Sec. 103. STUDY OF LIMITED ACCESS PRIVILEGE PROGRAMS FOR MIXED-USE FISHERIES

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## SEC. 103 STUDY OF LIMITED ACCESS PRIVILEGE PROGRAMS FOR MIXED-USE FISHERIES ###

(a)Study on Limited Access Privilege Programs Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ocean Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall— ####

(1)complete a study on the use of limited access privilege programs in mixed-use fisheries, including— #####

(A)an assessment of progress in meeting the goals of the program and this Act; #####

(B)an assessment of the social, economic, and ecological effects of the program, considering each sector of a mixed-use fishery and related businesses, coastal communities, and the environment; #####

(C)an assessment of any impacts to stakeholders in a mixed-use fishery caused by a limited access privilege program; #####

(D)recommendations of policies to address any impacts identified under subparagraph (C); #####

(E)identification of and recommendation of the different factors and information that should be considered when designing, establishing, or maintaining a limited access privilege program in a mixed-use fishery to mitigate any impacts identified in subparagraph (C), to the extent practicable; and #####

(F)a review of best practices and challenges faced in the design and implementation of limited access privilege programs under the jurisdiction of each of the 8 Regional Fishery Management Councils; and ####

(2)submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the study under paragraph (1), including the recommendations under subparagraphs

(D)and

(E)of paragraph (1). ###

(b)Exclusion Except as provided in subsection (a)(1)(F), the study described in this section shall not include the areas covered by the Pacific Fishery Management Council and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. # TITLE II RECREATION FISHERY INFORMATION, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT