PUBLIC LAW 102-523—OCT. 26, 1992 106 STAT. 3433 "(A) for the tuna fishery in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, means the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission; and "(B) in any other case, means an organization consisting of those nations participating in a tuna fishery, the purpose of which is the conservation and management of that fishery and the management of issues relating to that fishery. "(17) The term 'intermedial^ nation' means a nation that exports yellowfin tuna or yellownn tuna products to the United States and that imports yellowfin tuna or yellowfin tuna products that are subject to a direct ban on importation into the United States pursuant to section 101(a)(2)(B). If such nation certifies and provides reasonable proof to the Secretary that it has not imported, within the preceding six months, any yellowfin tuna, or yellowfin tuna products that are subject to a direct ban on importation to the United States pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after receiving complete information regarding certification and proof, make an affirmative finding that such nation does not constitute an intermediary nation for purposes of this section.". SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT OF 1950 AND SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA ACT OF 1988. (a) TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT OF 1950. — The Tuna Conventions Act is amended— (1) in section 3— 16 USC 952. (A) in paragraph (b) by striking "and" after the semicolon at the end; (B) in paragraph (c) by striking the period and inserting "', and"; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "(d) at least one shall be chosen from a nongovernmental conservation organization."; and (2) in section 4 bj/^ inserting after "under the conventions," 16 USC 953. the following: "and from nongovernmental conservation organizations,". (b) SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA ACT OF 1988. —Section 20(a) of the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 973r) is amended by striking "1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992" each place it appears and inserting "1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002". Approved October 26, 1992. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5419: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-746, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries) and Pt. 2 (Comm. on Ways and Means). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): Sept. 22, 24, considered and passed House. Oct. 8, considered and passed Senate. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 28 (1992): Oct. 26, Presidential statement.
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