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106 STAT. 3428 PUBLIC LAW 102-523—OCT. 26, 1992 16 USC 1414. «SEC. 304. REVIEWS, REPORTS, AND RBCOMMENDATIONa "(a) REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY. —The Secretary shall submit annual reports to the Congress which include— "(1) results of research conducted pursuant to section 303;

  • '(2) a description of the status of stocks of yellowfln tuna;

"(3) an assessment of the economic impacts on the tuna industry and consumers caused by the moratorium established by agreements entered into under section 302; "(4) an assessment of the effectiveness of the moratoriimi in protecting dolphin populations in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean; "(5) results of reviews conducted under section 305(c); "(6) copies of any international agreements or undertakings authorized by or related to this title; "(7) an assessment of the impact on fishery resources, other than yellowfin tuna, of methods offishingfor large yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean that do not involve the intentional encirclement of dolphins; and "(8) any other relevant information, "(b) RECOMMENDATIONS OP THE SECRETARY. —I f a competent regional organization under the auspices of which research is conducted pursuant to section 303, or any country which participates in such an organization, submits to the United States a recommendation that a moratorium established by agreements entered into under section 302 should be terminated prior to December 31, 1999, the Secretary shall— "(1) review the information on which the recommendation is based; "(2) consult with relevant Federal agencies, including the Marine Mammal Commission, and other interested persons; and "(3) submit to the Congress a recommendation regarding the termination of the moratorium. 16 USC 1415. SEC. 305. INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS. "(a) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF BAN ON IMPORTS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall not, under section 101(a)(2)(A) and (B), han the importation of yellowfin tima or yellowfin tuna products fi:t)m a country that transmits to the Secretary of State a formal communication in which the countrv commits to— "(1) implement a moratorium of at least 5 years duration beginning March 1, 1994, on the practice of harvesting tuna through the use of purse seine nets deployed on or to encircle dolphms or other marine mammals unless the moratorium is terminated in accordance with section 302(c); "(2) require an observer on each vessel of the country larger than 400 short tons carrying capacity which engages in purse seine fishing for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and ensuro that at least 50 percent of all such observers aro responsible to, and supervised by, a competent regional organization; "(3)reducethe dolphin mortalityresultingfirompurse seine net operations conducted by vessels of the country in 1992 to a level that is lower than such mortality in 1991 by a statistically significant margin; and