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HR 4369 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Canada International law and treaties Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act

Introduced: December 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 4, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to recognize the United States-Canada Transboundary Resource Sharing Understanding (and other similar fishery management Understandings) as an international agreement under such Act.

States that: (1) annual fishing level recommendations for fishery stocks under such Understandings may be exceeded as long as the fishing mortality level allows for progress toward rebuilding affected fish stocks; (2) the 10-year fishery rebuilding requirement shall not apply to such stocks; and (3) this Act shall apply to fishing years beginning after April 30, 2010.

What's happening now January 4, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2856 Related bill International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4369: International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4369/
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"H.R. 4369: International Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4369/.
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H.R. 4369, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4369/.
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