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‘‘(E) legal requirements of this Act, includ-
ing conflict of interest and disclosure provisions
of this section and related policies;
‘‘(F) other relevant legal and regulatory re-
quirements, including the National Environ-
mental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
‘‘(G) public process for development of fish-
ery management plans;
‘‘(H) other topics suggested by the Council;
and
‘‘(I) recreational and commercial fishing
information, including fish harvesting tech-
niques, gear types, fishing vessel types, and eco-
nomics for the fisheries within each Council’s ju-
risdiction.
‘‘(2) MEMBER TRAINING.—The training course
shall be available to both new and existing Council
members, staff from the regional offices and regional
science centers of the National Marine Fisheries Serv-
ice, and may be made available to committee or advi-
sory panel members as resources allow.
‘‘(3) REQUIRED
TRAINING.—Council members
appointed after the date of enactment of the Magnu-
son-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Reauthorization Act of 2006 shall complete a training
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course that meets the requirements of this section not
later than 1 year after the date on which they were
appointed. Any Council member who has completed a
training course within 24 months before the date of
enactment of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conserva-
tion and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
shall be considered to have met the training require-
ment of this paragraph.
‘‘(l) 
COUNCIL
COORDINATION
COMMITTEE.—The
Councils may establish a Council coordination committee
consisting of the chairs, vice chairs, and executive directors
of each of the 8 Councils described in subsection (a)(1), or
other Council members or staff, in order to discuss issues
of relevance to all Councils, including issues related to the
implementation of this Act.’’.
(h) PROCEDURAL
MATTERS.—Section 302(i) (16
U.S.C. 1852(i)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘to the Councils or to the sci-
entific and statistical committees or advisory panels
established under subsection (g).’’ in paragraph (1)
and inserting ‘‘to the Councils, the Council coordina-
tion committee established under subsection (l), or to
the scientific and statistical committees or other com-
mittees or advisory panels established under sub-
section (g).’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘of a Council, and of the sci-
entific and statistical committee and advisory panels
established under subsection (g):’’ in paragraph (2)
and inserting ‘‘of a Council, of the Council coordina-
tion committee established under subsection (l), and of
the scientific and statistical committees or other com-
mittees or advisory panels established under sub-
section (g):’’; and
(3) by inserting ‘‘the Council Coordination Com-
mittee established under subsection (l),’’ in paragraph
(3)(A) after ‘‘Council,’’; and
(4) by inserting ‘‘other committees,’’ in para-
graph (3)(A) after ‘‘committee,’’.
(i) CONFLICTS
OF INTEREST.—Section 302(j) (16
U.S.C. 1852(j)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘lobbying, advocacy,’’ after
‘‘processing,’’ in paragraph (2);
(2) by striking ‘‘jurisdiction.’’ in paragraph (2)
and inserting ‘‘jurisdiction, or with respect to an in-
dividual or organization with a financial interest in
such activity.’’;
(3) by striking subparagraph (B) of paragraph
(5) and inserting the following:
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‘‘(B) be kept on file by the Council and made
available on the Internet and for public inspection at
the Council offices during reasonable hours; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) On January 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the Senate Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House
of Representatives Committee on Resources on action taken
by the Secretary and the Councils to implement the disclo-
sure of financial interest and recusal requirements of this
subsection, including identification of any conflict of inter-
est problems with respect to the Councils and scientific and
statistical committees and recommendations for addressing
any such problems.’’.
(j) GULF OF MEXICO FISHERIES MANAGEMENT COUN-
CIL.—Section 
302(b)(2) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1852(b)(2)) 
is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D)(i) The Governor of a State submitting a list of
names of individuals for appointment by the Secretary of
Commerce to the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management
Council under subparagraph (C) shall include—
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‘‘(I) at least 1 nominee each from the commer-
cial, recreational, and charter fishing sectors; and
‘‘(II) at least 1 other individual who is knowl-
edgeable regarding the conservation and management
of fisheries resources in the jurisdiction of the Coun-
cil.
‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding the requirements of subpara-
graph (C), if the Secretary determines that the list of names
submitted by the Governor does not meet the requirements
of clause (i) the Secretary shall—
‘‘(I) publish a notice in the Federal Register ask-
ing the residents of that State to submit the names
and pertinent biographical data of individuals who
would meet the requirement not met for appointment
to the Council; and
‘‘(II) add the name of any qualified individual
submitted by the public who meets the unmet require-
ment to the list of names submitted by the Governor.
‘‘(iii) For purposes of clause (i) an individual who
owns or operates a fish farm outside of the United States
shall not be considered to be a representative of the commer-
cial or recreational fishing sector.
‘‘(iv) The requirements of this subparagraph shall ex-
pire at the end of fiscal year 2012.’’.