Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024, Title IV, Section 401 ("Data modernization.")
Aligns the national strategic plan for fisheries data with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Artificial Intelligence Strategy to enhance efficiency and interoperability. Requires the Secretary, through the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, to provide a strategic plan to Congress within 180 days, detailing goals, implementation schedules, budgets, stakeholder engagement, and system development. Solicits expertise from data management and technology experts both within and outside the government to support the strategic plan. Mandates the Secretary to report annually to Congress on progress in implementing the fisheries data modernization efforts.
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Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024, Title IV, Section 401 ("Data modernization.")
ETO AGORA · U.S. federal laws · 2024
Summary
Aligns the national strategic plan for fisheries data with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Artificial Intelligence Strategy to enhance efficiency and interoperability.
Requires the Secretary, through the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, to provide a strategic plan to Congress within 180 days, detailing goals, implementation schedules, budgets, stakeholder engagement, and system development.
Solicits expertise from data management and technology experts both within and outside the government to support the strategic plan.
Mandates the Secretary to report annually to Congress on progress in implementing the fisheries data modernization efforts.
Mandates submission of a fisheries data strategic plan to Congress within 180 days.
SEC. 401. DATA MODERNIZATION. (a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, shall provide to Congress a national strategic plan for fisheries data, including a description of— (1) activities for the goals and objectives of the plan; (2) a schedule for implementation; (3) an estimated budget; (4) a plan for stakeholder engagement for development of user-centric systems, processes, and policies; and (5) how the initiative will align with other National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data management efforts to provide for efficiency and interoperability, including the Data Strategy, Cloud Strategy, and Artificial Intelligence Strategy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Requires the Secretary to solicit expert information and annually report progress to Congress.
(b) Information From Experts.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall solicit information, as needed, from data management and technology experts inside and outside the government. (c) Report.—The Secretary shall annually report to Congress regarding progress in carrying out this section.