Sec. 902. Technical assistance for illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing enforcement
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The Secretary of Defense is authorized to, in coordination with the United States Coast Guard, expend funds appropriated for the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance to provide maritime technical assistance to maritime forces from other nations in efforts to combat illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing (commonly known as IUU fishing ) and other transnational organized crime. The authority provided under subsection
(a)shall apply to the use of— the United States Coast Guard members deployed to and operating aboard Department of Defense, partner nation, or international partner platforms; and partner nation personnel operating aboard United States military and Coast Guard assets or international partner vessels, as appropriate.