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16 U.S.C. § 8015 — Engagement of diplomatic missions of the United States

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16 U.S.C. § 8015 — Engagement of diplomatic missions of the United States

Not later than 1 year after December 20, 2019, each chief of mission (as defined in [section 3902 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3902&num=0&edition=prelim)) to a relevant country in a priority region or to a priority flag state may, if the Secretary of State determines such action is appropriate— (1) convene a working group, led by Department of State officials, to examine IUU fishing, which may include stakeholders such as— (A) United States officials from relevant agencies participating in the interagency Working Group identified in [section 8031 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section8031&num=0&edition=prelim), foreign officials, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and representatives of local fishermen in the region; and (B) experts on IUU fishing, law enforcement, criminal justice, transnational organized illegal activity, defense, intelligence, vessel movement monitoring, and international development operating in or with knowledge of the region; and (2) designate a counter-IUU Fishing Coordinator from among existing personnel at the mission if the chief of mission determines such action is appropriate.

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16 U.S.C. § 8031 — Technology programs

The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other Federal agencies, if merited, shall pursue programs, as appropriate, to expand the role of technology for combating IUU fishing, including by— (1) promoting the use of technology to combat IUU fishing; (2) assessing the technology needs, including vessel tracking technologies and data sharing, in priority regions and priority flag states; (3) engaging with priority flag states to encourage the mandated use of vessel tracking technologies, including vessel monitoring systems, AIS, or other vessel movement monitoring technologies on fishing vessels and transshipment vessels at all times, as appropriate, while at sea as a means to identify IUU fishing activities and the shipment of illegally caught fish products; and (4) building partnerships with the private sector, including universities, nonprofit research organizations, the seafood industry, and the technology, transportation and logistics sectors, to leverage new and existing technologies and data analytics to address IUU fishing.

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22 U.S.C. § 3902 — Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term— (1) “abroad” means all areas not included within the United States; (2) “agency” means an agency as defined in section 552(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 5; (3) “chief of mission” means the principal officer in charge of a diplomatic mission of the United States or of a United States office abroad which is designated by the Secretary of State as diplomatic in nature, including any individual assigned under [section 3982(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3982/c&num=0&edition=prelim) to be temporarily in charge of such a mission or office; (4) “Department” means the Department of State, except that with reference to the exercise of functions under this chapter with respect to another agency authorized by law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system, such term means that other agency; (5) “employee” (except as provided in [section 4102(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4102/8&num=0&edition=prelim)) means, when used with respect to an agency or to the Government generally, an officer or employee (including a member of the Service) or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (6) “function” includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, discretion, or activity; (7) “Government” means the Government of the United States; (8) “merit principles” means the principles set out in [section 2301(b) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section2301/b&num=0&edition=prelim); (9) “p

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16 U.S.C. § 8015 — Untitled legal text

Page 2724 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 8014 (8) to assess financial flows and the use of fi- nancial institutions to launder profits related to IUU fishing; (9) to conduct training on the legal mecha- nisms that can be used to prosecute those identified in the investigations as alleged per- petrators of IUU fishing and other associated crimes such as trafficking and forced labor; and (10) to conduct training to raise awareness of the use of whistleblower information and ways to incentivize whistleblowers to come forward with original information related to IUU fish- ing. (e) Capacity building for information sharing The officials referred to in subsection (a) shall evaluate opportunities to provide assistance, as appropriate, to key countries in priority regions and priority flag states in the form of training, equipment, and systems development to build capacity for information sharing related to mar- itime enforcement and port security. (f) Coordination with other relevant agencies The Secretary of State shall coordinate, as ap- propriate, with the Secretary of Commerce, the Commandant of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the De- partment of the Navy, and with other relevant Federal agencies in accordance with this sec- tion. (Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, § 3543, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2002; Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXIII, § 11339(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4105.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–263, § 11339(b)(1), struck out ‘‘as appropriate,’’ after ‘‘such countries,’’ in intro- ductory provisions. Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 117–263, § 11339(b)(2), substituted ‘‘for all priority regions identified by the Working Group’’ for ‘‘as appropriate’’. § 8014. Expansion of ex

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