,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ijf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bg1 #bjai ,mrs4  
,fe9/e9 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,capito7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to improve ! managem5t (      
driftnet fi%+4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,driftnet          
,mod]nization & ,bycat* ,r$uction ,act4 
#b4 ,def9ition ,section #c7be7 ( !      
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#ahjb7be77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 or ) a  
me% size ( #ad in*es or great]1 aft] m4 
#c4 ,f9d+s & policy  7a7 ,f9d+s ,section
 #bjf7;b7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y   
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #ahbf7;b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#f71 by /rik+ & at ! end2     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#g71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &
 ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7#h7 )9 ! exclusive economic   
zone1 l>ge-scale driftnet fi%+ t deploys

 nets ) l>ge me% sizes causes           
significant entanglem5t & mortality (   
liv+ m>9e res\rces1 includ+ myriad      
protect$ species1 despite limitations on
 ! l5g?s ( su* nets4  4  7b7 ,policy    
,section #bjf7;c7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s  
,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahbf7;c77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ & at !   
end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ !  
p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+--  7#d7 prioritize ! phase
 out ( l>ge-scale driftnet fi%+ 9 !     
exclusive economic zone & promote !     
developm5t & adoption ( alt]native fi%+ 
me?ods & ge> types t m9imize ! incid5tal
 cat* ( liv+ m>9e res\rces4  4  #d4     
,transition program ,section #bjf ( !   
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahbf7 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+--  7i7 
,fi%+ ge> transition program  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on !  
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,driftnet           
,mod]nization & ,bycat* ,r$uction ,act1 

! ,secret>y %all conduct a transition   
program to facilitate ! phase-out (     
l>ge-scale driftnet fi%+ & adoption (   
alt]native fi%+ practices t m9imize !   
incid5tal cat* ( liv+ m>9e res\rces1 &  
%all aw>d grants to eligible p]mit      
hold]s :o p>ticipate 9 ! program4  7#b7 
,p]missible uses ,any p]mit hold]       
receiv+ a grant "u p>agraph 7#a7 may use
 su* funds only = ! purpose ( cov]+--   
7,a7 any fee orig9ally associat$ ) a    
p]mit au?oriz+ p>ticipation 9 a         
l>ge-scale driftnet fi%]y1 if su* p]mit 
is surr5d]$ = p]man5t revocation1 & su* 
p]mit hold] rel9qui%es any claim        
associat$ ) ! p]mit2  7,b7 a =feiture ( 
fi%+ ge> associat$ ) a p]mit describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,a72 or  7,c7 ! pur*ase (  
alt]native ge> ) m9imal incid5tal cat* (
 liv+ m>9e res\rces1 if ! fi%]y         
p>ticipant is au?oriz$ to cont9ue fi%+  
us+ su* alt]native ge>s4  7#c7          
,c]tification ,! ,secret>y %all c]tify  
t1 ) respect to ea* p>ticipant 9 !      
program "u ?is subsection1 any p]mit    

au?oriz+ p>ticipation 9 a l>ge-scale    
driftnet fi%]y has be5 p]man5tly revok$ 
& t no new p]mits w be issu$ to au?orize
 su* fi%+4  4  #e4 ,exception ,section  
#cjg7a77,m7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y 
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #aheg7a77,m77 is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ be=e ! semicolon ! foll[+3 81    
unless su* l>ge-scale driftnet fi%+--   
7i7 deploys1 )9 ! exclusive economic    
zone1 a net ) a total l5g? ( less ?an   
two & "o-half kilomet]s & a me% size (  
#ad in*es or great]2 &  7ii7 is conduct$
 )9 #e ye>s ( ! date ( enactm5t ( !     
,driftnet ,mod]nization & ,bycat*       
,r$uction ,act  4