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Young Fishermen’s Development Program Reauthorization Act
S. 2357 To reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Young Fishermen's Development Program Reauthorization Act extends the Young Fishermen's Development Act authorization through 2031, providing five additional years of funding for the program. The bill expands the types of training and assistance provided to include crew management, disaster preparedness, seafood handling, fishing portfolio diversification, and waterfront infrastructure management. It also requires the National Sea Grant Office to track participants' career progression and use outcomes data to evaluate the program's effectiveness and inform future grant decisions. The bill clarifies that consecutive training periods under the program must be non-concurrent.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK)
4 cosponsors
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Actions (5)
- Mar 11, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 351. · senate
- Mar 11, 2026 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-115. · senate
- Oct 21, 2025 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. · senate
- Jul 17, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Jul 17, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 17, 2025
Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Markey, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
March 11, 2026
Reported by Mr. Cruz, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To reauthorize the Young Fishermen’s Development Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Young Fishermen’s Development Extension Act”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT ACT.
Section 5(a) of the Young Fishermen’s Development Act (33 U.S.C. 1144(a)) is amended by striking “2026” and inserting “2031”.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Young Fishermen’s Development Program Reauthorization Act”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE YOUNG FISHERMEN’S DEVELOPMENT ACT.
The Young Fishermen’s Development Act (33 U.S.C. 1141 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 4—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (5), by inserting “, including crew management and disaster preparedness” before the semicolon;
(ii) in paragraph (6), by inserting “seafood handling,” after “chain,”;
(iii) by striking paragraph (11);
(iv) in paragraph (10)—
(I) by inserting “technical assistance,” before “mentoring”; and
(II) by striking “and” after the semicolon; and
(v) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
“(11) fishing portfolio diversification and expansion; and
“(12) management of working waterfronts and related shoreside infrastructure.”;
(B) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting “but non- concurrent” after “consecutive”; and
(C) in subsection (f)—
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and moving the margins of such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right;
(ii) by striking “In carrying out” and inserting the following:
“(1) In general.—In carrying out”; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) Tracking, identifying, and evaluating progress.—The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Sea Grant Office, shall, to the extent practicable, track the career progression of participants in the Program, identify those who subsequently enter or remain in commercial fisheries of the United States and the Great Lakes or related industries, and use these outcomes as a key factor in evaluating the effectiveness of, and future eligibility for, grant applications.”; and
(2) in section 5(a), by striking “2022 through 2026” and inserting “2026 through 2031”. Calendar No. 351
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2357
[Report No. 119-115]
A BILL
To reauthorize the Young Fishermen’s Development Act, and for other purposes.
March 11, 2026
Reported with an amendment
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