Sec. 221. Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing
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There is established a collaborative interagency working group on maritime security and IUU fishing (referred to in this title as the Working Group ). The members of the Working Group shall be composed of— 1 chair, who shall rotate between the Coast Guard, the Department of State, and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration on a 3-year term; 2 deputy chairs, who shall be appointed by their respective agency heads, from— the Department of State; and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; 12 members, who shall be appointed by their respective agency heads, from— the Department of Defense; the United States Navy; the United States Agency for International Development; the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; the Department of Justice; the Department of the Treasury;
U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; the Federal Trade Commission; the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; the Food and Drug Administration; and the Department of Labor; 1 or more members from the intelligence community, who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence; and 5 members, who shall be appointed by the President, from— the National Security Council; the Council on Environmental Quality; the Office of Management and Budget; the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
The Working Group shall ensure an integrated, Federal Governmentwide response to IUU fishing globally, including by— improving the coordination of Federal agencies to identify, interdict, investigate, prosecute, and dismantle IUU fishing operations and organizations perpetrating and knowingly benefiting from IUU fishing; assessing areas for increased interagency information sharing on matters related to IUU fishing and related crimes; establishing standards for information sharing related to maritime enforcement; developing a strategy to determine how military assets and intelligence can contribute to enforcement strategies to combat IUU fishing; increasing maritime domain awareness relating to IUU fishing and related crimes and developing a strategy to leverage awareness for enhanced enforcement and prosecution actions against IUU fishing; supporting the implementation of the Port State Measures Agreement in relevant countries and assessing the capacity and training needs in such countries; outlining a strategy to coordinate, increase, and use shiprider agreements between the Department of Defense or the Coast Guard and relevant countries; enhancing cooperation with partner governments to combat IUU fishing; identifying opportunities for increased information sharing between Federal agencies and partner governments working to combat IUU fishing; consulting and coordinating with the seafood industry and nongovernmental stakeholders that work to combat IUU fishing; supporting the work of collaborative international initiatives to make available certified data from state authorities about vessel and vessel-related activities related to IUU fishing; supporting the identification and certification procedures to address IUU fishing in accordance with the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826d et seq.); and developing a strategy for raising domestic awareness of the issues relating to IUU fishing, including publishing annual reports summarizing nonsensitive information about the Working Group’s efforts to investigate, enforce, and prosecute groups and individuals engaging in IUU fishing.
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