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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2012 

To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 

to authorize competitive grants to support programs that address needs 

of fishing communities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 23, 2015 

Mr. KEATING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act to authorize competitive grants to support programs that address needs of fishing communities. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORESIDE COMMERCIAL FISHING SUPPORT 

4 GRANTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Magnuson-Stevens 

6 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 

7 1851 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 321. SHORESIDE COMMERCIAL FISHING SUPPORT 

2 GRANTS. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make com4 petitive grants to persons eligible under subsection (b) to 

5 support, pursuant to the national standard set forth in 

6 section 301(8), programs that address needs of fishing 

7 communities by— 

8 ‘‘(1) providing health promotion and disease 

9 prevention services, including— 

10 ‘‘(A) preventive health services and assess11 ments; 

12 ‘‘(B) mental health services and assess13 ments; 

14 ‘‘(C) substance abuse prevention, treat15 ment, rehabilitation, and education; or 

16 ‘‘(D) immunization services; 

17 ‘‘(2) providing financial planning education and 

18 other services to improve the financial stability of 

19 families and small businesses, including regarding 

20 budgeting, forecasting, retirement planning, college 

21 financing, or estate planning; 

22 ‘‘(3) supporting positive community response to 

23 tragedies at sea; or 

24 ‘‘(4) workforce development training, includ25 ing— 

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1 ‘‘(A) community health worker training for 

2 fishing community members; 

3 ‘‘(B) apprentice programs to train inexpe4 rienced fishermen participating in sustainable 

5 fisheries; and 

6 ‘‘(C) volunteer oil handling classes taught 

7 by an experienced commercial vessel operator. 

8 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PERSONS.—Any municipality, port 

9 authority, other appropriate public entity, not-for-profit 

10 organization, or other qualified person, that provides 

11 shoreside commercial fishing support shall be eligible for 

12 a grant under this section. 

13 ‘‘(c) SURVEY OF NEEDS.—The Secretary shall con14 duct demographic surveys of commercial fishermen and 

15 their family members to identify needs of fishing commu16 nities that can be addressed by grants authorized by this 

17 section. 

18 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For 

19 grants under this section there is authorized to be appro20 priated to the Secretary $8,000,000 for each of fiscal 

21 years 2016 through 2025.’’. 

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

23 in the first section is amended by adding at the end the 

24 following: 

‘‘Sec. 321. Shoreside commercial fishing support grants.’’. 

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