117 STAT. 550
PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003
of the shrimp catch landed by each State for economic assistance to the Gulf shrimp fishery: Provided, That the State of Florida shall receive only that proportion associated with landings of the Florida gulf coast fishery. Provided further, That 2 percent of funds received by each State shall be retained by the State for distribution of additional payments to fishermen with a demonstrated record of compliance with turtle excluder and bycatch reduction device regulations, and that the remainder of the funds may be used only for: (A) personal assistance with priority given to food, energy needs, housing assistance, transportation fuel, and other urgent needs; (B) assistance for small businesses including fishermen, fish processors, and related businesses serving the fishing industry; (C) domestic product marketing and seafood promotion; (D) State seafood testing programs; (E) development of limited entry programs for the fishery; (F) funding or other incentives to ensure widespread and proper use of turtle excluder devices and bycatch reduction devices in the fishery; and (G) voluntary capacity reduction programs for shrimp fisheries under limited access. (e) BLUE CRAB FISHERY.—$5,000,000 shall be made available for assistance to blue crab fisheries affected by reduced harvests and sales of blue crab in proportion to the amount of the catch landed by each State: Provided, That such funds may be used only for: (i) personal assistance with priority given to food, energy needs, housing assistance, transportation fuel, and other urgent needs; (ii) assistance for small businesses including fishermen, fish processors, and related businesses serving the fishing industry; (iii) domestic product marketing and seafood promotion; and (iv) state seafood testing programs: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall provide coordinated, enhanced and routine support for fisheries monitoring and enforcement through use of remote sensing, aircraft and communications assets, with particular emphasis on Federal waters seaward of the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia, including the Charleston Bump closed area. TITLE VI—OFFSETS SEC. 601. (a) ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS.—There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 0.65 percent of— (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation imposed) for fiscal year 2003 for any discretionary account in divisions A through K of this joint resolution; (2) the budget authority provided in any advance appropriation for fiscal year 2003 for any discretionary account in any prior fiscal year appropriations Act; and (3) the contract authority provided in fiscal year 2003 for any program subject to limitation contained in this joint resolution. (b) PROPORTIONATE APPLICATION.—Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately— (1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget authority described in subsection (a); and (2) within each such account and item, to each program, project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying reports
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