IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 774 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 28, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Illegal, Unreported, 
and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015’’. 
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. 
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Sec. 306. Inspections. 
Sec. 307. Prohibited acts. 
Sec. 308. Enforcement. 
Sec. 309. International cooperation and assistance. 
Sec. 310. Relationship to other laws. 
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.); 
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‘‘(2) the Dolphin Protection Consumer Informa-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 1385); 
‘‘(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. 
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