For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 4, 2002
Message to the Congress of the United States
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
In accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit herewith an
Agreement between the United States of America and the Government of
the People's Republic of China extending the Agreement of June 24,
1985, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States, with
annex, as extended (the "1985 Agreement"). The present
Agreement, which was effected by an exchange of notes in Beijing on
April 6 and July 17, 2001, extends the 1985 Agreement to July 1, 2004.
In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the
People's Republic of China, I urge that the Congress give favorable
consideration to this Agreement.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 4, 2002.
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