{"format":1,"id":"117-s-497","congress":117,"number":"S. 497","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"A bill to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee to assist in the awarding of fisheries research and development grants, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee to assist in the awarding of fisheries research and development grants, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed House","title":"American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 117-121","introduced":"2021-03-01","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-04-26","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h126","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act","result":"Passed","yea":404,"nay":11,"present":0,"not_voting":14,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll126.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2022-03-10","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent."}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2022-05-12"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 117-121.","date":"2022-05-12"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-05-12","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee. The committee must provide advice to NOAA on an existing program that awards grants for fisheries research and development projects, such as projects concerning fisheries science or recreational fishing. Specifically, the committee must (1) identify the needs of the fishing community, (2) develop the request for proposals for the grant program, (3) review grant applications, and (4) provide NOAA with grant applications for approval."},{"k":"p","t":"NOAA must establish six regions within the committee. In addition, NOAA must select members that represent the regions as well as at-large members that represent certain sectors of the fishing industry."}],"words":117},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Act of August 11, 1939 to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee and give it roles in the fisheries research and development grants program.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/497/text/enr#id6640bc12-da66-4a11-b55e-b9b96eeec886:~:text=2.%20American%20Fisheries%20Advisory%20Committee"}]},"core_areas":["American Fisheries Advisory Committee membership and operations","Review and approval of fisheries research and development grants","Purposes of fisheries research and development grants","Public availability of grant project abstracts"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary to establish 6 regions within the Committee within 90 days of enactment, and to appoint 3 members from each region plus 4 at-large members, each serving a 3-year term.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/497/text/enr#id6640bc12-da66-4a11-b55e-b9b96eeec886:~:text=2.%20American%20Fisheries%20Advisory%20Committee"}},{"text":"Makes the Committee responsible for identifying needs of the fishing community, developing the request for proposals, reviewing grant applications, and selecting applications for approval.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/497/text/enr#id6640bc12-da66-4a11-b55e-b9b96eeec886:~:text=2.%20American%20Fisheries%20Advisory%20Committee"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to obtain independent written technical evaluations from 3 or more experts before the Committee reviews a grant application, and to issue guidance on those evaluations within 180 days of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/497/text/enr#id6640bc12-da66-4a11-b55e-b9b96eeec886:~:text=2.%20American%20Fisheries%20Advisory%20Committee"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to give the Committee a written document justifying the decision if the Secretary fails to provide funds to a grant the Committee selected.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/497/text/enr#id6640bc12-da66-4a11-b55e-b9b96eeec886:~:text=2.%20American%20Fisheries%20Advisory%20Committee"}},{"text":"Adds \"fisheries science, recreational fishing,\" to the listed purposes of the fisheries research and development grants program.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/497/text/enr#id9AB5B0BDAA4D4968A4C8B4CB5C9EE300:~:text=3.%20Expansion%20of%20specified%20purposes%20of%20fisheries"}},{"text":"Requires any person awarded a grant to make publicly available a title and abstract of the project, including a statement describing how the project serves to enhance United States fisheries.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/497/text/enr#idDE7B34B0E2984568A3BA4C8BD854A6AC:~:text=4.%20Public%20availability%20of%20grants%20proposals"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/497/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/497","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/497/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-497.png","v":"5ee38ed00bfa","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 497, 117th Congress: American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act. House: 404 Yea, 11 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 12 May 2022."}}