term as Commissioner may complete the cur-
rent term as Commissioner but shall not be eli-
gible for reappointment. 
‘‘(C) LIMIT ON CONSECUTIVE TERMS.—An 
individual appointed under paragraph (1) shall 
not be eligible to serve more than 2 consecutive 
terms as a Commissioner. 
‘‘(D) ROTATION
OF
TERRITORIAL
AP-
POINTMENTS.—Appointments under paragraph 
(2)(D) shall be rotated among residents of 
American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern 
Mariana Islands to ensure equal representation 
of such territories. 
‘‘(4) CHAIRMAN.—The United States Commis-
sioners may adopt such rules of procedure as they 
find necessary and to select a chairman from among 
such Commissioners who are officers or employees of 
the United States Government.’’. 
(c) USE OF WESTERN PACIFIC SUSTAINABLE FISH-
ERIES FUND.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
204(e)(7) 
(16 
U.S.C. 1824(e)(7)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (D),’’ after 
‘‘(A)’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘except as provided in 
subparagraph (D),’’ after ‘‘(B)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘except as provided in 
subparagraph (D),’’ after ‘‘(C)’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) in the case of funds that are attrib-
utable to a particular U.S. Participating Terri-
tory under section 113 of division B of Public 
Law 112–55 (125 Stat. 603) and any regula-
tion approving or otherwise giving effect to such 
agreement, or any subsequent agreement, the 
Treasury of the U.S. Participating Territory to 
which those funds are attributed under this 
Act.’’. 
(2) CATCH LIMIT ARRANGEMENT FUNDING.— 
Section 113(b) of division B of Public Law 112–55 
(125 Stat. 603) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Western Pacific Regional 
Fisheries Management Council’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary’’; 
(B) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 
at the end of paragraph (1); 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘use’’ and inserting 
‘‘transfer’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘only’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘or for such other purposes as the govern-
ment of the U.S. Participating Territory 
determines.’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REGIONAL FISHERY 
MANAGEMENT COUNCILS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 302 (16 U.S.C. 1852) is 
amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘18’’ and inserting 
‘‘19’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘and one appointed 
by the Secretary who is a member of the 
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
nominated by the members of such Council 
to represent the interests of participants in 
fisheries under the jurisdiction of such 
Council’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting 
‘‘22’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘and one appointed 
by the Secretary who is a member of the 
New England Fishery Management Coun-
cil nominated by the members of such 
Council to represent the interests of par-
ticipants in fisheries under the jurisdiction 
of such Council’’. 
(2) In subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Each Council shall reflect the inter-
ests of any Indian tribes, Alaskan Natives, Pacific 
Insular Areas, and other individuals engaged in 
artisanal fishing within the Council’s jurisdiction.’’. 
(3) In subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or 
recreational’’ and inserting ‘‘, recreational, or 
artisanal fishing’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (C), in the second 
sentence, by inserting ‘‘, and in the case of the 
Governor of Alaska with the artisanal fishing 
interests of the State,’’ after ‘‘interests of the 
State’’. 
(4) In subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘and 
recreational’’ and inserting ‘‘, recreational, and 
artisanal’’. 
(5) In subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(6) To the extent possible, each Council shall 
minimize the amount and cost of member and staff 
travel by use of electronic means for remote partici-
pation during meetings, including for voting.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON WESTERN PACIFIC FISHERY MAN-
AGEMENT COUNCIL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall within 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act investigate and report to the Con-
gress on the operations of the Western Pacific Fishery 
Management Council. Such investigation and report shall 
include— 
(1) a full accounting of all grant money re-
ceived and distributed by the Council for the 10 
years preceding the enactment of this Act, including 
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an analysis of the deliverables and results of all 
grant-funded projects; and 
(2) the involvement of Council staff in the prep-
aration and submission of the 2012 petition to re-
move protections for the green sea turtle under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 6. TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC PROCESS. 
(a) ADVICE.—Section 302(g)(1)(B) (16 U.S.C. 
1852(g)(1)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Each scientific and statistical committee shall de-
velop such advice in a transparent manner and allow for 
public involvement in the process.’’. 
(b) MEETINGS.—Section 302(i)(2) (16 U.S.C. 
1852(i)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) Each Council shall make available on 
the Internet website of the Council— 
‘‘(i) to the extent practicable, a Web 
cast or a live audio or video broadcast of 
each meeting of the Council, and of the 
Council Coordination Committee estab-
lished under subsection (l), that is not 
closed in accordance with paragraph (3); 
and 
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