S.Amdt. 4794

SA 4794. Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr.
Shelby (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) to the bill H.R. 2578, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __.  None of the funds in this Act shall be provided
to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to prepare a
fishery management plan or amendment or to take other action
that does not include the full participation, including in
votes of the Council, of the principal official with marine
fishery management responsibility (or a designee) for the
State of Rhode Island and one additional representative
designated by the Secretary of Commerce from among at least
three qualified individuals recommended by Governor of the
State of Rhode Island.
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