1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reef Assassin Act . 2. Encouraging elimination of lionfish (a) In general Title III of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 321. Encouraging elimination of lionfish (a) In general The Secretary shall issue regulations under which a participating State may issue to an individual submitting lionfish taken in Federal or State waters a tag authorizing the taking of a fish of a covered species in Federal waters in addition to any other fish of that species the individual is authorized to take in Federal waters. (b) Requirements for issuance of tag The regulations shall require— (1) the submission of 100 lionfish for each tag issued; (2) that lionfish taken in State waters must be taken by an individual holding a valid license to engage in such fishing issued under the laws of such State; and (3) that each lionfish shall be submitted by removing the tail, placing it in a resealable plastic bag, and submitting such bag to a participating State before the tail has significantly deteriorated. (c) No limitation on number of tags The regulations shall not limit the number of tags that may be issued to an individual. (d) Use of tags The regulations shall provide that a tag issued under the regulations— (1) shall be valid for the 5-year period beginning on the date it is issued; (2) shall authorize only the recreational or commercial taking of a fish that complies with any size limit that otherwise applies to fishing for such fish in the waters in which it is taken; (3) shall authorize such taking without regard to any seasonal limitation that otherwise applies to the species of fish taken; (4) shall authorize— (A) the transfer of tags to any other person; and (B) use of transferred tags in the same manner as such tags may be used by the person to whom the tags were issued