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Senate Bill 396
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A bill to make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
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S. 396 (Reported-in-Senate)

Calendar No. 224

115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 396

[Report No. 115–160]


To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 15, 2017

Mr. Nelson (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Manchin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

September 19, 2017

Reported by Mr. Thune, without amendment

A BILL

To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Billfish Conservation Act of 2012.

Section 4(c)(1) of the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 (16 U.S.C. 1827a(c)(1)) is amended by inserting “and retained” after “landed”.

SEC. 2. Shark Conservation Act of 2010.

The Act entitled “An Act to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks”, approved January 4, 2011 (Public Law 111–348; 124 Stat. 3668), is amended—

(1) by striking section 104 and inserting the following:

“SEC. 104. Rule of construction.

“Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be construed as affecting, altering, or diminishing in any way the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to establish such conservation and management measures as the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate under sections 302(a)(3) and 304(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(3), 1854(g)).”; and

(2) in section 1, by striking the item relating to section 104 and inserting the following:


“Sec. 104. Rule of construction.”.

Calendar No. 224

115th CONGRESS
     1st Session
S. 396
[Report No. 115–160]
A BILL
To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
September 19, 2017
Reported without amendment