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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 sup-
port programs that address needs of fishing communities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORESIDE COMMERCIAL FISHING SUPPORT 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1851 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 321. SHORESIDE COMMERCIAL FISHING SUPPORT 
GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make com-
petitive grants to persons eligible under subsection (b) to 
support, pursuant to the national standard set forth in 
section 301(8), programs that address needs of fishing 
communities by— 
‘‘(1) providing health promotion and disease 
prevention services, including— 
‘‘(A) preventive health services and assess-
ments; 
‘‘(B) mental health services and assess-
ments; 
‘‘(C) substance abuse prevention, treat-
ment, rehabilitation, and education; or 
‘‘(D) immunization services; 
‘‘(2) providing financial planning education and 
other services to improve the financial stability of 
families and small businesses, including regarding 
budgeting, forecasting, retirement planning, college 
financing, or estate planning; 
‘‘(3) supporting positive community response to 
tragedies at sea; or 
‘‘(4) workforce development training, includ-
ing— 
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‘‘(A) community health worker training for 
fishing community members; 
‘‘(B) apprentice programs to train inexpe-
rienced fishermen participating in sustainable 
fisheries; and 
‘‘(C) volunteer oil handling classes taught 
by an experienced commercial vessel operator. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PERSONS.—Any municipality, port 
authority, other appropriate public entity, not-for-profit 
organization, or other qualified person, that provides 
shoreside commercial fishing support shall be eligible for 
a grant under this section. 
‘‘(c) SURVEY OF NEEDS.—The Secretary shall con-
duct demographic surveys of commercial fishermen and 
their family members to identify needs of fishing commu-
nities that can be addressed by grants authorized by this 
section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
grants under this section there is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary $8,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2025.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘Sec. 321. Shoreside commercial fishing support grants.’’. 
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