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Title I — Conservation and management

S. 2991 · 113th Congress · Dec 9, 2014 · Lineage

I Conservation and management

Sec. 101 Regional fishery management councils

(a)
Voting members— Section 302(b)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1852(b)(2)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A), by striking “or the commercial or recreational harvest” and inserting “or the commercial, recreational, or subsistence fishing harvest”;
(2)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “in the commercial and recreational fisheries” and inserting “in the commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries”;
(3)
in subparagraph (C), by striking “commercial and recreational fishing interests” and inserting “commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishing interests”; and
(4)
in subparagraph (D)—
(A)
in clause (i)—
(i)
by striking “Fisheries” and inserting “Fishery”; and
(ii)
by inserting “or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council” after “Council”; and
(B)
by striking clause (iv).
(b)
Addition of Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council— Section 302(a)(1)(B) (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(B)) is amended—
(1)
by inserting “Rhode Island,” after “States of”;
(2)
by inserting “Rhode Island,” after “except North Carolina,”;
(3)
by striking “21” and inserting “23”; and
(4)
by striking “13” and inserting “14”.
(c)
Committees and advisory panels— Section 302(g)(1)(B) (16 U.S.C. 1852(g)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:

“(B) Each scientific and statistical committee shall—

“(i) provide its Council ongoing scientific advice for fishery management decisions, including recommendations for acceptable biological catch, preventing overfishing, maximum sustainable yield, achieving rebuilding targets, and reports on stock status and health, bycatch, habitat status, social and economic impacts of management measures, and sustainability of fishing practices; and

“(ii) carry out the requirements of this subparagraph in a transparent manner, allowing for public involvement in the process.”

(d)
Functions— Section 302(h) (16 U.S.C. 1852(h)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (7)(C), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(2)
by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:

“(8) have the authority to use alternative fishery management measures in a recreational fishery (or the recreational component of a mixed-use fishery), including extraction rates, fishing mortality, and harvest control rules, to the extent they are in accordance with the requirements of this Act; and”

(e)
Webcasts of council meetings— Section 302(i)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1852(i)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(G) Unless closed in accordance with paragraph (3), each Council shall, where practicable, make available on the Internet website of the Council a video or audio webcast of each meeting of the Council and each meeting of the scientific and statistical committee of the Council not later than 30 days after the date of the conclusion of such meeting.”

(f)
Regional Fishery Management Councils; procedural matters— Section 302(i) (16 U.S.C. 1852(i)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (4), by striking “or State authorities” and inserting “, State, or tribal authorities”; and
(2)
in paragraph (6), by striking “Federal agency or from a” and inserting “Federal agency, tribal government, or”.
(g)
Council training program; training course— Section 302(k)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1852(k)(1)) is amended—
(1)
by striking “Within 6 months after the date of enactment of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, the” and inserting “The”;
(2)
in subparagraph (H), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(3)
in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(4)
by adding at the end the following:

“(J) ecosystem-based fishery management.”

Sec. 102 Contents of fishery management plans

(a)
Required provisions— Section 303 (16 U.S.C. 1853) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (5), by inserting “, and subsistence” after “charter”;
(B)
in paragraph (13), by striking “and charter fishing sectors” each place it appears and inserting “charter, and subsistence fishing components”;
(C)
in paragraph (14)—
(i)
by striking “each sector” and inserting “each component in the fishery”; and
(ii)
by striking “and charter fishing sectors in the fishery and;” and inserting “charter, and subsistence fishing components in the fishery; and”; and
(D)
in paragraph (15), by striking “establish a mechanism” and inserting “subject to subsection (d), establish a mechanism”; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:

“(d) Limitations

“(1) In general—The requirements under subsection (a)(15) shall not—

“(A) apply to a species in a fishery that has a mean life cycle of 18 months or less, or to a species in a fishery with respect to which all spawning and recruitment occurs beyond State waters and the exclusive economic zone, unless the Secretary has determined the fishery is subject to overfishing of that species; and

“(B) limit or otherwise affect the requirements of section 301(a)(1) or 304(e) of this Act.

“(2) Construction—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect any effective date regarding the requirements under subsection (a)(15) otherwise provided for under an international agreement in which the United States participates.”

(b)
Technical and conforming amendments—
(1)
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006— Section 104 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1853 note) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

“(b) [Reserved].”

(2)
Bycatch reduction incentives— Section 313(g)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1862(g)(2)) is amended by striking “Notwithstanding section 303(d)” and inserting “Notwithstanding section 303A”.
(3)
Gulf of Mexico red snapper research— Section 407(b) (16 U.S.C. 1883(b)) is amended by inserting “as in effect on December 21, 2000,” after “In addition to the restrictions under section 303(d)(1)(A)”.
(4)
Loans and guarantees; eligible purposes of obligations— Section 53706(a)(7)(A) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 303(d)(4)” and inserting “section 303A”.

Sec. 103 Action by the Secretary

(a)
Updated agency procedures— Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise and update agency procedures under the mandate of section 304(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1854(i)), as added by section 107 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (120 Stat. 3594).
(b)
Establishment of fees— Section 304(d) (16 U.S.C. 1854(d)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2)(A)—
(A)
by striking “actual costs directly related to” and inserting “net incremental costs attributable to”;
(B)
in clause (i), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(C)
in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(D)
by adding at the end the following:

“(iii) management program that allocates a percentage of the total allowable catch to individuals who have formed a sector (for purposes of this subparagraph, as defined in section 648.2 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations).”

(2)
by adding at the end the following:

“(3) The Secretary may not collect any fee under this section or section 313(a) before preparing an analysis that identifies the costs that will be recovered by the fee and the costs that will not be recovered by the fee. The analysis shall be included in the applicable fishery management plan.”

(c)
Rebuilding overfished and depleted fisheries— Section 304(e) (16 U.S.C. 1854(e)) is amended—
(1)
by amending the heading to read as follows: “(e) Rebuilding overfished and otherwise depleted fisheries.—”;
(2)
by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:

“(1) The Secretary shall report annually to the Congress and the Councils on the status of fisheries within each Council's geographical area of authority and identify those fisheries that are overfished or otherwise depleted, or are approaching a condition of being overfished or otherwise depleted. For those fisheries managed under a fishery management plan or international agreement, the status shall be determined using the criteria for overfishing (or depletion, where applicable) specified in the plan or agreement. A fishery shall be classified as approaching a condition of being overfished or otherwise depleted if, based on trends in fishing effort, fishery resource size, and other appropriate factors, the Secretary estimates that the fishery will become overfished or otherwise depleted within 2 years.”

(3)
in paragraph (2), by inserting “or otherwise depleted” after “overfished”;
(4)
in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting “or otherwise depleted” after “overfished”;
(5)
by amending paragraph (4)(A) to read as follows:

“(A) specify a time period for rebuilding the fishery that—

“(i) shall be as short as possible, taking into account the status and biology of any overfished stocks of fish, the needs of fishing communities, recommendations by international organizations in which the United States participates, and the interaction of the overfished stock of fish within the marine ecosystem; and

“(ii) except where management measures under an international agreement with the United States participates dictate otherwise, shall not exceed—

“(I) 10 years, except in cases where the biology of the stock of fish or other environmental conditions dictate otherwise; or

“(II) the sum of the time in which the affected stock of fish is expected to rebuild to its maximum sustainable yield biomass level in the absence of any fishing mortality, and the mean generation of time of the affected stock of fish, if those time values are the best scientific information available;”

(6)
in paragraph (5), by striking “that a fishery is overfished” and inserting “that a fishery is overfished or otherwise depleted”.
(d)
International overfishing— Section 304 (16 U.S.C. 1854) is amended—
(1)
by striking “(i) International overfishing.—” and inserting “(j) International overfishing.—”; and
(2)
in subsection (j)(1), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, by inserting “shall” after “State,”.
(e)
Annual report on special funds— Section 304 (16 U.S.C. 1854), as amended by subsection (d) of this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

“(k) Annual report on special funds

“(1) Annual report—Not later than 30 days after the last day of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report for that fiscal year on—

“(A) the Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund established under section 204(e)(7);

“(B) the Limited Access System Administration Fund established under section 305(h)(5)(B);

“(C) the North Pacific Fishery Observer Fund established under section 313(d); and

“(D) the Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund established under section 208(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1891b(a)).

“(2) Required information—The annual report required under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed accounting of—

“(A) all moneys in each fund at the start of the fiscal year;

“(B) all moneys deposited in each fund during the fiscal year;

“(C) all moneys paid out of each fund during the fiscal year; and

“(D) all projects, programs, and activities funded by each fund during the fiscal year.”

Sec. 104 Other requirements and authority

(a)
Fish habitat— Section 305(b) (16 U.S.C. 1855(b)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (3), by inserting “or tribal government” after “or State agency” each place it appears; and
(2)
in paragraph (4)—
(A)
by striking “from a Council or Federal or State agency” and inserting “from a Council, Federal or State agency, or tribal government”; and
(B)
by inserting “or tribal government” after “by any State or Federal agency”.
(b)
Judicial review— Section 305(f)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1855(f)(2)) is amended by striking “including, actions that establish the date of closure of a fishery to commercial or recreational fishing” and inserting “including but not limited to actions that establish the date of closure of a fishery to commercial, recreational, or subsistence fishing”.
(c)
Consumer information regarding sustainably caught fish— Section 305 (16 U.S.C. 1855) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(l) Sustainability standard

“(1) In general—For the purpose of this Act, fish is sustainability caught if—

“(A) the fish is harvested in accordance with—

“(i) a fishery management plan prepared and approved under this Act; or

“(ii) equivalent conservation and management measures of a State or tribe, or under an international agreement to which the United States is a party, as determined by the Secretary;

“(B) the fishery from which the fish is harvested is not overfished or otherwise depleted; and

“(C) overfishing or other depletion is not occurring in the fishery from which the fish is harvested.

“(2) Rebuilding fisheries—A fishery that is subject to a rebuilding plan under this Act, or equivalent conservation and management measures as determined by the Secretary, meets the criteria specified in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the plan is effectively rebuilding the fishery.”

Sec. 105 Prohibited acts

Section 307(1) (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (Q), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon;
(2)
by redesignating subparagraph (R) as subparagraph (S); and
(3)
by inserting after subparagraph (Q) the following:

“(R) to knowingly and willfully make or submit any incomplete, invalid, or false record, account, or label for, or any false identification of, any fish or fish product (including false identification of the species, harvesting vessel or nation, or the date or location where harvested) that has been or is intended to be imported, exported, transported, sold, offered for sale, purchased, or received in interstate or foreign commerce, except where such making or submission is prohibited under subparagraph (I); or”

Sec. 106 Penalties

(a)
Civil penalties and permit sanctions— Section 308 (16 U.S.C. 1858) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), by striking “$100,000” and inserting “$180,000”; and
(2)
in subsection (f), by inserting “or investigation of a violation of this Act” after “under this section”.
(b)
Criminal penalties— Section 309(b) (16 U.S.C. 1859(b)) is amended—
(1)
by striking “$100,000” and inserting “$180,000”; and
(2)
by striking “$200,000” each place it appears and inserting “$360,000”.

Sec. 107 Enforcement

(a)
Jurisdiction of the courts—
(1)
In general— Section 311(d) (16 U.S.C. 1861(d)) is amended to read as follows:

“(d) Jurisdiction of the courts

“(1) In general—The district courts of the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any case or controversy arising under the provisions of this Act. Any such court may, at any time—

“(A) enter restraining orders or prohibitions;

“(B) issue warrants, process in rem, or other process;

“(C) prescribe and accept satisfactory bonds or other security; and

“(D) take such other actions as are in the interest of justice.

“(2) Hawaii and Pacific insular areas—In the case of Hawaii or any possession of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, the appropriate court is the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, except that—

“(A) in the case of Guam and Wake Island, the appropriate court is the United States District Court for the District of Guam; and

“(B) in the case of the Northern Mariana Islands, the appropriate court is the United States District Court for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands.”

(2)
Construction— Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by paragraph (1), shall be construed to affect any case or controversy commenced, or any case or controversy pending before a district court of the United States, prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
(b)
Payment of storage, care, and other costs— Section 311(e) (16 U.S.C. 1861(e)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
by striking “Notwithstanding any other provision of law” and inserting “In general.—Except as otherwise required under section 204(e)(8)”;
(B)
in subparagraph (E), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(C)
in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(D)
by adding after subparagraph (F), the following:

“(G) the costs of stock assessments, surveys, and data collection in fisheries managed under this Act.”

(2)
by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
(3)
in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking “Any person” and inserting “Liability for costs incurred.—Any person”; and
(4)
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

“(2) Fisheries Enforcement Fund—There is established in the Treasury a non-interest bearing fund to be known as the Fisheries Enforcement Fund, into which shall be deposited all sums received as described in paragraph (1), which shall remain available to the Secretary until expended as authorized in paragraph (1), without appropriation or fiscal year limitation.”

(c)
Administrative adjudication— Section 311 (16 U.S.C. 1861) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsections (d) through (j) as subsections (e) through (k), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

“(d) Administrative adjudication

“(1) In general—Notwithstanding section 559 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to any marine resource conservation law or regulation administered by the Secretary acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, all adjudicatory functions that are required by chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code to be performed by an administrative law judge may be performed by another Federal agency on a reimbursable basis.

“(2) Details—If another Federal agency performing adjudicatory functions under paragraph (1) requires the detail of an administrative law judge to perform any of these functions, such Federal agency may request temporary or occasional assistance from the Office of Personnel Management under section 3344 of title 5, United States Code.”

(d)
Repeals— Sections 110 and 111 of title I of Division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55; 16 U.S.C. 1861 note), are repealed.
(e)
Annual report on special funds— Section 304(k)(1), as added by section 103(e) of this Act, is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (C), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(2)
in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:

“(E) the Fisheries Enforcement Fund established under section 311(e)(2).”

(f)
Conforming amendments—
(1)
Civil forfeitures— Section 310 (16 U.S.C. 1860) is amended—
(A)
in subsection (b), by striking “section 311(d)” and inserting “section 311(e)”; and
(B)
in subsection (d), by striking “section 311(d)” each place it appears and inserting “subsection 311(e)”.
(2)
Enforcement; North Atlantic salmon fishing— Section 308 of the Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 3607) is amended by striking “and (d)” each place it appears and inserting “and (e)”.

Sec. 108 Transition to sustainable fisheries

(a)
Authorization of appropriations— Section 312(a)(4) (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)(4)) is amended—
(1)
by inserting “to carry out this subsection” after “necessary”; and
(2)
by striking “2007 through 2013” and inserting “2015 through 2021”.
(b)
Fisheries disaster relief— Section 312(a) (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by inserting “, a tribe,” after “affected State”;
(2)
by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

“(2) The Secretary shall make a decision regarding a request under paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after the date the Secretary receives a complete estimate of the economic impact of the fishery resource disaster from the affected State, tribal government, or fishing community.”

(4)
in paragraph (3), as redesignated—
(A)
by inserting “tribe, or” after “by the affected State,”;
(B)
by inserting “, tribe,” after “with the affected State”; and
(C)
by striking “to assist a fishing community” and inserting “to assist a State, tribe, or fishing community”.

Sec. 109 North Pacific fisheries conservation

(a)
Electronic technologies— Section 313 (16 U.S.C. 1862) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “jurisdiction except a salmon fishery which” and inserting “jurisdiction, except a salmon fishery, that”;
(B)
in paragraph (1), by striking “that observers be stationed” and inserting “electronic technologies or observers”; and
(C)
by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:

“(2) establishes a system of fees to pay for the cost of implementing the plan and any integrated data collection program, including electronic technology requirements, established by the Council.”

(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting “placing electronic technologies or” before “stationing observers on”;
(B)
in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting “actual electronic technology costs or” before “actual observer costs”; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:

“(3) Any system of fees established under this section may vary by fishery, management area, electronic technology, or observer coverage level.”

(b)
Arctic community development quota— Section 313 (16 U.S.C. 1862) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(k) Arctic community development quota—If the North Pacific Fishery Management Council issues a fishery management plan for the exclusive economic zone in the Arctic Ocean, or an amendment to its current Fishery Management Plan for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area, that makes available to commercial fishing and establishes a sustainable harvest level for any part of such zone, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council shall set aside not less than 10 percent of the total allowable catch therein as a community development quota for coastal villages north and east of the Bering Strait.”

(c)
North Pacific bycatch report— Section 313 (16 U.S.C. 1862), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding after subsection (k) the following:

“(l) North Pacific bycatch report—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2014, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives which examines agency actions since 2007 to reduce bycatch in fisheries of the North Pacific managed under this Act, including a review of regulatory actions that create incentives for individual vessels to avoid bycatch.”

Sec. 110 Regional fishery conservation and management authorities

(a)
In general— Title III (16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.) is amended—
(1)
in section 313 (16 U.S.C. 1862), by amending the section heading to read as follows:

“313. North Pacific fishery conservation and management”

(2)
by inserting after section 313 the following:

“313A. Gulf of Mexico fisheries conservation and management

“At least once every 5 years, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council shall review, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, any allocation of fishing privileges among the commercial, recreational, and charter components of a fishery managed under a fishery management plan prepared by the Gulf Council, except that the Gulf Council may delay action for not more than 3 additional 1-year periods if necessary.

“313B. South Atlantic Fisheries conservation and management

“At least once every 5 years, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council shall review, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, any allocation of fishing privileges among the commercial, recreational, and charter components of a fishery managed under a fishery management plan prepared by the South Atlantic Council, except that the South Atlantic Council may delay action for not more than 3 additional 1-year periods if necessary.”

(b)
Conforming amendments— The table of contents is amended—
(1)
by amending the item relating to section 313 to read as follows:
(2)
by inserting after the item relating to section 313, the following:

Sec. 111 Summer flounder management

(a)
In general— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council shall submit to the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Commerce may approve, a modified fishery management plan or plan amendment for the commercial and recreational management of summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). The modified fishery management plan or plan amendment shall—
(1)
be based on the best scientific information available;
(2)
reflect changes in the distribution, abundance, and location of summer flounder in establishing distribution of the commercial and recreational catch quotas;
(3)
consider regional, coast-wide, or other management measures for summer flounder that comply with the National Standards under section 301(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1851(a)); and
(4)
prohibit the allocation of commercial or recreational catch quotas for summer flounder on a State-by-State basis using historical landings data that does not reflect the status of the summer flounder stock, based on the most recent scientific information.
(b)
Consultation with the Commission— In preparing the modified fishery management plan or plan amendment as described in subsection (a), the Council shall consult with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to ensure consistent management throughout the range of the fishery.
(c)
Failure To Submit Plan— If the Council fails to submit a modified fishery management plan or plan amendment as described in subsection (a) that may be approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall prepare and approve such a modified plan or plan amendment.
(d)
Report— Not later than 1 year after the date of the approval of a modified fishery management plan or plan amendment as described in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of the modified plan or plan amendment that includes an assessment of whether the implementation complies with the national standards for fishery conservation and management under section 301(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1851(a)).

Sec. 112 Study of allocations in mixed-use fisheries

(a)
Study— Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study—
(1)
to provide guidance on criteria that could be used for allocating fishing privileges, including consideration of the conservation and socioeconomic benefits of the commercial, recreational, and charter components of a fishery, to a Regional Fishery Management Council established under section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852) in the preparation of a fishery management plan under that Act; and
(2)
to identify sources of information that could reasonably support the use of such criteria in allocation decisions.
(b)
Report— Not later than 1 year after the date the contract is entered into under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).