,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #gbd #aahth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #chgi    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,march #f1 #bjbd,mr4 ,cruz    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 and     
,mrs4 ,britt7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,december
 #ah 7legislative day1 ,december #af71  
#bjbd,reported by ,ms4 ,cantwell1 with  
an amendment,strike out all after the   
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require the ,under ,secretary of        
,commerce for ,standards and ,technology
 and the ,administrator of ,national    
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration to develop a standard   
methodology for identifying the country 
of origin of red snapper imported into  
the ,united ,states1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,illegal ,red       
,snapper ,enforcement ,act4  #b4        

,methodology for identifying the country
 of origin of red snapper imported into 
the ,united ,states  7a7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,administrator   
,the term ,administrator means the      
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration4  7#b7
 ,appropriate committees of ,congress   
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on
 ,commerce1 ,science1 and               
,transportation of the ,senate2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,transportation  
and ,infrastructure and the ,committee  
on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of 
,representatives4  7#c7 ,under          
,secretary ,the term ,under ,secretary  
means the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce
 for ,standards and ,technology and the 
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology4  7b7       
,standard methodology for identification
 ,the ,under ,secretary and the         
,administrator1 in consultation with the
 ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and   

,border ,protection and the ,commandant 
of the ,coast ,guard1 shall jointly     
develop a standard methodology based on 
chemical analysis for identifying the   
country of origin of red snapper        
imported into the ,united ,states that--
 7#a7 is consistent with the needs of   
,federal and ,state law enforcement     
agencies in combating illegal1          
unreported1 and unregulated fishing2    
7#b7 minimizes processing time2 and     
7#c7 involves the use of a field kit    
that can be easily carried by one       
individual4  7c7 ,report ,not later #b  
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,under ,secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report that includes the    
following3 7#a7 ,a summary of the       
methodology developed under subsection  
7b74  7#b7 ,a plan for operationalizing 
the methodology4  7#c7 ,recommendations 
for further research on identification  
methods1 including other potential      
applications of the methodology4  #a4   

,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,illegal ,red ,snapper ,enforcement 
,act4  #b4 ,methodology for identifying 
the country of origin of red snapper    
imported into the ,united ,states  7a7  
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the         
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration4  7#b7 ,appropriate     
committees of ,congress ,the term       
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the          
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure and the ,committee on   
,natural ,resources of the ,house of    
,representatives4  7#c7 ,under          
,secretary ,the term ,under ,secretary  
means the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce
 for ,standards and ,technology and the 
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology4  7b7       
,standard methodology for identification

 ,the ,under ,secretary and the         
,administrator1 in consultation with the
 ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and   
,border ,protection and the ,commandant 
of the ,coast ,guard1 shall jointly     
develop a standard methodology based on 
chemical analysis for identifying the   
country of origin of red snapper        
imported into the ,united ,states that--
 7#a7 is consistent with the needs of   
,federal and ,state law enforcement     
agencies in combating illegal1          
unreported1 and unregulated fishing2    
7#b7 minimizes processing time2 and     
7#c7 involves the use of a field kit    
that can be easily carried by one       
individual4  7c7 ,report ,not later #b  
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,under ,secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report that includes the    
following3 7#a7 ,a summary of the       
methodology developed under subsection  
7b74  7#b7 ,a plan for operationalizing 
the methodology developed under         

subsection 7b74  7#c7 ,recommendations  
for further research on identification  
methods1 including other potential      
applications of the methodology4  #c4   
,technical assistance for ,,iuu fishing 
enforcement  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of ,defense is authorized to1
 in coordination with the ,united       
,states ,coast ,guard1 expend funds     
appropriated for the ,department of     
,defense for operation and maintenance  
to provide maritime technical assistance
 to maritime forces from other nations  
in efforts to combat illegal1           
unreported1 or unregulated fishing      
7commonly known as ,,iuu fishing7 and   
other transnational organized crime4    
,such technical assistance may include  
providing observers1 shipriders1 and    
specialized personnel to deploy with    
such maritime forces1 in addition to    
remote sensing1 analysis of data1 and   
operational intelligence1 as appropriate
 and consistent with ,united ,states law
 and policy4  7b7 ,application of       

authority ,the authority provided under 
subsection 7a7 shall apply to the use of
 the ,united ,states ,coast ,guard      
members deployed to and operating aboard
 ,department of ,defense1 partner       
nation1 or international partner        
platforms1 as well as partner nation    
personnel operating aboard ,united      
,states military and ,coast ,guard      
assets or international partner vessels1
 as appropriate4  ,december #ah         
7legislative day1 ,december #af71       
#bjbd,reported with an amendment