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Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019
Introduced: May 9, 2019
Introduced by:
Wicker, Roger F.
Republican
· Mississippi
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May 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019
This bill addresses (1) several aspects of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD); (2) illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing); and (3) maritime security.
Among other things, the bill
- reauthorizes MARAD programs, including programs associated with maintaining the U.S. Merchant Marine;
- promotes transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain;
- promotes the use of technology to combat IUU fishing;
- establishes an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud; and
- establishes a sub-working group to address IUU fishing within the U.S. exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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