14 U.S.C. § 714
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- (a)The Commandant shall improve maritime domain awareness in the Arctic—
- (1)by promoting interagency cooperation and coordination;
- (2)by employing joint, interagency, and international capabilities; and
- (3)by facilitating the sharing of information, intelligence, and data related to the Arctic maritime domain between the Coast Guard and departments and agencies listed in subsection (b).
- (b)The Commandant shall seek to coordinate the collection, sharing, and use of information, intelligence, and data related to the Arctic maritime domain between the Coast Guard and the following:
- (1)The Department of Homeland Security.
- (2)The Department of Defense.
- (3)The Department of Transportation.
- (4)The Department of State.
- (5)The Department of the Interior.
- (6)The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- (7)The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- (8)The Environmental Protection Agency.
- (9)The National Science Foundation.
- (10)The Arctic Research Commission.
- (11)Any Federal agency or commission or State the Commandant determines is appropriate.
- (c)The Commandant and the head of a department or agency listed in subsection (b) may by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, share personnel, services, equipment, and facilities to carry out the requirements of this section.
- (d)Not later than January 1, 2016 and every 5 years thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a 5-year strategic plan to guide interagency and international intergovernmental cooperation and coordination for the purpose of improving maritime domain awareness in the Arctic.
- (e)In this section the term “Arctic” has the meaning given that term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).