the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and 
the Virgin Islands of the United States. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the 
study required in subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall consult— 
‘‘(i) the National Laboratories, as that 
term is defined in section 2(3) of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15801(3)); 
‘‘(ii) the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration, including the Office 
of National Marine Sanctuaries and Na-
tional Marine Fisheries Service; and 
‘‘(iii) the Governor of each of American 
Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, 
and the Virgin Islands of the United States. 
‘‘(C) PUBLIC
COMMENT.—The study re-
quired in subparagraph (A) shall be published in 
the Federal Register for public comment for a pe-
riod of not fewer than 60 days. 
‘‘(D) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall submit the re-
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sults of the study conducted under subparagraph 
(A) to— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate; 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(iii) each of the Delegates or the Resi-
dent Commissioner to the House of Rep-
resentatives from American Samoa, Guam, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Is-
lands of the United States. 
‘‘(E) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary 
shall publish the study required under subpara-
graph (A) and the results submitted under sub-
paragraph (C) on a public website. 
‘‘(2) CALL
FOR
INFORMATION
AND
NOMINA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall issue a call for informa-
tion and nominations for proposed wind lease sales 
for areas determined to be feasible under the study 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) CONDITIONAL WIND LEASE SALES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each territory, the 
Secretary shall conduct not less than one wind 
lease sale in the area of the outer Continental 
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Shelf within the territorial jurisdiction of such 
territory if such area meets each of the following 
criteria: 
‘‘(i) The study required under para-
graph (1)(A) concluded that a wind lease 
sale on the area is feasible. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary has determined 
that the call for information has generated 
sufficient interest in the area. 
‘‘(iii) The Secretary has consulted with 
the Secretary of Defense and other relevant 
Federal agencies regarding such sale. 
‘‘(iv) The Secretary has consulted with 
the Governor of the territory regarding the 
suitability of the area for wind energy de-
velopment. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If no area of the outer 
Continental Shelf within the territorial jurisdic-
tion of a territory meets each of the criteria in 
clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A), the 
requirement under subparagraph (A) shall not 
apply to such territory.’’. 
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SEC. 218. INCREASING FUNDING FOR COASTAL CONSERVA-
TION AND RESILIENCE. 
Section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) With respect to a lease under this subsection 
for the production of wind energy, 30 percent of the 
revenue received by the Federal Government as a re-
sult of payments from such lease shall be deposited in 
the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund es-
tablished by section 904 of the National Oceans and 
Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7503).’’. 
SEC. 219. RESTORING OFFSHORE WIND OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) LEASING AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the In-
terior is authorized to grant leases pursuant to section 
8(p)(1)(C) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1337(p)(1)(C)) in the areas withdrawn by the Presi-
dential Memorandum entitled ‘‘Memorandum on the With-
drawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Conti-
nental Shelf from Leasing Disposition’’ (issued September 
8, 2020) and the Presidential Memorandum entitled ‘‘Presi-
dential Determination on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas 
of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing 
Disposition’’ (issued September 25, 2020). 
(b) WITHDRAWALS.—Any Presidential withdrawal of 
an area of the Outer Continental Shelf from leasing under 
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section 12(a) of such Act (43 U.S.C. 1341(a)) issued after 
the date of enactment of this Act shall apply only to leasing 
authorized under subsections (a) and (i) of section 8 of such 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(a) and 1337(i)), unless otherwise spec-
ified. 
TITLE III—CLIMATE-READY FISH-
ERIES, 
EFFICIENT 
FISHERY 
VESSELS, AND BUY AMERICAN 
SEAFOOD 
SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) American wild-caught seafood is integral to 
the Nation’s food supply and to American food secu-
rity; 
(2) the seafood supply chain is often long and 
complex; 
(3) American-caught and American-processed 
seafood especially from small-scale fishery operations, 
can be a sustainable healthy source of protein and 
micronutrients; 
(4) fresh, frozen, dried, and canned domestic sea-
food can be produced, processed, packaged, and trans-
ported in a manner that has a low-carbon footprint; 
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(5) marine species that are small, at lower 
trophic levels, and pelagic typically have the smallest 
carbon footprint; and 
(6) therefore, any executive agency that pur-
chases seafood products should, to the extent prac-
ticable, buy local American-caught or American-har-
vested and American-processed seafood products from 
fisheries that are not overfished or experiencing over-
fishing, in order to support sustainable local seafood 
businesses, reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated 
with the seafood product supply chain, and reduce de-
pendence on imported seafood products. 
SEC. 302. CAUGHT IN THE USA. 
Section 2(c)(1) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 
U.S.C. 713c–3(c)(1)), entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the Fed-
eral Surplus Commodities Corporation to purchase and dis-
tribute surplus products of the fishing industry’’, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary shall make grants from the fund 
established under subsection (b) to— 
‘‘(A) assist persons in carrying out research and 
development projects addressed to any aspect of 
United States marine fisheries, including harvesting, 
processing, packaging, marketing, and associated in-
frastructures; or 
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‘‘(vi) are provided to the fishing enter-
prises or to owners or operators of vessels 
that have been determined to have engaged 
in illegal, unreported, and unregulated fish-
ing by a coastal State or a regional fish-
eries management organization; or 
‘‘(vii) reduce fuel, insurance, or other 
operating costs solely for fishing enterprises 
except where intended to reduce the carbon 
footprint of existing fishing operations. 
‘‘(B) To require parties to trade agree-
ments— 
‘‘(i) to report to an environmental af-
fairs committee established under the agree-
ment, on an annual basis, all marine fish-
ing-related subsidies provided by the par-
ties, including fleet capacity and trade data 
concerning the fisheries that the subsidies 
affect; 
‘‘(ii) to establish an independent body 
to make assessments of the health of fish 
stocks in each domestic fishery and report 
such assessments to such environmental af-
fairs committee; 
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‘‘(iii) with respect to shared or inter-
national fisheries in which each party is in-
volved in fishing activities, to commit to co-
operating with third countries, regional 
fisheries management organizations, and 
assessment bodies in annual assessments of 
the health of fish stocks and associated spe-
cies in such fisheries; and 
‘‘(iv) to certify to such environmental 
affairs committee that they have made and 
continue to make adequate progress toward 
the goal of protecting and conserving, 
through well-connected and effective systems 
of protected areas and other effective area- 
based conservation measures, at least 30 
percent of the planet by 2030, with the focus 
on areas particularly important for bio-
diversity. 
‘‘(C) To require parties to trade agreements 
that are also members of the World Trade Orga-
nization to work collaboratively at the Organiza-
tion to establish and maintain robust disciplines 
on fisheries subsidies.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a)— 
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(1) take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) apply with respect to negotiations for trade 
agreements subject to the provisions of section 103 of 
the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and 
Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4202) entered 
into on or after such date of the enactment. 
SEC. 304. FUEL EFFICIENT FISHING VESSELS. 
Section 53708(b)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘increased 
fuel efficiency or improved safety.’’ and inserting 
‘‘improved safety; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) increasing fuel efficiency and reducing 
fuel usage, which may include— 
‘‘(i) installation of solar panels; 
‘‘(ii) engine replacement or retrofit, in-
cluding the installation of new fuel-efficient, 
low-emission engines, including hybrid elec-
tric marine engines or generators; 
‘‘(iii) gearbox or propeller replacement; 
‘‘(iv) modifications to hull shape; and 
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‘‘(v) modifications to fishing gear.’’. 
SEC. 305. CLIMATE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH AND MAN-
AGEMENT PROGRAM. 
Title IV of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conserva-
tion and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 409. CLIMATE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH AND MAN-
AGEMENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary, with input from appropriate Marine Fisheries Com-
missions and Regional Fishery Management Councils and 
in coordination with other Federal agencies and edu-
cational institutions, shall establish a program to identify, 
develop, and implement adaptive strategies, consistent with 
the requirements of this Act, to improve the management 
of fisheries and aquaculture under current and anticipated 
impacts of climate change. In administering such program, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) expand and improve fisheries science, moni-
toring, and data collection in order to support and 
promote integrated, climate science-informed fishery 
management and ensure that the requirements of this 
Act are met under changing climatic conditions; 
‘‘(2) prepare and adapt fishery management for 
climate change by promoting a precautionary ap-
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proach to management and supporting the increased 
development and use of relevant science and manage-
ment tools, including forecasting, risk assessment, sce-
nario planning, coupled climate and ecosystem mod-
eling, and management strategy evaluation; 
‘‘(3) improve agency understanding of stock 
shifts to inform catch advice, inform the resolution of 
jurisdictional issues, and support achievement of con-
servation mandates in the face of shifting stocks; 
‘‘(4) promote the development, integration, and 
use of climate-related tools and information in stock 
assessments; 
‘‘(5) develop and provide guidance on imple-
menting in control rules that are more responsive to 
environmental variability and climate change for 
fishery management; 
‘‘(6) promote management approaches that in-
crease resilience to current and anticipated climate 
impacts in managed species and marine ecosystems, 
including by coordinating with and advancing pro-
grams to protect genetic diversity and age structure, 
protect marine, estuarine, mangrove, and other aquat-
ic habitat, minimize and better account for bycatch, 
and incorporating into management the ecological 
role of forage fish in the marine food web; 
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