Sec. 3518. Report on efforts of combatant commands to combat threats posed by illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing

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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Naval Research and the heads of other relevant agencies, as determined by the Secretary, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the combatant commands’ maritime domain awareness efforts to combat the threats posed by illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

The report required by subsection

(a)shall include a detailed summary of each of the following for each combatant command: The activities undertaken to date to combat the threats posed by illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the geographic area of the combatant command, including the steps taken to build partner capacity to combat such threats. Coordination with the Armed Forces of the United States, partner nations, and public-private partnerships to combat such threats. Efforts undertaken to support unclassified data integration, analysis, and delivery with regional partners to combat such threats. Best practices and lessons learned from existing and previous efforts relating to such threats, including strategies for coordination and successes in public-private partnerships. Limitations related to affordability, resource constraints, or other gaps or factors that constrain the success or expansion of efforts related to such threats. Any new authorities needed to support efforts to combat the threats posed by illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.