,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #edb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ac1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself and ,mr4   
,begich7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
limitations on maritime liens on fishing
 licenses and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,maritime ,lien ,reform ,act of     
#bjac4  #b4 ,limitation on maritime     
liens on fishing license and license    
description  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter
 ,i of chapter #cac of title #df1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#cacaj4 ,limitation on maritime liens on
 fishing license and license description
  7a7 ,in general ,this chapter--  7#a7 
does not establish a maritime lien on a 
license that--  7,a7 authorizes a person
 or use of a vessel to engage in        
fishing2 and  7,b7 is issued under      

,state or ,federal law2 and  7#b7 does  
not authorize any civil action to       
enforce a maritime lien on such a       
license4  7b7 ,fishing license described
 ,a fishing license--  7#a7 is governed 
solely by the ,state or ,federal law    
under which it was issued2 and  7#b7 is 
not included in the whole of a vessel or
 as an appurtenance or intangible of a  
vessel for any purpose4  7c7 ,limitation
 on statutory construction ,nothing in  
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall be        
construed as imposing any limitation    
upon the authority of the ,secretary of 
,commerce to modify1 suspend1 revoke1 or
 sanction any ,federal fishery license  
issued by the ,secretary of ,commerce or
 to bring a civil action to enforce such
 modification1 suspension1 revocation1  
or sanction4  4  7b7 ,table of sections 
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #cacji the following3  #cacaj4  
,limitation on maritime liens on fishing

 license and license description4  4