#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4 #bhc
  ,,an ,,act  ,to require ! ,"u         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,/&>ds &         
,te*nology & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,national 
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration to 
develop a /&>d me?odology = id5tify+ !  
c\ntry ( orig9 ( seafood to support     
en=cem5t aga9/ illegal1 unreport$1 &    
unregulat$ fi%+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,illegal ,r$ ,snapp] & ,tuna ,en=cem5t  
,act4  #b4 ,me?odology = id5tify+ !     
c\ntry ( orig9 ( seafood  7a7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &  
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7        
,appropriate committees ( ,congress ,!  
t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress  
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1  
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate2 &
  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,transportation &
 ,infra/ructure & ! ,committee on       
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,key ag5cy       

lead]%ip ,! t]m key ag5cy lead]%ip means
 ! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,"u ,secret>y 9     
consultation ) ! ,commission] ( ,u4,s4  
,cu/oms & ,bord] ,protection & !        
,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d4  7#d7 ,r$    
snapp] ,! t]m r$ snapp] means ! species 
,lutjanus campe*anus4  7#e7 ,tuna ,! t]m
 tuna means ! foll[+ species ( tuna3    
7,a7 ,bigeye tuna 7,?unnus obesus74     
7,b7 ,yell[f9 tuna 7,?unnus albac>es74  
7,c7 ,bluef9 tuna 7,?unnus ?ynnus74     
7#f7 ,"u ,secret>y ,! t]m ,"u ,secret>y 
means ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce =      
,/&>ds & ,te*nology & ! ,director ( !   
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology4  7b7 ,/&>d me?odology =     
id5tification  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,key ag5cy 
lead]%ip %all1 9 accordance ) ?is       
section1 jo9tly develop a /&>d          
me?odology1 bas$ on *emical analysis1 = 
id5tify+ ! c\ntry ( orig9 ( seafood to  
support en=cem5t aga9/ illegal1         
unreport$1 & unregulat$ fi%+4  7#b7     
,requirem5ts ,key ag5cy lead]%ip %all   
ensure t ! me?odology develop$ "u ?is   

subsection-- 7,a7 is consi/5t ) ! ne$s (
 ,f$]al & ,/ate law en=cem5t ag5cies 9  
combat+ illegal1 unreport$1 & unregulat$
 fi%+2  7,b7 m9imizes process+ "t2  7,c7
 involves ! use ( a field kit t c be    
easily c>ri$ by "o individual2 &  7,d7  
to ! ext5t practicable1 c be us$ to te/ 
prep>$ food1 includ+ raw prep>ations (  
seafood su* z cevi*e1 sa%imi1 su%i1 &   
poke4  7#c7 ,initial species =          
id5tification ,9 develop+ ! me?odology  
"u ?is subsection1 key ag5cy lead]%ip   
%all conduct pilot /udies on r$ snapp]1 
z an example ( a /ation>y /ock1 & tuna1 
z an example ( a highly migratory /ock4 
7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,"u     
,secret>y %all submit to ! appropriate  
committees ( ,congress a report t       
includes ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a summ>y ( !   
me?odology develop$ "u subsection 7b74  
7#b7 ,a plan = op]ationaliz+ !          
me?odology develop$ "u subsection 7b74  
7#c7 ,9 ! ev5t t any aspect ( !         
me?odology develop$ "u subsection 7b7 is

 impracticable1 an explanation ( :y1    
:e!r additional rese>* w\ld make        
develop+ su* a me?odology practicable1 &
 :e!r a diff]5t approa* o!r ?an *emical 
analysis might be practicable4  #c4     
,te*nical assi/ance = ,,iuu fi%+        
en=cem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (   
,def5se is au?oriz$ to1 9 coord9ation ) 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,coa/ ,gu>d1 exp5d funds
 appropriat$ = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se =  
op]ation & ma9t5ance to provide m>itime 
te*nical assi/ance to m>itime =ces f o!r
 nations 9 ef=ts to combat illegal1     
unreport$1 or unregulat$ fi%+ 7commonly 
kn[n z ,,iuu fi%+7 & o!r transnational  
organiz$ crime4 ,su* te*nical assi/ance 
may include provid+ obs]v]s1 %iprid]s1 &
 specializ$ p]sonnel to deploy ) su*    
m>itime =ces1 9 addition to remote s5s+1
 analysis ( data1 & op]ational          
intellig5ce1 z appropriate & consi/5t ) 
,unit$ ,/ates law & policy4  7b7        
,application ( au?ority ,! au?ority     
provid$ "u subsection 7a7 %all apply to 
! use ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,coa/ ,gu>d     

memb]s deploy$ to & op]at+ abo>d        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 p>tn] nation1 or   
int]national p>tn] plat=ms1 z well z    
p>tn] nation p]sonnel op]at+ abo>d      
,unit$ ,/ates milit>y & ,coa/ ,gu>d     
assets or int]national p>tn] vessels1 z 
appropriate4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,july #ad1
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