,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #gac ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #aa1 #bjac ,mr4 ,reed 7for himself and ,mr4 ,whitehouse7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act to add ,rhode ,island to the ,mid-,atlantic ,fishery ,management ,council4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,rhode ,island ,fishermen's ,fairness ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,rhode ,island fishermen participate in fisheries managed by the ,new ,england ,fishery ,management ,council 7hereinafter referred to as the ,,nefmc7 and the ,mid-,atlantic ,fishery ,management ,council 7hereinafter referred to as the ,,mafmc74 7#b7 ,rhode ,island currently has voting membership on the ,,nefmc under the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act but does not have voting membership on the ,,mafmc4 7#c7 ,rhode ,island lands more ,,mafmc-managed stocks than any other ,,mafmc member except the ,state of ,new ,jersey4 7#d7 ,a higher percentage of ,rhode ,island's commercial landings 7by weight or value7 traditionally have come from species that are managed by the ,,mafmc as compared to species managed by ,,nefmc4 7#e7 ,,mafmc has found that ,rhode ,island's circumstance parallels that of ,florida and ,north ,carolina1 which each have voting membership on two different fishery management councils4 #c4 ,addition of ,rhode ,island to the ,mid-,atlantic ,fishery ,management ,council ,section #cjb7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery ,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aheb7;a77#a77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting ,rhode ,island1 after ,states of2 7#b7 by inserting ,rhode ,island1 after except ,north ,carolina12 7#c7 by striking #ba and inserting #bc2 and 7#d7 by striking #ac and inserting #ad4