(c) FORFEITURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The forfeiture provisions of 
section 310 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 
1860) shall apply in cases in which a person is con-
victed of an offense in violation of section 309. 
(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, inso-
far as applicable and not inconsistent with the provi-
sions 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 forfeiture of property 
under the customs law may be performed by such offi-
cers as are designated by the Secretary or, upon re-
quest of the Secretary, by any other agency that has 
authority to manage and dispose of seized property. 
(3) PRESUMPTION.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion there is a rebuttable presumption that all fish, or 
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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 309 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 liable 
for the reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary in 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 INTER-
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Consistent with existing au-
thority and the availability of funds, the Secretary shall 
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provide appropriate assistance to developing nations and 
international organizations of which such nations are mem-
bers to assist those nations in meeting their obligations 
under the Agreement. 
(b) PERSONNEL, SERVICES, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILI-
TIES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may, 
by agreement, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, 
utilize the personnel, services, equipment, and facilities of 
any Federal, State, local, or foreign government or any en-
tity 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 customs 
laws of the United States or any other laws or regulations 
enforced or administered by the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity. Where more stringent requirements regarding port 
entry or access to port services exist under other Federal 
law, those more stringent requirements shall apply. Nothing 
in this title shall affect a vessel’s entry into port, in accord-
ance with international law, for reasons of force majeure 
or distress. 
(b) UNITED STATES OBLIGATIONS UNDER INTER-
NATIONAL LAW.—This title shall be interpreted and applied 
in accordance with United States obligations under inter-
national law. 
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Union Calendar No. 516 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 69 
[Report No. 113–685] 
A BILL 
To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop ille-
gal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, to 
amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to im-
plement the Antigua Convention, and for other 
purposes. 
DECEMBER 22, 2014 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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