[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7658 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7658

To authorize safety and prevention training programs for fishing vessel 
           operators and crewmembers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2024

 Mr. Golden of Maine (for himself, Mr. Ezell, Ms. Perez, Mr. Van Drew, 
 Mrs. Peltola, and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize safety and prevention training programs for fishing vessel 
           operators and crewmembers, 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 ``Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and 
Wellness Improvement Act of 2024'' or the ``FISH Wellness Act''.

SEC. 2. SAFETY STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN FISHING VESSELS.

    Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                        subparagraph (C); and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
                        the following:
            ``(B) to conduct safety and prevention training that 
        addresses behavioral and physical health risks, to include 
        mental health, substance use disorder, and worker fatigue, 
        facing fishing vessel operators and crewmembers; and'';
                    (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
    ``(2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award grants 
under this subsection--
            ``(A) on a competitive basis; and
            ``(B) based on criteria developed in consultation with the 
        Commandant of the Coast Guard.'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3);
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated by 
                subparagraph (D), by striking ``$3,000,000 for fiscal 
                year 2023'' and inserting ``to the Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                2024 and 2025''; and
            (2) in subsection (j)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and severe 
                weather detection'' and inserting ``severe weather 
                detection, and understanding and mitigating behavioral 
                and physical health risks, to include mental health, 
                substance use disorder, and worker fatigue, facing 
                members of the commercial fishing industry'';
                    (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
        award grants under this subsection--
                    ``(A) on a competitive basis; and
                    ``(B) based on criteria developed in consultation 
                with the Commandant of the Coast Guard.'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3);
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (E) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C), by striking ``$3,000,000 for fiscal 
                year 2023'' and inserting ``to the Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                2024 and 2025''.
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