115 HR 4528 RH: To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2017-12-01 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 601 115th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 4528 [Report No. 115–775] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 1, 2017 Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources June 22, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.

1.

Billfish Conservation Act of 2012

Section 4(c)(1) of the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 (16 U.S.C. 1827a(c)(1)) is amended by inserting and retained after landed.

2.

Shark Conservation Act of 2010

The Act entitled An Act to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks, approved January 4, 2011 (Public Law 111–348; 124 Stat. 3668), is amended— (1)by striking section 104 and inserting the following:

104.

Rule of construction

Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be construed as affecting, altering, or diminishing in any way the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to establish such conservation and management measures as the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate under sections 302(a)(3) and 304(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(3), 1854(g)).

; and (2)in section 1, by striking the item relating to section 104 and inserting the following: Sec. 104. Rule of construction..

June 22, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed