Sec. 8. Improved management at the regional fisheries management organizations

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Section 3551(c) of the Maritime SAFE Act ( 16 U.S.C. 8031(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (13), by striking and after the semicolon; in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: developing a strategy for leveraging enforcement capacity against IUU fishing, particularly focusing on nations identified under section 609(a) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(a) ); and developing a strategy for leveraging enforcement capacity against associated abuses, such as fishing that involves the use of forced labor and other illegal labor practices, and increasing enforcement and other actions across relevant import control and assessment programs, using as resources— the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor produced pursuant to section 105 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( 22 U.S.C. 7112 ); the Trafficking in Persons Report required under section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7107 );

United States Customs and Border Protection’s Forced Labor Division and enforcement activities and regulations authorized under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ); and reports submitted under the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 ( 22 U.S.C. 6901 note). . The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Administrator, shall— identify regional fisheries management organizations that the United States is party to that do not have a high seas boarding and inspection program; and identify obstacles, needed authorities, or existing efforts to increase implementation of these programs, and take action as appropriate.

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