HARPOON Act
Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Commandant means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. The terms illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and IUU fishing means, creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 3. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign security forces Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Counter-IUU fishing program enhancement. It relies on definition changes, appropriations, reporting requirements, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Defense.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Commandant means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. The terms illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and IUU fishing means...
- Creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 3. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign security forces Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end...
- Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Counter-IUU fishing program enhancement.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Commandant means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. The terms illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and IUU fishing means, creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 3. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign security forces Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Counter-IUU fishing program enhancement.
Key Policy Areas
Defense
Primary Purpose
The bill defines introduces a definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Commandant means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. The terms illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and IUU fishing means, creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 3. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign security forces Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end, and expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Counter-IUU fishing program enhancement.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Todd Young
R-IN | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Young introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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