To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H3C748430EB0640E79D569C2688F98EEF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024.
- Section H3D6E96CC3252442CB4CD2D9C65341932: 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section H88FFF0B7163246AEAA2C2FCCB2CDDC1C: 3. References Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a...
- Section H797851674D024FF5A2D69871A68B0A46: 4. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The term Council has the...
- Section HC332AFCB945F4C4CA0D6A74F037DC78A: 5. Gender neutral language The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended by striking prepared by him each...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Finance, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Case, and Mrs. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a position in the marine food web in which the fish generally consume plankton. in paragraph (35), as so redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection— in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end
an Indian tribe in Alaska that is identified (including parenthetically) on the most current list published by the Secretary under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131)
a specific type or area of habitat that is part of or within essential fish habitat that— provides an important ecological function, including maintaining and restoring the biomass, demographic, spatial, or genetic characteristics of fish populations
an attorney employed in the Office of the General Counsel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who— has expertise in Federal conflict-of-interest requirements
real property (including support structures over water and other facilities) that— provides access to coastal waters by coastal users
the exchange of a fish or fish part harvested through subsistence fishing— for another fish or fish part
real property (including support structures over water and other facilities) that— provides access to coastal waters by coastal users
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