U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) the total allowable catch for that fish-
ery. 
SEC. 23. SUBSISTENCE FISHING. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1802) is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (43) the following: 
‘‘(43a)(A) The term ‘subsistence fishing’ means 
fishing in which the fish harvested are intended for 
customary and traditional uses, including for direct 
personal or family consumption as food or clothing; 
for the making or selling of handicraft articles out of 
nonedible byproducts taken for personal or family 
consumption, for barter, or sharing for personal or 
family consumption; and for customary trade. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘family’ means all persons re-
lated by blood, marriage, or adoption, or any 
person living within the household on a perma-
nent basis; and 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘barter’ means the exchange of 
a fish or fish part— 
‘‘(I) for another fish or fish part; or 
‘‘(II) for other food or for nonedible 
items other than money if the exchange is of 
a limited and noncommercial nature.’’. 
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(b) COUNCIL SEAT.—Section 302(b)(2) (16 U.S.C. 
1852(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or rec-
reational’’ and inserting ‘‘, recreational, or subsist-
ence fishing’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), in the second sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘, and in the case of the Governor of 
Alaska with the subsistence fishing interests of the 
State,’’ after ‘‘interests of the State’’. 
(c) PURPOSE.—Section 2(b)(3) (16 U.S.C. 1801(b)(3)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘and recreational’’ and inserting 
‘‘, recreational, and subsistence’’. 
SEC. 24. INTER-SECTOR TRADING OF COMMERCIAL CATCH 
SHARE ALLOCATIONS IN THE GULF OF MEX-
ICO. 
Section 301 (16 U.S.C. 1851) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) INTER-SECTOR TRADING OF COMMERCIAL CATCH 
SHARE ALLOCATIONS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this Act, any commercial 
fishing catch share allocation in a fishery in the Gulf of 
Mexico may only be traded by sale or lease within the same 
commercial fishing sector.’’. 
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SEC. 25. ARCTIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA. 
Section 313 (16 U.S.C. 1862) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) ARCTIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA.—If 
the North Pacific Fishery Management Council issues a 
fishery management plan for the exclusive economic zone 
in the Arctic Ocean, or an amendment to the Fishery Man-
agement Plan for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management 
Area issued by such Council, that makes available to com-
mercial fishing, and establishes a sustainable harvest level, 
for any part of such zone, the Council shall set aside not 
less than 10 percent of the total allowable catch therein as 
a community development quota for coastal villages located 
north and east of the Bering Strait.’’. 
SEC. 26. PREFERENCE FOR STUDENTS STUDYING WATER 
RESOURCE ISSUES. 
Section 402(e) (16 U.S.C. 1881a(e)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall require that in the hiring of 
individuals to collect information regarding marine rec-
reational fishing under this subsection, preference shall be 
given to individuals who are students studying water re-
source issues at an institution of higher education.’’. 
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SEC. 27. PROCESS FOR ALLOCATION REVIEW FOR SOUTH 
ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO MIXED-USE 
FISHERIES. 
(a) STUDY OF ALLOCATIONS IN MIXED-USE FISH-
ERIES.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall enter into 
an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to 
conduct a study of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico 
mixed-use fisheries— 
(1) to provide guidance to Regional Fishery 
Management Councils established under section 302 of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852) on criteria that 
could be used for allocating fishing privileges, includ-
ing consideration of the conservation and socio-
economic benefits of the commercial, recreational, and 
charter components of a fishery, in the preparation of 
a fishery management plan under that Act; 
(2) to identify sources of information that could 
reasonably support the use of such criteria in alloca-
tion decisions; and 
(3) to develop procedures for allocation reviews 
and potential adjustments in allocations based on the 
guidelines and requirements established by this sec-
tion. 
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(b) PROCESS FOR ALLOCATION REVIEW AND ESTAB-
LISHMENT.—The South Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Coun-
cil shall— 
(1) within 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, review the allocations of all mixed- 
use fisheries in the Councils’ respective jurisdictions; 
and 
(2) every 3 years thereafter, perform subsequent 
reviews of such allocations; and 
(3) consider the conservation and socioeconomic 
benefits of each sector in any allocation decisions for 
such fisheries. 
SEC. 28. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 1803) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 82 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1335 
[Report No. 114–116] 
A BILL 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conserva-
tion and Management Act to provide flexibility 
for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, 
and for other purposes. 
MAY 15, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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