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SEC. 4. CONVENTION ADHERENCE. 
Section 106 of the Marine Protection, Research, and 
Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1416) is amended by 
adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: 
“(g) The Administrator and the Secretary shall adhere 
to and apply all requirements of the London Dumping Con- 
vention, including its annexes, to the extent these require- 
ments do not relax the requirements of this title.”’. 
SEC. 5. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) The terms and conditions of a rena issued under 
section 102 or 103 of the: Marine Protection, Research, and 
Sanctuaries Act of 1972 before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and in effect on such date, shall be administered and 
enforced without regard to the amendments made by this 
Act; except that such permit— 
(1) shall have force and effect until the day of ter- 
mination specified in the permit, or until the third anni- 
versary of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
whichever date sooner occurs; and 
(2) may not be renewed after the date of the en- 
actment of this Act. 
(b) An application for a permit under section 102 or 103 
of such Act of 1972 that is pending on the date of the enact- 
ment of this Act shall be processed under such Act of 1972 
as amended by this Act. 
