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<br/>3/13/2006--Introduced.<br/>Fishery Management Amendments of 2006 - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to require determinations that a fishery is depleted (currently, overfished) or approaching being depleted to be based on the best scientific information available, subject to peer review, and include an explanation of the cause or causes of the depleted condition of the fishery. Sets forth circumstances under which the rebuilding deadline may be extended for an individual stock of fish within a multispecies fishery in which more than one stock of fish is subject to a management plan, amendment, or regulation. Requires the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to a depleted fishery due to unsustainable fishing, to notify a Regional Fishery Management Council and request action be taken to end the unsustainable fishing in such fishery and to implement conservation and management measures to rebuild affected fish stocks.<br/>Provides grants for qualifying health care coverage programs to provide benefits to individuals employed in the fishing industry (including their families).<br/>Establishes the Federal Fishery Research Network to conduct research on fishery management issues.<br/>Requires federal inspection of fishing vessel safety instruction and emergency drill records. Authorizes grants for fishing vessel safety training and instruction sessions (including purchase of safety equipment).<br/>Requires a holder of an individual fishing quota to be a U.S. citizen.<br/>Provides grants to construct or improve wharves in coastal areas for commercial fishing use.<br/>Establishes the Fishery Science Education Program to increase the number of post-baccalaureate degrees in fishery science.<br/>

introduced 30139 '2006':5 'amend':3 'manag':2 'fisheri':1 22648 short introduced 30139 'act':11 'amend':2 'manag':10 'purpos':15 'steven':6 'conserv':8 'fisheri':7 'magnuson':5 'magnuson-steven':4 22649 official action 30139 1145937600 Tue Apr 25 00:00:00 -0500 2006 50339 Committee Hearings Held. F000339 1940-03-31 15415 2252 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 4 202-225-0182 Barney 'd':4 '-4':6 'ma':5 'rep':1 'frank':3,8,10 'barney':2,7,9 M 400140 Frank Barney_Frank Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4] 7677 N00000275 18195 Democrat 202-225-5931 Jewish MA Barney Frank 2.51948051948052 http://www.house.gov/frank/ T000266 1951-09-18 3327 2238 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/tierney/IMA/email.shtml 6 202-225-5915 John 'd':4 '-6':6 'ma':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'tierney':3,8,10 M 400407 Tierney John_F._Tierney F. Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6] 1586 N00000226 6311 Democrat 202-225-8020 MA John Tierney 2.14285714285714 http://tierney.house.gov/ action 30139 1145937600 Tue Apr 25 00:00:00 -0500 2006 50339 Committee Hearings Held. action 30139 1142830800 Mon Mar 20 00:00:00 -0600 2006 50338 Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. introduced 30139 1142226000 Mon Mar 13 00:00:00 -0600 2006 50336 action 30139 1142226000 Mon Mar 13 00:00:00 -0600 2006 50337 Referred to the House Committee on Resources.