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"The parties have been negotiating amendments to modernize the Treaty and extend its terms of access since 2009. Based on the progress demonstrated by these Treaty amendments, the United States rescinded its decision to withdraw from the Treaty, which would otherwise have taken effect in January 2017." -- https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2016/12/264807.htm Amendment provides continuation of South Pacific Tuna Treaty (The Treaty On Fisheries Between The Governments Of Certain Pacific Island States And The Government Of The United States of America ) for an additional six years (thru 2022). These 2016 amendments combine prior amendments from 1992 and 2002/2003 that were negotiated but never entered into force. Therefore, those earlier amendments are no longer expected to EIF. Note, however, that at least the US Senate DID ratify the earlier (2002/2003) amendments but insuffiicent other ratifications occurred to bring them into force. "The U.S. notified that it planned to withdraw from the Treaty" in June 2016 but, after negotiations, rescinded its planned withdrawal. US submittal for ratification exists at https://www.congress.gov/115/cdoc/tdoc3/CDOC-115tdoc3.pdf // The Amendments to the Treaty text do not have final clauses detailing their entry into force. Article 8 of the Treaty, however, provides for the Parties' consideration and adoption of amendments. Specifically, Article 8(e) provides: ``Any amendment to this Treaty shall be adopted by the approval of all the parties, and shall enter into force upon receipt by the depositary of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval by the parties.'' Accordingly, these Amendments will enter into force once all the Parties to the Treaty have consented to be bound by them." --- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-108tdoc2/html/CDOC-108tdoc2.htm