[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1334 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 168
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1334

 To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and 
   unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to 
       implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 13, 2015

Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
 Markey, and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                             Transportation

                             July 28, 2015

                Reported by Mr. Thune, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and 
   unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to 
       implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Illegal, Unreported, and 
Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 2. Table of contents.
    <DELETED>TITLE I--STRENGTHENING FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS

<DELETED>Sec. 101. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
                            Moratorium Protection Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries 
                            Enforcement Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Amendments to North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 
                            1992.
<DELETED>Sec. 104. Amendments to the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985.
<DELETED>Sec. 105. Amendments to the Western and Central Pacific 
                            Fisheries Convention Implementation Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 106. Amendments to the Antarctic Marine Living Resources 
                            Convention Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 107. Amendments to the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 108. Amendments to the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act 
                            of 1965.
<DELETED>Sec. 109. Amendments to the Dolphin Protection Consumer 
                            Information Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 110. Amendments to the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 
                            1982.
<DELETED>Sec. 111. Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 
                            Convention Act of 1995.
<DELETED>Sec. 112. Amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
                            Conservation and Management Act.
      <DELETED>TITLE II--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANTIGUA CONVENTION

<DELETED>Sec. 201. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Amendment of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Commissioners; number, appointment, and 
                            qualifications.
<DELETED>Sec. 205. General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory 
                            Subcommittee.
<DELETED>Sec. 206. Rulemaking.
<DELETED>Sec. 207. Prohibited acts.
<DELETED>Sec. 208. Enforcement.
<DELETED>Sec. 209. Reduction of bycatch.
<DELETED>Sec. 210. Repeal of Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 
                            1984.
<DELETED>TITLE III--AGREEMENT ON PORT STATE MEASURES TO PREVENT, DETER 
       AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING

<DELETED>Sec. 301. Short title.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Purpose.
<DELETED>Sec. 303. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 304. Duties and authorities of the secretary.
<DELETED>Sec. 305. Authorization or denial of port entry.
<DELETED>Sec. 306. Inspections.
<DELETED>Sec. 307. Prohibited acts.
<DELETED>Sec. 308. Enforcement.
<DELETED>Sec. 309. International cooperation and assistance.
<DELETED>Sec. 310. Relationship to other laws.

         <DELETED>TITLE I--STRENGTHENING FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT 
                          MECHANISMS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET FISHING 
              MORATORIUM PROTECTION ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Administration and Enforcement.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Section 606 of the High Seas 
        Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g) is 
        amended by striking ``The President'' and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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 Secretary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable 
basis or otherwise, 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Acts to Which Section Applies.--This section applies 
to the following Acts:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 
        U.S.C. 3631 et seq.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1385).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) The Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 
        951 et seq.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) The North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 
        1992 (16 U.S.C. 5001 et seq.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 
        (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention 
        Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 
        Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et 
        seq.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) The Antigua Convention Implementing Act of 
        2015.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Administration and Enforcement.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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, 1859, 1860, 
        and 1861) were incorporated into and made a part of and 
        applicable to this Act and each such Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) International cooperation.--The Secretary 
        may, subject to appropriations and in the course of carrying 
        out the Secretary's responsibilities under the Acts to which 
        this section applies, engage in international cooperation to 
        help other nations combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated 
        fishing and achieve sustainable fisheries.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Special Rules.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Additional enforcement authority.--In 
        addition to the powers of officers authorized pursuant to 
        subsection (c), any officer who is authorized by the Secretary, 
        or the head of any Federal or State agency that has entered 
        into an agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a), may 
        enforce the provisions of any Act to which this section 
        applies, with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as 
        though section 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
        and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861) were incorporated into and 
        made a part of each such Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Disclosure of enforcement information.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, subject 
                to the data confidentiality provisions in section 402 
                of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
                Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a), may disclose, as 
                necessary and appropriate, information, including 
                information collected under joint authority of the 
                Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
                Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and the Atlantic Tunas 
                Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) or the 
                Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 
                Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) or other 
                statutes implementing international fishery agreements, 
                to any other Federal or State government agency, the 
                Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 
                Nations, the secretariat or equivalent of an 
                international fishery management organization or 
                arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery 
                agreement, or a foreign government, if--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) such government, 
                        organization, or arrangement has policies and 
                        procedures to protect such information from 
                        unintended or unauthorized disclosure; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) such disclosure is 
                        necessary--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) to ensure compliance 
                                with any law or regulation enforced or 
                                administered by the 
                                Secretary;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) to administer or 
                                enforce any international fishery 
                                agreement to which the United States is 
                                a party;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) to administer or 
                                enforce a binding conservation measure 
                                adopted by any international 
                                organization or arrangement to which 
                                the United States is a party;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) to assist in any 
                                investigative, judicial, or 
                                administrative enforcement proceeding 
                                in the United States; or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(V) to assist in any law 
                                enforcement action undertaken by a law 
                                enforcement agency of a foreign 
                                government, or in relation to a legal 
                                proceeding undertaken by a foreign 
                                government to the extent the 
                                enforcement action is consistent with 
                                rules and regulations of a regional 
                                fishery management organization that 
                                the United States is a member of, or 
                                the Secretary has determined that the 
                                enforcement action is consistent with 
                                the requirements under Federal law for 
                                enforcement actions with respect to 
                                illegal, unreported, and unregulated 
                                fishing.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Data confidentiality provisions not 
                applicable.--The data confidentiality provisions of 
                section 402 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
                Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a) shall 
                not apply with respect to this Act with respect to--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) any obligation of the United 
                        States to share information under a Regional 
                        Fishery Management Organization to which the 
                        United States is a party; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) with respect to any 
                        information collected by the Secretary 
                        regarding foreign vessels.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Prohibited Acts.--It is unlawful for any person--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) to violate any provision of this Act or any 
        regulation or permit issued pursuant to this Act;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) to refuse to permit any officer authorized 
        to enforce the provisions of this Act to board, search, or 
        inspect a vessel, subject to such person's control for the 
        purposes of conducting any search, investigation, or inspection 
        in connection with the enforcement of this Act, any regulation 
        promulgated under this Act, or any Act to which this section 
        applies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 
        intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized officer in 
        the conduct of any search, investigation, or inspection 
        described in paragraph (2);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) to resist a lawful arrest for any act 
        prohibited by this section or any Act to which this section 
        applies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any 
        means, the apprehension, arrest, or detection of an other 
        person, knowing that such person has committed any act 
        prohibited by this section or any Act to which this section 
        applies; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 
        intimidate, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) any observer on a vessel under this 
                Act or any Act to which this section applies; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) any data collector employed by the 
                National Marine Fisheries Service or under contract to 
                any person to carry out responsibilities under this Act 
                or any Act to which this section applies.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Civil Penalty.--Any person who commits any act that 
is unlawful under subsection (e) shall be liable to the United States 
for a civil penalty, and may be subject to a permit sanction, under 
section 308 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1858).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Criminal Penalty.--Any person who commits an act 
that is unlawful under paragraph (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of 
subsection (e) is deemed to be guilty of an offense punishable under 
section 309(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1859(b)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Utilization of Federal Agency Assets.--The 
President''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Actions To Improve the Effectiveness of International 
Fishery Management Organizations.--Section 608 of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( (16 U.S.C. 1826i) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before 
        ``The Secretary, in'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph 
        (1) of this subsection) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, 
        or arrangements made pursuant to an international fishery 
        agreement,'' after ``organizations''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        subsections:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Disclosure of Information.--The Secretary, subject 
to the data confidentiality provisions in section 402 of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a), may 
disclose, as necessary and appropriate, information, including 
information collected under joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and 
the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.), the 
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), any other statute implementing an international 
fishery agreement, to any other Federal or State government agency, the 
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, or the 
secretariat or equivalent of an international fishery management 
organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery 
agreement, if such government, organization, or arrangement, 
respectively, has policies and procedures to protect such information 
from unintended or unauthorized disclosure.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) IUU Vessel Lists.--The Secretary may--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) develop, maintain, and make public a list of 
        vessels and vessel owners engaged in illegal, unreported, or 
        unregulated fishing or fishing-related activities in support of 
        illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, including vessels 
        or vessel owners identified by an international fishery 
        management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an 
        international fishery agreement, that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the United States is party to; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the United States is not party to, 
                but whose procedures and criteria in developing and 
                maintaining a list of such vessels and vessel owners 
                are substantially similar to such procedures and 
                criteria adopted pursuant to an international fishery 
                agreement to which the United States is a party; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) take appropriate action against listed 
        vessels and vessel owners, including action against fish, fish 
        parts, or fish products from such vessels, in accordance with 
        applicable United States law and consistent with applicable 
        international law, including principles, rights, and 
        obligations established in applicable international fishery 
        management agreements and trade agreements.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary may promulgate 
regulations to implement this section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Notification Regarding Identification of Nations.--
Section 609(b) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(b)) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify the 
President and that nation of an identification made under subsection 
(a).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Nations Identified Under Section 610.--Section 
610(b)(1) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826k(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) notify, as soon as possible, the President 
        and nations that have been identified under subsection (a), and 
        other nations whose vessels engage in fishing activities or 
        practices described in subsection (a), about the provisions of 
        this section and this Act;''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Effect of Certification Under Section 609.--Section 
609(d)(3)(A)(i) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``that has not 
been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Effect of Certification Under Section 610.--Section 
610(c)(5) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826k(c)(5)) is amended by striking ``that has not been 
certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Identification of Nations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Scope of identification for actions of fishing 
        vessels.--Section 609(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
        Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)) is amended--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
                (1)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by inserting ``, based on a 
                        cumulative compilation and analysis of data 
                        collected and provided by international fishery 
                        management organizations and other nations and 
                        organizations,'' after ``shall''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``2 years,'' and 
                        inserting ``3 years,'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by inserting ``that undermines 
                        the effectiveness of measures required by an 
                        international fishery management organization, 
                        taking into account whether'' after ``(1)''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``vessels 
                        of''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Additional grounds for identification.--
        Section 609(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)), as amended by 
        paragraph (1), is further amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
                (2) in order as subparagraphs (A) and (B) (and by 
                moving the margins of such subparagraphs 2 ems to the 
                right);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting before the first sentence 
                the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Identification for actions of fishing 
        vessels.--''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Identification for actions of nation.--
        Taking into account the factors described under paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall identify, and list in such report, a 
        nation--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) if it is violating, or has violated 
                at any point during the preceding three years, 
                conservation and management measures required under an 
                international fishery management agreement to which the 
                United States is a party and the violations undermine 
                the effectiveness of such measures; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) if it is failing, or has failed in 
                the preceding 3-year period, to effectively address or 
                regulate illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing in 
                areas described under paragraph (1)(B).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Application to other entities.--Where the 
        provisions of this Act are applicable to nations, they shall 
        also be applicable, as appropriate, to other entities that have 
        competency to enter into international fishery management 
        agreements.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Period of fishing practices supporting 
        identification.--Section 610(a)(1)(A) of the High Seas Driftnet 
        Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(a)(1)(A)) is 
        amended by striking ``calendar year'' and inserting ``3 
        years''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $450,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to implement the amendments made by 
subsections (b) and (g).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) Technical Corrections.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Section 607.--Section 607(2) of the High Seas 
        Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826h(2)) 
        is amended by striking ``whose vessels'' and inserting 
        ``that''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Section 609.--Section 609(d) of the High Seas 
        Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)) 
        is amended as follows:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding 
                        paragraph (1), by striking ``of its fishing 
                        vessels''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (A), is 
                        amended by striking ``of its fishing 
                        vessels''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) In paragraph (2), in the matter 
                preceding subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``for 
                        certification,'' and inserting ``to 
                        authorize,'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by inserting ``the 
                        importation'' after ``or other 
                        basis'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by striking ``harvesting''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) by striking ``not certified 
                        under paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``issued a 
                        negative certification under paragraph 
                        (1)''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Section 610.--Section 610 of the High Seas 
        Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k) is 
        amended as follows:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In subsection (a)(1), by striking 
                ``practices;'' and inserting ``practices--''.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) In subsection (c)(4), by striking all 
                preceding subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Alternative procedure.--The Secretary may 
        establish a procedure to authorize, on a shipment-by-shipment, 
        shipper-by-shipper, or other basis the importation of fish or 
        fish products from a vessel of a nation issued a negative 
        certification under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines 
        that such imports were harvested by practices that do not 
        result in bycatch of a protected marine species, or were 
        harvested by practices that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) are comparable to those of the 
                United States, taking into account different 
                conditions; and''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET FISHERIES 
              ENFORCEMENT ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Negative Certification Effects.--Section 101 of the 
High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)(2)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                (A), by striking ``recognized principles of'' after 
                ``in accordance with'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``(1);'' and inserting ``(1) or, as appropriate, for 
                fishing vessels of a nation that receives a negative 
                certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of 
                the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 
                Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) and 1826k(c));''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                except for the purposes of inspecting such vessel, 
                conducting an investigation, or taking other 
                appropriate enforcement action'' before the period at 
                the end; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraphs (1)(A)(i), (1)(B), and 
                (2), by striking ``or illegal, unreported, or 
                unregulated fishing'' each place that term 
                appears;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking 
                ``(1)(A);'' and inserting ``(1)(A) or a negative 
                certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of 
                the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 
                Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) and 1826k(c));''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (4)(A)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding clause 
                        (i), by striking ``paragraph (1),'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (1) or issues a negative 
                        certification under section 609(d) or section 
                        610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
                        Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) 
                        and 1826k(c)),''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in clause (i)--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) by striking ``or 
                                illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
                                fishing''; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) by striking 
                                ``nation;'' and inserting ``nation, or 
                                to address the offending activities for 
                                which a nation received a negative 
                                certification under section 609(d) or 
                                610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet 
                                Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
                                U.S.C. 1826j(d), 1826k(c))''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Duration of Negative Certification Effects.--Section 
102 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826b) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``or illegal, unreported, or 
        unregulated fishing''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``or effectively addressed the offending activities 
        for which the nation received a negative certification under 
        609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
        Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d), 1826k(c))''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS TO NORTH PACIFIC ANADROMOUS STOCKS ACT OF 
              1992.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Unlawful Activities.--Section 810 of the North Pacific 
Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5009) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, 
        investigation,'' after ``search''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``, 
        investigation,'' after ``search''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--Section 811 
of the Northern Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5010) 
is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 811. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and 
enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet 
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 104. AMENDMENTS TO THE PACIFIC SALMON TREATY ACT OF 
              1985.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 8 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3637) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by inserting ``, 
                        investigation,'' after ``search''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``this title;'' 
                        and inserting ``this Act;'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by inserting ``, 
                        investigation,'' after ``search''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``subparagraph 
                        (2);'' and inserting ``paragraph (2);''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``this 
                title; or'' and inserting ``this Act;''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and 
        inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For 
additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this 
Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 105. AMENDMENTS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC 
              FISHERIES CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 
Implementation Act is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by amending section 506(c) (16 U.S.C. 6905(c)) 
        to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For 
additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this 
Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in section 507(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 6906(a)(2)) by 
        striking ``suspension, on'' and inserting ``suspension, 
        of''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 106. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES 
              CONVENTION ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 
1984 is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in section 306 (16 U.S.C. 2435)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``which 
                he knows, or reasonably should have known, 
                was'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, 
                investigation,'' after ``search''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, 
                investigation,'' after ``search''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in section 307 (16 U.S.C. 2436)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' 
                before ``The Secretary of Commerce''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Regulations To Implement Conservation Measures.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections 
        (b), (c), and (d) of section 553 of title 5, United States 
        Code, the Secretary of Commerce may publish in the Federal 
        Register a final regulation to implement any conservation 
        measure for which the Secretary of State notifies the 
        Commission under section 305(a)(1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) that has been in effect for 12 
                months or less;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) that is adopted by the Commission; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) with respect to which the Secretary 
                of State does not notify Commission in accordance with 
                section 305(a)(1) within the time period allotted for 
                objections under Article IX of the 
                Convention.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Entering into force.--Upon publication of 
        such regulation in the Federal Register, such conservation 
        measure shall enter into force with respect to the United 
        States.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 107. AMENDMENTS TO THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION 
              ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in section 6(c)(2) (16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(2))--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting 
                ``(i)'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting 
                ``(ii)'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(B) Notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (A) 
and subsections (b) and (c) of section 553 of title 5, United States 
Code, the Secretary may issue final regulations to implement Commission 
recommendations referred to in paragraph (1) concerning trade 
restrictive measures against nations or fishing entities.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in section 7 (16 U.S.C. 971e) by striking 
        subsections (e) and (f) and redesignating subsection (g) as 
        subsection (e);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in section 8 (16 U.S.C. 971f)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting before subsection (b) the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and 
enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet 
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in section 8(b) by striking ``the enforcement 
        activities specified in section 8(a) of this Act'' each place 
        it appears and inserting ``enforcement activities with respect 
        to this Act that are otherwise authorized by law''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by striking section 11 (16 U.S.C. 971j) and 
        redesignating sections 12 and 13 as sections 11 and 12, 
        respectively.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 108. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS FISHING COMPLIANCE ACT 
              OF 1965.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 104(f) of the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 
1995 (16 U.S.C. 5503(f)) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Validity.--A permit issued under this section for a 
vessel is void if--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) any other permit or authorization required 
        for the vessel to fish is expired, revoked, or suspended; 
        or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the vessel is no longer documented under the 
        laws of the United States or eligible for such 
        documentation.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 109. AMENDMENTS TO THE DOLPHIN PROTECTION CONSUMER 
              INFORMATION ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (16 U.S.C. 
1385) is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as 
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For 
additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this 
Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 110. AMENDMENTS TO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT ACT OF 
              1982.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 7 of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 
U.S.C. 773e) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a) by redesignating paragraphs 
        (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as 
        paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesignated, by 
        inserting ``, investigation,'' before ``or 
        inspection'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in paragraph (1)(C), as so redesignated, by 
        inserting ``, investigation,'' before ``or 
        inspection'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in paragraph (1)(E), as so redesignated, by 
        striking ``or'' after the semicolon; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) in paragraph (1)(F), as so redesignated, by 
        striking ``section.'' and inserting ``section; or''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 111. AMENDMENTS TO THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES 
              CONVENTION ACT OF 1995.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 207 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention 
Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 5606) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and 
        penalties'' and inserting ``and enforcement'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``, 
        investigation,'' before ``or inspection'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``, 
        investigation,'' before ``or inspection''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and 
        inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For 
additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this 
Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 112. AMENDMENT TO THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY 
              CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 307(1)(Q) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(Q)) is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon the following: ``or any treaty or in 
contravention of any binding conservation measure adopted by an 
international agreement or organization to which the United States is a 
party''.</DELETED>

 <DELETED>TITLE II--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANTIGUA CONVENTION</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This title may be cited as the ``Antigua Convention 
Implementing Act of 2015''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. AMENDMENT OF THE TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT OF 
              1950.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, 
or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Tuna 
Conventions Act of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 2 (16 U.S.C. 951) is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Antigua convention.--The term `Antigua 
        Convention' means the Convention for the Strengthening of the 
        Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949 
        Convention Between the United States of America and the 
        Republic of Costa Rica, signed at Washington, November 14, 
        2003.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the 
        Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission provided for by the 
        Convention.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Convention.--The term `Convention' means--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the Convention for the Establishment 
                of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, signed 
                at Washington, May 31, 1949, by the United States of 
                America and the Republic of Costa Rica;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Antigua Convention, upon its 
                entry into force for the United States, and any 
                amendments thereto that are in force for the United 
                States; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) both such Conventions, as the 
                context requires.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Person.--The term `person' means an 
        individual, partnership, corporation, or association subject to 
        the jurisdiction of the United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) United states.--The term `United States' 
        includes all areas under the sovereignty of the United 
        States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) United states commissioners.--The term 
        `United States commissioners' means the individuals appointed 
        in accordance with section 3(a).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 204. COMMISSIONERS; NUMBER, APPOINTMENT, AND 
              QUALIFICATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 952) is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 3. COMMISSIONERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Commissioners.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The United States shall be 
        represented on the Commission by 5 United States 
        Commissioners.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Appointment.--The President shall appoint 
        individuals to serve on the Commission at the pleasure of the 
        President. In making the appointments, the President shall 
        select Commissioners from among individuals who are 
        knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly migratory fish 
        stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, including the 
        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) One Commissioner shall be an officer 
                or employee of the Department of Commerce.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) One Commissioner shall be the 
                chairman or a member of the Western Pacific Fishery 
                Management Council.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) One commissioner shall be the 
                chairman or a member of the Pacific Fishery Management 
                Council.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Limitation.--No more than two Commissioners 
        may reside in a State other than a State whose vessels maintain 
        a substantial fishery in the area of the Convention.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Alternate Commissioners.--The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary, may designate from time to time and 
for periods of time deemed appropriate Alternate United States 
Commissioners to the Commission. Any Alternate United States 
Commissioner may exercise, at any meeting of the Commission or of the 
General Advisory Committee or Scientific Advisory Subcommittee 
established pursuant to section 4(b), all powers and duties of a United 
States Commissioner in the absence of any United States Commissioner 
appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for whatever 
reason. The number of such Alternate United States Commissioners that 
may be designated for any such meeting shall be limited to the number 
of United States Commissioners appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of 
this section who will not be present at such meeting.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Administrative Matters.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Employment status.--Individuals serving as 
        United States Commissioners, other than officers or employees 
        of the United States Government, shall not be considered 
        Federal employees except for the purposes of injury 
        compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 
        of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
        United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Compensation.--The United States 
        Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners, although officers of 
        the United States while so serving, shall receive no 
        compensation for their services as United States Commissioners 
        or Alternate Commissioners.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Travel expenses.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) The Secretary of State shall pay the 
                necessary travel expenses of United States 
                Commissioners and Alternate United States Commissioners 
                to meetings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
                Commission and other meetings the Secretary of State 
                deems necessary to fulfill their duties, in accordance 
                with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 
                5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, United 
                States Code.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) The Secretary may reimburse the 
                Secretary of State for amounts expended by the 
                Secretary of State under this subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Supervision.--United States Commissioners and 
alternative commissioners shall be subject to the supervision of the 
Secretary of Commerce.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 205. GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY 
              SUBCOMMITTEE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 953) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) General Advisory Committee.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Appointments; public participation; 
        compensation.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) The Secretary, in consultation with 
                the Secretary of State, shall appoint a General 
                Advisory Committee which shall consist of not more than 
                25 individuals who shall be representative of the 
                various groups concerned with the fisheries covered by 
                the Convention, including nongovernmental conservation 
                organizations, providing to the maximum extent 
                practicable an equitable balance among such groups. 
                Members of the General Advisory Committee will be 
                eligible to participate as members of the United States 
                delegation to the Commission and its working groups to 
                the extent the Commission rules and space for 
                delegations allow.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) The chair of the Pacific Fishery 
                Management Council's Advisory Subpanel for Highly 
                Migratory Fisheries and the chair of the Western 
                Pacific Fishery Management Council's Advisory Committee 
                shall be ex-officio members of the General Advisory 
                Committee by virtue of their positions in those 
                Councils.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Each member of the General Advisory 
                Committee appointed under subparagraph (A) shall serve 
                for a term of 3 years and is eligible for 
                reappointment.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) The General Advisory Committee shall 
                be invited to attend all non-executive meetings of the 
                United States delegation and at such meetings shall be 
                given opportunity to examine and to be heard on all 
                proposed programs of investigation, reports, 
                recommendations, and regulations of the 
                Commission.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) The General Advisory Committee shall 
                determine its organization, and prescribe its practices 
                and procedures for carrying out its functions under 
                this title, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
                and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the 
                Convention. The General Advisory Committee shall 
                publish and make available to the public a statement of 
                its organization, practices and procedures. Meetings of 
                the General Advisory Committee, except when in 
                executive session, shall be open to the public, and 
                prior notice of meetings shall be made public in timely 
                fashion. The General Advisory Committee shall not be 
                subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
                App.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Information sharing.--The Secretary and the 
        Secretary of State shall furnish the General Advisory Committee 
        with relevant information concerning fisheries and 
        international fishery agreements.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Administrative matters.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) The Secretary shall provide to the 
                General Advisory Committee in a timely manner such 
                administrative and technical support services as are 
                necessary for its effective functioning.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Individuals appointed to serve as a 
                member of the General Advisory Committee--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) shall serve without pay, but 
                        while away from their homes or regular places 
                        of business to attend meetings of the General 
                        Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel 
                        expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
                        subsistence, in the same manner as persons 
                        employed intermittently in the Government 
                        service are allowed expenses under section 5703 
                        of title 5, United States Code; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) shall not be considered 
                        Federal employees except for the purposes of 
                        injury compensation or tort claims liability as 
                        provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United 
                        States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, 
                        United States Code.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking so much of subsection (b) as 
        precedes paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Scientific Advisory Subcommittee.--(1) The 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint a 
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of not less than 5 nor more than 15 
qualified scientists with balanced representation from the public and 
private sectors, including nongovernmental conservation 
organizations.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``General 
        Advisory Subcommittee'' and inserting ``General Advisory 
        Committee''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 206. RULEMAKING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 955) is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 6. RULEMAKING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Regulations.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State and, with respect to enforcement measures, the 
Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may 
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the United 
States international obligations under the Convention and this Act, 
including recommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission. In 
cases where the Secretary has discretion in the implementation of one 
or more measures adopted by the Commission that would govern fisheries 
under the authority of a Regional Fishery Management Council, the 
Secretary may, to the extent practicable within the implementation 
schedule of the Convention and any recommendations and decisions 
adopted by the Commission, promulgate such regulations as may be 
necessary to carry out the United States international obligations 
under the Convention and this Act, in accordance with the procedures 
established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Jurisdiction.--The Secretary may promulgate 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the United States 
international obligations under the Convention and this Act, applicable 
to all vessels and persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States, including United States flag vessels wherever they may be 
operating, on such date as the Secretary shall prescribe.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 207. PROHIBITED ACTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 8 (16 U.S.C. 957) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``section 6(c) of this Act'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``section 6''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For 
prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see 
section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 208. ENFORCEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 10 (16 U.S.C. 959) is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 10. ENFORCEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``For enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826g).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 209. REDUCTION OF BYCATCH.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 15 (16 U.S.C. 962) is amended by striking 
``vessel'' and inserting ``vessels''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 210. REPEAL OF EASTERN PACIFIC TUNA LICENSING ACT OF 
              1984.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 
972 et seq.) is repealed.</DELETED>

<DELETED>TITLE III--AGREEMENT ON PORT STATE MEASURES TO PREVENT, DETER 
  AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This title may be cited as the ``Port State Measures 
Agreement Act of 2015''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. PURPOSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The purpose of this title is to implement the Agreement on 
Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported 
and Unregulated Fishing.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this title:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the 
        Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and 
        Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, done at 
        the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in 
        Rome, Italy, November 22, 2009, and signed by the United States 
        November 22, 2009.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Fish.--The term ``fish'' means finfish, 
        mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and 
        plant life other than marine mammals and birds.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Fishing.--The term ``fishing''--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), means--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the catching, taking, or 
                        harvesting of fish;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the attempted catching, 
                        taking, or harvesting of fish;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) any other activity which can 
                        reasonably be expected to result in the 
                        catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) any operations at sea in 
                        support of, or in preparation for, any activity 
                        described in clauses (i) through 
                        (iii).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) does not include any scientific 
                research activity that is conducted by a scientific 
                research vessel.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) IUU fishing.--The term ``IUU fishing'' means 
        any activity set out in paragraph 3 of the 2001 FAO 
        International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate 
        Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Listed iuu vessel.--The term ``listed IUU 
        vessel'' means a vessel that is included in a list of vessels 
        having engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in 
        support of IUU fishing that has been adopted by a regional 
        fisheries management organization of which the United States is 
        a member, or a list adopted by a regional fisheries management 
        organization of which the United States is not a member if the 
        Secretary determines the criteria used by that organization to 
        create the IUU list is comparable to criteria adopted by RFMOs 
        of which the United States is a member for identifying IUU 
        vessels and activities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Magnuson-stevens act.--The term ``Magnuson-
        Stevens Act'' means the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
        and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Person.--The term ``person'' has the same 
        meaning as that term has in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1802).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) RFMO; regional fisheries management 
        organization.--The terms ``RFMO'' and ``regional fisheries 
        management organization'' mean a regional fisheries management 
        organization (as that term is defined by the United Nations 
        Food and Agriculture Organization Agreement on Port State 
        Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported 
        and Unregulated Fishing) that is recognized by the United 
        States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of Commerce.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) Vessel.--The term ``vessel'' means any 
        vessel, ship of another type, or boat used for, equipped to be 
        used for, or intended to be used for, fishing or fishing-
        related activities, including container vessels that are 
        carrying fish that have not been previously landed.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 304. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Regulations.--The Secretary may, as needed, promulgate 
such regulations, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, and consistent with the provisions of this title, as may 
be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title to the extent that 
such regulations are not already promulgated.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Ports of Entry.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security and, when the Coast Guard is not 
operating in the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may designate and 
publicize the ports to which vessels may seek entry. No port may be 
designated under this section that has not also been designated as a 
port of entry for customs reporting purposes pursuant to section 1433 
of title 19, United States Code, or that is not specified under an 
existing international fisheries agreement.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Notification.--The Secretary shall provide 
notification of the denial of port entry or the use of port services 
for a vessel under section 305, the withdrawal of the denial of port 
services for a foreign vessel, the taking of enforcement action 
pursuant to section 306 with respect to a foreign vessel, or the 
results of any inspection of a foreign vessel conducted pursuant to 
this title to the flag nation of the vessel and, as appropriate, to the 
nation of which the vessel's master is a national, relevant coastal 
nations, RFMOs, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 
Nations, and other relevant international organizations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Confirmation That Fish Were Taken in Accordance With 
Conservation and Management Measures.--The Secretary may request 
confirmation from the flag state of a foreign vessel that the fish on 
board a foreign vessel in a port subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States were taken in accordance with applicable RFMO 
conservation and management measures.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OR DENIAL OF PORT ENTRY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Submission of Information Required Under Agreement.--
All foreign vessels seeking entry to a port subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States must submit to the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating information as required under the 
Agreement in advance of its arrival in port.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Decision To Authorize or Deny Port Entry.--The 
Secretary shall decide, based on the information submitted under 
subsection (a), whether to authorize or deny port entry and shall 
communicate this decision to the foreign vessel or to its 
representative. The Secretary may deny entry to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) any foreign-listed IUU vessel; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any foreign vessel the Secretary has 
        reasonable grounds to believe has engaged in IUU fishing or 
        fishing-related activities in support of such fishing or has 
        violated the Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Denial of Use of Port.--If a foreign vessel is in a 
port subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, the Secretary 
shall deny such vessel the use of the port for landing, transshipment, 
packaging and processing of fish, refueling, resupplying, maintenance 
and drydocking, if--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the vessel entered without authorization under 
        subsection (b);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the vessel is a listed IUU vessel;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the flag nation of the vessel has failed to 
        provide confirmation requested by the Secretary that the fish 
        on board were taken in accordance with applicable RFMO 
        conservation and management measures; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) the Secretary has reasonable grounds to 
        believe--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the vessel lacks valid authorizations 
                to engage in fishing or fishing-related activities as 
                required by its flag nation or the relevant coastal 
                nation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the fish on board were taken in 
                violation of foreign law or in contravention of any 
                RFMO conservation and management measure; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the vessel has engaged in IUU fishing 
                or fishing-related activities in support of such 
                fishing, including in support of a listed IUU vessel, 
                unless it can establish that--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) it was acting in a manner 
                        consistent with applicable RFMO conservation 
                        and management measures; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in the case of the provision 
                        of personnel, fuel, gear, and other supplies at 
                        sea, the vessel provisioned was not, at the 
                        time of provisioning, a listed IUU 
                        vessel.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), 
the Secretary may allow port entry or the use of port services--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) if they are essential to the safety or health 
        of the crew or safety of the vessel;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to allow, where appropriate, for the scrapping 
        of the vessel; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) pursuant to an inspection or other enforcement 
        action.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 306. INSPECTIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Secretary, and the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating, shall conduct foreign vessel 
inspections in ports subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 
as necessary to achieve the purposes of the Agreement and this title. 
If, following an inspection, the Secretary has reasonable grounds to 
believe that a foreign vessel has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-
related activities in support of such fishing, the Secretary may take 
enforcement action under this title or other applicable law, and shall 
deny the vessel the use of port services, in accordance with section 
305.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 307. PROHIBITED ACTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction 
of the United States--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to violate any provision of this title or the 
        regulations issued under this title;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to refuse to permit any authorized officer to 
        board, search, or inspect a vessel that is subject to the 
        person's control in connection with the enforcement of this 
        title or the regulations issued under this title;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to submit false information pursuant to any 
        requirement under this title or the regulations issued under 
        this title; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) to commit any offense enumerated in paragraph 
        (4), (5), (7) or (9) of section 707(a) of the Western and 
        Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 
        U.S.C. 6906(a)).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 308. ENFORCEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Existing Authorities and Responsibilities.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Authorities and responsibilities.--The 
        authorities and responsibilities under subsections (a), (b), 
        and (c) of section 311 and subsection (f) of section 308 of the 
        Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1861, 1858) and paragraphs (2), 
        (3), and (7) of section 310(b) of the Antarctic Marine Living 
        Resources Convention Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 2439(b)) shall 
        apply with respect to enforcement of this title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Included vessels.--For purposes of enforcing 
        this title, any reference in such paragraphs and subsections to 
        a ``vessel'' or ``fishing vessel'' includes all vessels as 
        defined in section 303 of this title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Application of other provisions.--Such 
        paragraphs and subsections apply to violations of this title 
        and any regulations promulgated under this title.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Civil Enforcement.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Civil administrative penalties.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Any person who is found 
                by the Secretary (after notice and opportunity for a 
                hearing in accordance with section 554 of title 5, 
                United States Code) to have committed an act prohibited 
                under section 307 shall be liable to the United States 
                for a civil penalty. The amount of the civil penalty 
                shall be consistent with the amount under section 
                308(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 
                1858(a)).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Compromise or other action by 
                secretary.--The Secretary shall have the same authority 
                as provided in section 308(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
                Act (16 U.S.C. 1858(e)) with respect to a violation of 
                this Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) In rem jurisdiction.--For purposes of this 
        title, the conditions for in rem liability shall be consistent 
        with section 308(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1858(d)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Action upon failure to pay assessment.--If any 
        person fails to pay an assessment of a civil penalty under this 
        title after it has become a final and unappealable order, or 
        after the appropriate court has entered final judgment in favor 
        of the Secretary, the Secretary shall refer the matter to the 
        Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed in any 
        appropriate district court of the United States. In such 
        action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order 
        imposing the civil penalty shall not be subject to 
        review.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Forfeiture.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Any foreign vessel (including its 
        fishing gear, furniture, appurtenances, stores, and cargo) 
        used, and any fish (or the fair market value thereof) imported 
        or possessed in connection with or as result of the commission 
        of any act prohibited by section 307 of this title shall be 
        subject to forfeiture under section 310 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1860).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Application of the customs laws.--All 
        provisions of law relating to seizure, summary judgment, and 
        judicial forfeiture and condemnation for violation of the 
        customs laws, the disposition of the property forfeited or 
        condemned or the proceeds from the sale thereof, the remission 
        or mitigation of such forfeitures, and the compromise of claims 
        shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to 
        have been incurred, under the provisions of this title, insofar 
        as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions hereof. 
        For seizures and forfeitures of property under this section by 
        the Secretary, such duties as are imposed upon the customs 
        officer or any other person with respect to the seizure and 
        forfeiture of property under the customs law may be performed 
        by such officers as are designated by the Secretary or, upon 
        request of the Secretary, by any other agency that has 
        authority to manage and dispose of seized property.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Presumption.--For the purposes of this section 
        there is a rebuttable presumption that all fish, or components 
        thereof, found on board a vessel that is used or seized in 
        connection with a violation of this title (including any 
        regulation promulgated under this Act) were taken, obtained, or 
        retained as a result of IUU fishing or fishing-related 
        activities in support of IUU fishing.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Criminal Enforcement.--Any person (other than a 
foreign government agency, or entity wholly owned by a foreign 
government) who knowingly commits an act prohibited by section 307 
shall be subject to subsections (b) and (c) of section 309 of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1859).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Payment of Storage, Care, and Other Costs.--Any person 
assessed a civil penalty for, or convicted of, any violation of this 
title (including any regulation promulgated under this title) and any 
claimant in a forfeiture action brought for such a violation, shall be 
liable for the reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary in storage, 
care, and maintenance of any property seized in connection with the 
violation.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 309. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Assistance to Developing Nations and International 
Organizations.--Consistent with existing authority and the availability 
of funds, the Secretary shall provide appropriate assistance to 
developing nations and international organizations of which such 
nations are members to assist those nations in meeting their 
obligations under the Agreement.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Personnel, Services, Equipment, and Facilities.--In 
carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may, by agreement, on a 
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, utilize the personnel, services, 
equipment, and facilities of any Federal, State, local, or foreign 
government or any entity of any such government.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 310. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
to displace any requirements imposed by the customs laws of the United 
States or any other laws or regulations enforced or administered by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. Where more stringent requirements 
regarding port entry or access to port services exist under other 
Federal law, those more stringent requirements shall apply. Nothing in 
this title shall affect a vessel's entry into port, in accordance with 
international law, for reasons of force majeure or distress.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) United States Obligations Under International Law.--
This title shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with United 
States obligations under international law.</DELETED>

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 
                            Protection 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 
                            Convention 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 PREVENT, 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.
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 FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS

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 striking ``The President'' and inserting 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 Secretary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable 
basis or otherwise, 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 section applies to the 
following Acts:
            ``(1) The Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3631 
        et seq.).
            ``(2) The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information 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 Convention 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.).
            ``(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, 1859, 1860, and 1861) were 
        incorporated into and made a part of and applicable to this Act 
        and each such Act.
            ``(2) International cooperation.--The Secretary may, 
        subject to appropriations and in the course of carrying out the 
        Secretary's responsibilities under the Acts to which this 
        section applies, engage in international cooperation to help 
        other nations combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated 
        fishing and achieve sustainable fisheries.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Additional enforcement authority.--In addition to the 
        powers of officers authorized pursuant to subsection (c), any 
        officer who is authorized by the Secretary, or the head of any 
        Federal or State agency that has entered into an agreement with 
        the Secretary under subsection (a), may enforce the provisions 
        of any Act to which this section applies, with the same 
        jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though section 311 of the 
        Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1861) were incorporated into and made a part of each 
        such Act.
            ``(2) Disclosure of enforcement information.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, subject to the 
                data confidentiality provisions in section 402 of the 
                Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
                Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a), may disclose, as necessary and 
                appropriate, information, including information 
                collected under joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 
                Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 
                et seq.) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 
                (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) or the Western and Central 
                Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 
                U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) or other statutes implementing 
                international fishery agreements, to any other Federal 
                or State government agency, the Food and Agriculture 
                Organization of the United Nations, the secretariat or 
                equivalent of an international fishery management 
                organization or arrangement made pursuant to an 
                international fishery agreement, or a foreign 
                government, if--
                            ``(i) such government, organization, or 
                        arrangement has policies and procedures to 
                        protect such information from unintended or 
                        unauthorized disclosure; and
                            ``(ii) such disclosure is necessary--
                                    ``(I) to ensure compliance with any 
                                law or regulation enforced or 
                                administered by the Secretary;
                                    ``(II) to administer or enforce any 
                                international fishery agreement to 
                                which the United States is a party;
                                    ``(III) to administer or enforce a 
                                binding conservation measure adopted by 
                                any international organization or 
                                arrangement to which the United States 
                                is a party;
                                    ``(IV) to assist in any 
                                investigative, judicial, or 
                                administrative enforcement proceeding 
                                in the United States; or
                                    ``(V) to assist in any law 
                                enforcement action undertaken by a law 
                                enforcement agency of a foreign 
                                government, or in relation to a legal 
                                proceeding undertaken by a foreign 
                                government to the extent the 
                                enforcement action is consistent with 
                                rules and regulations of a regional 
                                fishery management organization that 
                                the United States is a member of, or 
                                the Secretary has determined that the 
                                enforcement action is consistent with 
                                the requirements under Federal law for 
                                enforcement actions with respect to 
                                illegal, unreported, and unregulated 
                                fishing.
                    ``(B) Data confidentiality provisions not 
                applicable.--The data confidentiality provisions of 
                section 402 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
                Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a) shall 
                not apply with respect to this Act with respect to--
                            ``(i) any obligation of the United States 
                        to share information under a Regional Fishery 
                        Management Organization to which the United 
                        States is a party; or
                            ``(ii) with respect to any information 
                        collected by the Secretary regarding foreign 
                        vessels.
    ``(e) Prohibited Acts.--It is unlawful for any person--
            ``(1) to violate any provision of this Act or any 
        regulation or permit issued pursuant to this Act;
            ``(2) to refuse to permit any officer authorized to enforce 
        the provisions of this Act to board, search, or inspect a 
        vessel, subject to such person's control for the purposes of 
        conducting any search, investigation, or inspection in 
        connection with the enforcement of this Act, any regulation 
        promulgated under this Act, or any Act to which this section 
        applies;
            ``(3) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 
        intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized officer in 
        the conduct of any search, investigation, or inspection 
        described in paragraph (2);
            ``(4) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohibited by 
        this section or any Act to which this section applies;
            ``(5) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, 
        the apprehension, arrest, or detection of an other person, 
        knowing that such person has committed any act prohibited by 
        this section or any Act to which this section applies; or
            ``(6) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 
        intimidate, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with--
                    ``(A) any observer on a vessel under this Act or 
                any Act to which this section applies; or
                    ``(B) any data collector employed by the National 
                Marine Fisheries Service or under contract to any 
                person to carry out responsibilities under this Act or 
                any Act to which this section applies.
    ``(f) Civil Penalty.--Any person who commits any act that is 
unlawful under subsection (e) shall be liable to the United States for 
a civil penalty, and may be subject to a permit sanction, under section 
308 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1858).
    ``(g) Criminal Penalty.--Any person who commits an act that is 
unlawful under paragraph (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (e) 
is deemed to be guilty of an offense punishable under section 309(b) of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1859(b)).
    ``(h) Utilization of Federal Agency Assets.--The President''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 308(a) of the Antarctic 
        Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 
        2437(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--Any person who commits an act that is unlawful 
under section 306 shall be liable to the United States for a civil 
penalty, and may be subject to a permit sanction, under section 308 of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1858).''.
    (b) Actions To Improve the Effectiveness of International Fishery 
Management Organizations.--Section 608 of the High Seas Driftnet 
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826i) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
        Secretary, in'';
            (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph (1) of 
        this subsection) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, or 
        arrangements made pursuant to an international fishery 
        agreement,'' after ``organizations''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Disclosure of Information.--The Secretary, subject to the 
data confidentiality provisions in section 402 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a), may 
disclose, as necessary and appropriate, information, including 
information collected under joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and 
the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.), the 
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), any other statute implementing an international 
fishery agreement, to any other Federal or State government agency, the 
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, or the 
secretariat or equivalent of an international fishery management 
organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery 
agreement, if such government, organization, or arrangement, 
respectively, has policies and procedures to protect such information 
from unintended or unauthorized disclosure.
    ``(c) IUU Vessel Lists.--The Secretary may--
            ``(1) develop, maintain, and make public a list of vessels 
        and vessel owners engaged in illegal, unreported, or 
        unregulated fishing or fishing-related activities in support of 
        illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, including vessels 
        or vessel owners identified by an international fishery 
        management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an 
        international fishery agreement, that--
                    ``(A) the United States is party to; or
                    ``(B) the United States is not party to, but whose 
                procedures and criteria in developing and maintaining a 
                list of such vessels and vessel owners are 
                substantially similar to such procedures and criteria 
                adopted pursuant to an international fishery agreement 
                to which the United States is a party; and
            ``(2) take appropriate action against listed vessels and 
        vessel owners, including action against fish, fish parts, or 
        fish products from such vessels, in accordance with applicable 
        United States law and consistent with applicable international 
        law, including principles, rights, and obligations established 
        in applicable international fishery management agreements and 
        trade agreements.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary may promulgate regulations to 
implement this section.''.
    (c) Notification Regarding Identification of Nations.--Section 
609(b) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 1826j(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify the President and 
that nation of an identification made under subsection (a).''.
    (d) Nations Identified Under Section 610.--Section 610(b)(1) of the 
High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826k(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) notify, as soon as possible, the President and 
        nations that have been identified under subsection (a), and 
        other nations whose vessels engage in fishing activities or 
        practices described in subsection (a), about the provisions of 
        this section and this Act;''.
    (e) Effect of Certification Under Section 609.--Section 
609(d)(3)(A)(i) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``that has not 
been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or''.
    (f) Effect of Certification Under Section 610.--Section 610(c)(5) 
of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826k(c)(5)) is amended by striking ``that has not been certified by 
the Secretary under this subsection, or''.
    (g) Identification of Nations.--
            (1) Scope of identification for actions of fishing 
        vessels.--Section 609(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
        Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, based on a cumulative 
                        compilation and analysis of data collected and 
                        provided by international fishery management 
                        organizations and other nations and 
                        organizations,'' after ``shall'';
                            (ii) by striking ``fishing vessels of that 
                        nation are engaged, or have'' and inserting ``a 
                        fishing vessel of that nation is engaged or 
                        has''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``2 years,'' and 
                        inserting ``3 years,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``that undermines the 
                        effectiveness of measures required by an 
                        international fishery management organization, 
                        taking into account whether'' after ``(1)''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``vessels of''.
            (2) Additional grounds for identification.--Section 609(a) 
        of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)), as amended by paragraph (1), 
        is further amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) in 
                order as subparagraphs (A) and (B) (and by moving the 
                margins of such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right);
                    (B) by inserting before the first sentence the 
                following:
            ``(1) Identification for actions of fishing vessels.--''; 
        and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Identification for actions of nation.--Taking into 
        account the factors described under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall identify, and list in such report, a nation--
                    ``(A) if it is violating, or has violated at any 
                point during the preceding 3 years, conservation and 
                management measures required under an international 
                fishery management agreement to which the United States 
                is a party and the violations undermine the 
                effectiveness of such measures; or
                    ``(B) if it is failing, or has failed in the 
                preceding 3-year period, to effectively address or 
                regulate illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing in 
                areas described under paragraph (1)(B).
            ``(3) Application to other entities.--Where the provisions 
        of this Act are applicable to nations, they shall also be 
        applicable, as appropriate, to other entities that have 
        competency to enter into international fishery management 
        agreements.''.
            (3) Period of fishing practices supporting 
        identification.--Section 610(a)(1)(A) of the High Seas Driftnet 
        Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(a)(1)(A)) is 
        amended by striking ``calendar year'' and inserting ``3 
        years''.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $450,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2019 to implement the amendments made by subsections 
(b) and (g).
    (i) Technical Corrections.--
            (1) Section 607.--Section 607(2) of the High Seas Driftnet 
        Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826h(2)) is 
        amended by striking ``whose vessels'' and inserting ``that''.
            (2) Section 609.--Section 609(d) of the High Seas Driftnet 
        Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)) is 
        amended as follows:
                    (A) In paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``of its fishing vessels''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``of 
                        its fishing vessels''.
                    (B) In paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``for certification,'' and 
                        inserting ``to authorize,'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``the importation'' after 
                        ``or other basis'';
                            (iii) by striking ``harvesting''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``not certified under 
                        paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``issued a 
                        negative certification under paragraph (1)''.
            (3) Section 610.--Section 610 of the High Seas Driftnet 
        Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k) is amended 
        as follows:
                    (A) In subsection (a)(1), by striking 
                ``practices;'' and inserting ``practices--''.
                    (B) In subsection (c)(4), by striking all preceding 
                subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) Alternative procedure.--The Secretary may establish a 
        procedure to authorize, on a shipment-by-shipment, shipper-by-
        shipper, or other basis the importation of fish or fish 
        products from a vessel of a nation issued a negative 
        certification under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines 
        that such imports were harvested by practices that do not 
        result in bycatch of a protected marine species, or were 
        harvested by practices that--
                    ``(A) are comparable to those of the United States, 
                taking into account different conditions; and''.

SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT 
              ACT.

    (a) Negative Certification Effects.--Section 101 of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``recognized principles of'' after ``in 
                accordance with'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(1);'' and 
                inserting ``(1) or, as appropriate, for fishing vessels 
                of a nation that receives a negative certification 
                under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas 
                Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
                1826j(d) and 1826k(c));''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, except 
                for the purposes of inspecting such vessel, conducting 
                an investigation, or taking other appropriate 
                enforcement action'' before the period at the end; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraphs (1)(A)(i), (1)(B), and (2), by 
                striking ``or illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
                fishing'' each place that term appears;
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ``(1)(A);'' 
                and inserting ``(1)(A) or a negative certification 
                under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas 
                Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
                1826j(d) and 1826k(c));''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (4)(A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``paragraph (1),'' and inserting 
                        ``paragraph (1) or issues a negative 
                        certification under section 609(d) or section 
                        610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
                        Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) 
                        and 1826k(c)),''; and
                            (ii) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``or illegal, 
                                unreported, or unregulated fishing''; 
                                and
                                    (II) by striking ``nation;'' and 
                                inserting ``nation, or to address the 
                                offending activities for which a nation 
                                received a negative certification under 
                                section 609(d) or 610(c) of the High 
                                Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
                                Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d), 
                                1826k(c))''.
    (b) Duration of Negative Certification Effects.--Section 102 of the 
High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826b) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``or illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
        fishing''; and
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``or 
        effectively addressed the offending activities for which the 
        nation received a negative certification under 609(d) or 610(c) 
        of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1826j(d), 1826k(c)).''.

SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS TO NORTH PACIFIC ANADROMOUS STOCKS ACT OF 1992.

    (a) Unlawful Activities.--Section 810 of the North Pacific 
Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5009) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, investigation,'' 
        after ``search''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``, investigation,'' 
        after ``search''.
    (b) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--Section 811 of the 
Northern Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5010) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 811. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCEMENT.

    ``For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement 
of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.

SEC. 104. AMENDMENTS TO THE PACIFIC SALMON TREATY ACT OF 1985.

    Section 8 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3637) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, investigation,'' after 
                        ``search''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``this title;'' and 
                        inserting ``this Act;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, investigation,'' after 
                        ``search''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``subparagraph (2);'' and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (2);''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``this title; 
                or'' and inserting ``this Act; or''; and
            (2) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(b) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For additional 
prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see 
section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.

SEC. 105. AMENDMENTS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES 
              CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION ACT.

    The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 503(a) (16 U.S.C. 6902(a))--
                    (A) by inserting ``and commercial fishing'' after 
                ``fish stocks''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Department of Commerce,'' and 
                inserting ``Federal Government,'';
            (2) in section 505 (16 U.S.C. 6904)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``The 
                Secretary,'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary,'';
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (b) as paragraph 
                (2) and by adjusting the margin of such paragraph, as 
                so redesignated, two ems to the right; and
                    (C) by adding at the end, the following:
    ``(b) Authority to Deny Port Privileges or Prohibit Fish Imports.--
If the Secretary determines that another Commission member with a 
significant harvest of fish stocks covered by the Convention, or a 
significant amount of fishing occurring in its waters, is not complying 
with the Commission's conservation and management measures in an 
effective manner or in a manner comparable to compliance by vessels of 
the United States, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, may take action with respect to such member to deny port 
privileges or apply prohibitions on imports of fish and fish products 
in the same manner as provided for high-seas large-scale driftnet 
fishing in the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826a et seq.).
    ``(c) Prohibition on Transfer of Fishing Capacity, Fishing Capacity 
Rights, or Fishing Vessels.--The Secretary shall not make any 
agreement, take any action, or promulgate any regulation which requires 
the transfer, to other nations or foreign entities, of the fishing 
capacity, fishing capacity rights, or fishing vessels of the United 
States or its territories.'';
            (3) by amending section 506(c) (16 U.S.C. 6905(c)) to read 
        as follows:
    ``(c) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For additional 
prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see 
section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826g).''; and
            (4) in section 507(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 6906(a)(2)) by striking 
        ``suspension, on'' and inserting ``suspension, of''.

SEC. 106. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES 
              CONVENTION ACT.

    The Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 (16 
U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 306 (16 U.S.C. 2435)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``which he knows, 
                or reasonably should have known, was'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, 
                investigation,'' after ``search''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, 
                investigation,'' after ``search''; and
            (2) in section 307 (16 U.S.C. 2436)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
                Secretary of Commerce''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Regulations To Implement Conservation Measures.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c), 
        and (d) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the 
        Secretary of Commerce may publish in the Federal Register a 
        final regulation to implement any conservation measure for 
        which the Secretary of State notifies the Commission under 
        section 305(a)(1)--
                    ``(A) that has been in effect for 12 months or 
                less;
                    ``(B) that is adopted by the Commission; and
                    ``(C) with respect to which the Secretary of State 
                does not notify Commission in accordance with section 
                305(a)(1) within the time period allotted for 
                objections under Article IX of the Convention.
            ``(2) Entering into force.--Upon publication of such 
        regulation in the Federal Register, such conservation measure 
        shall enter into force with respect to the United States.''.

SEC. 107. AMENDMENTS TO THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT.

    The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) in section 6(c)(2) (16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(2))--
                    (A) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting ``(i)'';
                    (B) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(ii)'';
                    (C) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B) Notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (A) and 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
the Secretary may issue final regulations to implement Commission 
recommendations referred to in paragraph (1) concerning trade 
restrictive measures against nations or fishing entities.'';
            (2) in section 7 (16 U.S.C. 971e) by striking subsections 
        (e) and (f) and redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e);
            (3) in section 8 (16 U.S.C. 971f)--
                    (A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); and
                    (B) by inserting before subsection (b) the 
                following:
    ``(a) For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and 
enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet 
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).'';
            (4) in section 8(b) by striking ``the enforcement 
        activities specified in section 8(a) of this Act'' each place 
        it appears and inserting ``enforcement activities with respect 
        to this Act that are otherwise authorized by law''; and
            (5) by striking section 11 (16 U.S.C. 971j) and 
        redesignating sections 12 (16 U.S.C. 971k) and 13 (16 U.S.C. 
        971 note) as sections 11 and 12, respectively.

SEC. 108. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS FISHING COMPLIANCE ACT OF 1965.

    Section 104(f) of the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995 (16 
U.S.C. 5503(f)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Validity.--A permit issued under this section for a vessel is 
void if--
            ``(1) any other permit or authorization required for the 
        vessel to fish is expired, revoked, or suspended; or
            ``(2) the vessel is no longer documented under the laws of 
        the United States or eligible for such documentation.''.

SEC. 109. AMENDMENTS TO THE DOLPHIN PROTECTION CONSUMER INFORMATION 
              ACT.

    The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385) is 
amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
    ``(e) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For additional 
prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see 
section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.

SEC. 110. AMENDMENTS TO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT ACT OF 1982.

    Section 7 of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 
773e) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
        through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as paragraphs 
        (1) and (2), respectively;
            (3) in paragraph (1)(B), as redesignated, by inserting ``, 
        investigation,'' before ``or inspection'';
            (4) in paragraph (1)(C), as redesignated, by inserting ``, 
        investigation,'' before ``or inspection''; and
            (5) in paragraph (1)(F), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``section.'' and inserting ``section; or''.

SEC. 111. AMENDMENTS TO THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT 
              OF 1995.

    Section 207 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 
1995 (16 U.S.C. 5606) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and penalties'' 
        and inserting ``and enforcement'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``, investigation,'' 
        before ``or inspection'';
            (3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``, investigation,'' 
        before ``or inspection''; and
            (4) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(b) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For additional 
prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see 
section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.

SEC. 112. AMENDMENT TO THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND 
              MANAGEMENT ACT.

    Section 307(1)(Q) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(Q)) is amended by inserting before 
the semicolon the following: ``or any treaty or in contravention of any 
binding conservation measure adopted by an international agreement or 
organization to which the United States is a party''.

           TITLE II--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANTIGUA CONVENTION

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Antigua Convention Implementing 
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 202. AMENDMENT OF THE TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT OF 1950.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Tuna Conventions Act of 
1950 (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.).

SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 2 (16 U.S.C. 951) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this Act:
            ``(1) Antigua convention.--The term `Antigua Convention' 
        means the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-
        American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949 
        Convention Between the United States of America and the 
        Republic of Costa Rica, signed at Washington, November 14, 
        2003.
            ``(2) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Inter-
        American Tropical Tuna Commission provided for by the 
        Convention.
            ``(3) Convention.--The term `Convention' means--
                    ``(A) the Convention for the Establishment of an 
                Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, signed at 
                Washington, May 31, 1949, by the United States of 
                America and the Republic of Costa Rica;
                    ``(B) the Antigua Convention, upon its entry into 
                force for the United States, and any amendments thereto 
                that are in force for the United States; or
                    ``(C) both such Conventions, as the context 
                requires.
            ``(4) Person.--The term `person' means an individual, 
        partnership, corporation, or association subject to the 
        jurisdiction of the United States.
            ``(5) United states.--The term `United States' includes all 
        areas under the sovereignty of the United States.
            ``(6) United states commissioners.--The term `United States 
        commissioners' means the individuals appointed in accordance 
        with section 3(a).''.

SEC. 204. COMMISSIONERS; NUMBER, APPOINTMENT, AND QUALIFICATIONS.

    Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 952) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 3. COMMISSIONERS.

    ``(a) Commissioners.--
            ``(1) In general.--The United States shall be represented 
        on the Commission by 5 United States Commissioners.
            ``(2) Appointment.--The President shall appoint individuals 
        to serve on the Commission at the pleasure of the President. In 
        making the appointments, the President shall select 
        Commissioners from among individuals who are knowledgeable or 
        experienced concerning highly migratory fish stocks in the 
        eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, including the following:
                    ``(A) 1 Commissioner shall be an officer or 
                employee of the Department of Commerce.
                    ``(B) 1 Commissioner shall be the chairman or a 
                member of the Western Pacific Fishery Management 
                Council.
                    ``(C) 1 commissioner shall be the chairman or a 
                member of the Pacific Fishery Management Council.
            ``(3) Limitation.--No more than 2 Commissioners may reside 
        in a State other than a State whose vessels maintain a 
        substantial fishery in the area of the Convention.
    ``(b) Alternate Commissioners.--The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary, may designate from time to time and 
for periods of time deemed appropriate Alternate United States 
Commissioners to the Commission. Any Alternate United States 
Commissioner may exercise, at any meeting of the Commission or of the 
General Advisory Committee or Scientific Advisory Subcommittee 
established pursuant to section 4(b), all powers and duties of a United 
States Commissioner in the absence of any United States Commissioner 
appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for whatever 
reason. The number of such Alternate United States Commissioners that 
may be designated for any such meeting shall be limited to the number 
of United States Commissioners appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of 
this section who will not be present at such meeting.
    ``(c) Administrative Matters.--
            ``(1) Employment status.--Individuals serving as United 
        States Commissioners, other than officers or employees of the 
        United States Government, shall not be considered Federal 
        employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or 
        tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, 
        United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
        Code.
            ``(2) Compensation.--The United States Commissioners or 
        Alternate Commissioners, although officers of the United States 
        while so serving, shall receive no compensation for their 
        services as United States Commissioners or Alternate 
        Commissioners.
            ``(3) Travel expenses.--
                    ``(A) The Secretary of State shall pay the 
                necessary travel expenses of United States 
                Commissioners and Alternate United States Commissioners 
                to meetings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
                Commission and other meetings the Secretary of State 
                deems necessary to fulfill their duties, in accordance 
                with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 
                5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, United 
                States Code.
                    ``(B) The Secretary may reimburse the Secretary of 
                State for amounts expended by the Secretary of State 
                under this subsection.
    ``(d) Supervision.--United States Commissioners and alternative 
commissioners shall be subject to the supervision of the Secretary of 
Commerce.''.

SEC. 205. GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY 
              SUBCOMMITTEE.

    (a) General Advisory Committee.--Section 4(a) (16 U.S.C. 953(a)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) General Advisory Committee.--
            ``(1) Appointments; public participation; compensation.--
                    ``(A) General advisory committee.--The Secretary, 
                in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall 
                appoint a General Advisory Committee which shall 
                consist of not more than 25 individuals who shall be 
                representative of the various groups concerned with the 
                fisheries covered by the Convention, including 
                nongovernmental conservation organizations, providing 
                to the maximum extent practicable an equitable balance 
                among such groups. Members of the General Advisory 
                Committee will be eligible to participate as members of 
                the United States delegation to the Commission and its 
                working groups to the extent the Commission rules and 
                space for delegations allow.
                    ``(B) Ex-officio members.--The chair of the Pacific 
                Fishery Management Council's Advisory Subpanel for 
                Highly Migratory Fisheries and the chair of the Western 
                Pacific Fishery Management Council's Advisory 
                Committee, or the designee of such a chair, shall be 
                ex-officio members of the General Advisory Committee by 
                virtue of their positions in those Councils.
                    ``(C) Term.--Each member of the General Advisory 
                Committee appointed under subparagraph (A) shall serve 
                for a term of 3 years and is eligible for 
                reappointment.
                    ``(D) Participation in meetings.--The General 
                Advisory Committee shall be invited to attend all non-
                executive meetings of the United States delegation and 
                at such meetings shall be given opportunity to examine 
                and to be heard on all proposed programs of 
                investigation, reports, recommendations, and 
                regulations of the Commission.
                    ``(E) Authorities.--The General Advisory Committee 
                shall determine its organization, and prescribe its 
                practices and procedures for carrying out its functions 
                under this title, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
                Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et 
                seq.), and a convention. The General Advisory Committee 
                shall publish and make available to the public a 
                statement of its organization, practices and 
                procedures. Meetings of the General Advisory Committee, 
                except when in executive session, shall be open to the 
                public, and prior notice of meetings shall be made 
                public in timely fashion. The General Advisory 
                Committee shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory 
                Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
            ``(2) Information sharing.--The Secretary and the Secretary 
        of State shall furnish the General Advisory Committee with 
        relevant information concerning fisheries and international 
        fishery agreements.''.
    (b) Scientific Advisory Subcommittee.--Section 4(b) (16 U.S.C. 
953(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking so much of subsection (b) as precedes 
        paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Scientific Advisory Subcommittee.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of State, shall appoint a Scientific Advisory 
        Subcommittee of not less than 5 nor more than 15 qualified 
        scientists with balanced representation from the public and 
        private sectors, including nongovernmental conservation 
        organizations.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting 
                ``Functions and assistance.--''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Other authorities.--The Scientific Advisory 
                Subcommittee shall determine its organization, and 
                prescribe its practices and procedures for carrying out 
                its functions under this title, the Magnuson-Stevens 
                Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 
                et seq.), and a convention.
                    ``(D) Public access.--
                            ``(i) Organization, practices, and 
                        procedures.--The Scientific Advisory 
                        Subcommittee shall publish and make available 
                        to the public a statement of its organization, 
                        practices, and procedures.
                            ``(ii) Meetings.--Meetings of the 
                        Scientific Advisory Subcommittee, except when 
                        in executive session, shall be open to the 
                        public, and prior notice of meetings shall be 
                        made public in a timely fashion.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``General Advisory 
        Subcommittee'' and inserting ``General Advisory Committee''.
    (c) Administrative Matters.--Section 4 (9 U.S.C. 953) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Administrative Matters.--
            ``(1) Technical support.--The Secretary shall provide to 
        the General Advisory Committee and the Scientific Advisory 
        Subcommittee in a timely manner such administrative and 
        technical support services as are necessary for the effective 
        functioning of the Committee and the Subcommittee.
            ``(2) No classification as federal employees.--Individuals 
        appointed to serve as a member of the General Advisory 
        Committee or the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee--
                    ``(A) shall serve without pay, but while away from 
                their homes or regular places of business to attend 
                meetings of the General Advisory Committee or the 
                Scientific Advisory Subcommittee, as appropriate, shall 
                be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 
                of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed 
                intermittently in the Government service are allowed 
                expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United States 
                Code; and
                    ``(B) shall not be considered Federal employees 
                except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort 
                claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, 
                United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United 
                States Code.''.

SEC. 206. RULEMAKING.

    Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 955) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 6. RULEMAKING.

    ``(a) Regulations.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State and, with respect to enforcement measures, the 
Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may 
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the United 
States international obligations under the Convention and this Act, 
including recommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission. In 
cases where the Secretary has discretion in the implementation of one 
or more measures adopted by the Commission that would govern fisheries 
under the authority of a Regional Fishery Management Council, the 
Secretary may, to the extent practicable within the implementation 
schedule of the Convention and any recommendations and decisions 
adopted by the Commission, promulgate such regulations as may be 
necessary to carry out the United States international obligations 
under the Convention and this Act, in accordance with the procedures 
established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
    ``(b) Jurisdiction.--The Secretary may promulgate regulations as 
may be necessary to carry out the United States international 
obligations under the Convention and this Act, applicable to all 
vessels and persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, 
including United States flag vessels wherever they may be operating, on 
such date as the Secretary shall prescribe.''.

SEC. 207. PROHIBITED ACTS.

    Section 8 (16 U.S.C. 957) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``section 6(c) of this Act'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``section 6''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For prohibitions 
relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of 
the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
1826g).''.

SEC. 208. ENFORCEMENT.

    Section 10 (16 U.S.C. 959) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 10. ENFORCEMENT.

    ``For enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.

SEC. 209. REDUCTION OF BYCATCH.

    Section 15 (16 U.S.C. 962) is amended by striking ``vessel'' and 
inserting ``vessels''.

SEC. 210. REPEAL OF EASTERN PACIFIC TUNA LICENSING ACT OF 1984.

    The Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 972 et 
seq.) is repealed.

   TITLE III--AGREEMENT ON PORT STATE MEASURES TO PREVENT, DETER AND 
         ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Port State Measures Agreement Act 
of 2015''.

SEC. 302. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to implement the Agreement on Port 
State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and 
Unregulated Fishing.

SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the Agreement 
        on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, 
        Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, done at the Food and 
        Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in Rome, Italy, 
        November 22, 2009, and signed by the United States November 22, 
        2009.
            (2) Fish.--The term ``fish'' means finfish, mollusks, 
        crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant 
        life other than marine mammals and birds.
            (3) Fishing.--The term ``fishing''--
                    (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means--
                            (i) the catching, taking, or harvesting of 
                        fish;
                            (ii) the attempted catching, taking, or 
                        harvesting of fish;
                            (iii) any other activity which can 
                        reasonably be expected to result in the 
                        catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; or
                            (iv) any operations at sea in support of, 
                        or in preparation for, any activity described 
                        in clauses (i) through (iii).
                    (B) does not include any scientific research 
                activity that is conducted by a scientific research 
                vessel.
            (4) IUU fishing.--The term ``IUU fishing'' means any 
        activity set out in paragraph 3 of the 2001 FAO International 
        Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, 
        Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.
            (5) Listed iuu vessel.--The term ``listed IUU vessel'' 
        means a vessel that is included in a list of vessels having 
        engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in support 
        of IUU fishing that has been adopted by a regional fisheries 
        management organization of which the United States is a member, 
        or a list adopted by a regional fisheries management 
        organization of which the United States is not a member if the 
        Secretary determines the criteria used by that organization to 
        create the IUU list is comparable to criteria adopted by RFMOs 
        of which the United States is a member for identifying IUU 
        vessels and activities.
            (6) Magnuson-stevens act.--The term ``Magnuson-Stevens 
        Act'' means the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
        Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
            (7) Person.--The term ``person'' has the same meaning as 
        that term has in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 
        U.S.C. 1802).
            (8) RFMO; regional fisheries management organization.--The 
        terms ``RFMO'' and ``regional fisheries management 
        organization'' mean a regional fisheries management 
        organization (as that term is defined by the United Nations 
        Food and Agriculture Organization Agreement on Port State 
        Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported 
        and Unregulated Fishing) that is recognized by the United 
        States.
            (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce.
            (10) Vessel.--The term ``vessel'' means any vessel, ship of 
        another type, or boat used for, equipped to be used for, or 
        intended to be used for, fishing or fishing-related activities, 
        including container vessels that are carrying fish that have 
        not been previously landed.

SEC. 304. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE SECRETARY.

    (a) Regulations.--The Secretary may, as needed, promulgate such 
regulations, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States 
Code, and consistent with the provisions of this title, as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this title to the extent that 
such regulations are not already promulgated.
    (b) Ports of Entry.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security and, when the Coast Guard is not 
operating in the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may designate and 
publicize the ports to which vessels may seek entry. No port may be 
designated under this section that has not also been designated as a 
port of entry for customs reporting purposes pursuant to section 1433 
of title 19, United States Code, or that is not specified under an 
existing international fisheries agreement.
    (c) Notification.--The Secretary shall provide notification of the 
denial of port entry or the use of port services for a vessel under 
section 305, the withdrawal of the denial of port services for a 
foreign vessel, the taking of enforcement action pursuant to section 
306 with respect to a foreign vessel, or the results of any inspection 
of a foreign vessel conducted pursuant to this title to the flag nation 
of the vessel and, as appropriate, to the nation of which the vessel's 
master is a national, relevant coastal nations, RFMOs, the Food and 
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and other relevant 
international organizations.
    (d) Confirmation That Fish Were Taken in Accordance With 
Conservation and Management Measures.--The Secretary may request 
confirmation from the flag state of a foreign vessel that the fish on 
board a foreign vessel in a port subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States were taken in accordance with applicable RFMO 
conservation and management measures.

SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION OR DENIAL OF PORT ENTRY.

    (a) Submission of Information Required Under Agreement.--All 
foreign vessels seeking entry to a port subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States must submit to the Secretary of the department in 
which the Coast Guard is operating information as required under the 
Agreement in advance of its arrival in port.
    (b) Decision To Authorize or Deny Port Entry.--The Secretary shall 
decide, based on the information submitted under subsection (a), 
whether to authorize or deny port entry and shall communicate this 
decision to the foreign vessel or to its representative. The Secretary 
may deny entry to--
            (1) any foreign-listed IUU vessel; or
            (2) any foreign vessel the Secretary has reasonable grounds 
        to believe has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related 
        activities in support of such fishing or has violated the Act.
    (c) Denial of Use of Port.--If a foreign vessel is in a port 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, the Secretary shall 
deny such vessel the use of the port for landing, transshipment, 
packaging and processing of fish, refueling, resupplying, maintenance 
and drydocking, if--
            (1) the vessel entered without authorization under 
        subsection (b);
            (2) the vessel is a listed IUU vessel;
            (3) the flag nation of the vessel has failed to provide 
        confirmation requested by the Secretary that the fish on board 
        were taken in accordance with applicable RFMO conservation and 
        management measures; or
            (4) the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe--
                    (A) the vessel lacks valid authorizations to engage 
                in fishing or fishing-related activities as required by 
                its flag nation or the relevant coastal nation;
                    (B) the fish on board were taken in violation of 
                foreign law or in contravention of any RFMO 
                conservation and management measure; or
                    (C) the vessel has engaged in IUU fishing or 
                fishing-related activities in support of such fishing, 
                including in support of a listed IUU vessel, unless it 
                can establish that--
                            (i) it was acting in a manner consistent 
                        with applicable RFMO conservation and 
                        management measures; or
                            (ii) in the case of the provision of 
                        personnel, fuel, gear, and other supplies at 
                        sea, the vessel provisioned was not, at the 
                        time of provisioning, a listed IUU vessel.
    (d) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), the 
Secretary may allow port entry or the use of port services--
            (1) if they are essential to the safety or health of the 
        crew or safety of the vessel;
            (2) to allow, where appropriate, for the scrapping of the 
        vessel; or
            (3) pursuant to an inspection or other enforcement action.

SEC. 306. INSPECTIONS.

    The Secretary, and the Secretary of the department in which the 
Coast Guard is operating, shall conduct foreign vessel inspections in 
ports subject to the jurisdiction of the United States as necessary to 
achieve the purposes of the Agreement and this title. If, following an 
inspection, the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe that a 
foreign vessel has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities 
in support of such fishing, the Secretary may take enforcement action 
under this title or other applicable law, and shall deny the vessel the 
use of port services, in accordance with section 305.

SEC. 307. PROHIBITED ACTS.

    It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States--
            (1) to violate any provision of this title or the 
        regulations issued under this title;
            (2) to refuse to permit any authorized officer to board, 
        search, or inspect a vessel that is subject to the person's 
        control in connection with the enforcement of this title or the 
        regulations issued under this title;
            (3) to submit false information pursuant to any requirement 
        under this title or the regulations issued under this title; or
            (4) to commit any offense enumerated in paragraph (4), (5), 
        (7) or (9) of section 707(a) of the Western and Central Pacific 
        Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6906(a)).

SEC. 308. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Existing Authorities and Responsibilities.--
            (1) Authorities and responsibilities.--The authorities and 
        responsibilities under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 
        311 and subsection (f) of section 308 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1861, 1858) and paragraphs (2), (3), and (7) of 
        section 310(b) of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources 
        Convention Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 2439(b)) shall apply with 
        respect to enforcement of this title.
            (2) Included vessels.--For purposes of enforcing this 
        title, any reference in such paragraphs and subsections to a 
        ``vessel'' or ``fishing vessel'' includes all vessels as 
        defined in section 303 of this title.
            (3) Application of other provisions.--Such paragraphs and 
        subsections apply to violations of this title and any 
        regulations promulgated under this title.
    (b) Civil Enforcement.--
            (1) Civil administrative penalties.--
                    (A) In general.--Any person who is found by the 
                Secretary (after notice and opportunity for a hearing 
                in accordance with section 554 of title 5, United 
                States Code) to have committed an act prohibited under 
                section 307 shall be liable to the United States for a 
                civil penalty. The amount of the civil penalty shall be 
                consistent with the amount under section 308(a) of the 
                Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1858(a)).
                    (B) Compromise or other action by secretary.--The 
                Secretary shall have the same authority as provided in 
                section 308(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 
                1858(e)) with respect to a violation of this Act.
            (2) In rem jurisdiction.--For purposes of this title, the 
        conditions for in rem liability shall be consistent with 
        section 308(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1858(d)).
            (3) Action upon failure to pay assessment.--If any person 
        fails to pay an assessment of a civil penalty under this title 
        after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after 
        the appropriate court has entered final judgment in favor of 
        the Secretary, the Secretary shall refer the matter to the 
        Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed in any 
        appropriate district court of the United States. In such 
        action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order 
        imposing the civil penalty shall not be subject to review.
    (c) Forfeiture.--
            (1) In general.--Any foreign vessel (including its fishing 
        gear, furniture, appurtenances, stores, and cargo) used, and 
        any fish (or the fair market value thereof) imported or 
        possessed in connection with or as result of the commission of 
        any act prohibited by section 307 of this title shall be 
        subject to forfeiture under section 310 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
        Act (16 U.S.C. 1860).
            (2) Application of the customs laws.--All provisions of law 
        relating to seizure, summary judgment, and judicial forfeiture 
        and condemnation for violation of the customs laws, the 
        disposition of the property forfeited or condemned or the 
        proceeds from the sale thereof, the remission or mitigation of 
        such forfeitures, and the compromise of claims shall apply to 
        seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been 
        incurred, under the provisions of this title, insofar as 
        applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions hereof. For 
        seizures and forfeitures of property under this section by the 
        Secretary, such duties as are imposed upon the customs officer 
        or any other person with respect to the seizure and forfeiture 
        of property under the customs law may be performed by such 
        officers as are designated by the Secretary or, upon request of 
        the Secretary, by any other agency that has authority to manage 
        and dispose of seized property.
            (3) Presumption.--For the purposes of this section there is 
        a rebuttable presumption that all fish, or components thereof, 
        found on board a vessel that is used or seized in connection 
        with a violation of this title (including any regulation 
        promulgated under this Act) were taken, obtained, or retained 
        as a result of IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in 
        support of IUU fishing.
    (d) Criminal Enforcement.--Any person (other than a foreign 
government agency, or entity wholly owned by a foreign government) who 
knowingly commits an act prohibited by section 307 shall be subject to 
subsections (b) and (c) of section 309 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 
U.S.C. 1859).
    (e) Payment of Storage, Care, and Other Costs.--Any person assessed 
a civil penalty for, or convicted of, any violation of this title 
(including any regulation promulgated under this title) and any 
claimant in a forfeiture action brought for such a violation, shall be 
liable for the reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary in storage, 
care, and maintenance of any property seized in connection with the 
violation.

SEC. 309. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Assistance to Developing Nations and International 
Organizations.--Consistent with existing authority and the availability 
of funds, the Secretary shall provide appropriate assistance to 
developing nations and international organizations of which such 
nations are members to assist those nations in meeting their 
obligations under the Agreement.
    (b) Personnel, Services, Equipment, and Facilities.--In carrying 
out subsection (a), the Secretary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable 
or nonreimbursable basis, utilize the personnel, services, equipment, 
and facilities of any Federal, State, local, or foreign government or 
any entity of any such government.

SEC. 310. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
displace any requirements imposed by the customs laws of the United 
States or any other laws or regulations enforced or administered by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. Where more stringent requirements 
regarding port entry or access to port services exist under other 
Federal law, those more stringent requirements shall apply. Nothing in 
this title shall affect a vessel's entry into port, in accordance with 
international law, for reasons of force majeure or distress.
    (b) United States Obligations Under International Law.--This title 
shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with United States 
obligations under international law.
                                                       Calendar No. 168

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1334

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                                 A BILL

 To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and 
   unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to 
       implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes.

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                             July 28, 2015

                       Reported with an amendment