Text of Senate Amendment 5860

On 2026-06-18, Senator Todd Young (R-IN) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5860" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5860

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2943] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5860. Mr. YOUNG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title X, add the following: Subtitle __Helping Allies Respond to Piracy, Overfishing, and Oceanic Negligence Act SEC. 10_1. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the ``Helping Allies Respond to Piracy, Overfishing, and Oceanic Negligence Act'' or the ``HARPOON Act''. SEC. 10_2. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) Commandant.--The term ``Commandant'' means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. (2) Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; iuu fishing.--The terms ``illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing'' and ``IUU fishing'' mean activities described as illegal fishing, unreported fishing, or unregulated fishing in paragraph 3 of the International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, adopted at the 24th Session of the Committee on Fisheries in Rome on March 2, 2001. (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Defense. SEC. 10_3. COUNTER-IUU FISHING PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT. (a) In General.--The Secretary and the Commandant, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may seek to engage with foreign partners to establish joint patrols to enhance counter-IUU fishing efforts, combat transnational crime, and enhance regional security. (b) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Commandant, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on engagements with foreign partners under subsection (a), including-- (A) an identification of specific regions and countries interested in increased cooperation to combat IUU fishing; (B) a description of any limitations on enhanced counter- IUU fishing partnerships due to insufficient resources or authorities; (C) recommendations for increased program effectiveness in counter-IUU fishing operations; (D) an assessment of the effectiveness of ongoing counter- IUU fishing partner operations; (E) an identification of authorities provided in sections 331 and 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, pursuant to which such counter-IUU fishing operations are conducted; and (F) any other information the Secretary, the Commandant, and the Secretary of State consider appropriate. (2) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. ______