Amendment gives the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the authority to implement management practices better suited to the nature and scope of recreational fishing.

1. Adds SEC. 29. AUTHORITY TO USE ALTERNATIVE FISHERY MANAGEMENT MEASURES at the end of the bill

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 29. AUTHORITY TO USE ALTERNATIVE FISHERY MANAGEMENT MEASURES.

   Inserted: Section 302(h) (16 U.S.C. 1852(h)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and

   Inserted: (2) by inserting after paragraph (7), the following:

   Inserted: "(8) have the authority to use alternative fishery management measures in a recreational fishery (or the recreational component of a mixed-use fishery), including extraction rates, fishing mortality targets, and harvest control rules, in developing a fishery management plan, plan amendment, or proposed regulations.".

   Original wording

   At the end of the bill, add the following:

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