,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ebg #aafth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dfgi
 ,report ,no4 #aaf-fdb ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,october
 #ae1 #bjai,mr4 ,cunningham 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,mast1 ,mr4 ,rooney of    
,florida1 and ,mr4 ,huffman7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,december #ad1 #bjbj;,additional      
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,ms4 ,kuster of  
,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,ms4 
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4       
,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of          
,california1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,kim1 
,mr4 ,cooper1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4       
,keating1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,thompson
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4
 ,brownley of ,california1 ,ms4         
,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4               
,mucarsel-,powell1 ,mr4 ,aguilar1 ,mr4  
,hastings1 ,mr4 ,golden1 ,ms4 ,wild1    
,mr4 ,rutherford1 and ,mrs4 ,napolitano 
,december #ad1 #bjbj,reported from the  
,committee on ,natural ,resources2      

committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require the ,comptroller    
,general of the ,united ,states to      
submit to ,congress a report examining  
efforts by the ,regional ,fishery       
,management ,councils1 the ,atlantic    
,states ,marine ,fisheries ,commission1 
and the ,national ,marine ,fisheries    
,service to prepare and adapt ,united   
,states fishery management for the      
impacts of climate change1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,climate-,ready     
,fisheries ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,findings
 ,congress finds the following3 7#a7    
,according to the ,fourth ,national     
,climate ,assessment1 climate change1   
which results in ocean warming1         
acidification1 and oxygen loss1 is      
rapidly altering the abundance1         
productivity1 and distribution of fish  
stocks4  7#b7 ,united ,states commercial
 and recreational fisheries generate    

approximately #baj billion in sales     
impacts each year and are a critical    
economic driver for thousands of coastal
 communities4  7#c7 ,changing water     
temperatures have already affected many 
commercially and recreationally targeted
 fish stocks4  7#d7 ,changing conditions
 and effects on fish stocks are         
impacting subsistence fishing1 which is 
critical to food security and culture   
for ,alaska ,native and ,american       
,indian tribes1 and fishing communities 
throughout the ,nation1 according to the
 ,fourth ,national ,climate ,assessment4
  7#e7 ,the impacts of climate change on
 fish are resulting in a cascade of     
management and sustainability           
challenges1 which negatively affect     
marine ecosystems1 fishermen1 and       
fishing communities4  7#f7 ,a better    
understanding of current efforts        
underway by the ,regional ,fishery      
,management ,councils1 the ,atlantic    
,states ,marine ,fisheries ,commission1 
and the ,national ,marine ,fisheries    

,service to address the impact of       
climate change on fishery management is 
needed to ensure our fisheries and their
 marine ecosystems are well prepared for
 changing ocean conditions4  #c4 ,report
 on efforts to prepare and adapt ,united
 ,states fishery management for the     
impacts of climate change  7a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit a report to        
,congress examining efforts by the      
,regional ,fishery ,management          
,councils1 the ,atlantic ,states ,marine
 ,fisheries ,commission1 and the        
,national ,marine ,fisheries ,service to
 prepare and adapt to the impacts of    
climate change4  7b7 ,contents of study 
,the report required under subsection   
7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 an examination 
of current or previous efforts1 and     
whether those efforts have resulted in  
changes to management1 by the ,regional 
,fishery ,management ,councils1 the     

,atlantic ,states ,marine ,fisheries    
,commission1 and the ,national ,marine  
,fisheries ,service to prepare and adapt
 ,federal and jointly managed fisheries 
for the impacts of climate change2  7#b7
 an examination of any guidance issued  
to the ,regional ,fishery ,management   
,councils by the ,national ,marine      
,fisheries ,service to prepare and adapt
 ,federal fishery management for the    
impacts of climate change and whether   
and how that guidance has been utilized2
  7#c7 identification of and            
recommendations for how best to address 
the most significant economic1 social1  
ecological1 or other knowledge gaps1 as 
well as key funding gaps1 that would    
increase the ability of the ,regional   
,fishery ,management ,councils1 the     
,atlantic ,states ,marine ,fisheries    
,commission1 or the ,national ,marine   
,fisheries ,service to prepare and adapt
 fishery management for the impacts of  
climate change2  7#d7 recommendations   
for how the ,regional ,fishery          

,management ,councils1 the ,atlantic    
,states ,marine ,fisheries ,commission1 
and the ,national ,marine ,fisheries    
,service can better adapt fishery       
management and prepare associated       
fishing industries and dependent        
communities for the impacts of climate  
change2 and  7#e7 recommendations for   
how to enhance the capacity of the      
,national ,marine ,fisheries ,service to
 monitor climate-related changes to     
fisheries and marine ecosystems1 to     
understand the mechanisms of change1 to 
evaluate risks and priorities1 to       
provide forecasts and projections of    
future conditions1 to communicate       
scientific advice1 and to better manage 
fisheries under changing conditions due 
to climate change4  ,december #ad1      
#bjbj;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed