3.0.0 3269 2023-01-11T13:30:23Z 2023-01-11T13:30:23Z House HR 2015-07-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:H.R. 3269.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.[Page H5591]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2015-08-31T20:40:14Z Referred to 2015-07-28T14:02:00Z Ensuring Access to Fisheries Act 114 1335 S 2016-05-18 Held at the desk. 22:40:45 Identical bill CRS Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act 114 4576 HR 2016-09-13 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS 2015-08-31 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2015-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Biological and life sciences Department of Commerce Federal district courts International law and treaties Jurisdiction and venue Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Northern Mariana Islands Pacific Ocean Public-private cooperation Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-07-28 Introduced in House 2016-11-01T16:00:56Z North Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to promulgate regulations to implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean for the United States, which was adopted in Tokyo, Japan, on February 24, 2012. (The Convention establishes a regional fisheries management organization to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fisheries resources while protecting the marine ecosystems in the Convention Area.)

The United States has to be represented on the North Pacific Fisheries Commission by five commissioners that are selected in accordance with the requirements of the bill.

Commerce must develop a memorandum of understanding with the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to clarify the role of each Council with respect to participating in or working with U.S. delegations to international fishery organizations and making recommendations related to fishery resources in the Convention Area.

The Department of State's authority and responsibilities with respect to the Commission is established.

Any regulation promulgated by Commerce to implement a measure adopted by the Commission that would govern a straddling stock under the authority of a Council must be approved by the Council. A straddling stock is a stock of fisheries resources which migrates between, or occurs in, the economic exclusion zone of one or more parties to the Convention and the Convention Area.

Commerce and the Department of Homeland Security have to administer and enforce the bill, except to the extent otherwise provided for in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

Certain fishing and shipping acts in the Convention Area are prohibited.

Commercial fishing vessels must meet certain notification requirements before entering or transiting the exclusive economic zone of the Convention Area, if the vessels do not carry vessel monitoring systems capable of communicating with U.S. enforcement authorities.

]]> North Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act Display Title North Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act Official Title as Introduced To implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, as adopted at Tokyo on February 24, 2012, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced North Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act Introduced in House 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3269ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3269ih.xml 2015-08-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.