Maritime Security Accountability Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3187
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-11
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

International law and treaties

Marine and inland water transportation

Military operations and strategy
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Maritime Security Accountability Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to include in the annual Department of Defense Freedom of Navigation Report under the Freedom of Navigation Operations Program the types and locations of excessive maritime claims by a country that have not been challenged by the United States under the program.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3187 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2017 Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Suozzi , and Mr. McCaul ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To advance United States interests in the freedom of navigation by enhancing congressional oversight of freedom of navigation operations conducted by the Armed Forces of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maritime Security Accountability Act of 2017 . 2. Modification of annual update of Department of Defense Freedom of Navigation Operations report (a) In general Subsection (b) of section 1275 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 130 Stat. 2540) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) For each country identified under paragraph (1) as making an excessive maritime claim challenged by the United States under the program referred to in subsection (a), the types and locations of excessive maritime claims by such country that have not been challenged by the United States, if any, under the program referred to in subsection (a). . (b) Effective date The amendment made subsection (a) takes effect of the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to each report required to be submitted under section 1275 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 on or after such date of enactment.