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December 12, 2019
|4 min read
U.S. Congress to Adopt Defense Act with Significant Maritime Provisions
U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate negotiators reached agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (S. 1790) on December 9, and the 2020 NDAA is likely to become law in the next few days. The 2020 NDAA contains a number of significant changes to existing law affecting the maritime industry including changes relating to the Maritime Security Program and new related programs, the offshore wind industry, the worldwide fishing industry, and the mission of the U.S. Maritime Administration.
June 10, 2014
|less than 1 min read
U.S. Maritime Administration Proposes to Amend its Fishing Vessel Regulations
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MaritimeFedWatch features updates and discussions on current maritime legal issues and developments. The blog covers environmental regulation and crimes, piracy, the Jones Act, U.S. Coast Guard initiatives, U.S. Congressional enactments, and many other topics of interest to the U.S.-flag industry and the world wide maritime industry’s interaction with the United States.
