H.R. 5548 — Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act

Summary

Fishery Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act

This bill revises the review process for making fishery resource disaster determinations.

Among other things, the bill

maintains the authority of the Department of Commerce to determine the existence of a fishery disaster;
sets forth requirements for initiating a request for a fishery resource disaster review;
provides a 120-day time frame for Commerce to evaluate a request, beginning either upon receipt or at the close of the fishery season, if the fishery season closes;
establishes criteria for Commerce to use when making a determination about whether a fishery resource disaster has occurred;
lists eligible uses of fishery disaster relief funds, including for habitat conservation and restoration that reduce adverse impacts to a fishery; and
revises reporting requirements for the biennial report on international compliance regarding foreign fishing and international fishery agreements.

2020-01-07
Introduced in House
2020-01-07
Introduced in House
2020-01-07
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-01-07
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-01-08
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
2020-01-14
Subcommittee Hearings Held.