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124 STAT. 3669 PUBLIC LAW 111–348—JAN. 4, 2011 (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(F) to adopt shark conservation measures, including measures to prohibit removal of any of the fins of a shark (including the tail) and discarding the carcass of the shark at sea;’’; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ‘‘(3) seeking to enter into international agreements that require measures for the conservation of sharks, including measures to prohibit removal of any of the fins of a shark (including the tail) and discarding the carcass of the shark at sea, that are comparable to those of the United States, taking into account different conditions; and’’. (b) ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, OR UNREGULATED FISHING.— Subparagraph (A) of section 609(e)(3) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(e)(3)) is amended— (1) by striking the ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘bycatch reduction require- ments’’; and (2) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘, and shark conservation measures;’’. (c) EQUIVALENT CONSERVATION MEASURES.— (1) IDENTIFICATION.—Subsection (a) of section 610 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k) is amended— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘607, a nation if—’’ and inserting ‘‘607—’’; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and (ii) by moving clauses (i) and (ii) (as so redesig- nated) 2 ems to the right; (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively; (D) by moving subparagraphs (A) through (C) (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right; (E) by inserting before subparagraph (A) (as so redesig- nated) the following: ‘‘(1) a nation if—’’; (F) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (G) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(2) a nation if— ‘‘(A) fishing vessels of that nation are engaged, or have been engaged during the preceding calendar year, in fishing activities or practices in waters beyond any national juris- diction that target or incidentally catch sharks; and ‘‘(B) the nation has not adopted a regulatory program to provide for the conservation of sharks, including meas- ures to prohibit removal of any of the fins of a shark (including the tail) and discarding the carcass of the shark at sea, that is comparable to that of the United States, taking into account different conditions.’’. (2) INITIAL IDENTIFICATIONS.—The Secretary of Commerce shall begin making identifications under paragraph (2) of sec- tion 610(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Deadline. 16 USC 1826k note.