[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3377 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3377

 To prohibit importation of seafood products of countries that do not 
    prohibit the practice of shark finning, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2017

Mr. Farenthold introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit importation of seafood products of countries that do not 
    prohibit the practice of shark finning, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Justice Attributed to Wounded Sharks 
Act'' or ``JAWS Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF SEAFOOD PRODUCTS OF COUNTRIES 
              THAT DO NOT PROHIBIT THE PRACTICE OF SHARK FINNING.

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