[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1887 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1887

To amend the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 to clarify an exemption 
                 for traditional fisheries and markets.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2017

   Mr. Diaz-Balart (for himself and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 to clarify an exemption 
                 for traditional fisheries and markets.

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

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF BILLFISH CONSERVATION ACT OF 2012 
              EXEMPTION.

    (a) Clarification.--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''.
    (b) Deadline for Regulations.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
issue a final rule implementing the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 
(16 U.S.C. 1827a), as amended by this Act, not later than 45 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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