H.R. 3706

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3706 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3706

To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology 
and the Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the 
country of origin of seafood to support enforcement against illegal, 
unreported, and unregulated fishing, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 4, 2025

Mr. Babin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology 
and the Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the 
country of origin of seafood to support enforcement against illegal, 
unreported, and unregulated fishing, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Standards for Understanding Source 
and Habitat Identification Act'' or the ``SUSHI Act''.

SEC. 2. METHODOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF SEAFOOD.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
(2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives.
(3) Key agency leadership.--The term ``key agency 
leadership'' means the Administrator and the Under Secretary, 
in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection and the Commandant of the Coast Guard.
(4) Red snapper.--The term ``red snapper'' means the 
species Lutjanus campechanus.
(5) Tuna.--The term ``tuna'' means the following species of 
tuna:
(A) Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus).
(B) Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares).
(C) Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus).
(6) Under secretary.--The term ``Under Secretary'' means 
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology.
(b) Standard Methodology for Identification.--
(1) In general.--Key agency leadership shall jointly 
develop a standard methodology, based on chemical analysis, for 
identifying the country of origin of seafood to support 
enforcement against unlawful, unreported, and unregulated 
fishing.
(2) Requirements.--Key agency leadership shall ensure that 
the methodology developed under this subsection--
(A) is consistent with the needs of Federal and 
State law enforcement agencies in combating unlawful, 
unreported, and unregulated fishing;
(B) minimizes processing time;
(C) involves the use of a field kit that can be 
easily carried by one individual; and
(D) to the extent practicable, can be used to test 
prepared food, including raw preparations of seafood, 
such as ceviche, sashimi, sushi, and poke.
(3) Initial species for identification.--In developing the 
methodology under this subsection, key agency leadership shall 
conduct pilot studies on red snapper, as an example of a 
stationary stock, and tuna, as an example of a highly migratory 
stock.
(c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that includes the following:
(1) A summary of the methodology developed under subsection 
(b).
(2) A plan for operationalizing such methodology.
(3) If the Under Secretary determines any aspect of such 
methodology is impractical, an explanation relating thereto, 
whether additional research would make developing such a 
methodology practicable, and whether a different approach other 
than chemical analysis might be practicable.
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