118 HR 8862 IH: Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-06-27 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.
I 118th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 8862 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2024 Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Case, and Mrs. Peltola) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024.
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Table of contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. References. Sec. 4. Definitions. Sec. 5. Gender neutral language. Sec. 6. Conforming amendments to table of contents of Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Title I—Climate-Ready Fisheries Sec. 101. Findings, purposes, and policy. Sec. 102. Promoting climate resilience in fisheries management. Sec. 103. Incorporating climate science. Sec. 104. Climate-ready fisheries innovation program. Sec. 105. Managing shifting stocks of fish. Sec. 106. Emerging fisheries. Sec. 107. Report regarding inshore and shallow water mobile gear fishing. Title II—Supporting fishing communities Sec. 201. Subsistence fishing. Sec. 202. Working Waterfronts Grant Program. Sec. 203. Seafood marketing. Sec. 204. Community participation in limited access privilege programs. Sec. 205. Findings. Title III—Strengthening public process and transparency Sec. 301. Tribal representation on Pacific Fishery Management Council. Sec. 302. Tribal representation on North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Sec. 303. Atlantic Councils. Sec. 304. Council procedures and participation. Sec. 305. Council accountability and membership. Sec. 306. Western Pacific Sustainable Fishery Fund. Sec. 307. Council staff and administration. Sec. 308. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sexual harassment and assault prevention. Title IV—Modernizing fisheries science and data Sec. 401. Data modernization. Sec. 402. Expanding and improving electronic technologies. Sec. 403. Stock Assessments. Sec. 404. Cooperative research and management. Sec. 405. Northeast regional pilot research trawl survey and study. Sec. 406. Recreational data consistency. Sec. 407. Emergency operating plans. Sec. 408. Zeke Grader Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund. Sec. 409. Offshore wind collaboration. Sec. 410. Shark populations analysis. Title V—Sustaining fisheries through healthy ecosystems and improved management Sec. 501. Sense of Congress. Sec. 502. Essential fish habitat consultation. Sec. 503. Reducing bycatch. Sec. 504. Improving rebuilding outcomes. Sec. 505. Overfished fisheries and preventing overfishing. Sec. 506. Preparation and review of Secretarial plans. Sec. 507. Councils. Sec. 508. Forage fish conservation. Sec. 509. Funding for monitoring implementation of Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. Sec. 510. Highly migratory species. Title VI—International fisheries management Sec. 601. Conservation Commissioner of Atlantic Tunas Convention. Sec. 602. Conservation Commissioner of Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention. Sec. 603. Conservation Commissioner of Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. Sec. 604. Application of annual catch limit and accountability measures requirement. Sec. 605. Authorization of appropriations.
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References
Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
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Definitions
In this Act: (1)
Administrator
The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2)
Council
The term Council has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802). (3)
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce.
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Gender neutral language
(a)The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended by striking prepared by him each place such term appears and inserting prepared by the Secretary. (b)Each of the following provisions is amended by striking he each place such term appears and inserting the Secretary: (1)Section 201(h)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1821(h)(2)). (2)Section 204(b) (16 U.S.C. 1824(b)). (3)Section 305(c)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1855(c)(1)). (4)Section 306(b)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1856(b)(2)). (c)Each of the following provisions is amended by striking his each place such term appears and inserting the Secretary’s: (1)Section 3(39) (16 U.S.C. 1802(39)). (2)Section 204(b)(9) (16 U.S.C. 1824(b)(9)). (3)Section 306(b)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1856(b)(1)). (4)Section 308(a) (16 U.S.C. 1858(a)). (d)Section 201(e)(1)(D) (16 U.S.C. 1821(e)(1)(D)) is amended by striking he and inserting such Secretary. (e)Section 201(i) (16 U.S.C. 1821(i)) is amended by striking his and inserting such Governor's. (f)Section 203(c)(5)(C) (16 U.S.C. 1823(c)(5)(C)) is amended by striking his and inserting the minority leader’s. (g)Sections 204(b)(4)(A) and 302(c)(1)(D) (16 U.S.C. 1824(b)(4)(A) and 1852(c)(1)(D)) are each amended by striking his and inserting such Secretary’s. (h)Subsections (b)(1)(B) and (c)(1)(A) of section 302 (16 U.S.C. 1852(b)(1)(B) and (c)(1)(A)) are each amended by striking his and inserting such director’s. (i)Section 302(c)(1)(B) (16 U.S.C. 1852(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking his and inserting such commander’s. (j)Section 302(c)(1)(C) (16 U.S.C. 1852(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking his and inserting such executive director’s. (k)Section 302(f)(4) (16 U.S.C. 1852(f)(4)) is amended by striking he and inserting the Administrator of General Services. (l)Section 302(j)(4) (16 U.S.C. 1852(j)(4)) is amended by striking his or her and inserting such individual’s. (m)Section 302(j)(7)(D) (16 U.S.C. 1852(j)(7)(D)) is amended by striking he or she each place such term appears and inserting such individual. (n)Section 309(a) (16 U.S.C. 1859(a)) is amended by striking he and inserting such person. (o)Section 311(b)(1)(A)(i) (16 U.S.C. 1861(b)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by striking he and inserting such officer. (p)Section 311(b)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1861(b)(2)) is amended— (1)by striking he and inserting such person; and (2)by striking his and inserting such person’s.
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Conforming amendments to table of contents of Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
The table of contents is amended to read as follows: TABLE OF CONTENTS Sec. 2. Findings, purposes, and policy. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE I—UNITED STATES RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY REGARDING FISH AND FISHERY RESOURCES Sec. 101. United States sovereign rights to fish and fishery management authority. Sec. 102. Highly migratory species. TITLE II—FOREIGN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENTS Sec. 201. Foreign fishing. Sec. 202. International fishery agreements. Sec. 203. Congressional oversight of international fishery agreements. Sec. 204. Permits for foreign fishing. Sec. 205. Import prohibitions. Sec. 206. Large-scale driftnet fishing. Sec. 207. International monitoring and compliance. TITLE III—NATIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Sec. 301. National standards for fishery conservation and management. Sec. 302. Regional fishery management councils. Sec. 303. Contents of fishery management plans. Sec. 304. Action by the Secretary. Sec. 305. Other requirements and authority. Sec. 306. State jurisdiction. Sec. 307. Prohibited Acts. Sec. 308. Civil penalties and permit sanctions. Sec. 309. Criminal offenses. Sec. 310. Civil forfeitures. Sec. 311. Enforcement. Sec. 312. Transition to sustainable fisheries. Sec. 313. North Pacific fisheries conservation. Sec. 314. Northwest Atlantic Ocean fisheries reinvestment program. Sec. 315. Regional Coastal Disaster Assistance, Transition, and Recovery Program. Sec. 316. Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program. Sec. 317. Shark Feeding. Sec. 318. Cooperative Research and Management Program. Sec. 319. Herring Study. Sec. 320. Restoration Study. Sec. 321. Required possession of descending devices. Sec. 322. Increasing resilience of stocks of fish to climate change. TITLE IV—FISHERY MONITORING AND RESEARCH Sec. 401. Registration and information management. Sec. 402. Information collection. Sec. 403. Observers. Sec. 404. Fisheries research. Sec. 405. Incidental harvest research. Sec. 406. Fisheries systems research. Sec. 407. Gulf of Mexico red snapper research. Sec. 408. Deep sea coral research and technology program. Sec. 409. Recreational data improvement program..
<enum>I</enum><header>Climate-Ready Fisheries</header> <section id="HB685A5838F2A425CB8C682445803CAF5"><enum>101.</enum><header>Findings, purposes, and policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H35BD46FF0ABE442CAC578C900FE35425"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2610A9AC4AFF4613976F07E73FCE8132"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HDEC726998EE843ABB96A0B79EC98E86C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H08B82441B86D40BC979966359925859E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain stocks of fish have declined to the point where their survival is threatened, and other stocks of fish have been so substantially reduced in number that they could become similarly threatened as a consequence of—</text> <subparagraph id="H21892F11C12B4745820198FDB6EF5E81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increased fishing pressure;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF34180E9483F42A596B5DBF82ECD2B11"><enum>(B)</enum><text>inadequate fishery resource conservation and management practices and controls; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6DBB3263EAF74F9387497C44F6E410EE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>direct and indirect habitat losses that result in a diminished capacity to support existing fishing levels; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB302C95676EE44749DDBC04EC5FEDB05"><enum>(D)</enum><text>changing environmental conditions, including those associated with climate change.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB17C2A8940C345ADB64E690DBD50E7B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>to insure conservation,</quote> and inserting <quote>to ensure conservation, to account for the impacts of environmental changes on stocks of fish,</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H707172B49FB0482AB83941EFEE72E476"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H185E1E627D104D0BB76E4CB8C3A64D61" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H263EDC459BAE41FEA1C739B681663A89"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">One of the greatest long-term threats to the viability of commercial and recreational fisheries is the continuing degradation of marine ecosystems, including the loss of marine, estuarine, and other aquatic habitats, including as a result of changing environmental conditions associated with climate change. Habitat and ecosystem considerations should receive increased attention for the conservation and management of fishery resources of the United States. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA08A9BADBBD24FED96AC4D8983F7E496"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HD775C471EEA94B28AA3E9197D86F0814" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H862F79304736459F954042CEDC74A889"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Environmental changes associated with climate change, including changes in water temperature, ocean acidification, and deoxygenation, are rapidly altering the abundance, productivity, and distribution of fish and are affecting commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3F86715531C41D2AD41FF706D25A37D"><enum>(15)</enum><text>The impacts of climate change on fish and their habitats are resulting in management and sustainability challenges that threaten to negatively impact marine ecosystems, fishery resources, and coastal communities.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6C260F29F3F4ABCBADE032CFFECFD67"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Many factors beyond the direct impacts of fishing can contribute to a decline in abundance of a stock of fish, resulting in depleted stocks of fish and threatening the stability of ecosystems and fishing communities, including climate change, pollution, habitat and watershed degradation, inadequate freshwater resources, and industrial uses of the ocean. The designation of a stock of fish as overfished indicates that it is depleted and management actions are necessary to allow the stock of fish to rebuild, regardless of the cause of depletion.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E53D83D861D44B0AA3A7DCD5B83EE66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0F9FE8DAEF754B528F659F5FAFC5062B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H6303A67144ED4188BD502B642A559DDF"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish Regional Fishery Management Councils to exercise sound judgement in the stewardship of fishery resources through the preparation, monitoring, and revision of such plans under circumstances—</text> <subparagraph id="H215DE0E3A0E441AFB74FD99A3C440F54"><enum>(A)</enum><text>which will enable the States, the fishing industry, consumer and environmental organizations, and other interested persons to participate in, and advise on, the establishment and administration of such plans;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC8D67A20D75499998CB0219AE177F04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>which take into account the social and economic needs of the States; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE9D7114747054886BF742474F59195BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>which address the impacts of environmental conditions associated with climate change on stocks of fish, marine ecosystems, fisheries management, and coastal communities;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2DA70CB36FF44628237E573209FCA3C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3B0B0E4CB1D947EB86C92211D6C6EF0E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE2307DB337F545B48FE911E62E209B70"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6E57F052614447B5AABB90A5BAF85182"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H284B858AAA50407BAD500FA1EE2E7EA6" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H6EB8F0E0189240D4B1CF68BBAD855913"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to promote management that accounts for changes in stocks of fish and the marine environment that result from climate change; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDE00EFDC8DB4A1D9A93F3D65B965D29"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to ensure that the research, resource management, and expenditures to prepare fisheries and fishing communities for climate change include indigenous, insular, and coastal populations in decisionmaking and promote equity with respect to environmental, economic, and social outcomes across fisheries and regions.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="HE4A9519A7A174B7E907B2D58638DF880"><enum>102.</enum><header>Promoting climate resilience in fisheries management</header> <subsection id="HCD0E8B4A390C4B6AB183DF5827DB0BB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1853">16 U.S.C. 1853(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H688E3441C9114A32981F41787F65753F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0A4488234C2A44DAB329C05FB43FC4F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> before <quote>to protect</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H777162EF299847FBBD3D6A06E4FBD028"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, and to promote the resilience of stocks of fish to cumulative stressors, including cumulative stressors associated with climate change</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5DD22AFBCF8542F3BB35A4824A93A5FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>including considering the impacts of climate change,</quote> after <quote>fishery,</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F6A3F16D9984AD8B86E2C8C86B4AD19" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by striking <quote>1991</quote> and inserting <quote>2024</quote>, and by inserting <quote>, including data needed to implement the plan effectively under prevailing and anticipated environmental or ecological conditions, including climate change</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC38C253A125D4E8CB1E5DA5DCA585C60"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), by inserting <quote>as well as examine the vulnerability of the fishery and fishery participants to the impacts of prevailing and anticipated environmental or ecological conditions, including climate change</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF24F2C9902FA4CAF9B7525BFED270B47"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (14), by striking <quote>and;</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1A2DA695F8F34739B83F78599C7B5145"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF08649A10D894568BC8EE28C17D25CD8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H3F0C8C613AF841ECB46D4F61DB63A37F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HAA8571AAC9754F7583B24192816A4E7F"><enum>(16)</enum><text>assess and describe the anticipated impacts of climate change and other environmental and ecological changes on the fishery, including an assessment of whether and how the management measures contained in the plan or plan amendment have accounted for such impacts, and a summary of the information used in such assessment; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD2186E0065A49A1BD386798F9044458"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe and identify the current range and distribution of, and fishing patterns on, each stock of fish managed under the plan, including areas outside the jurisdiction of the Council having authority to issue the plan, and for each stock of fish the distribution of which crosses management boundaries, describe the measures used to coordinate with other relevant management bodies for the conservation and management of each such stock of fish.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H13ADB4F330414F6389632DE8F71F3A45"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increasing resilience of stocks of fish to climate change</header><text>Title III (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1851">16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC5085B4ABE224458A833F28031580FAB" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HE1C7849C52444834A57DB86F6FA983C6"><enum>322.</enum><header>Increasing resilience of stocks of fish to climate change</header> <subsection id="H0007B22090564EF5A0CF121E1EB2E481"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Vulnerability assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H4073D7724B0B49C590026159C37F0096"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the vulnerability of stocks of fish within the geographical area of authority of each Council to climate change;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H56B8E6F7B59A4380B89AED51B3B15546"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify each Council of the vulnerability of stocks of fish within such geographical area; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7E9194B8344C44A781CF5FF599951A19"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make recommendations to each Council for measures to increase the resilience of stocks of fish within such geographical area identified as vulnerable to climate change.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2AF6293305004BA69137D487E6E06F79"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Council prioritization plans</header> <paragraph id="HE60B039AB6FB49838CEA46539020A8E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after receiving a notification from the Secretary under subsection (a), each Council shall publish a plan identifying management actions to increase resilience of the stocks of fish identified as vulnerable to climate change and begin implementing such management actions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H85C86ECDF99445A6A3E81C93016EF4D0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Highly migratory species</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to stocks of fish managed under section 302(a)(3), not later than 1 year after issuing a notification under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish a plan identifying management actions to increase resilience of such stocks of fish identified as vulnerable to climate change and begin implementing such management actions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4CD29E54EF204F16A93EBBD6094B5797"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after publishing a plan under paragraph (1), each Council shall report to the Secretary on the actions the Council has taken to implement such plan or provide an explanation for not taking such action.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8F2564208AA54E76982BDF6933FC2568"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report—</text> <paragraph id="HC8DE9FFBD9C245A5AC3F0DB6093C9F08"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describing the vulnerability of stocks of fish to climate change;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9286EC65E5E14F739855408BBA4FD9EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying the risks posed by climate change to the conservation and management of stocks of fish; and </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC98EC2283354AD788906B3C9AEE8088"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">summarizing the steps taken by the Secretary and the Councils to mitigate and address the impacts on and risks of climate change to stocks of fish.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H3F201CA56D694931A4B0CE7E5662E105"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidance for Councils</header><text>Section 305 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1855">16 U.S.C. 1855</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAC0AAB6551C94941B2E55D5EC9F09B03" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HB2BA0E0D38A14743A950C2CCF328609D"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue guidelines to assist the Councils in preparing and adapting fishery management for the impacts of climate change, including for consideration of climate change in the conservation and management of stocks of fish under the geographical area of authority of each Council.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H83E01ECF152D4263B9D6D5EF49B673F0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this section.</text></subsection> </section> <section id="H91A86C9F94C44C869533594F71E06AEA"><enum>103.</enum><header>Incorporating climate science</header> <subsection id="H6C2ECF23C4B84AA9A82C13E1D4621DEA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Council training program</header><text>Section 302(k)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(k)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD7A176810B924E4C9C91F35EAF885F64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (H) as subparagraphs (D) through (I), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8873910229C144E9880C393EBA43777F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (K);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7EE42CB9682463E954CD7EB923AC30C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H8DAD2C04C9134B58B563C4D2371B1D4D" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H5FCB8AC3A36E418B99CBB6EDFE57C598"><enum>(C)</enum><text>climate change and relevant impacts of climate change on fisheries health, range, and other factors that would affect the conservation and management of a stock of fish;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA4D99ACE15A84DECBFB97DE874E9BFCF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (I), as so redesignated; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4368350F767944E6847FC3B6672C7329"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (I), as so redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HC7D996E752E146919434F228A890E2A3" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HE36E543328A34C7499BB608DD9849121"><enum>(J)</enum><text>ecosystem-based fishery management; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF741E69037164E7EA82CACE73AF66DA6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fisheries research</header><text>Section 404 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1881c">16 U.S.C. 1881c</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H23144A61D58048B78516F20E39A675EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>, on changes in geographic range, spatial distribution, and productivity of a fishery or interrelated fisheries,</quote> after <quote>management</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2143FA7D3F0B47C69085CF3BEB6C7B53"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by inserting <quote>changes in geographic range, spatial distribution, and productivity of a fishery or interrelated fisheries,</quote>after <quote>degradation,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HA89429CBB54648E2B046B06EF1F924AE"><enum>104.</enum><header>Climate-ready fisheries innovation program</header> <subsection id="H462F0E6F7A2D435EBC62A0A43460336F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall establish a program to develop innovative tools and approaches designed to increase the adaptive capacity of fishery management to the impacts of climate change.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5E181B915063458A8E72ADBDFA9217E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Administrator shall—</text> <paragraph id="H52E8A44F42874632AA1FEC55684FE61A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop science and management tools and approaches that address regional and national priorities to improve the conservation and management of fishery resources under existing and anticipated climate impacts;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H48686E239FCD418A841EA7FEB73CA847"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide for routine input from fishery managers and scientists in order to maximize opportunities to incorporate results of the program in fishery management actions;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF8966FDC82BD4712AE8E599B88BF0546"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote adoption of methods developed under the program in fishery management plans developed by the Councils;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA964F00FA01F49919680065B477F1A92"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information and outreach to the private and academic sectors to encourage development and operationalization of tools and approaches to manage the effects of climate change on fisheries; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2711C25E2E8439AB6D0062238D04845"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide information and outreach to fishery participants to increase understanding and encourage adoption and use of tools and approaches developed under the program.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEB5889E2216A41CBA524CA54BB1DF7C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination of program</header> <paragraph id="H5D145658A1FD4E7B9377AE254E6CADC6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish a process to ensure coordination with and outreach to—</text> <subparagraph id="H2A08672E0FB7440E883680201641041E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regional offices and science centers of the National Marine Fisheries Service;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95B3BD31301D40DD90B33BB6E33A3C63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Councils;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC03C2709E9284C8AB937DED90E2F8374"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the scientific and statistical committees of the Councils; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CF89CBF224C49469DA3381AF7656086"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the heads of other relevant programs, including the cooperative research and management program established under section 318 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1867">16 U.S.C. 1867</external-xref>), the Integrated Ocean Observing System, and programs within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designed to address ocean acidification.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEEB37EA861F74CF2977C3EB3DCA11844"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Identification of research priorities</header> <subparagraph id="H2F415B0912A24F61B5EC78C42E12AD3E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Coordination carried out under paragraph (1) should include identification of multiyear research priorities to study and understand the current and anticipated impacts of climate change on fisheries, fisheries interactions, habitats, fishery participants, fishing communities, seafood markets, fisheries science and monitoring, or other relevant priorities.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H328A758523C94970805B129B827783E8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Administrator, in coordination with the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), should routinely review the priorities identified under subparagraph (A) in a timeframe not to exceed 5 years and updated as necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H16062F0E1FBC4832873531497EC5E6F5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H6E5596BC9247440FA095F408771264C4"><enum>105.</enum><header>Managing shifting stocks of fish</header> <subsection id="H293B049D679B4A2E9793F3B9356B5E03"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Cross-Jurisdictional management</header><text>Section 304(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1854">16 U.S.C. 1854(f)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H1A258F3351EE4F018CF840A111F1E3B8" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H6CA9513F0E084982BE0510DC7C996E94"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Fisheries under authority of more than 1 Council</header> <paragraph id="H27619B87716D4911AC348F22C90C5D48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretarial review of areas of authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall review the geographical area of authority of each Council to determine if a substantial portion of any federally managed fishery within such area is within the area of authority of another council—</text> <subparagraph id="H000206ED586D4973B2DE6A307D9D0979"><enum>(A)</enum><text>upon request of such Council; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H44002BD7DF664C58941AB92529ABDF59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less frequently than every 5 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD232D90D04114ECEB90D26C0632C4725"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Designation of Council to prepare plan</header><text>If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that a substantial portion of a federally managed fishery is located in the geographical area of authority of more than 1 Council, the Secretary shall, not later than 6 months after making such determination—</text> <subparagraph id="HAF8431975C004CF8927317079B0EFCCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designate 1 of the Councils concerned to prepare the fishery management plan for such fishery and any amendment to such plan, if required under this Act; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H231A95A314284F008E5E714A93261CD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designate that such plan and any such amendment, if required under this Act, be prepared jointly by the Councils concerned.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E2395EBBE1046B0A25B7651753C9E36" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadline for submission of plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the Secretary makes a designation under paragraph (2), the designated Council or Councils shall prepare and submit a fishery management plan or amendment in accordance with this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3E557B81BDD4A2A980EBF73DB909DB3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination of cross-jurisdictional authority</header> <subparagraph id="H6E621D2041BB430EA2F4780073D3E8DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Request of Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of a Council or as a result of the review pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether a fishery described in paragraph (2) no longer has a substantial portion of such fishery located in the geographical area of authority of more than 1 Council.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H855D89245D3D420CAA61BEAF3575B8ED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Termination</header> <clause id="H09A491D0BBBC4EC7BA9F752B51AA4F5E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary determines under subparagraph (A) that a fishery described in paragraph (2) no longer has a substantial portion of such fishery located in the geographical area of authority of more than 1 Council—</text> <subclause id="H358598B9CE3249D68DDE8EBE0AA78A9D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary shall determine which Council has predominant geographic authority over the fishery; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD04C3115D1F940A3A7E85B8AECDF9DC2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not later than 2 years after the date on which the determination under subclause (I) is made, and at such other times as required under this Act, the Council determined under such subclause shall adopt any existing fishery management plan for the fishery and shall prepare and submit any plan amendments necessary for transitioning to single-Council management as well as for any other purposes, in accordance with the provisions of this Act.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H24254258E0F744B2A30B464DBE10CB15"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Repeal of prior plan</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (h), upon the date of adoption of a fishery management plan under clause (i)(II), any preceding fishery management plan with respect to such fishery is repealed.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBDF25D1143D64E0C9651096DA6BF842F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Establishment of criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall by regulation identify criteria for determining under paragraphs (1) and (5) whether a substantial portion of a federally managed fishery is located in the geographical area of authority of more than 1 Council.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E35DD4DA1E84A028A7ED1237597BE70"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Establishment of boundaries</header><text>The Secretary shall establish the boundaries between the geographical areas of authority of adjacent Councils.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H506D65B2D41043D4BFD4FF035F11703E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Requirement for majority of voting members</header><text>No jointly prepared plan or amendment required to be prepared under this subsection may be submitted to the Secretary unless such plan or amendment is approved by a majority of the voting members, present and voting, of each Council concerned.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H276212FEB35B4FD28539625FFB846FED"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Highly migratory species in certain fisheries</header><text>This subsection does not apply with respect to any fishery to which section 302(a)(3) applies.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H30602608740043A6A9F9DA931AE28B8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>International cooperation in the research and management of cross-Jurisdictional fisheries</header> <paragraph id="HB98DAA5EA1274F2B920FCEA8250AA5C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of State where necessary, shall develop a strategy for coordinated research and management with other relevant nations with which the United States shares stocks of fish that are currently experiencing or are expected to experience shifts in geographic range or spatial distribution that spans or will span international boundaries, including within the same life stage or across life stages.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H83FB4127475C49A08BF6918DCC384285"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that includes—</text> <subparagraph id="H0F8E4E5627DB46E6B62CA47A5663C13C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of fisheries that are currently experiencing or are expected to experience shifts in geographic range or spatial distribution that spans or will span international boundaries and the relevant countries for each fishery or stock of a fishery’s current or expected range and the relevant regional fisheries management organization or other international organizations or agreement with authority over the management of each fishery or stock of fish;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE69E971328A4DD7BBE05A8C4B87BC50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an analysis of priority research needs for each of these fisheries or stocks of fisheries that should be coordinated with other affected nations and relevant international management organizations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1AFF23E3F1F54EB6826F8FB8C7AF835B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a 5-year strategy to undertake and complete such research, including a proposed budget and timeline for that work.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H08996F36E5F74EA6A7DA5FCFFC087B89"><enum>106.</enum><header>Emerging fisheries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1855">16 U.S.C. 1855(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3A851DC62CD54AADA51944FBB35F1CBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">notification of entry</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">development of new fisheries</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H529D741B44F94E00A0F92015F822B707"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4433E1FD9A444AC9B812DF5FD92B250F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H4CFFFC225ECA44A585406022BB98D965"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register, subject to paragraph (3), and after notice and an opportunity for public comment—</text> <subparagraph id="HDDB34F285E314794BEA6788036D959BC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of all fisheries managed under this Act, organized by Federal region (or Secretarial management under section 302(a)(3), as applicable); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5D1C1F4017E845CF8ED92FD2B5DFBA28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to each such fishery—</text> <clause id="H6B7FB738ED1248129CC28A0C7EA0AEDA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the types of fishing gear authorized for use in such fishery;</text></clause> <clause id="HC3B541041711455F936D15483685C1F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the jurisdiction (State, Federal, interstate, or otherwise) exercising management authority over such fishery;</text></clause> <clause id="H85975D9FDE5047F69BCA253A0E988DF9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether a fishery management plan or analogous management structure exists for the fishery; and</text></clause> <clause id="H1DAFF21204374D27B67040817725A2ED"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the species authorized to be caught and retained in such fishery. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6F377475DDC044568A7A04665080DA41"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>determining</quote> and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting <quote>determining—</quote></text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC45FF5634C814137BE347D136A430784" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H2215C25A14204BA7A8AA24E4EB9470D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">when a fishery is sufficiently different from those listed as to constitute a new fishery; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H715CDA5A1DCF4B16AA0927E9F320D6A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>minimum criteria for a fishery to be considered managed under paragraph (1)(A), which, for federally managed fisheries, must include having a fishery management plan and associated regulations under this Act.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H24820472AB1C45BE8A5A73AB4FE61FAF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H82A424A9A3864E76AE99A1AD3EBBACD4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HEF7650311B8844449F411DAD2E04A5F5" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HC5BA2AF65F1C49CE8F406588CD32C4C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>, and at least once every 5 years thereafter, each Council (or the Secretary for fisheries to which section 302(a)(3) applies) shall review the fisheries for which the Council is responsible on the list published under paragraph (1)(A) and submit to the Secretary proposed changes to such list in specific and narrow terms, including geographic range, to ensure that only managed fisheries are included on such list.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA305A621BAE84CDA966B864E64D3C150"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary shall review proposed changes pursuant to the guidelines established under paragraph (2) and publish a revised list, after notice and an opportunity for public comment.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F006E1889E6460386C7FA59CCB31FDF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Secretary may permit, pursuant to section 318(d), on a limited interim basis, fishing activity that is not included on the list, if—</text> <subparagraph id="H825A0F4BE6C44D28B674F4E2D3AFCB5B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the experimental fishing permit is designed and implemented so as to yield information necessary and currently lacking for the development of a fishery management plan or amendment to such plan under section 302(h)(1) and section 303;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8C96E52C462D41D992C6E3889329B66C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary collects, evaluates, and, notwithstanding section 402(b), makes public the data generated by the experimental fishing activity at the end of each permit year, and based on such evaluation, the Council renders a determination of whether the fishing activity should be continued, either in the form of a subsequent year of experimental fishing under this paragraph, or in the form of a fishery managed under a fishery management plan pursuant to section 302(h)(1) and section 303; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6C26A63F94AE4051B5ABD171D7493E95"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the data collected from, and the evaluation of the Secretary of, the fishing activity are included in any fishery management plan or amendment that is prepared for management of the fishing activity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD328AE35C8F14408A2B8A4CE90ABB738"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person or vessel may employ fishing gear or engage in a fishery not included on the list except as provided in paragraph (4). A Council may request the Secretary to promulgate emergency regulations under subsection (c) to prohibit any persons or vessels from using an unlisted fishing gear or engaging in an unlisted fishery.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H8D2AF78DBAFA481493DAC5672DA70D5B"><enum>107.</enum><header>Report regarding inshore and shallow water mobile gear fishing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary shall conduct a study and submit to Congress, the Councils, State fisheries managers, and the regional Marine Fisheries Commissions a report regarding the effects of inshore and shallow water mobile gear fishing on habitat and nontarget species and the effects it has between interstate boundaries and Federal and State waters.</text></section> <enum>II</enum><header>Supporting fishing communities</header> <section id="HE780E1F9A97F4E3BBE35B1BA9C4BB35B" commented="no"><enum>201.</enum><header>Subsistence fishing</header> <subsection id="HD5EBB0A313E24057A22ECEE8CE3F5A06" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(b)(3) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801(b)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>, subsistence,</quote> after <quote>commercial</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD44B79B95F1F4E1A82DE4C11C16E630D" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of subsistence fishing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1802">16 U.S.C. 1802</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after paragraph (42) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8E4EA3D926EB497FB4BBE3D1F5B4EB35" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H198F2B985DD04D70B74F2D5BEE17EEC9"><enum>(42A)</enum> <subparagraph id="HF99D833D18D64211AC2E0FDF5DC37DF6" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Subsistence fishing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>subsistence fishing</term> means fishing in which the fish harvested are intended for customary and traditional uses, including—</text> <clause id="H9AA8E32DD8D249248B68D27C58588D89" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for direct or sharing personal, family, or community consumption, including as food, shelter, clothing, or tools;</text></clause> <clause id="HAD9D64912CE444A38B706B16B0406944" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for the making or selling of handicraft articles out of nonedible byproducts of subsistence fishing;</text></clause> <clause id="H933B3ED8621F4227ADFCC9C39E9802D3" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for barter; and</text></clause> <clause id="H25A0ECCBFF844DDE90121787F4CE8530" indent="up1" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for customary trade.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0C5857BE8D714A908C411F5EE7B13698" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In this paragraph—</text> <clause id="H39DCE6C686304315B9808EDAFE1B4CEF" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>family</term> means all persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption, or any person living within the household on a permanent basis; and</text></clause> <clause id="H1DC84B653F334D1D8449C8393C7628FD" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the term <term>barter</term> means the exchange of a fish or fish part harvested through subsistence fishing—</text> <subclause id="HB7661F67D7C94544BC090597D0103CDC" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for another fish or fish part; or </text></subclause> <subclause id="H9AA8068FEE9B4C6A83AC70A6FE565F6F" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for other food or for nonedible items other than money if the exchange is of a limited and noncommercial nature.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HFFC9A195ACDA43E4B112058E81F0ECBB"><enum>202.</enum><header>Working Waterfronts Grant Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1451">16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 306A of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1455a">16 U.S.C. 1455a</external-xref>) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA22235702DF5401AA2A70F34A77854DD"> <section id="HB757D5DBD9A448FB883C89D019AA9104"><enum>306B.</enum><header>Working waterfronts</header> <subsection id="H533315EC7BAD493FB27F2BE90E780DD9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Task Force</header> <paragraph id="H11836691FCFF4AC9BB3855CE01A92B53"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a task force to work directly with covered entities, users of working waterfronts, and coastal stakeholders to identify and address critical needs with respect to working waterfronts.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H591CB001F9D1430D9385858344DF214A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint members of the Task Force, and shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="H35504F17C3394F1BA9C484F597DF31A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>experts in the unique economic, social, cultural, ecological, geographic, and resource concerns of working waterfronts; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H061DD3A79ADA4AEF8BD60060AD4231CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives from—</text> <clause id="HFD4FFBE875CB46089A16C744147BBEFE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Office of Coastal Management of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text></clause> <clause id="HDFD28FF2319F4096B737A8CCD9F703E6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;</text></clause> <clause id="H32418327C73F46E7A968B833C22EBBA8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Department of Agriculture;</text></clause> <clause id="HA34FFEC578D04315A7666E54383D0330"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Environmental Protection Agency;</text></clause> <clause id="H13057254459542E6AE3C6182748572D6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the United States Geological Survey;</text></clause> <clause id="H2E1CDF2791574A28946D5BA1788BA77C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Department of the Navy;</text></clause> <clause id="H4366948141B247919C99228629284113"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the National Marine Fisheries Service;</text></clause> <clause id="H92CF4CE8D89647C7BD00BEDE8FA3200E"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the Economic Development Administration;</text></clause> <clause id="H78CC38BBCFC84FDBAB3BF1875FDADAED"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>such other Federal agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate;</text></clause> <clause id="HF64874B9BEC44DF9AF8FBF9FD6D68F42"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Indian Tribes; and</text></clause> <clause id="H50BB03039FF748B2886C57BC69C8D51A"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>Native Hawaiian organizations.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D96D7EF0FB94F57A6DE97AEB9B37693"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>The Task Force shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HCAF283E6667A413C84B79A60D5D9BEF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and prioritize critical needs with respect to working waterfronts in coastal states that have a management program approved under section 306, in the areas of—</text> <clause id="H48BFFE0821124090B23FD4CD34C17BCE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>economic and cultural importance of such working waterfronts to communities;</text> </clause> <clause id="H3A669F4531B44315ABEB59D56BE20D85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>changing circumstances and threats such working waterfronts face from trade barriers and environmental changes, including sea level rise, extreme weather events, ocean acidification, and harmful algal blooms; and</text></clause> <clause id="HA5BCF1EF43954B0ABDEB1968EC852597"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>identifying such working waterfronts and highlighting them within communities;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAA2E21222E35477BA1E11602EA15EFA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">outline options, in consultation with coastal states and coastal stakeholders, to address each critical need identified under subparagraph (A), including adaptation and mitigation options where applicable;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H32E5C5C7DD734F2894BF21E04A020C69"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify which Federal agency is responsible for addressing each critical need identified under subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A95A965C2F24BA2B45320B796422C14"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommend which Federal agency is best suited to address each critical need identified under subparagraph (A) for which no responsible Federal agency is identified under subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF4134CCEE214A8AA271161C131D0A72"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Task Force shall submit to Congress a report regarding the findings of the Task Force under this subsection.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B4D0E620D4A4D2B91CA0D66A4C40809"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not later than 30 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the head of each Federal agency identified under paragraph (3)(C) shall, to the extent practicable and subject to the availability of appropriations, implement the options outlined under paragraph (3)(B).</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H96085A5C595C47BCA53489FA7B15E6AC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Working waterfronts plan</header> <paragraph id="HD117252F50EA46F5A765D3C7777EAB5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A covered entity may submit to the Secretary a working waterfronts plan for approval under this subsection, which, as applicable and with respect to the covered entity—</text> <subparagraph id="H4C24385827664141B320DF8E98C28910"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall—</text> <clause id="H1AE02F89119A4546A251CB4ACA909D57"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide for the preservation and expansion of access to coastal waters by coastal users;</text></clause> <clause id="H640DA13444FE4709BC64ADAA3296ACAE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be complementary to and incorporate the policies, objectives, and regulations of regional and local working waterfronts plans or strategies in effect before the date of the enactment of this section;</text></clause> <clause id="H101E63D2A73E416288568673F7E80E7D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be developed through a process that—</text> <subclause id="HE8741802F73F4820B23FBCD2405F6093"><enum>(I)</enum><text>ensures the involvement of coastal stakeholders; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE71DDB71D650425380C2DB521EEDB261"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is consistent with other coastal management programs, regulations, and activities of the covered entity;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H498D3154504841EAA0E895BA17DDADFC" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designate each qualified holder of the covered entity, if any;</text></clause> <clause id="H405790DF39CC4F6BB9994FB0F0B330A5"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the covered entity designates a qualified holder under clause (iv)—</text> <subclause id="H73ADA401FE754B38BF972967EB66B4A5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>ensure that such qualified holder complies with the duty of a qualified holder to enforce each working waterfront covenant to which the qualified holder is a party; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB01A9DB984274F01AB50782C38462243"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">certify that the covered entity retains the responsibility to ensure that each affected working waterfront is managed in a manner that is consistent with the working waterfronts plan of the covered entity; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HCC04A8F2026E483088E15AC44F93651F"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include—</text> <subclause id="H647709DA7A784EC4A14941DE77717F49"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the economic, social, cultural, and historical value of working waterfronts;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H7FE9BA3F94F347ABAF87893622756B3C" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a description of any relevant non-Federal laws and regulations that affect working waterfronts in the geographic areas identified under subclauses (III) and (IV);</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA7B6851D16D446E5A05D84AC7553DBB9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an identification of geographic areas where working waterfronts are, as of the date of the enactment of this subsection, under threat of conversion to uses incompatible with commercial and recreational fishing, recreational fishing and boating businesses, aquaculture, boatbuilding, or other water-dependent, coastal-related business, and the level of that threat;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HF6C92C64C029443A8B8E640662776E90"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of geographic areas with a historical connection to working waterfronts where working waterfronts are not, as of the date of the enactment of this section, available, and, where appropriate, an assessment of the environmental impacts of any expansion or new development of working waterfronts on the coastal ecosystems of such geographic areas;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE1B46D14D9A14955A2352983A9A3DE05"><enum>(V)</enum><text>an identification of additional working waterfronts needs, including improvements to existing working waterfronts;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HA4EB13C8227243DE9679CEB82398641B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>a strategic and prioritized plan for the preservation, expansion, and improvement of each relevant working waterfront;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H52AC5B37AEBA408CB60D12702803A38C"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>for geographic areas identified under subclauses (III) and (IV), an identification of the current availability and potential for expansion of public access to coastal waters in such geographic areas;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HEB59952A57FA4B12A0F6C770216D6F3D"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>a description of the degree of community support for the plan included under subclause (VI); and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HF6CA8AE33FA74915B9B8FC2B3F48A9FE" commented="no"><enum>(IX)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a contingency plan for any property that reverts to the covered entity pursuant to a determination made by the covered entity under subsection (c)(11)(B); and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1AB53F04D76044F0845E85AB5522929D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may—</text> <clause id="H4FCC356139494B6A90951E7C0B598A37"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be developed using existing information contained in relevant surveys, plans, or other documents to fulfill the information requirements under this paragraph;</text> </clause> <clause id="HE7FE2ECCBA57497E92B01C9CA67DBFAF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include a vulnerability assessment, hazards resilience plan, or identification of waterfront properties exposed to sea level rise or inundation; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H368DCAAFACF140F6A808267F796CDFF5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be part of a management program approved under section 306.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9BBD5D7FDABE4BD5BC79307E1460C8C9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration of approval</header> <subparagraph id="H3B14240803DC400B8F8AEC2909F0900F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A working waterfronts plan approved by the Secretary under this subsection shall be effective during the 5-year period beginning on the date of such approval.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9DB9D1FFE25E42B3BB519B291FCC9D5D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maintenance of approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible covered entity that participates in the grant program on the basis of an approved working waterfronts plan of that eligible covered entity shall resubmit such working waterfronts plan for approval by the Secretary before the end of each 5-year period described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC5F5A2B99E0148ADA6F563E0CDD538BE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Working Waterfronts Grant Program</header> <paragraph id="H0D71535D5D9D45BA90C16C6B896B2443"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, in consultation with covered entities, Federal agencies the Secretary determines appropriate, and interested coastal stakeholders with expertise in working waterfronts planning, establish a regionally equitable and competitive grant program, to be known as the <quote>Working Waterfronts Grant Program</quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF66874CF85E8406C8B94E5643A4AFBEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Uses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to eligible covered entities—</text> <subparagraph id="H02BA7DA9740B4D8CB3E2D0016765C7B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to implement or revise an approved working waterfronts plan of such eligible covered entity, including—</text> <clause id="H5688B2A468FA427A9AF966752258BCC9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>acquiring a working waterfront or an interest in a working waterfront;</text></clause> <clause id="HF0165242C12E48BA89972E2F4CE8AABE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>making improvements to a working waterfront, including constructing or repairing wharfs, boat ramps, or related facilities; or</text></clause> <clause id="HF5B0ABE3DF004532B40B2315EA88772E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>carrying out necessary climate adaptation mitigation activities for a working waterfront; or</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9C9525633D844A308BD163F2FB62CCC3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop a working waterfronts plan of such eligible covered entity under subsection (b).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H51A59A1BAB564ACAA6F8933CA50F4F87"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header> <subparagraph id="HA503145599AC4B8893200ED6C23A9CA7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an eligible covered entity shall submit an application to the Secretary—</text> <clause id="H429D2F5F7030411AADB4411531D125FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that, if applicable, is consistent with the management program of the eligible covered entity approved under section 306; and</text></clause> <clause id="H26E904DB4E9C42FFB8AE50F422889BB4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H48028ECF8DDE4EBC80322F1CD380D734"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary receives an application for a grant under this paragraph, the Secretary shall approve or reject such application.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8BE1EDEB815E44C6891861FA150E6B08"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The Secretary shall, in consultation with the entities described in paragraph (1), issue guidelines regarding the implementation of the grant program.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEBC99BFADA164DFEA518795D71C8E006"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>In awarding a grant to an eligible covered entity, the Secretary shall take into account the following criteria:</text> <subparagraph id="H701ECFF38751437990D3F584D7A7BC2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The economic, cultural, and historical significance of working waterfronts to the eligible covered entity.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0B01A1F87D55493FB2B9C1FC3213340F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The demonstrated working waterfronts needs of the eligible covered entity, as described in the approved working waterfronts plan of the eligible covered entity, if any.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBAC9B657C2B04E61B5E18F5C781652D4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The ability of the eligible covered entity to meet the matching requirement under paragraph (10).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9BA64252A78C4CDE846C535378A0E745" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The potential for rapid turnover in the ownership of relevant working waterfronts, and, if applicable, the need for the eligible covered entity to respond quickly when property in an existing or potential working waterfront area or public access area, as identified in the approved working waterfronts plan of the eligible covered entity, if any, comes under threat of conversion to incompatible uses or becomes available for purchase.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1A52046C4FEA4C448FD1B521A7F6FBCE"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As applicable, the impact of the approved working waterfronts plan of the eligible covered entity, if any, on the coastal ecosystem and working waterfronts of the eligible covered entity and the users of the coastal ecosystem of the eligible covered entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF84AF6EF16FC425A95B2B10F3C43D1B2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Other technical and financial assistance</header> <subparagraph id="H2143CB75BF704C8A80551022149B2235"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of an eligible covered entity that is awarded a grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide to such eligible covered entity technical assistance—</text> <clause id="HFD7D5AFA470B4245B71CB4821E08D2D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to identify and obtain sources of Federal technical or financial assistance other than that provided under this subsection to develop a working waterfronts plan for approval under subsection (b) or to implement or revise an approved working waterfronts plan;</text></clause> <clause id="H41C3353891E245F88B5CFC5AAC272A98"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to develop a working waterfronts plan for approval under subsection (b);</text></clause> <clause id="H9107EEEB37B64D7CAA5022115D967FEC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to implement or revise an approved working waterfronts plan;</text></clause> <clause id="H75A2E15242D644C3A14358EAB4E7E73F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to integrate resilience planning into working waterfronts preservation efforts of such eligible covered entity;</text></clause> <clause id="HEDC2943C3FB049D583804A222D181E9C"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to develop additional tools to protect working waterfronts;</text></clause> <clause id="H59871FB9B6AE43DF9261FD42D6F11C3E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>regarding guidance for best storm water management practices with regard to working waterfronts; or</text></clause> <clause id="H62A7B62BC3904E47860FC6BEBEDC2A5B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>to collect and disseminate best practices regarding working waterfronts and resilience planning.</text></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1D29B72C41904E5E8F1543BAD2F97834"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available under this subsection in each fiscal year to provide technical assistance under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8F41ADFCD2104707B3C7A7DEF9575D82"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Public access requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project carried out with a grant awarded under this subsection, other than a project that involves commercial fishing or other industrial access points to which the eligible covered entity determines public access would be unsafe, shall provide for the expansion, improvement, or preservation of reasonable and appropriate public access to coastal waters at or in the vicinity of working waterfronts.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C81B4EEFB1141249EBD9CC2F067BEC6" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Limitation on acquisition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible covered entity that is awarded a grant under this subsection, or any entity to which such eligible covered entity allocates a portion of such grant under paragraph (9), may use such grant award to acquire title to or an interest in a working waterfront, including an easement, only—</text> <subparagraph id="HED708C14A11A431193B9B78A0FA5A6ED" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for fair market value from a willing seller; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H37844650FCC9470B8C370FD4E50D89D5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for less than fair market value from a seller that certifies to the Secretary that the seller is willing and is not subject to coercion.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5812F5C34264405DB3BF44C23AB7F39B" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Allocation</header> <subparagraph id="HDC2F54867C154602BA7C55AA7BC610DD" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible covered entity that is awarded a grant under this subsection may allocate a portion of such grant award to a unit of State or local government, a nonprofit organization, a fishing cooperative, or any other appropriate entity for the purpose of carrying out this subsection if such eligible covered entity ensures that any such allocated grant award is used consistently with this subsection.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA0E66E0123B34B148E0FA7880C2784E9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Identified working waterfronts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall encourage each eligible covered entity that is awarded a grant under this subsection to equitably allocate such grant award among working waterfronts identified in the approved working waterfronts plan of each such eligible covered entity, if any.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5112CD3351D14612844DCC4EF212483F"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Matching requirement</header> <subparagraph id="HEEEB09874C194E7ABE535DAFC54D30D6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Federal share of a project carried out with a grant awarded under this subsection may not exceed 75 percent.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB1D86003F7A24312B4591C37FB11390F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver of matching requirement</header><text>The Secretary may waive the application of subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="H3C87E763A6804DE8A31F059E245820DB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to an eligible covered entity that is awarded a grant under this subsection that has designated a qualified holder that is located within—</text> <subclause id="H20FC2169CF9D4C53911857E1AD638F21"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a disadvantaged community; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HAE8277DC06784B4E997C5B7238F33315"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a community that has an inability to draw on other sources of funding because of the small population or low income of the community; or</text> </subclause></clause> <clause id="H1BB79A150501459AB26897AD74E2650E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for any other reason the Secretary determines appropriate.</text> </clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H87BDCDC3FD364196B0B9F4AC60482F61"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible covered entity that is awarded a grant under this subsection may satisfy the non-Federal share of a project carried out with a grant awarded under this subsection through in-kind contributions and other noncash support, including the following:</text> <clause id="H3CD14DE2FE5743318AE9517470415522"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The value, as determined by an appraisal performed at such time before the award of the grant as the Secretary determines appropriate, of a working waterfront or an interest in a working waterfront, including conservation and other easements, that is held in perpetuity by a qualified holder, if the working waterfront or interest in a working waterfront—</text> <subclause id="HE8E6C36336774C4F97BDAFBFB70EB096"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is identified in the grant application; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H80C32A9FE9AB49B1B36DCEB3E4690514"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is acquired by the qualified holder not later than 3 years after—</text> <item id="HE41BB5EE683942DAAA03DEB1636559D1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the grant award date; or</text></item> <item id="H154B15D9741F466EA73EE41D151BEB26"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the date of the submission of such application and before the end of the initial 5-year period for which the approved working waterfronts plan associated with the grant application, if any, is effective.</text></item></subclause></clause> <clause id="H5515DA2A55FE4390B647805CB7CB326D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The costs, including cash or in-kind contributions, associated with the acquisition, restoration, or enhancement of, or making other improvements to, a working waterfront or an interest in a working waterfront, if—</text> <subclause id="HCBD139BE96E541D79151B2DC0705A237"><enum>(I)</enum><text>such costs are identified in the grant application; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H02F564DB34CF4210B15FB147ECF14E3F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the costs are incurred—</text> <item id="H64D9E0D75A7645A6BEED927E76692C97"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">before the end of the initial 5-year period for which the approved working waterfronts plan associated with the grant application, if any, is effective; or</text></item> <item id="H725AE4BC0807425EA4296357EC53D481"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>for working waterfronts described in clause (i), within the time limits described in that clause.</text> </item></subclause></clause></subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA0D2BD399BDA4867968FD35B30E8063B"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Working waterfront covenants</header> <subparagraph id="HFE845F8EA7924B06930B5CFA4AC8709C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible covered entity that is awarded a grant under this subsection may use such grant award with respect to a working waterfront only for which each person other than the eligible covered entity that holds title to or an interest in such working waterfront enters into a working waterfront covenant.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H400CBC5E267E4FD49E7F890E9B7CA229" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Violation</header> <clause id="HB26FD2E595BE42C39616FE6384BA8754"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible covered entity may determine, on the record after an opportunity for a hearing, that a working waterfront covenant of the eligible covered entity has been violated.</text> </clause> <clause id="HA55D5B5344A14C04AE003D32B9FA0CA3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reversion; conveyance; right of immediate entry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an eligible covered entity makes a determination under clause (i) that a violation described under that clause has occurred—</text> <subclause id="H50DA05648DC041ACB6F078670841FB82"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all right, title, and interest in and to the working waterfront covered by the violated working waterfront covenant shall revert to the eligible covered entity;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD1811D2C83B545CFA49540A422CB32D8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the eligible covered entity may convey the working waterfront or interest in the working waterfront to a qualified holder; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB0E2F8D1878349FEB4FAFB365BBAF0E0" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the eligible covered entity shall have the right of immediate entry onto the working waterfront covered by the violated working waterfront covenant.</text> </subclause></clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H20A8E749F9044313BB03C15E98F78547"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall subject each grant awarded under this subsection to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to ensure that each such grant is used for purposes consistent with this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2023A2343E444E1788EFF7D4E1A6EBB1"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Report</header> <subparagraph id="H4131A28FD542454287114E227124B112"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall biennially submit to Congress a report regarding the implementation of this subsection, which shall include—</text> <clause id="HA134BD798F39490F9B9C39C58056B30C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation, based on performance measures developed by the Secretary, of the effectiveness of the grant program in accomplishing the purposes of this subsection;</text></clause> <clause id="HE27D078DAC244BE0B2574DF35D6104C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an account of all expenditures under this subsection; and</text></clause> <clause id="H5CF808D757AD40ECB92F16D363F1121D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>descriptions of each project carried out using a grant awarded under this section.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFD5629006B3A4920B7844950C1AD82A1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Alternative manner of submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may submit each report required under subparagraph (A) by including the information required under that subparagraph in each report required under section 316.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E4549F7DEC94D3A8A39DAC2D803A6FF"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text>The Secretary may use not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available under this subsection in each fiscal year to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this subsection.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H01DFF4CCB0FA4CFBA00573B2FE263B0E" commented="no"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDD9F54C4A71B4D9C83FA3C7EC573A9EB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H8E0195432789460DB93CED438B0BBC0D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Approved working waterfronts plan</header><text>The term <term>approved working waterfronts plan</term> means a working waterfronts plan that is approved by the Secretary under subsection (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE76F8EDFAB54CA5B69783D389BA57E0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coastal Indian Tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>coastal Indian Tribe</term> means an Indian Tribe with respect to which land owned by the Indian Tribe, held in trust by the United States for the Indian Tribe, or held by the Indian Tribe and subject to restrictions on alienation imposed by the United States or the reservation of the Indian Tribe is located within a coastal state.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H049C0D4DFAD345F6A6E337793E653084"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coastal users</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>coastal users</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H09963BEA6AB54A529F47A6D27A0C4FD9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>persons that engage in commercial or recreational fishing;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3256C5629A824BE6A76EDBE031506B57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recreational fishing and boating businesses; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE4B30D7F0824F218CC7C77D4C9C1FDA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>boatbuilding, aquaculture, and other water-dependent, coastal-related businesses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H36FD26F2D2664882A81D5A88DA7FB4D6" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Covered entity</header><text>The term <term>covered entity</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H1ADBB7ED0E3D47B797A391ABB206C9BA" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a coastal state;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD5BA64CEC8D74E5696699EB1CE39E6A1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a coastal Indian Tribe; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H33A897E6189C474AA1E0E61CB1D0F14A" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a Native Hawaiian organization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9CAC513648AA468AAAF0FC4224AD87AA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligible covered entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible covered entity</term> means a covered entity that—</text> <subparagraph id="H6E7ADBEAE21F458DB777A14916D8BD43" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has an approved working waterfronts plan;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE18C108500A34E24836DEF068152897B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is in the process of developing a working waterfronts plan for approval under subsection (b); or</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2B5E85EFE5CD41A1A98FA6109813E937" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>has a coastal land use plan that the Secretary determines is sufficient for the purposes of this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF26CA0F3DFFC47379CCA4F2C4AF8F589"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Grant program</header><text>The term <term>grant program</term> means the grant program established under subsection (c).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H26DE61172B3A421BA84BD7615F727DEF"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7456988AF9E4FD49E3C2713636AF308"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Native Hawaiian organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Native Hawaiian organization</term> means a nonprofit organization—</text> <subparagraph id="H983E265395BA44F084CCCCB96A6E0B9A"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>that serves the interests of Native Hawaiians;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H889D490F97FC430CB65430B09D184981"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>in which Native Hawaiians serve in substantive and policymaking positions;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4634747326444D6BAEDFABBFB96D4395"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>that is recognized for having expertise in Native Hawaiian culture and heritage, including tourism; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCE33C733EDB442048D67572B16CCE11F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>is located within a coastal state.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H80A71F43D66D4769BB18F5F4F4678D25"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Qualified holder</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified holder</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H250E8BF90E3C4A2A9641D51F62ACB982"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a unit of local government of a covered entity, if the covered entity is a coastal state; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEBAA24F959054C4B8612E69C19B519C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a nonprofit organization;</text> </subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">that is designated by a covered entity in the approved working waterfronts plan of the covered entity to carry out some or all of the functions of the covered entity under the grant program if the covered entity applies for and is awarded a grant under the grant program, including holding title to or an interest in a working waterfront acquired with a grant awarded under the grant program.</continuation-text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H95EB35FCF3514E23A4605B57588FCF59"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Task Force</header><text>The term <term>Task Force</term> means the task force established under subsection (a)(1).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5DD645E0F9843B6B92BC1D10EDC8839"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Disadvantaged community</header><text>The term <term>disadvantaged community</term> means a community the Secretary determines, based on appropriate data, indices, and screening tools, is economically, socially, or environmentally disadvantaged.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D0BAB8E87A140B1BD2342392B9AE70B" commented="no"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Working waterfront</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>working waterfront</term> means real property (including support structures over water and other facilities) that—</text> <subparagraph id="HBCBA55709E6341DB91E8ABD637EC9B11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides access to coastal waters by coastal users; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6FBAA2770B0D4E48BC62337F6BEDA39E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is used for, or supports, commercial and recreational fishing, recreational fishing and boating businesses, and boatbuilding, aquaculture, and other water-dependent, coastal-related business.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF50BC5EDDD24D29B27673FC65801F04"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Working waterfront covenant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>working waterfront covenant</term> means an agreement in recordable form entered into between a person that holds title to or an interest in a working waterfront and a covered entity that is awarded a grant under the grant program or a qualified holder of such covered entity that provides such assurances as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H9A522C4090664BCB996B7E9ABE7D2203"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the title to or interest in the working waterfront will be held by an entity that is subject to such agreement in perpetuity.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H41184F05427144BE858E1DF83B2051A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The working waterfront will be managed in a manner that is consistent with the purposes of this section, and the working waterfront will not be converted to any use that is inconsistent with this section.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H097EBCFD23FA42DD9D08E6C8F8CE94FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the title to or interest in the working waterfront is subsequently sold or otherwise exchanged—</text> <clause id="H64F2DEC83C3A4B4E9CDE8F3266C3975C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each party involved in such sale or exchange shall accede to such agreement; and</text></clause> <clause id="H341F438D81B84146804C153D53FA47D6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">funds equal to the fair market value of the title to or interest in the working waterfront shall be paid to the Secretary by the parties to the sale or exchange, and such funds shall be, at the discretion of the Secretary, paid to the relevant covered entity or a qualified holder of such covered entity for use in the implementation of the approved working waterfronts plan of the covered entity.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9359DB85336B484296EB1655AE539BA5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such agreement shall be subject to enforcement and oversight by the covered entity or by another person as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H49A6C7E851AE4D2498D5900A92A34710"><enum>306C.</enum><header>Working Waterfronts Preservation Loan Fund</header> <subsection id="H9F5E62582337471AAA966AD15A3E0DEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General authority</header> <paragraph id="H2D7BEB4AB48D491D864EED24781050E2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants to eligible coastal states to establish working waterfronts preservation loan funds</header> <subparagraph id="H769B722EB58241FCAB98DDBBE80FB391" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may enter into an agreement with an eligible coastal state to issue a capitalization grant, including a letter of credit, to such eligible coastal state to implement the approved working waterfronts plan of such eligible coastal state.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB1AE0A0E18DF49D58F9E5025B2DC14BA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Establishment of working waterfronts preservation loan funds</header> <clause id="H7621F86D2D6143D8914F345F0B8608A6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a capitalization grant under this subsection, an eligible coastal state shall establish a working waterfronts preservation loan fund.</text></clause> <clause id="H69E426F87D924D8EA56F1D53284C7B26" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Deposit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each capitalization grant made to an eligible coastal state under this paragraph shall be deposited in the working waterfronts preservation loan fund of such eligible coastal state.</text></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA638597682884845BFD5AB98F3470255"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Extended period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A capitalization grant made to an eligible coastal state under this section shall be available to the eligible coastal state for obligation for a period of 2 fiscal years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D136DFDCCB5466CA74325F89C2E20B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of funds</header> <subparagraph id="H1C6C790C7BE843A3B4DE84EDDD0A9554"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible coastal state shall use amounts deposited in the working waterfronts preservation loan fund of such eligible coastal state, including loan repayments and interest earned on such amounts, to provide financial assistance described in subsection (f) to a covered entity to implement the approved working waterfronts plan of such eligible coastal state through preservation, improvement, restoration, rehabilitation, and acquisition of working waterfronts pursuant to criteria established by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA4E3819236E44AD09CAC06AC8E74B563"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Sale of bonds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered entity may use amounts received under this section as a source of revenue (restricted solely to interest earnings of the applicable working waterfronts preservation loan fund) or security for payment of the principal and interest on a revenue or general obligation bond issued by the eligible coastal state to provide matching funds under subsection (e) if the proceeds of the sale of the bond will be deposited in the working waterfronts preservation loan fund of such eligible coastal state.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H76950332CABD4339B587A66401C7B378" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>No increased bonding authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts deposited in the working waterfronts preservation loan fund of an eligible coastal state may not be used as a source of payment of, or security for (directly or indirectly), in whole or in part, any obligation the interest on which is exempt from the tax imposed under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/1">chapter 1</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8CF3A88E8BB42E2B61436539EB1E21F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible coastal state may not provide financial assistance described in subsection (f) to a covered entity that does not have the technical, managerial, and financial capability to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HED3B50932C814346856F8607FD14A3CA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prevailing wages</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure compliance with the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1931 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3141">40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.</external-xref>; commonly known as the <quote>Davis-Bacon Act</quote>) with respect to any construction project carried out in whole or in part with financial assistance made available from a working waterfronts preservation loan fund.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF89068E1B574410981A8AAED7428DCCB" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible coastal state that enters into a capitalization agreement under paragraph (1) shall, each fiscal year, reserve 0.2 percent of the amount in the working waterfronts preservation loan fund of the eligible coastal state to provide financial assistance described in subsection (f) to an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA5AAC821F6804103B7DD93FD41DAAD8A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Intended use plans</header> <paragraph id="HC0AEEBD135D545FABE8AECFCC11A3068"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible coastal state that enters into a capitalization agreement under subsection (a)(1) shall annually prepare an intended use plan, subject to notice and an opportunity for public comment, that identifies the intended uses of the amounts available to the working waterfronts preservation loan fund of the eligible coastal state.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF03253E709BA4ACFA33DBAF3562E4688"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each intended use plan prepared by an eligible coastal state under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the eligible coastal state—</text> <subparagraph id="H9C67403ACBDE4881BD5C4EA18FD5B285"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>a list of each project to be assisted with amounts from the working waterfronts preservation loan fund in the first fiscal year that begins after the date such intended use plan is finalized, including, with respect to each such project—</text> <clause id="H6665EEADB5E649B28A77A1C5381EA19E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description of the project;</text></clause> <clause id="HA249A83F53E54D69BC8622F77A472B33"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the expected terms of financial assistance; and</text></clause> <clause id="HE68F7A23F15D40678B52B14DB29FE800"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the size of the community served;</text> </clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H73CB6A44F4C64F2282A130628DFC50C5"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>the criteria and methods established to distribute amounts from the working waterfronts preservation loan fund; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H15C6FF2363E149CA84E7386A83C00899"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>a description of the financial status of the working waterfronts preservation loan fund and the short- and long-term goals of such working waterfronts preservation loan fund.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H41B9083CBA94416EAF018354957B6E4E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Working waterfronts preservation loan fund management</header> <paragraph id="HBEE250E8995846F38233FBB8C0AEEF80"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each working waterfronts preservation loan fund under this section shall be established, maintained, and credited with repayments and interest and the fund corpus shall be available in perpetuity to provide financial assistance described in subsection (f) to covered entities under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H74BEEAE93D2341FFB597B854577FE00D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extra amounts</header><text>To the extent amounts in a working waterfronts preservation loan fund are not required for obligation or expenditure, such amounts shall be invested in interest-bearing obligations.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HD000C6C011654C4988D848655029F134"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assistance for disadvantaged communities</header> <paragraph id="H3CF28A69DC674B8A9B189BA5FC90669B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Loan subsidy</header> <subparagraph id="H0B64639A93C74AF0BED2253A45A940C6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if an eligible coastal state makes a loan to a disadvantaged community pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the eligible coastal state may provide additional subsidization to such disadvantaged community, including—</text> <clause id="HE25EF6EDE5874D0FB15B8370BB46352D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>forgiveness of principal;</text></clause> <clause id="H86BC38503B3F401ABF9E82599769AF2B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>grants;</text></clause> <clause id="HEA0149AB3D3A4910965674EA077082B3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>negative interest loans;</text></clause> <clause id="HCB0AB976A11B4572A525A6162585A453"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other loan forgiveness; and</text></clause> <clause id="HCD955BEBA7CE4679A9869F60E1FF470A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>through buying, refinancing, or restructuring debt.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB8EA156BEC0747668BE6A9474A6855CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>A loan from a working waterfronts preservation loan fund with an interest rate equal to or greater than 0 percent shall not be considered additional subsidization for the purposes of this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0FD2B39B2B54FF1855B3F69684A983E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Total amount of subsidies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount of a capitalization grant received by an eligible coastal state for any fiscal year, the total amount of loan subsidies made by such eligible coastal state pursuant to paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H40464E960E2C43F4902AA33951A173EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not exceed 35 percent; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2D3047800D0644B4813E209F6CAF9E42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent that there are, as determined by the Secretary, sufficient applications from disadvantaged communities for loans, may not be less than 12 percent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H09552147A0A5497FA46C014CF38E4BF9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible coastal state contribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each capitalization agreement entered into under subsection (a)(1) shall require that the eligible coastal state subject to such agreement deposit in the working waterfronts preservation loan fund of the eligible coastal state an amount equal to not less than 20 percent of the total amount of the capitalization grant to be made to the eligible coastal state on or before the date on which the capitalization grant payment is made to the eligible coastal state.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCED57482E91E4E53A7165C72DAC76652"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Types of assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts deposited into a working waterfronts preservation loan fund of an eligible coastal state under this section may be used by the eligible coastal state—</text> <paragraph id="H30F8662EF7A4429FBE28DB315C135EF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to make a loan to a covered entity, on the condition that—</text> <subparagraph id="HB8786F774C0E4DCEBFE6E3E2B0A87E41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the interest rate for the loan does not exceed the market rate;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H912CF71E4E2E41BCB338B750252BC5CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>principal and interest payments on the loan will commence not later than 18 months after completion of the project for which the loan was made;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE5D63AF9A1874EE8A9E79348D3843A50"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the loan will be fully amortized not later than 30 years after the completion of the project, except that in the case of a disadvantaged community an eligible coastal state may provide an extended term for the loan, if the extended term—</text> <clause id="H99CFB725CC1246C3B10822A1B8BE9F12"><enum>(i)</enum><text>terminates not later than the date that is 40 years after the completion of the project; and </text></clause> <clause id="HD0C09043467A4B42A2E328B94FF587AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not exceed the expected design life of the project;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9414734536EF405F96C1B97DACA85EFA" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the recipient of the loan will establish a dedicated source of revenue (or, in the case of a privately owned working waterfront property, demonstrate that there is adequate security) for the repayment of the loan; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H444E080244424A1998C04E3D1E33B4A3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the working waterfronts preservation loan fund of the eligible coastal state will be credited with all payments of principal and interest on the loan; </text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD882CC7467204113A2E7B2006608C96D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to buy or refinance the debt obligation of a municipality or an intermunicipal or interstate agency within the eligible coastal state at an interest rate that is less than or equal to the market interest rate;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H93E38D4FCAF6446196AA86A4D97555C8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to guarantee, or purchase insurance for, a local obligation (all of the proceeds of which finance a project eligible for financial assistance under this section) if the guarantee or purchase would improve credit market access or reduce the interest rate applicable to the obligation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H81BCB23F13094CE0876C9C8883F2F4B0"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as a source of revenue or security for the payment of principal and interest on a revenue or general obligation bond issued by the eligible coastal state if the proceeds of the sale of the bond will be deposited into the working waterfronts preservation loan fund of the eligible coastal state; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0F6E544DC4748C68FB4A36900E9FE6E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to earn interest on the amounts deposited into the working waterfronts preservation loan fund of the eligible coastal state.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H26895EF8B962453689BACD9594C56C53"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Administration of working waterfronts preservation loan funds</header> <paragraph id="H857B809DAE584386B7CA7F672C73D002"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Combined financial administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (c), an eligible coastal state may combine the financial administration of a working waterfronts preservation loan fund of the eligible coastal state with the financial administration of any other revolving fund established by the eligible coastal state if the Secretary determines that the capitalization grants made under this section, together with loan repayments and interest, will be separately accounted for and used solely for the purposes specified in subsection (a).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC4AC3AD96EB4872B1A3601167ACAB09"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost of administering working waterfronts preservation loan fund</header> <subparagraph id="HFCC4C27183A4413F8221B44885902784"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year, an eligible coastal state may use the amount described in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="HEEB36A2099E44482B6315F5327C82F7B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to cover the reasonable costs of administration of the programs under this section, including the recovery of reasonable costs expended to establish a working waterfronts preservation loan fund that are incurred after the date of the enactment of this section; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3AE018E572194A079F82D237C54D6199"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide technical assistance to working waterfronts projects carried out within the eligible coastal state.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0CF3F4C340EB463BB4D64C624E7CF4BE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description of amount</header><text>The amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is an amount equal to the sum of—</text> <clause id="H3441F1A2D568479594E1A90EE82D648D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of any fees collected by the eligible coastal state for use in accordance with subparagraph (A)(i), regardless of the source; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD230E340CE5D41A68EC287E6C6154C5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the greater of—</text> <subclause id="HB7DAEC7646324F4F84A81C243E8014EA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>$400,000;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HCD61ED29C9E74F9881887D17EC6518FF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>0.2 percent of the current valuation of the working waterfronts preservation loan fund of the eligible coastal state; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HCBA4A5EDBDF3498DA2BE9743D94C407B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an amount equal to 4 percent of all grant awards made to the working waterfronts preservation loan fund of the eligible coastal state under this section for the fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2BBD53DB57564B8297DDD4F9C3414399"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC176961E7E3B41488EE4A5661CBB7729" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HB4C40C290AA34CEC8859936681286310" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Approved working waterfronts plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>approved working waterfronts plan</term> has the meaning given the term in section 306B.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9CA977191F954A698998469B78028BFE" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered entity</header><text>The term <term>covered entity</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HF3C238E7CB144C788176F918BAB8F168" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State agency;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H42D6C287EA91472D9B0BB801F21CCB91" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an Indian Tribe;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD27DC1249D7A41459774B2C9BF46B7DA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a Native Hawaiian organization;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H520004FE3A4E4411BB225002EA625A6F" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a local government; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBD75E1409ED2453AB426F3D07EBA448C" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a nonprofit organization.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEECF61AA5A15455FAA79641FE52FBEDF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Disadvantaged community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>disadvantaged community</term> has the meaning given the term in section 306B.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1870A8DDAC1B45FC8C0A2C323403693F" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible coastal state</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible coastal state</term> means a coastal state that has an approved working waterfronts plan.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAEECA8E99BBE4C6CABEAE2367B0B8E22"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Working waterfront</header><text>The term <term>working waterfront</term> has the meaning given the term in section 306B.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H17C2C9DCFE154BFF86A837B53F55E573"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Working waterfronts preservation loan fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>working waterfronts preservation loan fund</term> means a revolving loan fund established under this section for the preservation of working waterfronts.</text></paragraph> </subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H5FBC969140B44EEA8B715B76303E5010" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Seafood marketing</header> <subsection id="H216CF98C01B24BC69E9326425C2B9272"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Outreach plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Administrator, shall develop an outreach plan to expand outreach by the Department of Agriculture to fishing industry stakeholders to increase awareness of and assist with the use of programs in the Agricultural Marketing Service by such stakeholders.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2B0277F8B2FE4DA9AA457AD2AAFE608D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Administrator shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and members of the seafood industry, study the possibility of establishing education and marketing programs within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HBDA866978A594CEDBB04F9785DA2FF58"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section—</text> <paragraph id="H0042D770F6A04B27BC383415DE5DC18C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Administrator, shall submit a report to Congress regarding the outreach plan developed under subsection (a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H863D42D38FEB400F86A5788E7B17CE0F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report regarding the findings of the study conducted under subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H17BFAD1B6BE04745B818AE46EB84974B"><enum>204.</enum><header>Community participation in limited access privilege programs</header> <subsection id="H51E486917CC743A3AA44E6665E6B998B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303A(c) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1853a">16 U.S.C. 1853a(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H055F03500A9643129302FD5BA376CFDF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HDA31BE43DE98463D81EAC1797461DFAD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(iii), by inserting <quote>, including the participation of fishing communities in the fishery</quote> after <quote>benefits</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9F7D94B6474244829D977E844AA767B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (J), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA4172413B6F84B5BAFC8DBD7BFE65740"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (K), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2C6881EAA32E45FEBE17C99591574DBC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H51E8BE137FA24DE9B204B70C2A848DE4" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H8A3B1D4049B9434987E14260CCD47F8F"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider the needs of fishing communities and provide a process for fishing communities to participate in the limited access privilege program in accordance with subsection (c)(3).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF42EA4511484C38BB9D9B712D8E813E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC917465EC16546EDA4A31B65892B95BC" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H8E782630F3D64FC0A98C9E0F489EECAF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fishing communities</header> <subparagraph id="H52AE4ADDEC81494DA61E3F96E18DBAFC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to participate in a limited access privilege program to harvest fish, a fishing community shall—</text> <clause id="HC53DC7E13BEB4EF7834DF67171B9C0D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be located within the management area of the relevant Council; </text></clause> <clause id="H7AC1211BCAE546BD9E8767AD3D90DA5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consist of residents who conduct commercial or recreational fishing, processing, or fishery-dependent support businesses within the management area of the relevant Council;</text></clause> <clause id="H6016F9712B454EA89107592D2CBCEF77"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>seek to participate in such program for a purpose other than perfecting or realizing a security interest in such access; and</text></clause> <clause id="H3E93739AEF3B49ADB72F281C5CCD67F3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>develop and submit a community sustainability plan to the relevant Council and the Secretary that demonstrates how the plan will address the social and economic development needs of coastal communities, including those that have not historically had the resources to participate in the fishery, for approval.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H267E8C96F0CA432280F6D6B3B5EA8D95"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Community sustainability plan approval</header> <clause id="H9456668B883142F8AFF0A2E7A19FCA41"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A community sustainability plan submitted by a fishing community to a Council and the Secretary for approval shall include the following components:</text> <subclause id="H9C439AE7A3654907A110BE132BBA4313"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the entity and the Board and governance for the entity that will receive the allocation.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H3053595BD4E3424A8962B475178E212E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>A description of the quota allocation process that will be used by the entity, including an appeals process within the entity.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H8FB57BA52A9C4BF5860F7F68FBC20C13"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Provisions for monitoring and enforcement of the community sustainability plan. </text></subclause> <subclause id="H5F1AA0B97E5849AD94D5C4E744711224"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Goals and objectives for the fishing community and how the entity will use the allocation to meet those goals and objectives. </text></subclause> <subclause id="H677C9C5A92C84A26AF066A28D1942CD9"><enum>(V)</enum><text>A description of how the entity will sustain the participation of the fishing community in the fisheries, including providing for new entry and intergenerational transfer, encouraging active participation and addressing economic barriers to access to the fisheries.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H7C5C717F3B404D4DA7C0CBD6C2644F2A"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>A description of how the community sustainability plan will address the projected economic and social impacts associated with the implementation of the limited access privilege program, including the potential for strengthening economic conditions in remote fishing communities that lack the resources to participate in harvesting activities in the fishery.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H779ABE9097B5401592955E592EA57E4F"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how the community sustainability plan will ensure the benefits of participating in the limited access privilege program accrue to the fishing community and participants, including limitations or measures necessary to prevent an inequitable concentration of limited access privileges within the fishing community.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HA6D90E06134447DB8D45713EFC6E8DC8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Previously adopted plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A community sustainability plan submitted before the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title> shall not be invalidated by failure to comply with clause (i) unless such plan is amended after such date.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCD64FC53B81541C8AD7BB6EC7DBBF95C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"></text> <paragraph id="H3D3A4428A29E4B6C98DFD0B49623803C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The inspector general of the Department of Commerce shall conduct an audit regarding limited access privilege programs for federally managed fisheries in the United States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6A162CF2BE744C5FA2E380CEA78B0B62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determinations and disclosures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The audit required under paragraph (1) shall determine and disclose the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H2418061FCBD7438AADF7A69721380C86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The amount of harvest privileges or transferable quota that were actively harvested in each year from 2019 through 2024.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE491FD54E10842069E964AEE16031163"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of harvest privileges or transferable quota that were leased to other parties or entities in each year from 2019 through 2024.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H273EF3743BB2404D9E3EBC7A858FEF38"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The names of each corporation, partnership, or other authorized entity that, at the time such audit is conducted, hold harvesting privileges or transferable quota in Federal fisheries.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H06994FB1FC1B49349EF7F0ED70F6E86E"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The proportion of transferable quota holders (including both individuals and authorized entities) that, at the time such audit is conducted, are actively fishing their harvesting privileges.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5A7367AB2738475E8C14BBED632CDC3D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The average cost of a transferable harvest share in each federally managed limited access privilege program.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H374B094DD3DC41268DA61BD40E8600D3"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The average leasing cost of a transferable harvest share in each federally managed limited access privilege program where, at the time such audit is conducted, leasing is occurring.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DE22AA33E2E46629FFC33E369C99833"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the requirements under paragraph (2), the audit required under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HB518A50EAB8F401EA9AB625BDC9558E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the performance of the Secretary in overseeing limited access privilege programs in accordance with section 303A(c)(1)(J) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1853a">16 U.S.C. 1853a(c)(1)(J)</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7F10A4F6E7D94323977DF4CED9D71682"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommend policies to strengthen transparency and achieve full disclosure of ownership of harvest privileges in limited access privilege programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA541A56A6E1143539FF3B1A3DAECC3AA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Congressional briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>, the inspector general of the Department of Commerce shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the preliminary findings of the audit conducted under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5320BC815A546589D9AF2B007BD28E1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Final report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on which a briefing occurs under paragraph (4), the inspector general of the Department of Commerce shall submit to Congress a final report setting forth the results of the audit conducted under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HEABDD384B154413E8EC3F0CCB8621B90"><enum>205.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(a)(3) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H626B8891DAC04E1199D6F2EA32A7CE7A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H652CD322BA484DEA8B032A48F284DC07"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial, recreational, and charter fishing constitute major sources of employment and contribute significantly to the economy of the Nation. Many coastal areas are dependent upon fishing and related activities, and the economies of such areas have been badly damaged by the overfishing of fishery resources; ensuring the sustainable use of fishery resources is essential to the economic well-being of such areas. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <enum>III</enum><header>Strengthening public process and transparency</header> <section id="H7D5299060E6A45989E121C2BFD1046AE"><enum>301.</enum><header>Tribal representation on Pacific Fishery Management Council</header> <subsection id="H38B97CBBEE924327ABA8493AEA1421E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302(b)(5) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(b)(5)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H11D75BEFF44C4279A2107CEF736212E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>not less than 3</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H253E90A388754415A2F6FB7B8AC49130"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAC0D2D40798D42B792FA1D7CAD464C2B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HA7F3C89FB45F448784BC03618915FC00" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual appointed under subparagraph (A) shall serve on the Pacific Council until such time as a new appointment to the tribal seat is made under subparagraph (A). </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA23DFD9B79814E9BADA500E8EA0AC093" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 302(b)(3) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(b)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>paragraphs (2) and (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H93B84FBCA42E44A585797EDBF283BB4E"><enum>302.</enum><header>Tribal representation on North Pacific Fishery Management Council</header> <subsection id="H29C004D7B8114EF7B3CD5F6CEC1971A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H9155EF2C72F94857B70598837717B646"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)(G)—</text> <subparagraph id="H1572B26933804419816BCE028B3DB68D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>seward</quote> and inserting <quote>seaward</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0156D1C040F4F1FBF0EA95C4FDE2EFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>11</quote> and inserting <quote>13</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1C34A31FC6D54165A25DD9B367EAC2A0" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting before the period at the end <quote>and 2 appointed by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (b)(6)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF82040CE8FC1485C8F3F79FBBCDB8EE3" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2D1CA0A89C31469AA4E076CB68F443B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(C), by striking <quote>paragraphs (2) and (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (2), (5), and (6)</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA905AB16F7564A2F968D5B1F084E21F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAD5DCD47AA214A27BE44E4E2C6596FFC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9EC2475586E4BDB83843F813581DCE0"> <paragraph id="H6BD024B8910F4CA5923842EAD042E1A8"><enum>(6)</enum> <subparagraph id="H643DDC1A662B4F64A6EA6C2ACD669A74" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary, in accordance with subparagraph (C), shall appoint to the North Pacific Council 2 individuals to serve as representatives of covered Indian tribes from a list submitted by the tribal governments.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD35A58ADB12D4D6EBDBEAAA5A4981D37" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, tribal governments, and the Alaska Federation of Natives, shall establish by regulation the procedure for submitting a list under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB2935E87811F4C79BFBB5587DE5FE99D" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An individual is qualified for appointment to the North Pacific Council under subparagraph (A) if such individual—</text> <clause id="H29F8D0D29C0B446CA82BF764EDBBCA41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>possesses knowledge of—</text> <subclause id="H2D62475C9971461D9FDFD9A55A4E74F9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the anadromous fish of the North Pacific Council region;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HBC5600A4BD2642F0BEBBAE390A455DDD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the marine resources managed by such Council;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HCD51109E695F46AF831F2B20A83D8603"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the effects of the actions of such Council on such resources;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H51FF282943F44579B5FE374A7E9E8E83"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the subsistence uses, customs, and traditions relating to such resources; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB369D185D9C04398B827E998B6CF4096"><enum>(V)</enum><text>commercial and sport uses of the fish described in subclause (I) and such resources; or</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HA6F07F2DEF26400D899594BF8E1946FB" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>demonstrates leadership through involvement in local, regional, or tribal fish and wildlife management or conservation organizations.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC5673F3D18F64EF49B49A2F11DC5648D" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Representation shall be rotated among affected tribal regions, taking into consideration—</text> <clause id="H83865CF5955F4D61B2E05D0734BFB1D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the qualifications of the individuals on the list submitted under subparagraph (A);</text></clause> <clause id="H02DC5564EA5549D9A005B14AB538FF73"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the degree to which the Indian tribes located within the North Pacific Council region are dependent on anadromous fish and marine resources within such region and the effects of the actions of such Council on such resources; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB5619CB9802D4718AD6E5DCA93DEB07B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the geographic area within which the tribe of the representative is located.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF0DD2B965CC941E79091250A629A896B" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An individual appointed under subparagraph (A) may designate as an alternate an individual knowledgeable with respect to tribal rights and fishing practicies, Indigenous traditional knowledge, tribal law, and the marine resources managed by the North Pacific Council.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD12F7BC0780A48D595DD9DF2F7C241D8" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>An individual appointed under subparagraph (A) shall serve on the North Pacific Council until such time as a new appointment to the tribal seat is made under that subparagraph.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB321455965245C2AC478E47CA1E4D9E" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>covered Indian tribe</term> means an Indian tribe in Alaska that is identified (including parenthetically) on the most current list published by the Secretary under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5131">25 U.S.C. 5131</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF98203D74A5D46E4804BE97E52F1782A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>paragraphs (2) or (5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2), (5), or (6)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7B5C32245244C81B3172330D775DC29" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(1)(A)(ii)(II), by striking <quote>subsection (b)(5)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (5) or (6) of subsection (b)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1B1FC4F38E6B4EBAB936A00108F39429"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Western Pacific Fishery Management Council study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall conduct a study regarding the feasibility and implications of adding indigenous seats to the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council established by section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852</external-xref>) for the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council region.</text> </subsection></section> <section id="H3048C9AC0371440A874C85C9183C9C99"><enum>303.</enum><header>Atlantic Councils</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 302(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2A5C6B219FFF45AFA854048AB7238744"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H2D6C6BA926294D4292B3B678137C1C6D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="HCEE42D0F37514DFD962C983AE99035DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>18</quote> and inserting <quote>19</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H7675C2355D41432782ADF7C1B70721DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>and 1 liaison appointed by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (4) who is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to represent the interests of fisheries under the jurisdiction of such Council</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8C3D11C0E13E42CD843396967AA7C85B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="H7D97ADD4523A4087AAF3C91643DCEEB9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>21</quote> and inserting <quote>22</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H189234D1267249A586265DFCFF7EE310"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>and 1 liaison appointed by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (4) who is a member of the New England Fishery Management Council to represent the interests of fisheries under the jurisdiction of such Council</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H048CEE9AAF4B468599DE009ED5945321"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H22AD8F06835C4E8481E6B801A1A0415B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H4DAD7C0556C540FEB8FCE983D955FE40" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements for liaison</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall appoint an individual to be a liaison between the Councils described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) who has expertise in a fishery that spans the geographical areas of both such Councils.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HEB3270DCEAA144AE87DE9800F60C11BC"><enum>304.</enum><header>Council procedures and participation</header> <subsection id="HA6161ECA279844BFACEF597ED85F880B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6E27D17FAAF6416781B115D73EBA18F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>At the request of any voting member of a Council, the Council shall hold a roll call vote on any matter before the Council.</quote> and inserting <quote>Each Council shall hold a roll call vote on all nonprocedural matters before the Council. At the request of any voting member of a Council, that Council shall hold a roll call vote on any procedural matter before the Council.</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8EEA076A2E4C4D088599F8D272DE78E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1C70FA79E723415EAA14A6B503864065" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H900C837AAE614810AF4416EB90BDD90A"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent possible, each Council shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HC4F8B0314E8A47C7AADB7921FE005C13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>seek to hold meetings in person; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H49323015DC01412E817CB947551B4B74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure the availability of remote meeting participation and voting.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HA38B00CD990145DC878FF2C029611CB0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Council meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302(i)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(i)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA3A0CF6D11DA4FC4B4260E4816BE7AFD" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HE4FB9F90BA974A359341FE1F1E0F537A" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Council shall make available on the internet website of the Council—</text> <clause id="H9830FD5EEEFA4526B7D300008AFDB49C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to each meeting of the Council and of the Council Coordination Committee established under subsection (l) that is not closed in accordance with paragraph (3), to the extent possible, a webcast, live audio recording, or live video broadcast of each such meeting; and</text></clause> <clause id="H540768CA44474887AA76C6D888765456"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to each meeting of the Council and of the scientific and statistical committee established by the Council under subsection (g)(1)(A) that is not closed in accordance with paragraph (3), by not later than 30 days after the conclusion of each such meeting, an audio or video recording (if the meeting was in person or by video conference) or a searchable audio recording or written transcript of each such meeting.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE75B33FB2A8144D497D1D8CB07FEBAB9" indent="up1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The Secretary shall maintain and make available to the public, for a period of not less than 5 years beginning on the date of a meeting, an archive of Council and scientific and statistical committee meeting audio and video recordings and transcripts made available under subparagraph (G).</text> </subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HAE8654AA42EC4BB9A263FA34BD5E0696"><enum>305.</enum><header>Council accountability and membership</header> <subsection id="H5A485581F08C4487A8D4CEB25AFE9342"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Voting members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302(b)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HA5AD8758918F46DC97C4ECF2D180C667"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF6F755AFDBD44ACA54C54D432612BF6"> <subparagraph id="H878404ADB3E242559719853B86A3C4A9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Required expertise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making each appointment to a Council under this section, the Secretary shall appoint an individual who, by reason of occupational or other experience, scientific expertise, or training, is knowledgeable regarding—</text> <clause id="H06FCF83BA57241FF8497A5123573769C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conservation and management, or the commercial, recreational, or subsistence harvest, of the fishery resources of the geographic area concerned; or</text></clause> <clause id="H81C3662834C641999D1B99E92BC1450A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ecosystem-based fishery management or climate science.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAB40D38A333E4C9EA61F031A4D4314CE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H921A73C5C91F4377ADC008B4976E9912" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H1BECBB9F385B4AA2A323F33186B9E695"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Apportionment</header> <clause id="HFA64FF657ACC4516A8FFE918053E93B3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In making each appointment under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure a fair and balanced apportionment, on a rotating or other basis, of active participants (or the representatives of such participants) in the commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries under the jurisdiction of the Council and of members of the conservation community, scientists, nonconsumptive users, and members of indigenous and tribal communities, as applicable.</text></clause> <clause id="H1B0477529A6A461AA30FB304F7E38480"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report regarding the actions taken by the Secretary to ensure that a fair and balanced apportionment described in clause (i) is achieved, including—</text> <subclause id="HD191A98A6D7A48EC8EBEB71E97E81C6A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of the fisheries under the jurisdiction of each Council, outlining for each fishery the type and quantity of fish harvested, fishing and processing methods employed, the number of participants, the duration and range of the fishery, and other distinguishing characteristics;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H069ED8B60AEF4FC09A92F70AF6A14879"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the membership of each Council in terms of the apportionment of the active participants in each such fishery and of members of the conservation community, scientists, nonconsumptive users, and members of indigenous and tribal communities; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H99C4D19681D04642839E70E8672D0889"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a statement of the plans and schedule of the Secretary for actions to achieve a fair and balanced apportionment on each Council for the active participants in any such fishery and for the categories of members listed in subclause (II).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H400CDBF1FD70491F8F51B86B9080B91A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HFB9FF25CFD1A4011818E7EC4B330D2C2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H1D7B7CBB7E084578892843C19746E902"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Appointments</header> <clause id="HF46FFC5D129544E982D7E528C937AEE5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>List from Governor</header> <subclause id="H2C14623F6E0F4545B5B83A607DEB4737"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Appointment from list</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint the members of each Council from a list of individuals submitted by the Governor of each applicable constituent State.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H1A982425606B4E49AD5281A604DBF0B3"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Requirements for list</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In submitting a list under subclause (I), a Governor—</text> <item id="H89309FAF662F473483269F435FB9B29B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>may only submit the name of an individual if such Governor has determined such individual is qualified under subparagraph (A);</text></item> <item id="H7060C0EED7184E58BCF4B5A11E7A121B"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include the names and pertinent biographical data of not less than 3 individuals for each applicable vacancy; and</text></item> <item id="HF1EC6115C18F4F2C9C01685CD5F40C4A"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>shall include a statement explaining how each individual included on the list meets the requirements of subparagraph (A).</text></item></subclause> <subclause id="H4CFE74F65A0549D687E8CB170CFEF467"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Secretary shall review each list submitted under this subparagraph.</text></subclause> <subclause id="H7986EC04FAF1446EB7F5DDF5D786108F"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>If the Secretary determines that an individual included on a list submitted under this subparagraph does not meet the requirements of this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate Governor.</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB77239C674EE41C89DFC14B60A39634D"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Response to review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a Governor receives notification under subclause (IV), such Governor may submit a revised list or resubmit the original list with an additional explanation of the qualifications of the individual for which such Governor received such a notification. </text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HEB51A64C000445D1ADC71CE198B4E662"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Individuals without financial interest</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint to each Council at least 1 individual who does not have a financial interest in matters before the Council.</text></clause> <clause id="H1E6002D16E2549C3B787742E7E70E3E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Financial disclosure requirements</header><text> An individual is not eligible for appointment by the Secretary until that individual complies with the applicable financial disclosure requirements under subsection (j).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3BA6A06BE16943B28C643FA750C44702"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA383C90052D24924A4E06E2567F1988A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H21857018AAFB4F61B5B8836AD41C5F66" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Geographical representation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In appointing at-large members to the Western Pacific Council, the Secretary shall ensure geographical representation across each constituent State of such Council.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H62C647DE69444E8E9C8974870B8484B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disclosure of financial interest and recusal</header><text>Section 302(j) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(j)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6E941DEEEB0B428C8836212A44C22B6A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD46C42C19B1D451CB41CD6AA576EE1C4" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H5B76CBD07FD444AC87E22202908BDB94"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>designated official</term> means an attorney employed in the Office of the General Counsel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who—</text> <clause id="HBDDA74F5403E4049A1A8EC7732735A0A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has expertise in Federal conflict-of-interest requirements; and</text></clause> <clause id="H78DCDD5CA1DF4DA3BC027C22F3F881C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is designated by the Secretary, in consultation with a Council, to attend the meetings of such Council and make determinations under paragraph (7)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0EA99715281A48EBBA3A74700536911B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting <quote>contractor,</quote> after <quote>partner,</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H275B706FFFC140869FB1B23CD99C5BD5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5)(B), by striking <quote>on the Internet</quote> and inserting <quote>on the internet website of the agency, on the internet website of the applicable Council,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H80026B2350BB4F3D939EF6DE677EBDF2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Lobbying</header><text>Section 302 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H03631E17C3A64339A61BA66B12AE7517" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HBCE1FFD4FC1F455680D8B6A414FD3DEF"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Lobbying</header> <paragraph id="H9EFAD224CA9C47DBAEF4820C5F311E4C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition on Council lobbying</header> <subparagraph id="H5CF61B45AC8841728C75E313B4969420"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), each member of a Council, member of a Council advisory body, and employee or contractor of a Council, is prohibited from using Federal funds to attempt to influence the—</text> <clause id="HEEA63C2258AD41B58127B2D451F0A43C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>introduction, advancement, enactment, amendment, or repeal of Federal or State legislation; or</text></clause> <clause id="H09821413EEA446E8AB192B50F83D6BEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>issuance, modification, or overturning of an Executive order, Presidential proclamation, or similar Presidential directive or decree.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H68764F2F8CA34A61938C1BB195FD3DB2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Technical and factual presentations</header><text>An individual described in subparagraph (A) may provide a technical and factual presentation directly related to the performance of the duties of a Council, through hearing testimony or written statements, if such presentation is in response to a documented request and is made available under paragraph (4).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBFD9A3CD65724A8382C7D77C02E63DE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjudicating violations</header> <subparagraph id="H828960F372104657A727376C927C5C9B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initiation by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may initiate an investigation of a potential violation of paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDAA1C3A4744B4F23AC14DE825A3DDB0F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Complaint</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall investigate a complaint submitted by any person or government entity regarding a potential violation of paragraph (1). </text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H549683E4C6664306BC01D4241F844AA3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that an individual violated paragraph (1), such individual shall be subject to disciplinary action, including suspension or expulsion from participation in, membership of, or employment by a Council, Council advisory body, or related entity or activity. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE9F0E50E18A8494F8EA0E6728BFA56E9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The Secretary shall provide training to individuals described in paragraph (1) regarding—</text> <subparagraph id="H99A7EA7779E74DA8B125B3BAA3CC396B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>compliance with regulations issued to implement this subsection; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4589B6949520498D86143B5B5C1BC8E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>general limits of Federal grant recipients on contacts with members and staff of the executive and legislative branches.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70DADE89A23543B5BA5ACA1FC078EE96"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Restriction on ex-voting member lobbying</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A voting member appointed to a Council by the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2), (5), or (6) of subsection (b) may not lobby the Council to which such member was appointed regarding any matter during the 1-year period beginning on the date on which the term of such member expires, if such member has not been appointed to serve a subsequent term.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4309D19E5C064DCC80A1E635CD6805AA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall annually submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that describes—</text> <subparagraph id="H9774F6A17F6A4A2892CCB4F0A17B9084"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the funding provided to implement this subsection;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H26A1EAA422C046B2A305B2FC1392D101"><enum>(B)</enum><text>complaints received of and investigations into potential violations of paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8C9AE3F98E8C4901826BE0EC1F217EA3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>barriers associated with and proposals to improve implementation of this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HF163FF7313B64CDDB29AFC062CDF4E43"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Workplace harassment prevention</header> <paragraph id="H386467EA57554850ACC9533CC7781CF7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prohibit any person from harassing a covered individual during the conduct of duties by such covered individual under this Act. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H88EFA4A509C04CFFBEE888EAE52C5800"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Harassment prevent training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Council members and staff shall, as a condition of employment, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title> or the first day of employment by a Council of such individual, and not less often than once every 2 years thereafter, complete 2 hours of workplace harassment prevention training approved by the office authorized by section 3541 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8DDB94C659240C7B5DC410AD9368BD8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="H191321AF24884668A5049BF2CC126897"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Covered individual</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered individual</term> means—</text> <clause id="HEA8FDAD26EDE4260B0C089B59BE2BAA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a Council member;</text></clause> <clause id="H057CB40C8E344C06B61EE21DCDB2CE64"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Council staff;</text></clause> <clause id="H11439A5301A64941B26352AE7AAB0026"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a Council advisory panel member;</text></clause> <clause id="HDF8DC52DC96246E5B861879F8FCFCEF6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a member of a committee associated with a Council or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text></clause> <clause id="H3961B20CCBA84C5388D7A971D600D1B2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a Federal fishery permit holder; and</text></clause> <clause id="H16682D7058E342E8AB671E35B63069EE"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a staff member, crew member, employee, or contractor associated with a federally permitted vessel or a facility providing services to such vessels.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H20BFBD44732F4051987C9B145A51883B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Harassment</header><text>The term <term>harassment</term> means unwelcome verbal, visual, or physical conduct based on race, color, national origin, religion, age (40 and above), sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), disability, genetic information, or prior Equal Employment Opportunity activity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H4331A215544F417AB56A04FB9DE3D7F9" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 305(f)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1855">16 U.S.C. 1855(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>30</quote> and inserting <quote>60</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HA6C54E4FDA0747F8B2A9D175B4C71739"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue regulations to implement section 302(m) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(m)</external-xref>), as added by this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H439DDF67CC0C4F50A8F99CD904CEBFB8"><enum>306.</enum><header>Western Pacific Sustainable Fishery Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 204(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1824">16 U.S.C. 1824(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HB37157408D7745B3911E5C657CD03206"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H9ED281B9511E4206B271332E05CCACAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in consultation with any appropriate Council,</quote> and inserting <quote>at the request and with the concurrence of the Governor of the applicable Pacific Insular Area,</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA2003533D23045ECA3A0305E4F0DC663"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a Pacific Insular Area—</quote> and inserting <quote>that Pacific Insular Area.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA8A102CE8BD64355BB6957292D6CF82A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4880D942A6C944EB9B4490DAC6D2AFAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="H88D23A743EE7420F877782341D897C43"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and</quote> before <quote>the Governor</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H04E518A08EDA4756A0AC33A841F0205C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, and the appropriate Council</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H77CA67F700D444089EE4D5E3916C3B69"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>Such permits shall also be consistent with any applicable fishery management plan.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A0C23D406BF4CF983604E51F439CB21"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0F3EDC9B72E942FF86601E15876FE8A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="H93424462610C4C2EB1D62CD5153ABA09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Western Pacific Council and</quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="H376C9DC84ECA4B27B88CA7994C1C5D7D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>of the applicable Pacific Insular Area</quote> after <quote>Governor</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H2C24D1208CD843D2979F076E8F04EAAE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by amending clause (v) to read as follows—</text> <quoted-block id="H7D3798B73373486CB69051593F7357E9" style="OLC"> <clause id="HB28D0D41F81249DAAF473AA3111BC7E6"><enum>(v)</enum><text>western Pacific community-based demonstration projects under section 112(b) of the Sustainable Fisheries Act and other coastal improvement projects in waters beyond the seaward boundary (as such term is defined in section 4 of the Submerged Lands Act) of any State to foster and promote the management, conservation, and economic enhancement of the Pacific Insular Areas.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D77CED8176448158508EEB0B60FB719"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H00FC7DAAAC44475A9B01B7F854936210" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H66FE88564B2C42BF8AE6D097C00B1C4F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In the case of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, the appropriate Governor of the applicable Pacific Insular Area shall develop the marine conservation plan described in subparagraph (A) and submit such plan to the Secretary for approval. In the case of other Pacific Insular Areas, the Secretary and the appropriate Governor of the applicable Pacific Insular Area shall jointly develop the marine conservation plan described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6D07BB08B06048CCAB115B905EF8598E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF55A73623C7C4600AFFC14E976BFAEF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE56C5CA519F94511B973BD510B9F3570"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8EBACE7B0A0347A1A560C41C137685F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B);</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H47C524C444D749EA97CC7D0C290F6002"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3E49714E3A2449448EAD4A227CF0E16B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, who shall provide such funds only to</quote> and inserting <quote>for the purposes of</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H404AFBBC807445FDAA91841EAD36006D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause id="HE2D903B1D9BA45C186F9961B030AA239"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>the Western Pacific Council for the purpose of</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H711253E01B9D42A28BFC5FC6AD5B4A3C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Western Pacific Sustainable Fishery Fund Advisory Panel established under section 204(e)(9),</quote> after <quote>subsection,</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE95DF6AD2F3A43BDB2B0929AFD1B4B68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>providing such funds as are necessary to</quote> before <quote>the Secretary</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1E9625F1D2DB4502A3FBEA01533C399E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H157AFC21455642A69C10568CC10A80FF" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H0159AFE1A04F4C6BAE75586FCD9FD68C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing such funds as remain in the Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund after the funding requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) have been satisfied to the Governor of Hawaii to meet conservation and management objectives in the State of Hawaii.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H48E338E4F0F3446A9727577B3D7DD7D3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Amounts deposited in such fund shall not diminish funding received by the Western Pacific Council for the purpose of carrying out other responsibilities under this Act.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0632CA67B5A14FDEB42F69F2F4DA146C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H67FAC02174CB41CEB629247FE34CC2B4" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HF7473519BC904123A0DAF50CA563E60A"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Western Pacific Sustainable Fishery Fund Advisory Panel</header> <subparagraph id="H52FD625347514CC49576C73C5266EFA2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To assist in carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall establish and convene an advisory panel under section 302(g), to be known as the <quote>Western Pacific Sustainable Fishery Fund Advisory Panel</quote> (referred to in this paragraph as the <quote>advisory panel</quote>), to evaluate, determine the relative merits of, and annually rank applications for grants for implementation of marine conservation plans approved under paragraph (4).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE73EE75B9CB943F2A0A10EBB3691409E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The advisory panel shall consist of members such that—</text> <clause id="HB1BD581269B04AA292E4B28A34DAFB03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Governor of each applicable Pacific Insular Area selects 1 member; and</text></clause> <clause id="H7E1E9BB887A24C0C9B3211806CED5280"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>no member may be a member or employee of the Western Pacific Council.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4DAD5EE59E4D4FB8AFC4016A6AB59B4B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Award not in accordance with rank</header><text>If the Secretary awards a grant for a project not in accordance with the rank given to such project by the advisory panel, the Secretary shall provide a detailed written explanation of the reasons for such award.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA57C0BD6860345829608128065832E82"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The Secretary shall provide to the public timely notice of each meeting of the advisory panel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4053C45CC7B4F8BBE7950E9311E26E1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Minutes</header><text>The Secretary shall keep and make available to the public minutes of each meeting of the advisory panel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H230AED67D6774A91AFB47E6099CB271E"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, with the assistance of the advisory panel, annually submit to Congress a report identifying any projects that were funded in the previous year and the status and progress of projects carried out under this subsection.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H92BE43897FF649DF8F61C1D1EB20F3DF"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Exemption from Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/10">Chapter 10</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Federal Advisory Committee Act</quote>), does not apply to the advisory panel.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H2A717CEA5A5F48B59F5E9D88D96C9180"><enum>307.</enum><header>Council staff and administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 302(f) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1832">16 U.S.C. 1832(f)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3328242F6C4E40719C74D5380E2CB0F5" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HCB36E58D993A43DFA3AAB68A41138FF4"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Council shall, with the approval of the Secretary, develop a code of conduct and ethics for members and employees of each such Council equivalent to those applicable to Federal personnel.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB11EF70DCBE7412DA8060A67E7D4FFDB"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may, in accordance with applicable law, take disciplinary action, up to and including termination, against an executive director of a Council. A Council may, in accordance with applicable law, take disciplinary action, up to and including termination, against the executive director or any other employee of the Council.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H98B4750A04E341E7A1E70182A313C198"><enum>308.</enum><header>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sexual harassment and assault prevention</header> <subsection id="HFEB73926786243A59662B2697F34B963"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy on the prevention of and response to sexual harassment involving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3541(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/894">33 U.S.C. 894(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H96DA71A0DE3C4F79AB6842D367992C0B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and equal employment</quote> after <quote>sexual harassment</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H255B8165E8AD445BADECED149A59AB15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H1344DAE072704A56A33664E266C9EF08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF508FF32692F4AA18C5D231266D39ACE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" committee-id="HII00" id="HEC92B89DEBC449F0A2A62A459D3E0E60"> <subparagraph id="H5411578D09EF47D6B7C55365A8BF3AE3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A synopsis of each case and the disciplinary action taken, if any, in each case.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H49ABE9289E7B489185D0E0CCB4C217B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Annual report on sexual assaults, sexual harassment, and equal employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3548 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/894e">33 U.S.C. 894e</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H164E20ECEADC496EA38281D40E810F6F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the section heading and inserting the following: <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Annual report on sexual assaults, sexual harassment, and equal employment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89ED39F90D104401AC869E1F8B90B054"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>the sexual assaults involving</quote> and inserting <quote>sexual assault and sexual harassment involving and the equal employment of</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE447CEE5CC0A407A8A7DEAC64B8D6BB4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF8EE0BCC919A4CE4AB30E0B9E284570C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>, including a synopsis of each case and the disciplinary action taken, if any, in each case</quote> before the period at the end; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF42F31572F484D3EAC8FE4E6004D14DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" committee-id="HII00" id="H392CA577550C4A81B71580A9ACE64733"> <paragraph id="H7797CBB50293405BB12CA9914E884F71"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A summary of the number of change of station, unit transfer, and change of work location requests submitted to the Under Secretary under section 3544(a), including the number of such requests that were denied.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H237D39795C0F4AEA96B28D76F2640BA9" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A summary of the number of cases referred to the Coast Guard under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD6B4FB2B5823410FBDCE80CE28408B52"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of alleged sexual assaults and sexual harassment cases involving fisheries observers, protected species observers, and endangered species observers, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H7C1184C1EAF5422090A0BC707A0106C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a synopsis of each case and the status of such case;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC5CE1BA496BC44C796A74A235F338446"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the disposition of any investigation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H23673838F12B4F198B03BFBE895452D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of the fishery management region and fishery or the geographic region and type of permitted operation in which the sexual assault or sexual harassment is alleged to have occurred, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H63005EE327AD4D00B42DEF6514A61CBB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Investigation and criminal referral requirements</header> <paragraph id="HE7685B28D2E84DBFB38674DF1ECEE647" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Technical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 3548 and 3549 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (33 U.S.C. 894e and 894f) are redesignated as sections 3551 and 3552, respectively.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E554ABD1A824FE681C787BD9E689AC1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle C of title XXXV of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/894">33 U.S.C. 894 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 3547 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/894d-2">33 U.S.C. 894d–2</external-xref>) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5590431B30094E73A37E06EB32375FB7" display-inline="no-display-inline" committee-id="HII00"> <section id="HA1B0EAA1388B4F3EAEFCE179F656C1AD"><enum>3548.</enum><header>Exceptions regarding anonymity of survivors in certain cases</header> <subsection id="HB160F7F9C8D64A59BFC965C2316BE39C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In any case in which an employee, member of the commissioned officer corps of the Administration, or covered personnel elects restricted or unrestricted reporting under section 3541(b)(3)(B) or 3542(b)(5)(B), disclosure of the personally identifying information of such individual is authorized to the following persons or organizations when disclosure would be for the following reasons:</text> <paragraph id="H489F566DC5CF49DABF787430E488B86F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To Administration staff or law enforcement personnel, if authorized by the survivor in writing.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6B12ABEFD9C746BF8B2D0275A360C6C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To Administration staff or law enforcement personnel to prevent or lessen a serious or imminent threat to the health or safety of the survivor or another person.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE1220DFEFF5E42A5A6903725B8A351D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To a survivor advocate or healthcare provider, if required for the provision of survivor services.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2D84EAE87F584733950C4574FA661A39"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To a State or Federal court, if pursuant to a court order or if disclosure is required by Federal or State statute.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H80029E22841A489CB60CF0DC06497AFE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notice of disclosure and privacy protection</header><text>In any case in which information is disclosed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H34F5AD9F7727414CA239E80D02EF40F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make reasonable attempts to provide notice to the individual whose personally identifying information is disclosed; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5829E6F243D74E0A9622689BAD1ED8C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take such action as is necessary to protect the privacy and safety of the individual.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE2685E64C22F4F3BA6BA415FD4167B70"><enum>3549.</enum><header>Restricted reporting</header> <subsection id="H06A8821C8FA84F84A13F1C1C58511EFA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2023</short-title>, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall develop a mechanism to provide a system of restricted reporting.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1FCB5E3313754C8CB0795CBC253DD8E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restricted reporting defined</header><text>In this section the term <term>restricted reporting</term> means a system of reporting that allows employees of the Administration, members of the commissioned officer corps of the Administration, and covered personnel who allege that they have been sexually harassed or sexually assaulted to confidentially disclose the details of such sexual harassment or sexual assault to specified individuals and receive the services outlined in this subtitle—</text> <paragraph id="H6557B3682B72419FA689DB24602E905B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">without the dissemination of the personally identifying information of such individual except as necessary for the provision of such services and as provided by section 3548(a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8BD5B7BC431D4F1490F2180FFEC76440"><enum>(2)</enum><text>without automatically triggering an investigative process.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H519DA9021526423FA96F31A2C26BCD9A" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3550.</enum><header>Mariner referral</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, acting through the Director of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations and in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2023</short-title>, develop and implement a policy to report to the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in accordance with section 10104 of title 46, United States Code, the names of personnel of the Administration who—</text> <paragraph id="HEF44FFA3A3E14F159BAB4623F6210B32"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are the subject of a claim of an act or offense detrimental to good discipline and safety at sea, such as sexual harassment or sexual assault that is substantiated by an investigation under section 3546, or any other substantiated claim of an act or offense for which suspension or revocation of a credential is either mandatory or sought pursuant to part 5 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2BD685E0685426C9D1804731C818F3F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are—</text> <subparagraph id="H32EB5EAABDBD40C5B66BB5060BFE4E3C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>employees or contractors of the Administration required to hold a valid merchant mariner credential as a condition of employment; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE86117E94FD94C7883B1BC92E857E879"><enum>(B)</enum><text>crew of a vessel that, at the time of such act or offense, was operating under a contract with the Administration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6F325DE7649D4B50B8ADDE7BD4AE1BE8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3552 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, as so redesignated by subsection (c) of this section, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35C477B190D34405B19A77F505997485"> <section id="HA14973F908B344DD91599211BB7325DC"><enum>3552.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text> <paragraph id="H30CC14F222F34AECBF8BEE3925F8481E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The term <term>Administration</term> means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B6EE0C33C8A4C3992C8A25115CF11A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered personnel</header><text>The term <term>covered personnel</term> means an individual who works with or conducts business on behalf of the Administration and includes—</text> <subparagraph id="HFE26E2A6606E4513B9DE1D675BBA748C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">observers, at-sea monitors, and catch monitors required by the National Marine Fisheries Service to operate on or in commercial fishing vessels, other privately owned vessels, barges, or platforms, and shoreside processing facilities for—</text> <clause id="H957E118511CF43C68940690271FA16D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>commercial fisheries observation required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause> <clause id="HCD5A87E4A7394ABABF5BE3B130D46640"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protected species or endangered species observation required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1361">16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.</external-xref>) or the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1351">16 U.S.C. 1351 et seq.</external-xref>); or </text></clause> <clause id="H723E39D192A241FF93A050C6DE228622"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>platform removal observation; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8794C56016EF41EF99F4E8E97AF7C843" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">voting members and executive and administrative staff of each Regional Fishery Management Council established under section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8EEC8B13ADBB438D84AD1640DE9DD102"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Sexual assault</header><text>The term <term>sexual assault</term> has the meaning given the term in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13925">42 U.S.C. 13925(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HC72A503D679848CB8ED7DAA12510244D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conforming and clerical amendments</header> <paragraph id="H95FD715F227F4267A4CE2CD17C12FC58" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle C of title XXXV of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/894">33 U.S.C. 894 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HBA0F4EBD8D474EF4B79B9BD62E29BF1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of the Administration</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>covered personnel</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE506D22978014FA3BD33166AF23C2801"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>National Oceanic and Atmospheric</quote> each place it appears, except—</text> <clause id="H855ADC2A91634E828C03BAF7F838821A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>when it appears as <quote><short-title>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2023</short-title></quote>;</text></clause> <clause id="HAB04F3691C13436FB660333200664586"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 3551 of that Act, as so redesignated by subsection (c) of this section, in the section heading; and</text></clause> <clause id="HCFF0B2D6847945AB84E5F2667F9BBE54"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 3552(1) of that Act, as so redesignated by subsection (c) of this section;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0C13552E80314C0A8250E96D96E654E3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking the term <term>victims</term> each place it appears and inserting <quote>survivors</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H915B1AB5EB774849A2E84896BB210228"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in section 3541(b)(2)(B) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/894">33 U.S.C. 894</external-xref>), by striking <quote>victim</quote> and inserting <quote>target of sexual harassment</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEB374F45AAAD44C3945E52CA927B76ED"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in section 3542 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/894a">33 U.S.C. 894a</external-xref>)—</text> <clause id="H077FE5581B334578A5BFFC11CCC2AB78"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(9)—</text> <subclause id="H575B2B9C9AD04C2FBE96BF18464BA236"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Victim</quote> and inserting <quote>Survivor</quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HB732DCAAD2AF4C8EBC4BD48B44B612BD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>victim</quote> and inserting <quote>survivor</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HAC7678F54C9E4E549FB9CC69745A9938"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subclause id="H46BFEEAFC8F84D3085299D615F1D8ECE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Victim</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Survivor</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H07880F39D09A4508A48EC7C24A41CFC2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Victim</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Survivor</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HFAE9447B1A57408F840516494F2D19BE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking the term <term>victim</term> each place it appears and inserting <quote>survivor</quote>;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA9704AD48ECB4B03875AEF93C15DF513"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in section 3543 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/894b">33 U.S.C. 894b</external-xref>)—</text> <clause id="H1D0D833A546A4BA29767DF6CE29D12AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">victim</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">survivor</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H8C8DE7A4232C46338DDC0C1AB87DBF3B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>victim</quote> and inserting <quote>survivor</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC084E411668C46998DFF493BC894D3C2"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in section 3544 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/894c">33 U.S.C. 894c</external-xref>)—</text> <clause id="H5EBC87980CBD46D0B75F2AC24EE40510"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subclause id="HBF6616D4527048DE92A5583D951E1D40"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">victims</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">survivors</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H6301A3BF9F8746188CF847085FE1D304"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>was</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>is</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HD376650D03074D90BC0F9FA415817A21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>victim</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>survivor</quote>. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE52BCA3E62CC401EB1FC812ABFBB8F48"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 2(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 and the table of contents preceding subtitle A of title XXXV of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 are both amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H1E9E67476F0142E3AD2FF0E45BBC3A69"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the item relating to section 3543 of that Act and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB18EC09E47794F97B5080BE6A0ADB56A" display-inline="no-display-inline" committee-id="HII00"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration" committee-id="HII00"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 3543. Rights of the survivor of a sexual assault.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H648DE2B15A604A0F9846DA22AFC0734C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the items relating to sections 3548 and 3549 of that Act and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE1C1997F57C740C5BFE33052261D2B7F" display-inline="no-display-inline" committee-id="HII00"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration" committee-id="HII00"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 3548. Exceptions regarding anonymity of survivors in certain cases. </toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 3549. Restricted reporting. </toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 3550. Mariner referral. </toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 3551. Annual report on sexual assaults, sexual harassment, and equal employment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. </toc-entry> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 3552. Definitions.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H545346DB25144FC0AFA2527B063FC702"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prohibited acts</header><text>Section 307(1)(L) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1857">16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(L)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H084574AAC22942738D05FFBA85C10ACD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>forcibly</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC83AC736EC04FE38EAAF158494C88E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>on a vessel</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H13C5E153A49942F18B01FE316611984D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Prohibition on service in the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by individuals convicted of certain sexual offenses</header><text>Section 261(a) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/3071">33 U.S.C. 3071(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2837510C37F24590A4EBD8B18A6364C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (26) as paragraph (27); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE14CE6E81E414A8792059C8CEC0BDE90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (25) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" committee-id="HII00" id="H0029846AA42241EFB3A1E11AEF9AE731"> <paragraph id="H9C0C97BA414A4947B1BE674D00D005C0"><enum>(26)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 657, relating to prohibition on service by individuals convicted of certain sexual offenses.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H677FEB6A5F89497FB00086938B9C7BA2"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definition of responsible entity of a vessel</header><text>Section 10104(g) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H7F632010383D430EA10956711FB645A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA3F37725D6E2455C8097EEE4789651F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E0A2BB001EE4B33AEEBF81A0F3C1CD0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="USC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91C43DA6027945AABA4F01C1704B5CB6"> <paragraph id="H0F4C224998E34600B97D99B0799916AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director of the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, with respect to each vessel owned or operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section> <enum>IV</enum><header>Modernizing fisheries science and data</header> <section id="H4636A14635A142A489D128CFE2856CB7"><enum>401.</enum><header>Data modernization</header> <subsection id="HF7277DFBAD2747619839708BAA26BD10"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, shall provide to Congress a national strategic plan for fisheries data, including a description of—</text> <paragraph id="HC17C8DE108E249C0848EF1D3D39CAD7C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>activities for the goals and objectives of the plan;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB0F3D4FDB8A442868DD6E01ED3470093"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a schedule for implementation;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB98E7A44149348D2A7ADEE3813130499"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an estimated budget;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2CD2F67B0F044553B0D60D8D782B73BF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a plan for stakeholder engagement for development of user-centric systems, processes, and policies; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF950969AD19346088B7683FC0C0CCDE8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>how the initiative will align with other National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data management efforts to provide for efficiency and interoperability, including the Data Strategy, Cloud Strategy, and Artificial Intelligence Strategy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1EE171FFF99F406FBAFF0FF1F8390FA5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information from experts</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall solicit information, as needed, from data management and technology experts inside and outside the government. </text></subsection> <subsection id="H302B9867EA6A474EB1C60534F0ECD8B9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary shall annually report to Congress regarding progress in carrying out this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HEAEDCA0802D147C6B51E9DD0A9D5B651"><enum>402.</enum><header>Expanding and improving electronic technologies</header> <subsection id="H0F447B9B2B404D56A6F160CB9D113C53"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="H883490DCF4BF4E03AB038C317BCD4367"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the use of electronic technologies such as digital video cameras and monitors, digital recording systems, and other forms of electronic technology as a complement to, and in some cases a replacement for, observers may maintain, increase, or improve the amount and accuracy of observer and fishery dependent information collected from fisheries while reducing costs and logistical difficulties;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0FE5B46928524525B29776CD58C65EFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to achieve optimum yields on a continuing basis while conserving and maintaining fisheries and integrating healthy ecosystem considerations, managers require reliable, timely data across all regions and fishing sectors for conservation, management, and scientific purposes;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DDCDCD40BA04EE287AB6EC020B65D3D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to achieve management goals, especially in the context of climate change, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration should work to meet evolving management needs and, in collaboration with industry stakeholders, identify appropriate data collection technologies and strategies; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H00C530A990674478BA570F87E5092F18"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration should also consider the use of innovative technology in fishery independent data collection including stock and habitat assessments and environmental conditions.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1386AE0D07E14467A2D61842854A280D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regional Fishery Management Councils</header><text>Section 303(b)(8) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1853">16 U.S.C. 1853(b)(8)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H30B00C90E4764820AEFFF00327CB70B0" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HD2113DAAFF9A4B048BAF0C6EFF385A70"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require the collection of data necessary for the conservation and management of the fishery from a vessel of the United States engaged in fishing for species that are subject to the plan through—</text> <subparagraph id="HFD755DFD4D90438BB913E16C380C6951"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electronic monitoring or other electronic technology; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD4A1FC4251474F69BA0157BAFADA858A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">observers carried onboard such a vessel, except that such a vessel shall not be required to carry an observer on board if the facilities of the vessel for the quartering of an observer, or for carrying out observer functions, are so inadequate or unsafe that the health or safety of the observer or the safe operation of the vessel would be jeopardized;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H08CEE719DCE44CF6952E45A785DF92C1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Information systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 402(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1881a">16 U.S.C. 1881a(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H1460D96D219D4F90B57D577CE3244A41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>The Council shall consider the use of electronic monitoring and reporting or other electronic technology as part of an information collection program implemented under this paragraph.</quote> after <quote>request.</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAFF39A6184ED45D18F1B328E6AEBB8E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>The Secretary shall consider the use of electronic monitoring and reporting or other electronic technology as part of an information collection program implemented under this paragraph.</quote> after <quote>fishery.</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B3680BA3B63441C9902B1FD7B5586B5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE9936CFDD10D47759FA40081E1733DC3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H39779244E6FB4514A3739934A080901D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretarial review</header> <subparagraph id="H73487A6CDF2F4CE7BB93688BB118B6CC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less often than once every 5 years, the Secretary shall review the procedures and policies by which information is collected, managed, and used to manage fisheries and revise information collection programs and policies needed to integrate data collection and management and improve the timeliness, quality, usability, and cost-effectiveness and reduce unnecessary duplication within and across fishery management plans and regions.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC5EB7BF1229D453DA43156BF72178E6D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Upon the completion of each review carried out under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish a report for the public describing the findings of each such review and planned revisions to information collection programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H882087649D5D4F8B884521FE467AC1A4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assessment of electronic technologies in fisheries management</header> <paragraph id="H4D1E0DB76E404F80A5E05277FC771724"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall, in consultation with the relevant committees of Congress—</text> <subparagraph id="H68985B89F49644DEB38F2E7CC552D39B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct a review of the capabilities of the National Marine Fisheries Service with respect to developing, deploying, and using electronic monitoring and data collection tools to monitor fisheries; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95CA1C293A824D9FB891C9F910AEFCE1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make recommendations to improve such capabilities, taking into consideration cost, efficiency, and collaboration with private entities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C828ADCCE744C0EBFE7C730D194C32E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the review required under paragraph (1) and the recommendations made pursuant to such review.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H68472D904BBF47118A402BD4B3DB0BCD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Electronic technologies innovation prize</header> <paragraph id="H83A0B9118ED440408EF82DAE47A109FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, and in conjunction with such nongovernmental partners as the Administrator determines appropriate, shall establish at least 1 electronic technologies innovation prize competition to catalyze the rapid development and deployment of electronic technology-based data collection to be used in fisheries management.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC5C9B96D47094EA89F44F0F25C016A90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subject of prize</header><text>Each prize competition established under paragraph (1) shall focus on 1 or more of the following subjects:</text> <subparagraph id="HCFFD2A2D1E8041B2AC8CCB1513B2AECD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Improved fish species recognition software.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD8FC5C4323C040EDBA83D549BCF6FFB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Confidential data management.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H062294EBB0B7409783345352602DA215"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Cost-effective storage of electronic reports, imagery, location information, and other data.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB5C6E02B208840CDA7BDBE82A8276CBD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Data analysis and visualization.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H647F5A17E2A340E3A97B5A3ECE0A7363"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications for data collection and monitoring.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H351A2AF1FECD4DD3A1E7C35875C6CBD0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Battery storage and energy supply storage at sea.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H40C26E73EFA14887B335AF0C134E90AD"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Improved internet connectivity onshore and at sea in support of data uploads.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3246320EB0CF402F89C2C9CC297390A1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Bycatch hotspot mapping and adaptive use of protected areas.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H10E35048009A4F64B618126BE3F309BC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Such other subjects as the Administrator determines appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H20161496287040B5824B21035116B20A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Advisory panel for electronic technologies development and deployment</header> <paragraph id="H65374B3E4C1E4C4587BE4ED3C3F0FB14"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish an advisory panel (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Advisory Panel</quote>) to inform the Administrator, the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, and the Councils regarding developments in the advancement of electronic technologies that can be used in fisheries monitoring, data collection, and management.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3ED8308C6234CEAB30E5B1B77749C3C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In appointing individuals to the Advisory Panel, the Secretary shall appoint at least 2 individuals who are electronic technology developers, operators, or providers.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5D5ADEC23063440A87929E245D7E5E1B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Summaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall publish, on an annual basis, summaries of Advisory Panel discussions, including a summary of best practices and technical guidance to support the Councils.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC5DC3C9BCD8E46D6932BAF91B9FBA45E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Advisory Panel shall make a recommendation to the Secretary regarding the potential value of national performance standards for electronic technologies used in fisheries data collection and management, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H5D00D6C248B040428A3CDDC497436FF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of how the National Marine Fisheries Service and electronic technology developers, operators, and providers could benefit from such performance standards;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA2778D28394F4958B0C1CA0C397CA81C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Advisory Panel recommends establishing such performance standards, a recommendation for which factors should be included in such performance standards and how the Secretary should determine the appropriate standards;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0BEBF0F627014DE1B755C28FFCB0AF12"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of whether such performance standards are likely to spur increased use of electronic technologies by the Councils;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H767A2B91FEC2409BAF5172DB3EA7E374"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of how such performance standards would impact existing regional or fishery-specific technologies currently in use and recommendations regarding ensuring continued use or improvement of these technologies if such performance standards are established;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC732F9F31E9941489DFAD7FC149CF5F7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a list of knowledge gaps or additional questions the Secretary should consider before publishing such performance standards;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6923125DBB2C41EBB313AC7BCA3D951F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>recommendations regarding ensuring cost-effectiveness of electronic technologies for fisheries data collection and management; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1B4C4D36BAAB49A2B97FE19E37992B98"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations to address data storage problems of electronic technologies; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDCE11C65794A42FD9E5E892656F19302"><enum>(H)</enum><text>recommendations regarding ownership of data collected using electronic technology; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H71AACB7B35224FF4A8550AC98E210963"><enum>(I)</enum><text>recommendations regarding policies and procedures to develop and implement electronic technologies for fisheries data collection and management.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBD00901BBB3473FBB320839835D2177"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exemption from the Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/10">Chapter 10</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Federal Advisory Committee Act</quote>), does not apply to the Advisory Panel.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3FF06181D1BF46BD82F2D3459A9DEDCC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection may be construed to preclude any Council from independently developing electronic technologies to be used in fisheries data collection and management. </text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H5D79AC21AD7B4565AE160DEA284E81C1"><enum>403.</enum><header>Stock Assessments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report regarding the progress of the National Marine Fisheries Service with respect to prioritizing and improving stock assessments, including—</text> <paragraph id="HA9A24024715246AE9EB25DF9E30B4296"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of the methods used for assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</external-xref>), and explain which stocks of fish have not been assessed, and why; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8F8DB84FEC33454082823C3AB16A92D1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a summary of each stock assessment and stock assessment update completed during the preceding year;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D6D72053B8F4E39860F3288E8A7D133"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an identification of each stock assessment that was planned but not completed and explain why such stock assessment was not completed;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2DE06745FA1E4CFEBFE3B1F057460243"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the schedule for all upcoming stock assessments and stock assessment updates; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE965772E1BBD408D809597DB5D1B80D0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a summary of data and analysis, that, if available, would reduce uncertainty in and improve the accuracy of future stock assessments, including whether such data and analysis could be provided by fishermen, fishing communities, universities, and research institutions; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE1DEF22E7ECF4AA8A1C9DAC7CB296C97"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a summary of the progress with respect to autonomous surveys and an identification of opportunities to expand new technologies for stock assessments data collection; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9FD7CE470DC54823849B924CDA9C0516"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a summary of data gaps that may be a result of changing ocean and climate conditions, and actions taken to address changing assessment needs.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HD8447055B4E44CF797965E9D40B6D099"><enum>404.</enum><header>Cooperative research and management</header> <subsection id="H4DCBB7DC102C4FB1BE4419595C6C6CA6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 318 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1867">16 U.S.C. 1867</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC655216917414296B6480A170DCC33CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>fishing communities,</quote> after <quote>data),</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89C580BD26F54FEB83D207BABC7211E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H98E2355C2B214736B47E560026AB54C1" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H130DFEC3A3A8459E947E6044FAFD226C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header> <paragraph id="H3E9DECC35914463494228744B71F9050"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall make funds available under the program established under subsection (a) on a competitive basis and based on regional fishery management needs to support cooperative research and management projects to address critical needs identified by the Councils.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE65A97FDC06945BB982FEF87369B5E53"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission of critical needs list</header><text>Each Council shall annually submit a list of critical needs to the Secretary that identifies and prioritizes such needs.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD7012298B35B402796C90D418FB09C54"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of data</header><text>The program established under subsection (a) shall promote and encourage efforts to use sources of data maintained by other Federal agencies, State agencies, local and traditional knowledge, or academia for use in such projects.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H52BAFF26C8144A0F9E00BD7D68701BBC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:—</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HED8D90BE84D74CE3B2D4509CA3BCB70D" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H8B0394AE635145B28A9A511A3AD19BE9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making funds available under subsection (b), the Secretary shall select projects that form part of a coherent program of cooperative research or management projects focused on addressing priority issues identified by the Councils, and shall give priority to the following types of projects:</text> <paragraph id="H6B9AB28944984F479A223375714BFF5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects to collect data to improve, supplement, or enhance stock assessments, including the use of fishing vessels or acoustic or other marine technology.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB589C8E7729F4698A2C418C2D10DCD1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects to improve fishery-dependent data collection, intake, use, and access including—</text> <subparagraph id="HBAE3922C8B2C4D3D8B76040099D9A341"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assess the amount and type of bycatch or post-release mortality occurring in a fishery;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEA50DBC2ACA043AAB83A9785CF146E16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>expanding the use of electronic technology and modernizing data management systems; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6E518DA75C7343C2961A27BAB1D95CEA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improving monitoring coverage through the expanded use of electronic technology.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB9345B9E3DBA4FBB8C46B4C5D7268FF9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conservation engineering or management projects designed to reduce bycatch, including avoidance of post-release mortality, reduction of bycatch in high seas fisheries, and transfer of such fishing technologies and methods to other nations, or other regional entities, including fishing communities, regional fishery associations, and fishing sectors.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59995F2993A64E8EA7334D8B2179F27D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects for the identification of habitat areas of particular concern and for habitat conservation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H706222A3D3FE45DB9C9058DD600C170B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects designed to collect and compile economic and social data for which electronic technologies can be added.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H692FE7D44CE5442C9509E054F970CBA3"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects to test and expand electronic technologies for monitoring, reporting, observer coverage, and other functions.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H58F9F799C1B54354A970D94DE20740EE"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects that use electronic technologies to—</text> <subparagraph id="HD80AC3DC430D417483A95D7E25E9CDC4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>monitor changing ocean conditions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4F5C1E5293854B16BBE9D0C5726B18AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve methods;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA1B488E941EE4F72A60752C56BF4578C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support adaptive management; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9731908C8D5C4422BA6B670D8EF8F44F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>enhance climate resilience in fisheries.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAA410BF259FB498A9DEA0E5B98B48705"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects designed—</text> <subparagraph id="H87D029AB156540F391CB7487844379E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to identify the impacts of anticipated changing ocean conditions, including climate change, on stocks of fish, fisheries, and fishing communities; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H18F024B4D75F427595B56B5EEA72D9F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop conservation and management strategies to adapt to such impacts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7CF46AA59A00489A9AEFC258C95C2983"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperative management projects that make use of data collected under this section.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C905E9DF0144DB483BA599EFAD0B4D6" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects to better understand—</text> <subparagraph id="H8791865DA05B4CDC9BB8E17CFC88EFB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>interactions between sharks and humans;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB1886972BC4E4BA2B2FAB9AD19F93B40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>what causes increases in such interactions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE636AE82057D41D2B69798253472D960"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the status of shark populations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CFB1C43E7EF44EE85BEEBF372EF89B0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>how to best address such interactions to benefit both sharks and humans.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BD34CEDE66445529C6609E3F2F825F7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBA31916955C5459B82B17576D9F9D0BD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7A7A079F26B644C2A519C6FC4B5C84EB" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HD0DECFC3739D4020A2C34AEE0E8B1F55"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cooperative management agreements</header> <paragraph id="H77DC7EE7EE024B58BE5426307759EDB8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary, in consultation with the Councils and with input from the public, shall issue guidance to facilitate a transparent, timely, uniform, and regionally based process for the development, oversight, and management of cooperative management agreements.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB924E36F552E4F8586D593E51432A28D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Process for approval</header><text>The Secretary may use the process developed pursuant to subsection (d) to approve cooperative management agreements as if such agreements are cooperative fishing agreements.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H36E4F2FFD1524BA8839CC9A0113F457B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Performance standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An agreement authorized by this subsection shall be subject to performance standards and accountability measures specified in a fishery management plan or otherwise established by the Secretary, in consultation with the Councils, and shall not allow catch in excess of annual catch limits or bycatch in excess of bycatch caps or limits.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF8DDDEBF4064661892BFB3ECF3B58A5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Preexisting agreements</header><text>This subsection shall not apply to a cooperative management agreement submitted to or proposed or approved by the Secretary before the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3E99D4F158241E8A1629BE2013A580A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HEE94F898B2F341B3B36493DD18286C6F" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H1F056A8F08B2481A8D34ECC171355725"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Public report of data</header><text>With respect to any cooperative research project funded or experimental fishing permit issued under this section, the appropriate Council shall publish a report regarding results and data generated by such project or under such permit.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H270C738B55C4442AAB3C549F60938F4C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Progress report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>, the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries shall submit to Congress a report regarding—</text> <paragraph id="HE4F8AAA086A74C8785B64F147717FA62"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the progress made by the National Marine Fisheries Service with respect to the implementation of the recommendations of the Cooperative Research and Cooperative Management Working Group report titled <quote>NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS–F/SPO–156</quote> (August 2015); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFAD1DF2E24FA4CF183A1A803057DAE75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the development and implementation of any subsequent recommendations by such Working Group.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7B25A7E9ABBA4EE195ED904856260BB1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Section 2(a)(8) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801(a)(8)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>Fisheries management is most effective when it uses the best scientific information available, and incorporates such information from governmental and nongovernmental sources, including State and Federal agency staff, fishermen, fishing communities, universities, nonprofit organizations, local and traditional knowledge from Tribes, Indigenous communities, and subsistence fishermen, and research institutions. Scientific and statistical committees should consider such information when seeking the best scientific information available to form the basis of conservation and management.</quote> after <quote>States.</quote>.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H0809E745FEEB4172AE491106B3B199EF"><enum>405.</enum><header>Northeast regional pilot research trawl survey and study</header> <subsection id="HE99319845AF7467182400DCFE3AE9DAB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Industry-Based pilot study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall, in coordination with the relevant Councils as determined by the Secretary and the Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program, develop a fishing industry-based Northeast regional pilot research trawl survey and study to enhance and improve the current National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel trawl surveys.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8AA3A322254545FBAB2C521DC541DC65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Components</header><text>Under the pilot survey and study—</text> <paragraph id="H3856D996122D4326AAAE9555D59E8465"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary—</text> <subparagraph id="HADC90A7519164394A570201A147EE591"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may select fishing industry vessels to participate in the study by issuing a request for procurement;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE286517ED6946DAAF38E3A581A09EAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may use the Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Nearshore Trawl Survey or another methodology selected in partnership with the National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science as a model for the pilot survey; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H58131A0FA15545B98E10639543BC866B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall outfit participating vessels with a peer-reviewed net configuration; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF7CB52F34884A22814396EFFEAFC9D9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall ensure the pilot study uses a statistically valid sampling method and spatial coverage that allows for comparison with results from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel trawl surveys; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07A0ECDCB2ED4A91ACA7A04F5AD81447"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center shall, in partnership with the relevant Councils and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, collect data for 5 years.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H581C7EF0C05E47C290D657B22451E209"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of the pilot survey and study, the Secretary and the relevant Councils shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a detailed report regarding the results of the pilot survey and study.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H80EA9002EB4E4FA78C51F7079DE9F70E"><enum>406.</enum><header>Recreational data consistency</header> <subsection id="H1AFBBFA1474E4A498A658F1483EADB1C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 305 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1855">16 U.S.C. 1855</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD6732F32704D418E98A3EECB1B58C589" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H88DE593B10734E8EB3C5ACEC83069E09"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Recreational data improvement</header> <paragraph id="HB7FC920180E64BAFB040B75C9B149AB9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish guidelines for recreational catch data, which shall include the development of data standards to improve timeliness, accuracy, precision, and validation of data produced by recreational surveys in order to facilitate the use of such data in stock assessments, for use in management actions, and for other uses as applicable.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE16829E3F7D424DABC98AC9261D8CC1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations considered</header><text>In establishing guidelines under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the relevant recommendations developed under section 404(e), subsections (g)(4)(C) and (h) of section 401, and section 201(b) of the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1881">16 U.S.C. 1881</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A37F96016B84313A82E7B1E59C2A13A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Multiple data sources</header><text>If recreational catch data for a stock of fish come from more than 1 survey program, such as Federal and non-Federal sources, including from States or Marine Fisheries Commissions, the Secretary shall implement measures, which may include the use of calibration methods, as needed for the timely integration of such data to ensure consistent methods and approaches are used for monitoring of catch against the relevant annual catch limits and for other fishery science and management purposes.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H90CAD622715442AE916B8A7A6F0FDB65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recreational data improvement program</header><text>Title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1881">16 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H324E0CE5109C43E39EA79A136D14789E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HBBAB57DA3138428D9801FC3C84B811E5"><enum>409.</enum><header>Recreational data improvement program</header> <subsection id="H7ED043B903B7439EA2088EED35E8FC88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and carry out a comprehensive program to implement the guidelines established under section 305(m).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9C24EF7B1DA24FD6927ED6E60C542ED2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination and collaboration</header><text>In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with programs established under subsection 401(g) and promote collaboration with State and Federal partners.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HEF8679BA35A0497C86A3A960A419C38F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Strategic plan</header> <paragraph id="H0D90D31DA086420C9480E8B89C1ED301"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>, and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall develop, publish in the Federal Register, and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a strategic plan for recreational data improvements for the 5 years immediately following such publication.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H76380E6C5B0D4C1899118241AF6E9384"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Each plan published under paragraph (1) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H0A6A31F326384673A4B61B475A4277B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve coordination between Federal programs that implement recreational fishing surveys and other data from non-Federal sources, including data from States or Marine Fisheries Commissions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF3B2495A42414A53BD27237D893A1E5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the timeliness, accuracy, precision, and validation of data produced by surveys;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE86F6DFE7C0D4772A4DC0833123A501F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describe processes to calibrate data sources with historical time series data prior to being used for management; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H712CE34BD5AF4BBC98E4DDF6358B99F1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>develop methods to integrate recreational data collected from more than 1 source for use in stock assessments;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H05025B1B3E31437E84308292B228C38F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>create goals, objectives, and timeframes for achievement of subparagraphs (A) through (D); </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE31B6C3DBFF14FA6B4AB0BFB0E111DC9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>consider the use and effectiveness of experimental fishing permits to carry out such research; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC369F64AA15F48338C57D77B21BE65C8"><enum>(G)</enum><text>describe the role of fishery participants in the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDC58C50BCD574502A02C6B5DF12B1749"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In developing each strategic plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall cooperate with the Councils and affected States, provide for coordination with the Councils, affected States, and other research and data collection entities, and allow for public input.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H82AC2DC5EA8D48CF81B5B19892CC606C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Proposed plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to publishing each plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a proposed plan in the Federal Register for the purpose of receiving public comment on the plan.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H2627CBA82A144111A1560AE56F2E8985"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Areas of research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize research and improvement in the following areas:</text> <paragraph id="HDB9CF9833D3B445A98C916580F2DC451"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Development of data standards and validation processes for survey programs collecting data on recreational fishing catch and effort, including those produced by State agencies and considered integral or supplemental to Federal surveys.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8F6F64A4E5244C4AA290A068CF7F5245"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Research to understand how surveys of recreational fishing can more effectively account for differences in fishing rate and effort, including among fishermen who use private or public access points, and fishermen who are State residents or nonresidents. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC36A2AB97A9A415B92616A275B59B41D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Methods and policies to improve the estimation of discards in recreational fisheries, including estimation of discarded fish both during and outside of fishing seasons.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H14DF019D0AF541DFBAA781D543FEEB33"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To improve understanding of best practices for minimizing discard mortality as well as estimation of adoption rates of such practices by fishermen.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE23E2B0DE5684DDBB2FDB1131477CB8C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To assess changes in discard mortality estimates when best fishing practices are adequately and verifiably applied.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H35CE7C35773443C49CF16E1F80494095"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Research regarding how the use of electronic applications can be used to collect data in recreational fisheries, including spatial information, depth, discard rate and disposition, release method, and socioeconomic information, while meeting data and validation standards.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD45112328A394A9BB247C80A1A3D3DB5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Research regarding how electronic technologies can most effectively be incorporated into survey designs. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1244404037344CD2AD7136B25EEBFB9B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Research regarding methods to integrate recreational catch data from more than 1 survey source for use in assessments.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAD0D8D04D8A4540B71E26968C81642C"><enum>(9)</enum><text>The use of approaches to improve recreational data, including the use of tag and endorsement measures to fund such data improvement, stock-wide regional effort surveys, and species-specific oversampling.</text></paragraph></subsection> </section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H969E7F482AC248EDBC89890092EB9CCE"><enum>407.</enum><header>Emergency operating plans</header> <subsection id="HC5A29D9F163943D08F571E5626A99656"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator, in consultation with the Councils, relevant Federal, State, and international agencies, scientific and technical experts, and interested stakeholders, shall develop a contingency plan for circumstances that would make fisheries monitoring, including human observation, surveys, and other data collection to support stock assessments, impractical.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H80FF1BA1948140AD9D607CB188594186"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report regarding the contingency plan developed under subsection (a).</text> </subsection></section> <section id="HBFF8EEF7417F41C89B920DEC8F15F53A"><enum>408.</enum><header>Zeke Grader Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund</header> <subsection id="H5F02DE11D1E64220932C2CBD016BA6EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 208 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1891b">16 U.S.C. 1891b</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HD4461EE261ED476E92398ECE49BC7700"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Zeke Grader</header-in-text></quote> before <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H87FAC7EEBFE24E7CA3E900021989168B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>Zeke Grader</quote> before <quote>Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC9D35E631264E87B40E40A33C431827"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>Fishery Conservation and Management Fund</quote> each place such term appears and inserting <quote>Zeke Grader Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6324E5E1638942608C18E3B1E2054389"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="H91FBAC7715A94BF98841AA0667919001"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC19800DF734F4771837A39A6210AB19A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9C748B61C3A54B28B18342FEDA6F134D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A6AD1C4E24148B3BF6E05B5AD56FC65"> <paragraph id="HCD5CF10775674DA1BB4DC9E3834F6A20"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conducting research and analysis to prepare and adapt fisheries and fishing communities to the effects of climate change.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC4AABC32EF64A4CA02F04FFB2C09FED"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0C73E642E3334B528E1D4A55845649A0" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H82FADFF8E7184654A4FA5BCC5758BB91"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocation</header> <paragraph id="HA9AFB405535241F9BD68AB3AE53551FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall, every 2 years, apportion amounts from the Fund among the regions of each Council according to recommendations of such Councils, based on regional priorities identified through the process of such Councils.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H058C1E10A23547E283C04391AE71C8EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of amounts deposited in the Fund pursuant to subsection (c)(2), unless specified otherwise, the Secretary shall allocate not less than 5 percent of the Fund in each allocation period to each region described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H591A8BD5C75D47C2B07CD45EA4B9B8D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Specifically apportioned funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may apportion amounts from the Fund to a specific project or region described in paragraph (1) if such amounts were identified by the Council that designated such amounts for inclusion in the Fund under subsection (c)(1), or by the appropriation Act, State, public source, or nonprofit or organization from which they were received under subsection (c)(2), as being deposited for that specific project or region.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF090F2CBC4C7458AB3400EE7B32303A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the <quote>Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund</quote> is deemed to be a reference to the <quote>Zeke Grader Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H82946C2FF9734E90953B0F139C29AE8D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents for the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/479">Public Law 109–479</external-xref>) is amended by striking the item relating to section 208 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H194CDC3ACD414116B4F4E0EB945B5F79" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section">Sec. 208. Zeke Grader Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H2E10B4BD045046ADB2A0AF7D2B9F4CC7" commented="no"><enum>409.</enum><header>Offshore wind collaboration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, shall enter into a cooperative agreement to fund such survey mitigation programs, additional stock assessments, and fisheries and marine wildlife research as may be necessary as a result of actions by such Bureau related to the development of offshore wind energy.</text></section> <section id="H3023A0A9EB594392B60ED9C855551CC4" commented="no"><enum>410.</enum><header>Shark populations analysis</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop a strategy to identify research priorities and funding opportunities to update and improve shark research, shark population surveys, and shark stock assessments, and incorporate, as applicable, new and emerging survey technology techniques to integrate into the status of stock reports.</text></section> <enum>V</enum><header>Sustaining fisheries through healthy ecosystems and improved management</header> <section id="H72F30EED854647578093C84E9D602F3F"><enum>501.</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that protection of essential fish habitat ensures healthy and resilient fisheries and marine ecosystems, particularly as oceans conditions shift due to climate change, and that impacts from both fishing gear and nonfishing activities should be considered through consistent application of essential fish habitat provisions under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></section> <section id="HA5331394612D4EB2BDABA92E460781F0" commented="no"><enum>502.</enum><header>Essential fish habitat consultation</header> <subsection id="H497F0A3717104EF1A9748963D258CFF6" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(b)(7) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801(b)(7)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>in the review of projects</quote> and inserting <quote>from adverse effects caused by fishing and from projects</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7D817D40810F4045A0B03B9C284F5B02" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Habitat area of particular concern</header><text>Section 3 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1802">16 U.S.C. 1802</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H643C7B9A78364831A9ABAE1D226DB1BD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (1A);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H498959A4777C45CDB0135FB5C7018A7C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (1A), as so redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H6E9D358CCAA74FDD9D90D1D8F7C16A11" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HFF69DF09D2B043DD94845267DD8622E8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>adverse effect</term> means, with respect to essential fish habitat, any impact that reduces the quality or quantity of essential fish habitat.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H090C84CB499B466FB38091442EB2AF5F" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H3A314EE0130943509F9A34B9C83CC715" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H55FDFFB8F37C4B818A7F94440702974E" commented="no"><enum>(19A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>habitat area of particular concern</term> means a specific type or area of habitat that is part of or within essential fish habitat that—</text> <subparagraph id="HF0D8EE948EB840BA80EE91DB3C022DE5" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides an important ecological function, including maintaining and restoring the biomass, demographic, spatial, or genetic characteristics of fish populations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4865102EA35D41E4A0C1DF7D27C9DB91" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is sensitive to human-induced environmental degradation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H75A5107C6942450AB70315A797C32522" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is or will be significantly stressed by human activities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6B3939B131384333812227118FA70CBC" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>due to prevailing or anticipated future environmental conditions, is or may become important to the health of a managed species; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0DD7A473E74D4F19907D539EA5877C79" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is rare.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5202D6519D86477086327054C8AFF320" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contents of fishery management plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303(a)(7) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1853">16 U.S.C. 1853(a)(7)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8F83A587E24446D5AB346D3E6406F4A7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H47AA28BB346D4A5BAE59698F75D0C7E0"><enum>(7)</enum> <subparagraph id="H1DD575FCA69B4E54B861BB98FD5E9194" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe and identify essential fish habitat for the fishery based on the guidelines established by the Secretary under section 305(b)(1)(A), minimize adverse effects on essential fish habitat caused by fishing, and identify other actions to encourage the conservation and enhancement of essential fish habitat; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B79DF4DD9EF42EFB65D48E20BCEAEE6" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describe and identify habitat areas of particular concern based on the guidelines established by the Secretary under section 305(b)(1)(A), avoid adverse effects on such habitat caused by fishing, monitor efficacy of actions to avoid adverse effects, and identify other actions to encourage the conservation and enhancement of such habitat;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H8DEB476962824645A60636877ACB4225" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Essential fish habitat</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 305(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1855">16 U.S.C. 1855(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H3B03D35A3BCA4F13ACA1CF934291E887" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(D)—</text> <subparagraph id="H1BD0ACCB31C045C989552416A4604ADE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>use existing programs administered by the Secretary and</quote> after <quote>shall</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9CBA079FF1DC4EBDBECF4A58108397C4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and such agencies shall take action</quote> after <quote>agencies</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H794F6D416F3A4E44A28A995ED38FE5C2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (2) through (4); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H268E40B1D82E44788DF049684D79EEC7" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2C62C159E1E841468185CE05DB7D6E0C" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H60DFC8276CF941288543B3AA30707CF4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements for Federal agency actions with adverse effect</header><text>Each Federal agency shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HC9FF1EA74DDE4370AB9506995D9BF86C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to an action authorized, funded, or undertaken, or proposed to be authorized, funded, or undertaken, by such agency that may adversely affect essential fish habitat identified under this Act, notify and consult with the Secretary;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDB49736E2F3146E28D8CE7D5276BE6C5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to an action that may adversely affect essential fish habitat, ensure that any action authorized, funded, or undertaken by such agency avoids the adverse effect of such action on essential fish habitat or, to the extent that the adverse effect cannot be avoided, minimize and mitigate the adverse effect; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H58A034AEC2D445F5BE680D66541B3E7C" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to an action that may adversely affect a habitat area of particular concern, in consultation with the Secretary—</text> <clause id="H1C49FEC602FD4D61932F5D0055041571" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitor, or require monitoring for, such adverse effect for the period during which such adverse effect is likely to occur; or</text></clause> <clause id="H621ED9CC394D43899D207D15963CEA20" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take action to minimize and mitigate such adverse effect of the action on the habitat area of particular concern and the species with respect to which the habitat area of particular concern is designated.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6B3927F9488246E29CAC95AE8B51EA83" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information to Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall inform each Council that has authority over an affected fishery of any consultation carried out under this subsection, including information regarding the proposed action and the potential adverse effects, and each such Council—</text> <subparagraph id="H62F77B110704429E91D09D1B6071EA5F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may comment on and make recommendations to the Secretary and any Federal or State agency concerning any activity authorized, funded, or undertaken, or proposed to be authorized, funded, or undertaken, by any Federal or State agency that, in the view of the Council, may affect the habitat, including essential fish habitat, of a fishery resource under the authority of such Council; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H45EB86F1F7594E26867193412E9745D3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall comment on and make recommendations to the Secretary and any Federal or State agency concerning any such activity that, in the view of the Council, is likely to substantially affect the habitat, including essential fish habitat, of an anadromous fishery resource under the authority of such Council.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8ABE74CDA5F04960A7C2EE5587B15F39" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information from other sources</header> <subparagraph id="H171B8B206A7E4E439DFD20C40047EB70" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Receipt of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines based on information received from a Council, Federal or State agency, or other source that an action authorized, funded, or undertaken, or proposed to be authorized, funded, or undertaken, by a Federal or State agency will adversely affect essential fish habitat identified under this Act—</text> <clause id="H6FAB6CC23D9B42DF9AB01B0E641A53B4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary shall recommend to such agency measures for such agency to take to avoid such adverse effects; and</text></clause> <clause id="H66F5F7D0755B4B9FBD27FEE4ACCDF321" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the extent such adverse effects cannot be avoided, such agency shall minimize and mitigate such adverse effects.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6DA803DD5A3C4CFFBBAF30824DD985D6" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Required response</header> <clause id="H28A918439D9E4303898A50A5D4DFC0E1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The head of a Federal agency that receives a recommendation from the Secretary under subparagraph (A) regarding measures for such agency to take to avoid the adverse effects of an action described in that subparagraph on essential fish habitat identified under this Act shall, not later than 30 days after the date on which such agency head receives such recommendation, submit to the Secretary and each Council that comments under paragraph (3) a detailed response in writing regarding such recommendation, including—</text> <subclause id="H678EDAD2E9CA4D96BC9D757F4C8327E3" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a description of each measure such agency proposes to take to avoid the adverse effects;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD07EC4CAFA944520AAEE98EC5DCDD759" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to the extent the adverse effects cannot be avoided, a description of each measure such agency proposes to take to minimize and mitigate the adverse effects of the action on such essential fish habitat; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H0811C14D65C94C658D867B5635117BAF" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>if such response is inconsistent with such recommendation an explanation regarding—</text> <item id="H40167AD2B0704B6E99D39A9F4A30BB1C" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>how each measure described in subclause (I) will avoid such adverse effects; and</text></item> <item id="HAFCF579D8A354495B436B8A46A8B9C6F" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to the extent such adverse effects cannot be avoided, a description of each measure such agency proposes to take to minimize and mitigate such adverse effects.</text></item></subclause></clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB8002D7E8964AB9A81FD23912AA2442" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>The Secretary shall make available to the public—</text> <clause id="H023EF01D01B849A0967F48EC70120B56" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each recommendation made under subparagraph (A) on the date on which such recommendation is made; and</text></clause> <clause id="H2808CD1E9E95414C80BF51F8C596793E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>each response made by an agency under subparagraph (B) on the date on which such response is received by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H399B6ABC3B6B4130A813233CF088CB64" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text>The Secretary shall monitor each measure taken by each Federal agency to meet the requirements of this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B47A1AA74A34C78B7FB19838CD7AD2D" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue regulations regarding the consultation process established under this subsection, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HFB40419C7EFB41BA93AFEA1EBCF17DBB" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensuring that each recommendation made by the Secretary under paragraph (4) results in the avoidance of adverse effects on essential fish habitat and, to the extent adverse effects cannot be avoided, the minimization and mitigation of any such adverse effects;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H78C52A3150654F93996B1472C3993138" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>measures to streamline such consultation process with other environmental review processes; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD48EF270D7E14BAEB3442ABEBF9C9CCB" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>procedures to develop programmatic recommendations for measures that avoid, minimize, and mitigate adverse impacts of actions on essential fish habitat.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE3A89A27528245DA999564BCCBE2BCC0" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Required restrictions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Federal agency may not enter into a lease, easement, right-of-way, or sale of any area designated as essential fish habitat unless such agency attaches appropriate covenants or restrictions on the use of the area to require that parties avoid causing adverse effects to the relevant essential fish habitat.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H50A80EF88BB9438BB9F8BAB2F343AE09" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Considerations for restoration projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In consulting with a Federal agency under this section for projects that seek to restore and improve the long-term resilience of habitat, particularly in estuarine environments heavily affected by sea level rise and other climate change factors, the Secretary shall account for the consequences of not pursuing such restoration and habitat resilience projects and the long-term positive impacts on fish populations of such activities.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H84333F5349DC479C8EC89B17796C97F1"><enum>503.</enum><header>Reducing bycatch</header> <subsection id="HC8FC9E554A05496A9B27449CBF067D1D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Minimizing bycatch</header> <paragraph id="H1E81AF9DE7EA45FDB68541024F9AD0F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National standards for fishery conservation and management</header><text>Section 301(a)(9) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1851">16 U.S.C. 1851(a)(9)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE1ACCC2DF3E94633A1E40D4C8AAD8642" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H3A2C29FB582446909A09F9829E0D9A2F"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conservation and management measures shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H62C907CFECE1464689A753DE093471BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>minimize bycatch; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H74B1BEA42A5A4F9A8102855F8D8130A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent bycatch cannot be avoided, minimize the mortality of such bycatch.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H65AC66D11EEE44C093064A140E081F6D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents of fishery management plans</header><text>Section 303 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1853">16 U.S.C. 1853</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H80F90B547177426F9E4990C645BA31FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <clause id="HBC13A844C7844B4CB67955D2E13C33C0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by inserting <quote>quantification of bycatch,</quote> after <quote>hauls,</quote>; and </text></clause> <clause id="H046690AD71DE4693AA559B6915978CD8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (11), by striking <quote>to the extent practicable and</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC33D5F58432F4F608336AB415F4743B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <clause id="HDA774E1BE4B84B5DB49EFC9F914CC6F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (12), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></clause> <clause id="H495238F2EE2343028BB45459C1255675"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAC31C8CAD3F849F68A8922D7D78407ED" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HEAF658E56E4C4E0DB4DBB2A1E4121981" commented="no"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider full retention requirements for species with high catch mortality rates, provided that an annual catch limit and accountability measures are in place for the species and constrain catch in the fishery; and </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H04D47C3E3C1446E18C932347070AC14D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Action by the Secretary</header><text>Section 304 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1854">16 U.S.C. 1854</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H786014EFC7C54FC49E5F7DF0EF2DA6F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating the second subsection (i) as subsection (j); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4D2601AB82D747489DDBA6A0E5C3F01D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HDAF02C4048964BF9AC869638E6129925" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H53A9C99E43EC492CBED37ED51430CC38"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Standardized bycatch reporting program</header> <paragraph id="H47190C2CA30F4BC383132A91B9D5E6A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish a national standardized reporting program (referred to in this subsection as <quote>the program</quote>)—</text> <subparagraph id="H264ADA3FDEAE45A799591F09BFA348BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to assess the amount and type of bycatch occurring in each fishery and across fisheries;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAF8AB7E244814FA399DA5B0FA022571E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to determine the contribution of bycatch to the total fishing-related mortality of each fishery; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A18BB69F4034A0685F314C217C511D5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to evaluate the effects of bycatch on relevant fisheries and the ecosystem.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE5F18D9EDC054DE7BE3E8D8F67BEB307"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methodology and standards</header><text>The Secretary shall, in carrying out the program—</text> <subparagraph id="HFDC905555DAB4E70AB22BCB5C145191D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify appropriate methodologies and standards to collect and produce statistically accurate and precise information regarding bycatch; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF49DDF3E3384491FB1815500EAE02031"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require consistent data reporting, collection, and assessment for each fishery managed under a fishery management plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCDAF304275A2461CB3EAA950DAD8A689"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Multiple jurisdictions</header><text>If a species is caught in areas under the jurisdiction of more than 1 Council or fishery management plan, the Secretary shall require consistent reporting mechanisms across each such jurisdiction to ensure that data with respect to such species can be aggregated and compared. </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9613F566A3254C91A9261E2FC5778756"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination with States</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate with State fishery managers to carry out paragraph (3).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H459D1EB4D0FC4142AFE981A53D9A597C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Bycatch reduction engineering program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 316 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1865">16 U.S.C. 1865</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H45690333AFE84F8A82F6FC77A8CA2D58"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0593411B2BFC4F68805BA7D098FA88E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(in this section referred to as the <quote>program</quote>)</quote> after <quote>bycatch reduction program</quote>; and </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H63B5DCCC2B894ACD83A76BC7744447ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H35E157D3B3704A879A77E3674E1DCDA0" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HA7269FA5D0DB4740A633C3A835D53145"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide information, outreach, technical assistance, and training to Councils, tribes, and fishery participants that will encourage adoption and use of technologies and methods developed under the program; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H01E64FED28894511AC9D4D8CC8BDF6B7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for routine consultation with the Councils to maximize opportunities to incorporate results of the program in Council actions and provide incentives for adoption of technologies and methods developed under the program in fishery management plans, actions, and other measures developed by the Councils or the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBCF6D341037E421C8215ACA16B159B3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text> <subparagraph id="H4B99A788544A49EA9CF4505E8AC26AC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>transmit an annual report</quote> and inserting <quote>, not less frequently than once every 3 years, transmit a report</quote>; </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H37421643A8034EA78E47FE7B7CB62AFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB31663A3D7304833AEFD04B43A5E7874"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D96C627673D4304A4A6EDA5793F9336"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HFDE861A229EA4BB38AA66CCEA7FDFF32" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HA6BAEA5366254B2093CB7A7AC4F8F041"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a description of each bycatch reduction technology and method developed, tested, or supported by the program, and a summary of how each such technology and method have been implemented into fishery management, or an explanation for why each such technology and method has not been implemented.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HDE66C9013BFB468D923630379F598CE3"><enum>504.</enum><header>Improving rebuilding outcomes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 304(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1854">16 U.S.C. 1854(e)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:—</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HFD58B9B050B642249D8E51652FA41B7B" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HB84BB94A4DEA4331AFD08570DD62A3DE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rebuilding overfished fisheries and ending overfishing</header> <paragraph id="H7716D748B9854A478E65BEAC900F822C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Determination of status</header> <subparagraph id="HF478E96D41994C6F865C1A398568A68B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall determine, at any time based on the best scientific information available, for each stock of fish within the geographic area of authority of each Council (or the Secretary, for stocks of fish managed under section 302(a)(3)), whether each such stock of fish is—</text> <clause id="H82C6611097AB4071B1AD43A23E31D7B3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>subject to overfishing;</text></clause> <clause id="H84BB91A8738947CB9FBABEA40BBCE4EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>overfished; or</text></clause> <clause id="HE57EED40CAB241BC8A8065521155EEE4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>approaching a condition of being overfished.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4CA1EC717A90481AB59315B8FEF9C5C0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria for determination</header> <clause id="H6C52CD0A4266476FB181C84AEDD40DA7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Criteria provided by managing document</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, with respect to a stock of fish managed under a stock of fish management plan or international agreement, use the criteria specified in such plan or agreement.</text></clause> <clause id="H6C37AB2F90CA42FEB1F7A3875D2B7A83"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Approaching a condition of being overfished</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall classify a stock of fish as approaching a condition of being overfished if, based on trends in fishing effort, fishery resource size, and other appropriate factors, the Secretary estimates that the stock of fish will become overfished within 2 years.</text></clause> <clause id="H7B4332E808E441609A7EA3BA4586F672"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Stocks of fish lacking criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For stocks of fish that lack criteria as required under section 303(a)(10), the Secretary shall determine whether the stock of fish is subject to overfishing or overfished using the best available scientific information.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6DF78E6882A94F298C89407A3557A64F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication</header> <subparagraph id="HCF6A2F94FFA14C88B6B7A46556B15303"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall publish each determination made under paragraph (1) in the Federal Register.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H64FDFDFD3EC64C91914D3FCBF3CAD6BA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification of Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that a stock of fish is subject to overfishing, overfished, or approaching a condition of being overfished under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall immediately notify the appropriate Council and request that action be taken—</text> <clause id="H1E94210E9DBA4DB2ABEA6CCA186318F0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to end overfishing with respect to the stock of fish immediately;</text> </clause> <clause id="H0A3BC56A22954136BF9FF925BBFFDD30"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a stock of fish that is overfished, to end overfishing immediately and to implement conservation and management measures to rebuild the affected stock of fish; or</text></clause> <clause id="H4CA1E2B308EE4ED7848D0F9BD981BE4F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a stock of fish that is approaching a condition of being overfished, to end overfishing immediately and prevent the stock of fish from reaching a overfished condition.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3359DB952A38494F8F2FBB9B8A3F4925"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall annually submit to Congress and each Council a report regarding the status of each stock of fish, including—</text> <clause id="H046847C445D44DF1814E59604C44A4AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of each determination made with respect to a stock of fish under paragraph (1) during the preceding year; </text></clause> <clause id="H69906DC6702C46B797FD7558B7085E8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an identification of each stock of fish managed under this Act that is under a rebuilding plan or in need of a rebuilding plan (as specified by this section), including—</text> <subclause id="H176760D3336743DA8B2E7F158DB7524E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifying the number of years the stock of fish has been in a rebuilding plan;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H34CC6DE093374126BF137D5FDD18B0F3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the anticipated length in years of the current rebuilding plan of the stock of fish;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H91B63F8751FF4AE1A38070B6395D950F"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of rebuilding plans that have been implemented for the stock of fish; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HDA402D75B2B1406BB15D3B7D093481C1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether a lack of adequate progress toward ending overfishing and rebuilding has been found for the stock of fish; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H1735384AB76F46E3B61D4FE19406A4DD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use, as appropriate, of the term <term>depleted</term> to further describe an overfished stock of fish that has been significantly impacted by environmental factors in addition to (or in the absence of) fishing pressure. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2E13DD5F998C4BF3A280824772A55C12"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Required action by Council</header> <subparagraph id="H19A022370A0F4F74A22892384047BD5D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Determination that requires action</header><text>Not later than 2 years after date on which the Secretary makes any of the following determinations, the appropriate Council (or the Secretary, for a fishery managed under section 302(a)(3)) shall take an action described in subparagraph (B):</text> <clause id="H07E4304C38FA403986F739DD8A504AEF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A determination that a stock of fish is subject to overfishing, overfished, or approaching a condition of being overfished.</text></clause> <clause id="H9E4615B54D22422EB8AC6AC1FE259A2E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A determination that a rebuilding plan has failed under paragraph (7)(C).</text></clause> <clause id="H7B58E20D082046F8876E6FC27D3D8F18"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A determination that a stock of fish has reached the end of the time period for a rebuilding plan under paragraph (8).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H775B4E04FA5F45B38A50CB8CEE71B66E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Actions</header><text>The actions described in this subparagraph are—</text> <clause id="HAD55FDAC9CD7479E80B8740395357B58"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to a stock of fish that is subject to overfishing, to end overfishing immediately and prevent overfishing of the stock;</text></clause> <clause id="H5256727CAAD94FD5A88A110D061ED923"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to a stock of fish that is overfished, to end overfishing immediately and to rebuild the stock of fish; or</text></clause> <clause id="H046A5FF77AEC41928DE26A3C24AD3BAA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to a stock of fish that is approaching a condition of being overfished, to end overfishing immediately and prevent the stock of fish from reaching such condition.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H41195A5262E240789B0E521599BE95C3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rebuilding plan required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a stock of fish that is overfished, any management document prepared pursuant to paragraph (3) or (5) for such fishery shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H8DFE04734C4246A79F46329DCA58812A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specify a time period for rebuilding the stock of fish that shall—</text> <clause id="H3B20D6C79B9E409EA6C45016A8E27549"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be as short as possible, taking into account the status and biology of overfished stocks of fish, the needs of fishing communities, recommendations by international organizations in which the United States participates, and the interaction of the overfished stock of fish within the marine ecosystem; and</text></clause> <clause id="H485E608147E1400F933FD21A80A0E244"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not exceed the time the stock of fish would be rebuilt in the absence of any fishing mortality plus 1 mean generation;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5D5D14C4764A4FC297356F6E96CEC7E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allocate both overfishing restrictions and recovery benefits fairly and equitably among sectors of the fishery;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H43FDABA1D6C04391823368F502517687"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for a stock of fish managed under an international agreement, reflect traditional participation in the stock of fish, relative to other nations, by fishermen of the United States; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H679F8F52C2E14A7AAE86EB2669D1B2DF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>contain objective and measurable criteria for evaluating rebuilding progress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F37389248DA44D4BD1C881AB4F11517"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Secretarial plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a Council does not meet the deadline described in paragraph (3)(A) to submit a management document the Secretary shall, not later than 9 months after the date on which such deadline expires, prepare such management document for the affected stock of fish under subsection (c).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBCE7A04FE61F4FBC80A0BA682DBF76A2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Interim measures</header> <subparagraph id="H034542CED4344A2F83CC6AAC683F715E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>During the development of a management document for a stock of fish required by this subsection, a Council may request that the Secretary implement interim measures to reduce overfishing under section 305(c) until such measures can be replaced by such management document.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD26CAECDFB624E89A849C2E3DD783C42"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Measures allowed</header><text>Interim measures described in subparagraph (A), if otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Act, may be implemented even if such measures are not sufficient to stop overfishing of a fishery.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBAFC9DE93DD84A15AC270A35ACD97EA4"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Assessment of rebuilding plan</header> <subparagraph id="H20D6334336A84EF0BA9B603C630BE134" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Secretarial review</header> <clause id="H87076690314A41D19D9C1507E87D36B2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall review each management document relating to a stock of fish required by this subsection not less often than once every 2 years to determine whether such management document has resulted in adequate progress toward rebuilding affected stocks of fish.</text></clause> <clause id="HE898D83F7104403CB0A306B48454D236"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Lack of adequate progress</header><text>In carrying out a review under clause (i), the Secretary shall find a lack of adequate progress toward rebuilding an affected stock of fish if—</text> <subclause id="H6E8EEC234B814B11B5A0E56A2DE22B8F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the status of the stock of fish is not improving sufficiently such that it becomes unlikely that the stock of fish will be rebuilt within the rebuilding time period;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HDBB35DFBAA74433D9C08A6918B76B5BE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the applicable fishing mortality rate or annual catch limits are exceeded, and the causes and rebuilding consequences of such exceedances have not been corrected;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H41F27204C1014F14B21C645167F52A12"><enum>(III)</enum><text>new scientific information demonstrates that assumptions regarding the biology of the stock of fish that formed the basis for the rebuilding plan, such as the productivity of the stock of fish, were fundamentally inaccurate, and such inaccuracies render the current rebuilding plan unable to address the rebuilding needs of the stock of fish; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H3EC5145F84EA414AB63126A8BB6ABBAB"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>for such other reasons as the Secretary determines appropriate.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB5C239C221D245AA9BAC5EDA80D056A8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Finding of inadequate progress</header> <clause id="HD1D34D09A72D415B9654884843DFA9A2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), if the Secretary finds after a review under subparagraph (A) that a management document has not resulted in adequate progress toward rebuilding affected stocks of fish, the Secretary shall—</text> <subclause id="HC9A96F7B6A0247A4B633759D9605E901"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a stock of fish to which section 302(a)(3) applies, immediately make revisions necessary to achieve adequate progress toward rebuilding the stock of fish by the deadline established under paragraph (4); or</text></subclause> <subclause id="H3301580C5FA74B8F86809AAF1DBB3C40"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for all other stocks of fish, immediately notify the appropriate Council, which shall make revisions necessary to achieve adequate progress toward rebuilding the stock of fish by not later than the deadline established under paragraph (4).</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HD15206DA3F2B459896228DC651E3417A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Council inaction</header><text>If a Council fails to complete the action required under subclause (II) by the date that is 9 months after the date of the Council receives a notification from the Secretary under that subclause, the Secretary shall, not later than 18 months after the date of such notification, make such revisions as are needed to ensure adequate progress toward rebuilding the stock of fish by not later than the rebuilding deadline established under paragraph (4).</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD47D90C81E4A4858A1B43EE3EE967E4F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Failed rebuilding plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary finds that revisions pursuant to subparagraph (B) cannot achieve adequate progress within the time period set under paragraph (4), the Secretary may find that the rebuilding plan for the stock of fish has failed.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H17D93B6F5D264D9BAFF07EE03DB0A7D5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall publish the results of a review performed under this paragraph in the Federal Register, including a determination of adequate progress or inadequate progress, and the basis for such determination.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1DD6E96F57E74AFD8C5C81C002439777"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Subsequent rebuilding plan</header> <subparagraph id="H683525DAE9FB48958050262BF84D6CD5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a rebuilding time period established under paragraph (4) expires and the relevant stock of fish has not been rebuilt, or the Secretary determines that an existing rebuilding plan for a stock of fish has failed under paragraph (7)(C), the Council (or Secretary in the case of a stock of fish to which section 302(a)(3) applies) shall prepare a new rebuilding plan pursuant to paragraphs (3) through (6), except that such plan shall have not less than a 75-percent chance of rebuilding the stock of fish by the end of the new rebuilding time period set under paragraph (4).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCCEA1758C9FC43FA92B0920F112D2A77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Management measures in effect</header><text>Management measures intended to rebuild the stock of fish shall remain in effect during the preparation of a rebuilding plan under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H20976A8DE2D2474A9C0B322A400FA889"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Management document</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>management document</term> means a management plan, management plan amendment, or proposed regulations for a stock of fish.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H8513CE003D26472B9E54C61D628EBCB7"><enum>505.</enum><header>Overfished fisheries and preventing overfishing</header> <subsection id="H023157E52C304799BEE726B3D0A08205"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Information provided by scientific and statistical committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302(g)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(g)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H929F277F998141BAB6BD1218E2BE6F4C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>ecological,</quote> after <quote>social,</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB547392AE4844038B7B74B9C87B07E58"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9E127DB222374CA685DD4EF2FA651852" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HCE49BAA375AA4ECBB8D464E774788A88" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each scientific and statistical committee shall provide its Council with ongoing scientific advice for fishery management decisions, including—</text> <clause id="H23ACCC68E9FC4572A55F7C4D17DAAC0E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations—</text> <subclause id="H94D1775D136648C1B2C4B5096A68D6EF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for accounting for all sources of mortality in establishing management measures;</text></subclause> <subclause id="HAAEFD65E81A64595B43FDD1FC939BC0C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for the acceptable biological catch levels;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H5A98BBCB3D8B4DA194F0F9C8AD964FDC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>for preventing overfishing;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H5D76EF6FB029448B9E24E50D9286DA65"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>for maximum sustainable yield; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H55B5929C67EA4CBDB22C07F41311AA76"><enum>(V)</enum><text>for achieving rebuilding targets and promoting resilience of stocks of fish to climate change;</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H96AA227D93BA41B8AA01A231DE9A866A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">objective and measurable criteria to determine whether a stock of fish is overfished or experiencing overfishing; and</text></clause> <clause id="HBA0C8C56FF07484AB75743B707D49CED"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reports regarding stock status and health, sources of mortality, bycatch, habitat status, social, ecological, and economic impacts of management measures, and sustainability of fishing practices, and prevailing and anticipated future impacts of climate change on stocks of fish, fishing communities, and fishery sectors.</text> </clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H56C012F2E9C245D692D7636872A9CCB8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Minimum required precautionary standard</header><text>Section 303(a)(10) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1853">16 U.S.C. 1853(a)(10)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HEDA832B6C9BF4ECC8EE580FE24B6B332" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H1059D68C66E54492B6A8CC1B1C544C82"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specify objective and measurable criteria for identifying when the stock of fish to which the plan applies is overfished or subject to overfishing (with an analysis of how such criteria were determined and the relationship of such criteria to the reproductive potential of stocks of fish in that fishery), which may not be less precautionary than the recommendation of the scientific and statistical committees for such fishery as required by section 302(g)(1)(B), and, in the case of a fishery which the Council or the Secretary has determined is approaching a condition of being overfished or is overfished, contain conservation and management measures to prevent overfishing or end overfishing and rebuild the fishery;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H9E104639EB5A415B952E2ADACF1B3673"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical correction</header><text>Section 301 of the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB7CCCFB03D444A91BECA6FFF69FA91D3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <section id="HB8FE8AFA80AD4856AAFC239270F2A0FA"><enum>301.</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act, including the amendment made by section 102(a)(3), may be construed to modify the requirements of section 301(a), 302(h)(6), 303(a)(15), or 304(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1851">16 U.S.C. 1851(a)</external-xref>, 1852(h)(6), 1853(a)(15), or 1854(e)), or the equal application of such requirements and other standards and requirements under that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1801">18 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</external-xref>) to commercial, charter, and recreational fisheries, including each component of mixed-use fisheries.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="H00228B5B36FF42AB9785B81E51921816"><enum>506.</enum><header>Preparation and review of Secretarial plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 304(c)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1854">16 U.S.C. 1854(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H18B24BA944C24C4A9143B7F40F478C00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D6240BE8E94488C9A153C597C847D14"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>not to exceed 2 years, or 9 months in the case of a management plan or amendment subject to section 304(e)(7)(B)</quote> after <quote>time</quote>; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC07264D8C79749D8B4BECB5F702F6378"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>not later than 180 days after the disapproval</quote> before the semicolon; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A4507E5998F4C769AE8FBFF113FACE2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAFE50D7BE671457CA12D9A0E3E92C0C9" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="section">Not later than 30 days before the date on which a time period established in subparagraph (B) or (C) ends, the Secretary shall provide written notification to the affected Council that if such Council does not fulfill the requirements described in such subparagraph, the Secretary shall issue a Secretarial plan.</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block display="yes">. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H1E646746167B48BC87F4D5EA679FCCAB"><enum>507.</enum><header>Councils</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 302(h) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H163AEAF425E942608D2B686C6238D030"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H339610454D9B41DEB4394FC3FA79A425"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)—</text> <subparagraph id="H39361B70311E422D93E0E02741880C18"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD99156BA2021488683C013A4E778F68F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4B4F90DFE791454D9A3BDFCC12745AB2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HAD6917951B82431D9D41C8964BBD1C17"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritize fisheries and habitats experiencing or expected to experience shifts in geographic range, spatial distribution, or productivity;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA4BFEB677D9648D782971E7F10C6FCE9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HADFDC8CD1B88415BAC3A0970CA90F24E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H67CB6FDB26654837832D925F938CE1A2" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H5E95788188B649BC817250BB1AE6DA86"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">approve, for each of its managed stocks of fish, objective and measurable criteria for identifying whether the stock of fish is overfished or experiencing overfishing, which may not be less precautionary than the recommendation of its scientific and statistical committee;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4E3347F486D4E6BB1A4F6A941D427E3"><enum>(9)</enum><text>develop and implement a habitat protection plan to protect essential fish habitat in the region of the Council from adverse effects caused by fishing, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HEB606EBB9FBB4974B8560D7F0A6755FF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>quantitative and measurable targets and goals to increase quality, quantity, and representativeness of essential fish habitat; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0425ED19DD7E4EA581B6729BB085FAC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conservation and management measures in a fishery management plan to implement the habitat protection plan;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA87C95729EEA48028EC7D93F4D6C8F48"><enum>(10)</enum><text>at routine intervals not less frequently than every 7 years and based on scientific evidence or other relevant information, review habitat protection plans developed under paragraph (9) by such Council and each designation of essential fish habitat and habitat areas of particular concern under section 303(a)(7) by such Council, and amend fishery management plans of such Council as necessary and appropriate;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H092E28C7F79A4B84B002C42C2DDCD319"><enum>508.</enum><header>Forage fish conservation</header> <subsection id="HF63A2759F9734E579DC8D2693E812AC7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F32FBC427FF43AE9439FD9752C590C3"> <paragraph id="H4AD93E8D0CE941A3970A716C92DF85F0"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forage fish are generally small to intermediate-sized species, occurring in schools or dense aggregations, and function as a main pathway for energy to flow from phyto- and zooplankton to higher trophic level predators, such as tuna, Alaska pollock, and other wildlife, in marine ecosystems. While most species function as prey of others at some life stage, especially when small and young, forage fish maintain this important trophic role throughout their life. Further, fluctuations in their populations can result in significant changes in marine communities and ecosystems. Therefore, particular attention to management of forage fish species, and addressing their unique role in marine ecosystems, is critical to maintaining ecosystem function and sustainable fisheries.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HAE8B81FB698B49039A0CE91142CADC3A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header> <paragraph id="H70EDDDA9F77349FC934CC3F8B6B29F51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary to define forage fish</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 305 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1855">16 U.S.C. 1855</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4526971D7D043BB88F2833CEA5164AF"> <subsection id="H13802734ED3E4A468CAA6AFEAF95C5FD"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Forage fish</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall issue a definition of the term <term>forage fish</term> for the purposes of this Act. In defining such term, the Secretary shall consider factors including whether a species covered by such definition, throughout such species’ lifecycle—</text> <paragraph id="HD0F0C640A73D44A39E6EC9805F02F6F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is at a low trophic level;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF174BC37BCA64B67AA6D8D86A5B208E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is generally small- to intermediate-sized;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD33A700889664B82A039A93689A92B0F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>occurs in schools or other dense aggregations;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H06E4071A57EF4E2192EE307159697C5A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>contributes significantly to the diets of other fish, marine mammals, or birds; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H37F0440C4B444A17A2A3DEE03ECD8D9D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>serves as a conduit for energy transfer to species at a higher trophic level.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4BE8761E623B4F4FAB5EBA63216FAE53" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1802">16 U.S.C. 1802</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H08E46C35D8F24076AB8DBCF925075D7B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating the second paragraph (33) as paragraph (53);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5B96187B32C44BEAB245B211DA95167A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (28) through (50) as paragraphs (30) through (52), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA8C50410EA9C4858B2BFE34EE3FD9C98"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (19) through (27) as paragraphs (20) through (28), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H27661ACF2ADE41CB9044413267BA191C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (18) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C88D26FAFE944118176A6B76A55756F"> <paragraph id="HBD227DA5C9824B32A872BC9C33F045C2"><enum>(19)</enum><text>The term <term>forage fish</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H9A6800529D4B4BC88FCF639049621EE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has the meaning given the term by the Secretary under section 305(n); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF77D2816CA854F1297A6265AF16EFB6E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to a species in a fishery managed pursuant to a fishery management plan or plan amendment that is approved by the Secretary under section 304(a), means any species identified in such plan as a forage fish.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCAAFDB05562540DD971D0DC738D1DBE4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (28), as so redesignated by paragraph (3) of this section, the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2ABFFE2040104E8FB15D773F0B2ED38B"> <paragraph id="HA21CD50FE95C4C6DAC019666E45229C7"><enum>(29)</enum><text>The term <term>low trophic level</term> means a position in the marine food web in which the fish generally consume plankton.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H85EE72BCFF0A43AD823F2B933F20EE5D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph (35), as so redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection—</text> <clause id="H9EE1E0A7647B450AA389279761A6FF03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause id="H9604C17BC07C41ADB749C2F3FF602096"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause id="H73B81247CD9D497D96DD7BA65C7372AD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5161E3EDDC1A454BB94E78B320CCE1FE"> <subparagraph id="HA09974AE27CD4B1888275267DBCE68A0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of a forage fish, is reduced, pursuant to subparagraph (B), to provide for the diet needs of fish species and other marine wildlife, including marine mammals and birds, for which forage fish is a significant dietary component.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HCC7B8418E0B04222B3EE575658437B02"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Scientific advice</header><text>Section 302(g)(1)(B) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(g)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC73CD71C1E4345C0A098B0B24F81875C"> <subparagraph id="H067D8623721642EC85EDCE44256A0A2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Each scientific and statistical committee shall provide its Council ongoing scientific advice for fishery management decisions, including recommendations for—</text> <clause id="H6A0A2A99CAB943B984FC0174DF000AFA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>acceptable biological catch;</text></clause> <clause id="HCE95EEE6FC524ED6A2662EEE4A4C3817"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>preventing overfishing;</text></clause> <clause id="H819EDA72965A4CA081609BEE496A6546"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>maximum sustainable yield;</text></clause> <clause id="H8E2669240F8A42AEBAAA1394B1CB01AF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>achieving rebuilding targets;</text></clause> <clause id="H2B9B745B2FF444D4ADA7F44EA21657BC"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintaining a sufficient abundance, diversity, and localized distribution of forage fish populations to support their role in marine ecosystems; and</text></clause> <clause id="H4886A88828374340877A1A974973F6E1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>reports on stock status and health, bycatch, habitat status, social and economic impacts of management measures, and sustainability of fishing practices.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H880704A195A84CC58021967AFB377091"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Council functions</header> <paragraph id="H298D9850AE9A48DC91AA95A31EFF1666"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Research priorities</header><text>Section 302(h)(7) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(h)(7)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>forage fish populations and distribution,</quote> after <quote>habitats,</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBB91486EDB28453E956AB50F6CB2ADE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unmanaged forage fish</header><text>Section 302(h) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H1CFAE8C50D5640E1B79DF884B70590BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (11), as so redesignated by section 507 of this Act, by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC9DDD1835284412902481689CBAC4E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (12), as so redesignated by section 507 of this Act, as paragraph (13); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H081806AF2FD643AAB6D666E20B296B0A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39C2E9CFD8014BDBA02B398E3A477404"> <paragraph id="HCCF56489F5254A7D955F62BB56FC7509"><enum>(12)</enum><text>develop a list of unmanaged forage fish occurring in the area under its authority and prohibit the development of any new directed forage fish fishery until the Council has—</text> <subparagraph id="HBE27F85BCFE749E4A3048AAD303DF74E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>considered the best scientific information available and evaluated the potential impacts of forage fish harvest on existing fisheries, fishing communities, and the marine ecosystem;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7986F9094C0E4022891461E0F6E61DB6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determined whether conservation and management of the forage fish fishery is needed;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1CBBE0101F624DE3833A8EE086E0FA08"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if a determination is made that conservation and management is needed, prepared and submitted to the Secretary a fishery management plan or amendment consistent with section 303; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0934A7555A674432B0655DBF4A223F4D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>received final, approved regulations from the Secretary pursuant to section 304(b)(3); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H503E60FE6CF74D7F9E00844F6D42EA6A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5C9AA83421A144AEB78DB4C36F520B59"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Contents of fishery management plans</header> <paragraph id="H5B922D753B724B428D25DFE64FEB5F5B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Forage fish management</header><text>Section 303(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1853">16 U.S.C. 1853(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HF2A13D563CDE4A22BD3D43370FD29696"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (16), as added by section 102 of this Act, by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5AC622F9A22249AA95A1955AF440175D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (17), as added by section 102 of this Act, by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4EB365AC51544F4C9820299E087E0D92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H196378733C5E4248A58EBA695CEC7A4C"> <paragraph id="H6466E158D50A4909B30E6DB5B99E64EE"><enum>(18)</enum><text>when setting annual catch limits for forage fish fisheries, assess, specify, and reduce such limits by the diet needs of fish species and other marine wildlife, such as marine mammals and birds, for which forage fish is a significant part of their diet.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H21CE3F02EE9E4F9F95D509BC1F261C85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 5 years after the date of the enactment of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8389FD0C5CB3428CB68AC935AE3B1A7A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Action by Secretary</header><text>Section 304 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1854">16 U.S.C. 1854</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9DD957892A344601B05A2AEA8A43E1F0" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H82144DDC262643C18E6F6F4ED650C908"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Forage fish management guidelines</header> <paragraph id="H0CDFD0CF4FF84CD8A48D165B82F9687E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish by regulation guidelines to assist the Councils in implementing sections 3(19), 302(h)(9), and 303(a)(16).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA4AC3A88259D42F9A0BCED8931467E1B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Workshops</header><text>In developing the guidelines under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct workshops with Councils and other scientific, fisheries, and conservation interests.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HC346CAE6C7BB47649BF116A1DC72AC8C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>River herring and shad</header> <paragraph id="HE9AA638EBFCE43A6833679796DE40CE9" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section—</text> <subparagraph id="HA3496FD9624F4B6BB068B80367FAE595"><enum>(A)</enum><header>River herring</header><text>The term <term>river herring</term> means blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) and alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H778E53A7D191473F9A42715B0A6880BF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Shad</header><text>The term <term>shad</term> means American shad (Alosa sapidissima) and hickory shad (Alosa mediocris).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3626F04F065E4D9FA6456C54AFCB4BF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendments of plans</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HB5E1B53EF4A04920A9E8FDA5EB02F3E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>amend the fishery management plans for the Atlantic Herring and Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish fisheries for the New England and Mid-Atlantic Regions to add shad and river herring as managed stocks in such plans consistent with section 302(h)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852(h)(1)</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB26B785782E4DE7B86C7A3780AF500E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>initiate additional fishery management plan amendments to be completed in not more than 1 year from the date of the addition of the species identified in paragraph (1) in order to develop and implement all required conservation and management measures for such stocks consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.</external-xref>), and all other applicable law; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8037524761E14237A330B4D36AF54F59"><enum>(C)</enum><text>notwithstanding any other law, rule, or fishery management plan provision, including conservation and management measures under section 303(a)(11) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1853">16 U.S.C. 1853(a)(11)</external-xref>), reallocate existing resources to provide, for not less than 50 percent of all relevant fishing trips, not fewer than 1 at-sea observer or an on-board electronic or video means of producing equivalent at-sea monitoring information, for any vessel using midwater trawl or paired midwater trawl fishing gear in the Atlantic herring and Atlantic mackerel fisheries.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H17455F977F02404B8201956018E6D9C0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed as—</text> <paragraph id="H2DCF9B76AD5940C386096EA467A743EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>extending or diminishing the jurisdiction or authority of any State within its boundaries; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4EA9378A8AE043429FF5AB693A1E45D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affecting—</text> <subparagraph id="H038A1806F8DB4283BA404FCDED25B178"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 306 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1856">16 U.S.C. 1856</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE6E4BE8CDC85458A9065B1DC12A662CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5101">16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H687AAF625FBB4591A3E1F74A788D15FA"><enum>509.</enum><header>Funding for monitoring implementation of Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 311(f)(4) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1861">16 U.S.C. 1861(f)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>pursuant to this section to enforce that Plan</quote> and inserting <quote>to enforce and monitor (including electronic monitoring) implementation of such Plan</quote>.</text></section> <section id="H0041A0E8DBA146D490AD32726258C7A3"><enum>510.</enum><header>Highly migratory species</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 304(g)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1854">16 U.S.C. 1854(g)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H354BD9A9558943AD8AB1A2ABC88B1A40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>a scientific and statistical committee and</quote> after <quote>establish</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H365A80A7AD9641E38920C23F734AB641"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H46F86CA22BDA42AFBE4842B909A10774" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HCC591C66C39840A89658F2B60932DBA1" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for stocks of fish not managed pursuant to the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/971">16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.</external-xref>), develop annual catch limits that may not exceed the fishing level recommendations of the scientific and statistical committee;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <enum>VI</enum><header>International fisheries management</header> <section id="HA2A2A572F0D74A9DB9477D1EC2B2236C"><enum>601.</enum><header>Conservation Commissioner of Atlantic Tunas Convention</header> <subsection id="H32EF46E772154A528239EDF0F1646F22"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Appointment and procedure of Commissioners</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(a) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/971a">16 U.S.C. 971a(a)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HAF39137D3F434F6794B7C19202D68FED" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HF7DC75B4AF554C83862401369008570D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Appointment and number; rules of procedure; term</header> <paragraph id="HB512F00C77FA483DA5187B8EBE845009"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall appoint 4 Commissioners to serve as delegates of the United States to the Commission as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="H3443261F46CC41DDAD694B29FC52FCCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 Commissioner shall be a Federal employee who shall serve as Chair.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6BFFAA35D4A347A3AF4385F39F57AEA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>3 Commissioners shall not be Federal employees, of whom—</text> <clause id="HD7509BC467A141A7827B413221ACDB79"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall have knowledge and experience regarding commercial fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Caribbean Sea;</text></clause> <clause id="H4A1335606A9E4121AA7230EA4CB5E978"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall have knowledge and experience regarding recreational fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Caribbean Sea; and</text></clause> <clause id="HA12F25D08B27427B948D4B2432DD4223"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall have knowledge and experience in marine conservation and shall represent the public interest in marine conservation and nonconsumptive uses of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Carribean Sea.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD6FE91B55AB04F62B54E7C342587D3C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term of appointment</header> <subparagraph id="H316FD871BB1E4AC190B3C130FC628D05"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Length of term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term of a Commissioner appointed under paragraph (1) shall be 3 years.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE7296A8164404D4BA18622D53A467049"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consecutive terms</header><text>No individual appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms as Commissioner.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H20DBB0C2EE5E4F73B75538190D784540"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Pleasure of President</header><text>Each Commissioner appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve at the pleasure of the President.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H81C08421DE1544FC92304087123C4A37"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Representation of the United States</header> <subparagraph id="H5F235F8A9B8849BB9AD9749D61C88954"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At meetings of the Commission, Council, any Panel, or any other function as provided for in the Convention, the United States shall be represented by the Commissioner described in paragraph (1)(A) and 2 Commissioners described in paragraph (1)(B).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0122366EEB6F4D85BD50EB68625E9C9C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Procedures for rotation</header><text> The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, shall establish procedures under which the Commissioners appointed described in paragraph (1)(B) rotate in representing the United States to the Commission. </text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDFE11466C6D24772BB280C804CA6E389"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Right to participation</header><text>Each Commissioner appointed under paragraph (1) may—</text> <clause id="H225DAD7979084189A0CC4385642D327E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>attend all meetings of the Commission, Council, any Panel, or any other function as provided for in the Convention; and</text></clause> <clause id="H06F721438E594049B25D91097BBEFABB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>participate fully in all United States preparatory activity for any activity relating to the Convention.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HFBEA955B11A94E32B01DA1BF3CA35E95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulation may not decrease allocation or quota</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(c)(3) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/971d">16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>or decreasing</quote>. </text></subsection></section> <section id="HAD9BCB86C5E344F78F58EFCD34751397"><enum>602.</enum><header>Conservation Commissioner of Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503(a) of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6902">16 U.S.C. 6902(a)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H111291260E894A65B8B5D355268D38A3" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H08135CA8BABB401DABF166B1B744079B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="H62382326A16146B6BA3552D946BA9366"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The United States shall be represented on the Commission by 5 United States Commissioners.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D28FB0B0E154F5AAFF847E7E147E4FE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment</header> <subparagraph id="HE5E34A94C69E4440BBAA96754D2CA29A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President shall appoint individuals to serve on the Commission.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAAD162EA071B4A2EAA9702C06DC6C855"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Qualifications of Commissioners</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making appointments under this paragraph, the President shall select Commissioners from among individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly migratory fish stocks and commercial fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean—</text> <clause id="HB73B26E6D2FE4F1285D3255FA7D40AB5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 of whom shall be an officer or employee of the Department of Commerce;</text></clause> <clause id="H3DD88A31C94C46DF84FD23470B62C7A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 of whom shall be the chairman or a member of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council;</text></clause> <clause id="HE062D9B71346442FAB8A2F5F57FC1850"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 of whom shall be the chairman or a member of the Pacific Fishery Management Council; and</text></clause> <clause id="H29CFF1276FBC4CDA9B56A4DBA19B0A50"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1 of whom shall be an individual with knowledge and experience in marine conservation who shall represent the public interest in marine conservation and non-consumptive uses of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H516F18E1B4504B1F8F24C060EC42EC57"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Pleasure of President</header><text>Each individual appointed by the President to serve on the Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the President.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H10B9035C52464F9E91F3EFFF5A304CD3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Rules of procedure</header><text>The Commissioners shall be entitled to adopt such rules of procedures as they find necessary and to select a chairman from among members who are officers or employees of the United States Government.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HB6E069F000A54EB3A23A6850F8AA70F5"><enum>603.</enum><header>Conservation Commissioner of Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(a) of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/952">16 U.S.C. 952</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H000A4632B734485BBD606E62A9C11A8E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HECC82179BF204423ABA5049A461FF383"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Commissioners</header> <paragraph id="H437CF2E2A2D34250B748616C1D07DDF3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall appoint 4 individuals to represent the United States on the Commission.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H19719C4017264FBA848956A42A9C6715"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>The Commissioners appointed under paragraph (1) shall be subject to supervision and removal by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4091D045755F44DEA8F63CDAFC527825"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making an appointment under paragraph (1), the President shall select Commissioners from among individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly migratory fish stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean—</text> <subparagraph id="H938DCA105B124B518B2DCC5ED01F076E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 of whom shall be an officer or employee of the Department of Commerce; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6BB46F48AFD84382A2926CDA0FA49BDA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 of whom shall be an individual with knowledge and experience in marine conservation, and who shall represent the public interest in marine conservation and nonconsumptive uses of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9C975AEAD1F4DA2A1730612A97D46B0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on appointments</header><text>The President may not appoint more than 2 Commissioners under paragraph (1) who reside in a State other than a State the vessels of which maintain a substantial fishery in the area of the Convention.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H1091EA03A15E4B9DAA13C2C0319DBB4B"><enum>604.</enum><header>Application of annual catch limit and accountability measures requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1853">16 U.S.C. 1853</external-xref> note) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA6E3A8AA02BC475CA68740D72197250A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H83752629CBC54BA0ADB7901B633F5C92"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective dates; application to certain species</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a)(10)—</text> <paragraph id="H496D0FB05F394D759F762001D8688EF3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in paragraph (2), shall apply to any management plan for a stock of fish prepared by any Council or the Secretary, including a management plan governing a stock of fish managed under an international agreement in which the United States participates;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5275B80F0AA14F468F346370321C51F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not apply to a management plan for a stock of fish for a species that has a life cycle of approximately 1 year unless the Secretary has determined such stock of fish is subject to overfishing with respect to such species; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF058748C1DD437385F4CC61A163F6EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall not limit or otherwise affect the requirements of section 301(a)(1) or 304(e) of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HD5E08547CBAB466797E31B65F3D396CB"><enum>605.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary the following amounts to carry out the provisions of this Act:</text> <paragraph id="H619651E939584287AB91B937EB94CF4E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2025, $698,142,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H72FC1DF5DF62466B8F7B8620DC355471"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2026, $714,200,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5F24C4B20434909A603BDEAA546D073"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2027, $730,626,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD8F498DBE2B34AFAA21F3108E1833C77"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2028, $747,431,000.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD35066B955874FF4B37162ACA80197CD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For fiscal year 2029, $764,621,000.</text></paragraph> </section>