Restoring America's Maritime Dominance

This EO establishes a policy to revitalize and rebuild the domestic maritime industries and workforce, enhancing national security and economic prosperity. It mandates the creation of a Maritime Action Plan (MAP) to address legislative, regulatory, and fiscal aspects. Key actions include securing the maritime industrial base, addressing targeting by the PRC, enforcing cargo fees, engaging allies for aligned trade policies, incentivizing investment, launching a Maritime Security Trust Fund, and improving education and training in the maritime sector. The EO also calls for efficiency in procurement, expansion of the U.S. commercial fleet, securing Arctic waterways, and various deregulatory initiatives.

• State
• Defense
• Commerce
• Labor
• DoT
• OMB
• DHS
• Trade Representative

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The USTR shall deliver an engagement plan and progress report on Allies and Partners to Align Trade Policies to the President (90 days); Maritime Action Plan (210 days); provide to the APNSA and the OMB Director for inclusion in the MAP an assessment of options both for the use of available authorities and resources (180 days); Secretary of Commerce report on all available incentives to help shipbuilders domiciled in allied nations partner to undertake capital investment in the United States (90 days); Secretary of Transportation shall submit a legislative proposal that establishes a financial incentives program with broad flexibility to incentivize private investment in the construction of commercial components, parts, and vessels; capital improvements to commercial vessel shipyards; capital improvements to commercial vessel repair facilities and drydocks through grants; and Federal Credit Reform Act-compliant loans and loan guarantees (unspecified); Secretary of Commerce shall submit a plan that identifies opportunities to incentivize and facilitate domestic and allied investment in United States maritime industries and waterfront communities through establishment of maritime prosperity zones (90 days); Secretary of Transportation report that inventories Federal programs that could be used to sustain and grow the supply of and demand for the United States maritime industry (90 days); multiple agencies must report with recommendations to address workforce challenges in the maritime sector through maritime educational institutions and workforce transitions (90 days); Secretary of Transportation to submit a 5-year capital improvement plan (CIP) consistent with the LMFP to the APNSA and OMB Director that includes capital project budgets, schedules, and sequencing, as well as an inventory of deferred maintenance items necessary to sustain campus operations through completion of the CIP.(90 days); multiple agencies to submit proposal for improved acquisition strategies processes for United States Government vessels (90 days); secretary of transportation shall deliver legislative proposal to Increase the Fleet of Commercial Vessels Trading Internationally under the flag (180 days); multiple agencies to report to increase shipbuilding, deregulate, and evaluate reserve fleet (30, 45, 90 days).

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