Sec. 205. Interagency Arctic fusion center
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Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary is authorized to establish an interagency Arctic fusion center (referred to in this section as the Center ). The Commandant shall operate the Center. The purpose of the Center shall be to improve maritime domain awareness in the Arctic— by promoting interagency cooperation and coordination; by employing joint, interagency, and international capabilities; and by facilitating the sharing of information, intelligence, and data related to the Arctic maritime domain between the participating agencies and departments under paragraph (3).
The Center shall coordinate the participation by and sharing of information, intelligence, and data related to the Arctic maritime domain between the following: the Department of Homeland Security; the Department of Defense; the Department of Transportation; the Department of State; the Department of the Interior; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; the Environmental Protection Agency; and the National Science Foundation.
The Secretary and the head of an agency or department under subsection (a)(3) may— by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, provide permanent representation to the Center; by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, share personnel, services, equipment (including aircraft and vessels), and facilities with the Center for the purpose under subsection (a)(2); and to the extent possible, and consistent with applicable law, extend the authorities provided under their enabling statutes to the other participating departments and agencies in furtherance of the purpose under subsection (a)(2).
The Secretary and the head of each participating agency and department under subsection (a)(3), at their discretion, may develop interagency plans and budgets and engage in interagency financing to establish and maintain the Center. The Secretary and the head of each participating agency and department under subsection (a)(3), to the maximum extent permissible under law, shall share through the Center all applicable information, intelligence, and data related to maritime domain awareness in the Arctic.
Subject to applicable confidentiality and privacy laws, the Secretary, through the Center, shall oversee and coordinate the collection, storage, analysis, and use of all applicable information, intelligence, and data shared under paragraph (1). Not later than 180 days after the date that the Center is established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop a 5-year strategic plan to guide interagency and international intergovernmental cooperation and coordination for the purpose of improving maritime domain awareness in the Arctic.
The Secretary shall update the plan at least once every 5 years thereafter. In this section— The term Arctic has the meaning given the term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111). The term maritime domain awareness means the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact the safety, security, economy, or environment of the United States. . The table of contents for chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 153 the following: 154.
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