Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act
What changed between versions
The purpose of the standard methodology was expanded from supporting enforcement against IUU fishing alone to also covering seafood fraud. This appears in both the general provision (section 2(b)(1)) and the requirements subsection (section 2(b)(2)(A)).
Section 3, which authorized the Secretary of Defense to expend operation and maintenance funds to provide maritime technical assistance (observers, shipriders, remote sensing, operational intelligence) to foreign maritime forces combating IUU fishing and transnational organized crime, was removed entirely from the enrolled bill.
The definition of 'appropriate committees of Congress' was expanded to include the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in addition to the previously listed Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources committees.
The definition of 'Under Secretary' was narrowed. The engrossed version defined it as both the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology AND the Director of NIST. The enrolled version defines it only as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, removing the NIST Director.
A new definition was added for 'illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing' and 'IUU fishing,' incorporating the definition from section 609(e) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(e)).
The report requirement in section 2(c)(3) was reworded from a general statement about impracticable aspects to requiring that 'the Under Secretary determines' an aspect is impractical before an explanation is required, adding a decision-making step.
