118 HR 7658 IH: Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-03-13 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.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7658IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 13, 2024Mr. 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 InfrastructureA BILLTo authorize safety and prevention training programs for fishing vessel operators and crewmembers, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2024 or the FISH Wellness Act.

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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.