H.R. 4025

Fishing Safety Training and Research Act

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113th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 4025

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 10, 2014

Mr. Keating (for himself and Mr. Tierney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend title 46, United States Code, to reauthorize and amend the Fishing Safety Training Grant Program and the Fishing Safety Research Grant Program, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fishing Safety Training and Research Act.

2.

Reauthorization and amendment of Fishing Safety Training Grant Program and Fishing Safety Research Grant Program

(a)

Fishing Safety Training Grant Program

Section 4502(i) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6);

(2)

by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

(4)
(A)

The Secretary shall establish a publicly accessible electronic database that lists the names of individuals who have participated in training sessions carried out with assistance under this subsection.

(B)

The Secretary shall require, as a condition of including the name of an individual in such database for any period longer than 18 months, that the individual complete retraining.

(5)

The Secretary shall require that training carried out with a grant under this section shall be made available in languages other than English, as appropriate for the fishing port in which the training is offered.

; and

(3)

in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking 2010 through 2014 and inserting 2015 through 2025.

(b)

Fishing Safety Research Grant Program

Section 4502(j)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 2010 through 2014 and inserting 2015 through 2025.