[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 2357 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 351
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2357
[Report No. 119-115]
To reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 17, 2025
Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Markey, and
Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
March 11, 2026
Reported by Mr. Cruz, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Young Fishermen's
Development Extension Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE YOUNG FISHERMEN'S DEVELOPMENT
ACT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 5(a) of the Young Fishermen's Development Act (33
U.S.C. 1144(a)) is amended by striking ``2026'' and inserting
``2031''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Young Fishermen's Development
Program Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE YOUNG FISHERMEN'S DEVELOPMENT ACT.
The Young Fishermen's Development Act (33 U.S.C. 1141 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 4--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``,
including crew management and disaster
preparedness'' before the semicolon;
(ii) in paragraph (6), by inserting
``seafood handling,'' after ``chain,'';
(iii) by striking paragraph (11);
(iv) in paragraph (10)--
(I) by inserting ``technical
assistance,'' before ``mentoring''; and
(II) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon; and
(v) by inserting after paragraph (10) the
following:
``(11) fishing portfolio diversification and expansion; and
``(12) management of working waterfronts and related
shoreside infrastructure.'';
(B) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ``but non-
concurrent'' after ``consecutive''; and
(C) in subsection (f)--
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E),
respectively, and moving the margins of such
subparagraphs 2 ems to the right;
(ii) by striking ``In carrying out'' and
inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--In carrying out''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Tracking, identifying, and evaluating progress.--The
Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Sea Grant
Office, shall, to the extent practicable, track the career
progression of participants in the Program, identify those who
subsequently enter or remain in commercial fisheries of the
United States and the Great Lakes or related industries, and
use these outcomes as a key factor in evaluating the
effectiveness of, and future eligibility for, grant
applications.''; and
(2) in section 5(a), by striking ``2022 through 2026'' and
inserting ``2026 through 2031''.
Calendar No. 351
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2357
[Report No. 119-115]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act, and for other
purposes.
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March 11, 2026
Reported with an amendment