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 PUBLIC LAW 9 5 - 6 — F E B. 21, 1977 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF CERTAIN GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENTS. Notwitlistanding section 203 of the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, the governing international fishery agreement between the Government of the United States of America and— (1) the Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, as contained in the message to Congress from the President of the United States dated January 14, 1974; (2) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Romania Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, as contained in the message to Congress from the President of the United States dated January 10, 1977; (3) the Government of the Republic of China Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, as contained in the message to Congress from the President of the United States dated January 10, 1977; (4) the Government of the German Democratic Republic Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, as contained in the message to Congress from the President of the United States dated January 10, 1977; (5) the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, as contained in the message to Congress from the President of the United States dated January 10, 1977; and (6) the Government of the Polish People's Republic Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, as contained in the message to Congress from the President of the United States dated September 16, 1976, is hereby approved by the Congress as a governing international fishery agreement for purposes of the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. E a c h such agreement shall enter into force and effect with respect to the United States on the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976. The Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801etseq.) is amended— (1) by adding immediately after section 205 the following new section: "SEC. 206. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS. " (a) DEFINITION. — For purposes of this section, the term 'governing international fishery agreement' does not include any governing international fishery agreement other than a governing international fishery agreement approved by the Congress pursuant to section 2 of the Fishery Conservation Zone Transition Act, or pursuant to any amendment to such section 2 if the effective date of such amendment is not later than February 28, 1977.

91 STAT. 15 16 USC 1823 note. 16 USC 1823.

.1.". 16 USC 1801 note.

16 USC 1826. "Governing international fishery agreement." Supra.

" (b) ACTION BY COUNCILS.—Section 204(b)(5) shall not a p p l y to 16 USC 1824.

any application submitted by a foreign nation pursuant to a governing international fishery agreement for permits authorizing fishing during 1977 by vessels of that nation within the fishery conservation zone o r for anadromous species or Continental Shelf fishery resources beyond such zone, but each appropriate Council may prepare and submit comments to the Secretary on such application— " (1) if the application has been received by the Council on or before the date of the enactment of this section, within 7 days after such date; or

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