The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with heads of relevant agencies, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and multilateral institutions (such as the World Bank), are encouraged to increase support to programs that provide technical assistance, institutional capacity, and investment to nations’ fisheries sectors for sustainable fisheries management and for combating IUU fishing and forced labor. The encouragement directs focus toward priority regions and priority flag states identified under section 3552(b) of the Maritime SAFE Act.

The Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing (established under section 3551 of the Maritime SAFE Act) shall analyze United States capacity‑building expertise and resources to provide support to nations’ fisheries sectors. The analysis may include assessing potential avenues for in‑country public‑private collaboration and multilateral collaboration to develop local fisheries science, fisheries management, maritime enforcement, and maritime judicial capabilities.

The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the Secretary, must develop a strategy for using relevant United States Government data to identify imports of seafood harvested on foreign vessels using forced labor.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection must publish information about the strategy developed under the first provision on the CBP website.

Not later than 1 year after enactment, the Secretary of Homeland Security, with support from the Administrator and the Working Group established under section 3551 of the Maritime SAFE Act, shall conduct a study to assess the impact of new technology (examples listed include remote observing, drones, risk assessment tools and data-sharing software, immediate containerization of fish on fishing vessels, satellite Wi‑Fi on fishing vessels, and other technology-enhanced fishing practices) on IUU fishing and associated crimes (such as trafficking and fishing involving the use of forced labor) and propose ways to integrate these technologies into global fisheries enforcement and management.