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‘‘(13) ‘State’ means each of the several States, the District 
of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands of the United 
States; 
‘‘(14) ‘recreational vessel’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1362);’’. 
(b) OBSERVERS.—Section 1201 of the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) OBSERVERS.—The chairpersons designated under sub-
section (d) may invite representatives of nongovernmental entities 
to participate as observers of the Task Force.’’. 
(c) AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TASK FORCE.—Section 1201(b) 
of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control 
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (10); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: 
‘‘(7) the Director of the National Park Service; 
‘‘(8) the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; 
‘‘(9) the Commissioner of Reclamation; and’’. 
(d) AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES PROGRAM.—Section 1202 of the 
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 
1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Task Force may provide technical assistance and recommenda-
tions for best practices to an agency or entity engaged in 
vessel inspections or decontaminations for the purpose of— 
‘‘(A) effectively managing and controlling the movement 
of aquatic nuisance species into, within, or out of water 
of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) inspecting recreational vessels in a manner that 
minimizes disruptions to public access for boating and 
recreation in non-contaminated vessels. 
‘‘(5) CONSULTATION AND INPUT.—In carrying out paragraph 
(4), including the development of recommendations, the Task 
Force may consult with Indian Tribes and solicit input from— 
‘‘(A) State and Tribal fish and wildlife management 
agencies; 
‘‘(B) other State and Tribal agencies that manage 
fishery resources of the State or sustain fishery habitat; 
and 
‘‘(C) relevant nongovernmental entities.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022, 
the Task Force shall submit a report to Congress recommending 
legislative, programmatic, or regulatory changes to eliminate 
remaining gaps in authorities between members of the Task 
Force to effectively manage and control the movement of aquatic 
nuisance species.’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act 
of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is further amended—
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(1) in section 1002(b)(2) by inserting a comma after 
‘‘funded’’; 
(2) in section 1003 in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘Canandian’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Canadian’’; 
(3) in section 1203(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(F) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after 
‘‘research,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘encourage’’ and 
inserting ‘‘encouraged’’; 
(4) in section 1204(b)(4) in the paragraph heading by 
striking ‘‘ADMINISRATIVE’’ and inserting ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE’’; and 
(5) in section 1209 by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1202(a)’’. 
SEC. 11328. SAFETY STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (i)(4) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j)(4) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 9 of the Mari-
time Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1958) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘2702(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘4902(1)’’. 
Subtitle E—Illegal Fishing and Forced 
Labor Prevention 
SEC. 11329. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) FORCED LABOR.—The term ‘‘forced labor’’ means any 
labor or service provided for or obtained by any means described 
in section 1589(a) of title 18, United States Code. 
(2) HUMAN TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘human trafficking’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘severe forms of trafficking 
in persons’’ in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
(3) ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, OR UNREGULATED FISHING.—The 
term ‘‘illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing’’ has the 
meaning given such term in the implementing regulations or 
any subsequent regulations issued pursuant to section 609(e) 
of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826j(e)). 
(4) OPPRESSIVE CHILD LABOR.—The term ‘‘oppressive child 
labor’’ has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203). 
(5) SEAFOOD.—The term ‘‘seafood’’ means all marine animal 
and plant life meant for consumption as food other than marine 
mammals and birds, including fish, shellfish, shellfish products, 
and processed fish. 
(6) SEAFOOD
IMPORT
MONITORING
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘Seafood Import Monitoring Program’’ means the Seafood 
Traceability Program established in subpart Q of part 300
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of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regula-
tion). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere. 
CHAPTER 1—COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING 
THROUGH SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING 
SEC. 11330. ENHANCEMENT OF SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING PRO-
GRAM MESSAGE SET IN AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL 
ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM. 
The Secretary, in coordination with the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, shall, not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, develop a strategy to 
improve the quality and verifiability of already collected Seafood 
Import Monitoring Program Message Set data elements in the 
Automated Commercial Environment system. Such strategy shall 
prioritize the use of enumerated data types, such as checkboxes, 
dropdown menus, or radio buttons, and any additional elements 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration finds appropriate. 
SEC. 11331. DATA SHARING AND AGGREGATION. 
(a) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, 
OR UNREGULATED FISHING.—Section 3551(c) of the Maritime SAFE 
Act (16 U.S.C. 8031(c)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (13) as para-
graphs (5) through (14), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: 
‘‘(4) maximizing the utility of the import data collected 
by the members of the Working Group by harmonizing data 
standards and entry fields;’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON AGGREGATED CATCH DATA FOR CERTAIN 
SPECIES.—Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, for the purposes of compliance with respect to 
Northern red snapper under the Seafood Import Monitoring Pro-
gram, the Secretary may not allow an aggregated harvest report 
of such species, regardless of vessel size. 
SEC. 11332. IMPORT AUDITS. 
(a) AUDIT PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall, not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, implement procedures 
to audit information and supporting records of sufficient numbers 
of imports of seafood and seafood products subject to the Seafood 
Import Monitoring Program to support statistically robust conclu-
sions that the samples audited are representative of all seafood 
imports covered by the Seafood Import Monitoring Program with 
respect to a given year. 
(b) EXPANSION OF MARINE FORENSICS LABORATORY.—The Sec-
retary shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, begin the process of expanding the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Forensics Laboratory, 
including by establishing sufficient capacity for the development 
and deployment of rapid, and follow-up, analysis of field-based 
tests focused on identifying Seafood Import Monitoring Program 
species, and prioritizing such species at high risk of illegal, unre-
ported, or unregulated fishing and seafood fraud.
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(c) ANNUAL REVISION.—In developing the procedures required 
in subsection (a), the Secretary shall use predictive analytics to 
inform whether to revise such procedures to prioritize for audit 
those imports originating from nations— 
(1) identified pursuant to section 609(a) or 610(a) of the 
High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826j(a) or 1826k(a)) that have not yet received a subse-
quent positive certification pursuant to section 609(d) or 610(c) 
of such Act, respectively; 
(2) identified by an appropriate regional fishery manage-
ment organization as being the flag state or landing location 
of vessels identified by other nations or regional fisheries 
management organizations as engaging in illegal, unreported, 
or unregulated fishing; 
(3) identified as having human trafficking or forced labor 
in any part of the seafood supply chain, including on vessels 
flagged in such nation, and including feed for cultured produc-
tion, in the most recent Trafficking in Persons Report issued 
by the Department of State in accordance with the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.); 
(4) identified as producing goods that contain seafood using 
forced labor or oppressive child labor in the most recent List 
of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor in accord-
ance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (22 U.S.C. 
7101 et seq.); and 
(5) identified as at risk for human trafficking, including 
forced labor, in their seafood catching and processing industries 
by the report required under section 3563 of the Maritime 
SAFE Act (Public Law 116–92). 
SEC. 11333. AVAILABILITY OF FISHERIES INFORMATION. 
Section 402(b)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conserva-
tion and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (H) by striking the period at the end 
of such subparagraph and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) to Federal agencies, to the extent necessary and 
appropriate, to administer Federal programs established 
to combat illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing or 
forced labor (as such terms are defined in section 11329 
of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022), 
which shall not include an authorization for such agencies 
to release data to the public unless such release is related 
to enforcement.’’. 
SEC. 11334. REPORT ON SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING PROGRAM. 
(a) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
AND
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
OF 
REPORTS.—The Secretary shall, not later than 120 days after the 
end of each fiscal year, submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee 
on Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report 
that summarizes the National Marine Fisheries Service’s efforts 
to prevent the importation of seafood harvested through illegal, 
unreported, or unregulated fishing, particularly with respect to 
seafood harvested, produced, processed, or manufactured by forced