(iii) any other activity which can rea-
sonably be expected to result in the catch-
ing, taking, or harvesting of fish; or 
(iv) any operations at sea in support 
of, or in preparation for, any activity de-
scribed in clauses (i) through (iii); and 
(B) does not include any scientific research 
activity that is conducted by a scientific re-
search vessel. 
SEC. 304. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may, as needed, 
promulgate such regulations, in accordance with section 
553 of title 5, United States Code, and consistent with 
the provisions of this title, as may be necessary to carry 
out the purposes of this title to the extent that such regu-
lations are not already promulgated. 
(b) PORTS OF ENTRY.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security and, when 
the Coast Guard is not operating in the Department of 
Homeland Security, the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating, may designate and 
publicize the ports to which vessels may seek entry. No 
port may be designated under this section that has not 
also been designated as a port of entry for customs report-
ing purposes pursuant to section 1433 of title 19, United 
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States Code, or that is not specified under an existing 
international fisheries agreement. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall provide no-
tification of the denial of port entry or the use of port 
services for a vessel under section 305, the withdrawal of 
the denial of port services for a foreign vessel, the taking 
of enforcement action pursuant to section 306 with respect 
to a foreign vessel, or the results of any inspection of a 
foreign vessel conducted pursuant to this title to the flag 
nation of the vessel and, as appropriate, to the nation of 
which the vessel’s master is a national, relevant coastal 
nations, RFMOs, the Food and Agriculture Organization 
of the United Nations, and other relevant international or-
ganizations. 
(d) CONFIRMATION THAT FISH WERE TAKEN IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH CONSERVATION
AND MANAGEMENT 
MEASURES.—The Secretary may request confirmation 
from the flag state of a foreign vessel that the fish on 
board a foreign vessel in a port subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States were taken in accordance with appli-
cable RFMO conservation and management measures. 
SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OR DENIAL OF PORT ENTRY. 
(a) 
SUBMISSION
OF
INFORMATION
REQUIRED 
UNDER AGREEMENT.—All foreign vessels seeking entry to 
a port subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must 
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submit to the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating information as required under 
the Agreement in advance of its arrival in port. 
(b) DECISION
TO
AUTHORIZE
OR
DENY
PORT 
ENTRY.—The Secretary shall decide, based on the infor-
mation submitted under subsection (a), whether to author-
ize or deny port entry and shall communicate this decision 
to the foreign vessel or to its representative. The Secretary 
may deny entry to— 
(1) any foreign-listed IUU vessel; or 
(2) any foreign vessel the Secretary has reason-
able grounds to believe has engaged in IUU fishing 
or fishing-related activities in support of such fishing 
or has violated the Act. 
(c) DENIAL OF USE OF PORT.—If a foreign vessel 
is in a port subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, 
the Secretary shall deny such vessel the use of the port 
for landing, transshipment, packaging and processing of 
fish, refueling, resupplying, maintenance and drydocking, 
if— 
(1) the vessel entered without authorization 
under subsection (b); 
(2) the vessel is a listed IUU vessel; 
(3) the flag nation of the vessel has failed to 
provide confirmation requested by the Secretary that 
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the fish on board were taken in accordance with ap-
plicable RFMO conservation and management meas-
ures; or 
(4) the Secretary has reasonable grounds to be-
lieve— 
(A) the vessel lacks valid authorizations to 
engage in fishing or fishing-related activities as 
required by its flag nation or the relevant coast-
al nation; 
(B) the fish on board were taken in viola-
tion of foreign law or in contravention of any 
RFMO conservation and management measure; 
or 
(C) the vessel has engaged in IUU fishing 
or fishing-related activities in support of such 
fishing, including in support of a listed IUU 
vessel, unless it can establish that— 
(i) it was acting in a manner con-
sistent with applicable RFMO conservation 
and management measures; or 
(ii) in the case of the provision of per-
sonnel, fuel, gear, and other supplies at 
sea, the vessel provisioned was not, at the 
time of provisioning, a listed IUU vessel. 
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(d) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsections (b) 
and (c), the Secretary may allow port entry or the use 
of port services— 
(1) if they are essential to the safety or health 
of the crew or safety of the vessel; 
(2) to allow, where appropriate, for the scrap-
ping of the vessel; or 
(3) pursuant to an inspection or other enforce-
ment action. 
SEC. 306. INSPECTIONS. 
The Secretary, and the Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall conduct for-
eign vessel inspections in ports subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States as necessary to achieve the purposes 
of the Agreement and this title. If, following an inspection, 
the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe that a for-
eign vessel has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related 
activities in support of such fishing, the Secretary may 
take enforcement action under this title or other applicable 
law, and shall deny the vessel the use of port services, in 
accordance with section 305. 
SEC. 307. PROHIBITED ACTS. 
It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdic-
tion of the United States— 
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