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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4686 
To reauthorize various fisheries management laws, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2006 
Mr. GILCHREST (for himself and Mr. POMBO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize various fisheries management laws, 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 ‘‘Multi-State and Inter-
national Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 
2006’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE INTERJURISDICTIONAL 
FISHERIES ACT OF 1986. 
Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act 
of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce 
for apportionment to carry out the purposes of this title— 
‘‘(1) $6,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
and 2008; 
‘‘(2) $6,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
and 2010; and 
‘‘(3) $7,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 
and 2012.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘$850,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and $900,000 
for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$1,050,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 
2008, $1,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 
2010, and $1,350,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 
and 2012’’. 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE 
ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT. 
Section 4 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 757d) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the purposes of this Act not to exceed the following sums:
‘‘(1) $5,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
and 2008; 
‘‘(2) $5,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
and 2010; and 
‘‘(3) $5,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 
and 2012.’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY MAN-
AGEMENT ACT OF 1996. 
Section 203 of Public Law 105–384 (16 U.S.C. 1856 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (i) by striking ‘‘2006’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’; 
(2) in subsection (j) by inserting ‘‘REPORT.—’’ 
after ‘‘(j)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘Dungeness Crab Fishery Management Act of 1996’.’’. 
SEC. 6. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CON-
VENTION ACT OF 1975. 
Section 10 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 
1975 (16 U.S.C. 971h) is amended by striking so much 
as precedes subsection (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this Act, including use for payment
of the United States share of the joint expenses of the 
Commission as provided in Article X of the Convention, 
the following sums: 
‘‘(1) For each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, 
$5,510,000. 
‘‘(2) For each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, 
$5,525,000. 
‘‘(3) For each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012, 
$5,540,000.’’. 
SEC. 7. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC 
FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT OF 1995. 
Section 211 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Con-
vention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5610) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
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