November 20, 2019 Cost Estimate As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 15, 2019 View Document104.66 KB Summary The bill would Reauthorize and amend programs administered by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) Modify the federal reimbursement process for salvaging maritime cargo Codify requirements for a port operations and research grant program Establish the Strategic Seaport Readiness Infrastructure Development Fund Establish an interagency working group and increase international cooperation efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from Authorizing appropriations for MARAD programs and related activities for fiscal year 2020 Areas of significant uncertainty include Identifying the likelihood of or extent to which the Department of Defense would contribute to the Strategic Seaport Fund Evaluating the feasibility of salvaging sunken warships and estimating the value of commodities that could be recovered Data and Supplemental Information Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Legislative Information Available From Congress.gov Related Publications S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020August 23, 2019
The bill would Reauthorize and amend programs administered by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) Modify the federal reimbursement process for salvaging maritime cargo Codify requirements for a port operations and research grant program Establish the Strategic Seaport Readiness Infrastructure Development Fund Establish an interagency working group and increase international cooperation efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing Estimated budgetary effects would primarily stem from Authorizing appropriations for MARAD programs and related activities for fiscal year 2020 Areas of significant uncertainty include Identifying the likelihood of or extent to which the Department of Defense would contribute to the Strategic Seaport Fund Evaluating the feasibility of salvaging sunken warships and estimating the value of commodities that could be recovered