The Congress finds the following:
It is the policy of the United States to-
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EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONAnother section 301 of Pub. L. 92-522 was renumbered section 401 and is classified to section 1421 of this title.
AMENDMENTS1997-Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 105-42, §6(b)(1), added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: "Nations harvesting yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean have indicated their willingness to participate in appropriate multilateral agreements to reduce, and eventually eliminate, dolphin mortality in that fishery." Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 105-42, §6(b)(2), added pars. (2) and (3) and struck out former pars. (2) and (3) which read as follows: "(2) secure appropriate multilateral agreements to reduce, and eventually eliminate, the mortality referred to in paragraph (1); "(3) ensure that the market of the United States does not act as an incentive to the harvest of tuna caught in association with dolphins or with driftnets;".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1997 AMENDMENT For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 105-42 see section 8 of Pub. L. 105-42 set out as a note under section 1362 of this title.