Bill > S3879

This bill requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a standard methodology for identifying the country of origin of red snapper imported into the United States. The methodology must be consistent with the needs of federal and state law enforcement agencies in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, minimize processing time, and involve the use of a field kit that can be easily carried by one individual. The bill also authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide maritime technical assistance to other nations in their efforts to combat IUU fishing and other transnational organized crime, which may include providing observers, shipriders, and specialized personnel, as well as remote sensing, data analysis, and operational intelligence.