JAWS Act

Bill: 115-hr-3377
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2017-07-25
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships

Fishes

Seafood

Trade restrictions
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Justice Attributed to Wounded Sharks Act or the JAWS Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the importation into the United States of seafood products from a country that does not prohibit: (1) shark finning in its territorial waters; and (2) the importation, sale, or possession of shark fins obtained through shark finning.</p> <p>The bill defines &quot;shark finning&quot; to mean the removal of a shark's fin (whether or not including the tail) and returning the remainder of the shark to the sea.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3377 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2017 Mr. Farenthold introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit importation of seafood products of countries that do not prohibit the practice of shark finning, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice Attributed to Wounded Sharks Act or JAWS Act . 2. Prohibition on importation of seafood products of countries that do not prohibit the practice of shark finning (a) In general No seafood product that is the growth or product of a country described in subsection (b) may be imported into the customs territory of the United States on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Country described A country described in this subsection is a country with respect to which the President determines does not prohibit the following: (1) Shark finning in the territorial waters of the country. (2) The importation, sale, or possession of shark fins obtained as a result of shark finning. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Customs territory of the United States The term customs territory of the United States has the meaning given such term in general note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. (2) Seafood product The term seafood product means any article that is classified under chapter 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. (3) Shark finning The term shark finning has the meaning given the term in section 9 of the Shark Finning Prohibition Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1822 note).