§1412. International agreements to establish global moratorium to prohibit certain tuna harvesting practices

(a) In general

The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may enter into international agreements which establish, in accordance with this subchapter, a global moratorium of at least 5 years duration to prohibit harvesting tuna through the use of purse seine nets deployed on or to encircle dolphins or other marine mammals.

(b) Terms of agreement

Any agreement entered into under this section shall-

(1) establish a moratorium described in subsection (a) of this section which takes effect on March 1, 1994;

(2) include an international research program and, notwithstanding the moratorium, authorize harvesting of tuna under that program;

(3) provide for reviews and reports in accordance with section 1414 of this title on results of research conducted under the research program;

(4) require each country that is a party to the agreement to take all the necessary and appropriate steps to ensure compliance with the moratorium; and

(5) encourage each country that is a party to the agreement to seek, through bilateral and multilateral negotiations, to encourage other countries that participate in fisheries to which the agreement applies to become parties to the agreement.

(c) Compliance by United States with moratorium

The moratorium authorized under subsection (a) of this section may be terminated prior to December 31, 1999, with respect to the United States for the harvesting of tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean only if-

(1) the Secretary submits to the Congress in accordance with section 1414(b) of this title a recommendation that the moratorium be terminated; and

(2) the recommendation is approved by enactment of a joint resolution of approval.

(Pub. L. 92–522, title III, §302, as added Pub. L. 102–523, §2(a), Oct. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3426 .)

Codification

Another section 302 of Pub. L. 92–522 was renumbered section 402 and is classified to section 1421a of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 1413, 1414, 1415, 1416, 1417 of this title.