Sec. 417. Authorization of use of automatic identification systems devices to mark fishing equipment
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In this section— the term Automatic Identification System has the meaning given the term in section 164.46(a) of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; the term Automatic Identification System device means a covered device that operates in radio frequencies assigned to the Automatic Identification System; the term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission; and the term covered device means a device used to mark fishing equipment. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with the Commandant, shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider whether to authorize covered devices to operate in radio frequencies assigned to the Automatic Identification System.
In conducting the rulemaking under subsection (b), the Commission shall consider whether imposing requirements with respect to the manner in which Automatic Identification System devices are deployed and used would enable the authorization of covered devices to operate in radio frequencies assigned to the Automatic Identification System consistent with the core purpose of the Automatic Identification System to prevent maritime accidents.