    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-289
    116th Congress

    An Act

    To preserve United States fishing heritage through a national program
    dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of commercial
    fishermen. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled, <>
    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Young Fishermen's Development Act''.
    SEC. 2. <>  DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
    (1) Sea grant institution.--The term ``Sea Grant
    Institution'' means a sea grant college or sea grant institute,
    as those terms are defined in section 203 of the National Sea
    Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1122).
    (2) Tribal organization.--The term ``Tribal organization''
    has the meaning given the term ``tribal organization'' in
    section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
    Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
    (3) Young fisherman.--The term ``young fisherman'' means an
    individual who--
    (A) desires to participate in the commercial
    fisheries of the United States, including the Great
    Lakes fisheries;
    (B) has worked as a captain, crew member, or
    deckhand on a commercial fishing vessel for not more
    than 10 years of cumulative service; or
    (C) is a beginning commercial fisherman.
    SEC. 3. <>  ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Sea Grant
    Office, shall establish a program to provide training, education,
    outreach, and technical assistance initiatives for young fishermen, to
    be known as the ``Young Fishermen's Development Grant Program''
    (referred to in this section as the ``Program'').
    SEC. 4. <>  GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall
    make competitive grants to support new and established local and
    regional training, education, outreach, and technical assistance
    initiatives for young fishermen, including programs, workshops, and
    services relating to--
    (1) seamanship, navigation, electronics, and safety;
    (2) vessel and engine care, maintenance, and repair;
    (3) innovative conservation fishing gear engineering and
    technology;

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    (4) sustainable fishing practices;
    (5) entrepreneurship and good business practices;
    (6) direct marketing, supply chain, and traceability;
    (7) financial and risk management, including vessel, permit,
    and quota purchasing;
    (8) State and Federal legal requirements for specific
    fisheries, including reporting, monitoring, licenses, and
    regulations;
    (9) State and Federal fisheries policy and management;
    (10) mentoring, apprenticeships, or internships; and
    (11) any other activities, opportunities, or programs, as
    the Secretary determines appropriate.

    (b) Eligibility.--
    (1) Applicants.--To be eligible to receive a grant under the
    Program, a recipient shall be a collaborative State, Tribal,
    local, or regionally based network or partnership of public or
    private entities, which may include--
    (A) a Sea Grant Institution;
    (B) a Federal or State agency or a Tribal
    organization;
    (C) a community-based nongovernmental organization;
    (D) fishermen's cooperatives or associations;
    (E) an institution of higher education (including an
    institution awarding an associate's degree), or a
    foundation maintained by an institution of higher
    education; or
    (F) any other appropriate entity, as the Secretary
    determines appropriate.
    (2) Participants.--All young fishermen seeking to
    participate in the commercial fisheries of the United States and
    the Great Lakes are eligible to participate in the activities
    funded through grants provided for in this section, except that
    participants in such activities shall be selected by each grant
    recipient.

    (c) Maximum Term and Amount of Grant.--
    (1) In general.--A grant under this section shall--
    (A) have a term of no more than 3 fiscal years; and
    (B) be in an amount that is not more than $200,000
    for each fiscal year.
    (2) Consecutive grants.--An eligible recipient may receive
    consecutive grants under this section.

    (d) Matching Requirement.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
    this section, a recipient shall provide a match in the form of cash or
    in-kind contributions from the recipient in the amount equal to or
    greater than 25 percent of the funds provided by the grant.
    (e) Regional Balance.--In making grants under this section, the
    Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure geographic
    diversity.
    (f) <>  Cooperation and Evaluation Criteria.--
    In carrying out this section and in developing criteria for evaluating
    grant applications, the Secretary shall consult, to the maximum extent
    practicable, with--
    (1) Sea Grant Institutions and extension agents of such
    institutions;
    (2) community-based nongovernmental fishing organizations;
    (3) Federal and State agencies, including Regional Fishery
    Management Councils established under the Magnuson-Stevens

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    Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 et
    seq.);
    (4) institutions of higher education with fisheries
    expertise and programs; and
    (5) partners, as the Secretary determines.

    (g) Prohibition.--A grant under this section may not be used to
    purchase any fishing license, permit, quota, or other harvesting right.
    SEC. 5. <>  FUNDING.

    (a) Authorizations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
    carry out this Act $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through
    2026.
    (b) Derivation.--Funds to carry out the activities under this Act
    shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to
    the preceding subsection that are enacted after the date of the
    enactment of this Act.

    Approved January 5, 2021.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1240:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116-429 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
    Dec. 10, considered and passed House.
    Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.