Amends several of such Acts as well as the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act, High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995, Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise violations, penalties, permit requirements, port privileges, illegal, unreported, or unregulated (IUU) fishing sanctions, and other enforcement authority.
Authorizes additional enforcement measures relating to search or inspection of facilities or conveyances, records inspection, shipment detention, arrest, search and seizure, and service of civil or criminal process.
Authorizes the Secretary to disclose certain information to state or federal agencies or internationally to ensure compliance with measures the Secretary enforces, including international fishery agreements.
Authorizes: (1) the development and publication of a list of vessels engaged in IUU fishing, including vessels or owners identified by an international fishery management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery agreement; and (2) taking action against listed vessels.
Requires identification and listing of nations that: (1) violate conservation and management measures required under an international fishery management agreement to which the United States is a party, or (2) fail to effectively address or regulate IUU fishing. Extends provisions applicable to nations to other entities that have competency to enter into international fishery management agreements.
Authorizes international cooperation and assistance, including grants, to help other nations achieve sustainable fisheries.
Antigua Convention Implementing Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to revise provisions regarding: (1) the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, (2) the General Advisory Committee, (3) the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee, (4) prohibited acts, and (5) enforcement.
Repeals the Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4100 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4100
To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and
unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to
implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 28, 2012
Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Mr. Guinta, Mr. Farr, Mr. Sablan, Mr.
Pierluisi, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mrs. Christensen) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
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A BILL
To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and
unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to
implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated
Fishing Enforcement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--STRENGTHENING FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
Sec. 101. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium
Protection Act.
Sec. 102. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement
Act.
Sec. 103. Amendments to North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992.
Sec. 104. Amendments to the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985.
Sec. 105. Amendments to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Convention Implementation Act.
Sec. 106. Amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988.
Sec. 107. Amendments to the Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Convention Act.
Sec. 108. Amendments to the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act.
Sec. 109. Amendments to the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1965.
Sec. 110. Amendments to the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information
Act.
Sec. 111. Amendments to the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982.
Sec. 112. Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act
of 1995.
Sec. 113. Amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act.
Sec. 114. International cooperation and assistance.
TITLE II--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANTIGUA CONVENTION
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Amendment of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. Commissioners; number, appointment, and qualifications.
Sec. 205. General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee.
Sec. 206. Rulemaking.
Sec. 207. Prohibited acts.
Sec. 208. Enforcement.
Sec. 209. Reduction of bycatch.
Sec. 210. Repeal of Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984.
TITLE I--STRENGTHENING FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET FISHING MORATORIUM
PROTECTION ACT.
(a) Administration and Enforcement.--Section 606 of the High Seas
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g) is amended
by inserting before the first sentence the following:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary and the Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall enforce this
Act, and the Acts to which this section applies, in accordance with
this section. Each such Secretary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable
basis or otherwise, utilize the personnel services, equipment
(including aircraft and vessels), and facilities of any other Federal
agency, and of any State agency, in the performance of such duties.
``(b) Acts to Which Section Applies.--This section applies to--
``(1) the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3631
et seq.);
``(2) the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (16
U.S.C. 1385);
``(3) the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 (16 U.S.C. 951 et
seq.);
``(4) the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (16
U.S.C. 5001 et seq.);
``(5) the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 973 et
seq.);
``(6) the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act
of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.);
``(7) the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C.
971 et seq.);
``(8) the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of
1995 (16 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.); and
``(9) the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
``(c) Administration and Enforcement.--The Secretary shall prevent
any person from violating this Act, or any Act to which this section
applies, in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same
jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though sections 308 through 311 of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1858 through 1861) were incorporated into and made a part of and
applicable to this Act and each such Act.
``(d) Special Rules.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the incorporation by
reference of certain sections of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act under subsection (c), if there
is a conflict between a provision of this subsection and the
corresponding provision of any section of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act so incorporated, the
provision of this subsection shall apply.
``(2) Additional enforcement authority.--In addition to the
powers of officers authorized pursuant to subsection (c), any
officer who is authorized by the Secretary, or the head of any
Federal or State agency that has entered into an agreement with
the Secretary under subsection (a), to enforce the provisions
of any Act to which this section applies may, with the same
jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though section 311 of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1861) were incorporated into and made a part of each
such Act--
``(A) search or inspect any facility or conveyance
used or employed in, or which reasonably appears to be
used or employed in, the storage, processing,
transport, or trade of fish or fish products;
``(B) inspect records pertaining to the storage,
processing, transport, or trade of fish or fish
products;
``(C) detain, for a period of up to 5 days, any
shipment of fish or fish product imported into, landed
on, introduced into, exported from, or transported
within the jurisdiction of the United States, or, if
such fish or fish product is deemed to be perishable,
sell and retain the proceeds therefrom for a period of
up to 5 days;
``(D) make an arrest, in accordance with any
guidelines which may be issued by the Attorney General,
for any offense under the laws of the United States
committed in the person's presence, or for the
commission of any felony under the laws of the United
States, if the person has reasonable grounds to believe
that the person to be arrested has committed or is
committing a felony;
``(E) search and seize, in accordance with any
guidelines that are issued by the Attorney General; and
``(F) execute and serve any subpoena, arrest
warrant, search warrant issued in accordance with rule
41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, or other
warrant or civil or criminal process issued by any
officer or court of competent jurisdiction.
``(3) Disclosure of enforcement information.--The Secretary
may disclose, as necessary and appropriate, information,
including information collected under joint authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of
1975 (16 U.S.C. 71 et seq.) or the Western and Central Pacific
Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.) or other statutes implementing international fishery
agreements, to any other Federal or State government agency,
the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
the secretariat or equivalent of an international fishery
management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an
international fishery agreement, or a foreign government, if--
``(A) such government, organization, or arrangement
has policies and procedures to protect such information
from unintended or unauthorized disclosure; and
``(B) such disclosure is necessary--
``(i) to ensure compliance with any law or
regulation enforced or administered by the
Secretary;
``(ii) to administer or enforce any
international fishery agreement to which the
United States is a party;
``(iii) to administer or enforce a binding
conservation measure adopted by any
international organization or arrangement to
which the United States is a party;
``(iv) to assist in any investigative,
judicial, or administrative enforcement
proceeding in the United States; or
``(v) to assist in any law enforcement
action undertaken by a law enforcement agency
of a foreign government, or in relation to a
legal proceeding undertaken by a foreign
government.
``(e) Prohibited Acts.--It is unlawful for any person--
``(1) to violate any provision of this Act or any
regulation or permit issued pursuant to this Act;
``(2) to refuse to permit any officer authorized to enforce
the provisions of this Act to board, search, or inspect a
vessel, aircraft, vehicle, or shoreside facility subject to
such person's control for the purposes of conducting any
search, investigation, or inspection in connection with the
enforcement of this Act, any regulation promulgated under this
Act, or any Act to which this section applies;
``(3) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede,
intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized officer in
the conduct of any search, investigation, or inspection
described in paragraph (2);
``(4) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohibited by
this section or any Act to which this section applies;
``(5) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means,
the apprehension, arrest, or detection of an other person,
knowing that such person has committed any act prohibited by
this section or any Act to which this section applies; or
``(6) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede,
intimidate, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with--
``(A) any observer on a vessel under this Act or
any Act to which this section applies; or
``(B) any data collector employed by the National
Marine Fisheries Service or under contract to any
person to carry out responsibilities under this Act or
any Act to which this section applies.
``(f) Civil Penalty.--Any person who commits any act that is
unlawful under subsection (e) shall be liable to the United States for
a civil penalty, and may be subject to a permit sanction, under section
308 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1858).
``(g) Criminal Penalty.--Any person who commits an act that is
unlawful under subsection (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4), (e)(5), or (e)(6) is
deemed to be guilty of an offense punishable under section 309(b) of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1859(b)).
``(h) Utilization of Federal Agency Assets.--''.
(b) Actions To Improve the Effectiveness of International Fishery
Management Organizations.--Section 608 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826i) is
amended by--
(1) inserting before the first sentence the following:
``(a) In General.--'';
(2) in subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph (1) of
this subsection) in the first sentence, inserting ``, or
arrangements made pursuant to an international fishery
agreement,'' after ``organizations''; and
(3) adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(b) Disclosure of Information.--The Secretary may disclose, as
necessary and appropriate, information, including information collected
under joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 71 et seq.), the Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.), any other statute implementing an international fishery
agreement, to any other Federal or State government agency, the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, or the secretariat
or equivalent of an international fishery management organization or
arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, if
such government, organization, or arrangement, respectively, has
policies and procedures to protect such information from unintended or
unauthorized disclosure.
``(c) IUU Vessel Lists.--The Secretary may--
``(1) develop, maintain, and make public a list of vessels
and vessel owners engaged in illegal, unreported, or
unregulated fishing or fishing-related activities in support of
illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, including vessels
or vessel owners identified by an international fishery
management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an
international fishery agreement, that--
``(A) the United States is party to; or
``(B) the United States is not party to, but whose
procedures and criteria in developing and maintaining a
list of such vessels and vessel owners are
substantially similar to such procedures and criteria
adopted pursuant to an international fishery agreement
to which the United States is a party; and
``(2) take appropriate action against listed vessels and
vessel owners, including action against fish, fish parts, or
fish products from such vessels, in accordance with applicable
United States law and consistent with applicable international
law, including principles, rights, and obligations established
in applicable international fishery management agreements and
trade agreements.
``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary may promulgate regulations to
implement this section.''.
(c) Notification Regarding Identification of Nations.--Section
609(b) of such Act (166 U.S.C. 1826j(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify the President and
that nation of such an identification.''.
(d) Nations Identified Under Section 610.--Section 610(b)(1) of
such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) notify, as soon as possible, the President and
nations that have been identified under subsection (a), and
also notify other nations whose vessels engage in fishing
activities or practices described in subsection (a), about the
provisions of this section and this Act;''.
(e) Effect of Certification Under Section 609.--Section
609(d)(3)(A)(i) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by
striking ``that has not been certified by the Secretary under this
subsection, or''.
(f) Effect of Certification Under Section 610.--Section 610(c)(5)
of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(c)(5)) is amended by striking ``that has
not been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or''.
(g) Identification of Nations.--
(1) Scope of identification for actions of fishing
vessels.--Section 609(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)) is
amended--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``3 years'';
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``that
undermines the effectiveness of measures required by an
international fishery management organization, taking
into account whether'' after ``(1)''; and
(C) in paragraph (1), by striking ``vessels of''.
(2) Additional grounds for identification.--Section 609(a)
of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)) is further amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) in
order as subparagraphs (A) and (B) (and by moving the
margins of such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right);
(B) by inserting before the first sentence the
following:
``(1) Identification for actions of fishing vessels.--'';
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Identification for actions of nation.--Taking into
account the factors described under section 609(a)(1), the
Secretary shall also identify, and list in such report, a
nation--
``(A) if it is violating, or has violated at any
point during the preceding three years, conservation
and management measures required under an international
fishery management agreement to which the United States
is a party and the violations undermine the
effectiveness of such measures; or
``(B) if it is failing, or has failed in the
preceding 3-year period, to effectively address or
regulate illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing in
areas described under paragraph (1)(B).
``(3) Application to other entities.--Where the provisions
of this Act are applicable to nations, they shall also be
applicable, as appropriate, to other entities that have
competency to enter into international fishery management
agreements.''.
(3) Period of fishing practices supporting
identification.--Section 610(a)(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C.
1826k(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``calendar year'' and
replacing with ``three years''.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) Section 609(f) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j) is amended
by--
(A) striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2012''; and
(B) striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2017''.
(2) Section 610(f) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k) is amended
by--
(A) striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2012''; and
(B) striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2017''.
(i) Technical Corrections.--
(1) Section 607(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826h(2)) is
amended by striking ``whose vessels'' and inserting ``that''.
(2) Section 609(d)(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1))
is amended by striking ``of its fishing vessels''.
(3) Section 609(d)(1)(A) of such Act (16 U.S.C.
1826j(d)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``of its fishing
vessels''.
(4) Section 609(d)(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(2))
is amended--
(A) by striking ``for certification'' and inserting
``to authorize'';
(B) by inserting ``the importation'' after ``or
other basis'';
(C) by striking ``harvesting''; and
(D) by striking ``not certified under paragraph
(1)'' and inserting ``issued a negative certification
under paragraph (1)''.
(5) Section 610 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k) is amended as
follows:
(A) In subsection (a)(1), by striking
``practices;'' and inserting ``practices--''.
(B) In subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``, and
which, in the case of pelagic longline fishing,
includes mandatory use of circle hooks, careful
handling and release equipment, and training and
observer programs''.
(C) In subsection (c)(4), by striking all preceding
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
``(4) Alternative procedure.--The Secretary may establish a
procedure to authorize, on a shipment-by-shipment, shipper-by-
shipper, or other basis the importation of fish or fish
products from a vessel of a nation issued a negative
certification under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines
that such imports were harvested by practices that do not
result in bycatch of a protected marine species, or were
harvested by practices that--
``(A) are comparable to those of the United States,
taking into account different conditions; and''.
SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS DRIFTNET FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT
ACT.
(a) Negative Certification Effects.--Section 101 of the High Seas
Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``recognized
principles of'' after ``in accordance with'';
(2) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting ``or, as
appropriate, for fishing vessels of a nation that receives a
negative certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c)
of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16
U.S.C. 1826)'' after ``(1)'';
(3) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting before the period
the following: ``, except for the purposes of inspecting such
vessel, conducting an investigation, or taking other
appropriate enforcement action'';
(4) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i), by striking ``or illegal,
unreported, or unregulated fishing'' after ``driftnet
fishing'';
(5) in subsection (b)(1)(B) and subsection (b)(2), by
striking ``or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing''
after ``driftnet fishing'' each place it appears;
(6) in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i), by inserting ``or a
negative certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c)
of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16
U.S.C. 1826j(d), 1826k(c))'' after ``(1)(A)'';
(7) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by inserting ``or issues a
negative certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c)
of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16
U.S.C. 1826j(d), 1826k(c))'' after ``paragraph (1)'';
(8) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by striking ``or illegal,
unreported, or unregulated fishing'' after ``driftnet
fishing''; and
(9) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by inserting ``, or to
address the offending activities for which a nation received a
negative certification under section 609(d) or 610(c) of the
High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826j(d), 1826k(c))'' after ``beyond the exclusive economic
zone of any nation''.
(b) Duration of Negative Certification Effects.--Section 102 of
such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826b) is amended by--
(1) striking ``or illegal, unreported, or unregulated
fishing''; and
(2) inserting ``or effectively addressed the offending
activities for which the nation received a negative
certification under 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d),
1826k(c))'' before the period at the end.
SEC. 103. AMENDMENTS TO NORTH PACIFIC ANADROMOUS STOCKS ACT OF 1992.
(a) Unlawful Activities.--Section 810 of the North Pacific
Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5009) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, investigation,''
after ``search''; and
(2) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``, investigation,''
after ``search''.
(b) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--Section 811 of the
Northern Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 5010) is
amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 811. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCEMENT.
``For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement
of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing
Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.
SEC. 104. AMENDMENTS TO THE PACIFIC SALMON TREATY ACT OF 1985.
Section 8 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3637)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) by inserting ``, investigation,'' after
``search''; and
(B) by striking ``this title;'' and inserting
``this Act;'';
(2) in subsection (a)(3)--
(A) by inserting ``, investigation,'' after
``search''; and
(B) by striking ``subparagraph (2) ;'' and
inserting ``paragraph (2);'';
(3) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``this title; or''
and inserting ``this Act;''; and
(4) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting
the following:
``(b) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For additional
prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see
section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act
(16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.
SEC. 105. AMENDMENTS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES
CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION ACT.
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation
Act (title V of Public Law 109-479) is amended--
(1) by amending section 506(c) (16 U.S.C. 6905(c)) to read
as follows:
``(c) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For additional
prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see
section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act
(16 U.S.C. 1826g).''; and
(2) in section 507(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 6906(a)(2)) by striking
``suspension, on'' and inserting ``suspension, of''.
SEC. 106. AMENDMENTS TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA ACT OF 1988.
The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 is amended--
(1) in section 5(a) (16 U.S.C. 973c(a))--
(A) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``,
investigation,'' after ``search''; and
(B) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``,
investigation,'' after ``search''; and
(2) by striking sections 7 and 8 (16 U.S.C. 973e and 973f)
and inserting the following:
``SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCEMENT.
``For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement
of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing
Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.
SEC. 107. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
CONVENTION ACT.
The Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 is
amended--
(1) in section 306 (16 U.S.C. 2435)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``which he knows,
or reasonably should have known, was'';
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``,
investigation,'' after ``search''; and
(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``,
investigation,'' after ``search'';
(2) in section 307 (16 U.S.C. 2436)--
(A) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before the
first sentence; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Regulations To Implement Conservation Measures.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c),
and (d) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the
Secretary of Commerce may publish in the Federal Register a
final regulation to implement any conservation measure for
which the Secretary of State notifies the Commission under
section 305(a)(1)--
``(A) that has been in effect for 12 months or
less;
``(B) that is adopted by the Commission; and
``(C) with respect to which the Secretary of State
does not notify Commission in accordance with section
305(a)(1) within the time period allotted for
objections under Article IX of the Convention.
``(2) Entering into force.--Upon publication of such
regulation in the Federal Register, such conservation measure
shall enter into force with respect to the United States.'';
and
(3) by striking sections 308 and 309 (16 U.S.C. 2437 and
2438) and inserting the following:
``SEC. 308. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCEMENT.
``For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement
of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing
Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.
SEC. 108. AMENDMENTS TO THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT.
The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 is amended--
(1) in section 6(c)(2) (16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(2)(2))--
(A) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting ``(i)'';
(B) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(ii)'';
(C) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (A) and
subsections (b) and (c) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code,
the Secretary may issue final regulations to implement Commission
recommendations referred to in paragraph (1) concerning trade
restrictive measures against nations or fishing entities.'';
(2) in section 7 (16 U.S.C. 971e) by striking subsections
(e) and (f) and redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e);
(3) in section 8 (16 U.S.C. 971f)--
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); and
(B) by inserting before subsection (b) the
following:
``(a) For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and
enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).'';
(4) in section 8(b) by striking ``the enforcement
activities specified in section 8(a) of this Act'' each place
it appears and inserting ``enforcement activities with respect
to this Act that are otherwise authorized by law''; and
(5) by striking section 11 (16 U.S.C. 971j) and
redesignating sections 12 and 13 as sections 11 and 12,
respectively.
SEC. 109. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH SEAS FISHING COMPLIANCE ACT OF 1965.
Section 104(f) of the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995 (16
U.S.C. 5503(f)) is amended to read as follows:
``(f) Validity.--A permit issued under this section for a vessel is
void if--
``(1) any other permit or authorization required for the
vessel to fish is expired, revoked, or suspended; or
``(2) the vessel is no longer documented under the laws of
the United States or eligible for such documentation.''.
SEC. 110. AMENDMENTS TO THE DOLPHIN PROTECTION CONSUMER INFORMATION
ACT.
The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385) is
amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
``(e) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For additional
prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see
section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act
(16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.
SEC. 111. AMENDMENTS TO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT ACT OF 1982.
(a) Prohibited Acts.--Section 7 of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act
of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773e) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (a) by redesignating subparagraphs (1)
through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (a) and (b) as paragraphs
(1) and (2), respectively;
(3) by in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesignated, by
inserting ``, investigation,'' before ``or inspection'';
(4) by in paragraph (1)(C), as so redesignated, by
inserting ``, investigation,'' before ``or inspection'';
(5) in paragraph (1)(E), as so redesignated, by striking
``or'' after the semicolon; and
(6) in paragraph (1)(F), as so redesignated, by striking
``section.'' and inserting ``section; or''.
(b) Enforcement Powers.--Section 11 of the Northern Pacific Halibut
Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773i) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(g) In addition to the powers of officers authorized pursuant to
subsection (b), any officer who is authorized by the Secretary, or by
the head of any Federal or State agency that has entered into an
agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a), to enforce the
Convention, this Act, or any regulation adopted under this Act, may--
``(1) search or inspect any facility or conveyance used or
employed in, or which reasonably appears to be used or employed
in, the storage, processing, transport, or trade of fish or
fish products;
``(2) inspect records pertaining to the storage,
processing, transport, or trade of fish or fish products; and
``(3) detain, for a period of up to 5 days, any shipment of
fish or fish product imported into, landed on, introduced into,
exported from, or transported within the jurisdiction of the
United States, or, if such fish or fish product is deemed to be
perishable, sell and retain the proceeds therefrom for a period
of up to 5 days.''.
SEC. 112. AMENDMENTS TO THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT
OF 1995.
Section 207 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of
1995 (16 U.S.C. 5606) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``and penalties''
and inserting ``and enforcement'';
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``, investigation,''
before ``or inspection'';
(3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``, investigation,''
before ``or inspection''; and
(4) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting
the following:
``(b) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For additional
prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see
section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act
(16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.
SEC. 113. AMENDMENT TO THE MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND
MANAGEMENT ACT.
Section 307(1)(Q) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(Q)) is amended by inserting before
the semicolon the following: ``or any treaty or in contravention of any
binding conservation measure adopted by an international agreement or
organization to which the United States is a party''.
SEC. 114. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE.
(a) International Cooperation and Assistance.--The Secretary of
Commerce, acting through the National Marine Fisheries Service, may
engage in international cooperation and provide assistance, including
grants, to help other nations achieve sustainable fisheries.
(b) Authorized Activities.--In providing assistance to other
nations, the Secretary may--
(1) provide funding and technical expertise to other
nations to assist them in addressing illegal, unreported, or
unregulated fishing activities;
(2) provide funding and technical expertise to other
nations to assist them in reducing the loss and environmental
impacts of derelict fishing gear, reducing the bycatch of
living marine resources, and promoting international marine
resource conservation;
(3) provide funding, technical expertise, and training to
other nations to aid them in building capacity for enhanced
fisheries management, fisheries monitoring, catch and trade
tracking activities, enforcement, and international marine
resource conservation;
(4) establish partnerships with other Federal agencies or
non-governmental organizations, as appropriate, to ensure that
fisheries development assistance to other nations is directed
toward projects that promote sustainable fisheries; and
(5) conduct outreach and education efforts in order to
promote public and private sector awareness of international
fisheries sustainability issues, including the need to combat
illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing activity and to
promote international marine resource conservation.
(c) Guidelines.--The Secretary may establish guidelines necessary
to implement this section.
TITLE II--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANTIGUA CONVENTION
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Antigua Convention Implementing
Act of 2011''.
SEC. 202. AMENDMENT OF THE TUNA CONVENTIONS ACT OF 1950.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of the Tuna Conventions Act of
1950 (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.).
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.
Section 2 (16 U.S.C. 951) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
``In this Act:
``(1) Antigua convention.--The term `Antigua Convention'
means the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-
American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949
Convention Between the United States of America and the
Republic of Costa Rica, signed at Washington, November 14,
2003.
``(2) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Inter-
American Tropical Tuna Commission provided for by the
Convention.
``(3) Convention.--The term `Convention' means--
``(A) the Convention for the Establishment of an
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, signed at
Washington, May 31, 1949, by the United States of
America and the Republic of Costa Rica;
``(B) the Antigua Convention, upon its entry into
force for the United States, and any amendments thereto
that are in force for the United States; or
``(C) both such Conventions, as the context
requires.
``(4) Person.--The term `person' means an individual,
partnership, corporation, or association subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States.
``(5) United states.--The term `United States' includes all
areas under the sovereignty of the United States.
``(6) United states commissioners.--The term `United States
commissioners' means the individuals appointed in accordance
with section 3(a).''.
SEC. 204. COMMISSIONERS; NUMBER, APPOINTMENT, AND QUALIFICATIONS.
Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 952) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 3. COMMISSIONERS.
``(a) Commissioners.--The United States shall be represented on the
Commission by 4 United States Commissioners. The President shall
appoint individuals to serve on the Commission at the pleasure of the
President. In making the appointments, the President shall select
United States Commissioners from among individuals who are
knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly migratory fish stocks in
the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, one of whom shall be an officer or
employee of the Department of Commerce. Not more than 2 United States
Commissioners may be appointed who reside in a State other than a State
whose vessels maintain a substantial fishery in the area of the
Convention.
``(b) Alternate Commissioners.--The Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary, may designate from time to time and
for periods of time deemed appropriate Alternate United States
Commissioners to the Commission. Any Alternate United States
Commissioner may exercise, at any meeting of the Commission or of the
General Advisory Committee or Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
established pursuant to section 4(b), all powers and duties of a United
States Commissioner in the absence of any United States Commissioner
appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for whatever
reason. The number of such Alternate United States Commissioners that
may be designated for any such meeting shall be limited to the number
of United States Commissioners appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of
this section who will not be present at such meeting.
``(c) Administrative Matters.--
``(1) Employment status.--Individuals serving as United
States Commissioners, other than officers or employees of the
United States Government, shall not be considered Federal
employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or
tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5,
United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States
Code.
``(2) Compensation.--The United States Commissioners or
Alternate Commissioners, although officers of the United States
while so serving, shall receive no compensation for their
services as United States Commissioners or Alternate
Commissioners.
``(3) Travel expenses.--
``(A) The Secretary of State shall pay the
necessary travel expenses of United States
Commissioners and Alternate United States Commissioners
to meetings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission and other meetings the Secretary of State
deems necessary to fulfill their duties, in accordance
with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701,
5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, United
States Code.
``(B) The Secretary may reimburse the Secretary of
State for amounts expended by the Secretary of State
under this subsection.''.
SEC. 205. GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY
SUBCOMMITTEE.
Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 953) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) General Advisory Committee.--
``(1) Appointments; public participation; compensation.--
``(A) The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall appoint a General Advisory
Committee which shall consist of not more than 25
individuals who shall be representative of the various
groups concerned with the fisheries covered by the
Convention, including nongovernmental conservation
organizations, providing to the maximum extent
practicable an equitable balance among such groups.
Members of the General Advisory Committee will be
eligible to participate as members of the United States
delegation to the Commission and its working groups to
the extent the Commission rules and space for
delegations allow.
``(B) The chair of the Pacific Fishery Management
Council's Advisory Subpanel for Highly Migratory
Fisheries and the chair of the Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council's Advisory Committee shall be ex-
officio members of the General Advisory Committee by
virtue of their positions in those Councils.
``(C) Each member of the General Advisory Committee
appointed under subparagraph (A) shall serve for a term
of 3 years and is eligible for reappointment.
``(D) The General Advisory Committee shall be
invited to attend all non-executive meetings of the
United States delegation and at such meetings shall be
given opportunity to examine and to be heard on all
proposed programs of investigation, reports,
recommendations, and regulations of the Commission.
``(E) The General Advisory Committee shall
determine its organization, and prescribe its practices
and procedures for carrying out its functions under
this title, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the
Convention. The General Advisory Committee shall
publish and make available to the public a statement of
its organization, practices and procedures. Meetings of
the General Advisory Committee, except when in
executive session, shall be open to the public, and
prior notice of meetings shall be made public in timely
fashion. The General Advisory Committee shall not be
subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.).
``(2) Information sharing.--The Secretary and the Secretary
of State shall furnish the General Advisory Committee with
relevant information concerning fisheries and international
fishery agreements.
``(3) Administrative matters.--
``(A) The Secretary shall provide to the General
Advisory Committee in a timely manner such
administrative and technical support services as are
necessary for its effective functioning.
``(B) Individuals appointed to serve as a member of
the General Advisory Committee--
``(i) shall serve without pay, but while
away from their homes or regular places of
business to attend meetings of the General
Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in the same manner as persons
employed intermittently in the Government
service are allowed expenses under section 5703
of title 5, United States Code; and
``(ii) shall not be considered Federal
employees except for the purposes of injury
compensation or tort claims liability as
provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United
States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28,
United States Code.'';
(2) by striking so much of subsection (b) as precedes
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(b) Scientific Advisory Subcommittee.--(1) The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint a Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee of not less than 5 nor more than 15 qualified
scientists with balanced representation from the public and private
sectors, including nongovernmental conservation organizations.''; and
(3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``General Advisory
Subcommittee'' and inserting ``General Advisory Committee''.
SEC. 206. RULEMAKING.
Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 955) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 6. RULEMAKING.
``(a) Regulations.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and, with respect to enforcement measures, the
Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the United
States international obligations under the Convention and this Act,
including recommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission. In
cases where the Secretary has discretion in the implementation of one
or more measures adopted by the Commission that would govern fisheries
under the authority of a Regional Fishery Management Council, the
Secretary may, to the extent practicable within the implementation
schedule of the Convention and any recommendations and decisions
adopted by the Commission, promulgate such regulations in accordance
with the procedures established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
``(b) Jurisdiction.--The Secretary may promulgate regulations
applicable to all vessels and persons subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States, including United States flag vessels wherever they
may be operating, on such date as the Secretary shall prescribe.''.
SEC. 207. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Section 8 (16 U.S.C. 957) is amended--
(1) by striking ``section 6(c) of this Act'' each place it
appears and inserting ``section 6''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Additional Prohibitions and Enforcement.--For prohibitions
relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of
the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826g).''.
SEC. 208. ENFORCEMENT.
Section 10 (16 U.S.C. 959) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 10. ENFORCEMENT.
``For enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g).''.
SEC. 209. REDUCTION OF BYCATCH.
Section 15 (16 U.S.C. 962) is amended by striking ``vessel'' and
inserting ``vessels''.
SEC. 210. REPEAL OF EASTERN PACIFIC TUNA LICENSING ACT OF 1984.
The Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 972 et
seq.) is repealed.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E269)
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
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