Contents of fishery management plans

(a) Forage fish management Section 303(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (14), by striking and; and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (16) when setting annual catch limits for forage fish fisheries, assess and specify such limits by the diet needs of fish species and other marine wildlife, such as marine mammals and birds, for which forage fish is a significant part of their diet.. (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.