Sec. 202. Recreational data collection
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Section 401 ( 16 U.S.C. 1881 ) is amended— in subsection (g)— by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (5); and by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following: The Secretary shall establish a partnership with a State to develop best practices for implementing the State program established under paragraph (2). The Secretary shall develop guidance, in cooperation with the States, that details best practices for administering State programs pursuant to paragraph (2), and provide such guidance to the States. The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and publish biennial reports that include— the estimated accuracy of— the information provided under subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)of paragraph
(1)for each registry program established under that paragraph; and the information from each State program that is used to assist in completing surveys or evaluating effects of conservation and management measures under paragraph (2); priorities for improving recreational fishing data collection; and an explanation of any use of information collected by such State programs and by the Secretary. The Secretary may make grants to States to— improve implementation of State programs consistent with this subsection; and assist such programs in complying with requirements related to changes in recreational data collection under paragraph (3). Any funds awarded through such grants shall be used to support data collection, quality assurance, and outreach to entities submitting such data. The Secretary shall prioritize such grants based on the ability of the grant to improve the quality and accuracy of such programs. ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall— within 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 , enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate, in the form of a report— how the design of the Marine Recreational Information Program, for the purposes of stock assessment and the determination of stock management reference points, can be improved to better meet the needs of in-season management of annual catch limits under section 303(a)(15); and what actions the Secretary, Councils, and States could take to improve the accuracy and timeliness of data collection and analysis to improve the Marine Recreational Information Program and facilitate in-season management; and within 6 months after receiving the report under paragraph (1), submit to Congress recommendations regarding— changes to be made to the Marine Recreational Information Program to make the program better meet the needs of in-season management of annual catch limits and other requirements under such section; and alternative management approaches that could be applied to recreational fisheries for which the Marine Recreational Information Program is not meeting the needs of in-season management of annual catch limits, consistent with other requirements of this Act, until such time as the changes in subparagraph
(A)are implemented. .
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