To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide fisheries disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that are due to certain tariffs imposed by other countries, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6528
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2018-07-25
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Economic performance and conditions

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Seafood

Tariffs
Latest action: action_date: 2018-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize the Department of Commerce to provide disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that are due to tariffs imposed by other countries on any U.S. seafood or marine exports.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6528 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2018 Mr. Moulton (for himself, Mr. Keating , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Grijalva , and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide fisheries disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that are due to certain tariffs imposed by other countries, and for other purposes.

1. Fisheries disaster relief for commercial fishery failures due to tariffs imposed by other countries Section 312(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)(1)(B) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (i) before regulatory restrictions ; and (2) by inserting or (II) unilateral tariffs imposed by other countries on any United States seafood and marine exports or tariffs imposed by any country on materials necessary for the economic viability of the United States fishing industry after environment .