,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hejg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbd,mrs4  
,peltola introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !   
designation ( areas )9 :i* fi%+         
activities c>ri$ out us+ bottom trawls  
may be c>ri$ out4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,bottom ,trawl     
,cl>ity ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,def9+       
sub/antial bottom contact ,n lat] ?an   
#ah mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ea* ,c\ncil t manages a fi%]y t  
all[s ! use ( any bottom trawl ge> %all1
 aft] provid+ notice & an opportunity = 
public comm5t1 submit to ! ,secret>y--  
7#a7 a def9ition ( ! t]m sub/antial     
bottom contact z comp>$ to ! t]m limit$ 
bottom contact :5 us$ to describe h[ (t5
 fi%+ ge> int]acts ) ! seafloor2  7#b7 a
 monitor+ & en=cem5t plan to ensure t   
any pelagic trawl fi%+ activity c>ri$   
out )9 a fi%]y manag$ by su* ,c\ncil has
 limit$ bottom contact2 &  7#c7 a li/ ( 

ea* ge> type t has sub/antial bottom    
contact bas$ on ! def9ition submitt$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a74  #c4 ,designation (      
,bottom ,trawl ,zones  7a7 ,initial     
designations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date on :i* a ,c\ncil     
completes ! requirem5ts ( section #b1   
su* ,c\ncil %all1 aft] provid+ notice & 
an opportunity = public comm5t1 submit  
to ! ,secret>y1 & ! ,secret>y %all      
publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]-- 7,a7 a li/ (
 ea* area )9 ! jurisdiction ( su*       
,c\ncil )9 :i* fi%+ activities us+      
bottom trawls 7 c>ri$ out dur+ ! #g-ye> 
p]iod end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbd2 &    
7,b7 a recomm5dation reg>d+ ea* area    
id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 or portion
 !re(1 t is n ineligible = designation  
"u subsection 7c7 & %\ld be designat$ z 
a ,bottom ,trawl ,zone "u p>agraph 7#b74
  7#b7 ,designation process  7,a7       
,propos$ designation ,n lat] ?an #i     
mon?s aft] ! date on :i* !              
recomm5dations ( a ,c\ncil are publi%$ 9
 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] pursuant to subsection

 7a77#a77;,b71 ! ,secret>y %all publi% 9
 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] a propos$ rule to     
designate z a ,bottom ,trawl ,zone ea*  
area1 or portion !re(1 recomm5d$ = su*  
designation by su* ,c\ncil z ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es appropriate4  7,b7 ,failure to
 recomm5d ,if a ,c\ncil fails to submit 
recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 by ! deadl9e describ$ 9 t 
p>agraph1 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] su*    
deadl9e1 ! ,secret>y1 aft] provid+      
notice & an opportunity = public comm5t1
 %all publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] a       
propos$ rule t-- 7i7 li/s ea* area )9 ! 
jurisdiction ( su* ,c\ncil )9 :i* fi%+  
activities us+ bottom trawls 7 c>ri$ out
 dur+ ! #g-ye> p]iod end+ on ,decemb]   
#ca1 #bjbd2 &  7ii7 indicates ea* area  
id5tifi$ "u clause 7i71 or portion !re(1
 t is n ineligible = designation "u     
subsection 7c7 t ! ,secret>y proposes to
 designate z a ,bottom ,trawl ,zone4    
7,c7 ,comm5t p]iod ,! ,secret>y %all    
accept comm5ts on a propos$ rule publi%$
 "u subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 = #fj days 

aft] ! date ( su* publication4  7,d7    
,f9al designation  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* a comm5t
 p]iod describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 = a  
propos$ rule publi%$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 or 7,b7 ends1 ! ,secret>y %all         
designate z a ,bottom ,trawl ,zone ea*  
area1 or portion !re(1 includ$ 9 su*    
propos$ rule4  7ii7 ,publication ,!     
,secret>y %all publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]
 ea* designation made "u clause 7i74    
7b7 ,subsequ5t designations  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,aft] ! initial designations (    
,bottom ,trawl ,zones "u subsection     
7a77#b71 ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !
 relevant ,c\ncil or ^u ! recomm5dation 
( a ,c\ncil1 may designate z a ,bottom  
,trawl ,zone an area1 or portion !re(1  
)9 ! jurisdiction ( su* ,c\ncil if--    
7,a7 ! area 0 n designat$ z a ,bottom   
,trawl ,zone "u subsection 7a77#b72     
7,b7 fi%+ activities us+ bottom trawls 7
 c>ri$ out )9 ! area dur+ ! prec$+      
#g-ye> p]iod2 &  7,c7 ! area is n       
ineligible = designation "u subsection  

7c74  7#b7 ,designation process  7,a7   
,propos$ designation ,! ,secret>y %all  
publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] a propos$ rule
 to designate z a ,bottom ,trawl ,zone  
an area describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 
,comm5t p]iod ,! ,secret>y %all accept  
comm5ts on a propos$ rule publi%$ "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 = #fj days aft] ! date 
( su* publication4  7,c7 ,f9al          
designation  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* a comm5t    
p]iod describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 = a   
propos$ rule publi%$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 ends1 ! ,secret>y %all designate z a   
,bottom ,trawl ,area ea* area1 or       
portion !re(1 includ$ 9 su* propos$     
rule4  7ii7 ,publication ,! ,secret>y   
%all publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] ea*      
designation made "u clause 7i74  7c7    
,areas ineligible = designation ,an area
 may n be designat$ z a ,bottom ,trawl  
,zone if-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y det]m9es !re
 is evid5ce ( ! pres5ce ( a deep sea    
coral & sponge ecosy/em )9 ! area2 or   
7#b7 ! area is designat$ pursuant to !  

,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et 
seq47 z-- 7,a7 a ,sav+s ,area2 or  7,b7 
an o!rwise protect$ area = a /ock ( fi%4
  7d7 ,activities )9 ,bottom ,trawl     
,zones ,z ( ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y   
designates an area z a ,bottom ,trawl   
,zone "u subsection 7a77#b77;,d71 bottom
 trawls may only be us$ 9 an area t is  
designat$ z a ,bottom ,trawl ,zone4  #d4
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,bottom  
trawl ,! t]m bottom trawl means1 :5 us$ 
)9 ! jurisdiction ( a ,c\ncil1 any trawl
 or dr$ge fi%+ ge> t makes sub/antial   
bottom contact ) ! seafloor :ile 9 use1 
z def9$ by ! ,c\ncil or z det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y1 z applicable4  7#b7 ,bottom  
,trawl ,zone ,! t]m ,bottom ,trawl ,zone
 means an area )9 :i* bottom trawls may 
be us$4  7#c7 ,c\ncil ,! t]m ,c\ncil    
means a ,regional ,fi%]y ,managem5t     
,c\ncil e/abli%$ by section #cjb ( !    
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aheb74  
7#d7 ,deep sea corals ,! t]m deep sea   

corals means species t-- 7,a7 occur at a
 dep? ( great] ?an #ej met]s2  7,b7 d n 
conta9 symbiotic algae2 &  7,c7 are 9 ! 
phylum ,cnid>ia1 9 ! ord]-- 7i7         
,alcyonacea 7s(t corals72  7ii7         
,antipa?>ia 7black corals72  7iii7      
,gorgonacea 7horny corals72  7iv7       
,hydrocorall9a 7hydrocorals71 9 ! class 
,hydrozoa2  7v7 ,p5natulacea 7sea p5s71 
9 ! class ,an?ozoa2 or  7vi7 ,scl]act9ia
 7/ony corals74  7#e7 ,deep sea coral & 
sponge ecosy/em ,! t]m deep sea coral & 
sponge ecosy/em means an ecosy/em       
compos$ ( liv+ deep sea corals or deep  
sea sponges1 ! b5?ic & dem]sal species  
associat$ ) su* liv+ deep sea corals or 
deep sea sponges1 & ! biological1       
physical1 *emical1 & geologic compon5ts 
t con/itute habitat = liv+ deep sea     
corals or deep sea sponges4  7#f7 ,deep 
sea sponges ,! t]m deep sea sponges     
means species t-- 7,a7 occur at a dep? (
 great] ?an #ej met]s2 &  7,b7 are 9 !  
phylum ,porif]a4  7#g7 ,secret>y ,! t]m 
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce4