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1 "(7) to assure that the fishery resources adja- 



2 cent to Pacific Insular Areas, including those within 



3 the exclusive economic zone of such areas and any 



4 Continental Shelf fishery resources of such areas, be 



5 explored, exploited, conserved, and managed for the 



6 benefit of the people of each such areas.". 



7 SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 



8 Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1802) is further amended by 



9 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 



10 "(41) The term 'Pacific Insular Area' means 



11 American Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth. of 



12 the Northern Mariana Islands.". 



13 SEC. 204. FOREIGN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY 



14 AGREEMENTS. 



15 (a) Authority for Foreign Pishing Under a 



16 Pacific Insular Area Agreement. — Section 201(a)(1) 



17 (16 U.S.C. 1821(a)(1)), as amended by title I of this Act, 



18 is further amended by inserting "or (e)" after "section 



19 204(d)". 



20 (b) Authority To Enter Into a Pacdtic Insular 



21 Areas Agreement.— Section 202(c)(2) (16 U.S.C. 



22 1822(c)(2)) is amended by inserting before the period at 



23 the end the following: "or section 204(e)". 



