,,ii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bdhe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ag1 #bjad ,mr4 ,markey introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to implement the ,amendment to the ,convention on ,future ,multilateral ,cooperation in the ,northwest ,atlantic ,fisheries1 as adopted at ,lisbon on ,september #bh1 #bjjg4 #a4 ,short title2 references to the ,northwest ,atlantic ,fisheries ,convention ,act of #aiie 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,northwest ,atlantic ,fisheries ,convention ,amendments ,act4 7b7 ,references to the ,northwest ,atlantic ,fisheries ,convention ,act of #aiie ,except as otherwise expressly provided1 whenever in this ,act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to1 or repeal of1 a section or other provision1 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the ,northwest ,atlantic ,fisheries ,convention ,act of #aiie 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #efja et seq474 #b4 ,representation of the ,united ,states under ,convention ,section #bjb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #efja7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by striking ,general ,council and the ,fisheries2 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by striking at a meeting of the ,general ,council or the ,fisheries ,commission2 7#c7 in subsection 7b77#b71 by striking 1 at any meeting of the ,general ,council or the ,fisheries ,commission for which the alternate ,commission is designated2 7#d7 in subsection 7d77#a71 by striking at a meeting of the ,scientific ,council2 and 7#e7 in subsection 7d77#b71 by striking 1 at any meeting of the ,scientific ,council for which the ,alternative ,representative is designated4 #c4 ,requests for scientific advice ,section #bjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #efjb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,the ,representatives may and inserting ,a ,representative may2 7,b7 by striking described in subsection 7b77#a7 or 7#b7 and inserting described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection 7b72 and 7,c7 by striking the ,representatives have and inserting the ,representative has2 7#b7 by striking ,,vii7#a7 each place it appears and inserting ,,vii7#aj77;b72 and 7#c7 in subsection 7b77#b71 by striking ,,viii7#b7 and inserting ,,vii7#aa74 #d4 ,authorities of ,secretary of ,state with respect to ,convention ,section #bjd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #efjc7 is amended by striking ,fisheries ,commission each place it appears and inserting ,commission consistent with the procedures detailed in ,articles ,,xiv and ,,xv of the ,convention4 #e4 ,interagency cooperation ,section #bje7;a7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #efjd7;a77 is amended to read as follows3 7a7 ,authorities of the ,secretary ,in carrying out the provisions of the ,convention and this ,act1 the ,secretary may arrange for cooperation with-- 7#a7 any department1 agency1 or instrumentality of the ,united ,states2 7#b7 a ,state2 7#c7 a ,council2 or 7#d7 a private institution or an organization4 4 #f4 ,prohibited acts and penalties ,section #bjg 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #efjf7 is amended by striking fish wherever it appears and inserting fishery resources4 #g4 ,consultative committee ,section #bjh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #efjg7 is amended by striking ,general ,council or the ,fisheries wherever it appears4 #h4 ,definitions ,section #baj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #efji7 is amended to read as follows-- #baj4 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 #aihb ,convention ,the term #aihb ,convention means the ,united ,nations ,convention on the ,law of the ,sea of #aj ,december #aihb4 7#b7 ,authorized enforcement officer ,the term authorized enforcement officer means a person authorized to enforce this ,act1 any regulation issued under this ,act1 or any measure that is legally binding on the ,united ,states under the ,convention4 7#c7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the body provided for by ,articles ,v1 ,,vi1 ,,xiii1 ,,xiv1 and ,,xv of the ,convention4 7#d7 ,commissioner ,the term ,commissioner means a ,united ,states ,commissioner to the ,northwest ,atlantic ,fisheries ,organization appointed under section #bjb4 7#e7 ,convention ,the term ,convention means the ,convention on ,cooperation in the ,northwest ,atlantic ,fisheries1 as adopted at ,lisbon on ,september #bh1 #bjjg4 7#f7 ,convention ,area ,the term ,convention ,area means the waters of the ,northwest ,atlantic ,ocean north of #cejj' ,n and west of a line extending due north from #cejj' ,n and #dbjj' ,w to #eijj' ,n1 thence due west to #ddjj' ,w1 and thence due north to the coast of ,greenland1 and the waters of the ,gulf of ,st4 ,lawrence1 ,davis ,strait and ,baffin ,bay south of #ghaj' ,n4 7#g7 ,council ,the term ,council means the ,new ,england ,fishery ,management ,council or the ,mid-,atlantic ,fishery ,management ,council4 7#h7 ,fishery resources 7,a7 ,in general ,the term fishery resources means all fish1 mollusks1 and crustaceans within the ,convention ,area4 7,b7 ,exclusions ,the term fishery resources does not include-- 7i7 sedentary species over which coastal ,states may exercise sovereign rights consistent with ,article #gg of the #aihb ,convention2 or 7ii7 in so far as they are managed under other international treaties1 anadromous and catadromous stocks and highly migratory species listed in ,annex ,i of the #aihb ,convention4 7#i7 ,fishing activities 7,a7 ,in general ,the term fishing activities means harvesting or processing fishery resources1 or transhipping of fishery resources or products derived from fishery resources1 or any other activity in preparation for1 in support of1 or related to the harvesting of fishery resources4 7,b7 ,inclusions ,the term fishing activities includes-- 7i7 the actual or attempted searching for or catching or taking of fishery resources2 7ii7 any activity that can reasonably be expected to result in locating1 catching1 taking1 or harvesting of fishery resources for any purpose2 and 7iii7 any operation at sea in support of1 or in preparation for1 any activity described in this paragraph4 7,c7 ,exclusions ,the term fishing activities does not include any operation related to emergencies involving the health and safety of crew members or the safety of a vessel4 7#aj7 ,fishing vessel 7,a7 ,in general ,the term fishing vessel means a vessel that is or has been engaged in fishing activities4 7,b7 ,inclusions ,the term fishing vessel includes a fish processing vessel or a vessel engaged in transshipment or any other activity in preparation for or related to fishing activities1 or in experimental or exploratory fishing activities4 7#aa7 ,organization ,the term ,organization means the ,northwest ,atlantic ,fisheries ,organization provided for by ,article ,v of the ,convention4 7#ab7 ,person ,the term person means any individual 7whether or not a citizen or national of the ,united ,states71 and any corporation1 partnership1 association1 or other entity 7whether or not organized or existing under the laws of any ,state74 7#ac7 ,representative ,the term ,representative means a ,united ,states ,representative to the ,northwest ,atlantic ,fisheries ,scientific ,council appointed under section #bjb4 7#ad7 ,scientific ,council ,the term ,scientific ,council means the ,scientific ,council provided for by ,articles ,v1 ,,vi1 and ,,vii of the ,convention4 7#ae7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,commerce4 7#af7 ,state ,the term ,state means each of the several ,states of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and any other commonwealth1 territory1 or possession of the ,united ,states4 7#ag7 ,transshipment ,the term transshipment means the unloading of all or any of the fishery resources on board a fishing vessel to another fishing vessel either at sea or in port4 4 #i4 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #baa 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #efaj7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,,xvi and inserting ,,ix2 and 7#b7 by striking through fiscal year #bjab4 #aj4 ,quota allocation practice ,section #bac 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #efab7 is repealed4