H.R. 5025 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5025 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2018Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act to limit the imposition of penalties against a person fishing on a United States flag fishing vessel in certain areas of the Pacific Ocean based on a report by an observer on such a vessel. 1. Limitation on enforcement based on observer reports Section 507 of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6906) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Limitation on enforcement based on observer reports No person fishing on a United States flag fishing vessel in the Convention Area shall be subject to any penalty under this Act or any other law or regulation applicable to such vessels based on a report by an observer on such a vessel, unless— (1) the observer report is provided to the captain and the owner of the vessel within 60 days after the end of the fishing trip; and (2) any enforcement action based on such report is brought within one year after the end of the fishing trip. .