3.0.0 4940 2023-01-13T04:48:58Z 2023-01-13T04:48:58Z House H HR 2006-03-13 109 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Hearings by 2006-04-25T17:35:05Z Referred to 2006-03-13T19:00:05Z 2006-04-25 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2006-03-20 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. Committee 2006-03-13 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2006-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 N T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2006-03-13 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Access to health care Administrative procedure Animals Anthropology Arts, Culture, Religion Authorization Biological research Charitable contributions Coastal zone Colleges Conferences Congress Congressional reporting requirements Construction costs Data banks Department of Commerce Dislocated workers Ecological research Economic forecasting Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Education Electronic government information Employee health benefits Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental research Executive reorganization Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Finance and Financial Sector Fisheries Fishery management Fishes Fishing boats Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Graduate education Grants-in-aid Harbors Health Health insurance Higher education Infrastructure Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Laboratories Law Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine safety Medical economics Medically uninsured Meteorological research Meteorology Nonprofit organizations Occupational retraining Oceanographic research Oceanography Overfishing Planning Preventive medicine Referendum Research centers Research grants Safety appliances Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Scientific instruments and apparatus Social Welfare Surveys Teacher education Unemployment Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2006-03-13 Introduced in House 2006-05-01T21:42:36Z Fishery Management Amendments of 2006 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require determinations that a fishery is depleted (currently, overfished) or approaching being depleted to be based on the best scientific information available, subject to peer review, and include an explanation of the cause or causes of the depleted condition of the fishery.

Sets forth circumstances under which the rebuilding deadline may be extended for an individual stock of fish within a multispecies fishery in which more than one stock of fish is subject to a management plan, amendment, or regulation. Requires the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to a depleted fishery due to unsustainable fishing, to notify a Regional Fishery Management Council and request action be taken to end the unsustainable fishing in such fishery and to implement conservation and management measures to rebuild affected fish stocks.

Provides grants for qualifying health care coverage programs to provide benefits to individuals employed in the fishing industry (including their families).

Establishes the Federal Fishery Research Network to conduct research on fishery management issues.

Requires federal inspection of fishing vessel safety instruction and emergency drill records. Authorizes grants for fishing vessel safety training and instruction sessions (including purchase of safety equipment).

Requires a holder of an individual fishing quota to be a U.S. citizen.

Provides grants to construct or improve wharves in coastal areas for commercial fishing use.

Establishes the Fishery Science Education Program to increase the number of post-baccalaureate degrees in fishery science.

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