I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 774 
To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and un-
regulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to imple-
ment the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. DEFA-
ZIO, and Mr. GARAMENDI) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unre-
ported, and unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Con-
ventions Act of 1950 to implement the Antigua Conven-
tion, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Illegal, Unreported, 
and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—STRENGTHENING FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT 
MECHANISMS 
Sec. 101. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protec-
tion Act. 
Sec. 102. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act. 
Sec. 103. Amendments to North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992. 
Sec. 104. Amendments to the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985. 
Sec. 105. Amendments to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Conven-
tion Implementation Act. 
Sec. 106. Amendments to the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention 
Act. 
Sec. 107. Amendments to the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. 
Sec. 108. Amendments to the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1965. 
Sec. 109. Amendments to the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act. 
Sec. 110. Amendments to the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982. 
Sec. 111. Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 
1995. 
Sec. 112. Amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act. 
TITLE II—IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANTIGUA CONVENTION 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Amendment of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950. 
Sec. 203. Definitions. 
Sec. 204. Commissioners; number, appointment, and qualifications. 
Sec. 205. General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee. 
Sec. 206. Rulemaking. 
Sec. 207. Prohibited acts. 
Sec. 208. Enforcement. 
Sec. 209. Reduction of bycatch. 
Sec. 210. Repeal of Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984. 
TITLE III—AGREEMENT ON PORT STATE MEASURES TO PRE-
VENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND 
UNREGULATED FISHING 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Purpose. 
Sec. 303. Definitions. 
Sec. 304. Duties and authorities of the Secretary. 
Sec. 305. Authorization or denial of port entry. 
Sec. 306. Inspections. 
Sec. 307. Prohibited acts. 
Sec. 308. Enforcement. 
Sec. 309. International cooperation and assistance. 
Sec. 310. Relationship to other laws. 
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TITLE I—STRENGTHENING FISH-
ERIES ENFORCEMENT MECH-
ANISMS 
SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET 
FISHING MORATORIUM PROTECTION ACT. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 606 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826g) is amended by inserting before 
the first sentence the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Secretary 
of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
shall enforce this Act, and the Acts to which this section 
applies, in accordance with this section. Each such Sec-
retary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or oth-
erwise, utilize the personnel services, equipment (including 
aircraft and vessels), and facilities of any other Federal 
agency, and of any State agency, in the performance of 
such duties. 
‘‘(b) ACTS TO WHICH SECTION APPLIES.—This sec-
tion applies to— 
‘‘(1) the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3631 et seq.); 
‘‘(2) the Dolphin Protection Consumer Informa-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 1385); 
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‘‘(3) the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 (16 
U.S.C. 951 et seq.); 
‘‘(4) the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act 
of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5001 et seq.); 
‘‘(5) the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 
1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.); 
‘‘(6) the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Conven-
tion Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.); 
‘‘(7) the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 
Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et 
seq.); and 
‘‘(8) the Antigua Convention Implementing Act 
of 2015. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prevent 
any person from violating this Act, or any Act to 
which this section applies, in the same manner, by 
the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
powers, and duties as though sections 308 through 
311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858 through 
1861) were incorporated into and made a part of 
and applicable to this Act and each such Act. 
‘‘(2) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.—The Sec-
retary may, subject to appropriations and in the 
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course of carrying out the Secretary’s responsibilities 
under the Acts to which this section applies, engage 
in international cooperation to help other nations 
combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing 
and achieve sustainable fisheries. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL
ENFORCEMENT
AUTHOR-
ITY.—In addition to the powers of officers author-
ized pursuant to subsection (c), any officer who is 
authorized by the Secretary, or the head of any Fed-
eral or State agency that has entered into an agree-
ment with the Secretary under subsection (a), may 
enforce the provisions of any Act to which this sec-
tion applies, with the same jurisdiction, powers, and 
duties as though section 311 of the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1861) were incorporated into and made a 
part of each such Act. 
‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE OF ENFORCEMENT INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, subject 
to the data confidentiality provisions in section 
402 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1881a), may disclose, as necessary and appro-
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priate, information, including information col-
lected 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.) or the Western and Central Pacific 
Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) or other statutes imple-
menting international fishery agreements, to 
any other Federal or State government agency, 
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 
United Nations, the secretariat or equivalent of 
an international fishery management organiza-
tion or arrangement made pursuant to an inter-
national fishery agreement, or a foreign govern-
ment, if— 
‘‘(i) such government, organization, or 
arrangement has policies and procedures to 
protect such information from unintended 
or unauthorized disclosure; and 
‘‘(ii) such disclosure is necessary— 
‘‘(I) to ensure compliance with 
any law or regulation enforced or ad-
ministered by the Secretary; 
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‘‘(II) to administer or enforce 
any international fishery agreement to 
which the United States is a party; 
‘‘(III) to administer or enforce a 
binding conservation measure adopted 
by any international organization or 
arrangement to which the United 
States is a party; 
‘‘(IV) to assist in any investiga-
tive, judicial, or administrative en-
forcement proceeding in the United 
States; or 
‘‘(V) to assist in any law enforce-
ment action undertaken by a law en-
forcement agency of a foreign govern-
ment, or in relation to a legal pro-
ceeding undertaken by a foreign gov-
ernment to the extent the enforcement 
action is consistent with rules and 
regulations of a regional fisheries 
management organization (as that 
term is defined by the United Na-
tion’s Food and Agriculture Organiza-
tion Agreement on Port State Meas-
ures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate 
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Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated 
Fishing) of which the United States is 
a member, or the Secretary has deter-
mined that the enforcement action is 
consistent 
with 
the 
requirements 
under Federal law for enforcement ac-
tions with respect to illegal, unre-
ported, and unregulated fishing. 
‘‘(B) DATA CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISIONS 
NOT
APPLICABLE.—The data confidentiality 
provisions of section 402 of the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a) shall not apply with re-
spect to this Act with respect to— 
‘‘(i) any obligation of the United 
States to share information under a re-
gional fisheries management organization 
(as that term is defined by the United Na-
tion’s Food and Agriculture Organization 
Agreement on Port State Measures to Pre-
vent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unre-
ported and Unregulated Fishing) of which 
the United States is a member; or 
‘‘(ii) any information collected by the 
Secretary regarding foreign vessels. 
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‘‘(e) PROHIBITED ACTS.—It is unlawful for any per-
son— 
‘‘(1) to violate any provision of this Act or any 
regulation or permit issued pursuant to this Act; 
‘‘(2) to refuse to permit any officer authorized 
to enforce the provisions of this Act to board, 
search, or inspect a vessel, subject to such person’s 
control for the purposes of conducting any search, 
investigation, or inspection in connection with the 
enforcement of this Act, any regulation promulgated 
under this Act, or any Act to which this section ap-
plies; 
‘‘(3) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 
intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized of-
ficer in the conduct of any search, investigation, or 
inspection described in paragraph (2); 
‘‘(4) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohib-
ited by this section or any Act to which this section 
applies; 
‘‘(5) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any 
means, the apprehension, arrest, or detection of an 
other person, knowing that such person has com-
mitted any act prohibited by this section or any Act 
to which this section applies; or 
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‘‘(6) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 
intimidate, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with— 
‘‘(A) any observer on a vessel under this 
Act 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 Act 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.— 
’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
308(a) of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources 
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Convention Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 2437(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person who commits an act 
that is unlawful under section 306 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).’’. 
(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— 
(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) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, subject to 
the data confidentiality provisions in section 402 of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
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Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a) except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), may disclose, as necessary 
and appropriate, information, including information 
collected under joint authority of the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and the Atlantic Tunas Con-
vention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 71 et seq.), the 
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 
Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), any 
other statute implementing an international fishery 
agreement, to any other Federal or State govern-
ment agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization 
of the United Nations, or the secretariat or equiva-
lent of an international fishery management organi-
zation or arrangement made pursuant to an inter-
national fishery agreement, if such government, or-
ganization, or arrangement, respectively, has policies 
and procedures to protect such information from un-
intended or unauthorized disclosure. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The data confidentiality 
provisions in section 402 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1881a) shall not apply with respect to this 
Act— 
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‘‘(A) for obligations of the United States 
to share information under a regional fisheries 
management organization (as that term is de-
fined by the United Nation’s Food and Agri-
culture Organization Agreement on Port State 
Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Ille-
gal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) of 
which the United States is a member; or 
‘‘(B) to any information collected by the 
Secretary regarding foreign vessels. 
‘‘(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 or fishing-related ac-
tivities in support of illegal, unreported, or unregu-
lated fishing, including vessels or vessel owners iden-
tified by an international fishery management orga-
nization or arrangement made pursuant to an inter-
national fishery agreement, that— 
‘‘(A) the United States is party to; or 
‘‘(B) the United States is not party to, but 
whose procedures and criteria in developing and 
maintaining a list of such vessels and vessel 
owners are substantially similar to such proce-
dures and criteria adopted pursuant to an inter-
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national fishery agreement to which the United 
States is a party; 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.’’. 
(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: 
‘‘(1) notify, as soon as possible, the President 
and nations that have been identified under sub-
section (a), and also notify other nations whose ves-
sels engage in fishing activities or practices de-
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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.— 
(1) SCOPE OF IDENTIFICATION FOR ACTIONS 
OF FISHING VESSELS.—Section 609(a) of such Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, based on a cumu-
lative compilation and analysis of data col-
lected and provided by international fishery 
management organizations and other na-
tions and organizations,’’ after ‘‘shall’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘3 years’’; 
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(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) ADDITIONAL
GROUNDS
FOR
IDENTIFICA-
TION.—Section 609(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826j(a)) is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) in order as subparagraphs (A) and (B) (and 
by moving the margins of such subparagraphs 
2 ems to the right); 
(B) by inserting before the first sentence 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION FOR ACTIONS OF FISHING 
VESSELS.—’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION
FOR
ACTIONS
OF
NA-
TION.—Taking into account the factors described 
under section 609(a)(1), the Secretary shall also 
identify, and list in such report, a nation— 
‘‘(A) if it is violating, or has violated at 
any point during the preceding three years, con-
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servation and management measures required 
under an international fishery management 
agreement to which the United States is a 
party and the violations undermine the effec-
tiveness of such measures; or 
‘‘(B) if it is failing, or has failed in the 
preceding 3-year period, to effectively address 
or regulate illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
fishing in areas described under paragraph 
(1)(B). 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION
TO
OTHER
ENTITIES.— 
Where the provisions of this Act are applicable to 
nations, they shall also be applicable, as appropriate, 
to other entities that have competency to enter into 
international fishery management agreements.’’. 
(3) 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 inserting ‘‘3 years’’. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce $450,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 
2020 to implement the amendments made by subsections 
(b) and (g). 
(i) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
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(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 ‘‘for certification’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to authorize’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘the importation’’ after 
‘‘or other basis’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘harvesting’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘not certified under para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘issued a negative cer-
tification under paragraph (1)’’. 
(5) Section 610 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k) 
is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘prac-
tices;’’ and inserting ‘‘practices—’’. 
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(B) In subsection (c)(4), by striking all 
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 the importation of fish or fish products from 
a vessel of a nation issued a negative certification 
under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines 
that such imports were harvested by practices that 
do not result in bycatch of a protected marine spe-
cies, or were harvested by practices that— 
‘‘(A) are comparable to those of the United 
States, taking into account different conditions; 
and’’. 
SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET 
FISHERIES 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), by inserting ‘‘or, as 
appropriate, for fishing vessels of a nation that re-
ceives a negative certification under section 609(d) 
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or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826)’’ after 
‘‘(1)’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting before 
the period the following: ‘‘, except for the purposes 
of inspecting such vessel, conducting an investiga-
tion, or taking other appropriate enforcement ac-
tion’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or il-
legal, unreported, or unregulated fishing’’ after 
‘‘driftnet fishing’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(1)(B) and subsection 
(b)(2), by striking ‘‘or illegal, unreported, or unregu-
lated fishing’’ after ‘‘driftnet fishing’’ each place it 
appears; 
(6) 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-
torium 
Protection 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1826j(d), 
1826k(c))’’ after ‘‘(1)(A)’’; 
(7) 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)’’; 
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(8) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘or il-
legal, unreported, or unregulated fishing’’ after 
‘‘driftnet fishing’’; and 
(9) 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 
High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d), 1826k(c))’’ before the pe-
riod at the end. 
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SEC. 103. 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 
(2) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, investiga-
tion,’’ after ‘‘search’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
PROHIBITIONS
AND
ENFORCE-
MENT.—Section 811 of the Northern Pacific Anadromous 
Stocks 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. 104. 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 
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(B) by striking ‘‘this title;’’ and inserting 
‘‘this Act;’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, investigation,’’ after 
‘‘search’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (2);’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (2);’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘this title; 
or’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act;’’; and 
(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. 105. AMENDMENTS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL 
PACIFIC 
FISHERIES 
CONVENTION 
IMPLE-
MENTATION ACT. 
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Conven-
tion Implementation Act (title V of Public Law 109–479) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending section 506(c) (16 U.S.C. 
6905(c)) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(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 
(2) in section 507(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 6906(a)(2)) 
by striking ‘‘suspension, on’’ and inserting ‘‘suspen-
sion, of’’. 
SEC. 106. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANTARCTIC MARINE LIV-
ING RESOURCES CONVENTION ACT. 
The Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention 
Act of 1984 is amended— 
(1) in section 306 (16 U.S.C. 2435)— 
(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’’; and 
(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: 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(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) ENTERING INTO FORCE.—Upon publica-
tion of such regulation in the Federal Register, such 
conservation measure shall enter into force with re-
spect to the United States.’’. 
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