Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2023” or the “FISH Wellness Act of 2023”.
Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness Improvement Act of 2023
A BILL
To authorize safety and prevention training programs for fishing vessel operators and crewmembers, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Safety standards for certain fishing vessels
Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (i)—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking “and” after the semicolon;
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
“(B) to conduct safety and prevention training that addresses behavioral and physical health risks, to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing fishing vessel operators and crewmembers; and”
by striking paragraph (3);
by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking “$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023” and inserting “$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025”;
in subsection (j)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “and severe weather detection” and inserting “severe weather detection, and understanding and mitigating behavioral and physical health risks, to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing members of the commercial fishing industry”;
by striking paragraph (3);
by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking “$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023” and inserting “$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025”;
by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
“(k) From amounts appropriated under subsections (i)(3) and (j)(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer to the Secretary of Health and Human Services funds to pay for the Secretary's administration of the grant programs under subsections (i) and (j) for such fiscal year.”