115 HR 5025 IH: To amend the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act to limit the imposition of penalties against a person fishing on a United States flag fishing vessel in certain areas of the Pacific Ocean based on a report by an observer on such a vessel. U.S. House of Representatives 2018-02-14 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.

I115th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5025IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 14, 2018Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo amend the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act to limit the imposition of penalties against a person fishing on a United States flag fishing vessel in certain areas of the Pacific Ocean based on a report by an observer on such a vessel.

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Limitation on enforcement based on observer reports

Section 507 of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6906) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c)

Limitation on enforcement based on observer reports

No person fishing on a United States flag fishing vessel in the Convention Area shall be subject to any penalty under this Act or any other law or regulation applicable to such vessels based on a report by an observer on such a vessel, unless— (1)the observer report is provided to the captain and the owner of the vessel within 60 days after the end of the fishing trip; and (2)any enforcement action based on such report is brought within one year after the end of the fishing trip..