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On the recordDecember 3, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5103) to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to approve or deny spend plans within a certain amount of time, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5103 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act'' or the ``FISHES Act''. SEC. 2. SPEND PLANS. Section 312(a)(6) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)(6)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (D), to read as follows: ``(D) Spend plans.-- ``(i) In general.--To receive an allocation from funds available under paragraph (9), a requester with an affirmative fishery resource disaster determination shall submit a spend plan to the Secretary, not more than 120 days after receiving notification that funds are available, that shall include the following information, if applicable: ``(I) Objectives and outcomes, with an emphasis on addressing the factors contributing to the fishery resource disaster and minimizing future uninsured losses, if applicable. ``(II) Statement of work. ``(III) Budget details.…
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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