16 U.S.C. § 8034: Gulf of Mexico IUU Fishing Subworking Group

Not later than 90 days after December 20, 2019 , the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in coordination with the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Secretary of State, shall establish a subworking group to address IUU fishing in the exclusive economic zone of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico. the surveillance, interdiction, and prosecution of any foreign nationals engaged in such fishing; and the application of the provisions of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826d et seq.) to any relevant nation, including the status of any past or ongoing consultations and certification procedures; actions and policies, in addition to the actions and policies described in paragraph (1), each of the Federal agencies described in subsection (a) can take, using existing resources, to combat IUU fishing in the exclusive economic zone of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico; and any additional authorities that could assist each such agency in more effectively addressing such IUU fishing. the findings identified pursuant to subsection (b); and a timeline for each of the Federal agencies described in subsection (a) to implement each action or policy identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2).