118 S3389 IS: Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2023 U.S. Senate 2023-12-04 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.

II 118th CONGRESS1st Session S. 3389 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 4, 2023 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To authorize safety and prevention training programs for fishing vessel operators and crewmembers, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2023 or the FISH Wellness Act of 2023.

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Safety standards for certain fishing vessels

Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (i)— (A)in paragraph (1)— (i)in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking and after the semicolon; (ii)by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (iii)by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B)to conduct safety and prevention training that addresses behavioral and physical health risks, to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing fishing vessel operators and crewmembers; and ; (B)by striking paragraph (3); (C)by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (D)in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and inserting $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025; (2) in subsection (j)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking and severe weather detection and inserting severe weather detection, and understanding and mitigating behavioral and physical health risks, to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing members of the commercial fishing industry; (B)by striking paragraph (3); (C)by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (D)in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and inserting $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025; (3)by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and (4)by inserting after subsection (j) the following: (k)From amounts appropriated under subsections (i)(3) and (j)(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer to the Secretary of Health and Human Services funds to pay for the Secretary's administration of the grant programs under subsections (i) and (j) for such fiscal year..