(B) an assessment of the benefits accrued 
to the Government of the Democratic People’s 
Republic of Korea as a result of the labor of 
North Koreans in seafood processing factories 
in the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CONSULTATIONS.—In addition to 
the consultations required by subsection (a), the Secretary 
of State shall consult with the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget and the Federal Acquisition Se-
curity Council in carrying out subsection (a). 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may be accom-
panied by a classified annex to protect intelligence sources 
and methods. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
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SEC. 13. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT AND COM-
MISSARY SALES OF SEAFOOD ORIGINATING 
OR PROCESSED IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF SEAFOOD 
ORIGINATING OR PROCESSED IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA FOR MILITARY DINING FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para-
graph (2) or (3), the Secretary of Defense may not 
enter into a contract for the procurement of seafood 
that originates or is processed in the People’s Re-
public of China for use in military dining facilities, 
including galleys onboard United States naval ves-
sels. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(A) UNDUE
BURDEN.—The Secretary of 
Defense, or a designee of the Secretary, may 
grant exceptions to the prohibition under para-
graph (1) to facilities on military installations 
located outside of the United States if such pro-
hibition would unduly burden or prevent sea-
food from being served at such facility. 
(B) UNITED
STATES
VESSELS
VISITING 
FOREIGN PORTS.—The Secretary of Defense, or 
a designee of the Secretary, may grant excep-
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tions to the prohibition under paragraph (1) to 
United States vessels visiting foreign ports. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may 
waive the prohibition under paragraph (1). 
(b) PROHIBITION ON SALES OF SEAFOOD ORIGI-
NATING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AT COM-
MISSARY STORES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2484 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) PROHIBITION ON SALES OF SEAFOOD ORIGI-
NATING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided by 
paragraph (2), raw or processed seafood or seafood 
products originating in the People’s Republic of 
China may not be sold at commissary stores. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may 
waive the prohibition under paragraph (1).’’. 
(2) 
BRIEFING
ON
COMPLIANCE.—Section 
2481(c)(4) of such title is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (F); and 
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(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following new subparagraph (E): 
‘‘(E) an assessment of compliance with the 
prohibition under section 2484(l) of this title; 
and’’. 
(3) TRANSITION RULES.— 
(A) 
APPLICABILITY.—The 
prohibition 
under subsection (l) of section 2484 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), 
shall apply on and after the date that is 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(B) DISPOSAL
OF
REMAINING
STOCK.— 
The Director of the Defense Commissary Agen-
cy may determine how to dispose of any stock 
covered by the prohibition under subsection (l) 
of section 2484 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by paragraph (1), that remains as of 
the date described in subparagraph (A). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibitions under this 
section, and the amendments made by this section, shall 
take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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