(1) illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing 
(referred to in this section as ‘‘IUU fishing’’) is a 
rising and harmful global trend; 
(2) the People’s Republic of China is the pri-
mary perpetrator of IUU fishing and the largest ex-
ploiter of global fisheries; 
(3) IUU fishing is a concerning and significant 
driver of overfishing, thereby threatening fisheries, 
damaging marine ecosystems, and inhibiting con-
servation; 
(4) IUU fishing in another country’s exclusive 
economic zone violates international law as reflected 
in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the 
Sea, undermines the rules-based order, ignores sov-
ereign rights, reinforces excessive maritime claims, 
exploits finite resources, and unfairly seizes eco-
nomic access at the expense of coastal states; 
(5) IUU fishing is often associated with sub-
standard and illicit conditions for crew, including 
lack of safety controls, illegally low pay, inhumane 
treatment, and, in some cases, outright forced labor 
or human trafficking; 
(6) IUU fishing has a particularly nefarious im-
pact on coastal communities in poor and developing 
nations that rely on ocean bounties; 
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(7) IUU fishing undermines the economic secu-
rity of the United States and undermines maritime 
security around the globe; and 
(8) the United States Government should utilize 
sanctions to deter and prevent IUU fishing. 
SEC. 3. SANCTIONS. 
(a) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PER-
SONS.—The President shall impose the sanctions de-
scribed in subsection (e) with respect to any foreign person 
that knowingly— 
(1) owns any vessel that engages in IUU fish-
ing; 
(2) works as a captain or senior crew member 
on such a vessel; 
(3) operates as an entity primarily engaged in 
IUU fishing; or 
(4) serves as an officer or senior manager in an 
entity primarily engaged in IUU fishing. 
(b) SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN VES-
SELS.—The President shall impose the sanctions de-
scribed in subsection (e) with respect to any foreign vessel 
that engages in IUU fishing. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five 
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years, the President shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees a report that— 
(1) describes all efforts to carry out the require-
ments of subsections (a) and (b); and 
(2) lists all foreign persons and foreign vessels 
sanctioned thereunder. 
(d) SANCTIONS PROGRAM REQUIRED.—In carrying 
out subsection (a) and subsection (b), the President shall 
direct the creation of an IUU fishing sanctions program. 
(e) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) ASSET BLOCKING.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirements of section 202 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), 
the President may exercise of all powers granted to 
the President by that Act to the extent necessary to 
block and prohibit all transactions in all property 
and interests in property of the foreign person or 
foreign vessel if such property and interests in prop-
erty are in the United States, come within the 
United States, or are or come within the possession 
or control of a United States person. 
(2) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An alien who the Sec-
retary of State or the Secretary of Homeland 
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Security (or a designee of one of such Secre-
taries) knows, or has reason to believe, is de-
scribed in subsection (a) is— 
(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
(ii) ineligible for a visa or other docu-
mentation to enter the United States; and 
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to re-
ceive any other benefit under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.). 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The issuing con-
sular officer, the Secretary of State, or the 
Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des-
ignee of one of such Secretaries) shall, in 
accordance with section 221(i) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry 
documentation issued to an alien described 
in subparagraph (A) regardless of when 
the visa or other entry documentation is 
issued. 
(ii) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—A rev-
ocation under clause (i)— 
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(I) shall take effect immediately; 
and 
(II) shall automatically cancel 
any other valid visa or entry docu-
mentation that is in the alien’s pos-
session. 
(f) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) EXCEPTION
TO
COMPLY
WITH
INTER-
NATIONAL
OBLIGATIONS.—Sanctions under sub-
section (e)(2) shall not apply with respect to the ad-
mission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien 
into the United States is necessary to permit the 
United States to comply with the Agreement regard-
ing the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed 
at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into 
force November 21, 1947, between the United Na-
tions and the United States, or other applicable 
international obligations. 
(2) EXCEPTION RELATING TO THE PROVISION 
OF
HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE.—Sanctions under 
this section may not be imposed with respect to 
transactions or the facilitation of transactions for— 
(A) the sale of agricultural commodities, 
food, medicine, or medical devices; 
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