On the recordJuly 22, 2020
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 316, S. 906. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 906) to improve the management of driftnet fishing. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with an amendment as follows: (The part of the bill to be inserted is shown in italic. S. 906 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 ``Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITION. Section 3(25) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802(25)) is amended by inserting ``, or with a mesh size of 14 inches or greater,'' after ``more''. SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND POLICY. (a) Findings.--Section 206(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.…





