,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ijh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bg1 #bjai ,mr4   
,s*um] 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide = an equitable     
managem5t ( summ] fl\nd] bas$ on        
geographic1 sci5tific1 & economic data &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fluke ,fairness   
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,summ] fl\nd] is an     
important economic fi% /ock = comm]cial 
& recreational fi%]m5 across ! ,nor!a/ &
 ,mid-,atlantic ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,! 
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et 
seq47 0 reau?oriz$ 9 #bjjf & in/itut$   
annual cat* limits & acc\ntability      
measures = important fi% /ocks4  7#c7 ,t
 reau?orization prompt$ fi%]y manag]s to
 look at alt]nate managem5t s*emes to   
rebuild deplet$ /ocks l summ] fl\nd]4   

7#d7 ,summ] fl\nd] occur 9 bo? ,/ate &  
,f$]al wat]s & are manag$ ?r\gh a jo9t  
fi%]y managem5t plan betwe5 ! ,c\ncil & 
! ,commission4  7#e7 ,! ,c\ncil & !     
,commission decid$ t ea* ,/ate's        
recreational & comm]cial h>ve/ limits = 
summ] fl\nd] w\ld be bas$ ^u l&+s 9     
previ\s ye>s4  7#f7 ,^! hi/orical l&+s 7
 bas$ on flaw$ data sets t no long]     
provide fairness or flexibility =       
fi%]ies manag]s to allocate res\rces    
bas$ on ! be/ sci5ce4  7#g7 ,?is        
allocation me*anism result$ 9 an unev5  
split among ! ,/ates along ! ,ea/ ,coa/ 
:i* is problematic4  7#h7 ,! fi%]y      
managem5t plan = summ] fl\nd] does n    
acc\nt = regional *anges 9 ! location ( 
! fluke /ock ev5 ?\gh ! /ock has mov$   
fur!r to ! nor? & *anges 9 ef=t by      
angl]s along ! ,ea/ ,coa/4  7#i7 ,!     
,/ates h be5 lock$ 9 a managem5t sy/em  
bas$ on data collect$ f #aiha to #aihi1 
?us1 ! summ] fl\nd] /ock is n be+ manag$
 us+ ! be/ available sci5ce & mod]n     
fi%]y managem5t te*niques4  7#aj7 ,x is 

9 ! int]e/ ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to      
e/abli% a new fi%]y managem5t plan =    
summ] fl\nd] t is bas$ on curr5t        
geographic1 sci5tific1 & economic       
realities4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m ,commission    
means ! ,atlantic ,/ates ,m>9e ,fi%]ies 
,commission4  7#b7 ,c\ncil ,! t]m       
,c\ncil means ! ,mid-,atlantic ,fi%]y   
,managem5t ,c\ncil e/abli%$ "u section  
#cjb7;a7 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y    
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #aheb7;a774  7#c7 ,national   
/&>ds ,! t]m ,national ,/&>ds means !   
national /&>ds = fi%]y cons]vation &    
managem5t set out 9 section #cja7;a7 ( !
 ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation & 
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#ahea7;a774  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m      
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce4 
7#e7 ,summ] fl\nd] ,! t]m summ] fl\nd]  
means ! species ,p>ali*?ys d5tatus4  #d4
 ,summ] fl\nd] managem5t re=m  7a7      
,fi%]y managem5t plan modification ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (

 ?is ,act1 ! ,c\ncil %all submit to !   
,secret>y1 & ! ,secret>y may approve1 a 
modifi$ fi%]y managem5t plan = !        
comm]cial managem5t ( summ] fl\nd] "u   
title ,,iii ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y 
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #ahea et seq47 or an am5dm5t  
to su* plan t--  7#a7 %all be bas$ on ! 
be/ sci5tific in=mation available2  7#b7
 e/abli%es comm]cial quotas 9 direct    
proportion to ! di/ribution1 abundance1 
& location ( summ] fl\nd] z reflect$ by 
fi%]y indep5d5t surveys conduct$ by !   
,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice & ,/ate
 ag5cies2  7#c7 consid]s regional1      
coa/wide1 or o!r managem5t measures =   
summ] fl\nd] t comply ) ! ,national     
,/&>ds2 &  7#d7 prohibits ! e/abli%m5t (
 comm]cial cat* quotas = summ] fl\nd] on
 a ,/ate-by-,/ate basis us+ hi/orical   
l&+s data t does n reflect ! /atus ( !  
summ] fl\nd] /ock1 bas$ on ! mo/ rec5t  
sci5tific in=mation4  7b7 ,consultation 
) ! commission ,9 prep>+ ! modifi$ fi%]y
 managem5t plan or an am5dm5t to su* a  

plan z describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !     
,c\ncil %all consult ) ! ,commission to 
ensure consi/5t managem5t ?r\gh\t !     
range ( ! summ] fl\nd]4  7c7 ,failure   
,to submit plan ,if ! ,c\ncil fails to  
submit a modifi$ fi%]y managem5t plan or
 an am5dm5t to su* a plan z describ$ 9  
subsection 7a7 t may be approv$ by !    
,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y %all prep>e &    
consid] su* a modifi$ plan or am5dm5t4  
#e4 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( ! approval "u section #d ( a     
modifi$ fi%]y managem5t plan = !        
comm]cial managem5t ( summ] fl\nd] or an
 am5dm5t to su* plan1 ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
,congress a report on ! implem5tation ( 
su* modifi$ plan or am5dm5t t includes  
an assessm5t ( :e!r su* implem5tation   
complies ) ! ,national ,/&>ds4