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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2150
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 23, 2021
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. CICILLINE) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlan-
tic Fishery Management Council.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rhode Island Fisher-
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men’s Fairness Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. ADDITION OF RHODE ISLAND TO THE MID-ATLAN-
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TIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.
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Section 302(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
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ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
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1852(a)(1)(B)) is amended—
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(1) by inserting ‘‘Rhode Island,’’ after ‘‘States
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of’’;
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(2) by inserting ‘‘Rhode Island,’’ after ‘‘except
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North Carolina,’’;
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(3) by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘23’’; and
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(4) by striking ‘‘13’’ and inserting ‘‘14’’.
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