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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4773 

To combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 4, 2022 

Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at 

its sources globally. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fighting Foreign Ille5 gal Seafood Harvests Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘FISH Act of 

6 2022’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 

9 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—Unless otherwise pro10 vided, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the AdminisVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:58 Aug 15, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4773.IS S4773

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1 trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad2 ministration. 

3 (2) EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.—The term 

4 ‘‘exclusive economic zone’’ means the zone estab5 lished by Presidential Proclamation Number 5030, 

6 dated March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 1453 note; relat7 ing to the exclusive economic zone of the United 

8 States of America). 

9 (3) IUU FISHING.—The term ‘‘IUU fishing’’ 

10 means illegal fishing, unreported fishing, and un11 regulated fishing (as such terms are defined in para12 graph 3 of the International Plan of Action to Pre13 vent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and 

14 Unregulated Fishing, adopted at the 24th Session of 

15 the Committee on Fisheries in Rome on March 2, 

16 2001). 

17 (4) REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ORGA18 NIZATION.—The terms ‘‘regional fisheries manage19 ment organization’’ and ‘‘RFMO’’ have the meaning 

20 given the terms in section 303 of the Port State 

21 Measures Agreement Act of 2015 (16 U.S.C. 7402). 

22 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

23 It is the policy of the United States to partner, con24 sult, and coordinate with foreign governments (at the na25 tional and subnational levels), civil society, international 


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1 organizations, international financial institutions, sub2 national coastal communities, commercial and recreational 

3 fishing industry leaders, communities that engage in 

4 artisanal or subsistence fishing, and the private sector, in 

5 a concerted effort— 

6 (1) to continue the broad effort across the Fed7 eral Government to counter IUU fishing and related 

8 threats to maritime security, as outlined in sections 

9 3533 and 3534 of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 

10 U.S.C. 8002 and 8003); and 

11 (2) to, additionally— 

12 (A) prioritize efforts to prevent IUU fish13 ing at its sources; and 

14 (B) support continued implementation of 

15 the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries agreement, 

16 as well as joint research and follow-on actions 

17 that ensure sustainability of fish stocks in Arc18 tic international waters. 

19 SEC. 4. BLACK LIST. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish, 

21 publish, and put vessels on a United States black list that 

22 denies port privileges, certain travel through, delivery of 

23 supplies, delivery of services, or transshipment in the ex24 clusive economic zone for vessels that have conducted IUU 


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1 fishing and vessels that have the same owner as a vessel 

2 on the black list. 

3 (b) STANDARDS.—The Administrator shall set stand4 ards for establishing, maintaining, and publishing the 

5 black list. 

6 (c) BASIS TO BE PUT ON BLACK LIST.—The Admin7 istrator shall put a vessel on the black list if it is any 

8 of the following: 

9 (1) A vessel listed on an IUU fishing list of a 

10 regional fisheries management organization. 

11 (2) A vessel taking part in fishing outside 

12 RFMO quota arrangements on the high seas. 

13 (3) A vessel on the high seas identified and re14 ported by United States authorities to be conducting 

15 IUU fishing. 

16 (4) A vessel that provides services (excluding 

17 emergency or enforcement services) to a vessel that 

18 is on the black list, including transshipment, resup19 ply, refueling, or pilotage. 

20 (5) A foreign fishing vessel engaged in commer21 cial fishing in the exclusive economic zone without a 

22 permit issued under title II of the Magnuson-Stevens 

23 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 

24 U.S.C. 1821 et seq.). 


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1 (6) A vessel found by Customs and Border Pro2 tection to have had a withhold release order in con3 travention of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 

4 (19 U.S.C. 1307), provided that the withhold release 

5 order has not been subsequently revoked. 

6 (7) A vessel that has the same owner as a ves7 sel on the black list. 

8 (8) A vessel subject to economic sanctions ad9 ministered by the Department of Treasury Office of 

10 Foreign Assets Control for IUU fishing under Exec11 utive Order 13581 (76 Fed. Reg. 44757, 84 Fed. 

12 Reg. 10255; relating to blocking property of 

13 transnational criminal organizations), or any other 

14 economic sanctions program. 

15 (d) NOMINATIONS TO BE PUT ON BLACK LIST.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may ac17 cept nominations for placing a vessel on the black 

18 list from— 

19 (A) the head of an executive branch agency 

20 that is a member of the Interagency Working 

21 Group on IUU Fishing established under sec22 tion 3551 of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 

23 U.S.C. 8031); or 

24 (B) a country that is a member of the 

25 Combined Maritime Forces. 


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1 (2) DUE PROCESS.—The Administrator may ac2 cept nominations for placing a vessel on the black 

3 list only after due process, including notification to 

4 the vessel’s owner and a review of any information 

5 that the owner provides. 

6 (e) PUBLIC INFORMATION.—The Administrator shall 

7 publish the black list and include the following information 

8 for each vessel on the list: 

9 (1) The name of the vessel. 

10 (2) The International Maritime Organization 

11 (IMO) number of the vessel. 

12 (3) The call sign of the vessel. 

13 (4) Each beneficial owner and owner’s address 

14 of the vessel. 

15 (5) The registry/flag state of the vessel. 

16 (6) The date of inclusion on the black list of the 

17 vessel. 

18 (7) Any other identifying information on the 

19 vessel, as determined appropriate by the Adminis20 trator. 

21 (f) CONSEQUENCES OF BEING BLACK LISTED.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except for the purposes of 

23 inspection and enforcement or in case of force 

24 majeure, a vessel on the black list is prohibited 

25 from— 


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1 (A) accessing United States ports; 

2 (B) traveling through the United States 

3 exclusive economic zone unless it is conducting 

4 innocent passage; and 

5 (C) delivering supplies, delivering services, 

6 or transshipment in the United States exclusive 

7 economic zone. 

8 (2) SERVICING PROHIBITED.—No vessel of the 

9 United States (defined in section 116 of title 46, 

10 United States Code) may service a vessel that is on 

11 the black list, except for emergency and enforcement 

12 services. 

13 (g) ENFORCEMENT OF BLACK LIST.—A vessel on the 

14 black list and the cargo of such vessel shall be subject to 

15 section 70052 of title 46, United States Code. 

16 (h) PERMANENCY OF BLACK LIST.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para18 graphs (2) and (3), a vessel that is put on the black 

19 list shall remain on the black list. 

20 (2) REVOCATION OF WRO.—The Administrator 

21 shall remove a vessel from the black list if the vessel 

22 was added to the black list because it was found by 

23 Customs and Border Protection to have had a with24 hold release order in contravention of section 307 of 


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1 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) and the 

2 withhold release order was subsequently revoked. 

3 (3) POTENTIAL REINSTATEMENT.—In coordina4 tion with the Secretary of State, the Administrator 

5 may remove a vessel from the black list if the owner 

6 of the vessel submits an application for removal or 

7 an appeal to the Administrator. In considering the 

8 application, the Administrator shall consider all rel9 evant information, including whether the vessel or 

10 vessel owner has engaged in IUU fishing during the 

11 5-year period preceding the application. 

12 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 

14 Commerce to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each 

15 of fiscal years 2023 through 2028. 

16 SEC. 5. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO BEN17 EFICIAL OWNERS OF VESSELS ON BLACK 

18 LIST. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose the 

20 sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to each 

21 foreign person that the President determines, on or after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, is the beneficial 

23 owner of a vessel on the black list under section 4. 

24 (b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions to be 

25 imposed under subsection (a) are the following: 


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1 (1) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The exercise of 

2 all powers granted to the President by the Inter3 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

4 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block 

5 and prohibit all transactions in all property and in6 terests in property of a foreign person described in 

7 subsection (a), including the vessel of which the per8 son is the beneficial owner, if such property and in9 terests in property are in the United States, come 

10 within the United States, or are or come within the 

11 possession or control of a United States person. 

12 (2) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR

13 PAROLE.— 

14 (A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An 

15 alien described in subsection (a) is— 

16 (i) inadmissible to the United States; 

17 (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 

18 documentation to enter the United States; 

19 and 

20 (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 

21 or paroled into the United States or to re22 ceive any other benefit under the Immigra23 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 

24 seq.). 

25 (B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 


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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—The visa or other 

2 entry documentation of an alien described 

3 in subsection (a) shall be revoked, regard4 less of when such visa or other entry docu5 mentation is or was issued. 

6 (ii) IMMEDIATE EFFECT.—A revoca7 tion under clause (i) shall— 

8 (I) take effect immediately; and 

9 (II) automatically cancel any 

10 other valid visa or entry documenta11 tion that is in the alien’s possession. 

12 (c) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— 

13 (1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may ex14 ercise all authorities provided under sections 203 

15 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic 

16 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out 

17 this section. 

18 (2) PENALTIES.—A person that violates, at19 tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 

20 violation of this section or any regulation, license, or 

21 order issued to carry out this section shall be subject 

22 to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) 

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1 tent as a person that commits an unlawful act de2 scribed in subsection (a) of that section. 

3 (d) NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER.—The President 

4 may waive the imposition of sanctions under this section 

5 with respect to a person if the President— 

6 (1) determines that such a waiver is in the na7 tional interests of the United States; and 

8 (2) submits to Congress a notification on the 

9 waiver and the reasons for the waiver. 

10 (e) EXCEPTIONS.— 

11 (1) EXCEPTIONS FOR AUTHORIZED INTEL12 LIGENCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 

13 This section shall not apply with respect to activities 

14 subject to the reporting requirements under title V 

15 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 

16 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence or law 

17 enforcement activities of the United States. 

18 (2) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH INTER19 NATIONAL AGREEMENTS.—Sanctions under sub20 section (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to the ad21 mission of an alien to the United States if such ad22 mission is necessary to comply with the obligations 

23 of the United States under the Agreement regarding 

24 the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at 

25 Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force 


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1 November 21, 1947, between the United Nations 

2 and the United States, or the Convention on Con3 sular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and 

4 entered into force March 19, 1967, or other inter5 national obligations. 

6 (3) EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF

7 GOODS.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The requirement to im9 pose sanctions under this section shall not in10 clude the authority or a requirement to impose 

11 sanctions on the importation of goods. 

12 (B) GOOD DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 

13 the term ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or 

14 manmade substance, material, supply, or manu15 factured product, including inspection and test 

16 equipment, and excluding technical data. 

17 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) ADMISSION; ADMITTED; ALIEN; LAWFULLY

19 ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE.—The 

20 terms ‘‘admission’’, ‘‘admitted’’, ‘‘alien’’, and ‘‘law21 fully admitted for permanent residence’’ have the 

22 meanings given those terms in section 101 of the 

23 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 

24 (2) BENEFICIAL OWNER.—The term ‘‘beneficial 

25 owner’’ means, with respect to a vessel, a person 


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1 that, directly or indirectly, through any contract, ar2 rangement, understanding, relationship, or other3 wise— 

4 (A) exercises substantial control over the 

5 vessel; or 

6 (B) owns or controls not less than 25 per7 cent of the ownership interests in the vessel. 

8 (3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per9 son’’ means an individual or entity that is not a 

10 United States person. 

11 (4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

12 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

13 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law14 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

15 United States; 

16 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

17 the United States or any jurisdiction within the 

18 United States, including a foreign branch of 

19 such an entity; or 

20 (C) any person in the United States. 

21 SEC. 6. AGREEMENTS. 

22 (a) PRESIDENTIAL NEGOTIATION.—In negotiating 

23 any relevant agreement with a foreign nation or nations 

24 after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall 

25 consider the impacts on or to IUU fishing and strive to 


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1 ensure that the agreement strengthens efforts to combat 

2 IUU fishing. 

3 (b) SECRETARY OF STATE ENCOURAGEMENT.—To4 gether with other partners if appropriate, the Secretary 

5 of State shall encourage other nations to ratify treaties 

6 and agreements that address IUU fishing to which the 

7 United States is a party, including the UN Fish Stocks 

8 Agreement, the Port State Measures Agreement, and 

9 other applicable agreements. 

10 SEC. 7. DEFINITION OF ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UN11 REGULATED FISHING. 

12 (a) DEFINITION OF ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND

13 UNREGULATED FISHING IN THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET

14 FISHING MORATORIUM PROTECTION ACT.—Section 

15 609(e) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 

16 Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(e)) is amended to read 

17 as follows: 

18 ‘‘(e) ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, OR UNREGULATED

19 FISHING DEFINED.—In this title, the terms ‘illegal, unre20 ported, and unregulated fishing’ and ‘illegal, unreported, 

21 or unregulated fishing’ mean any activity set out in para22 graph 3 of the International Plan of Action to Prevent, 

23 Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated 

24 Fishing, adopted at the 24th Session of the Committee 

25 on Fisheries in Rome on March 2, 2001.’’. 


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1 (b) DEFINITION OF ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, OR UN2 REGULATED FISHING IN THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISH3 ERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT.—Section 3 

4 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Man5 agement Act (16 U.S.C. 1802) is amended by adding at 

6 the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(51) ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, OR UNREGU8 LATED FISHING.—The terms ‘illegal, unreported, or 

9 unregulated fishing’, ‘illegal, unreported, and un10 regulated fishing’, and ‘illegal, unreported and un11 regulated fishing’ mean any activity set out in para12 graph 3 of the International Plan of Action to Pre13 vent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and 

14 Unregulated Fishing, adopted at the 24th Session of 

15 the Committee on Fisheries in Rome on March 2, 

16 2001.’’. 

17 SEC. 8. COAST GUARD PROVISIONS. 

18 (a) INCREASE BOARDING OF VESSELS SUSPECTED

19 OF IUU FISHING.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard 

20 shall, in accordance with the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, 

21 increase, from year to year, its observation and boarding 

22 of vessels on the high seas that are suspected of IUU fish23 ing, to the greatest extent practicable. 

24 (b) FOLLOW UP.—The Commandant of the Coast 

25 Guard shall coordinate regularly with regional fisheries 


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1 management organizations to determine what corrective 

2 measures each nation has taken after its vessels have been 

3 boarded for suspected IUU fishing. 

4 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 

6 Coast Guard shall submit a report to Congress on— 

7 (1) the total number of bilateral agreements 

8 that contain an IUU fishing nexus or authorities, 

9 and what the Coast Guard is doing to increase this 

10 percentage; 

11 (2) violations observed under the Coast Guard 

12 high seas boarding program, how the violations are 

13 tracked after referral to the respective flag state, 

14 and what actions are taken to document or other15 wise act on the enforcement, or lack thereof, taken 

16 by a flag state; 

17 (3) the flag state and status of vessels inter18 dicted or observed to be engaged in IUU fishing on 

19 the high seas by the Coast Guard; 

20 (4) the flag state and status and incident de21 tails on vessels observed to violate international laws 

22 on the high seas, such as refusal to allow boarding, 

23 and what action was taken; and 

24 (5) any other potential enforcement actions that 

25 could decrease IUU fishing on the high seas. 


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1 SEC. 9. IMPROVED MANAGEMENT AT THE REGIONAL FISH2 ERIES MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS. 

3 (a) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON IUU FISH4 ING.—Section 3551(c) of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 

5 U.S.C. 8031(c)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

7 the semicolon; 

8 (2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at 

9 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(14) developing a strategy for leveraging en12 forcement capacity against IUU fishing, particularly 

13 focusing on nations identified under section 609(a) 

14 or 610(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Morato15 rium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a) and 

16 1826k(a)); and 

17 ‘‘(15) developing a strategy for leveraging en18 forcement capacity against IUU fishing and increas19 ing enforcement and other actions across relevant 

20 import control and assessment programs, includ21 ing— 

22 ‘‘(A) the List of Goods Produced by Child 

23 Labor or Forced Labor produced pursuant to 

24 section 105 of the Trafficking Victims Protec25 tion Reauthorization Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 

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1 ‘‘(B) the Trafficking in Persons Report re2 quired under section 110 of the Trafficking Vic3 tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107); 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(C) United States Customs and Border 

6 Protection’s Forced Labor Division and en7 forcement activities and regulations authorized 

8 under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 

9 U.S.C. 1307).’’. 

10 (b) SECRETARY OF STATE IDENTIFICATION.—The 

11 Secretary of State, in coordination with the Commandant 

12 of the Coast Guard, shall— 

13 (1) identify regional fisheries management or14 ganizations that the United States is party to that 

15 do not have a high seas boarding program; and 

16 (2) identify obstacles, needed authorities, or ex17 isting efforts to increase implementation of these 

18 programs, and take action as appropriate. 

19 SEC. 10. STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE DATA COLLECTION, 

20 SHARING, AND ANALYSIS. 

21 Section 3552 of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 

22 8032) is amended by adding at the end: 

23 ‘‘(c) STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE DATA COLLECTION, 

24 SHARING, AND ANALYSIS.—Not later than 2 years after 

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1 section (a), the Working Group shall identify information 

2 and resources to prevent seafood products from IUU fish3 ing from entering United States commerce without in4 creasing burden or trade barriers on seafood not produced 

5 from IUU fishing. The report shall include the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) Identification of relevant data streams col7 lected by Working Group members. 

8 ‘‘(2) Identification of legal, jurisdictional, or 

9 other barriers to the sharing of such data. 

10 ‘‘(3) In consultation with the Secretary of De11 fense, recommendations for joint enforcement proto12 cols, collaboration, and information sharing between 

13 Federal agencies and States. 

14 ‘‘(4) Recommendations for sharing and devel15 oping forensic resources between Federal agencies 

16 and States. 

17 ‘‘(5) Recommendations for enhancing capacity 

18 for United States Customs and Border Protection 

19 and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra20 tion to conduct more effective field investigations 

21 and enforcement efforts with State enforcement offi22 cials. 

23 ‘‘(6) Recommendations for the dissemination of 

24 IUU fishing analysis and information to those enti25 ties that could use it for action and awareness, with 


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1 the aim to establish an IUU fishing information 

2 sharing center. 

3 ‘‘(7) Recommendations for an implementation 

4 strategy, including measures for ensuring that trade 

5 in seafood not linked to IUU fishing is not im6 peded.’’. 

7 SEC. 11. INVESTMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE 

8 FISHERIES SECTOR. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State and the 

10 Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter11 national Development, in consultation with the heads of 

12 relevant agencies, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, 

13 and multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, shall 

14 increase support to programs that provide technical assist15 ance and investment to nations’ fisheries sectors for sus16 tainable fisheries management and combating IUU fish17 ing. The focus of such support shall be on priority regions 

18 and priority flag states identified under section 3552(b) 

19 of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8032(b)). 

20 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 

22 State and the United States Agency for International De23 velopment to carry out subsection (a) $10,000,000 for 

24 each such agency for each of fiscal years 2023 through 

25 2028. 


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1 SEC. 12. PREVENTING IMPORTATION OF SEAFOOD AND 

2 SEAFOOD PRODUCTS FROM FOREIGN VES3 SELS USING FORCED LABOR. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) FORCED LABOR.—The term ‘‘forced labor’’ 

6 has the meaning given that term in section 307 of 

7 the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 

8 (2) SEAFOOD.—The term ‘‘seafood’’ means 

9 fish, shellfish, processed fish, fish meal, shellfish 

10 products, and all other forms of marine animal and 

11 plant life other than marine mammals and birds. 

12 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Ad14 ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos15 pheric Administration. 

16 (b) FORCED LABOR ON FOREIGN FISHING VES17 SELS.— 

18 (1) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after 

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 

20 of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordina21 tion with the Secretary, shall issue regulations re22 garding the verification of seafood imports to ensure 

23 that no seafood or seafood product harvested on for24 eign vessels using forced labor is entered into the 

25 United States in violation of section 307 of the Tar26 iff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307). 


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1 (2) STRATEGY.—The Commissioner of U.S. 

2 Customs and Border Protection, in coordination 

3 with the Secretary and the Secretary of the depart4 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall— 

5 (A) develop a strategy for utilizing relevant 

6 U.S. Government data to identify imports of 

7 seafood or seafood products harvested on for8 eign vessels using forced labor; and 

9 (B) publish information regarding the 

10 strategy developed under subparagraph (A) on 

11 the website of U.S. Customs and Border Pro12 tection. 

13 SEC. 13. REPORTS. 

14 (a) IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY.—Not later than 

15 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Admin16 istrator, in coordination with the Working Group estab17 lished under section 3551 of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 

18 U.S.C. 8031), shall conduct a study to assess the impact 

19 of new technology (such as remote observing, the use of 

20 drones, development of risk assessment tools and data21 sharing software, immediate containerization of fish on 

22 fishing vessels, and other technology-enhanced new fishing 

23 practices) on IUU fishing and propose ways to integrate 

24 these technologies into global fisheries enforcement and 

25 management. 


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1 (b) RUSSIAN AND CHINESE FISHING INDUSTRIES’ 

2 INFLUENCE ON EACH OTHER AND ON THE UNITED

3 STATES SEAFOOD AND FISHING INDUSTRY.—Not later 

4 than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

5 the Secretary of State, with support from the Secretary 

6 of Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade 

7 Representative, shall— 

8 (1) conduct a study on the collaboration be9 tween the Russian and Chinese fishing industries 

10 and on the role of seafood reprocessing in China (in11 cluding that of raw materials originating in Russia) 

12 in global seafood markets and its impact on United 

13 States seafood importers, processors, and con14 sumers; and 

15 (2) complete a report on the study that includes 

16 classified and unclassified portions, as the Secretary 

17 of State determines necessary. 

18 (c) FISHERMEN CONDUCTING UNLAWFUL FISHING

19 IN THE ECONOMIC EXCLUSION ZONE.—Section 3551 of 

20 the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8031) is amended by 

21 adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

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1 mit a report to Congress on foreign fishermen who were 

2 detained or arrested in the exclusive economic zone, how 

3 many were referred to prosecution and the outcome of the 

4 cases, and what authorities, or obstacles to overcome, are 

5 needed to increase the prosecution referral rate. 

6 ‘‘(e) THE IMPACTS OF IUU FISHING.—The Adminis7 trator, in consultation with relevant members of the Work8 ing Group, shall seek to enter into an arrangement with 

9 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 

10 Medicine under which the National Academies will under11 take a multifaceted study that includes the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) An analysis that quantifies the occurrence 

13 and extent of IUU fishing among flag states. 

14 ‘‘(2) An evaluation of the costs to the United 

15 States economy of IUU fishing. 

16 ‘‘(3) An assessment of the costs to the global 

17 economy of IUU fishing.’’. 

18 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 24 months after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 

20 submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under 

21 subsection (e) of section 3551 of the Maritime SAFE Act 

22 that includes— 

23 (1) the findings of the National Academies; and 


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1 (2) recommendations on knowledge gaps that 

2 warrant further scientific inquiry. 

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