On the recordNovember 28, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1916 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 Science Improvement Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC DATA FOR ANNUAL CATCH LIMITS. (a) Scientific Data Required for Annual Catch Limits.-- Section 104(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109- 479; 16 U.S.C. 1853 note) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: ``(3) shall not apply to a stock for which a stock assessment has not been performed during the previous 6-year period, if the Secretary has determined pursuant to section 304(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1854(e)) that-- ``(A) the fishery is not subject to overfishing of that stock; and ``(B) the stock is not overfished; ``(4) shall not apply to an ecosystem component stock; and''. (b) Ecosystem Component Stocks.--Section 104 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-479; 120 Stat.…





