,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #af1 #bjbe,mr4   
,scott ( ,florida 7= himself & ,mr4     
,s*atz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce to e/abli% a task =ce reg>d+   
%>k depr$ation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,support+ ! ,heal? ( ,aquatic sy/ems    
?r\gh ,rese>* ,k & ,enhanc$ ,dialogue   
,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,%>k$ ,act ( #bjbe4  
#b4 ,%>k depr$ation task =ce & rese>*   
projects  7a7 ,%>k depr$ation task =ce  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce   
%all e/abli% a task =ce 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is
 subsection z ! task =ce7 to id5tify &  
address critical ne$s ) respect to %>k  
depr$ation4  7#b7 ,memb]%ip ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,comm]ce %all appo9t individuals to !
 task =ce1 includ+-- 7,a7 #a            
repres5tative f-- 7i7 ea* ,regional     
,fi%]y ,managem5t ,c\ncil e/abli%$ "u   

section #cjb7;a77#a7 ( !                
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#aheb7;a77#a772  7ii7 ea* ,m>9e ,fi%]ies
 ,commission1 z su* t]m is def9$ 9      
section #c ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y  
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjb72  7iii7 ! fi% &        
wildlife ag5cy ( a coa/al ,/ate f ea*   
,regional ,fi%]y ,managem5t ,c\ncil     
e/abli%$ "u section #cjb7;a77#a7 ( !    
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#aheb7;a77#a772 &  7iv7 ! ,national     
,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice2  7,b7 an        
individual ) exp]tise 9 ! managem5t (   
highly migratory species2  7,c7 a       
rese>*] ) exp]tise 9 %>k managem5t &    
behavior2 &  7,d7 a rese>*] ) exp]tise 9
 %>k ecology4  7#c7 ,responsibilities ,!
 task =ce %all-- 7,a7 develop ways to   
improve coord9ation & communication     
across ! fi%]ies managem5t community &  
%>k rese>* community to address %>k     
depr$ation2  7,b7 id5tify rese>*        

priorities & fund+ opportunities = su*  
priorities1 includ+-- 7i7 id5tify+ %>k  
species involv$ 9 int]actions2  7ii7 %>k
 /ock assessm5ts2  7iii7 h[ %>ks become 
habituat$ to humans & ?us lead to m     
int]actions betwe5 %>ks & humans2  7iv7 
h[ angl] behavior & fi%]y regulatory    
frameworks may influ5ce %>k int]actions2
  7v7 te*niques & /rategies to r$uce    
h>mful int]actions betwe5 %>ks & humans1
 includ+ ! developm5t & use ( non-le?al 
det]r5ts2  7vi7 ! role ( heal?y %>k     
populations 9 ! ocean food web2 &  7vii7
 climate *ange impacts on %ift+ %>k     
populations1 prey1 & %>k behavior2  7,c7
 develop recomm5d$ managem5t /rategies  
to address %>k depr$ation2 &  7,d7      
coord9ate ! developm5t & di/ribution (  
educational mat]ials to help ! fi%+     
community m9imize %>k int]actions1      
includ+ ?r\gh *ang$ angl] behavior &    
expectations4  7#d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an 
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
section1 & e #b ye>s !reaft] until !    
t]m9ation ( ! task =ce 9 accordance )   

p>agraph 7#e71 ! task =ce %all submit to
 ,congress a report reg>d+ ! f9d+s ( !  
task =ce4  7#e7 ,sunset ,! task =ce %all
 t]m9ate n lat] ?an #g ye>s aft] ! date 
on :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce e/abli%es 
! task =ce4  7#f7 ,coa/al /ate def9$ ,9 
?is subsection1 ! t]m coa/al ,/ate--    
7,a7 means a ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 91 
or bord]+ on1 ! ,atlantic ,ocean1       
,pacific ,ocean1 ,arctic ,ocean1 ,gulf (
 ,mexico1 or ,long ,isl& ,s\nd2 &  7,b7 
includes ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,guam1 ! ,commonweal? 
( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 & ,am]ican  
,samoa4  7b7 ,%>k depr$ation rese>*     
projects ,section #cah7;c7 ( !          
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#ahfg7;c77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#f7 ,projects to bett] und]/& 
%>k depr$ation1 includ+ id5tify+ :at    
causes increases 9 %>k depr$ation &     
det]m9+ h[ to be/ address %>k           
depr$ation4  4  7c7 ,effect ,no?+ 9 ?is 
section %all be con/ru$ to affect !     

au?ority & responsibility ( ! ,secret>y 
( ,comm]ce 9 c>ry+ out ! ,endang]$      
,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aeca et seq47 or ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s    
,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja et seq474