H.R. 5025 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 854 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5025 [Report No. 115–1104] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2018 Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 21, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 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. . December 21, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed