‘‘(A) any observer on a vessel under this 
title or any Act to which this section applies; or 
‘‘(B) any data collector employed by the 
National Marine Fisheries Service or under 
contract to any person to carry out responsibil-
ities under this title or any Act to which this 
section applies. 
‘‘(f) CIVIL PENALTY.—Any person who commits any 
act that is unlawful under subsection (e) shall be liable 
to the United States for a civil penalty, and may be subject 
to a permit sanction, under section 308 of the Magnuson- 
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1858). 
‘‘(g) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Any person who commits 
an act that is unlawful under subsection (e)(2), (e)(3), 
(e)(4), (e)(5), or (e)(6) is deemed to be guilty of an offense 
punishable under section 309(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1859(b)). 
‘‘(h) UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL AGENCY ASSETS.— 
’’. 
(b) ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 
INTERNATIONAL
FISHERY
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Section 608 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826i) is 
amended by— 
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(1) inserting before the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; 
(2) in subsection (a) (as designated by para-
graph (1) of this subsection) in the first sentence, 
inserting ‘‘, or arrangements made pursuant to an 
international fishery agreement,’’ after ‘‘organiza-
tions’’; and 
(3) adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(b) DATA CONFIDENTIALITY.— 
‘‘(1) DISCLOSURE
AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary may disclose, as necessary and appropriate, 
information, including information collected under 
joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 
et seq.) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 
1975 (16 U.S.C. 71 et seq.), the Western and Cen-
tral Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), or any other statute 
implementing an international fishery agreement, to 
any person that is a Federal or State agency, the 
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 
Nations, an international fishery management orga-
nization or arrangement made pursuant to an inter-
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national fishery agreement, or a foreign government, 
if— 
‘‘(A) such person has polices and proce-
dures to safeguard such information from unin-
tended or unauthorized disclosure; and 
‘‘(B) the exchange of information is nec-
essary— 
‘‘(i) to ensure compliance with any 
law or regulation enforced or administered 
by the Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) to implement, administer, or en-
force any treaty to which the United 
States is a party; 
‘‘(iii) to implement, administer, or en-
force any binding conservation measure 
adopted by any international organization 
or arrangement to which the United States 
is a party; 
‘‘(iv) to assist in any investigative, ju-
dicial, or administrative enforcement pro-
ceeding in the United States; or 
‘‘(v) to assist in any fisheries or living 
marine resource-related law enforcement 
action undertaken by a law enforcement 
agency of a foreign government, or in rela-
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tion to a legal proceeding undertaken by a 
foreign government. 
‘‘(2) CONFIDENTIALITY
NOT
APPLICABLE.— 
Such disclosure shall not be subject to section 
402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conserva-
tion and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a(b)). 
‘‘(c) IUU VESSEL LISTS.—The Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) develop, maintain, and make public a list 
of vessels and vessel owners engaged in illegal, unre-
ported, or unregulated fishing, including vessels or 
vessel owners identified by an international fishery 
management organization or arrangement made pur-
suant to an international fishery agreement, whether 
or not the United States is a party to such organiza-
tion or agreement; and 
‘‘(2) take appropriate action against listed ves-
sels and vessel owners, including action against fish, 
fish parts, or fish products from such vessels, in ac-
cordance with applicable United States law and con-
sistent with applicable international law, including 
principles, rights, and obligations established in ap-
plicable international fishery management agree-
ments and trade agreements. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may promulgate 
regulations to implement this section.’’. 
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(c) NOTIFICATION REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF 
NATIONS.—Section 609(b) of such Act (166 U.S.C. 
1826j(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall notify the 
President and that nation of such an identification.’’. 
(d) NATIONS IDENTIFIED UNDER SECTION 610.— 
Section 610(b)(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(b)(1)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) notify, by as soon as possible, the Presi-
dent and nations that have been identified under 
subsection (a), and also notify other nations whose 
vessels engage in fishing activities or practices de-
scribed in subsection (a), about the provisions of this 
section and this Act;’’. 
(e) EFFECT
OF CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 
609.—Section 609(d)(3)(A)(i) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826j(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘that has not 
been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or’’. 
(f) EFFECT
OF CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 
610.—Section 
610(c)(5) 
of 
such 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C.1826k(c)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘that has not 
been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or’’. 
(g) IDENTIFICATION OF NATIONS.— 
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(1) 
SCOPE
OF
IDENTIFICATION.—Section 
609(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘that 
undermines the effectiveness of measures re-
quired by an international fishery management 
organization , taking into account whether’’ 
after ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘vessels 
of’’. 
(2) PERIOD
OF
FISHING
PRACTICES
SUP-
PORTING
IDENTIFICATION.—Section 610(a)(1) of 
such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(a)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘calendar year’’ and replacing with ‘‘three 
years’’. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) Section 609(f) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826j) is amended by— 
(A) striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; 
and 
(B) striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
(2) Section 610(f) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826k) is amended by— 
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(A) striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; 
and 
(B) striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2015’’. 
(i) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) Section 607(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826h(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘whose vessels’’ 
and inserting ‘‘that’’. 
(2) Section 609(d)(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826j(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘of its fishing 
vessels’’. 
(3) Section 609(d)(1)(A) of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘of 
its fishing vessels’’. 
(4) Section 609(d)(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826j(d)(2)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘certification’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘allowing importation’’ 
after ‘‘or other basis’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘harvesting’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘not certified under para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘issued a negative cer-
tification under paragraph (1)’’; and 
(E) by striking ‘‘not certified under’’. 
(5) Section 610 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k) 
is amended as follows: 
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(A) In subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘prac-
tices;’’ and inserting ‘‘practices—’’. 
(B) In subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking all 
after ‘‘United States’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, (including mandatory use of circle 
hooks, careful handling and release equipment, 
and training and observer programs in the case 
of pelagic longline fishing), taking into account 
different conditions, and’’. 
(C) In subsection (c)(4), by striking all 
text preceding subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(4) ALTERNATIVE
PROCEDURE.—The Sec-
retary may establish a procedure to authorize, on a 
shipment-by-shipment, shipper-by-shipper, or other 
basis entry of fish or fish products from a vessel of 
a nation if the Secretary determines that such im-
ports were harvested by practices that do not result 
in bycatch of a protected marine species, or were 
harvested by practices that— 
‘‘(A) are comparable to those of the United 
States (including mandatory use of circle hooks, 
careful handling and release equipment, and 
training and observer programs in the case of 
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pelagic longline fishing), taking into account 
different conditions; and’’. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET FISH-
ERIES ENFORCEMENT ACT. 
(a) NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION EFFECTS.—Section 
101 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘recognized 
principles of’’ after ‘‘in accordance with’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)(A), inserting ‘‘or, as 
appropriate, for fishing vessels of a nation that re-
ceives a negative certification under section 609(d) 
or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826)’’ after 
‘‘(1)’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or il-
legal, unreported, or unregulated fishing’’ after 
‘‘driftnet fishing’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘or ille-
gal, unreported, or unregulated fishing’’ after 
‘‘driftnet fishing’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘or 
a negative certification under section 609(d) or sec-
tion 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Mora-
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torium 
Protection 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1826j(d), 
1826k(c))’’ after ‘‘(1)(A)’’; 
(6) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
issues a negative certification under section 609(d) 
or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d), 
1826k(c))’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(7) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or il-
legal, unreported, or unregulated fishing’’ after 
‘‘driftnet fishing’’; and 
(8) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘, or 
to address the offending activities for which a nation 
received a negative certification under section 609(d) 
or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Morato-
rium 
Protection 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1826j(d), 
1826k(c))’’ after ‘‘beyond the exclusive economic 
zone of any nation’’. 
(b) DURATION OF NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION EF-
FECTS.—Section 102 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826b) is 
amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘or illegal, unreported , or unregu-
lated fishing’’; and 
(2) inserting ‘‘or effectively addressed the of-
fending activities for which the nation received a 
negative certification under 609(d) or 610(c) of the 
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High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d), 1826k(c))’’ before the pe-
riod at the end. 
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT OF 
1950. 
Section 8 of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 (16 
U.S.C. 957) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘knowingly’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (d) through (g) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS
AND ENFORCE-
MENT.—For additional prohibitions relating to this Act 
and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826g).’’; and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (e). 
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO NORTH PACIFIC ANADROMOUS 
STOCKS ACT OF 1992. 
(a) UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES.—Section 810 of the 
North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 
5009) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, investiga-
tion,’’ after ‘‘search’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, investiga-
tion,’’ after ‘‘search’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
PROHIBITIONS
AND
ENFORCE-
MENT.—Section 811 of the Northern Pacific Anadromous 
Stocks Convention Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5010) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 811. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCE-
MENT. 
‘‘For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and 
enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826g).’’. 
SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO THE PACIFIC SALMON TREATY 
ACT OF 1985. 
Section 8 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3637) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, investigation,’’ after 
‘‘search’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘this title;’’ and inserting 
‘‘this Act’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, investigation,’’ after 
‘‘search’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (2) ;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (2);’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘this title; 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act;’’; 
(4) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS
AND ENFORCE-
MENT.—For additional prohibitions relating to this Act 
and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826g).’’. 
SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PA-
CIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION IMPLEMENTA-
TION ACT. 
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Conven-
tion Implementation Act (title V of Public Law 109–479) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 503(a) (16 U.S.C. 6902(a)), by 
striking ‘‘one of whom shall be the chairman or a 
member of the Western Pacific Fishery Management 
Council and the Pacific Fishery Management Coun-
cil’’ and inserting ‘‘one of whom shall be a member 
of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 
and one of whom shall be a member of the Pacific 
Fishery Management Council’’; 
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(2) in section 503(c)(1) (16 U.S.C. 6902(c)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘shall be considered Federal employees’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the sentence 
and inserting ‘‘shall not be considered Federal em-
ployees except for purposes of injury compensation 
and tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of 
title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 
28, United States Code.’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
503(d)(2)(B) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
6902(d)(2)(B)), by amending clause (ii) to read as 
follow: 
‘‘(ii) shall not be considered Federal 
employees while performing service except 
for the purposes of injury compensation 
and tort claims liability as provided in 
chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, 
and chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code.’’; 
(4) by amending section 506(c) (16 U.S.C. 
6905(c)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS
AND ENFORCE-
MENT.—For additional prohibitions relating to this Act 
and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826g).’’; and 
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(5) in section 507(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 6906(a)(2)) 
by striking ‘‘suspension, on’’ and inserting ‘‘suspen-
sion, of’’. 
SEC. 8. AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA ACT 
OF 1988. 
The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 is amended— 
(1) in section 5(a) (16 U.S.C. 973c(a))— 
(A) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘, inves-
tigation,’’ after ‘‘search’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (10), by inserting ‘‘, in-
vestigation,’’ after ‘‘search’’; and 
(2) by striking sections 7 and 8 (16 U.S.C. 
973e and 973f) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and 
enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826g).’’. 
SEC. 9. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING 
RESOURCES CONVENTION ACT. 
The Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention 
Act of 1984 is amended— 
(1) in section 306 (16 U.S.C. 2435)— 
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(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘which 
he knows, or reasonably should have known, 
was’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, inves-
tigation,’’ after ‘‘search’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, inves-
tigation,’’ after ‘‘search’’; 
(2) in section 307 (16 U.S.C. 2436)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ be-
fore the first sentence; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION 
MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d) of section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code, the Secretary of Commerce may 
publish in the Federal Register a final regulation to 
implement any conservation measure for which the 
Secretary of State notifies the Commission under 
section 305(a)(1)— 
‘‘(A) that has been in effect for 12 months 
or less; 
‘‘(B) that is adopted by the Commission; 
and 
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‘‘(C) with respect to which the Secretary of 
State does not notify Commission in accordance 
with section 305(a)(1) within the time period 
allotted for objections under Article IX of the 
Convention. 
‘‘(2) Upon publication of such regulation in the 
Federal Register, such conservation measure shall 
enter into force with respect to the United States.’’; 
and 
(3) by striking sections 308 and 309 (16 U.S.C. 
2437 and 2438) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 308. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCE-
MENT. 
‘‘For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and 
enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826g).’’. 
SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS TO THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVEN-
TION ACT. 
The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 is 
amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
6(c)(2) 
(16 
U.S.C. 
971d(c)(2)(2))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(i)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(ii)’’; 
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(C) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding the requirements of 
subparagraph (A) and subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
the Secretary may issue final regulations to im-
plement Commission recommendations referred 
to in paragraph (1) concerning trade restrictive 
measures against nations or fishing entities.’’; 
and 
(2) in section 7 (16 U.S.C. 971e) by striking 
subsections (e) and (f) and redesignating subsection 
(g) as subsection (e); and 
(3) in section 8 (16 U.S.C. 971f)— 
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); 
and 
(B) by inserting before subsection (b) the 
following: 
‘‘(a) For additional prohibitions relating to this Act 
and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826g).’’; 
(4) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘the enforce-
ment activities specified in section 8(a) of this Act’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘enforcement ac-
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tivities with respect to this Act that are otherwise 
authorized by law’’; and 
(5) by striking section 11 (16 U.S.C. 971j) and 
redesignating sections 12 and 13 as sections 11 and 
12, respectively. 
SEC. 11. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS FISHING COM-
PLIANCE ACT OF 1965. 
Section 104(f) of the High Seas Fishing Compliance 
Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5503(f)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(f) VALIDITY.—A permit issued under this section 
for a vessel is void if— 
‘‘(1) any other permit or authorization required 
for the vessel to fish is expired, revoked, or sus-
pended; or 
‘‘(2) the vessel is no longer documented under 
the laws of the United States or eligible for such 
documentation.’’. 
SEC. 12. AMENDMENTS TO THE PACIFIC WHITING ACT OF 
2006. 
(a) SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS
ON JOINT TECHNICAL 
COMMITTEE.—Section 605(a)(1) of the Pacific Whiting 
Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 7004)(a)(1)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall appoint no 
more than two individuals to serve as scientific ex-
perts on the joint technical committee, at least one 
of whom shall be an official of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration.’’; and 
(b) TREATMENT AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Section 
609(a) of the Pacific Whiting Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 
7008(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall be considered to 
be Federal employees while performing such service, only 
for purposes of—’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘shall not be considered Federal employees while per-
forming such service, except for purposes of injury com-
pensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 
81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 
28, United States Code.’’ after ‘‘United States Govern-
ment,’’. 
SEC. 13. AMENDMENTS TO THE DOLPHIN PROTECTION 
CONSUMER INFORMATION ACT. 
The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1385) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) An act that is a violation of section 5 of 
the Federal Trade Commission Act under paragraph 
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(1) is deemed also to be a violation of section 609 
of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Pro-
tection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j).’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS
AND ENFORCE-
MENT.—For additional prohibitions relating to this Act 
and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826g).’’. 
SEC. 14. AMENDMENTS TO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC HAL-
IBUT ACT OF 1982. 
(a) PROHIBITED ACTS.—Section 7 of the Northern 
Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773e) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (a) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (F); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (a) and (b) as 
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 
(3) by in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘, investigation,’’ before ‘‘or inspec-
tion’’; 
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(4) by in paragraph (1)(C), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘, investigation,’’ before ‘‘or inspec-
tion’’; 
(5) in paragraph (1)(E), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; and 
(6) in paragraph (1)(F), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘section.’’ and inserting ‘‘section; or’’. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT POWERS.—Section 11 of the 
Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773i) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) In addition to the powers of officers authorized 
pursuant to subsection (b), any officer who is authorized 
by the Secretary, or by the head of any Federal or State 
agency that has entered into an agreement with the Sec-
retary under subsection (a), to enforce the Convention, 
this Act, or any regulation adopted under this Act, may— 
‘‘(1) search or inspect any facility or convey-
ance used or employed in, or which reasonably ap-
pears to be used or employed in, the storage, proc-
essing, transport, or trade of fish or fish products; 
‘‘(2) inspect records pertaining to the storage, 
processing, transport, or trade of fish or fish prod-
ucts; and 
‘‘(3) detain, for a period of up to 5 days, any 
shipment of fish or fish product imported into, land-
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ed on, introduced into, exported from, or transported 
within the jurisdiction of the United States, or, if 
such fish or fish product is deemed to be perishable, 
sell and retain the proceeds therefrom for a period 
of up to 5 days.’’. 
SEC. 15. AMENDMENTS TO THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC 
FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT OF 1995. 
Section 207 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Con-
vention Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5606) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
PENALTIES’’ and inserting ‘‘AND
ENFORCE-
MENT.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘, inves-
tigation,’’ before ‘‘or inspection’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘, inves-
tigation,’’ before ‘‘or inspection’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (b) through (f) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS
AND ENFORCE-
MENT.—For additional prohibitions relating to this Act 
and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826g).’’. 
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SEC. 16. AMENDMENT TO THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISH-
ERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT. 
Section 307(1)(Q) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation 
and 
Management 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1857(1)(Q)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon 
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’’. 
SEC. 17. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Commerce, acting through 
the National Marine Fisheries Service may establish an 
international cooperation and assistance program, includ-
ing grants, to provide assistance for international fishing 
capacity building efforts. 
(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the 
program, the Secretary may— 
(1) provide funding and technical expertise to 
other nations to assist them in addressing illegal, 
unreported, or unregulated fishing activities; 
(2) provide funding and technical expertise to 
other nations to assist them in reducing the loss and 
environmental impacts of derelict fishing gear, re-
ducing the bycatch of living marine resources, and 
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