(d) INCREASED DATA COLLECTION AND ACTIONS TO 
ADDRESS DATA-POOR FISHERIES.—Section 404 (16 U.S.C. 
1881c) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) USE OF THE ASSET FORFEITURE FUND FOR 
FISHERY INDEPENDENT DATA COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary, subject to appropria-
tions, may obligate for data collection purposes 
in accordance with prioritizations under para-
graph (3) a portion of amounts received by the 
United States as fisheries enforcement penalties. 
‘‘(B) Amounts may be obligated under this 
paragraph only in the fishery management re-
gion with respect to which they are collected. 
‘‘(2) INCLUDED
PURPOSES.—The purposes re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) include— 
‘‘(A) the use of State personnel and re-
sources, including fishery survey vessels owned 
and maintained by States to survey or assess 
data-poor fisheries for which fishery management 
plans are in effect under this Act; and 
‘‘(B) cooperative research activities author-
ized under section 318 to improve or enhance the 
fishery independent data used in fishery stock 
assessments. 
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‘‘(3) DATA-POOR FISHERIES PRIORITY LISTS.— 
Each Council shall— 
‘‘(A) identify those fisheries in its region 
considered to be data-poor fisheries; 
‘‘(B) prioritize those fisheries based on the 
need of each fishery for up-to-date information; 
and 
‘‘(C) provide those priorities to the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘data-poor fishery’ means a 
fishery— 
‘‘(i) that has not been surveyed in the 
preceding 5-year period; 
‘‘(ii) for which a fishery stock assess-
ment has not been performed within the 
preceding 5-year period; or 
‘‘(iii) for which limited information on 
the status of the fishery is available for 
management purposes. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘fisheries enforcement pen-
alties’ means any fine or penalty imposed, or 
proceeds of any property seized, for a violation 
of this Act or of any other marine resource law 
enforced by the Secretary. 
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‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for each fiscal year to carry out this subsection 
up to 80 percent of the fisheries enforcement penalties 
collected during the preceding fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 110. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 318 (16 U.S.C. 1867) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before 
the first sentence, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) Within one year after the date of enactment of 
the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing 
Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, and after con-
sultation with the Councils, the Secretary shall publish a 
plan for implementing and conducting the program estab-
lished in paragraph (1). Such plan shall identify and de-
scribe critical regional fishery management and research 
needs, possible projects that may address those needs, and 
estimated costs for such projects. The plan shall be revised 
and updated every 5 years, and updated plans shall include 
a brief description of projects that were funded in the prior 
5-year period and the research and management needs that 
were addressed by those projects.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FUNDING’’ 
and inserting ‘‘PRIORITIES’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking all after 
‘‘including’’ and inserting an em dash, followed 
on the next line by the following: 
‘‘(A) the use of fishing vessels or acoustic or 
other marine technology; 
‘‘(B) expanding the use of electronic catch 
reporting programs and technology; and 
‘‘(C) improving monitoring and observer 
coverage through the expanded use of electronic 
monitoring devices.’’. 
SEC. 111. COUNCIL JURISDICTION FOR OVERLAPPING FISH-
ERIES. 
Section 302(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the second sen-
tence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘18’’ and inserting ‘‘19’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end 
‘‘and a liaison who is a member of the Mid-At-
lantic Fishery Management Council to represent 
the interests of fisheries under the jurisdiction of 
such Council’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (B), in the second sen-
tence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘22’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end 
‘‘and a liaison who is a member of the New Eng-
land Fishery Management Council to represent 
the interests of fisheries under the jurisdiction of 
such Council’’. 
SEC. 112. GULF OF MEXICO FISHERIES COOPERATIVE RE-
SEARCH AND RED SNAPPER MANAGEMENT. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 407 (16 U.S.C. 1883), and the 
item relating to such section in the table of contents in the 
first section, are repealed. 
(b) REPORTING AND DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM.— 
The Secretary of Commerce shall— 
(1) in conjunction with the States, the Gulf of 
Mexico Fishery Management Council, and the rec-
reational fishing sectors, develop and implement a 
real-time reporting and data collection program for 
the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery using available 
technology; and 
(2) make implementation of this subsection a 
priority for funds received by the Secretary and allo-
cated to this region under section 2 of the Act of Au-
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