In the nature of a substitute.

The amendment proposed by Mr. Sullivan, titled the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025 (or the FISH Act of 2025), aims to replace the existing content of bill S. 688 to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing globally.

The primary goals and changes introduced by this amendment include:

• Establishment of an IUU Vessel List: It requires the Secretary of Commerce to create and maintain a public list of foreign vessels, fleets, and beneficial owners engaged in IUU fishing. This includes specific criteria for adding vessels to the list and a process for owners to request removal.

• Visa Sanctions: The amendment makes foreign persons who own or are beneficial owners of vessels on the IUU vessel list inadmissible to the United States and ineligible for visas. It also mandates the revocation of current visas for these individuals.

• Enforcement and Monitoring: It encourages the Coast Guard to increase the boarding of suspected IUU vessels on the high seas and requires a report to Congress on these activities every three years.

• International Cooperation and Strategy: It promotes partnering with foreign governments and organizations to prevent IUU fishing at its sources and address links to forced labor and human trafficking. It also directs the development of strategies to optimize data collection and sharing.

• Research and Analysis: The amendment mandates several studies, including the impact of new technology on fisheries enforcement and an analysis of the influence of the Russian and Chinese fishing industries.

• Financial Authorizations: It authorizes $10,000,000 annually from 2025 through 2030 for the IUU vessel list and $2,000,000 for a multifaceted study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

• Importation Limitation: The amendment explicitly states that it does not provide authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.