Title IV — S. 2991 (Introduced in Senate)

Sec. 401 Secretarial representative for international fisheries

(a)

In general— Title II (16 U.S.C. 1821 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 202 the following:

“202A. Secretarial representative for international fisheries

“(a) In general—The Secretary, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall designate a senior official who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve as the Secretarial Representative for International Fisheries for the purpose of performing the duties of the Secretary with respect to international agreements involving fisheries and other living marine resources, including the development of policy and representation of the United States as a Commissioner under such international agreements.

“(b) Advice—The Secretarial Representative for International Fisheries shall, in consultation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and the Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, advise the Secretary, Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and other senior officials of the Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on development of policy on international fishery conservation and management matters.

“(c) Consultation—The Secretarial Representative for International Fisheries shall consult with the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives on matters pertaining to any regional or international negotiation concerning living marine resources.”

(b)

Repeal— Section 408 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1891d) and the item relating to that section in the table of contents for that Act are repealed.

(c)

Conforming amendment— The table of contents is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 202 the following:

Sec. 402 Amendments to Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985

Section 11 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3640) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively;

(2)

by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

“(c) Compensation of committee on scientific cooperation members—Members of the Committee on Scientific Cooperation who are not State or Federal employees shall receive compensation at a rate equivalent to the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, when engaged in actual performance of duties for the Commission.”

(3)

in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking “71” and inserting “171”.

Sec. 403 Reauthorization of Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975

Section 10 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971h) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

in paragraph (1), by striking “$5,770,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008” and inserting “$6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016”;

(B)

in paragraph (2), by striking “$6,058,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010” and inserting “$6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018”; and

(C)

in paragraph (3), by striking “$6,361,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2013” and inserting “$6,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021”; and

(2)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (1), by striking “$160,000” and inserting “$180,000”; and

(B)

in paragraph (2), by striking “$7,500,000” and inserting “$4,600,000”.

Sec. 404 Reauthorization of the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988

Section 20(a) of the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 973r(a)) is amended—

(1)

in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—

(A)

by striking “for fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002”; and

(B)

by striking “Act including—” and inserting “Act.”; and

(2)

by striking paragraphs (1) and (2).

Sec. 405 Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act

(a)

Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing defined— Section 609(e) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(e)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (2), by striking “Within 3 months after the date of enactment of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 ” and inserting “Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2014”; and

(2)

in paragraph (3)—

(A)

in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end;

(B)

in subparagraph (C), by striking “agreement.” and inserting “agreement; and”; and

(C)

by adding at the end the following:

“(D) to the extent possible—

“(i) fishing activities conducted by foreign vessels in waters under the jurisdiction of a nation without permission of that nation; and

“(ii) fishing activities conducted by foreign vessels in contravention of a nation’s laws, including fishing activity that has not been reported or that has been misreported to the relevant national authority of a nation in contravention of that nation’s laws.”

(b)

Authorization of appropriations; illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing— Section 609(f) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(f)) is amended by striking “2007 through 2013” and inserting “2015 through 2021”.

(c)

Authorization of appropriations; equivalent conservation measures— Section 610(f) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(f)) is amended by striking “2007 through 2013” and inserting “2015 through 2021”.

Sec. 406 Reauthorization of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995

Section 211 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5610) is amended by striking “2012” and inserting “2020”.

Title IV — International conservation and management

IV International conservation and management