,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #f1 #bjbc,mr4 
,cotton 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi?1 &
 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill   
,to prohibit ! importation ( seafood &  
aquaculture products f ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,ban ,*9a's ,=bidd5         
,op]ations 9 ! ,oceanic ,doma9 ,act or !
 ,ban ,c-,,food ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition 
on importation ( seafood & aquaculture  
products f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9       
subsection 7b71 ! importation ( seafood 
& aquaculture products t orig9ate 9 !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a is prohibit$4  7b7
 ,p]iod describ$ ,! p]iod describ$ 9 ?is
 subsection is ! p]iod-- 7#a7 beg9n+ on 
! date t is "o ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 end+ on !  
date on :i* all ( ! c]tifications       
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 h be5 submitt$

 to ,congress4  7c7 ,c]tifications      
describ$ ,! c]tifications describ$ 9 ?is
 subsection are ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a       
c]tification by ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate t   
nei!r ! fi%+ fleets nor ! aquaculture   
indu/ry ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a are   
mean+fully us+ =c$ labor4  7#b7 ,a      
c]tification by ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce t
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  
is n subsidiz+ ^? fleets or t indu/ry   
beyond int]national norms4  7#c7 ,a     
c]tification by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se t 
! fi%+ fleets ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
w n be us$ 9 an invasion ( ,taiwan4  #c4
 ,imposition ( sanctions ) respect to   
entities facilitat+ trans%ipm5t  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all   
impose ! sanctions describ$ 9 subsection
 7b7 ) respect to ea* p]son t !         
,secret>y det]m9es kn[+ly p>ticipates 9 
! trans%ipm5t1 dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9  
section #b7;b71 ( seafood or aquaculture
 products t orig9ate 9 ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a into ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 violation 
( section #b7;a74  7b7 ,sanctions       

describ$ ,! ,secret>y %all1 pursuant to 
! ,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s
 ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471    
block & prohibit all transactions 9     
prop]ty & int]e/s 9 prop]ty ( a =eign   
p]son describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 if su*  
prop]ty & int]e/s 9 prop]ty are 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 come )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
or are or come )9 ! possession or       
control ( a ,unit$ ,/ates p]son4  7c7   
,implem5tation2 p5alties  7#a7          
,implem5tation ,! ,secret>y may ex]cise 
! au?orities provid$ to ! ,presid5t "u  
sections #bjc & #bje ( ! ,int]national  
,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #agjb & #agjd7 to ! ext5t     
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7 
,p5alties ,a p]son t violates1 attempts 
to violate1 conspires to violate1 or    
causes a violation ( ?is section or any 
regulation1 lic5se1 or ord] issu$ to    
c>ry out ?is section %all be subject to 
! p5alties set =? 9 subsections 7b7 &   
7c7 ( section #bjf ( ! ,int]national    
,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej      

,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to ! same ext5t z a    
p]son t commits an unlawful act describ$
 9 subsection 7a7 ( t section4  7d7     
,unit$ /ates p]son def9$ ,9 ?is section1
 ! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates p]son means-- 7#a7 
a ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 or an ali5       
lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 an entity organiz$
 "u ! laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or ( any   
jurisdiction )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+
 a =eign bran* ( su* an entity2 or  7#c7
 any p]son 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #d4      
,imposition ( duties to prev5t          
trans%ipm5t ,dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9    
section #b7;b71 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,trade  
,repres5tative %all impose su* duties ) 
respect to seafood & aquaculture        
products z ! ,trade ,repres5tative      
det]m9es necess>y-- 7#a7 to prev5t !    
trans%ipm5t into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( su*  
products t orig9ate 9 ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a 9 violation ( section #b7;a72 &   
7#b7 to p5alize c\ntries t facilitate   
su* trans%ipm5t4  #e4 ,report on combat+
 abuses ( fi%+ fleets & aquaculture     

indu/ry ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a ,n    
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t %all   
submit to ,congress a report t-- 7#a7   
describes 9 detail-- 7,a7 all ef=ts ( ! 
executive bran* to combat illegal fi%+ &
 ! use ( =c$ labor by ! fi%+ fleets &   
aquaculture indu/ry ( ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a2 &  7,b7 ! funds & o!r res\rces   
allocat$ to su* ef=ts2 &  7#b7 includes 
reque/s = ! additional fund+1 res\rces1 
& au?orities necess>y to combat illegal 
fi%+ & ! use ( =c$ labor by ! fi%+      
fleets & aquaculture indu/ry ( ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a4