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the following: ‘‘or any treaty or in contravention of any 
binding conservation measure adopted by an international 
agreement or organization to which the United States is 
a party’’. 
TITLE II—IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE ANTIGUA CONVENTION 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Antigua Convention 
Implementing Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 202. AMENDMENT OF THE TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT 
OF 1950. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Tuna Conventions Act 
of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.). 
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 2 (16 U.S.C. 951) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this Act: 
‘‘(1) ANTIGUA CONVENTION.—The term ‘Anti-
gua Convention’ means the Convention for the 
Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
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Commission Established by the 1949 Convention 
Between the United States of America and the Re-
public of Costa Rica, signed at Washington, Novem-
ber 14, 2003. 
‘‘(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 
means the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commis-
sion provided for by the Convention. 
‘‘(3) CONVENTION.—The term ‘Convention’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Convention for the Establishment 
of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commis-
sion, signed at Washington, May 31, 1949, by 
the United States of America and the Republic 
of Costa Rica; 
‘‘(B) the Antigua Convention, upon its 
entry into force for the United States, and any 
amendments thereto that are in force for the 
United States; or 
‘‘(C) both such Conventions, as the context 
requires. 
‘‘(4) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ means an in-
dividual, partnership, corporation, or association 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 
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‘‘(5) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘United 
States’ includes all areas under the sovereignty of 
the United States. 
‘‘(6) UNITED
STATES
COMMISSIONERS.—The 
term ‘United States commissioners’ means the indi-
viduals appointed in accordance with section 3(a).’’. 
SEC. 204. COMMISSIONERS; NUMBER, APPOINTMENT, AND 
QUALIFICATIONS. 
Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 952) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 3. COMMISSIONERS. 
‘‘(a) COMMISSIONERS.—The United States shall be 
represented on the Commission by four United States 
Commissioners. The President shall appoint individuals to 
serve on the Commission. The United States Commis-
sioners shall be subject to supervision and removal by the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary. In 
making the appointments, the President shall select 
United States Commissioners from among individuals who 
are knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly migra-
tory fish stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, one 
of whom shall be an officer or employee of the Department 
of Commerce. Not more than two United States Commis-
sioners may be appointed who reside in a State other than 
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a State whose vessels maintain a substantial fishery in the 
area of the Convention. 
‘‘(b) ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS.—The Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may designate 
from time to time and for periods of time deemed appro-
priate Alternate United States Commissioners to the Com-
mission. Any Alternate United States Commissioner may 
exercise, at any meeting of the Commission or of the Gen-
eral Advisory Committee or Scientific Advisory Sub-
committee established pursuant to section 4(b), all powers 
and duties of a United States Commissioner in the ab-
sence of any United States Commissioner appointed pur-
suant to subsection (a) of this section for whatever reason. 
The number of such Alternate United States Commis-
sioners that may be designated for any such meeting shall 
be limited to the number of United States Commissioners 
appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section who 
will not be present at such meeting. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 
‘‘(1) EMPLOYMENT STATUS.—Individuals serv-
ing as United States Commissioners, other than offi-
cers or employees of the United States Government, 
shall not be considered Federal employees except for 
the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims 
liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United 
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States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.—The United States Com-
missioners or Alternate Commissioners, although of-
ficers of the United States while so serving, shall re-
ceive no compensation for their services as United 
States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners. 
‘‘(3) TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of State shall pay the 
necessary travel expenses of United States 
Commissioners and Alternate United States 
Commissioners to meetings of the Inter-Amer-
ican Tropical Tuna Commission and other 
meetings the Secretary of State deems nec-
essary to fulfill their duties, in accordance with 
the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 
5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary may reimburse the 
Secretary of State for amounts expended by the 
Secretary of State under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 205. GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SCI-
ENTIFIC ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE. 
Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 953) is amended— 
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(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENTS; PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION; 
COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, shall appoint a General 
Advisory Committee which shall consist of not 
more than 25 individuals who shall be rep-
resentative of the various groups concerned 
with the fisheries covered by the Convention, in-
cluding nongovernmental conservation organiza-
tions, providing to the maximum extent prac-
ticable an equitable balance among such groups. 
Members of the General Advisory Committee 
will be eligible to participate as members of the 
United States delegation to the Commission 
and its working groups to the extent the Com-
mission rules and space for delegations allow. 
‘‘(B) The chair of the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council’s Advisory Subpanel for 
Highly Migratory Fisheries and the chair of the 
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council’s 
Advisory Committee shall be ex-officio members 
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of the General Advisory Committee by virtue of 
their positions in those Councils. 
‘‘(C) Each member of the General Advi-
sory Committee appointed under subparagraph 
(A) shall serve for a term of 3 years and is eli-
gible for reappointment. 
‘‘(D) The General Advisory Committee 
shall be invited to attend all non-executive 
meetings of the United States delegation and at 
such meetings shall be given opportunity to ex-
amine and to be heard on all proposed pro-
grams of investigation, reports, recommenda-
tions, and regulations of the Commission. 
‘‘(E) The General Advisory Committee 
shall determine its organization, and prescribe 
its practices and procedures for carrying out its 
functions under this title, the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the Conven-
tion. The General Advisory Committee shall 
publish and make available to the public a 
statement of its organization, practices, and 
procedures. Meetings of the General Advisory 
Committee, except when in executive session, 
shall be open to the public, and prior notice of 
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meetings shall be made public in timely fashion. 
The General Advisory Committee shall not be 
subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.). 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
SHARING.—The Secretary 
and the Secretary of State shall furnish the General 
Advisory Committee with relevant information con-
cerning fisheries and international fishery agree-
ments. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall provide to the 
General Advisory Committee in a timely man-
ner such administrative and technical support 
services as are necessary for its effective func-
tioning. 
‘‘(B) Individuals appointed to serve as a 
member of the General Advisory Committee— 
‘‘(i) shall serve without pay, but while 
away from their homes or regular places of 
business to attend meetings of the General 
Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub-
sistence, in the same manner as persons 
employed intermittently in the Government 
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service are allowed expenses under section 
5703 of title 5, United States Code; and 
‘‘(ii) shall not be considered Federal 
employees except for the purposes of injury 
compensation or tort claims liability as 
provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United 
States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
United States Code.’’; 
(2) by striking so much of subsection (b) as 
precedes paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE.—(1) 
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
shall appoint a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of not 
less than 5 nor more than 15 qualified scientists with bal-
anced representation from the public and private sectors, 
including nongovernmental conservation organizations.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘General 
Advisory Subcommittee’’ and inserting ‘‘General Ad-
visory Committee’’. 
SEC. 206. RULEMAKING. 
Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 955) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘SEC. 6. RULEMAKING. 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State and, with respect to enforce-
ment measures, the Secretary of the Department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating, may promulgate such regu-
lations as may be necessary to carry out the United States 
international obligations under the Convention and this 
Act, including recommendations and decisions adopted by 
the Commission. In cases where the Secretary has discre-
tion in the implementation of one or more measures adopt-
ed by the Commission that would govern fisheries under 
the authority of a Regional Fishery Management Council, 
the Secretary may, to the extent practicable within the im-
plementation schedule of the Convention and any rec-
ommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission, 
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry 
out the United States international obligations under the 
Convention and this Act, in accordance with the proce-
dures established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 
‘‘(b) JURISDICTION.—The Secretary may promulgate 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the United 
States international obligations under the Convention and 
this Act, applicable to all vessels and persons subject to 
the jurisdiction of the United States, including vessels doc-
umented under chapter 121 of title 46, United States 
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Code, wherever they may be operating, on such date as 
the Secretary shall prescribe.’’. 
SEC. 207. PROHIBITED ACTS. 
Section 8 (16 U.S.C. 957) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 6(c) of this Act’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 6’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL
PROHIBITIONS
AND
ENFORCE-
MENT.—For prohibitions relating to this Act and enforce-
ment of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826g).’’. 
SEC. 208. ENFORCEMENT. 
Section 10 (16 U.S.C. 959) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 10. ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘For enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the 
High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826g).’’. 
SEC. 209. REDUCTION OF BYCATCH. 
Section 15 (16 U.S.C. 962) is amended by striking 
‘‘vessel’’ and inserting ‘‘vessels’’. 
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SEC. 210. REPEAL OF EASTERN PACIFIC TUNA LICENSING 
ACT OF 1984. 
The Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984 (16 
U.S.C. 972 et seq.) is repealed. 
TITLE 
III—AGREEMENT 
ON 
PORT STATE MEASURES TO 
PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMI-
NATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED 
AND UNREGULATED FISHING 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Port State Measures 
Agreement Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 302. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to implement the Agree-
ment on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and 
Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. 
SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this title: 
(1) The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means the Agree-
ment on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and 
Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fish-
ing, done at the Food and Agriculture Organization 
of the United Nations, in Rome, Italy, November 22, 
2009, and signed by the United States November 
22, 2009. 
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by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Orga-
nization Agreement on Port State Measures to Pre-
vent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and 
Unregulated Fishing) that is recognized by the 
United States. 
(7) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Commerce or his or her designee. 
(8) The term ‘‘vessel’’ means any vessel, ship of 
another type, or boat used for, equipped to be used 
for, or intended to be used for, fishing or fishing-re-
lated activities, including container vessels that are 
carrying fish that have not been previously landed. 
(9) The term ‘‘fish’’ means finfish, mollusks, 
crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal 
and plant life other than marine mammals and 
birds. 
(10) The term ‘‘fishing’’— 
(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), means— 
(i) the catching, taking, or harvesting 
of fish; 
(ii) the attempted catching, taking, or 
harvesting of fish; 
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(iii) any other activity which can rea-
sonably be expected to result in the catch-
ing, taking, or harvesting of fish; or 
(iv) any operations at sea in support 
of, or in preparation for, any activity de-
scribed in clauses (i) through (iii); and 
(B) does not include any scientific research 
activity that is conducted by a scientific re-
search vessel. 
SEC. 304. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY. 
(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may, as needed, 
promulgate such regulations— 
(1) in accordance with section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code; 
(2) consistent with provisions of the title; and 
(3) with respect to enforcement measures, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating; 
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title, 
to the extent that such regulations are not already promul-
gated. 
(b) PORTS OF ENTRY.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating, may designate and publicize the 
ports to which vessels may seek entry. No port may be 
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designated under this section that has not also been des-
ignated as a port of entry for customs reporting purposes 
pursuant to section 1433 of title 19, United States Code, 
or that is not specified under an existing international 
fisheries agreement. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall provide no-
tification of the denial of port entry or the use of port 
services for a vessel under section 305, the withdrawal of 
the denial of port services for a foreign vessel, the taking 
of enforcement action pursuant to section 306 with respect 
to a foreign vessel, or the results of any inspection of a 
foreign vessel conducted pursuant to this title to the flag 
nation of the vessel and, as appropriate, to the nation of 
which the vessel’s master is a national, relevant coastal 
nations, RFMOs, the Food and Agriculture Organization 
of the United Nations, and other relevant international or-
ganizations. 
(d) CONFIRMATION THAT FISH WERE TAKEN IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH CONSERVATION
AND MANAGEMENT 
MEASURES.—The Secretary may request confirmation 
from the flag state of a foreign vessel that the fish on 
board a foreign vessel in a port subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States were taken in accordance with appli-
cable RFMO conservation and management measures. 
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SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OR DENIAL OF PORT ENTRY. 
(a) 
SUBMISSION
OF
INFORMATION
REQUIRED 
UNDER AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A vessel described in para-
graph (2) seeking entry to a port that is subject to 
the jurisdiction of the United States must submit to 
the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating information as required under 
the Agreement in advance of its arrival in port. The 
Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall provide that information to 
the Secretary. 
(2) COVERED VESSELS.—A vessel referred to in 
paragraph (1) is any vessel that— 
(A) is not documented under chapter 121 
of title 46, United States Code; and 
(B) is not numbered under chapter 123 of 
that title. 
(b) DECISION
TO
AUTHORIZE
OR
DENY
PORT 
ENTRY.— 
(1) DECISION.—The Secretary shall decide, 
based on the information submitted under subsection 
(a), whether to authorize or deny port entry by the 
vessel, and shall communicate such decision to— 
(A) the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating; and 
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(B) the vessel or its representative. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OR DENIAL OF ENTRY.— 
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall authorize or deny entry to 
vessels to which such a decision applies. 
(3) VESSELS TO WHICH ENTRY MAY BE DE-
NIED.—The Secretary of the department in which 
the Coast Guard is operating may deny entry to any 
vessel to which such a decision applies— 
(A) that is described in subsection (a)(2); 
and 
(B) that— 
(i) is a listed IUU vessel; or 
(ii) the Secretary of Commerce has 
reasonable grounds to believe— 
(I) has engaged in IUU fishing 
or fishing-related activities in support 
of such fishing; or 
(II) has violated this title. 
(c) DENIAL OF USE OF PORT.—If a vessel described 
in subsection (a)(2) is in a port that is subject to the juris-
diction of the United States, the Secretary of the depart-
ment in which the Coast Guard is operating, at the re-
quest of the Secretary, shall deny such vessel the use of 
the port for landing, transshipment, packaging and proc-
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essing of fish, refueling, resupplying, maintenance, and 
drydocking, if— 
(1) the vessel entered without authorization 
under subsection (b); 
(2) the vessel is a listed IUU vessel; 
(3) the vessel is not documented under the laws 
of another nation; 
(4) the flag nation of the vessel has failed to 
provide confirmation requested by the Secretary that 
the fish on board were taken in accordance with ap-
plicable RFMO conservation and management meas-
ures; or 
(5) the Secretary has reasonable grounds to be-
lieve— 
(A) the vessel lacks valid authorizations to 
engage in fishing or fishing-related activities as 
required by its flag nation or the relevant coast-
al nation; 
(B) the fish on board were taken in viola-
tion of foreign law or in contravention of any 
RFMO conservation and management measure; 
or 
(C) the vessel has engaged in IUU fishing 
or fishing-related activities in support of such 
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fishing, including in support of a listed IUU 
vessel, unless it can establish that— 
(i) it was acting in a manner con-
sistent with applicable RFMO conservation 
and management measures; or 
(ii) in the case of the provision of per-
sonnel, fuel, gear, and other supplies at 
sea, the vessel provisioned was not, at the 
time of provisioning, a listed IUU vessel. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.—Notwithstanding subsections (b) 
and (c), the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating may allow port entry or the use 
of port services— 
(1) if they are essential to the safety or health 
of the crew or safety of the vessel; 
(2) to allow, where appropriate, for the scrap-
ping of the vessel; or 
(3) pursuant to an inspection or other enforce-
ment action. 
SEC. 306. INSPECTIONS. 
The Secretary, and the Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall conduct for-
eign vessel inspections in ports subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States as necessary to achieve the purposes 
of the Agreement and this title. If, following an inspection, 
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the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe that a for-
eign vessel has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related 
activities in support of such fishing, the Secretary may 
take enforcement action under this title or other applicable 
law, and shall deny the vessel the use of port services, in 
accordance with section 305. 
SEC. 307. PROHIBITED ACTS. 
It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdic-
tion of the United States— 
(1) to violate any provision of this title or the 
regulations issued under this title; 
(2) to refuse to permit any authorized officer to 
board, search, or inspect a vessel that is subject to 
the person’s control in connection with the enforce-
ment of this title or the regulations issued under 
this title; 
(3) to submit false information pursuant to any 
requirement under this title or the regulations issued 
under this title; or 
(4) to commit any offense enumerated in para-
graph (4), (5), (7), or (9) of section 707(a) of the 
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 
Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6906(a)). 
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SEC. 308. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) EXISTING
AUTHORITIES
AND
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.— 
(1) AUTHORITIES
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
The authorities and responsibilities under sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) of section 311 and sub-
section (f) of section 308 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1861, 1858) and paragraphs (2), 
(3), and (7) of section 310(b) of the Antarctic Ma-
rine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 (16 
U.S.C. 2439(b)) shall apply with respect to enforce-
ment of this title. 
(2) INCLUDED VESSELS.—For purposes of en-
forcing this title, any reference in such paragraphs 
and subsections to a ‘‘vessel’’ or ‘‘fishing vessel’’ in-
cludes all vessels as defined in section 303(8) of this 
title. 
(3) APPLICATION
OF
OTHER
PROVISIONS.— 
Such paragraphs and subsections apply to violations 
of this title and any regulations promulgated under 
this title. 
(b) CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any person who is 
found by the Secretary (after notice and oppor-
tunity for a hearing in accordance with section 
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554 of title 5, United States Code) to have 
committed an act prohibited under section 307 
shall be liable to the United States for a civil 
penalty. The amount of the civil penalty shall 
be consistent with the amount under section 
308(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 
1858(a)). 
(B) COMPROMISE OR OTHER ACTION BY 
SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall have the 
same authority as provided in section 308(e) of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1858(e)) 
with respect to a violation of this Act. 
(2) IN REM JURISDICTION.—For purposes of 
this title, the conditions for in rem liability shall be 
consistent with section 308(d) of the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Act (16 U.S.C. 1858(d)). 
(3) ACTION
UPON
FAILURE
TO
PAY
ASSESS-
MENT.—If any person fails to pay an assessment of 
a civil penalty under this title after it has become a 
final and unappealable order, or after the appro-
priate court has entered final judgment in favor of 
the Secretary, the Secretary shall refer the matter to 
the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount 
assessed in any appropriate district court of the 
United States. In such action, the validity and ap-
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propriateness of the final order imposing the civil 
penalty shall not be subject to review. 
(c) FORFEITURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any foreign vessel (including 
its fishing gear, furniture, appurtenances, stores, 
and cargo) used, and any fish (or the fair market 
value thereof) imported or possessed in connection 
with or as result of the commission of any act pro-
hibited by section 307 of this title shall be subject 
to forfeiture under section 310 of the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Act (16 U.S.C. 1860). 
(2) APPLICATION OF THE CUSTOMS LAWS.—All 
provisions of law relating to seizure, summary judg-
ment, and judicial forfeiture and condemnation for 
violation of the customs laws, the disposition of the 
property forfeited or condemned or the proceeds 
from the sale thereof, the remission or mitigation of 
such forfeitures, and the compromise of claims shall 
apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged 
to have been incurred, under the provisions of this 
title, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with 
the provisions hereof. For seizures and forfeitures of 
property under this section by the Secretary, such 
duties as are imposed upon the customs officer or 
any other person with respect to the seizure and for-
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feiture of property under the customs law may be 
performed by such officers as are designated by the 
Secretary or, upon request of the Secretary, by any 
other agency that has authority to manage and dis-
pose of seized property. 
(3) PRESUMPTION.—For the purposes of this 
section there is a rebuttable presumption that all 
fish, or components thereof, found on board a vessel 
that is used or seized in connection with a violation 
of this title (including any regulation promulgated 
under this Act) were taken, obtained, or retained as 
a result of IUU fishing or fishing-related activities 
in support of IUU fishing. 
(d) CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT.—Any person (other 
than a foreign government agency, or entity wholly owned 
by a foreign government) who knowingly commits an act 
prohibited by section 307 of this title shall be subject to 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 309 of the Magnuson- 
Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1859). 
(e) PAYMENT
OF STORAGE, CARE, AND OTHER 
COSTS.—Any person assessed a civil penalty for, or con-
victed of, any violation of this title (including any regula-
tion promulgated under this title) and any claimant in a 
forfeiture action brought for such a violation, shall be lia-
ble for the reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary in 
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storage, care, and maintenance of any property seized in 
connection with the violation. 
SEC. 309. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) ASSISTANCE
TO DEVELOPING NATIONS
AND 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Consistent with exist-
ing authority and the availability of funds, the Secretary 
shall provide appropriate assistance to developing nations 
and international organizations of which such nations are 
members to assist those nations in meeting their obliga-
tions under the Agreement. 
(b) PERSONNEL, SERVICES, EQUIPMENT, AND FA-
CILITIES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary 
may, by agreement, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
basis, utilize the personnel, services, equipment, and facili-
ties of any Federal, State, local, or foreign government 
or any entity of any such government. 
SEC. 310. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title shall be con-
strued to displace any requirements imposed by the cus-
toms laws of the United States or any other laws or regu-
lations enforced or administered by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. Where more stringent requirements 
regarding port entry or access to port services exist under 
other Federal law, those more stringent requirements shall 
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apply. Nothing in this title shall affect a vessel’s entry into 
port, in accordance with international law, for reasons of 
force majeure or distress. 
(b) UNITED STATES OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTER-
NATIONAL LAW.—This title shall be interpreted and ap-
plied in accordance with United States obligations under 
international law. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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