[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
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Public Law 115-228
115th Congress

An Act


 
To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation
statutes, and for other purposes. <>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BILLFISH CONSERVATION ACT OF 2012.

Section 4(c)(1) of the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 (16 U.S.C.
1827a(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and retained'' after ``landed''.
SEC. 2. SHARK CONSERVATION ACT OF 2010.

The Act entitled ``An Act to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing
Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks'', approved
January 4, 2011 (Public Law 111-348; 124 Stat. 3668), is amended--
(1) by striking section 104 and inserting the following:
``SEC. 104. <>  RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

``Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall
be construed as affecting, altering, or diminishing in any way the
authority of the Secretary of Commerce to establish such conservation
and management measures as the Secretary considers necessary and
appropriate under sections 302(a)(3) and 304(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(3),
1854(g)).''; and
(2) in section 1, by striking the item relating to section
104 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 104. Rule of construction.''.

Approved August 2, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4528:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-775 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):
June 25, considered and passed House.
July 26, considered and passed Senate.