U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) the total allowable catch for that fish-
ery. 
SEC. 122. 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. 123. 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.’’. 
SEC. 124. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 1803) is amended— 
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(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 2014 through 2018’’. 
TITLE 
II—REVITALIZING 
THE 
ECONOMY OF FISHERIES IN 
THE PACIFIC 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Revitalizing the Econ-
omy of Fisheries in the Pacific Act’’ or the ‘‘REFI Pacific 
Act’’. 
SEC. 202. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) In 2000, the Secretary of Commerce declared 
the West Coast groundfish fishery a Federal fisheries 
economic disaster due to low stock abundance, an 
overcapitalized fleet, and historically overfished stocks. 
(2) Section 212 of the Department of Commerce 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (title 
II of division B of Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 80) 
was enacted to establish a Pacific Coast groundfish 
fishing capacity reduction program, also known as a 
buyback program, to remove excess fishing capacity. 
(3) In 2003, Congress authorized the $35,700,000 
buyback loan, creating the Pacific Coast groundfish 
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fishing capacity reduction program through the Na-
tional Marine Fisheries Service fisheries finance pro-
gram with a term of 30 years. The interest rate of the 
buyback loan was fixed at 6.97 percent and is paid 
back based on an ex-vessel fee landing rate not to ex-
ceed 5 percent for the loan. 
(4) The groundfish fishing capacity reduction 
program resulted in the removal of limited entry 
trawl Federal fishing permits from the fishery, rep-
resenting approximately 46 percent of total landings 
at the time. 
(5) Because of an absence of a repayment mecha-
nism, $4,243,730 in interest accrued before fee collec-
tion procedures were established in 2005, over 18 
months after the groundfish fishing capacity reduc-
tion program was initiated. 
(6) In 2011, the West Coast groundfish fishery 
transitioned to an individual fishing quota fishery, 
which is a type of catch share program. 
(7) By 2015, West Coast groundfish fishermen’s 
expenses are expected to include fees of approximately 
$450 per day for observers, a 3-percent cost recovery 
fee as authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801) 
for catch share programs, and a 5-percent ex-vessel 
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landings rate for the loan repayment, which could 
reach 18 percent of their total gross revenue. 
(8) In 2012, the West Coast groundfish limited 
entry trawl fishery generated $63,000,000, an in-
crease from an average of $45,000,000 during the 
years 2006 to 2011. This revenue is expected to con-
tinue to increase post-rationalization. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to refinance 
the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery fishing capacity reduc-
tion program to protect and conserve the West Coast 
groundfish fishery and the coastal economies in California, 
Oregon, and Washington that rely on it. 
SEC. 203. REFINANCING OF PACIFIC COAST GROUNDFISH 
FISHING CAPACITY REDUCTION LOAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce, upon 
receipt of such assurances as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States, shall 
issue a loan to refinance the existing debt obligation fund-
ing the fishing capacity reduction program for the West 
Coast groundfish fishery implemented under section 212 of 
the Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2003 (title II of division B of Public Law 
108–7; 117 Stat. 80). 
(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Except as otherwise provided 
in this section, the Secretary shall issue the loan under this 
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