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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3879 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3879

To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology 
       and the Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
 Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the 
 country of origin of red snapper imported into the United States, and 
                          for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 6, 2024

 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Tuberville, and Mrs. Britt) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL

 
To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology 
       and the Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
 Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the 
 country of origin of red snapper imported into the United States, and 
                          for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Illegal Red Snapper Enforcement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. METHODOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF RED 
              SNAPPER IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration.
            (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure and the Committee on Natural Resources 
                of the House of Representatives.
            (3) Under secretary.--The term ``Under Secretary'' means 
        the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology 
        and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology.
    (b) Standard Methodology for Identification.--The Under Secretary 
and the Administrator, in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 
shall jointly develop a standard methodology based on chemical analysis 
for identifying the country of origin of red snapper imported into the 
United States that--
            (1) is consistent with the needs of Federal and State law 
        enforcement agencies in combating illegal, unreported, and 
        unregulated fishing;
            (2) minimizes processing time; and
            (3) involves the use of a field kit that can be easily 
        carried by one individual.
    (c) Report.--Not later 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that includes the following:
            (1) A summary of the methodology developed under subsection 
        (b).
            (2) A plan for operationalizing the methodology.
            (3) Recommendations for further research on identification 
        methods, including other potential applications of the 
        methodology.
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