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Union Calendar No. 438 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3340 
[Report No. 119–512] 
To provide for the standardization, publication, and accessibility of data 
relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2025 
Mr. FRY (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
FEBRUARY 23, 2026 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. CASE, Mr. GARBARINO, 
Mr. LAWLER, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Ms. MACE, Mr. 
MIN, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Ms. GILLEN, Mr. VINDMAN, Ms. MCBRIDE, and 
Mr. TRAN 
FEBRUARY 23, 2026 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To provide for the standardization, publication, and accessi-
bility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use 
of Federal waterways, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Modernizing Access 
to Our Public Oceans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) EXCLUSIVE
ECONOMIC
ZONE.—The term 
‘‘exclusive economic zone’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 107 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
(2) FISHING RESTRICTION.—The term ‘‘fishing 
restriction’’ means a restriction on fishing in a fed-
erally managed fishery established under section 
303(b)(2) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation 
and 
Management 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1853(b)(2)), including— 
(A) a full or partial fishing closure, in 
terms of both area and duration, or a seasonal 
closure; 
(B) a no-catch zone in the fishery; 
(C) a restriction on the method of catch 
for the fishery; and 
(D) another restriction on fishing, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
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(3) INDIAN
TRIBE; TRIBAL
ORGANIZATION.— 
The terms ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ and ‘‘Tribal organiza-
tion’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(4) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 6207 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7517), except that the term includes the De-
partment of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office 
of Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawaii. 
(5) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 
is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a) of such Code. 
(6) RECREATIONAL VESSEL.—The term ‘‘rec-
reational vessel’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 2101 of title 46, United States Code. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
SEC. 3. DATA STANDARDIZATION. 
Not later than 31 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with rel-
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evant stakeholders, including State and local governments, 
Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations, shall 
develop and adopt standards with respect to the coordina-
tion and dissemination of geospatial data relating to fish-
ing restrictions, use of the exclusive economic zone by rec-
reational vessels, and access to Federal waters by such 
vessels, including such data made available under section 
4. 
SEC. 4. DATA PUBLICATION AND ACCESSIBILITY. 
(a) DATA ON FISHING AND RECREATIONAL VESSELS 
IN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
acting through the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and 
to the maximum extent practicable, shall make available 
on a publicly accessible website geographic information 
system data that— 
(1) includes, with respect to the exclusive eco-
nomic zone— 
(A) information with respect to the condi-
tions under which fishing restrictions are im-
posed and the areas within the exclusive eco-
nomic zone that are open or closed to rec-
reational boating, diving, and related rec-
reational activities (as determined by the Sec-
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