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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2330 
To make funds available for fisheries resource disaster assistance for the 
2016 Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook salmon fishery disaster, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2017 
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself and Ms. SPEIER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
To make funds available for fisheries resource disaster assist-
ance for the 2016 Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook 
salmon fishery disaster, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Yurok Tribe Klamath 
River Chinook Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act 
of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. FISHERY RESOURCE DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR 
THE 2016 YUROK TRIBE KLAMATH RIVER CHI-
NOOK SALMON FISHERY DISASTER. 
(a) APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.—In addition to any 
other funds available for such purpose, there is appro-
priated to the Secretary of Commerce $22,450,000 to pro-
vide assistance to the Yurok Tribe of California in accord-
ance with this section for assistance for the economic and 
social effects of the 2016 Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chi-
nook salmon fishery disaster as determined by the Sec-
retary of Commerce on January 18, 2017, and to mitigate 
the economic losses to such Tribe, businesses, individuals, 
or other entities caused by fishing closures or other re-
strictions on the harvesting of Chinook salmon. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Of the amount appropriated 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make available 
to the Yurok Tribe— 
(1) $2,000,000 for use by the Tribe under sec-
tion 312(a)(2) of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1861a(a)(2)) for the assessment of social and eco-
nomic effects of the fisheries failure, including an 
assessment of Tribal needs related to the loss of suf-
ficient fishing opportunities and an assessment of 
impacts to Tribal children; 
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(2) $14,450,000 for use by the Tribe under 
such section to provide assistance for the support of 
fishermen and the local community affected by the 
fisheries failure, including for— 
(A) the loss of revenue by fishermen and 
the community; 
(B) the loss of Tribal revenue; 
(C) supplementation of traditional food 
sources; 
(D) economic assistance for Tribal fami-
lies; 
(E) infrastructure to process fish; 
(F) Tribal enterprises that lost revenue 
from a reduction in fishing related business; 
(G) Tribal members who own businesses 
dependent on fishing activities; and 
(H) support of Tribal law enforcement ac-
tivities; and 
(3) $6,000,000 for use by the Tribe under such 
section to provide assistance for the restoration of 
and monitoring activities regarding fishery habitat 
and to address factors that impact the health of the 
fishery, in order to minimize the chance of a reoc-
currence of a similar fishery failure in future years. 
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(c) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated by this 
section shall remain available for the period with respect 
to which the determination referred to in subsection (a) 
is made. 
(d) UNUSED FUNDS.—Any amount appropriated by 
this section that is not expended or otherwise obligated 
for the purpose described in subsection (a) shall be re-
turned to the Treasury of the United States. 
(e) TREATMENT OF TRIBE AS STATE.—For purposes 
of the application of section 312 of the Magnuson Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1861a) with respect to amounts appropriated by this sec-
tion, the Yurok Tribe shall be treated as a State. 
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