereof; and (ii) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking "subparagraph (A)" and inserting "clause (i)"; (D) by redesignating the first section 11 (16 U.S.C. 971 note) as section 13, and moving that section so as to appear after section 12 of that Act;

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