Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Local Fishing Jobs and Communities Act of 2015”.
Protecting Local Fishing Jobs and Communities Act of 2015
A BILL
To terminate the independent third-party program for sectors of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery unless the program is fully funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Termination of independent third-party monitoring
In general— Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Commerce shall not require sectors of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery to comply with the independent third-party monitoring program required by section 648.87 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or similar successor regulation).
Exception— The Secretary of Commerce may require sectors of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery to comply with the independent third-party monitoring program required by section 648.87 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or similar successor regulation), if the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fully funds the program with funds appropriated for the Administration.