Sec. 830. Commercial fishing vessel safety national communications plan
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall develop and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a national communications plan for the purposes of— disseminating information to the commercial fishing vessel industry; conducting outreach with the commercial fishing vessel industry; facilitating interaction with the commercial fishing vessel industry; and releasing information collected under section 15102 of title 46, United States Code, as added by this Act, to the commercial fishing vessel industry.
The plan required by subsection (a), and each annual update, shall— identify staff, resources, and systems available to the Secretary to ensure the widest dissemination of information to the commercial fishing vessel industry; include a means to document all communication and outreach conducted with the commercial fishing vessel industry; and include a mechanism to measure effectiveness of such plan. Not later than one year after submission of the initial plan, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall implement the plan and shall at a minimum— leverage Coast Guard staff, resources, and systems available; monitor implementation nationwide to ensure adherence to plan contents; allow each Captain of the Port to adopt the most effective strategy and means to communicate with commercial fishing vessel industry in that Captain of the Port Zone; document communication and outreach; and solicit feedback from the commercial fishing vessel industry.
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall— submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness of the plan to date and any updates to ensure maximum impact of the plan one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 4 years thereafter; and include in such report input from individual Captains of the Port and any feedback received from the commercial fishing vessel industry.