REAUTHORIZATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT.

SEC. 405. REAUTHORIZATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT.(a) In General.—Section 10 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971h) is amended to read as follows:“SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.“(a) In General.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act, including use for payment of the United States share of the joint expenses of the Commission as provided in Article X of the Convention—“(1) $5,770,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008;“(2) $6,058,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010; and“(3) $6,361,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2013.“(b) Allocation.—Of the amounts made available under subsection (a) for each fiscal year—“(1) $160,000 are authorized for the advisory committee established under section 4 of this Act and the species working groups established under section 4A of this Act; and“(2) $7,500,000 are authorized for research activities under this Act and section 3 of Public Law 96–339 (16 U.S.C. 971i), of which $3,000,000 shall be for the cooperative research program under section 3(b)(2)(H) of that section (16 U.S.C. 971i(b)(2)(H).” .(b) Atlantic Billfish Cooperative Research Program.—Section 3(b)(2) of Public Law 96–339 (16 U.S.C. 971i(b)(2)) is amended—(1) by striking “and” after the semicolon in subparagraph (G);(2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and(3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:“(H) include a cooperative research program on Atlantic billfish based on the Southeast Fisheries Science Center Atlantic Billfish Research Plan of 2002; and”.(c) Sense of Congress Regarding Fish Habitat.—Section 3 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971a) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(e) Sense of Congress Regarding Fish Habitat.—It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Commissioners should seek to include ecosystem considerations in fisheries management, including the conservation of fish habitat.”.