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16 U.S.C. § 8041 — Strategic plan
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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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**(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 fishing; and
(B) that lack the capacity to police their fleet.
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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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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 8041
1 So in original. The comma probably should not appear.
(c) Report
Not later than 1 year after the IUU Fishing
Subworking Group is established under sub-
section (a), the group shall submit a report to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives, and the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives
that contains—
(1) the findings identified pursuant to sub-
section (b); and
(2) a timeline for each of the Federal agen-
cies described in subsection (a) to implement
each action or policy identified pursuant to
subsection (b)(2).
(Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, § 3554, Dec. 20,
2019, 133 Stat. 2008.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protec-
tion Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(B), is Pub. L.
104–43, title VI, Nov. 3, 1995, 109 Stat. 391, which enacted
sections 1826d to 1826g of this title and provisions set
out as a note under section 1826d of this title. For com-
plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title of 1995 Amendment note set out under section 1801
of this title and Tables.
SUBCHAPTER III—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
§ 8041. Authorization of appropriations
(a) Funding
Amounts made available to carry out this
chapter shall be derived from amounts appro-
priated to the relevant agencies and depart-
ments.
(b) No increase in contributions
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
authorize an increase in required or voluntary
contributions paid by the United States to any
multilateral or international organization.
(Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, § 3571, Dec. 20,
2019, 133 Stat. 2010.)
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