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119th CONGRESS
1st Session |
To amend the Fishing Safety Training Grants and Fishing Safety Research Grant programs.
Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
To amend the Fishing Safety Training Grants and Fishing Safety Research Grant programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. Fishing safety training and research grants programs.
Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(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, that include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing fishing vessel operators and crewmembers; and”;
(i) by striking “, in consultation with and based on criteria established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard”; and
(ii) by striking “subsection on a competitive basis.” and inserting “subsection—
“(A) on a competitive basis; and
“(B) based on criteria developed in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard.”; and
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking “$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023” and inserting “to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029”; and
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting “, and on understanding and mitigating behavioral and physical health risks, that include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing members of the commercial fishing industry” after “weather detection”;
(i) by striking “, in consultation with and based on criteria established by the Commandant of the Coast Guard,”; and
(ii) by striking “subsection on a competitive basis.” and inserting the following: “subsection—
“(A) on a competitive basis; and
“(B) based on criteria developed in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard.”; and
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking “$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023” and inserting “to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029”.