,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bc1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,keating introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,magnuson-,stevens
 ,fishery ,conservation and ,management 
,act to authorize competitive grants to 
support programs that address needs of  
fishing communities4  #a4 ,shoreside    
commercial fishing support grants  7a7  
,in general ,title ,,iii of the         
,magnuson-,stevens ,fishery             
,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahea et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  #cba4 
,shoreside commercial fishing support   
grants  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 
may make competitive grants to persons  
eligible under subsection 7b7 to        
support1 pursuant to the national       
standard set forth in section #cja7h71  
programs that address needs of fishing  
communities by--  7#a7 providing health 

promotion and disease prevention        
services1 including-- 7,a7 preventive   
health services and assessments2  7,b7  
mental health services and assessments2 
7,c7 substance abuse prevention1        
treatment1 rehabilitation1 and          
education2 or  7,d7 immunization        
services2  7#b7 providing financial     
planning education and other services to
 improve the financial stability of     
families and small businesses1 including
 regarding budgeting1 forecasting1      
retirement planning1 college financing1 
or estate planning2  7#c7 supporting    
positive community response to tragedies
 at sea2 or  7#d7 workforce development 
training1 including--  7,a7 community   
health worker training for fishing      
community members2  7,b7 apprentice     
programs to train inexperienced         
fishermen participating in sustainable  
fisheries2 and  7,c7 volunteer oil      
handling classes taught by an           
experienced commercial vessel operator4 
7b7 ,eligible persons ,any municipality1

 port authority1 other appropriate      
public entity1 not-for-profit           
organization1 or other qualified person1
 that provides shoreside commercial     
fishing support shall be eligible for a 
grant under this section4  7c7 ,survey  
of needs ,the ,secretary shall conduct  
demographic surveys of commercial       
fishermen and their family members to   
identify needs of fishing communities   
that can be addressed by grants         
authorized by this section4  7d7        
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
grants under this section there is      
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,secretary #h1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal
 years #bjaf through #bjbe4  4  7b7     
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents in the first section is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
,sec4 #cba4 ,shoreside commercial       
fishing support grants4  4