; and (B) includes Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. (b) Shark depredation research projects Section 318(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1867(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Projects to better understand shark depredation, including identifying what causes increases in shark depredation and determining how to best address shark depredation. . (c) Effect Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the authority and responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce in carrying out the Endangered Species Act of 1973 or the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.