H.R. 3756

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3756 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3756

To combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources 
globally.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 5, 2025

Mr. Crenshaw (for himself, Mr. Magaziner, and Mr. Begich) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 
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 combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources 
globally.

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 ``Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood 
Harvests Act of 2025'' or the ``FISH Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--Unless otherwise provided, the term 
``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the designee of the 
Administrator.
(2) Beneficial owner.--The term ``beneficial owner'' means, 
with respect to a vessel, a person that, directly or 
indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, 
relationship, or otherwise--
(A) exercises substantial control over the vessel; 
or
(B) owns not less than 50 percent of the ownership 
interests in the vessel.
(3) Fish.--The term ``fish'' means finfish, crustaceans, 
and mollusks.
(4) Forced labor.--The term ``forced labor'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
(5) IUU fishing.--The term ``IUU fishing'' means activities 
described as illegal fishing, unreported fishing, or 
unregulated fishing in paragraph 3 of the International Plan of 
Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and 
Unregulated Fishing, adopted at the 24th Session of the 
Committee on Fisheries in Rome on March 2, 2001.
(6) Regional fisheries management organization.--The terms 
``regional fisheries management organization'' and ``RFMO'' 
have the meaning given the terms in section 303 of the Port 
State Measures Agreement Act of 2015 (16 U.S.C. 7402).
(7) Seafood.--The term ``seafood'' means fish, shellfish, 
processed fish, fish meal, shellfish products, and all other 
forms of marine animal and plant life other than marine mammals 
and birds.
(8) Secretary.--Unless otherwise provided, the term 
``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce acting through 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration or the designee of the Administrator.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

It is the policy of the United States to partner, consult, and 
coordinate with foreign governments (at the national and subnational 
levels), civil society, international organizations, international 
financial institutions, subnational coastal communities, commercial and 
recreational fishing industry leaders, communities that engage in 
artisanal or subsistence fishing, fishers, and the private sector, in a 
concerted effort--
(1) to continue the broad effort across the Federal 
Government to counter IUU fishing, including any potential 
links to forced labor, human trafficking, and other threats to 
maritime security, as outlined in sections 3533 and 3534 of the 
Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8002 and 8003); and
(2) to, additionally--
(A) prioritize efforts to prevent IUU fishing at 
its sources; and
(B) support continued implementation of the Central 
Arctic Ocean Fisheries agreement, as well as joint 
research and follow-on actions that ensure 
sustainability of fish stocks in Arctic international 
waters.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF A BLACK LIST (IUU VESSEL LIST).

Section 608 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1826i) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d) 
and inserting the following:
``(c) Black List (IUU Vessel List).--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, and the Secretary of Labor, shall develop, 
maintain, and make public a list of foreign vessels, foreign 
fleets, and beneficial owners of foreign vessels or foreign 
fleets engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in 
support of IUU fishing (referred to in this section as the `IUU 
vessel list').
``(2) Inclusion on list.--The IUU vessel list shall include 
any foreign vessel, foreign fleet, or beneficial owner of a 
foreign vessel or foreign fleet for which the Secretary 
determines there is clear and convincing evidence to believe 
that a foreign vessel is any of the following (even if the 
Secretary has only partial information regarding the foreign 
vessel):
``(A) A foreign vessel listed on an IUU vessel list 
of an international fishery management organization.
``(B) A foreign vessel taking part in fishing that 
undermines the effectiveness of an international 
fishery management organization's conservation and 
management measures, including a foreign vessel--
``(i) exceeding applicable international 
fishery management organization catch limits; 
or
``(ii) that is operating inconsistent with 
relevant catch allocation arrangements of the 
international fishery management organization, 
even if operating under the authority of a 
foreign country that is not a member of the 
international fishery management organization.
``(C) A foreign vessel, either on the high seas or 
in the exclusive economic zone of another country, 
identified and reported by United States authorities to 
an international fishery management organization to be 
conducting IUU fishing when the United States has 
reason to believe the foreign country to which the 
foreign vessel is registered or documented is not 
addressing the allegation.
``(D) A foreign vessel, foreign fleet, or 
beneficial owner of a foreign vessel or foreign fleet 
on the high seas identified by United States 
authorities to be conducting IUU fishing or fishing 
that involves the use of forced labor, including 
individuals and entities subject to a withhold release 
order or a finding issued by U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) or any other U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection enforcement action, sanctions imposed 
by the Department of the Treasury under the Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 
10101 et seq.), or any other United States Government 
forced labor prevention or enforcement action that has 
not been subsequently revoked.
``(E) A foreign vessel that provides services 
(excluding emergency or enforcement services) to a 
foreign vessel that is on the IUU vessel list, 
including transshipment, resupply, refueling, or 
pilotage.
``(F) A foreign vessel that is a fishing vessel 
engaged in commercial fishing within the exclusive 
economic zone of the United States without a permit 
issued under title II of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1821 et 
seq.).
``(G) A foreign vessel that has the same beneficial 
owner as a foreign vessel on the IUU vessel list at the 
time of the infraction.
``(H) A foreign vessel or beneficial owner of a 
foreign vessel subject to economic sanctions 
administered by the Department of the Treasury Office 
of Foreign Assets Control for transnational criminal 
activity associated with IUU fishing under Executive 
Order 13581 (76 Fed. Reg. 44757, 84 Fed. Reg. 10255; 
relating to blocking property of transnational criminal 
organizations), or any other applicable economic 
sanctions program, including sanctions imposed by the 
Department of the Treasury under the Global Magnitsky 
Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10101 et 
seq.).
``(3) Nominations to be put on the black (iuu vessel) 
list.--The Secretary may receive nominations for putting a 
foreign vessel on the IUU vessel list from--
``(A) the head of an executive branch agency that 
is a member of the Interagency Working Group on IUU 
Fishing established under section 3551 of the Maritime 
SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8031);
``(B) a country that is a member of the Combined 
Maritime Forces; or
``(C) civil organizations that have data-sharing 
agreements with a member of the Interagency Working 
Group on IUU Fishing.
``(4) Procedures for addition.--The Secretary may put a 
foreign vessel on the IUU vessel list only after notification 
to the foreign vessel's beneficial owner and a review of any 
information that the owner provides within 90 days of the 
notification.
``(5) Public information.--The Secretary shall publish its 
procedures for adding foreign vessels on, and removing foreign 
vessels from, the IUU vessel list. The Secretary shall publish 
the IUU vessel list itself in the Federal Register annually and 
on a website, which shall be updated any time a foreign vessel 
is added to the IUU vessel list, and include the following 
information (as much as is available and confirmed) for each 
foreign vessel on the IUU vessel list:
``(A) The name of the foreign vessel and previous 
names of the foreign vessel.
``(B) The International Maritime Organization (IMO) 
number of the foreign vessel, or other Unique Vessel 
Identifier (such as the flag state permit number or 
authorized vessel number issued by an international 
fishery management organization).
``(C) The maritime mobile service identity number 
and call sign of the foreign vessel.
``(D) The business or corporate address of each 
beneficial owner of the foreign vessel.
``(E) The country where the foreign vessel is 
registered or documented, and where it was previously 
registered if known.
``(F) The date of inclusion on the IUU vessel list 
of the foreign vessel.
``(G) Any other Unique Vessel Identifier (UVI), if 
applicable.
``(H) Any other identifying information on the 
foreign vessel, as determined appropriate by the 
Secretary.
``(I) The basis for the Secretary's inclusion of 
the foreign vessel on the IUU vessel list under 
paragraph (2).
``(d) Consequences of Being on Black List (IUU Vessel List).--
``(1) In general.--Except for the purposes of inspection 
and enforcement or in case of force majeure, a foreign vessel 
on the IUU vessel list is prohibited from--
``(A) accessing United States ports and using port 
services;
``(B) traveling through the United States 
territorial sea unless it is conducting innocent 
passage; and
``(C) delivering or receiving supplies or services, 
or transshipment, within waters subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States, unless such 
prohibition would be inconsistent with customary 
international law.
``(2) Servicing prohibited.--No vessel of the United States 
may service a foreign vessel that is on the IUU vessel list, 
except in an emergency involving life and safety or to 
facilitate enforcement.
``(3) Imports prohibited.--The import of seafood or seafood 
products caught, processed, or transported by foreign vessels 
on the IUU vessel list is prohibited and shall be subject to 
the enforcement provisions of section 606.
``(4) Fishing treaties and agreements.--It should be a 
priority for United States delegations to--
``(A) advocate for the incorporation of articles in 
international fishery management organizations 
providing identical or similar safeguards described in 
this section in new and updated bilateral or 
multilateral fishing treaties; and
``(B) encourage parties to international and 
regional fisheries organizations that the United States 
is party to, or holds observer status, to take similar 
measures described in this section.
``(e) Enforcement of Black List (IUU Vessel List).--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
foreign vessel on the IUU vessel list and the cargo of such 
vessel shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture to the United 
States in the same manner as merchandise is forfeited for 
violation of the customs revenue laws.
``(2) Exception.--The cargo of seafood of a foreign vessel 
on the IUU vessel list shall not be subject to seizure and 
forfeiture to the United States if the cargo of seafood is in 
the possession of an importer who has paid for the cargo of 
seafood and did not know, or did not have any reason to know, 
that the seafood was the product of IUU fishing.
``(f) Permanency of Black List (IUU Vessel List).--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
through (4), a foreign vessel, foreign fleet, or beneficial 
owner of a foreign vessel or foreign fleet that is put on the 
IUU vessel list shall remain on the IUU vessel list.
``(2) Revocation of wro.--The Secretary shall remove a 
foreign vessel or foreign fleet from the IUU vessel list if the 
foreign vessel was added to the IUU vessel list because it was 
found by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to have had a 
withhold release order or a finding issued pursuant to section 
307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) and the withhold 
release order was subsequently revoked.
``(3) Application by owner for potential removal.--
``(A) In general.--In consultation with the 
Secretary of State and the U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, the Secretary may remove a foreign vessel, 
foreign fleet, or beneficial owner of a foreign vessel 
or foreign fleet from the IUU vessel list if the 
beneficial owner of the foreign vessel submits an 
application for removal to the Secretary that meets the 
standards that the Secretary has set out for removal.
``(B) Standards.--The Secretary shall include in 
the standards set out for removal a determination that 
the foreign vessel or foreign vessel owner has not 
engaged in IUU fishing or fishing that involves the use 
of forced labor during the 5-year period preceding the 
date of the application for removal. The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State and the U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, shall determine whether 
each application for removal demonstrates that 
sufficient corrective action has been taken to 
remediate the violations and infractions that led to 
the inclusion on the IUU vessel list.
``(C) Consideration of relevant information.--In 
considering an application for removal, the Secretary 
shall consider relevant information from all sources.
``(4) Removal due to international fishery management 
organization action.--The Secretary may remove a foreign vessel 
from the IUU vessel list if the foreign vessel was put on the 
list because it was a foreign vessel listed on an IUU vessel 
list of an international fishery management organization, 
pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(A), and the international fishery 
management organization removed the foreign vessel from its IUU 
vessel list.
``(g) Regulations and Process.--Not later than 12 months after the 
date of enactment of the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act 
of 2025, the Secretary shall issue regulations to set a process for 
establishing, maintaining, implementing, and publishing the IUU vessel 
list. The Administrator may add or remove a foreign vessel, foreign 
fleet, or beneficial owner of a foreign vessel or foreign fleet from 
the IUU vessel list on the date the foreign vessel becomes eligible for 
such addition or removal.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Administrator.--Unless otherwise provided, the term 
`Administrator' means the Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration or the designee of the 
Administrator.
``(2) Beneficial owner.--The term `beneficial owner' means, 
with respect to a vessel, a person that, directly or 
indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, 
relationship, or otherwise--
``(A) exercises substantial control over the 
vessel; or
``(B) owns not less than 50 percent of the 
ownership interests in the vessel.
``(3) Forced labor.--The term `forced labor' has the 
meaning given that term in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
``(4) Foreign vessel.--The term `foreign vessel' has the 
meaning given the term in section 110 of title 46, United 
States Code.
``(5) International fishery management organization.--The 
term `international fishery management organization' means an 
international organization established by any bilateral or 
multilateral treaty, convention, or agreement for the 
conservation and management of fish.
``(6) IUU fishing.--The term `IUU fishing' means activities 
described as illegal fishing, unreported fishing, or 
unregulated fishing in paragraph 3 of the International Plan of 
Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and 
Unregulated Fishing, adopted at the 24th Session of the 
Committee on Fisheries in Rome on March 2, 2001.
``(7) Seafood.--The term `seafood' means fish, shellfish, 
processed fish, fish meal, shellfish products, and all other 
forms of marine animal and plant life other than marine mammals 
and birds.
``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Commerce to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030.''.

SEC. 5. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.

(a) Authorization for Sanctions.--The Secretary of the Treasury may 
impose the measures described in subsection (b) with respect to--
(1) any foreign person or foreign vessel, regardless of 
ownership, that the Secretary of the Treasury determines has 
participated in--
(A) the sale, supply, purchase, or transfer 
(including transportation) of a fish species that is an 
endangered species, as defined in section of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532), 
directly or indirectly; or
(B) IUU fishing;
(2) a leader or official of an entity that has engaged in, 
or whose members have engaged in, any of the activities 
described in paragraph (1);
(3) an entity determined to have owned, operated, 
chartered, or controlled a vessel whose personnel are engaged 
in the activities described in paragraph (1) at a time period 
relating to the activities;
(4) an entity that commits any action described in section 
608(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1826i) as a basis to be put on the IUU vessel 
list under such section; and
(5) an entity that has materially assisted, sponsored, or 
provided financial, material, or technological support for, or 
goods or services in support of, a foreign person or foreign 
vessel described in paragraph (1).
(b) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions to be imposed under 
subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Blocking of property.--Notwithstanding section 202 of 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701), the exercise of all powers granted to the President by 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all 
transactions in all property and interests in property of a 
foreign person or entity described in subsection (a) including, 
to the extent appropriate, the vessel of which the person is 
the beneficial owner, if such property and interests in 
property are in the United States, come within the United 
States, or are or come within the possession or control of a 
United States person.
(2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) Visas, admission, or parole.--A foreign person 
described in subsection (a) is--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to receive 
any other benefit under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The visa or other entry 
documentation of a foreign person described in 
subsection (a) shall be revoked, regardless of 
when such visa or other entry documentation is 
or was issued.
(ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under 
clause (i) shall, in accordance with section 
221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1201(i))--
(I) take effect; and
(II) cancel any other valid visa or 
entry documentation that is in the 
person's possession.
(c) Implementation; Penalties.--
(1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 
1704) to carry out this section.
(2) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to 
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of this 
section or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry 
out this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same 
extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in 
subsection (a) of that section.
(d) National Interest Waiver.--The President may waive the 
imposition of sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign 
person or entity.
(e) Exceptions.--
(1) Exceptions for authorized intelligence and law 
enforcement activities.--This section shall not apply with 
respect to activities subject to the reporting requirements 
under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, 
or national security activities of the United States.
(2) Exception to comply with international agreements.--
Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect 
to the admission of an alien to the United States if such 
admission is necessary to comply with the obligations of the 
United States under the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of 
the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and 
entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United 
Nations and the United States, or the Convention on Consular 
Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into 
force March 19, 1967, or other international obligations.
(3) Exception for safety of vessels and crew.--Sanctions 
under this section shall not apply with respect to a person or 
entity providing provisions to a vessel identified under 
section 608(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826i) if such provisions are 
intended for the safety and care of the crew aboard the vessel, 
or the maintenance of the vessel to avoid any environmental or 
other significant damage.
(4) Humanitarian exception.--The President may not impose 
sanctions under this section with respect to any person or 
entity for conducting or facilitating a transaction for the 
sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, or medical 
devices or for the provision of humanitarian assistance.
(f) Rulemaking.--
(1) In general.--The President is authorized to promulgate 
such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this section (which may include regulatory 
exceptions), including under section 205 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1704).
(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section, or in 
any amendment made by this section, may be construed to limit 
the authority of the President pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Admission; admitted; alien; lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence.--The terms ``admission'', ``admitted'', 
``alien'', and ``lawfully admitted for permanent residence'' 
have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
(2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an 
individual or entity that is not a United States person.
(3) United states person.--The term ``United States 
person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the 
United States or any jurisdiction within the United 
States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; 
or
(C) any person in the United States.

SEC. 6. AGREEMENTS.

(a) Presidential Negotiation.--In negotiating any relevant 
agreement with a foreign nation or nations after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the President is encouraged to consider the impacts on or 
to IUU fishing and fishing that involves the use of forced labor and 
strive to ensure that the agreement strengthens efforts to combat IUU 
fishing and fishing that involves the use of forced labor.
(b) Federal Government Encouragement.--The Federal Government 
should encourage other nations to ratify treaties and agreements that 
address IUU fishing to which the United States is a party, including 
the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, the High Seas Fishing Compliance 
Agreement, the Port State Measures Agreement, and other applicable 
agreements, and pursue bilateral and multilateral initiatives to raise 
international ambition to combat IUU fishing, including in the G7 and 
G20, the United Nations, the International Labor Organization (ILO), 
and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and through 
voluntary multilateral efforts. The bilateral and multilateral 
initiatives should address underlying drivers of IUU fishing and 
fishing that involves the use of forced labor, such as the practice of 
transshipment, flags of convenience vessels, and government subsidies 
of the distant water fishing industry.
(c) Transparency for Non-Binding Instruments Concluded Under This 
Section.--Any memorandum of understanding or other non-binding 
instrument to further the objectives of this section shall be 
considered a qualifying non-binding instrument for purposes of section 
112b of title 1, United States Code.

SEC. 7. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.

(a) Increase Boarding of Vessels Suspected of IUU Fishing.--The 
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall strive, in accordance with the UN 
Fish Stocks Agreement, to increase, from year to year, its observation 
of vessels on the high seas that are suspected of IUU fishing and 
related harmful practices, and is encouraged to consider boarding these 
vessels to the greatest extent practicable.
(b) Follow Up.--The Administrator shall, in consultation with the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Secretary of State, coordinate 
regularly with regional fisheries management organizations to determine 
what corrective measures each country has taken after vessels that are 
registered or documented by the country have been boarded for suspected 
IUU fishing.
(c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act and in accordance with information management rules of the 
relevant regional fisheries management organizations, the Commandant of 
the Coast Guard shall submit a report to Congress on--
(1) the total number of bilateral agreements utilized or 
enacted during Coast Guard counter-IUU patrols and future 
patrol plans for operations with partner nations where 
bilateral agreements are required to effectively execute the 
counter-IUU mission and any changes to IUU provisions in 
bilateral agreements;
(2) incidents of IUU fishing observed while conducting High 
Seas Boarding and Inspections (HSBI), how the conduct is 
tracked after referral to the respective country where the 
vessel is registered or documented, and what actions are taken 
to document or otherwise act on the enforcement, or lack 
thereof, taken by the country;
(3) the country where the vessel is registered or 
documented, the country where the vessel was previously 
registered and documented if known, and status of a vessel 
interdicted or observed to be engaged in IUU fishing on the 
high seas by the Coast Guard;
(4) incident details on vessels observed to be engaged in 
IUU fishing on the high seas, boarding refusals, and what 
action was taken; and
(5) any other potential enforcement actions that could 
decrease IUU fishing on the high seas.

SEC. 8. IMPROVED MANAGEMENT AT THE REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT 
ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing.--Section 3551(c) of 
the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8031(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'' after the 
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(15) developing a strategy for leveraging enforcement 
capacity against IUU fishing, particularly focusing on nations 
identified under section 609(a) of the High Seas Driftnet 
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)); and
``(16) developing a strategy for leveraging enforcement 
capacity against associated abuses, such as fishing that 
involves the use of forced labor and other illegal labor 
practices, and increasing enforcement and other actions across 
relevant import control and assessment programs, using as 
resources--
``(A) the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or 
Forced Labor produced pursuant to section 105 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (22 U.S.C. 7112);
``(B) the Trafficking in Persons Report required 
under section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107);
``(C) United States Customs and Border Protection's 
Forced Labor Division and enforcement activities and 
regulations authorized under section 307 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); and
``(D) reports submitted under the Uyghur Human 
Rights Policy Act of 2020 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note).''.
(b) Secretary of State Identification.--The Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the 
Administrator, shall--
(1) identify regional fisheries management organizations 
that the United States is party to that do not have a high seas 
boarding and inspection program; and
(2) identify obstacles, needed authorities, or existing 
efforts to increase implementation of these programs, and take 
action as appropriate.

SEC. 9. STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE DATA COLLECTION, SHARING, AND ANALYSIS.

Section 3552 of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8032) is amended 
by adding at the end:
``(c) Strategies To Optimize Data Collection, Sharing, and 
Analysis.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the 
Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025, the Working 
Group shall identify 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 collected 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 Defense, 
recommendations for joint enforcement protocols, collaboration, 
and information sharing between Federal agencies and States.
``(4) Recommendations for sharing and developing forensic 
resources between Federal agencies and States.
``(5) Recommendations for enhancing capacity for United 
States Customs and Border Protection and National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration to conduct more effective field 
investigations and enforcement efforts with U.S. state 
enforcement officials.
``(6) Recommendations for improving data collection and 
automated risk-targeting of seafood imports within the United 
States International Trade Data System and Automated Commercial 
Environment.
``(7) Recommendations for the dissemination of IUU fishing 
and fishing that involves the use of forced labor analysis and 
information to those governmental and non-governmental entities 
that could use it for action and awareness, with the aim to 
establish 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 Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, and the Secretary 
of Commerce, in consultation 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 
encouraged 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 Expertise 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 resources to provide support to 
nations' fisheries sectors. This analysis may include an assessment of 
potential avenues for in-country public-private collaboration and 
multilateral collaboration on developing local fisheries science, 
fisheries management, maritime enforcement, and maritime judicial 
capabilities.

SEC. 11. PREVENTING IMPORTATION OF SEAFOOD AND SEAFOOD PRODUCTS FROM 
FOREIGN VESSELS USING FORCED LABOR.

The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 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 Secretary of Homeland Security, with 
support from the Administrator and the Working Group established under 
section 3551 of the Maritime SAFE Act (16 U.S.C. 8031), shall conduct a 
study to assess the impact of new technology (such as remote observing, 
the use of drones, development of risk assessment tools and data-
sharing software, immediate containerization of fish on fishing 
vessels, satellite Wi-Fi technology on fishing vessels, and other 
technology-enhanced new fishing practices) on IUU fishing and 
associated crimes (such as trafficking and fishing involving the use of 
forced labor) and propose ways to integrate 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 Representative, shall--
(1) conduct a study on the collaboration between the 
Russian and Chinese fishing industries and on the role of 
seafood reprocessing in China (including that of raw materials 
originating in Russia) in global seafood markets and its impact 
on United States seafood importers, processors, and consumers; 
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.--
``(1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation 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 occurrence 
and extent of IUU fishing and fishing involving the use 
of forced labor among all flag states.
``(B) An evaluation of the costs to the United 
States economy of IUU fishing and fishing involving the 
use of forced labor.
``(C) An assessment of the costs to the global 
economy of IUU fishing and fishing involving the use of 
forced labor.
``(D) An assessment of the effectiveness of 
response strategies to counter IUU fishing, including 
both domestic programs and foreign capacity-building 
and partnering programs.
``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $4,000,000.''.
(d) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 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.
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