,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,ti]ney 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m>key1   
,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,jones1   
,mr4 ,langev91 & ,mr4 ,cicill9e7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide exclusive fund+ to  
support fi%]ies & ! communities t rely  
^u !m1 to cle> unnecess>y regulatory    
burd5s & /reaml9e ,f$]al fi%]ies        
managem5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fi%]ies
 ,disa/] ,relief & ,rese>* ,inve/m5t    
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,section #b7;a7 (
 ! ,act ( ,augu/ #aa1 #aici 7commonly   
kn[n z ! ,salton/all-,k5n$y ,act7 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #gac;c-#c7;a771 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#a7 z      
p>agraph 7#b72  7#b7 by ins]t+ be=e     
p>agraph 7#b71 z r$esignat$1 ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,! t]m fi%]y inve/m5t committee    
means a committee ( a regional fi%]y    
managem5t c\ncil e/abli%$ "u subsection 

7c77#a74  2  7#c7 by r$esignat+         
p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 & 7#e7 z    
p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 & 7#g71     
respectively2  7#d7 by ins]t+ be=e      
p>agraph 7#d71 z r$esignat$1 ! foll[+3  
7#c7 ,! t]m regional fi%]y inve/m5t plan
 means a plan develop$ by a fi%]y       
inve/m5t committee "u subsection        
7c77#b74  2 &  7#e7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#h7 ,! applicable def9ition "u
 section #c ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y 
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjb71 %all apply to any t]m 
us$ 9 ?is ,act t is n def9$ "u ?is      
subsection4  4  #c4 ,regional fi%]ies   
inve/m5t grant program  7a7 ,regional   
,fi%]ies ,inve/m5t ,grant ,program &    
,fi%]y ,inve/m5t ,plans ,section #b ( ! 
,act ( ,augu/ #aa1 #aici 7commonly kn[n 
z ! ,salton/all-,k5n$y ,act7 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #gac;c-#c71 is am5d$ by am5d+ 
subsection 7c7 to read z foll[s3  7c7   
,/r5g!n+ ,regional ,fi%]ies ,managem5t  
7#a7 ,fi%]y inve/m5t committees  7,a7   
,e/abli%m5t ,ea* ,c\ncil %all e/abli% & 

ma9ta91 "u ! au?ority ( section #cjb7;g7
 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y            
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #aheb7;g771 a fi%]y inve/m5t  
committee4 ,ea* fi%]y inve/m5t committee
 %all be compris$ ( n m ?an #ac         
individuals4  7,b7 ,au?ority ,ea* fi%]y 
inve/m5t committee %all--  7i7 develop a
 regional fi%]y inve/m5t plan "u        
subsection 7c77#b72  7ii7 review grant  
applications & projects to implem5t its 
regional fi%]y inve/m5t plan2 &  7iii7  
make recomm5dations1 bas$ on its f9d+s1 
to ! ,c\ncil on grant applications &    
projects to implem5t its regional fi%]y 
inve/m5t plan4  7,c7 ,memb]%ip  7i7     
,qualifications ,ea* memb] ( a fi%]y    
inve/m5t committee %all be an individual
 :o1 by reason ( ! individual's         
occupational exp]i5ce or o!r exp]i5ce1  
sci5tific exp]tise1 or tra9+1 is        
kn[l$geable ( ! cons]vation & managem5t 
(1 or ! comm]cial or recreational cat*  
(1 ! fi%]y res\rces ( ! geographical    
area conc]n$4  7ii7 ,nom9ations ,ea*    

memb] ( a fi%]y inve/m5t committee--    
7,i7 %all be nom9at$ & elect$ by !      
applicable ,c\ncil dur+ a public meet+ (
 ! ,c\ncil2  7,,ii7 %all s]ve = a #c-ye>
 t]m2 &  7,,iii7 may be re-elect$ = an  
additional #c-ye> consecutive t]m4      
7iii7 ,conflicts ( int]e/ ,a memb] ( a  
fi%]y inve/m5t committee %all recuse    
himself or h]self f consid]+ any grant  
application t ! memb] has a f9ancial    
int]e/ t w\ld require disclosure "u     
section #cjb7;j77#b7 ( !                
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#aheb7;j77#b774  7,d7 ,composition ,ea* 
fi%]y inve/m5t committee %all be        
multi-discipl9>y1 reflect ! geographic  
balance ( ! ,c\ncil1 & include at lea/  
#a repres5tative (--  7i7 ! comm]cial   
fi%+ community2  7ii7 ! private         
recreational angl+ community2  7iii7 !  
=-pr(it *>t] fi%+ community2  7iv7 !    
public int]e/ 9 m>9e cons]vation :o--   
7,i7 does n d]ive an annual income f    
comm]cial or recreational fi%+2 &       

7,,ii7 is n employ$ by any p]son :o     
d]ives an annual income f comm]cial or  
recreational fi%+2  7v7 ea* ,/ate       
gov]nm5t 9 ! region2  7vi7 relevant     
int]/ate commissions2  7vii7 f$]ally    
recogniz$ tribes1 :]e applicable2 &     
7viii7 rese>* in/itutions4  7#b7        
,regional ,fi%]y ,inve/m5t ,plans ,ea*  
fi%]y inve/m5t committee %all develop a 
regional fi%]y inve/m5t plan t id5tifies
 critical rese>*1 cons]vation1 &        
managem5t ne$s & correspond+ actions to 
facilitate rebuild+ & ma9ta9+ heal?y fi%
 populations & su/a9able fi%]ies ov] a  
#e-ye> p]iod4 ,ea* plan %all--  7,a7 be 
consi/5t ) ! curr5t #e-ye> rese>*       
priority plans develop$ "u section      
#cjb7;h77#g7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y
 ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aheb7;h77#g772  7,b7 include 
areas ( inve/m5t t are critical =       
rebuild+ & ma9ta9+ heal?y ,unit$ ,/ates 
fi% populations & promot+ su/a9able     
fi%]ies1 includ+--  7i7 /ock surveys1   
/ock assessm5ts & analysis1 & coop]ative

 fi%]y rese>*1 9 conjunction ) !        
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration1 involv+ fi%]y            
p>ticipants1 academic in/itutions1 & o!r
 int]e/$ p>ties2  7ii7 ef=ts to improve 
! collection & accuracy ( fi%]y cat*    
data1 includ+--  7,i7 exp&+ ! use (1 &  
rese>* & developm5t on1 cat* monitor+ & 
report+ programs & te*nology1 bo? at-sea
 & %oreside1 includ+ ! use ( electronic 
monitor+ devices & satellite track+     
sy/ems2 &  7,,ii7 improv+ data          
collection = recreational fi%]ies1      
includ+ improvem5ts to ! ,m>9e          
,recreational ,fi%]y ,/ati/ics ,survey 9
 accordance ) section #dja7;g77#c7 ( !  
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#ahha7;g77#c772  7iii7 analyz+ ! social 
& economic impacts ( fi%]y managem5t    
decisions2  7iv7 provid+ f9ancial       
assi/ance to1 & inve/m5t 91 fi%]m5 &    
fi%+ communities ?r\gh--  7,i7 fi%+     
capacity r$uction1 includ+ vessel1      
p]mit1 & ge> buybacks2 &  7,,ii7        

inve/m5t 9 p]mit banks or tru/s & o!r   
entities1 includ+ community fi%+        
associations & projects design$ to help 
su/a9 fi%]y dep5d5t communities &       
small-scale fi%]ies2  7v7 developm5t (  
me?ods or te*nologies to improve !      
quality & value ( fi% l&$2  7vi7 rese>* 
& developm5t ( cons]vation eng9e]+      
te*nologies & me?ods 9 bo? comm]cial &  
recreational fi%]ies2 &  7vii7 habitat  
re/oration & protection2  7,c7 be revis$
 by ! regional fi%]y inve/m5t committee 
& approv$ by ! ,c\ncil at lea/ once e #e
 ye>s2  7,d7 be submitt$ to ! ,secret>y 
= review to ensure ! plan is consi/5t ) 
! requirem5ts ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s      
,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et seq471 & ?is    
section2  7,e7 be publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al    
,regi/] & made available = public       
comm5t2 &  7,f7 become effective n lat] 
?an #fj days aft] ! date ( receipt      
unless ! ,secret>y makes a negative     
consi/5cy f9d+4  7#c7 ,negative         
consi/5cy f9d+ ,if ! ,secret>y makes a  

negative consi/5cy f9d+ "u p>agraph     
7#b77;,f71 ea* portion ( ! plan t is !  
subject ( ! negative consi/5cy f9d+ %all
 n be effective until x is made consi/5t
 by ! regional fi%]y inve/m5t committee 
& ! ,c\ncil4  7#d7 ,regional ,fi%]y     
,inve/m5t ,grant ,program ,n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !     
,fi%]ies ,disa/] ,relief & ,rese>*      
,inve/m5t ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli%
 an annual competitive grant program to 
provide funds = projects1 activities1 & 
rese>* t advance ! regional priorities t
 are includ$ 9 ! regional fi%]y inve/m5t
 plans4  7,a7 ,eligible recipi5ts ,/ate1
 ,f$]al1 regional1 or private entities  
or p]sons %all be eligible = fund+ )    
pref]5ce giv5 to public-private         
p>tn]%ips4  7,b7 ,aw>ds ,! ,secret>y may
 only aw>d a grant = a project1         
activity1 or rese>* t--  7i7 implem5ts  
regional fi%]y inve/m5t plans2 &  7ii7  
has be5 recomm5d$ = fund+ by !          
respective regional fi%]y inve/m5t      
committee & approv$ by ! ,c\ncil4  4    

7b7 ,national ,fi%]ies ,inve/m5t        
,program ,section #b7;d7 ( ! ,act (     
,augu/ #aa1 #aici 7commonly kn[n z !    
,salton/all-,k5n$y ,act7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#gac;c-#c7;d771 is am5d$--  7#a7 9      
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ rese>* &        
developm5t address$ to su* aspects (    
,unit$ ,/ates fi%]ies 7includ+1 b n     
limit$ to1 h>ve/+1 process+1 m>ket+1 &  
associat$ infra/ructures7 if n          
adequately cov]$ by projects assi/$ "u  
subsection 7c71 z ! ,secret>y deems     
appropriate & ins]t+ fi%]ies rese>* &   
inve/m5t t supports rebuild+ & ma9ta9+  
heal?y ,unit$ ,/ates fi% populations &  
promotes su/a9able fi%]ies4 ,! program  
%all address fi%]ies ne$s & problems    
describ$ "u subsection 7e77#a77;,b742 & 
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7--  7,a7 by /rik+ 1 
aft] consultation ) appropriate         
repres5tatives ( ! fi%+ indu/ry12  7,b7 
by /rik+ ,m]*ant ,m>9e & ,fi%]ies &     
ins]t+ ,natural ,res\rces2  7,c7 9      
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ developm5t   
goals & fund+ priorities "u p>agraph    

7#a7 & ins]t+ inve/m5t priorities2  7,d7
 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ all p5d+  
projects assi/$ "u subsection 7c7 & all 
t foll[s & ins]t+ ! projects fund$ by ! 
,secret>y "u ?is subsection2 &2 &  7,e7 
9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ ea* project
 assi/$ & all t foll[s & ins]t+ h[ well 
! project met ! fi%]ies ne$s describ$ 9 
subsection 7e77#a744  7c7 ,division (   
res\rces ,section #b7;e77#a7 ( ! ,act ( 
,augu/ #aa1 #aici 7commonly kn[n z !    
,salton/all-,k5n$y ,act7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#gac;c-#c7;e77#a771 is am5d$--  7#a7 by 
/rik+ moneys ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+
 monies2  7#b7 by /rik+ purpose (       
promot+ & ins]t+ purposes ( inve/+ 92   
7#c7 by ins]t+ or div]t$ foll[+ %all be 
transf]r$2 &  7#d7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 
7,a7 & all ! foll[s ?r\gh ! end ( !     
p>agraph & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,!    
,secret>y %all allocate #gj p]c5t ( su* 
monies available at ! beg9n+ ( ea*      
fiscal ye> to ! #h ,c\ncil regions & !  
,secret>y 9 accordance ) ! foll[+ =mula 
pursuant to subsection 7c73  7i7        

,"o-half allocat$ equally among !       
,c\ncil regions4  7ii7 ,"o-half allocat$
 proportionally among ! ,c\ncil regions 
bas$ on ! comb9$ economic impact (      
comm]cial l&+s & recreational fi%+ 9 ea*
 region4  7,b7 #bj p]c5t ( su* monies   
%all be available to ! ,secret>y "u     
subsection 7d7 = projects address+      
fi%]ies ne$s & problems1 z id5tifi$ by !
 ,secret>y1 z foll[s3  7i7 ,up to       
"o-fif? %all be allocat$ to1 &          
apportion$ z ! ,secret>y deems          
appropriate among1 ! ,atlantic ,/ates   
,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,commission1 ! ,gulf     
,/ates ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,commission1 & !  
,pacific ,/ates ,m>9e ,fi%]ies          
,commission4  7ii7 ,up to "o-fif? %all  
be allocat$ to seafood promotion &      
su/a9able c]tification ef=ts4  7iii7 ,up
 to "o-fif? %all be allocat$ to improve 
fi%]ies' managem5t ?r\gh rese>*1        
monitor+ or evaluation1 & modification (
 regulations & proc$ures4  7iv7 ,up to  
"o-fif? %all be allocat$ to fi%]ies'    
disa/]s1 & %oreside infra/ructure &     

access ne$s4  7v7 ,up to "o-fif? %all be
 allocat$ to o!r special ne$s1 includ+  
managem5t ( highly migratory species &  
int]national fi%]ies4  7,c7 ,any ( su*  
monies rema9+ aft] ! annual fiscal ye>  
allocations made pursuant to subp>agraph
 7,b7 %all rema9 available to !         
,secret>y )\t fiscal ye> limitation =   
future su* allocations4  7#b7           
,limitation ,n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( !      
monies ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ea*    
fiscal ye> may be us$ to (fset receipts 
= ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic    
,adm9i/ration's ,op]ations1 ,rese>*1 &  
,facilities acc\nt4  7#c7 ,annual       
notification ,! ,secret>y %all notify   
annually ea* ,c\ncil ( funds available =
 grants 9 its region4  7#d7             
,adm9i/rative co/s ,prior to !          
allocation ( monies "u p>agraph 7#a7 ea*
 fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y--  7,a7 may    
res]ve up to #c p]c5t ( su* monies = !  
adm9i/ration ( ! grant program2 &  7,b7 
%all di/ribute #c p]c5t ( su* monies    
equally among ea* ( ! #h ,c\ncils = !   

developm5t & implem5tation ( fi%]y      
inve/m5t plans & grant review4  7#e7    
,ma9t5ance ( ef=t ,except z provid$ 9   
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y may n r$uce  
or elim9ate fund+ = any rese>*1 survey1 
monitor+1 or assessm5t activities       
necess>y to meet ! cons]vation &        
managem5t requirem5ts ( !               
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et 
seq47 z a result ( fund+ provid$ "u ?is 
section4  4  7d7 ,fi%]y disa/] assi/ance
 fund+ ,not)/&+ any provision ( section 
#b ( ! ,act ( ,augu/ #aa1 #aici         
7commonly kn[n z ! ,salton/all-,k5n$y   
,act7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gac;c-#c7 & !     
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (
 ,comm]ce %all cause ! am\nt transf]r$  
to ! ,secret>y = fiscal ye> #bjad "u    
subsection 7b77#a7 ( su* section to be  
di/ribut$ among eligible recipi5ts (    
assi/ance = comm]cial fi%]y failures &  
fi%]y disa/]s decl>$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,comm]ce 9 cal5d> ye> #bjab "u sections 
#cjh7;b7 & #cjh7;d7 ( !                 

,int]jurisdicitional ,fi%]ies ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #dajg7 & sections #cab7;a7 &  
#cae ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y        
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #ahfa;a7a7 & #ahfd74  #d4     
,focus+ assets = improv$ fi%]ies        
outcomes ,section #b7;b7 ( ! ,act (     
,augu/ #aa1 #aici 7commonly kn[n z !    
,salton/all-,k5n$y ,act7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#gac;c-#c7;b771 is am5d$--  7#a7 by     
/rik+ 7#a72  7#b7 by /rik+ & end+ on    
,june #cj1 #aieg12  7#c7 by /rik+ moneys
 ! fir/ place x appe>s & ins]t+ monies2 
&  7#d7 by /rik+ %all be ma9ta9$ 9 a    
sep>ate fund only = & all t foll[s &    
ins]t+ & %all only be us$ = ! purposes  
describ$ "u subsection 7c744  #e4       
,regulation & proc$ure /reaml9+  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,= ! #b fiscal ye>s foll[+ ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,comm]ce %all use funds available "u    
section #b7;e77#b7 ( ! ,act ( ,augu/    
#aa1 #aici 7commonly kn[n z !           
,salton/all-,k5n$y ,act7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#gac;c-#c71 to conduct a review ( !     

regulations & proc$ures us$ to implem5t 
title ,,iii ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y 
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#ij     
,/at4 #cdf74  7b7 ,review requirem5ts ,!
 review "u subsection 7a7 %all--  7#a7  
id5tify r$undant & ineffici5t           
regulations & proc$ures2  7#b7 make     
recomm5dations = /reaml9+ su*           
regulations & proc$ures1 includ+        
recomm5dations to elim9ate unnecess>y   
pap]work1 r$uce bureaucratic            
re/rictions1 & spe$ ! inclusion ( new   
in=mation into managem5t decisions2 &   
7#c7 ensure t any recomm5d$             
modifications to regulations or         
proc$ures are consi/5t ) !              
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et 
seq471 & any o!r applicable law4  #f4   
,promulgation ( regulations ,n lat] ?an 
#ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all promulgate       
regulations to implem5t ! requirem5ts ( 
?is ,act4