It’s Official: PIRATE Act Signed Into Law

https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/trump-signs-pirate-act

From the article:

The teeth of the PIRATE Act is in the details. The act gives the commission the authority to levy fines of up to $100,000 per violation and $2 million in total. The act also streamlines the enforcement process; requires the FCC to conduct mandatory pirate radio enforcement sweeps in cities with the highest concentration of pirate radio use; and seeks to ensure more coordination among federal, state and local law enforcement.

What they don't say though, is, it's not funded. The FCC has no funding to pay for ANY of this and they didn't build it into the act. The FCC's enforcement arm has told congress that, until they get an $11,000,000 funding check, they can't put it into force. So, for now, it's just noise. But, it's there, and they can use it anytime they want to so, be warned.