maintain a list of standardized names for identifica-
tion of seafood at the distribution, marketing, and 
retail stages. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The list maintained under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) include scientific names, acceptable 
market names, and common or regional names 
for all seafood species distributed in interstate 
commerce in the United States, and indicate 
clearly— 
(i) which of those names may be used 
to identify seafood; and 
(ii) which constitute mislabeling in 
violation of Federal law; 
(B) take into account taxonomy, inter-
national law and custom, market information, 
and naming precedence; 
(C) identify names for seafood as appro-
priate only if the Secretary of Commerce deter-
mines the names are not likely to confuse or 
mislead consumers; and 
(D) include information regarding any con-
sumption advisory that has been issued for the 
seafood. 
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(3) AVAILABILITY.—The list maintained under 
paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) made available to the public on the 
Web sites of the Department of Health and 
Human Services and the Department of Com-
merce; and 
(B) updated annually based on the best 
available scientific and market information. 
(4) PUBLIC INPUT.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services and the Secretary of Commerce 
shall— 
(A) accept citizen petitions to amend the 
list maintained under paragraph (1); and 
(B) provide to each petitioner a written re-
sponse to the respective petition within 180 
days of receipt. 
(b) SEAFOOD TRACEABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Be-
ginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall implement the following requirements with 
respect to seafood imported into the United States or oth-
erwise distributed or sold in interstate commerce: 
(1) Of the information required to be submitted 
to the Secretary of Commerce under section 
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303(a)(5) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation 
and 
Management 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1853(a)(5)), the following information shall be in-
cluded in the labeling of, or otherwise accompany, 
seafood through processing, distribution, and final 
sale: 
(A) The acceptable market name and sci-
entific name for the seafood species, as speci-
fied in the list maintained under paragraph (1). 
(B) The production method of the seafood, 
including gear type, and whether the seafood 
was farmed or wild-caught. 
(C) The geographic catch area or aqua-
culture production area of the seafood. 
(D) The weight or number and any trans-
formation of product for an individual fish or 
lot. 
(2) If seafood has been previously frozen, or 
treated with any substance (other than ice or water) 
that may affect the true weight of the seafood, by 
any harvester, processor, distributor, or retailer, 
such information shall be included in the labeling of, 
or otherwise accompany, the seafood through proc-
essing, distribution, and final sale. 
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(3) With respect to any information required by 
paragraph (1) or (2) to be included in the labeling 
of, or otherwise accompany, seafood, a retailer may 
satisfy such requirement by making the information 
available upon request— 
(A) to anyone purchasing the seafood; and 
(B) to any Federal, State, or local official 
authorized to conduct inspections of— 
(i) seafood; or 
(ii) any facility that processes or sells 
seafood. 
(c) REFUSAL OF ADMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (3) 
and (4), all seafood imported or offered for import 
originating from an exporter shall be refused admis-
sion if the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
or the Secretary of Commerce finds that any ship-
ment of such seafood appears to be in violation of 
subsection (b) or other applicable Federal laws or 
regulations prohibiting seafood fraud. 
(2) IMPORT CERTIFICATION.—For any exporter 
whose seafood products must be refused admission 
under paragraph (1) based on a prior shipment, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall de-
termine whether to require, as a condition of grant-
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ing admission into the United States to an article of 
seafood originating from such exporter, that such 
seafood be accompanied by a certification or other 
assurance under section 801(q) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381(q)). 
(3) ALLOWANCE OF INDIVIDUAL SHIPMENTS.— 
Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to an in-
dividual shipment of seafood originating from an ex-
porter whose products must otherwise be refused ad-
mission under such paragraph if the exporter pre-
sents evidence to the Secretary Health and Human 
Services or the Secretary of Commerce from a lab-
oratory accredited under section 422 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 350k), or 
other equivalent evidence, documenting that the 
shipment is in compliance with the provisions of sub-
section (b) and other Federal laws or regulations 
prohibiting seafood fraud. 
(4) TERMINATION
OF
INDIVIDUAL
SHIPMENT 
SCREENING
REQUIREMENT.—Paragraph (1) shall 
cease to prohibit the admission of seafood origi-
nating from an exporter based on a prior shipment 
if the Secretary of Health and Human Services or 
the Secretary of Commerce determines that— 
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