Sec. 71002. Preventing importation of seafood and seafood products harvested or produced using forced labor
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In this section: The term child labor has the meaning given the term worst forms of child labor in section 507 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2467 ). The term forced labor has the meaning given that term in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ). 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 ). The term seafood means fish, shellfish, processed fish, fish meal, shellfish products, and all other forms of marine animal and plant life other than marine mammals and birds.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the Secretary, shall issue regulations regarding the verification of seafood imports to ensure that no seafood or seafood product harvested or produced using forced labor is entered into the United States in violation of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ).
The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the Secretary and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall— develop a strategy for using data collected under Seafood Import Monitoring Program to identify seafood imports at risk of being harvested or produced using forced labor; and publish information regarding the strategy developed under subparagraph
(A)on the website of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The United States Trade Representative, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall engage with interested countries regarding the development of compatible and effective seafood tracking and sustainability plans in order to— identify best practices; coordinate regarding data sharing; reduce barriers to trade in fairly grown or harvested fish; and end the trade in products that— are harvested or produced using illegal, unregulated, or unreported fishing, human trafficking, or forced labor; or pose a risk of fraud.
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Sec. 71002
Preventing importation of seafood and seafood products harvested or produced using forced labor
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