Sec. 8546. Technology programs
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The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Commandant of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is operating in, or as a component of, the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall pursue programs to expand the role of technology for combating IUU fishing, including by— promoting the use of technology to combat IUU fishing; assessing the technology needs, including vessel tracking technologies and data sharing, in priority regions and priority flag states; engaging with priority flag states to encourage the mandated use of vessel tracking technologies, including vessel monitoring systems, AIS, or other vessel movement monitoring technologies on fishing vessels and transshipment vessels at all times, as appropriate, while at sea as a means to identify IUU fishing activities and the shipment of illegally caught fish products; and building partnerships with the private sector, including universities, nonprofit research organizations, the seafood industry, and the technology, transportation and logistics sectors, to leverage new and existing technologies and data analytics to address IUU fishing.