[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2753 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2753

 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
   to provide Internet access to Regional Fishery Management Council 
         meetings and meeting records, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2011

  Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
   to provide Internet access to Regional Fishery Management Council 
         meetings and meeting records, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fishery Management Transparency and 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. INTERNET ACCESS TO REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL MEETINGS 
              AND MEETING RECORDS.

    Section 302(i)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(i)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
            ``(G) Each Council shall make available on the Internet 
        website of the Council--
                    ``(i) a live broadcast of each meeting of the 
                Council, of the science and statistical committee of 
                the Council, and of the Council coordination committee 
                established under subsection (l), that is not closed in 
                accordance with paragraph (3); and
                    ``(ii) complete audio, complete video if the 
                meeting was in person or by video conference, and a 
                complete transcript of each such meeting--
                            ``(I) by not later than 30 days after the 
                        conclusion of the meeting; and
                            ``(II) for 3 years after the conclusion of 
                        the meeting.''.
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