,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bahb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbc,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,agriculture1     
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,agricultural ,marketing  
,act of #aidf to establish a label      
designating fish harvested in the       
,united ,states exclusive economic zone 
or navigable waters as wild ,,usa       
seafood1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,wild ,,usa ,seafood ,act of #bjbc4 
#b4 ,wild ,,usa seafood label ,title    
,,ii of the ,agricultural ,marketing    
,act of #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afba et    
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  ,h ,wild ,,usa ,seafood 
,label  #bih;,a4 ,definitions ,in this  
subtitle3 7#a7 ,fish ,the term fish     
means finfish1 mollusks1 crustaceans1   
and all other forms of aquatic animal   

and plant life other than aquatic       
mammals and birds4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the
 term ,secretary means the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture4  #bih;,b4 ,wild ,,usa    
,seafood label  7a7 ,in general ,a      
retailer of fish or person engaged in   
the business of supplying fish to a     
retailer may label the fish as wild     
,,usa seafood1 wild ,american seafood1  
or any equivalent designation only if-- 
7#a7 the fish is naturally born in the  
wild or hatchery-originated fish        
released in the wild2  7#b7 the fish is 
caught1 taken1 or harvested from-- 7,a7 
waters within the exclusive economic    
zone 7as defined in section #ajg of     
title #df1 ,united ,states ,code72 or   
7,b7 navigable waters 7as defined in    
section #ejb of the ,federal ,water     
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acfb772 and  7#c7 if the fish is       
caught1 taken1 or harvested by a vessel1
 such vessel is a vessel of the ,united 
,states 7as defined in section #c of the
 ,magnuson-,stevens ,fisheries          

,conservation and ,management ,act 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjb774  7b7 ,method of      
notification  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
information described in subsection 7a7 
may be provided to consumers by means of
 a label1 stamp1 mark1 placard1 or other
 clear and visible sign on the fish or  
on the package1 display1 holding unit1  
or bin containing the fish at the final 
point of sale to consumers4  7#b7       
,labeled commodities ,if fish is already
 individually labeled for retail sale   
with the label described in subsection  
7a71 the retailer shall not be required 
to provide any additional information to
 comply with this section4  #bih;,c4    
,enforcement  7a7 ,warnings ,if the     
,secretary determines that a retailer of
 fish or person engaged in the business 
of supplying fish to a retailer is in   
violation of section #bih;,b1 the       
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 notify the      
retailer or person of the determination 
of the ,secretary2 and  7#b7 provide the
 retailer or person a #cj-;day period1  

beginning on the date on which the      
retailer or person receives the notice  
under paragraph 7#a7 from the           
,secretary1 during which the retailer or
 person may take necessary steps to     
comply with section #bih;,b4  7b7 ,fines
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may  
fine a retailer or person under         
paragraph 7#b7 for an unfair or         
deceptive act or practice if1 on        
completion of the #cj-;day period       
described in subsection 7a77#b71 the    
,secretary determines that the retailer 
or person-- 7,a7 has not made a good    
faith effort to comply with section     
#bih;,b2 and  7,b7 continues to         
willfully violate section #bih;,b with  
respect to the violation about which the
 retailer or person received            
notification under subsection 7a77#a74  
7#b7 ,notice and hearing2 amount ,after 
providing notice and an opportunity for 
a hearing before the ,secretary with    
respect to the violation described in   
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary may fine 

the retailer or person in an amount of  
not more than #aj1jjj for each          
violation4  #bih;,d4 ,regulations ,the  
,secretary may promulgate such          
regulations as are necessary to         
implement this subtitle and verify      
compliance with section #bih;,b7a74  4