PUBLIC LAW 104-297—OCT. 11, 1996 110 STAT. 3563 and inserting after paragraph (35) (as redesignated) the following: "(36) The term 'special areas' means the areas referred to as eastern special areas in Article 3(1) of the Agreement between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990. In particular, the term refers to those areas east of the maritime boundary, as defined in that Agreement, that lie within 200 nautical miles of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of Russia is measured but beyond 200 nautical miles of the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the United States is measured,"; (11) by striking "for which a fishery management plan prepared under title III or a preliminary fishery management plan prepared under section 201(g) has been implemented" in paragraph (42) (as redesignated) and inserting "regulated under tms Act"; and (12) by redesignating paragraph (44) (as redesignated) as paragraph (45), and inserting after paragraph (43) the following: "(44) The term Vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States' has the ssime meaning such term has in section 3(c) of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1903(c)). ". SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. The Act is amended by inserting after section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1802) the following: "SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 16 USC 1803. "There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act, not to exceed the following siuns: "(1) $147,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; "(2) $151,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; "(3) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and " (4) $159,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.". SEC. 104. HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES. Section 102 (16 U.S.C. 1812) is amended by striking "promoting the objective of optimum utihzation" and inserting "snaU promote the achievement of optimum yield". SEC. 105. FOREIGN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREE- MENTS. (a) AUTHORITY TO OPERATE UNDER TRANSSHIPMENT PERMITS.— Section 201 (16 U.S.C. 1821) is amended— (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and inserting the following: "(1) is authorized under subsections (b) or (c) or section 204(e), or under a permit issued under section 204(d); "(2) is not prohibited xinder subsection (f); and"; (2) by striking "(i)" in subsection (c)(2)(D) and inserting "(h)"; (3) by striking subsection (f); (4) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) as subsections (f) through (i), respectively;
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