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Union Calendar No. 248 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4686 
[Report No. 109–444] 
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 
APRIL 27, 2006 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 1, 2006] 
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, 
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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 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 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 inserting 
‘‘$900,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 
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: 
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‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the purposes of this Act not to exceed $4,500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 4. 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 ‘‘2016’’; 
(2) in subsection (j)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘REPORT.—’’ after ‘‘(j)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘health’’ and inserting ‘‘sta-
tus’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘California.’’ and inserting 
‘‘California, including— 
‘‘(1) stock status and trends throughout its 
range; 
‘‘(2) a description of applicable research and sci-
entific review processes used to determine stock status 
and trends; and 
‘‘(3) measures implemented or planned that are 
designed to prevent or end overfishing in the fishery.’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(k) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘Dungeness Crab Fishery Management Act of 1996’.’’. 
SEC. 5. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CON-
VENTION ACT OF 1975. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
10 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 
971h) is amended by striking so much as precedes sub-
section (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act, including use for payment 
of the United States share of the joint expenses of the Com-
mission as provided in Article X of the Convention, 
$5,495,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FISH HABI-
TAT.—Section 3 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 971a) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) It is the sense of the Congress that the United 
States Commissioners should seek to include ecosystem con-
siderations in fisheries management, including the con-
servation of fish habitat.’’. 
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SEC. 6. 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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Union Calendar No. 248 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4686 
[Report No. 109–444] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize various fisheries management laws, 
and for other purposes. 
APRIL 27, 2006 
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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