,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjbe ,mr4 ,young introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to authorize
 the ,secretary of ,defense to conduct  
or support capacity-building programs   
for foreign security forces to counter  
illegal1 unreported1 and unregulated    
fishing1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,helping ,allies ,respond to       
,piracy1 ,overfishing1 and ,oceanic     
,negligence ,act or the ,,harpoon ,act4 
#b4  ,definitions  ,in this ,act3 7#a7  
,commandant ,the term ,commandant means 
the ,commandant of the ,coast ,guard4   
7#b7  ,illegal1 unreported1 and         
unregulated fishing2 ,,iuu fishing  ,the
 terms illegal1 unreported1 and         
unregulated fishing and ,,iuu fishing   
means activities described as illegal   

fishing1 unreported fishing1 or         
unregulated fishing in paragraph #c of  
the ,international ,plan of ,action to  
,prevent1 ,deter and ,eliminate         
,illegal1 ,unreported and ,unregulated  
,fishing1 adopted at the #bdth ,session 
of the ,committee on ,fisheries in ,rome
 on ,march #b1 #bjja4  7#c7  ,secretary 
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of the ,navy4  #c4           
,modification of authority to build     
capacity of foreign security forces     
,section #ccc7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#aj7 ,counter-illegal1 unreported1 and 
unregulated fishing operations4  4  #d4 
,counter-,,iuu fishing program          
enhancement  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary and the ,commandant shall    
seek to engage with foreign partners to 
establish joint patrols to enhance      
counter-,,iuu fishing efforts1 combat   
transnational crime1 and enhance        
regional security4  7b7  ,report  7#a7  

,in general  ,not later than one year   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,secretary and the ,commandant shall    
jointly submit to the appropriate       
committees of ,congress a report on     
engagements with foreign partners under 
subsection 7a71 including--  7,a7 an    
identification of specific regions and  
countries interested in increased       
cooperation2  7,b7 a description of any 
limitations on enhanced partnerships due
 to insufficient resources2  7,c7       
recommendations for increased program   
effectiveness2  7,d7 an assessment of   
the effectiveness of ongoing partner    
operations2 and  7,e7 any other         
information the ,secretary and the      
,commandant consider appropriate4  7#b7 
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
defined  ,in this subsection1 the term  
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on         
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services 

of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee
 on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology   
and the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
of the ,house of ,representatives4