Bill > S3508

This bill, the Save Our Seas Act of 2018, aims to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris. It expands the responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Marine Debris Program, including working to develop outreach and education strategies, promoting international action to reduce marine debris, and assisting with cleanup and response to severe marine debris events. The bill also includes a sense of Congress on the importance of international engagement to respond to marine debris, establishes a Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise, and makes various maritime safety enhancements, such as requirements for distress signaling and location technology, enhanced voyage data recorder capabilities, and improved Coast Guard personnel training and oversight of third-party vessel inspections.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/3508/all-info