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16 U.S.C. § 8012 — Purposes
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to support a whole-of-government approach across the Federal Government to counter IUU fishing and related threats to maritime security;
(2) to improve data sharing that enhances surveillance, enforcement, and prosecution against IUU fishing and related activities at a global level;
(3) to support coordination and collaboration to counter IUU fishing within priority regions;
(4) to increase and improve global transparency and traceability across the seafood supply chain as—
(A) a deterrent to IUU fishing; and
(B) a tool for strengthening fisheries management and food security;
(5) to improve global enforcement operations against IUU fishing through a whole-of-government approach by the United States; and
(6) to prevent the use of IUU fishing as a financing source for transnational organized groups that undermine United States and global security interests.
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to support a whole-of-government approach across the Federal Government to counter IUU fishing and related threats to maritime security;
(2) to improve data sharing that enhances surveillance, enforcement, and prosecution against IUU fishing and related activities at a global level;
(3) to support coordination and collaboration to counter IUU fishing within priority regions;
(4) to increase and improve global transparency and traceability across the seafood supply chain as—
(A) a deterrent to IUU fishing; and
(B) a tool for strengthening fisheries management and food security;
(5) to improve global enforcement operations against IUU fishing through a whole-of-government approach by the United States; and
(6) to prevent the use of IUU fishing as a financing source for transnational organized groups that undermine United States and global security interests.
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Not later than 5 years after the submission of the 5-year integrated strategic plan under [section 8032 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section8032&num=0&edition=prelim), and 5 years after, the Working Group shall submit a report 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 the Judiciary of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 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 that contains—
(1) a summary of global and regional trends in IUU fishing;
(2) an assessment of the extent of the convergence between transnational organized illegal activity, including human trafficking and forced labor, and IUU fishing;
(3) an assessment of the topics, data sources, and strategies that would benefit from increased information sharing and recommendations regarding harmonization of data collection and sharing;
(4) an assessment of assets, including military assets and intelligence, which can be used for either enforcement operations or strategies to combat IUU fishing;
(5) summaries of the situational threats with respect to IUU fishing in priority regions and an assessment of the capacity of countries within such regions to respond to those threats;
(6) an assessment of the progress of countries in priority regions in responding to those threats as a result o
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 8013
SUBCHAPTER
I—PROGRAMS
TO
COMBAT
IUU FISHING AND INCREASE MARITIME
SECURITY
§ 8011. Coordination with international organiza-
tions
The Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of Commerce, shall coordinate
with Regional Fisheries Management Organiza-
tions and the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations, and may coordinate with
other relevant international governmental or
nongovernmental organizations, or the private
sector, as appropriate, to enhance regional re-
sponses to IUU fishing and related transnational
organized illegal activities.
(Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, § 3541, Dec. 20,
2019, 133 Stat. 2001.)
§ 8012. 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) to a relevant country in a priority re-
gion or to a priority flag state may, if the Sec-
retary of State determines such action is appro-
priate—
(1) convene a working group, led by Depart-
ment of State officials, to examine IUU fish-
ing, 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, foreign officials, nongovernmental
organizations, the private sector, and rep-
resentatives of local fishermen in the region;
and
(B) experts on IUU fishing, law enforce-
ment, criminal justice, transnational orga-
nized illegal activity, defense, intelligence,
vessel movement monitoring, and inter-
national development operating in or with
knowledge of the region; and
(2) designate a counter-IUU Fishing Coordi-
nator from among existing personnel at the
mission if the chief o
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