Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 6.djvu/75

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PUBLIC LAW 101-627—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4465 import or export trade in anadromous fish and anadromous fish products. (d) REGULATIONS. —The Secretary of Commerce shall, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, promulgate regulations providing for— (1) the issuance of certificates of legal origin pursuant to agreements under subsection (a) for anadromous fish and anadromous fish products legally harvested by vessels of the United States; (2) the delegation of the authority to issue certificates of legal origin to States, territories, or possessions of the United States which the Secretary of Commerce determines to have implemented a program which is sufficient to accomplish the purposes of subsection (a); and (3) an orderly transition to such regulations, sufficient to ensure that United States commerce in anadromous fish and anadromous fish products is not unduly disrupted. (e) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Commerce, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a report— (1) making recommendations as to the need for the adoption of United States import and export restrictions on anadromous fish and anadromous fish products consistent with subsection (a); and (2) identifying, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding any specific statutory or regulatory changes that may be necessary for the adoption of such restrictions. (f) CERTIFICATION. —If, at any time following the promulgation of the regulations required by subsection (d), the Secretary of Commerce finds that any nation is engaging in trade in unlawfully taken anadromous fish or anadromous fish products, the Secretary shall certify that fact to the President, which certification shall be deemed to be a certification for the purposes of section 8(a)(1) of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1978(a)(1)). TITLE IX—DOLPHIN PROTECTION CONSUMER INFORMATION DOLPHIN PROTECTION SEC. 901. (a) SHORT TITLE.—T h is section may be cited as the Dolphin "Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act". Consume? (b) FINDINGS. —The Congress finds that— Information Act. (1) dolphins and other marine mammals are frequently killed 16 USC 1835. in the course of tuna fishing operations in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean and high seas driftnet fishing in other parts of the world; (2) it is the policy of the United States to support a worldwide ban on high seas driftnet fishing, in part because of the harmful effects that such driftnets have on marine mammals, including dolphins; and (3) consumers would like to know if the tuna they purchase is falsely labeled as to the effect of the harvesting of the tuna on dolphins. (c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—