#aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#gcg  ,,an ,,act  ,to prohibit ! sale ( 
%>k f9s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,%>k ,f9
 ,sales ,elim9ation ,act ( #bjai4  #b4  
,prohibition on sale ( %>k f9s  7a7     
,prohibition ,except z provid$ 9        
sections #c & #d1 no p]son %all possess1
 (f] = sale1 sell1 or pur*ase any %>k f9
 or product conta9+ any %>k f94  7b7    
,p5alty ,= purposes ( section #cjh7;a7 (
 ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation 
& ,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#aheh7;a771 a violation ( ?is section   
%all be treat$ z an act prohibit$ by    
section #cjg ( t ,act4  #c4 ,exemption =
 traditional fi%]ies1 education1 &      
sci5ce ,section #b %all n apply )       
respect to possession ( a %>k f9 t 0    
tak5 lawfully "u a ,/ate1 t]ritorial1 or
 ,f$]al lic5se or p]mit to take or l&   
%>ks1 if ! %>k f9 is sep>at$ f ! %>k 9 a
 mann] consi/5t ) ! lic5se or p]mit &   
is--  7#a7 de/roy$ or disc>d$ ^u        
sep>ation2  7#b7 us$ = noncomm]cial     

subsi/5ce purposes 9 accordance ) ,/ate 
or t]ritorial law2  7#c7 us$ solely =   
display or rese>* purposes by a museum1 
college1 or univ]sity1 or by any o!r    
p]son "u a ,/ate or ,f$]al p]mit to     
conduct noncomm]cial sci5tific rese>*2  
or  7#d7 reta9$ by ! lic5se or p]mit    
hold] = a noncomm]cial purpose4  #d4    
,exemption = ,dogfi%  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,x   
%all n be a violation ( section #b = any
 p]son to possess1 (f] = sale1 sell1 or 
pur*ase any fre% or froz5 raw f9 or tail
 f any /ock ( ! species ,mu/elus canis  
7smoo? dogfi%7 or ,squalus acan?ias     
7sp9y dogfi%74  7b7 ,report ,by n lat]  
?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjbg1 ! ,secret>y (    
,comm]ce %\ld review ! exemption 9      
subsection 7a7 & %\ld prep>e & submit to
 ! ,congress a report t includes a      
recomm5dation on :e!r ! exemption %\ld  
cont9ue or be t]m9at$4 ,9 prep>+ su*    
report & mak+ su* recomm5dation1 !      
,secret>y %\ld analyze factors includ+--
  7#a7 ! economic viability ( dogfi%    
fi%]ies ) & )\t ! cont9uation ( !       

exemption2  7#b7 ! impact to ocean      
ecosy/ems ( cont9u+ or t]m9at+ !        
exemption2  7#c7 ! impact on en=cem5t ( 
! ban conta9$ 9 section #c caus$ by !   
exemption2 &  7#d7 ! impact ( !         
exemption on %>k cons]vation4  #e4      
,inclusion ( rays & skates 9 seafood    
traceability program ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all revise section
 #cjj4cbd ( title #ej1 ,code ( ,f$]al   
,regulations1 to include rays & skates 9
 ! species & species gr\ps specifi$ 9   
subsection 7a77#b7 ( su* section4  #f4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,%>k ,!  
t]m %>k means any species ( ! ord]s     
,pri/iophori=mes1 ,squat9i=mes1         
,squali=mes1 ,hexan*i=mes1 ,lamni=mes1  
,c>*>9i=mes1 ,orectolobi=mes1 &         
,het]odonti=mes4  7#b7 ,%>k f9 ,! t]m   
%>k f9 means ! raw1 dri$1 or o!rwise    
process$ deta*$ f91 or ! raw1 dri$1 or  
o!rwise process$ deta*$ tail1 ( a %>k4  
#g4 ,/ate au?ority ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act     
affects any "r ( a ,/ate or t]ritory ( !

 ,unit$ ,/ates to adopt or en=ce any    
regulation or /&>d t is m /r+5t ?an a   
regulation or /&>d 9 effect "u ?is ,act4
  #h4 ,det]m9ation ( budget effects ,!  
budget>y effects ( ?is ,act1 = ! purpose
 ( comply+ ) ! ,/atutory ,pay-,z-,y-,g  
,act ( #bjaj1 %all be det]m9$ by ref]5ce
 to ! late/ /atem5t titl$ ,budget>y     
,effects ( ,,paygo ,legislation = ?is   
,act1 submitt$ = pr9t+ 9 !              
,congressional ,record by ! ,*airman ( !
 ,h\se ,budget ,committee1 provid$ t su*
 /atem5t has be5 submitt$ prior to !    
vote on passage4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives ,novemb] #bj1           
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