‘‘(c) STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE DATA COLLECTION, 
SHARING, AND ANALYSIS.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of the Fighting Foreign Illegal Sea-
food Harvests Act of 2025, the Working Group shall iden-
tify information and resources to prevent fish and fish 
products from IUU fishing and fishing that involves the 
use of forced labor from entering United States commerce 
without increasing burden or trade barriers on seafood not 
produced from IUU fishing. The report shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Identification of relevant data streams col-
lected by Working Group members. 
‘‘(2) Identification of legal, jurisdictional, or 
other barriers to the sharing of such data. 
‘‘(3) In consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense, recommendations for joint enforcement proto-
cols, collaboration, and information sharing between 
Federal agencies and States. 
‘‘(4) Recommendations for sharing and devel-
oping forensic resources between Federal agencies 
and States. 
‘‘(5) Recommendations for enhancing capacity 
for United States Customs and Border Protection 
and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion to conduct more effective field investigations 
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and enforcement efforts with U.S. state enforcement 
officials. 
‘‘(6) Recommendations for improving data col-
lection and automated risk-targeting of seafood im-
ports within the United States International Trade 
Data System and Automated Commercial Environ-
ment. 
‘‘(7) Recommendations for the dissemination of 
IUU fishing and fishing that involves the use of 
forced labor analysis and information to those gov-
ernmental and non-governmental entities that could 
use it for action and awareness, with the aim to es-
tablish an IUU fishing information sharing center. 
‘‘(8) Recommendations for an implementation 
strategy, including measures for ensuring that trade 
in seafood not linked to IUU fishing and forced 
labor is not impeded. 
‘‘(9) An analysis of the IUU fishing policies 
and regulatory regimes of other countries in order to 
develop policy and regulatory alternatives for United 
States consideration.’’. 
SEC. 10. INVESTMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE 
FISHERIES SECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
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Development, and the Secretary of Commerce, in consulta-
tion with the heads of relevant agencies, the Millennium 
Challenge Corporation, and multilateral institutions such 
as the World Bank, are encouraged to increase support 
to programs that provide technical assistance, institutional 
capacity, and investment to nations’ fisheries sectors for 
sustainable fisheries management and combating IUU 
fishing and forced labor. The focus of such support is en-
couraged to be on priority regions and priority flag states 
identified under section 3552(b) of the Maritime SAFE 
Act (16 U.S.C. 8032(b)). 
(b) ANALYSIS OF US CAPACITY-BUILDING EXPER-
TISE AND RESOURCES.—In order to maximize efforts on 
preventing IUU fishing at its sources, the Interagency 
Working Group on IUU Fishing established under section 
3551 of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8031) shall 
analyze United States capacity-building expertise and re-
sources to provide support to nations’ fisheries sectors. 
This analysis may include an assessment of potential ave-
nues for in-country public-private collaboration and multi-
lateral collaboration on developing local fisheries science, 
fisheries management, maritime enforcement, and mari-
time judicial capabilities. 
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SEC. 11. PREVENTING IMPORTATION OF SEAFOOD AND 
SEAFOOD PRODUCTS FROM FOREIGN VES-
SELS USING FORCED LABOR. 
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection, in coordination with the Secretary shall— 
(1) develop a strategy for utilizing relevant 
United States Government data to identify imports 
of seafood harvested on foreign vessels using forced 
labor; and 
(2) publish information regarding the strategy 
developed under paragraph (1) on the website of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
SEC. 12. REPORTS. 
(a) IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, with support from the Ad-
ministrator and the Working Group established under sec-
tion 3551 of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8031), 
shall conduct a study to assess the impact of new tech-
nology (such as remote observing, the use of drones, devel-
opment of risk assessment tools and data-sharing soft-
ware, immediate containerization of fish on fishing vessels, 
satellite Wi-Fi technology on fishing vessels, and other 
technology-enhanced new fishing practices) on IUU fish-
ing and associated crimes (such as trafficking and fishing 
involving the use of forced labor) and propose ways to inte-
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grate these technologies into global fisheries enforcement 
and management. 
(b) RUSSIAN AND CHINESE FISHING INDUSTRIES’ 
INFLUENCE
ON EACH OTHER
AND
ON
THE UNITED 
STATES SEAFOOD AND FISHING INDUSTRY.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State, with support from the Secretary of 
Commerce and the Office of the United States Trade Rep-
resentative, shall— 
(1) conduct a study on the collaboration be-
tween the Russian and Chinese fishing industries 
and on the role of seafood reprocessing in China (in-
cluding that of raw materials originating in Russia) 
in global seafood markets and its impact on United 
States seafood importers, processors, and con-
sumers; and 
(2) complete a report on the study that includes 
classified and unclassified portions, as the Secretary 
of State determines necessary. 
(c) FISHERMEN CONDUCTING UNLAWFUL FISHING 
IN THE ECONOMIC EXCLUSION ZONE.—Section 3551 of 
the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8031) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) THE IMPACTS OF IUU FISHING AND FISHING 
INVOLVING THE USE OF FORCED LABOR.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in con-
sultation with relevant members of the Working 
Group, shall seek to enter into an arrangement with 
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 
and Medicine under which the National Academies 
will undertake a multifaceted study that includes the 
following: 
‘‘(A) An analysis that quantifies the occur-
rence and extent of IUU fishing and fishing in-
volving the use of forced labor among all flag 
states. 
‘‘(B) An evaluation of the costs to the 
United States economy of IUU fishing and fish-
ing involving the use of forced labor. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of the costs to the 
global economy of IUU fishing and fishing in-
volving the use of forced labor. 
‘‘(D) An assessment of the effectiveness of 
response strategies to counter IUU fishing, in-
cluding both domestic programs and foreign ca-
pacity-building and partnering programs. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $4,000,000.’’. 
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(d) REPORT.—Not later than 24 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the study conducted under 
subsection (d) of section 3551 of the Maritime SAFE Act 
that includes— 
(1) the findings of the National Academies; and 
(2) recommendations on knowledge gaps that 
warrant further scientific inquiry. 
Æ 
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