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Cost Estimate
September 2, 2016
H.R. 4576 would implement the Conventions on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North and South Pacific Ocean (Pacific Conventions), which require participating parties to apply specific conservation and management principles and approaches to promote the sustainable use of fisheries located in the North and South Pacific Ocean.
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Cost Estimate
November 4, 2015
H.R. 3231 would amend federal law to provide unpaid federal interns protection from workplace harassment and discrimination. (Paid interns are already treated as employees.) Although the federal government prohibits discrimination in the workplace through laws, regulations, and agency policies, unpaid interns are not explicitly covered.
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Cost Estimate
June 12, 2015
H.R. 774 would provide the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with additional tools to enforce fisheries laws and combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The bill would establish uniform enforcement policies and procedures under the many federal statutes that govern the regulation of commercial fishing. The bill also would allow NOAA to implement two international fishing agreements previously entered into by the United States.
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Cost Estimate
June 1, 2015
S. 1336 would implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (Convention). CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would cost less than $500,000 a year over the 2016-2020 period, assuming availability of appropriated amounts. Because enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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Cost Estimate
June 1, 2015
S. 1335 would implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the North Pacific Ocean (Convention). CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would cost less than $500,000 a year over the 2016-2020 period, assuming availability of appropriated amounts. Because enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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Cost Estimate
June 1, 2015
S. 1251 would amend current law to implement an amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (Convention), which governs the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO). The bill also would authorize the appropriation of $500,000 a year to carry out the Convention. Based on information provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of State, CBO estimates that implementing S.