be implemented by agencies or qualified individuals described in subsection (c)(4), or by individuals employed by the eligible entities described in subsection (6). (5) Suspension of permitting authority If, 5 years after the date of the enactment of the Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act , the Secretary, after consulting with State and tribal fishery managers, determines that lethal removal authority is no longer necessary to protect salmonid and other fish species from sea lion predation, the Secretary shall suspend the issuance of permits under this subsection. (6) Eligible entity defined (A) In general (i) Definition In this subsection, the term eligible entity means— (I) with respect to removal in the mainstem of the Columbia River and its tributaries, the State of Washington, the State of Oregon, and the State of Idaho