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
(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-
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
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,