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Requires NOAA and partner agencies to develop a standardized, chemistry-based method to determine the country of origin for seafood (with pilot studies for red snapper and tuna) and directs a report to Congress within two years describing the method and deployment plans. Authorizes the Department of Defense, in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard, to use DoD operation and maintenance funds to provide maritime technical assistance to partner nations (observers, shipriders, remote sensing, data analysis, and intelligence) to counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, consistent with U.S. law and policy.
Received in the House.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Introduced January 28, 2025 by Rafael Edward Cruz · Last progress July 15, 2025
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4341: 1; text: CR S4341-4342)