,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hejh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbd,mrs4  
,peltola 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,graves (      
,l\isiana1 & ,mr4 ,huffman7 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
 reau?orize ! bycat* r$uction eng9e]+   
program & e/abli% ! ,bycat* ,mitigation 
,assi/ance ,fund4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,bycat* ,r$uction &
 ,mitigation ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,bycat* 
r$uction & mitigation  7a7              
,reau?orization ( bycat* r$uction       
eng9e]+ program ,section #caf ( !       
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfe7 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section       
#aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe   
?r\gh #bjbi4  4  7b7 ,bycat* ,mitigation

 ,assi/ance ,fund ,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  #cbb4 ,bycat* ,mitigation      
,assi/ance ,fund  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is  
e/abli%$ 9 ! g5]al fund ( ! ,treasury ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates an acc\nt to be kn[n z !
 ,bycat* ,mitigation ,assi/ance ,fund1  
:i* %all-- 7#a7 be adm9i/]$ by !        
,f\ndation2 &  7#b7 consi/ ( donations (
 am\nts accept$ pursuant to subsection  
7c74  7b7 ,use  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,f\ndation %all use ! am\nts 9 ! ,fund  
to r$uce or mitigate bycat*1 includ+ by 
provid+ f9ancial assi/ance to fi%]m5 &  
own]s & op]ators ( comm]cial fi%+       
vessels to pur*ase fi%+ ge>1 equipm5t1  
or te*nology4  7#b7 ,small vessels ,9   
us+ ! am\nts 9 ! ,fund "u p>agraph 7#a71
 ! ,f\ndation %all di/ribute n less ?an 
#fj p]c5t ( su* am\nts to own]s &       
op]ators ( small comm]cial fi%+ vessels4
  7c7 ,donations ,! ,f\ndation may      
solicit & accept donations ( am\nts =   

deposit into ! ,fund4  7d7 ,consultation
 ,9 adm9i/]+ ! ,fund1 ! ,f\ndation %all 
consult ) ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 ea* ,c\ncil1 
& ea* ( ! regional sci5ce c5t]s ( !     
,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice to     
ensure t1 to ! maximum ext5t            
practicable1 am\nts 9 ! ,fund are us$ 9 
an effici5t & co/-effective mann]4  7e7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 & bi5nially 
!reaft]1 ! ,f\ndation %all publi% & po/ 
onl9e 9 a mann] available to ! public   
in=mation reg>d+ ! use ( ! ,fund dur+-- 
7#a7 ) respect to ! fir/ publication (  
in=mation1 ! prec$+ #c ye>s2 &  7#b7 )  
respect to ea* subsequ5t publication (  
in=mation1 ! prec$+ #b ye>s4  7f7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,f\ndation ,! t]m ,f\ndation means !    
,national ,fi% & ,wildlife ,f\ndation4  
7#b7 ,fund ,! t]m ,fund means ! ,bycat* 
,mitigation ,assi/ance ,fund e/abli%$ "u
 subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,small comm]cial 

fi%+ vessel ,! t]m small comm]cial fi%+ 
vessel means a comm]cial fi%+ vessel t  
is #fe feet or less 9 l5g?4  4