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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 52 

To establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties 

for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 

Protection Act and similar statutes, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 25 (legislative day, JANUARY 5), 2011 

Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. KERRY, Ms. SNOWE, and 

Ms. CANTWELL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and penalties for the enforcement of the High 

Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and 

similar statutes, and for other purposes. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement 

6 Act’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN 

FISHERY AND RELATED STATUTES 

Sec. 101. Authority of the Secretary to enforce statutes. 

Sec. 102. Conforming, minor, and technical amendments. 

Sec. 103. Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing. 

Sec. 104. Liability. 

TITLE II—LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL 

OPERATIONS 

Sec. 201. International fisheries enforcement program. 

Sec. 202. International cooperation and assistance program. 

TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS 

Sec. 301. Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975. 

Sec. 302. Data Sharing. 

Sec. 303. Permits under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995. 

Sec. 304. Committee on Scientific Cooperation for Pacific Salmon Agreement. 

Sec. 305. Reauthorizations. 

TITLE IV—IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTIGUA CONVENTION 

Sec. 401. Short title. 

Sec. 402. Amendment of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950. 

Sec. 403. Definitions. 

Sec. 404. Commissioners; number, appointment, and qualifications. 

Sec. 405. General advisory committee and scientific advisory subcommittee. 

Sec. 406. Rulemaking. 

Sec. 407. Prohibited acts. 

Sec. 408. Enforcement. 

Sec. 409. Reduction of bycatch. 

Sec. 410. Repeal of Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984. 

1 TITLE I—ADMINISTRATION AND 

2 ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN 

3 FISHERY AND RELATED STAT4 UTES 

5 SEC. 101. AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY TO ENFORCE 

6 STATUTES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

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1 ment in which the Coast Guard is operating shall 

2 enforce the statutes to which this section applies in 

3 accordance with the provisions of this section. 

4 (2) UTILIZATION OF NONDEPARTMENTAL RE5 SOURCES.—The Secretary may, by agreement, on a 

6 reimbursable basis or otherwise, utilize the personnel 

7 services, equipment (including aircraft and vessels), 

8 and facilities of any other Federal agency, including 

9 all elements of the Department of Defense, and of 

10 any State agency, in carrying out this section. 

11 (3) STATUTES TO WHICH APPLICABLE.—This 

12 section applies to— 

13 (A) the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Mora14 torium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826d et 

15 seq.); 

16 (B) the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 

17 (16 U.S.C. 3631 et seq.); 

18 (C) the Dolphin Protection Consumer In19 formation Act (16 U.S.C. 1385); 

20 (D) the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 (16 

21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.); 

22 (E) the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks 

23 Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5001 et seq.); 

24 (F) the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 

25 (16 U.S.C. 973 et seq.); 


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1 (G) the Antarctic Marine Living Resources 

2 Convention Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 2431 et 

3 seq.); 

4 (H) the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 

5 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.); 

6 (I) the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Con7 vention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.); 

8 (J) the Western and Central Pacific Fish9 eries Convention Implementation Act (16 

10 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.); 

11 (K) the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 

12 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773 et seq.); 

13 (L) any other Act in pari materia, so des14 ignated by the Secretary after notice and an op15 portunity for a hearing; and 

16 (M) the Antigua Convention Implementing 

17 Act of 2011. 

18 (b) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—The 

19 Secretary shall prevent any person from violating any Act 

20 to which this section applies in the same manner, by the 

21 same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and 

22 duties as though sections 307 through 311 of the Magnu23 son-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 

24 (16 U.S.C. 1857 through 1861) were incorporated into 

25 and made a part of each such Act. Except as provided 


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1 in subsection (c), any person that violates any Act to 

2 which this section applies is subject to the penalties, and 

3 entitled to the privileges and immunities, provided in the 

4 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage5 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) in the same manner 

6 and by the same means as though sections 307 through 

7 311 of that Act were incorporated into and made a part 

8 of each such Act. 

9 (c) SPECIAL RULES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the incor11 poration by reference of certain sections of the Mag12 nuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage13 ment Act under subsection (b), if there is a conflict 

14 between a provision of this subsection and the cor15 responding provision of any section of the Magnu16 son-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 

17 Act so incorporated, the provision of this subsection 

18 shall apply. 

19 (2) CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT.— 

20 The amount of the civil penalty for a violation of 

21 any Act to which this section applies shall not exceed 

22 $250,000 for each violation. Each day of a con23 tinuing violation shall constitute a separate violation. 

24 (3) CIVIL JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT.—The At25 torney General, upon the request of the Secretary, 


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1 may commence a civil action in an appropriate dis2 trict court of the United States to enforce this Act 

3 and any Act to which this section applies, and such 

4 court shall have jurisdiction to award civil penalties 

5 or such other relief as justice may require, including 

6 a permanent or temporary injunction. The amount 

7 of the civil penalty for a violation of any Act to 

8 which this section applies shall not exceed $250,000 

9 for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation 

10 shall constitute a separate violation. In determining 

11 the amount of a civil penalty, the court shall take 

12 into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and 

13 gravity of the prohibited acts committed and, with 

14 respect to the violator, the degree of culpability, any 

15 history of prior violations and such other matters as 

16 justice may require. In imposing such penalty, the 

17 district court may also consider information related 

18 to the ability of the violator to pay. 

19 (4) CRIMINAL FINES AND PENALTIES.— 

20 (A) INDIVIDUALS.—In the case of an indi21 vidual, any offense described in subsection 

22 (e)(2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) is punishable by a 

23 fine of not more than $500,000, imprisonment 

24 for not more than 5 years, or both. If, in the 

25 commission of such offense, an individual uses 


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1 a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that 

2 causes bodily injury to any officer authorized to 

3 enforce the provisions of this Act, or places any 

4 such officer in fear of imminent bodily injury 

5 the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 

6 years. 

7 (B) OTHER PERSONS.—In the case of any 

8 other person, any offense described in sub9 section (e)(2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) is punishable 

10 by a fine of not more than $1,000,000. 

11 (5) OTHER CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS.—Any person 

12 (other than a foreign government or any entity of 

13 such government) who knowingly violates any provi14 sion of subsection (e) of this section, or any provi15 sion of any regulation promulgated pursuant to this 

16 Act, is guilty of a criminal offense punishable— 

17 (A) in the case of an individual, by a fine 

18 of not more than $500,000, imprisonment for 

19 not more than 5 years, or both; and 

20 (B) in the case of any other person, by a 

21 fine of not more than $1,000,000. 

22 (6) CRIMINAL FORFEITURES.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—A person found guilty 

24 of an offense described in subsection (e), or who 

25 is convicted of a criminal violation of any Act 


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1 to which this section applies, shall forfeit to the 

2 United States— 

3 (i) any property, real or personal, con4 stituting or traceable to the gross proceeds 

5 obtained, or retained, as a result of the of6 fense including any marine species (or the 

7 fair market value thereof) taken or re8 tained in connection with or as a result of 

9 the offense; and 

10 (ii) any property, real or personal, 

11 used or intended to be used to commit or 

12 to facilitate the commission of the offense, 

13 including any shoreside facility, including 

14 its conveyances, structure, equipment, fur15 niture, appurtenances, stores, and cargo. 

16 (B) PROCEDURE.—Pursuant to section 

17 2461(c) of title 28, United States Code, the 

18 provisions of section 413 of the Controlled Sub19 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 853), other than sub20 section (d) thereof, shall apply to criminal for21 feitures under this section. 

22 (7) ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.— 

23 In addition to the powers of officers authorized pur24 suant to subsection (b), any officer who is author25 ized by the Secretary, or the head of any Federal or 


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1 State agency that has entered into an agreement 

2 with the Secretary under subsection (a) to enforce 

3 the provisions of any Act to which this section ap4 plies may, with the same jurisdiction, powers, and 

5 duties as though section 311 of the Magnuson-Ste6 vens fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 

7 U.S.C. 1861) were incorporated into and made a 

8 part of each such Act— 

9 (A) search or inspect any facility or con10 veyance used or employed in, or which reason11 ably appears to be used or employed in, the 

12 storage, processing, transport, or trade of fish 

13 or fish products; 

14 (B) inspect records pertaining to the stor15 age, processing, transport, or trade of fish or 

16 fish products; 

17 (C) detain, for a period of up to 14 days, 

18 any shipment of fish or fish product imported 

19 into, landed on, introduced into, exported from, 

20 or transported within the jurisdiction of the 

21 United States, or, if such fish or fish product 

22 is deemed to be perishable, sell and retain the 

23 proceeds therefrom for a period of up to 14 

24 days; and 


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1 (D) make an arrest, in accordance with 

2 any guidelines which may be issued by the At3 torney General, for any offense under the laws 

4 of the United States committed in the person’s 

5 presence, or for the commission of any felony 

6 under the laws of the United States, if the per7 son has reasonable grounds to believe that the 

8 person to be arrested has committed or is com9 mitting a felony; may search and seize, in ac10 cordance with any guidelines which may be 

11 issued by the Attorney General and may exe12 cute and serve any subpoena, arrest warrant, 

13 search warrant issued in accordance with rule 

14 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 

15 or other warrant or civil or criminal process 

16 issued by any officer or court of competent ju17 risdiction. 

18 (8) SUBPOENAS.—In addition to any subpoena 

19 authority pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary 

20 may, for the purposes of conducting any investiga21 tion under this section, or any other statute adminis22 tered by the Secretary, issue subpoenas for the pro23 duction of relevant papers, photographs, records, 

24 books, and documents in any form, including those 

25 in electronic, electrical, or magnetic form. 


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1 (d) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION.—The several 

2 district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction 

3 over any actions arising under this section. For the pur4 pose of this section, American Samoa shall be included 

5 within the judicial district of the District Court of the 

6 United States for the District of Hawaii. Each violation 

7 shall be a separate offense and the offense shall be deemed 

8 to have been committed not only in the district where the 

9 violation first occurred, but also in any other district as 

10 authorized by law. Any offenses not committed in any dis11 trict are subject to the venue provisions of section 3238 

12 of title 18, United States Code. 

13 (e) PROHIBITED ACTS.—It is unlawful for any per14 son— 

15 (1) to violate any provision of this section or 

16 any Act to which this section applies or any regula17 tion promulgated thereunder; 

18 (2) to refuse to permit any authorized enforce19 ment officer to board, search, or inspect a vessel, 

20 conveyance, or shoreside facility that is subject to 

21 the person’s control for purposes of conducting any 

22 search, investigation, or inspection in connection 

23 with the enforcement of this section or any Act to 

24 which this section applies or any regulation promul25 gated thereunder; 


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1 (3) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 

2 intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized of3 ficer in the conduct of any search, investigation, or 

4 inspection described in paragraph (2); 

5 (4) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohib6 ited by this section or any Act to which this section 

7 applies; 

8 (5) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any 

9 means, the apprehension, arrest, or detection of an10 other person, knowing that such person has com11 mitted any act prohibited by this section or any Act 

12 to which this section applies; 

13 (6) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 

14 intimidate, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with 

15 any observer on a vessel under this section or any 

16 Act to which this section applies, or any data col17 lector employed by or under contract to the National 

18 Marine Fisheries Service to carry out responsibilities 

19 under this section or any Act to which this section 

20 applies; 

21 (7) to import, export, transport, sell, receive, 

22 acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign com23 merce any fish or fish product taken, possessed, 

24 transported, or sold in violation of any treaty or 

25 binding conservation measure adopted pursuant to 


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1 an international agreement or organization to which 

2 the United States is a party; or 

3 (8) to make or submit any false record, ac4 count, or label for, or any false identification of, any 

5 fish or fish product (including false identification of 

6 the species, harvesting vessel or nation, or the loca7 tion where harvested) which has been, or is intended 

8 to be imported, exported, transported, sold, offered 

9 for sale, purchased, or received in interstate or for10 eign commerce. 

11 (f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may promulgate 

12 such regulations, in accordance with section 553 of title 

13 5, United States Code, as may be necessary to carry out 

14 this section or any Act to which this section applies. 

15 SEC. 102. CONFORMING, MINOR, AND TECHNICAL AMEND16 MENTS. 

17 (a) HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET FISHING MORATORIUM

18 PROTECTION ACT.— 

19 (1) Section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fish20 ing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g) is 

21 amended— 

22 (A) by inserting ‘‘(a) DETECTING, MONI23 TORING, AND PREVENTING VIOLATIONS.—’’ be24 fore ‘‘The President’’; and 


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1 (B) by adding at the end thereof the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT.—This Act shall be enforced 

4 under section 101 of the International Fisheries Steward5 ship and Enforcement Act.’’. 

6 (2) Section 607(2) of the High Seas Driftnet 

7 Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 1826h(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘whose vessels’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘that’’. 

10 (3) Section 609(a) of the High Seas Driftnet 

11 Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 

12 1826j(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(a) IDENTIFICATION.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall iden15 tify, and list in the report under section 607, a na16 tion if that nation is engaged, or has been engaged 

17 at any time during the preceding 3 years, in illegal, 

18 unreported, or unregulated fishing and— 

19 ‘‘(A) such fishing undermines the effective20 ness of measures required under the relevant 

21 international fishery management organization; 

22 ‘‘(B) the relevant international fishery 

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1 sels of that nation, or the nation is not a party 

2 to, or does not maintain cooperating status 

3 with, such organization; or 

4 ‘‘(C) there is no international fishery man5 agement organization with a mandate to regu6 late the fishing activity in question. 

7 ‘‘(2) OTHER IDENTIFYING ACTIVITIES.—The 

8 Secretary shall also identify, and list in the report 

9 under section 607, a nation if— 

10 ‘‘(A) it is violating, or has violated at any 

11 time during the preceding 3 years, conservation 

12 and management measures required under an 

13 international fishery management agreement to 

14 which the United States is a party and the vio15 lations undermine the effectiveness of such 

16 measures, taking into account the factors de17 scribed in paragraph (1); or 

18 ‘‘(B) it is failing, or has failed at any time 

19 during the preceding 3 years, to effectively ad20 dress or regulate illegal, unreported, or unregu21 lated fishing in areas described in paragraph 

22 (1)(C). 

23 ‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ENTITIES AS IF

24 THEY WERE NATIONS.—Where the provisions of this 

25 Act apply to the act, or failure to act, of a nation, 


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1 they shall also be applicable, as appropriate, to any 

2 other entity that is competent to enter into an inter3 national fishery management agreement.’’. 

4 (4) Section 609(d)(1) of the High Seas Driftnet 

5 Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 

6 1826j(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘of its fishing 

7 vessels’’ each place it appears. 

8 (5) Section 609(d)(2) of the High Seas Driftnet 

9 Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 

10 1826j(d)(2)) is amended— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘procedure for certifi12 cation,’’ and inserting ‘‘procedure,’’; 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘basis of fish’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘basis, for allowing importation of fish’’; 

15 and 

16 (C) by striking ‘‘harvesting nation not cer17 tified under paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘na18 tion issued a negative certification under para19 graph (1)’’. 

20 (6) Section 610(a)(1) of the High Seas Driftnet 

21 Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 

22 1826k(a)(1)) is amended— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘calendar year’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘3 years’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘practices;’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘practices—’’. 

3 (b) DOLPHIN PROTECTION CONSUMER INFORMATION

4 ACT.—Section 901 of the Dolphin Protection Consumer 

5 Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385) is amended— 

6 (1) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(4) It is a violation of section 101 of the Inter9 national Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act for 

10 any person to assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, 

11 or interfere with and authorized officer in the conduct of 

12 any search, investigation or inspection under this Act.’’; 

13 and 

14 (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT.—This Act shall be enforced 

17 under section 101 of the International Fisheries Steward18 ship and Enforcement Act.’’. 

19 (c) TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT OF 1950.—Section 8 

20 of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 957) 

21 is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘regulations.’’ in subsection (a) 

23 and inserting ‘‘regulation or for any person to make 

24 or submit any false record, account, or label for, or 

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1 (including the false identification of species, har2 vesting vessel or nation or the location where har3 vested) which has been, or is intended to be im4 ported, exported, transported, sold, offered for sale, 

5 purchased, or received in interstate or foreign com6 merce.’’; 

7 (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(d) It shall be unlawful for any person— 

10 ‘‘(1) to refuse to permit any officer authorized 

11 to enforce the provisions of this Act to board a fish12 ing vessel subject to such person’s control for pur13 poses of conducting any search, investigation, or in14 spection in connection with the enforcement of this 

15 Act or any regulation promulgation or permit issued 

16 under this Act; 

17 ‘‘(2) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 

18 intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized of19 ficer in the conduct of any search, investigation or 

20 inspection described in paragraph (1); 

21 ‘‘(3) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohib22 ited by this section; or 

23 ‘‘(4) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any 

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1 knowing that such other person has committed any 

2 act prohibited by this section.’’; 

3 (3) by striking subsections (e) through (g) and 

4 redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (f); and 

5 (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT.—This section shall be enforced 

8 under section 101 of the International Fisheries Steward9 ship and Enforcement Act.’’. 

10 (d) NORTHERN PACIFIC ANADROMOUS STOCKS ACT

11 OF 1992.— 

12 (1) UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES.—Section 810 of 

13 the Northern Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 

14 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5009) is amended— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘purchases’’ in paragraph 

16 (5) and inserting ‘‘purposes’’; 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘search or inspection’’ in 

18 paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘search, investiga19 tion, or inspection’’; 

20 (C) by striking ‘‘search or inspection’’ in 

21 paragraph (6) and inserting ‘‘search, investiga22 tion, or inspection’’; 

23 (D) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in 

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1 (E) by striking ‘‘title.’’ in paragraph (9) 

2 and inserting ‘‘title; or’’; and 

3 (F) by adding at the end thereof the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(10) for any person to make or submit any 

6 false record, account, or label for, or any false iden7 tification of, any fish or fish product (including false 

8 identification of the species, harvesting vessel or na9 tion, or the location where harvested) which has 

10 been, or is intended to be imported, exported, trans11 ported, sold, offered for sale, purchased, or received 

12 in interstate or foreign commerce.’’. 

13 (2) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.— 

14 Section 811 of the Northern Pacific Anadromous 

15 Stocks Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5010) is amended to 

16 read as follows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 811. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 

18 ‘‘This Act shall be enforced under section 101 of the 

19 International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement 

20 Act.’’. 

21 (e) PACIFIC SALMON TREATY ACT OF 1985.—Sec22 tion 8 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘search or inspection’’ in sub2 section (a)(2) and inserting ‘‘search, investigation, 

3 or inspection’’; 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘search or inspection’’ in sub5 section (a)(3) and inserting ‘‘search, investigation, 

6 or inspection’’; 

7 (3) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in sub8 section (a)(5); 

9 (4) by striking ‘‘section.’’ in subsection (a)(6) 

10 and inserting ‘‘section; or’’; 

11 (5) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(7) for any person to make or submit any false 

14 record, account, or label for, or any false identifica15 tion of, any fish or fish product (including false 

16 identification of the species, harvesting vessel or na17 tion, or the location where harvested) which has 

18 been, or is intended to be imported, exported, trans19 ported, sold, offered for sale, purchased, or received 

20 in interstate or foreign commerce.’’; and 

21 (6) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and 

22 inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—This 

24 Act shall be enforced under section 101 of the Inter25 national Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act.’’. 


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1 (f) SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA ACT OF 1988.— 

2 (1) PROHIBITED ACTS.—Section 5(a) of the 

3 South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 973c(a)) 

4 is amended— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘search or inspection’’ in 

6 paragraph (8) and inserting ‘‘search, investiga7 tion, or inspection’’; 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘search or inspection’’ in 

9 paragraph (10)(A) and inserting ‘‘search, inves10 tigation, or inspection’’; 

11 (C) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in 

12 paragraph (12); 

13 (D) by striking ‘‘retained.’’ in paragraph 

14 (13) and inserting ‘‘retained; or’’; and 

15 (E) by adding at the end thereof the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(14) for any person to make or submit any 

18 false record, account, or label for, or any false iden19 tification of, any fish or fish product (including false 

20 identification of the species, harvesting vessel or na21 tion, or the location where harvested) which has 

22 been, or is intended to be imported, exported, trans23 ported, sold, offered for sale, purchased, or received 

24 in interstate or foreign commerce.’’. 


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1 (2) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.— 

2 The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 973 

3 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 7 and 8 (16 

4 U.S.C. 973e and 973f) and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 

6 ‘‘This Act shall be enforced under section 101 of the 

7 International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement 

8 Act.’’. 

9 (g) ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CON10 VENTION ACT OF 1984.— 

11 (1) UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES.—Section 306 of 

12 the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention 

13 Act (16 U.S.C. 2435) is amended— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘which he knows, or rea15 sonably should have known, was’’ in paragraph 

16 (3); 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘search or inspection’’ in 

18 paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘search, investiga19 tion, or inspection’’; 

20 (C) by striking ‘‘search or inspection’’ in 

21 paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘search, investiga22 tion, or inspection’’; 

23 (D) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in 

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1 (E) by striking ‘‘section.’’ in paragraph (7) 

2 and inserting ‘‘section; or’’; and 

3 (F) by adding at the end thereof the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(8) to make or submit any false record, ac6 count, or label for, or any false identification of, any 

7 fish or fish product (including false identification of 

8 the species, harvesting vessel or nation, or the loca9 tion where harvested) which has been, or is intended 

10 to be imported, exported, transported, sold, offered 

11 for sale, purchased, or received in interstate or for12 eign commerce.’’. 

13 (2) REGULATIONS.—Section 307 of the Ant14 arctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act (16 

15 U.S.C. 2436) is amended by inserting after ‘‘title.’’ 

16 the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding the provisions of 

17 subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 553 of title 

18 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Commerce 

19 may publish in the Federal Register a final rule to 

20 implement conservation measures, described in sec21 tion 305(a) of this Act, that are in effect for 12 

22 months or less, adopted by the Commission, and not 

23 objected to by the United States within the time pe24 riod allotted under Article IX of the Convention. 

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1 servation measures shall be in force with respect to 

2 the United States.’’. 

3 (3) PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT.—The 

4 Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act 

5 (16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) is amended— 

6 (A) by striking sections 308 and 309 (16 

7 U.S.C. 2437 and 2438); 

8 (B) by striking subsection (b), (c), and (d) 

9 of section 310 (16 U.S.C. 2439) and redesig10 nating subsection (e) as subsection (c); and 

11 (C) by inserting after subsection (a) the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—This 

14 title shall be enforced under section 101 of the Inter15 national Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act.’’. 

16 (h) ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT OF 1975.— 

17 (1) VIOLATIONS.—Section 7 of the Atlantic 

18 Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971e) is 

19 amended— 

20 (A) by striking subsections (e) and (f) and 

21 redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); 

22 and 

23 (B) by inserting after subsection (d) the 

24 following: 


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1 ‘‘(e) MISLABELING.—It shall be unlawful for any per2 son to make or submit any false record, account, or label 

3 for, or any false identification of, any fish or fish product 

4 (including the false identification of the species, harvesting 

5 vessel or nation, or the location where harvested) which 

6 has been, or is intended to be, imported, exported, trans7 ported, sold, offered for sale, purchased or received in 

8 interstate or foreign commerce.’’. 

9 (2) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 8 of the Atlantic 

10 Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971f) is 

11 amended— 

12 (A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘(b) INTERNATIONAL EN14 FORCEMENT.—’’ in subsection (b) and inserting 

15 ‘‘This Act shall be enforced under section 101 

16 of the International Fisheries Stewardship and 

17 Enforcement Act.’’; and 

18 (C) by striking ‘‘shall have the authority to 

19 carry out the enforcement activities specified in 

20 section 8(a) of this Act’’ each place it appears 

21 and inserting ‘‘shall enforce this Act’’. 

22 (i) NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION

23 ACT OF 1995.—Section 207 of the Northwest Atlantic 

24 Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5606) is 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘AND PENALTIES.’’ in the 

2 section caption and inserting ‘‘AND ENFORCE3 MENT.’’; 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘search or inspection’’ in sub5 section (a)(2) and inserting ‘‘search, investigation, 

6 or inspection’’; 

7 (3) by striking ‘‘search or inspection’’ in sub8 section (a)(3) and inserting ‘‘search, investigation, 

9 or inspection’’; 

10 (4) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in sub11 section (a)(5); 

12 (5) by striking ‘‘section.’’ in subsection (a)(6) 

13 and inserting ‘‘section ; or’’; 

14 (6) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(7) to make or submit any false record, ac17 count, or label for, or any false identification of, any 

18 fish or fish product (including false identification of 

19 the species, harvesting vessel or nation, or the loca20 tion where harvested) which has been, or is intended 

21 to be imported, exported, transported, sold, offered 

22 for sale, purchased, or received in interstate or for23 eign commerce.’’; and 

24 (7) by striking subsection (b) through (f) and 

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1 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—This 

2 title shall be enforced under section 101 of the Inter3 national Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act.’’. 

4 (j) WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES

5 CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION ACT.— 

6 (1) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.— 

7 Section 506(c) of the Western and Central Pacific 

8 Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 

9 6905(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—This 

11 title shall be enforced under section 101 of the Inter12 national Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act.’’. 

13 (2) PROHIBITED ACTS.—Section 507(a) of the 

14 Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 

15 Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6906(a)) is amend16 ed— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘suspension, on’’ in para18 graph (2) and inserting ‘‘suspension of’’; 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘title.’’ in paragraph (14) 

20 and inserting ‘‘title; or’’; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end thereof the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(15) to make or submit any false record, ac24 count, or label for, or any false identification of, any 

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1 the species, harvesting vessel or nation, or the loca2 tion where harvested) which has been, or is intended 

3 to be imported, exported, transported, sold, offered 

4 for sale, purchased, or received in interstate or for5 eign commerce.’’. 

6 (k) NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT ACT OF 1982.— 

7 (1) PROHIBITED ACTS.—Section 7 of the 

8 Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 

9 773e) is amended— 

10 (A) by redesignating subdivisions (a) and 

11 (b) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and 

12 subdivisions (1) through (6) of paragraph (1), 

13 as redesignated, as subparagraphs (A) through 

14 (F); 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘search or inspection’’ in 

16 paragraph (1)(B), as redesignated, and insert17 ing ‘‘search, investigation, or inspection’’; 

18 (C) by striking ‘‘search or inspection’’ in 

19 paragraph (1)(C), as redesignated, and insert20 ing ‘‘search, investigation, or inspection’’; 

21 (D) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in 

22 paragraph (1)(E), as redesignated; 

23 (E) by striking ‘‘section.’’ in paragraph 

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1 (F) by adding at the end of paragraph (1), 

2 as redesignated, the following: 

3 ‘‘(G) to make or submit any false record, ac4 count, or label for, or any false identification of, any 

5 fish or fish product (including false identification of 

6 the species, harvesting vessel or nation, or the loca7 tion where harvested) which has been, or is intended 

8 to be imported, exported, transported, sold, offered 

9 for sale, purchased, or received in interstate or for10 eign commerce.’’. 

11 (2) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.— 

12 The Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 

13 U.S.C. 773 et seq.) is amended— 

14 (A) by striking sections 3, 9, and 10 (16 

15 U.S.C. 773f, 773g, and 773h); and 

16 (B) by striking subsections (b) through (f) 

17 of section 11 (16 U.S.C. 773i) and inserting the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—This 

20 Act shall be enforced under section 101 of the Inter21 national Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act.’’. 

22 SEC. 103. ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, OR UNREGULATED FISH23 ING. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 608 of the High Seas 

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1 1826i), as amended by section 302(a) of this Act, is fur2 ther amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 

3 ‘‘(c) VESSELS AND VESSEL OWNERS ENGAGED IN IL4 LEGAL, UNREPORTED, OR UNREGULATED FISHING.—The 

5 Secretary may— 

6 ‘‘(1) develop, maintain, and make public a list 

7 of vessels and vessel owners engaged in illegal, unre8 ported, or unregulated fishing, including vessels or 

9 vessel owners identified by an international fishery 

10 management organization or arrangement made pur11 suant to an international fishery agreement, whether 

12 or not the United States is a party to such organiza13 tion or arrangement; 

14 ‘‘(2) take appropriate action against listed ves15 sels and vessel owners, including action against fish, 

16 fish parts, or fish products from such vessels, in ac17 cordance with applicable United States law and con18 sistent with applicable international law, including 

19 principles, rights, and obligations established in ap20 plicable international fishery management and trade 

21 agreements; and 

22 ‘‘(3) provide notification to the public of vessels 

23 and vessel owners identified by international fishery 

24 management organizations or arrangements made 

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1 having been engaged in illegal, unreported, or un2 regulated fishing, as well as any measures adopted 

3 by such organizations or arrangements to address il4 legal, unreported, or unregulated fishing. 

5 ‘‘(d) RESTRICTIONS ON PORT ACCESS OR USE.—Ac6 tion taken by the Secretary under subsection (c)(2) that 

7 includes measures to restrict use of or access to ports or 

8 port services shall apply to all ports of the United States 

9 and its territories. 

10 ‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may promulgate 

11 regulations to implement subsections (c) and (d).’’. 

12 (b) ADDITIONAL MEASURES.— 

13 (1) AMENDMENT OF THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET

14 FISHING MORATORIUM PROTECTION ACT.— 

15 (A) Section 609(d)(3) of the High Seas 

16 Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 

17 (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(3)) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘that has not been certified by the Secretary 

19 under this subsection, or’’ in subparagraph 

20 (A)(i). 

21 (B) Section 610(c)(5) of the High Seas 

22 Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 

23 (16 U.S.C. 1826k(c)(5)) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘that has not been certified by the Secretary 

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1 (2) AMENDMENT OF THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET

2 FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT ACT.— 

3 (A) Section 101 of the High Seas Driftnet 

4 Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a) 

5 is amended— 

6 (i) by striking subsection (a)(2) and 

7 inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(2) DENIAL OF PORT PRIVILEGES.—The Sec9 retary of the Treasury shall, in accordance with rec10 ognized principles of international law— 

11 ‘‘(A) withhold or revoke the clearance re12 quired by section 60105 of title 46, United 

13 States Code, for— 

14 ‘‘(i) any large-scale driftnet fishing 

15 vessel that is documented under the law of 

16 the United States or of a nation included 

17 on a list published under paragraph (1); or 

18 ‘‘(ii) any fishing vessel of a nation 

19 that receives a negative certification under 

20 section 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas 

21 Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 

22 Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) or 1826k(c)); and 

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1 pose of inspecting the vessel, conducting an in2 vestigation, or taking other appropriate enforce3 ment action.’’; 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘or illegal, unreported, 

5 or unregulated fishing’’ each place it ap6 pears in subsection (b)(1) and (2); 

7 (iii) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semi8 colon in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i); 

9 (iv) by striking ‘‘nation.’’ in sub10 section (b)(3)(A)(ii) and inserting ‘‘nation; 

11 or’’; 

12 (v) by adding at the end of subsection 

13 (b)(3)(A) the following: 

14 ‘‘(iii) upon receipt of notification of a negative 

15 certification under section 609(d)(1) or 610(c)(1) of 

16 the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protec17 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1) or 1826k(c)(1)).’’; 

18 (vi) by inserting ‘‘or after issuing a 

19 negative certification under section 

20 609(d)(1) or 610(c)(1) of the High Seas 

21 Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 

22 Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1) or 

23 1826k(c)(1)),’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1),’’ in 

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1 (vii) by striking subsection 

2 (b)(4)(A)(i) and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(i) any prohibition established under para4 graph (3) is insufficient to cause that nation— 

5 ‘‘(I) to terminate large-scale driftnet fish6 ing conducted by its nationals and vessels be7 yond the exclusive economic zone of any nation; 

8 ‘‘(II) to address illegal, unreported, or un9 regulated fishing activities for which a nation 

10 has been identified under section 609 of the 

11 High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protec12 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j); or 

13 ‘‘(III) to address bycatch of a protected 

14 living marine resource for which a nation has 

15 been identified under section 610 of such Act 

16 (16 U.S.C. 1826k); or’’. 

17 (B) Section 102 of the High Seas Driftnet 

18 Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826b) 

19 is amended by striking ‘‘such nation has termi20 nated large-scale driftnet fishing or illegal, un21 reported, or unregulated fishing by its nationals 

22 and vessels beyond the exclusive economic zone 

23 of any nation.’’ and inserting ‘‘such nation 

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1 ‘‘(1) terminated large-scale driftnet fishing by 

2 its nationals and vessels beyond the exclusive eco3 nomic zone of any nation; 

4 ‘‘(2) addressed illegal, unreported, or unregu5 lated fishing activities for which a nation has been 

6 identified under section 609 of the High Seas 

7 Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 

8 U.S.C. 1826j); or 

9 ‘‘(3) addressed bycatch of a protected living 

10 marine resource for which a nation has been identi11 fied under section 610 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 

12 1826k).’’. 

13 SEC. 104. LIABILITY. 

14 Any claims arising from the actions of any officer, 

15 authorized by the Secretary to enforce the provisions of 

16 this Act or any Act to which this Act applies, taken pursu17 ant to any scheme for at-sea boarding and inspection au18 thorized under any international agreement to which the 

19 United States is a party may be pursued under chapter 

20 171 of title 28, United States Code, or such other legal 

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1 TITLE II—LAW ENFORCEMENT 

2 AND INTERNATIONAL OPER3 ATIONS. 

4 SEC. 201. INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT PRO5 GRAM. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Within 12 months after the 

8 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

9 shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, 

10 establish an International Fisheries Enforcement 

11 Program within the Office of Law Enforcement of 

12 the National Marine Fisheries Service. 

13 (2) PURPOSE.—The Program shall be an inter14 agency program established and administered by the 

15 Secretary in coordination with the heads of other de16 partments and agencies for the purpose of detecting 

17 and investigating illegal, unreported, or unregulated 

18 fishing activity and enforcing the provisions of this 

19 Act. 

20 (3) STAFF.—The Program shall be staffed with 

21 representation from the Coast Guard, Customs and 

22 Border Protection, the Food and Drug Administra23 tion, and any other department or agency deter24 mined by the Secretary to be appropriate and nec25 essary to detect and investigate illegal, unreported, 


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1 or unregulated fishing activity and enforce the provi2 sions of this Act. 

3 (b) PROGRAM ACTIONS.— 

4 (1) STAFFING AND OTHER RESOURCES.—At the 

5 request of the Secretary, the heads of other depart6 ments and agencies providing staff for the Program 

7 shall— 

8 (A) by agreement, on a reimbursable basis 

9 or otherwise, participate in staffing the Pro10 gram; 

11 (B) by agreement, on a reimbursable basis 

12 or otherwise, share personnel, services, equip13 ment (including aircraft and vessels), and facili14 ties with the Program; and 

15 (C) to the extent possible, and consistent 

16 with other applicable law, extend the enforce17 ment authorities provided by their enabling leg18 islation to the other departments and agencies 

19 participating in the Program for the purposes 

20 of conducting joint operations to detect and in21 vestigate illegal, unreported or unregulated fish22 ing activity and enforcing the provisions of this 

23 Act. 

24 (2) BUDGET.—The Secretary and the heads of 

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1 the Program, may, at their discretion, develop inter2 agency plans and budgets and engage in interagency 

3 financing for such purposes. 

4 (3) 5-YEAR PLAN.—Within 180 days after the 

5 date on which the Program is established under sub6 section (a), the Secretary shall develop a 5-year stra7 tegic plan for guiding interagency and intergovern8 mental international fisheries enforcement efforts to 

9 carry out the provisions of this Act. The Secretary 

10 shall update the plan periodically as necessary, but 

11 at least once every 5 years. 

12 (4) COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, 

13 in coordination with the heads of other departments 

14 and agencies providing staff for the Program, may— 

15 (A) create and participate in task forces, 

16 committees, or other working groups with other 

17 Federal, State or local governments as well as 

18 with the governments of other nations for the 

19 purposes of detecting and investigating illegal, 

20 unreported, or unregulated fishing activity and 

21 carrying out the provisions of this Act; and 

22 (B) enter into agreements with other Fed23 eral, State, or local governments as well as with 

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1 (c) POWERS OF AUTHORIZED OFFICERS.—Notwith2 standing any other provision of law, while operating under 

3 an agreement with the Secretary entered into under sec4 tion 101 of this Act, and conducting joint operations as 

5 part of the Program for the purposes of detecting and in6 vestigating illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing activ7 ity and enforcing the provisions of this Act, authorized of8 ficers shall have the powers and authority provided in that 

9 section. 

10 (d) INFORMATION COLLECTION, MAINTENANCE AND

11 USE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the heads 

13 of other departments and agencies providing staff 

14 for the Program shall, to the maximum extent allow15 able by law, share all applicable information, intel16 ligence and data, related to the harvest, transpor17 tation or trade of fish and fish product in order to 

18 detect and investigate illegal, unreported, or unregu19 lated fishing activity and to carry out the provisions 

20 of this Act. 

21 (2) COORDINATION OF DATA.—The Secretary, 

22 through the Program, shall coordinate the collection, 

23 storage, analysis, and dissemination of all applicable 

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1 product collected or maintained by the member 

2 agencies of the Program. 

3 (3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Secretary, 

4 through the Program, shall ensure the protection 

5 and confidentiality required by law for information, 

6 intelligence, and data related to the harvest, trans7 portation, or trade of fish and fish product obtained 

8 by the Program. 

9 (4) DATA STANDARDIZATION.—The Secretary 

10 and the heads of other departments and agencies 

11 providing staff for the Program shall, to the max12 imum extent practicable, develop data standardiza13 tion for fisheries related data for Program agencies 

14 and with international fisheries enforcement data15 bases as appropriate. 

16 (5) ASSISTANCE FROM INTELLIGENCE COMMU17 NITY.—Upon request of the Secretary, elements of 

18 the intelligence community (as defined in section 

19 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

20 U.S.C. 401a(4))) shall collect information related to 

21 illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing activity 

22 outside the United States about individuals who are 

23 not United States persons (as defined in section 

24 105A(c)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 403–5a(c)(2))). 

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1 collect and share such information with the Sec2 retary through the Program for law enforcement 

3 purposes in order to detect and investigate illegal, 

4 unreported, or unregulated fishing activities and to 

5 carry out the provisions of this Act. All collection 

6 and sharing of information shall be in accordance 

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

8 401 et seq.). 

9 (6) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Secretary, 

10 through the Program, shall have authority to share 

11 fisheries-related data with other Federal or State 

12 government agency, foreign government, the Food 

13 and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 

14 or the secretariat or equivalent of an international 

15 fisheries management organization or arrangement 

16 made pursuant to an international fishery agree17 ment, if— 

18 (A) such governments, organizations, or 

19 arrangements have policies and procedures to 

20 safeguard such information from unintended or 

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1 (i) to ensure compliance with any law 

2 or regulation enforced or administered by 

3 the Secretary; 

4 (ii) to administer or enforce treaties 

5 to which the United States is a party; 

6 (iii) to administer or enforce binding 

7 conservation measures adopted by any 

8 international organization or arrangement 

9 to which the United States is a party; 

10 (iv) to assist in investigative, judicial, 

11 or administrative enforcement proceedings 

12 in the United States; or 

13 (v) to assist in any fisheries or living 

14 marine resource related law enforcement 

15 action undertaken by a law enforcement 

16 agency of a foreign government, or in rela17 tion to a legal proceeding undertaken by a 

18 foreign government. 

19 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 to the Sec21 retary for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2017 to carry 

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1 SEC. 202. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 (a) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE

4 PROGRAM.—The Secretary may establish an international 

5 cooperation and assistance program, including grants, to 

6 provide assistance for international capacity building ef7 forts. 

8 (b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the 

9 program, the Secretary may— 

10 (1) provide funding and technical expertise to 

11 other nations to assist them in addressing illegal, 

12 unreported, or unregulated fishing activities; 

13 (2) provide funding and technical expertise to 

14 other nations to assist them in reducing the loss and 

15 environmental impacts of derelict fishing gears, re16 ducing the bycatch of living marine resources, and 

17 promoting international marine resource conserva18 tion; 

19 (3) provide funding, technical expertise, and 

20 training, in cooperation with the International Fish21 eries Enforcement Program under section 201 of 

22 this Act, to other nations to aid them in building ca23 pacity for enhanced fisheries management, fisheries 

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1 (4) establish partnerships with other Federal 

2 agencies, as appropriate, to ensure that fisheries de3 velopment assistance to other nations is directed to4 ward projects that promote sustainable fisheries; and 

5 (5) conduct outreach and education efforts in 

6 order to promote public and private sector awareness 

7 of international fisheries sustainability issues, in8 cluding the need to combat illegal, unreported, or 

9 unregulated fishing activity and to promote inter10 national marine resource conservation. 

11 (c) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary may establish 

12 guidelines necessary to implement the program. 

13 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

15 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2017 

16 to carry out this section. 

17 TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 

18 AMENDMENTS 

19 SEC. 301. ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT OF 1975. 

20 (a) ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 11 

21 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 

22 971j) is repealed. 

23 (b) CERTAIN REGULATIONS.—Section 971d(c)(2) of 

24 the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 

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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; 

2 (2) by striking ‘‘(A) submission’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘the presentation’’; 

4 (3) by striking ‘‘arguments, and (B) oral pres5 entation at a public hearing. Such’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘written or oral statements at a public hearing. 

7 After consideration of such presentations, the’’; and 

8 (4) by adding at the end thereof the following: 

9 ‘‘(B) The Secretary may issue final regulations to im10 plement Commission recommendations referred to in para11 graph (1) of this subsection concerning trade restrictive 

12 measures against nations or fishing entities without re13 gard to the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this 

14 paragraph and subsections (b) and (c) of section 553 of 

15 title 5, United States Code.’’. 

16 SEC. 302. DATA SHARING. 

17 (a) HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET FISHING MORATORIUM

18 PROTECTION ACT.—Section 608 of the High Seas 

19 Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 

20 1826i) is amended— 

21 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 

22 ‘‘The Secretary,’’; 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘organizations’’ the first place it 

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1 agreement (as defined in section 3(24) of the Mag2 nuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage3 ment Act),’’; 

4 (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in 

5 paragraph (2)(C); 

6 (4) by striking ‘‘territories.’’ in paragraph (3) 

7 and inserting ‘‘territories; and’’; and 

8 (5) by adding at the end thereof the following: 

9 ‘‘(4) urging other nations, through the regional 

10 fishery management organizations of which the 

11 United States is a member, bilaterally and otherwise 

12 to seek and foster the sharing of accurate, relevant, 

13 and timely information— 

14 ‘‘(A) to improve the scientific under15 standing of marine ecosystems; 

16 ‘‘(B) to improve fisheries management de17 cisions; 

18 ‘‘(C) to promote the conservation of pro19 tected living marine resources; 

20 ‘‘(D) to combat illegal, unreported, and un21 regulated fishing; and 

22 ‘‘(E) to improve compliance with conserva23 tion and management measures in international 

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1 ‘‘(b) INFORMATION SHARING.—In carrying out this 

2 section, the Secretary may disclose, as necessary and ap3 propriate, information to the Food and Agriculture Orga4 nization of the United Nations, international fishery man5 agement organizations (as so defined), or arrangements 

6 made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, if 

7 such organizations or arrangements have policies and pro8 cedures to safeguard such information from unintended or 

9 unauthorized disclosure.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 402(b)(1) 

11 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Man12 agement Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a(b)(1)) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in sub14 paragraph (G); 

15 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as sub16 paragraph (J); and 

17 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(H) to the Food and Agriculture Organization 

20 of the United Nations, international fishery manage21 ment organizations, or arrangements made pursuant 

22 to an international fishery agreement as provided for 

23 in the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Pro24 tection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826i(b)); 


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1 ‘‘(I) to any other Federal or State government 

2 agency, foreign government, the Food and Agri3 culture Organization of the United Nations, or the 

4 secretariat or equivalent of an international fisheries 

5 management organization or arrangement made pur6 suant to an international fishery agreement, as pro7 vided in section 201(d)(6) of the International Fish8 eries Stewardship and Enforcement Act; or’’. 

9 SEC. 303. PERMITS UNDER THE HIGH SEAS FISHING COM10 PLIANCE ACT OF 1995. 

11 Section 104(f) of the High Seas Fishing Compliance 

12 Act (16 U.S.C. 5503(f)) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(f) VALIDITY.—A permit issued under this section 

14 is void if— 

15 ‘‘(1) 1 or more permits or authorizations re16 quired for a vessel to fish, in addition to a permit 

17 issued under this section, expire, are revoked, or are 

18 suspended; or 

19 ‘‘(2) the vessel is no longer eligible for United 

20 States documentation, such documentation is re21 voked or denied, or the vessel is deleted from such 

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1 SEC. 304. COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION FOR 

2 PACIFIC SALMON AGREEMENT. 

3 Section 11 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 

4 (16 U.S.C. 3640) is amended by redesignating subsections 

5 (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and 

6 inserting after subsection (b) the following: 

7 ‘‘(c) SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION COMMITTEE.—Mem8 bers of the Committee on Scientific Cooperation who are 

9 not State or Federal employees shall receive compensation 

10 at a rate equivalent to the rate payable for level IV of 

11 the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 

12 United States Code, when engaged in actual performance 

13 of duties for the Commission.’’. 

14 SEC. 305. REAUTHORIZATIONS. 

15 (a) INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN CONSERVATION PRO16 GRAM.—Section 304(c)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protec17 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 1414a(c)(1)) is amended by adding 

18 at the end thereof the following: 

19 ‘‘(E) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

20 2009 through 2013.’’. 

21 (b) PACIFIC SALMON TREATY ACT OF 1985.—Sec22 tion 16(d)(2)(A) of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 

23 (16 U.S.C. 3645(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

24 2009,’’ and inserting ‘‘2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 

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1 (c) SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA ACT OF 1988.—Section 

2 20(a) of the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 

3 973r(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 

4 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002,’’ each 

5 place it appears and inserting ‘‘2009 through 2013’’. 

6 TITLE IV—IMPLEMENTATION OF 

7 THE ANTIGUA CONVENTION 

8 SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Antigua Convention 

10 Implementing Act of 2011’’. 

11 SEC. 402. AMENDMENT OF THE TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT 

12 OF 1950. 

13 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

14 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

15 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi16 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

17 section or other provision of the Tuna Conventions Act 

18 of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.). 

19 SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS. 

20 Section 2 (16 U.S.C. 951) is amended to read as fol21 lows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

23 ‘‘In this Act: 

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1 Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 

2 Commission Established by the 1949 Convention 

3 Between the United States of America and the Re4 public of Costa Rica, signed at Washington, Novem5 ber 14, 2003. 

6 ‘‘(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 

7 means the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commis8 sion provided for by the Convention. 

9 ‘‘(3) CONVENTION.—The term ‘Convention’ 

10 means— 

11 ‘‘(A) the Convention for the Establishment 

12 of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commis13 sion, signed at Washington, May 31, 1949, by 

14 the United States of America and the Republic 

15 of Costa Rica; 

16 ‘‘(B) the Antigua Convention, upon its 

17 entry into force for the United States, and any 

18 amendments thereto that are in force for the 

19 United States; or 

20 ‘‘(C) both such Conventions, as the context 

21 requires. 

22 ‘‘(4) IMPORT.—The term ‘import’ means to 

23 land on, bring into, or introduce into, or attempt to 

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1 or not such landing, bringing, or introduction con2 stitutes an importation within the meaning of the 

3 customs laws of the United States. 

4 ‘‘(5) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ means an in5 dividual, partnership, corporation, or association 

6 subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 

7 ‘‘(6) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘United 

8 States’ includes all areas under the sovereignty of 

9 the United States. 

10 ‘‘(7) U.S. COMMISSIONERS.—The term ‘U.S. 

11 commissioners’ means the members of the commis12 sion. 

13 ‘‘(8) U.S. SECTION.—The term ‘U.S. section’ 

14 means the U.S. Commissioners to the Commission 

15 and a designee of the Secretary of State.’’. 

16 SEC. 404. COMMISSIONERS; NUMBER, APPOINTMENT, AND 

17 QUALIFICATIONS. 

18 Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 952) is amended to read as fol19 lows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 3. COMMISSIONERS. 

21 ‘‘(a) COMMISSONERS.—The United States shall be 

22 represented on the Commission by 5 United States Com23 missioners. The President shall appoint individuals to 

24 serve on the Commission at the pleasure of the President. 

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1 Commissioners from among individuals who are knowl2 edgeable or experienced concerning highly migratory fish 

3 stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, one of whom 

4 shall be an officer or employee of the Department of Com5 merce, one of whom shall be the chairman or a member 

6 of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, and 

7 one of whom shall be the chairman or a member of the 

8 Pacific Fishery Management Council. Not more than 2 

9 Commissioners may be appointed who reside in a State 

10 other than a State whose vessels maintain a substantial 

11 fishery in the area of the Convention. 

12 ‘‘(b) ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS.—The Secretary 

13 of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may designate 

14 from time to time and for periods of time deemed appro15 priate Alternate United States Commissioners to the Com16 mission. Any Alternate United States Commissioner may 

17 exercise, at any meeting of the Commission or of the Gen18 eral Advisory Committee or Scientific Advisory Sub19 committee established pursuant to section 4(b), all powers 

20 and duties of a United States Commissioner in the ab21 sence of any Commissioner appointed pursuant to sub22 section (a) of this section for whatever reason. The num23 ber of such Alternate United States Commissioners that 

24 may be designated for any such meeting shall be limited 

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1 pursuant to subsection (a) of this section who will not be 

2 present at such meeting. 

3 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) EMPLOYMENT STATUS.—Individuals serv5 ing as such Commissioners, other than officers or 

6 employees of the United States Government, shall 

7 not be considered Federal employees except for the 

8 purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liabil9 ity as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United 

10 States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United 

11 States Code. 

12 ‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.—The United States Com13 missioners or Alternate Commissioners, although of14 ficers of the United States while so serving, shall re15 ceive no compensation for their services as such 

16 Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners. 

17 ‘‘(3) TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 

18 ‘‘(A) The Secretary of State shall pay the 

19 necessary travel expenses of United States 

20 Commissioners and Alternate United States 

21 Commissioners to meetings of the IATTC and 

22 other meetings the Secretary deems necessary 

23 to fulfill their duties, in accordance with the 

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1 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, 

2 United States Code. 

3 ‘‘(B) The Secretary may reimburse the 

4 Secretary of State for amounts expended by the 

5 Secretary of State under this subsection.’’. 

6 SEC. 405. GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SCI7 ENTIFIC ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE. 

8 Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 953) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(a) GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

12 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENTS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; 

13 COMPENSATION.— 

14 ‘‘(A) The Secretary, in consultation with 

15 the Secretary of State, shall appoint a General 

16 Advisory Committee which shall consist of not 

17 more than 25 individuals who shall be rep18 resentative of the various groups concerned 

19 with the fisheries covered by the Convention, in20 cluding nongovernmental conservation organiza21 tions, providing to the maximum extent prac22 ticable an equitable balance among such groups. 

23 Members of the General Advisory Committee 

24 will be eligible to participate as members of the 

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1 working groups to the extent the Commission 

2 rules and space for delegations allow. 

3 ‘‘(B) The chair of the Pacific Fishery 

4 Management Council’s Advisory Subpanel for 

5 Highly Migratory Fisheries and the chair of the 

6 Western Pacific Fishery Management Council’s 

7 Advisory Committee shall be members of the 

8 General Advisory Committee by virtue of their 

9 positions in those Councils. 

10 ‘‘(C) Each member of the General Advi11 sory Committee appointed under subparagraph 

12 (A) shall serve for a term of 3 years and is eli13 gible for reappointment. 

14 ‘‘(D) The General Advisory Committee 

15 shall be invited to attend all non-executive 

16 meetings of the United States Section and at 

17 such meetings shall be given opportunity to ex18 amine and to be heard on all proposed pro19 grams of investigation, reports, recommenda20 tions, and regulations of the Commission. 

21 ‘‘(E) The General Advisory Committee 

22 shall determine its organization, and prescribe 

23 its practices and procedures for carrying out its 

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1 Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the Conven2 tion. The General Advisory Committee shall 

3 publish and make available to the public a 

4 statement of its organization, practices and pro5 cedures. Meetings of the General Advisory Com6 mittee, except when in executive session, shall 

7 be open to the public, and prior notice of meet8 ings shall be made public in timely fashion. The 

9 General Advisory Committee shall not be sub10 ject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

11 U.S.C. App.). 

12 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Secretary 

13 and the Secretary of State shall furnish the General 

14 Advisory Committee with relevant information con15 cerning fisheries and international fishery agree16 ments. 

17 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) The Secretary shall provide to the 

19 General Advisory Committee in a timely man20 ner such administrative and technical support 

21 services as are necessary for its effective func22 tioning. 

23 ‘‘(B) Individuals appointed to serve as a 

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1 ‘‘(i) shall serve without pay, but while 

2 away from their homes or regular places of 

3 business to attend meetings of the General 

4 Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel 

5 expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub6 sistence, in the same manner as persons 

7 employed intermittently in the Government 

8 service are allowed expenses under section 

9 5703 of title 5, United States Code; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) shall not be considered Federal 

11 employees except for the purposes of injury 

12 compensation or tort claims liability as 

13 provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United 

14 States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, 

15 United States Code.’’; and 

16 (2) by striking so much of subsection (b) as 

17 precedes paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(b) SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—(1) The 

19 Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 

20 shall appoint a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of not 

21 less than 5 nor more than 15 qualified scientists with bal22 anced representation from the public and private sectors, 

23 including nongovernmental conservation organizations.’’. 

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1 (1) by striking the section caption and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 6. RULEMAKING.’’ ; and 

4 (2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in5 serting the following: 

6 ‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in consultation 

7 with the Secretary of State and, with respect to enforce8 ment measures, the Secretary of the Department in which 

9 the Coast Guard is operating, may promulgate such regu10 lations as may be necessary to carry out the United States 

11 international obligations under the Convention and this 

12 Act, including recommendations and decisions adopted by 

13 the Commission. In cases where the Secretary has discre14 tion in the implementation of one or more measures adopt15 ed by the Commission that would govern fisheries under 

16 the authority of a Regional Fishery Management Council, 

17 the Secretary may, to the extent practicable within the im18 plementation schedule of the Convention and any rec19 ommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission, 

20 promulgate such regulations in accordance with the proce21 dures established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con22 servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 

23 ‘‘(b) JURISDICTION.—The Secretary may promulgate 

24 regulations applicable to all vessels and persons subject 

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1 States flag vessels wherever they may be operating, on 

2 such date as the Secretary shall prescribe.’’. 

3 SEC. 407. PROHIBITED ACTS. 

4 Section 8 (16 U.S.C. 957) is amended to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 8. PROHIBITED ACTS. 

7 ‘‘It is unlawful for any person— 

8 ‘‘(1) to violate any provision of this chapter or 

9 any regulation or permit issued pursuant to this Act; 

10 ‘‘(2) to use any fishing vessel to engage in fish11 ing after the revocation, or during the period of sus12 pension, of an applicable permit issued pursuant to 

13 this Act; 

14 ‘‘(3) to refuse to permit any officer authorized 

15 to enforce the provisions of this Act (as provided for 

16 in section 10) to board a fishing vessel subject to 

17 such person’s control for the purposes of conducting 

18 any search, investigation or inspection in connection 

19 with the enforcement of this Act or any regulation, 

20 permit, or the Convention; 

21 ‘‘(4) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 

22 intimidate, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with 

23 any such authorized officer in the conduct of any 

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1 with the enforcement of this Act or any regulation, 

2 permit, or the Convention; 

3 ‘‘(5) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohib4 ited by this Act; 

5 ‘‘(6) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, pur6 chase, import, export, or have custody, control, or 

7 possession of, any fish taken or retained in violation 

8 of this Act or any regulation, permit, or agreement 

9 referred to in paragraph (1) or (2); 

10 ‘‘(7) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any 

11 means, the apprehension or arrest of another person, 

12 knowing that such other person has committed any 

13 act prohibited by this section; 

14 ‘‘(8) to knowingly and willfully submit to the 

15 Secretary false information regarding any matter 

16 that the Secretary is considering in the course of 

17 carrying out this Act; 

18 ‘‘(9) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 

19 intimidate, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with 

20 any observer on a vessel under this Act, or any data 

21 collector employed by the National Marine Fisheries 

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1 ‘‘(10) to engage in fishing in violation of any 

2 regulation adopted pursuant to section 6(c) of this 

3 Act; 

4 ‘‘(11) to ship, transport, purchase, sell, offer for 

5 sale, import, export, or have in custody, possession, 

6 or control any fish taken or retained in violation of 

7 such regulations; 

8 ‘‘(12) to fail to make, keep, or furnish any 

9 catch returns, statistical records, or other reports as 

10 are required by regulations adopted pursuant to this 

11 Act to be made, kept, or furnished; 

12 ‘‘(13) to fail to stop a vessel upon being hailed 

13 and instructed to stop by a duly authorized official 

14 of the United States; 

15 ‘‘(14) to import, in violation of any regulation 

16 adopted pursuant to section 6(c) of this Act, any 

17 fish in any form of those species subject to regula18 tion pursuant to a recommendation, resolution, or 

19 decision of the Commission, or any tuna in any form 

20 not under regulation but under investigation by the 

21 Commission, during the period such fish have been 

22 denied entry in accordance with the provisions of 

23 section 6(c) of this Act, unless such person provides 

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1 for entry into the United States is not ineligible for 

2 such entry under the terms of section 6(c) of this 

3 Act.’’. 

4 SEC. 408. ENFORCEMENT. 

5 Section 10 (16 U.S.C. 959) is amended to read as 

6 follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 10. ENFORCEMENT. 

8 ‘‘This Act shall be enforced under section 101 of the 

9 International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement 

10 Act.’’. 

11 SEC. 409. REDUCTION OF BYCATCH. 

12 Section 15 (16 U.S.C. 962) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘vessel’’ and inserting ‘‘vessels’’. 

14 SEC. 410. REPEAL OF EASTERN PACIFIC TUNA LICENSING 

15 ACT OF 1984. 

16 The Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984 (16 

17 U.S.C. 972 et seq.) is repealed. 

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