,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjai,mr4 ,young introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
limitations on maritime liens on fishing
 permits1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,maritime ,lien ,reform ,act of     
#bjai4  #b4 ,limitation on maritime     
liens on fishing permit and permit      
description  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter
 ,i of chapter #cac of title #df1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#cacaj4 ,limitation on maritime liens on
 fishing permit and permit description  
7a7 ,in general ,this chapter-- 7#a7    
does not establish a maritime lien on a 
permit that--  7,a7 authorizes a person 
or use of a vessel to engage in fishing2
 and  7,b7 is issued under ,state or    
,federal law2 and  7#b7 does not        

authorize any civil action to enforce a 
maritime lien on such a permit4  7b7    
,treatment of fishing permits ,a fishing
 permit--  7#a7 is governed solely by   
the ,state or ,federal law under which  
it was issued2 and  7#b7 is not included
 in the whole of a vessel or as an      
appurtenance or intangible of a vessel  
for any purpose4  7c7 ,limitation on    
statutory construction ,nothing in      
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall be        
construed as imposing any limitation    
upon the authority of the ,secretary of 
,commerce to modify1 suspend1 revoke1 or
 sanction any ,federal fishery permit   
issued by the ,secretary of ,commerce or
 to bring a civil action to enforce such
 modification1 suspension1 revocation1  
or sanction4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the table of sections at the beginning
 of such chapter is amended by inserting
 after the item relating to section     
#cacji the following3  #cacaj4          
,limitation on maritime liens on fishing
 permit and permit description4  4