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16 U.S.C. § 8031 — Technology programs
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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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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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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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**(a) Strategic plan** Not later than 2 years after December 20, 2019, the Working Group, after consultation with the relevant stakeholders, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a 5-year integrated strategic plan on combating IUU fishing and enhancing maritime security, including specific strategies with monitoring benchmarks for addressing IUU fishing in priority regions.
**(b) Identification of priority regions and priority flag states**
(1) **In general** — The strategic plan submitted under subsection (a) shall identify priority regions and priority flag states to be the focus of assistance coordinated by the Working Group under [section 8031 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section8031&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Priority region selection criteria** — In selecting priority regions under paragraph (1), the Working Group shall select regions that—
(A) are at high risk for IUU fishing activity or the entry of illegally caught seafood into their markets; and
(B) lack the capacity to fully address the issues described in subparagraph (A).
(3) **Priority flag states selection criteria** — In selecting priority flag states under paragraph (1), the Working Group shall select countries—
(A) the flagged vessels of which actively engage in, knowingly profit from, or are complicit in IUU f
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 8031
(3) engaging with priority flag states to en-
courage the mandated use of vessel tracking
technologies, including vessel monitoring sys-
tems, AIS, or other vessel movement moni-
toring technologies on fishing vessels and
transshipment vessels at all times, as appro-
priate, 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 re-
search organizations, the seafood industry,
and the technology, transportation and logis-
tics sectors, to leverage new and existing tech-
nologies and data analytics to address IUU
fishing.
(Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, § 3546, Dec. 20,
2019, 133 Stat. 2004.)
§ 8017. Savings clause
No provision of section 8001 of this title or of
this subchapter shall impose, or be interpreted
to impose, any duty, responsibility, require-
ment, or obligation on the Department of De-
fense, the Department of the Navy, the United
States Coast Guard when operating as a service
in the Department of Homeland Security, or any
official or component of either.
(Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, § 3547, Dec. 20,
2019, 133 Stat. 2005.)
§ 8018. Capacity building in foreign fisheries
The Secretary, in consultation with the heads
of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall
develop and carry out with partner governments
and civil society—
(1) multi-year international environmental
cooperation agreements and projects; and
(2) multi-year capacity-building projects for
implementing measures to address illegal, un-
reported, or unregulated fishing, fraud, forced
labor, bycatch, and other conservation meas-
ures.
(Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXIII, §
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