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(b) MINIMUM REQUIRED PRECAUTIONARY STAND-
ARD.—Section 303(a)(10) (16 U.S.C. 1853(a)(10)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(10) specify objective and measurable criteria 
for identifying when the stock of fish to which the 
plan applies is overfished or subject to overfishing 
(with an analysis of how such criteria were deter-
mined and the relationship of such criteria to the re-
productive potential of stocks of fish in that fishery), 
which may not be less precautionary than the rec-
ommendation of the scientific and statistical commit-
tees for such fishery as required by section 
302(g)(1)(B), and, in the case of a fishery which the 
Council or the Secretary has determined is ap-
proaching a condition of being overfished or is over-
fished, contain conservation and management meas-
ures to prevent overfishing or end overfishing and 
rebuild the fishery;’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 301 of the 
Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 
2018 (16 U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 301. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘Nothing in this Act, including the amendment made 
by section 102(a)(3), may be construed to modify the re-
quirements of section 301(a), 302(h)(6), 303(a)(15), or 
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304(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1851(a), 1852(h)(6), 
1853(a)(15), or 1854(e)), or the equal application of such 
requirements and other standards and requirements under 
that Act (18 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) to commercial, charter, 
and recreational fisheries, including each component of 
mixed-use fisheries.’’. 
SEC. 506. PREPARATION AND REVIEW OF SECRETARIAL 
PLANS. 
Section 304(c)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1854(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘not to 
exceed 2 years, or 9 months in the case of a man-
agement plan or amendment subject to section 
304(e)(7)(B)’’ after ‘‘time’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘not later 
than 180 days after the disapproval’’ before the 
semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Not later than 30 days before the date on which a time 
period established in subparagraph (B) or (C) ends, the 
Secretary shall provide written notification to the affected 
Council that if such Council does not fulfill the require-
ments described in such subparagraph, the Secretary shall 
issue a Secretarial plan.’’. 
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SEC. 507. COUNCILS. 
Section 302(h) (16 U.S.C. 1852(h)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) prioritize fisheries and habitats expe-
riencing or expected to experience shifts in geo-
graphic range, spatial distribution, or produc-
tivity;’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as 
paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) approve, for each of its managed stocks of 
fish, objective and measurable criteria for identifying 
whether the stock of fish is overfished or experi-
encing overfishing, which may not be less pre-
cautionary than the recommendation of its scientific 
and statistical committee; 
‘‘(9) develop and implement a habitat protec-
tion plan to protect essential fish habitat in the re-
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gion of the Council from adverse effects caused by 
fishing, including— 
‘‘(A) quantitative and measurable targets 
and goals to increase quality, quantity, and rep-
resentativeness of essential fish habitat; and 
‘‘(B) conservation and management meas-
ures in a fishery management plan to imple-
ment the habitat protection plan; 
‘‘(10) at routine intervals not less frequently 
than every 7 years and based on scientific evidence 
or other relevant information, review habitat protec-
tion plans developed under paragraph (9) by such 
Council and each designation of essential fish habi-
tat and habitat areas of particular concern under 
section 303(a)(7) by such Council, and amend fish-
ery management plans of such Council as necessary 
and appropriate;’’. 
SEC. 508. FORAGE FISH CONSERVATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 2(a) (16 U.S.C. 1801(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(17) Forage fish are generally small to inter-
mediate-sized species, occurring in schools or dense 
aggregations, and function as a main pathway for 
energy to flow from phyto- and zooplankton to high-
er trophic level predators, including tuna, Alaska 
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pollock, and other wildlife, in marine ecosystems. 
While most species function as prey of others at 
some life stage, especially when small and young, 
forage fish maintain this important trophic role 
throughout their life. Further, fluctuations in their 
populations can result in significant changes in ma-
rine communities and ecosystems. Therefore, par-
ticular attention to management of forage fish spe-
cies, and addressing their unique role in marine eco-
systems, is critical to maintaining ecosystem func-
tion and sustainable fisheries.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) SECRETARY
TO
DEFINE
FORAGE
FISH.— 
Section 305 (16 U.S.C. 1855) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) FORAGE FISH.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of the enactment of the Sustaining America’s 
Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025, the Secretary, with 
advice from the Councils, shall issue a definition of the 
term ‘forage fish’ for the purposes of this Act, giving due 
consideration to definitions of ‘forage fish’ included in ap-
proved fishery management plans. In defining such term, 
the Secretary shall consider factors including whether a 
species covered by such definition, throughout the lifecycle 
of such species— 
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‘‘(1) is at a low trophic level; 
‘‘(2) is generally small- to intermediate-sized; 
‘‘(3) occurs in schools or other dense aggrega-
tions; 
‘‘(4) contributes significantly to the diets of 
other fish, marine mammals, or birds; and 
‘‘(5) serves as a conduit for energy transfer to 
species at a higher trophic level.’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1802) 
is amended— 
(A) by redesignating the second paragraph 
(33) as paragraph (53); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (28) 
through (50) as paragraphs (30) through (52), 
respectively; 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (19) 
through (27) as paragraphs (20) through (28), 
respectively; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (18) the 
following: 
‘‘(19) The term ‘forage fish’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term by 
the Secretary under section 305(n); and 
‘‘(B) with respect to a species in a fishery 
managed pursuant to a fishery management 
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plan or plan amendment that is approved by 
the Secretary, in coordination with the Coun-
cils, under section 304(a), means any species 
identified in such plan as a forage fish.’’; and 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (28), as 
so redesignated by paragraph (3) of this sec-
tion, the following: 
‘‘(29) The term ‘low trophic level’ means a posi-
tion in the marine food web in which the fish gen-
erally consume plankton.’’. 
(c) SCIENTIFIC ADVICE.—Section 302(g)(1)(B) (16 
U.S.C. 1852(g)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) Each scientific and statistical com-
mittee shall provide its Council ongoing sci-
entific advice for fishery management decisions, 
including recommendations for— 
‘‘(i) acceptable biological catch; 
‘‘(ii) preventing overfishing; 
‘‘(iii) maximum sustainable yield; 
‘‘(iv) achieving rebuilding targets; 
‘‘(v) maintaining a sufficient abun-
dance, diversity, and localized distribution 
of forage fish populations to support their 
role in marine ecosystems; and 
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‘‘(vi) reports on stock status and 
health, bycatch, habitat status, social and 
economic impacts of management meas-
ures, and sustainability of fishing prac-
tices.’’. 
(d) COUNCIL FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) RESEARCH PRIORITIES.—Section 302(h)(7) 
(16 U.S.C. 1852(h)(7)) is amended, in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘forage 
fish populations and distribution,’’ after ‘‘habitats,’’. 
(2) 
UNMANAGED
FORAGE
FISH.—Section 
302(h) (16 U.S.C. 1852(h)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated 
by section 507 of this Act, by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (12), as so 
redesignated by section 507 of this Act, as 
paragraph (13); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (11) the 
following: 
‘‘(12) develop a list of unmanaged forage fish 
occurring in the area under its authority and rec-
ommend within fishery management plans the prohi-
bition of the development of any new directed forage 
fish fishery until the Council has— 
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‘‘(A) considered the best scientific informa-
tion available and evaluated the potential im-
pacts of forage fish harvest on existing fish-
eries, fishing communities, and the marine eco-
system; 
‘‘(B) determined whether conservation and 
management of the forage fish fishery is need-
ed; 
‘‘(C) if a determination is made that con-
servation and management is needed, prepared 
and submitted to the Secretary a fishery man-
agement plan or amendment consistent with 
section 303; and 
‘‘(D) received final, approved regulations 
from 
the 
Secretary 
pursuant 
to 
section 
304(b)(3); and’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this section. 
(e) CONTENTS OF FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS.— 
(1) 
FORAGE
FISH
MANAGEMENT.—Section 
303(a) (16 U.S.C. 1853(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (16), as added by section 
102 of this Act, by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(B) in paragraph (17), as added by section 
102 of this Act, by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(18) when setting annual catch limits for for-
age fish fisheries, assess and specify such limits by 
the diet needs of fish species and other marine wild-
life, such as marine mammals and birds, for which 
forage fish is a significant part of their diet.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section. 
(f) ACTION BY SECRETARY.—Section 304 (16 U.S.C. 
1854) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) FORAGE FISH MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of the Sustaining 
America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2025, the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Councils, shall 
establish by regulation guidelines to assist the Coun-
cils in implementing sections 3(19), 302(h)(9), and 
303(a)(16). 
‘‘(2) WORKSHOPS.—In developing the guide-
lines under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con-
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duct workshops with Councils and other scientific, 
fisheries, and conservation interests.’’. 
(g) RIVER HERRING AND SHAD.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) RIVER
HERRING.—The term ‘‘river 
herring’’ 
means 
blueback 
herring 
(Alosa 
aestivalis) and alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus). 
(B) SHAD.—The term ‘‘shad’’ means 
American shad (Alosa sapidissima) and hickory 
shad (Alosa mediocris). 
(2) AMENDMENTS OF PLANS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall— 
(A) amend the fishery management plans 
for the Atlantic herring and Atlantic mackerel, 
squid, and butterfish fisheries for the New Eng-
land and Mid-Atlantic regions to add shad and 
river herring as managed stocks in such plans 
consistent with section 302(h)(1) (16 U.S.C. 
1852(h)(1)); 
(B) initiate additional fishery management 
plan amendments to be completed in not more 
than 1 year from the date of the addition of the 
species identified in paragraph (1) in order to 
develop and implement all required conservation 
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and management measures for such stocks con-
sistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.) and all other applicable law; and 
(C) notwithstanding any other law, rule, or 
fishery management plan provision, including 
conservation and management measures under 
section 303(a)(11) (16 U.S.C. 1853(a)(11)), re-
allocate existing resources to provide, for not 
less than 50 percent of all relevant fishing trips, 
not fewer than 1 at-sea observer or an onboard 
electronic or video means of producing equiva-
lent at-sea monitoring information, for any ves-
sel using mid-water trawl or paired mid-water 
trawl fishing gear in the Atlantic herring and 
Atlantic mackerel fisheries. 
(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as— 
(1) extending or diminishing the jurisdiction or 
authority of any State within its boundaries; or 
(2) affecting— 
(A) section 306 (16 U.S.C. 1856); or 
(B) the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooper-
ative Management Act (16 U.S.C. 5101 et 
seq.). 
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SEC. 509. FUNDING FOR MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION 
OF 
NORTHEAST 
MULTISPECIES 
FISHERY 
MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
Section 311(f)(4) (16 U.S.C. 1861(f)(4)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘pursuant to this section to enforce that Plan’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to enforce and monitor (including elec-
tronic monitoring) implementation of such Plan’’. 
SEC. 510. HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES. 
Section 304(g)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1854(g)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘a sci-
entific and statistical committee and’’ after ‘‘estab-
lish’’; and 
(2) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(C) for stocks of fish not managed pursuant to 
the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 
U.S.C. 971 et seq.), develop annual catch limits that 
may not exceed the fishing level recommendations of 
the scientific and statistical committee;’’. 
TITLE VI—INTERNATIONAL 
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 601. CONSERVATION COMMISSIONER OF ATLANTIC 
TUNAS CONVENTION. 
(a) APPOINTMENT
AND PROCEDURE
OF COMMIS-
SIONERS.—Section 3(a) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention 
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Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971a(a)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT AND NUMBER; RULES OF PRO-
CEDURE; TERM.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The President shall ap-
point 4 Commissioners to serve as delegates of the 
United States to the Commission as follows: 
‘‘(A) 1 Commissioner shall be a Federal 
employee who shall serve as Chair. 
‘‘(B) 3 Commissioners shall not be Federal 
employees, of whom— 
‘‘(i) 1 shall have knowledge and expe-
rience regarding commercial fishing in the 
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Carib-
bean Sea; 
‘‘(ii) 1 shall have knowledge and expe-
rience regarding recreational fishing in the 
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Carib-
bean Sea; and 
‘‘(iii) 1 shall have knowledge and ex-
perience in marine conservation and shall 
represent the public interest in marine con-
servation and nonconsumptive uses of the 
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and 
Carribean Sea. 
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‘‘(2) TERM OF APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) LENGTH OF TERM.—The term of a 
Commissioner appointed under paragraph (1) 
shall be 3 years. 
‘‘(B) CONSECUTIVE
TERMS.—No indi-
vidual appointed under paragraph (1) shall 
serve more than 2 consecutive terms as Com-
missioner. 
‘‘(C) PLEASURE
OF
PRESIDENT.—Each 
Commissioner appointed under paragraph (1) 
shall serve at the pleasure of the President. 
‘‘(3) 
REPRESENTATION
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—At meetings of the 
Commission, Council, any Panel, or any other 
function as provided for in the Convention, the 
United States shall be represented by the Com-
missioner described in paragraph (1)(A) and 2 
Commissioners described in paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(B) PROCEDURES FOR ROTATION.—The 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary, shall establish procedures under which 
the Commissioners appointed described in para-
graph (1)(B) rotate in representing the United 
States to the Commission. 
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‘‘(C) RIGHT
TO
PARTICIPATION.—Each 
Commissioner appointed under paragraph (1) 
may— 
‘‘(i) attend all meetings of the Com-
mission, Council, any Panel, or any other 
function as provided for in the Convention; 
and 
‘‘(ii) participate fully in all United 
States preparatory activity for any activity 
relating to the Convention.’’. 
(b) REGULATION MAY NOT DECREASE ALLOCATION 
OR QUOTA.—Section 6(c)(3) of the Atlantic Tunas Con-
vention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or decreasing’’. 
SEC. 602. CONSERVATION COMMISSIONER OF WESTERN 
AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVEN-
TION. 
Section 503(a) of the Western and Central Pacific 
Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 
6902(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) REPRESENTATION.—The United States 
shall be represented on the Commission by 5 United 
States Commissioners. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President shall 
appoint individuals to serve on the Commission. 
‘‘(B) 
QUALIFICATIONS
OF
COMMIS-
SIONERS.—In making appointments under this 
paragraph, the President shall select Commis-
sioners from among individuals who are knowl-
edgeable or experienced concerning highly mi-
gratory fish stocks and commercial fishing in 
the Western and Central Pacific Ocean— 
‘‘(i) 1 of whom shall be an officer or 
employee of the Department of Commerce; 
‘‘(ii) 1 of whom shall be the chairman 
or a member of the Western Pacific Fish-
ery Management Council; 
‘‘(iii) 1 of whom shall be the chairman 
or a member of the Pacific Fishery Man-
agement Council; and 
‘‘(iv) 1 of whom shall be an individual 
with knowledge and experience in marine 
conservation who shall represent the public 
interest in marine conservation and non- 
consumptive uses of the Western and Cen-
tral Pacific Ocean. 
‘‘(3) PLEASURE
OF
PRESIDENT.—Each indi-
vidual appointed by the President to serve on the 
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Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the Presi-
dent. 
‘‘(4) RULES
OF
PROCEDURE.—The Commis-
sioners shall be entitled to adopt such rules of proce-
dure as they find necessary and to select a chairman 
from among members who are officers or employees 
of the United States Government.’’. 
SEC. 603. CONSERVATION COMMISSIONER OF INTER-AMER-
ICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION. 
Section 3(a) of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 
(16 U.S.C. 952) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) COMMISSIONERS.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The President shall ap-
point 4 individuals to represent the United States on 
the Commission. 
‘‘(2) REMOVAL.—The Commissioners appointed 
under paragraph (1) shall be subject to supervision 
and removal by the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—In making an appoint-
ment under paragraph (1), the President shall select 
Commissioners from among individuals who are 
knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly mi-
gratory fish stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific 
Ocean— 
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‘‘(A) 1 of whom shall be an officer or em-
ployee of the Department of Commerce; and 
‘‘(B) 1 of whom shall be an individual with 
knowledge and experience in marine conserva-
tion, and who shall represent the public interest 
in marine conservation and nonconsumptive 
uses of the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION
ON
APPOINTMENTS.—The 
President may not appoint more than 2 Commis-
sioners under paragraph (1) who reside in a State 
other than a State the vessels of which maintain a 
substantial fishery in the area of the Convention.’’. 
SEC. 604. APPLICATION OF ANNUAL CATCH LIMIT AND AC-
COUNTABILITY MEASURES REQUIREMENT. 
Section 104(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 
2006 (16 U.S.C. 1853 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATES; APPLICATION TO CERTAIN 
SPECIES.—The amendment made by subsection (a)(10)— 
‘‘(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), shall 
apply to any management plan for a stock of fish 
prepared by any Council or the Secretary, including 
a management plan governing a stock of fish man-
aged under an international agreement in which the 
United States participates; and 
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‘‘(2) shall not apply to a management plan for 
a stock of fish for a species that has a life cycle of 
approximately 1 year unless the Secretary has deter-
mined such stock of fish is subject to overfishing 
with respect to such species; and 
‘‘(3) shall not limit or otherwise affect the re-
quirements of section 301(a)(1) or 304(e) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Man-
agement Act.’’. 
SEC. 605. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary the following amounts to carry out the provisions 
of this Act: 
(1) For fiscal year 2026, $698,142,000. 
(2) For fiscal year 2027, $714,200,000. 
(3) For fiscal year 2028, $730,626,000. 
(4) For fiscal year 2029, $747,431,000. 
(5) For fiscal year 2030, $764,621,000. 
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