SENATE 1439116th CongressCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/15/2019
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-14 (00)
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.
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Buy American requirements
- Coast guard
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Transportation
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Education programs funding
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
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