PUBLIC LAW 105-42—AUG. 15, 1997 111 STAT. 1125 (d) PERMITS.— Section 104(h) (16 U.S.C. 1374(h)) is amended to read as follows: "(h) GENERAL PERMITS. — "(1) Consistent with the regulations prescribed pursuant Regulations. to section 103 of this title and to the requirements of section 101 of this title, the Secretary may issue an annual permit to a United States purse seine fishing vessel for the taking of such marine mammals, and shall issue regulations to cover the use of any such annual permits. "(2) Such annual permits for the incidental taking of marine mammals in the course of commercial purse seine fishing for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean shall be governed by section 306 of this Act, subject to the regulations issued pursuant to section 303 of this Act.". (e) INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS. —Section 108(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1378(a)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: "(C) negotiations to revise the Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tima Commission (1 U.S.T. 230; TIAS 2044) which will incorporate— "(i) the conservation and management provisions agreed to by the nations which have signed the Declaration of Panama and in the Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks Agreement, as opened for signature on December 4, 1995; and "(ii) a revised schedule of annual contributions to the expenses of the Inter-American Tropical Tima Commission that is equitable to participating nations; and "(D) discussions with those countries participating, or likely to participate, in the International Dolphin Conservation Program, for the purpose of identifying sources of funds needed for research and other measures promoting effective protection of dolphins, other marine species, and the marine ecosystem;". (f) RESEARCH GRANTS. —Section 110(a) (16 U.S.C. 1380(a)) is amended— (1) by striking "(1)" in paragraph (1); and (2) by striking paragraph (2). SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO DOLPHIN PROTECTION CONSUMER INFORMATION ACT. (a) LABELING STANDARD.— Subsection (d) of the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385(d)) is amended to read as follows: "(d) LABELING STANDARD. — "(1) It is a violation of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) for any producer, importer, exporter, distributor, or seller of any tuna product that is exported from or offered for sale in the United States to include on the label of that product the term 'dolphin safe' or any other term or symbol that falsely claims or suggests that the tuna contained in the product were harvested using a method of fishing that is not harmful to dolphins if the product contains txina harvested—
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