110 STAT. 3564 PUBLIC LAW 104-297—OCT. 11, 1996 (5) in paragraph (2) of subsection (h) (as redesignated), redesignate subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively, and insert after subparagraph (A) the following: "(B) in a situation where the foreign fishing vessel is operating under a Pacific Insular Area fishing agreement, the Governor of the applicable Pacific Insular Area, in consultation with the Western Pacific Council, has established an observer coverage program that is at least equal in effectiveness to the program established by the Secretary;"; and (6) in subsection (i) (as redesignated) by striking "305" and inserting "304". (b) INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENTS. — Section 202 (16 U.S.C. 1822) is amended— (1) by adding before the period at the end of subsection (c) "or section 204(ey'; (2) by adding at the end the following: " (h) BYCATCH REDUCTION AGREEMENTS.— "(1) The Secretary of State, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall seek to secure an international agreement to establish standards and measures for bycatch reduction that are comparable to the standards and measures applicable to United States fishermen for such purposes in any fishery regulated pursuant to this Act for which the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines that such an internationed agreement is necessary and appropriate. "(2) An international agreement negotiated under this subsection shall be— "(A) consistent with the policies and purposes of this Act; and "(B) subject to approval by Congress under section 203. Reports. "(3) Not later than January 1, 1997, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretsiry of State, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing actions taken under this subsection.". (c) PERIOD FOR CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENTS.— Section 203 (16 U.S.C. 1823) is amended— (1) by striking "GOVERNING" in the section heading; (2) by striking "agreement" each place it appears in subsection (a) and inserting "agreement, bycatch reduction agreement, or Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement"; (3) by striking "60 calendar days of continuous session of the Congress" in subsection (a) and inserting "120 days (excluding any days in a period for which the Congress is adjourned sine die)"; (4) by striking subsection (c); (5) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and (6) by striking "agreement" in subsection (c)(2)(A), as redesignated, and inserting "agreement, bycatch reduction agreement, or Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement". (d) TRANSSHIPMENT PERMITS AND PACIFIC INSULAR AREA FISH- ING. — Section 204 (16 U.S.C. 1824) is amended—
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