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[H.R. 1240 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1240

                     One Hundred Sixteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and twenty


                                 An Act


 
 To preserve United States fishing heritage through a national program 
 dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial 
                               fishermen.

    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 ``Young Fishermen's Development Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Sea grant institution.--The term ``Sea Grant Institution'' 
    means a sea grant college or sea grant institute, as those terms 
    are defined in section 203 of the National Sea Grant College 
    Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1122).
        (2) Tribal organization.--The term ``Tribal organization'' has 
    the meaning given the term ``tribal organization'' in section 4 of 
    the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
    U.S.C. 5304).
        (3) Young fisherman.--The term ``young fisherman'' means an 
    individual who--
            (A) desires to participate in the commercial fisheries of 
        the United States, including the Great Lakes fisheries;
            (B) has worked as a captain, crew member, or deckhand on a 
        commercial fishing vessel for not more than 10 years of 
        cumulative service; or
            (C) is a beginning commercial fisherman.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
    The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Sea Grant 
Office, shall establish a program to provide training, education, 
outreach, and technical assistance initiatives for young fishermen, to 
be known as the ``Young Fishermen's Development Grant Program'' 
(referred to in this section as the ``Program'').
SEC. 4. GRANTS.
    (a) In General.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall 
make competitive grants to support new and established local and 
regional training, education, outreach, and technical assistance 
initiatives for young fishermen, including programs, workshops, and 
services relating to--
        (1) seamanship, navigation, electronics, and safety;
        (2) vessel and engine care, maintenance, and repair;
        (3) innovative conservation fishing gear engineering and 
    technology;
        (4) sustainable fishing practices;
        (5) entrepreneurship and good business practices;
        (6) direct marketing, supply chain, and traceability;
        (7) financial and risk management, including vessel, permit, 
    and quota purchasing;
        (8) State and Federal legal requirements for specific 
    fisheries, including reporting, monitoring, licenses, and 
    regulations;
        (9) State and Federal fisheries policy and management;
        (10) mentoring, apprenticeships, or internships; and
        (11) any other activities, opportunities, or programs, as the 
    Secretary determines appropriate.
    (b) Eligibility.--
        (1) Applicants.--To be eligible to receive a grant under the 
    Program, a recipient shall be a collaborative State, Tribal, local, 
    or regionally based network or partnership of public or private 
    entities, which may include--
            (A) a Sea Grant Institution;
            (B) a Federal or State agency or a Tribal organization;
            (C) a community-based nongovernmental organization;
            (D) fishermen's cooperatives or associations;
            (E) an institution of higher education (including an 
        institution awarding an associate's degree), or a foundation 
        maintained by an institution of higher education; or
            (F) any other appropriate entity, as the Secretary 
        determines appropriate.
        (2) Participants.--All young fishermen seeking to participate 
    in the commercial fisheries of the United States and the Great 
    Lakes are eligible to participate in the activities funded through 
    grants provided for in this section, except that participants in 
    such activities shall be selected by each grant recipient.
    (c) Maximum Term and Amount of Grant.--
        (1) In general.--A grant under this section shall--
            (A) have a term of no more than 3 fiscal years; and
            (B) be in an amount that is not more than $200,000 for each 
        fiscal year.
        (2) Consecutive grants.--An eligible recipient may receive 
    consecutive grants under this section.
    (d) Matching Requirement.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, a recipient shall provide a match in the form of cash or 
in-kind contributions from the recipient in the amount equal to or 
greater than 25 percent of the funds provided by the grant.
    (e) Regional Balance.--In making grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure geographic 
diversity.
    (f) Cooperation and Evaluation Criteria.--In carrying out this 
section and in developing criteria for evaluating grant applications, 
the Secretary shall consult, to the maximum extent practicable, with--
        (1) Sea Grant Institutions and extension agents of such 
    institutions;
        (2) community-based nongovernmental fishing organizations;
        (3) Federal and State agencies, including Regional Fishery 
    Management Councils established under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
    Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.);
        (4) institutions of higher education with fisheries expertise 
    and programs; and
        (5) partners, as the Secretary determines.
    (g) Prohibition.--A grant under this section may not be used to 
purchase any fishing license, permit, quota, or other harvesting right.
SEC. 5. FUNDING.
    (a) Authorizations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this Act $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026.
    (b) Derivation.--Funds to carry out the activities under this Act 
shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
the preceding subsection that are enacted after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.