,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #a1 #bjaf  
,mr4 ,hunter 7for himself and ,mr4      
,vargas7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit the use of funds to provide    
assistance to the ,pacific ,islands     
,forum ,fisheries ,agency under the     
,agreement ,between the ,government of  
the ,united ,states of ,america and the 
,pacific ,islands ,forum ,fisheries     
,agency1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fairness to ,united ,states        
,distant ,water ,fishermen ,act of      
#bjaf4  #b4 ,prohibition on use of funds
 to provide assistance to the ,pacific  
,islands ,forum ,fisheries ,agency under
 the ,agreement ,between the ,government
 of the ,united ,states of ,america and 
the ,pacific ,islands ,forum ,fisheries 
,agency  7a7 ,prohibition ,funds made   
available to carry out chapter #d of    

part ,,ii of the ,foreign ,assistance   
,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdf et   
seq42 relating to ,economic ,support    
,fund7 may not be used to provide       
assistance to the ,pacific ,islands     
,forum ,fisheries ,agency under the     
,agreement ,between the ,government of  
the ,united ,states of ,america and the 
,pacific ,islands ,forum ,fisheries     
,agency4  7b7 ,effective date ,this     
section takes effect on the date of the 
enactment of this ,act and applies with 
respect to funds made available for any 
fiscal year--  7#a7 in which a notice of
 intent to withdraw from the ,treaty on 
,fisheries ,between the ,governments of 
,certain ,pacific ,island ,states and   
the ,government of the ,united ,states  
of ,america1 done at ,port ,moresby on  
,april #b1 #aihg1 is submitted by the   
,united ,states in accordance with      
,article #ab4f of such ,treaty2 or  7#b7
 in which such ,treaty is not in effect 
with respect to the ,united ,states for 
any part of such fiscal year4  #c4      

,prohibition on assistance to foreign   
countries that are parties to the ,south
 ,pacific ,forum ,fisheries ,agency     
,convention  ,funds made available to   
carry out chapter #e of part ,,ii of the
 ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdg et seq42 relating to   
,international ,military ,education and 
,training7 or any other provision of law
 for fiscal years #bjaf and #bjag may   
not be used to provide assistance to any
 foreign country that is a party to the 
,south ,pacific ,forum ,fisheries       
,agency ,convention1 signed at ,honiara 
on ,july #aj1 #aigi4