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 PUBLIC LAW 98-44—JULY 12, 1983 97 STAT. 217 "resources, prepared by an interstate commission,"; and by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'interstate commission' means— "(A) the commission established by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact (as consented to and approved by Public Law 80-77), approved May 4, 1942 (56 Stat. 267); "(B) the commission established by the Pacific Marine Fisher- ies Compact (as consented to and approved by Public Law 80-232), approved July 24, 1947 (16 Stat. 419); and "(C) the commission established by the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact (as consented to and approved by Public Law 81-66), approved May 19, 1949 (63 Stat. 70).^ '. SEC. 105. Section 2 of the Fishery Conservation Zone Transition Act (16 U.S.C. 1823 note) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) Notwithstanding such section 203— "(1) the governing international fishery agreement referred to in subsection (a)(5), as extended until July 1, 1984, pursuant to the Diplomatic Notes referred to in the message to the Congress from the President of the United States dated May 3, 1983, is hereby approved by the Congress as a governing international fishery agreement for the purposes of such Act of 1976; "(2) the governing international fishery agreement referred to in subsection (a)(6), as extended until July 1, 1984, pursuant to the Diplomatic Notes referred to in the message to the Congress from the President of the United States dated May 3, 1983, is hereby approved by the Congress as a governing international fishery agreement for the purposes of such Act of 1976; and "(3) the governing international fishery agreement referred to in subsection (a)(4), as contained in the message to the House of Representatives and the Senate from the President of the United States dated May 3, 1983, is hereby approved by the Congress as a governing international fishery agreement for the purposes of such Act of 1976. Each such governing international fisheiy agreement shall enter into force and effect with respect to the United States on July 1, 1983 " TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 201. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (46 U.S.C. 883), or any other provision of law to the contrary, the Secretary of the department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating shall cause the vessel Norden (official number 584767) to be documented as a vessel of the United States, upon compliance with the usual requirements, with the privilege of engaging m the coastwise trade so long as such vessel is owned by a citizen of the United States. SEC. 202. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a corpora- tion which, as of March 1, 1983, is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of section 2 of the Shipping Act of 1916, as amended (46 U.S.C. 802), shall continue to be deemed a citizen of the United States within the meaning of said section and shall continue to be deemed an owner whose vessels are eligible for documentation under section 104 of the Vessel Documentation Act (46 U.S.C. 65b) notwithstanding the election and service of a resident alien as its president or chief executive officer: Provided, That such resident "Interstate commission.' 61 Stat. 419. 96 Stat. 148. 16 USC 1823. Vessel documen- tation. 96 Stat. 1954, 1956.

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