,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,schatz1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 and ,mr4         
,tuberville7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,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 seafood to support         
enforcement against illegal1 unreported1
 and unregulated fishing1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,illegal ,red       
,snapper and ,tuna ,enforcement ,act4   
#b4 ,methodology for identifying the    
country of origin of seafood  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 ,key agency     
leadership ,the term key agency         
leadership means the ,administrator and 
the ,under ,secretary in consultation   
with the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4        
,customs and ,border ,protection and the
 ,commandant of the ,coast ,guard4  7#d7
 ,red snapper ,the term red snapper     
means the species ,lutjanus campechanus4
  7#e7 ,tuna ,the term tuna means the   
following species of tuna3 7,a7 ,bigeye 
tuna 7,thunnus obesus74  7,b7 ,yellowfin
 tuna 7,thunnus albacares74  7,c7       
,bluefin tuna 7,thunnus thynnus74  7#f7 

,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  7#a7 ,in general    
,key agency leadership shall1 in        
accordance with this section1 jointly   
develop a standard methodology1 based on
 chemical analysis1 for identifying the 
country of origin of seafood to support 
enforcement against illegal1 unreported1
 and unregulated fishing4  7#b7         
,requirements ,key agency leadership    
shall ensure that the methodology       
developed under this subsection-- 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  7,c7 involves the use 
of a field kit that can be easily       
carried by one individual2 and  7,d7 to 
the extent practicable1 can be used to  

test prepared food1 including raw       
preparations of seafood such as ceviche1
 sashimi1 sushi1 and poke4  7#c7        
,initial species for identification ,in 
developing the methodology under this   
subsection1 key agency leadership shall 
conduct pilot studies on red snapper1 as
 an example of a stationary stock1 and  
tuna1 as an example of a highly         
migratory stock4  7c7 ,report ,not later
 than #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   
,in the event that any aspect of the    
methodology developed under subsection  
7b7 is impracticable1 an explanation of 
why1 whether additional research would  
make developing such a methodology      
practicable1 and whether a different    

approach other than chemical analysis   
might be practicable4  #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