‘‘(ii) the vessel’s flag state has not 
adopted, implemented, and enforced a reg-
ulatory program governing such fishing de-
signed to end or reduce such bycatch that 
is comparable to the regulatory program of 
the United States; and 
‘‘(B) a nation if— 
‘‘(i) any fishing vessel of that country 
is engaged, or has engaged during the pre-
ceding 3 years, in fishing activities on the 
high sees or within the exclusive economic 
zone of another country that target or inci-
dentally catch sharks; and 
‘‘(ii) the vessel’s flag state has not 
adopted, implemented, and enforced a reg-
ulatory program to provide for the con-
servation of sharks, including measures to 
prohibit removal of any of the fins of a 
shark, including the tail, before landing the 
shark in port that is comparable to that of 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall make an 
identification under paragraph (1) at any time that 
the Secretary has sufficient information to make 
such identification.’’. 
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(b) CONSULTATION
AND
NEGOTIATION.—Section 
610(b) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(b)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION AND NEGOTIATION.—The Sec-
retary of State, acting in conjunction with the Secretary, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) notify, as soon as possible, the President, 
nations that have been identified under subsection 
(a), and other nations whose vessels engage in fish-
ing activities or practices described in subsection (a), 
about the provisions of this Act; 
‘‘(2) initiate discussions as soon as possible 
with all foreign countries which are engaged in, or 
a fishing vessel of which has engaged in, fishing ac-
tivities described in subsection (a), for the purpose 
of entering into bilateral and multilateral treaties 
with such countries to protect such species and to 
address any underlying failings or gaps that may 
have contributed to identification under this Act; 
‘‘(3) seek agreements calling for international 
restrictions on fishing activities or practices de-
scribed in subsection (a) through the United Na-
tions, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Com-
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mittee on Fisheries, and appropriate international 
fishery management bodies; and 
‘‘(4) initiate the amendment of any existing 
international treaty for the protection and conserva-
tion of such species to which the United States is a 
party in order to make such treaty consistent with 
the purposes and policies of this section.’’. 
(c) CONSERVATION CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE.— 
Section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Morato-
rium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(c)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘, taking into account different conditions,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the public 
and’’ after ‘‘by’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 
taking into account different conditions’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ensures that any such fish or fish 
products authorized for entry under this section 
are imported consistent with the reporting and 
the recordkeeping requirements of the Seafood 
Import Monitoring Program established by part 
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300.324(b) of title 50, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or any successor regulations).’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘(except to 
the extent that such provisions apply to sport fishing 
equipment or fish or fish products not caught by the 
vessels engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
fishing)’’. 
SEC. 305. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations im-
plementing this title. 
TITLE IV—MARITIME SAFE 
AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 401. ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, OR UNREGULATED FISH-
ING WORKING GROUP RESPONSIBILITIES. 
Section 3551(c) of the Maritime SAFE Act (Public 
Law 116–92) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end: 
‘‘(14) developing a strategy for leveraging en-
forcement capacity against illegal, unreported, or un-
regulated fishing and increasing enforcement and 
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other actions across relevant import control and as-
sessment programs including— 
‘‘(A) the Seafood Import Monitoring Pro-
gram described in part 300.324(b) of title 50, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor 
regulation); 
‘‘(B) the List of Goods Produced by Child 
Labor or Forced Labor produced pursuant to 
section 105 of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Reauthorization Act of 2005 (22 U.S.C. 
7112); 
‘‘(C) the List of Nations with vessels en-
gaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
fishing pursuant to section 607 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1826h); 
‘‘(D) the Trafficking in Persons Report re-
quired by section 110 of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107); 
‘‘(E) U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion’s Forced Labor Division and enforcement 
activities and regulations authorized under Sec-
tion 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1307); and 
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