Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act”.
Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act
A BILL
To address seafood slavery and combat illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Definitions
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
Oppressive Child labor— The term oppressive child labor has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203).
Forced labor— The term forced labor means any labor or service provided for or obtained by any means described in section 1589(a) of title 18, United States Code.
Human trafficking— The term human trafficking has the meaning given the term severe forms of trafficking in persons in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing— The term illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing has the meaning given such term in section 609 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(e)), as amended by this Act.
Seafood— The term seafood means fish meal, and all marine animal and plant life meant for consumption as food other than marine mammals and birds, including fish, shellfish, shellfish products, and processed fish.
Seafood fraud— The term seafood fraud means the mislabeling or misrepresentation of the information required under this Act or other any other Federal law or international agreement (other than this Act) pertaining to the import, export, transport, sale, harvest, processing, or trade of seafood, including—
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);
the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.);
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.);
the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111–353);
the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.);
subtitle D of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638 et seq.);
parts 60 and 65 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations);
part 123 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations); and
section 216.24 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations.
Seafood Import Monitoring Program— The term Seafood Import Monitoring Program means the Seafood Traceability Program established under section 300.324 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations.
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.