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 existing mechanisms to com- bat IUU fishing (a) Mechanisms to combat IUU fishing The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International De- velopment, 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 Sec- retary of Commerce, the Attorney General, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies shall assess opportunities to combat IUU fishing by expanding, as appropriate, the use of the fol- lowing mechanisms: (1) Including counter-IUU fishing in existing shiprider agreements in which the United States is a party. (2) Entering into shiprider agreements that include counter-IUU fishing with priority flag states and countries in priority regions with which the United States does not already have such an agreement. (3) Including counter-IUU fishing as part of the mission of the Combined Maritime Forces. (4) Including counter-IUU fishing exercises in the annual at-sea exercises conducted by the Department of Defense, in coordination with the United States Coast Guard. (5) Creating partnerships similar to the Oce- ania Maritime Security Initiative and the Af- rica Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership in other priority regions. (b) Information sharing The Director of National Intelligence, in con- junction with other agencies, as appropriate, shall develop an enterprise approach to appro- priately share information and data within the United States Government or with other coun- tries or nongovernmental organizations, or the private sector, as appropriate, on IUU fishing and other connected transnational organized il- legal activity occurring in priority regions and elsewhere, including big data analytics and ma- chine learning. (Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, § 3544, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2003.) § 8015. Improvement of transparency and traceability programs The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International De- velopment, 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 Commerce, and the heads of other Federal agencies, if merited, shall work, as appropriate, with priority flag states and key countries in priority regions— (1) to increase knowledge within such coun- tries about the United States transparency and traceability standards for imports of sea- food and seafood products; (2) to improve the capacity of seafood indus- tries within such countries through informa- tion sharing and training to meet the require- ments of transparency and traceability stand- ards for seafood and seafood product imports, including catch documentation and trade tracking programs adopted by relevant re- gional fisheries management organizations; and (3) to improve the capacities of government, industry, and civil society groups to develop and implement comprehensive traceability systems that— (A) deter IUU fishing; (B) strengthen fisheries management; and (C) enhance maritime domain awareness. (Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, § 3545, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2004.) § 8016. Technology programs The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International De- velopment, 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 Sec- retary of Commerce, and the heads of other Fed- eral 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 com- bat IUU fishing; (2) assessing the technology needs, including vessel tracking technologies and data sharing, in priority regions and priority flag states;