UNITED STATES GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC SHRIMP FISHERY STUDY.

SEC. 310. UNITED STATES GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC SHRIMP FISHERY STUDY. (a) Study.— (1) The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a comprehensive economic study to provide baseline information to guide policy decisions on the future of the United States Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fishery. Funds shall only be expended under the terms of paragraph (2) of this section. (2) The study shall— (A) gather information as to the extent to which governmental and economic factors have affected or may affect the United States Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fishery; (B) attempt to expand available historical data through survey contacts and cooperation with the industry; and (C) incorporate the results of the studies on the United States Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fishery that are underway or completed on the date this section is effective, (b) Report.— The Secretary of Commerce shall submit a report to Congress detailing the results of this study no later than October 1, 1993. (c) Authorization.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1993. None of the funds authorized under section 304(g) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1854(g)) may be used to carry out the provisions of this section.