,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fahj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #h1 #bjba,mr4
 ,gaetz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act to enc\rage elim9ation (
 lionfi% f ,unit$ ,/ates wat]s by all[+ 
individuals to ex*ange lionfi% = tags   
au?oriz+ fi%+ = c]ta9 species 9 addition
 to ! numb] ( su* species o!rwise       
au?oriz$ to be tak5 by su* individuals1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,reef ,assass9     
,act4  #b4 ,enc\rag+ elim9ation (       
lionfi%  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,iii ( !  
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahea et 
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #cba4 ,enc\rag+ elim9ation (   
lionfi%  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all 
issue regulations "u :i* a p>ticipat+   
,/ate may issue to an individual        
submitt+ lionfi% tak5 9 ,f$]al or ,/ate 

wat]s a tag au?oriz+ ! tak+ ( a fi% ( a 
cov]$ species 9 ,f$]al wat]s 9 addition 
to any o!r fi% ( t species ! individual 
is au?oriz$ to take 9 ,f$]al wat]s4  7b7
 ,requirem5ts = issuance ( tag ,!       
regulations %all require-- 7#a7 !       
submission ( #ajj lionfi% = ea* tag     
issu$2  7#b7 t lionfi% tak5 9 ,/ate     
wat]s mu/ be tak5 by an individual hold+
 a valid lic5se to engage 9 su* fi%+    
issu$ "u ! laws ( su* ,/ate2 &  7#c7 t  
ea* lionfi% %all be submitt$ by remov+ !
 tail1 plac+ x 9 a resealable pla/ic    
bag1 & submitt+ su* bag to a p>ticipat+ 
,/ate be=e ! tail has significantly     
det]iorat$4  7c7 ,no limitation on numb]
 ( tags ,! regulations %all n limit !   
numb] ( tags t may be issu$ to an       
individual4  7d7 ,use ( tags ,!         
regulations %all provide t a tag issu$  
"u ! regulations-- 7#a7 %all be valid = 
! #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date x is    
issu$2  7#b7 %all au?orize only !       
recreational or comm]cial tak+ ( a fi% t
 complies ) any size limit t o!rwise    

applies to fi%+ = su* fi% 9 ! wat]s 9   
:i* x is tak52  7#c7 %all au?orize su*  
tak+ )\t reg>d to any seasonal          
limitation t o!rwise applies to !       
species ( fi% tak52  7#d7 %all          
au?orize-- 7,a7 ! transf] ( tags to any 
o!r p]son2 &  7,b7 use ( transf]r$ tags 
9 ! same mann] z su* tags may be us$ by 
! p]son to :om ! tags 7 issu$2 &  7#e7  
%all require t any fi% tak5 "u su* tag  
outside any seasonal limitation t       
o!rwise applies to su* fi% mu/ h ! tag  
fa/5$ betwe5 ! m\? & gill be=e be+ plac$
 9 any cool]4  7e7 ,approval ( ,/ate ,to
 p>ticipate  7#a7 ,conditions ,!        
regulations %all require t z a condition
 ( approv+ a ,/ate to issue tags "u ?is 
section ! ,secret>y %all require ! ,/ate
 to designate a repository = lionfi%    
submitt$ = su* tags4  7#b7 ,provision ( 
freez] ,! ,secret>y %all provide to ea* 
p>ticipat+ ,/ate freez]s 9 :i* to /ore  
submitt$ lionfi%1 at a co/ ( n m ?an    
#ejj = ea* freez]4  7f7 ,additional     
requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7    

enc\rage p>ticipat+ ,/ates to use exi/+ 
infra/ructure & /aff or volunte]s to    
conduct ! ,/ate's program "u ?is        
section2  7#b7 include on ! webpage ( ! 
,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice        
in=mation ab\t ! program "u ?is section2
 &  7#c7 enc\rage ,/ate & local         
gov]nm5ts to "w ) retail]s & di/ributors
 to advance ! pur*as+ & consumption (   
lionfi%4  7g7 ,o!r provisions n affect$ 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,?is section-- 7,a7 is    
int5d$ to protect species ( fi% t are   
native to wat]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or !  
exclusive economic zone2 &  7,b7 %all n 
be con/ru$ to con/ra9 any fi%]y1 fi%+   
quota1 or fi%+ allocation4  7#b7        
,limitation on consid]ation ( tags ,?is 
section & tags issu$ or au?oriz$ to be  
issu$ "u ?is section %all n be consid]$ 
9 any det]m9ation ( fi%+ levels1 quotas1
 or allocations4  7h7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is 
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ fi%-- 7,a7   
except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71    
means r$ snapp]1 gag gr\p]1 trigg]fi%1 &
 amb]jack2 &  7,b7 does n include any   

species includ$ 9 a li/ ( endang]$      
species or ?reat5$ species "u !         
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472 &  7#b7 ! t]m 
p>ticipat+ ,/ate means a ,/ate t has    
appli$ & be5 approv$ by ! ,secret>y to  
issue tags "u regulations "u ?is        
section4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!    
table ( cont5ts 9 ! fir/ section ( su*  
,act is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ( ! items
 relat+ to title ,,iii ! foll[+3  ,sec4 
#cba4 ,enc\rag+ elim9ation ( lionfi%4  4
  7c7 ,deadl9e = regulations ,!         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all issue         
regulations "u ! am5dm5t made by        
subsection 7a7 by n lat] ?an #fj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4