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3 



1 of 1973 shall be considered to be sufficient to initi- 



2 ate a consultation under section 7 of that Act.". 



3 SEC. 4. PERMITS. 



4 Section 104 (16 U.S.C. 1374) is amended by striking 



5 the period at the end of subsection (a) and inserting "ex- 



6 cept for the incidental taking of marine mammals during 



7 the course of commercial fishing operations.". 



8 SEC. 5. CONSERVATION PLANS. 



9 Section 115(b) is amended — 



10 (1) by striking the word "and" after the semi- 



11 colon at the end of subparagraph (B); 



12 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub- 



13 paragraph (C) and inserting "; and"; and 



14 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub- 



15 paragraph: 



16 "(D) within 6 months after determination of 



17 critical status, for any species or stock determined to 



18 be a critical stock under section 118.". 



19 SEC. 6. TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS INCIDENTAL TO 



20 COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS. 



21 Title 1(16 U.S.C. 1371 et seq.) is amended by adding 



22 at the end the following new section: 



23 "Sec. 118. (a) Taking of Marine Mammals Inci- 



24 DENTAL TO COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS. — 



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