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Seafood Origin Identification Methodology Development
Requires federal agencies to jointly develop a chemical-analysis method for determining where seafood was caught, supporting enforcement against illegal fishing and seafood fraud, with pilot studies on red snapper and tuna.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects a narrow set of federal agencies, seafood importers, and enforcement bodies — well under 10% of the U.S. population or entity universe.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No dollar amount, appropriation, or funding stream is authorized or obligated by this provision.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new statutory mandate requiring four federal entities to jointly develop and deliver a portable chemical-analysis methodology — a binding procedural duty on agency conduct rather than a change to substantive law affecting the regulated public.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Agencies must develop the methodology but retain meaningful discretion over its scientific design, field-kit specifications, and the scope of species and preparations tested.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Imposes a research and development obligation on federal agencies internally; no new enforcement mechanisms, penalties, or compliance requirements are placed on outside parties.
- Temporal Commitment High The mandate to maintain and operationalize the methodology carries no expiration date and persists indefinitely unless Congress acts to repeal it.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 2
Congressional Report on Seafood Origin Methodology
Requires the NIST Under Secretary to submit a report to Congress within two years covering the methodology developed, a plan to put it into operation, and any findings on impracticality or alternative approaches.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects only the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Under Secretary as the reporting obligor and designated congressional committees as recipients — a negligible share of any population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low Same as above.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Low Imposes a discrete, time-bound reporting duty on a single official with no ongoing legal effect beyond submission — a narrow administrative action rather than a change to substantive or procedural law.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The Under Secretary must submit the report with statutorily specified content by a fixed deadline, leaving minimal discretion over whether or when to comply.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Requires only internal staff effort to compile and transmit a report; no new enforcement infrastructure, penalties, or external compliance obligations arise.
- Temporal Commitment Low The obligation self-terminates upon submission of the report within the two-year deadline, well within a 10-year window.
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Summary
This law directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to jointly create a standard chemical-analysis method for identifying where seafood comes from. The goal is to help federal and state law enforcement fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud. The agencies must conduct pilot studies on red snapper and tuna and report to Congress within two years on their findings and a plan to put the method into use.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 2
Seafood Origin Identification Methodology Development
Requires federal agencies to jointly develop a chemical-analysis method for determining where seafood was caught, supporting enforcement against illegal fishing and seafood fraud, with pilot studies on red snapper and tuna.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects a narrow set of federal agencies, seafood importers, and enforcement bodies — well under 10% of the U.S. population or entity universe.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No dollar amount, appropriation, or funding stream is authorized or obligated by this provision.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new statutory mandate requiring four federal entities to jointly develop and deliver a portable chemical-analysis methodology — a binding procedural duty on agency conduct rather than a change to substantive law affecting the regulated public.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium Agencies must develop the methodology but retain meaningful discretion over its scientific design, field-kit specifications, and the scope of species and preparations tested.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Imposes a research and development obligation on federal agencies internally; no new enforcement mechanisms, penalties, or compliance requirements are placed on outside parties.
- Temporal Commitment High The mandate to maintain and operationalize the methodology carries no expiration date and persists indefinitely unless Congress acts to repeal it.
No signal yet
Core Policy Mechanism
Seafood Origin Identification Methodology Development
Core Policy Mechanism Top 2
Congressional Report on Seafood Origin Methodology
Requires the NIST Under Secretary to submit a report to Congress within two years covering the methodology developed, a plan to put it into operation, and any findings on impracticality or alternative approaches.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects only the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Under Secretary as the reporting obligor and designated congressional committees as recipients — a negligible share of any population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low Same as above.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Low Imposes a discrete, time-bound reporting duty on a single official with no ongoing legal effect beyond submission — a narrow administrative action rather than a change to substantive or procedural law.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low The Under Secretary must submit the report with statutorily specified content by a fixed deadline, leaving minimal discretion over whether or when to comply.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Requires only internal staff effort to compile and transmit a report; no new enforcement infrastructure, penalties, or external compliance obligations arise.
- Temporal Commitment Low The obligation self-terminates upon submission of the report within the two-year deadline, well within a 10-year window.
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Congressional Report on Seafood Origin Methodology
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