[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1989 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                     November 20, 2002.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
1989) entitled ``An Act to reauthorize various fishing conservation 
management programs, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the 
following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fisheries Conservation Act of 
2002''.

           TITLE I--INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 1986

SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION OF INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 1986.

    Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (16 
U.S.C. 4107) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) General Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Commerce for apportionment to carry 
out the purposes of this title--
            ``(1) $4,900,000 for fiscal year 2002;
            ``(2) $5,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004; 
        and
            ``(3) $5,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006.''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``$700,000 for fiscal 
        year 1997, and $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998, 
        1999, and 2000'' and inserting ``$800,000 for fiscal year 2002, 
        $850,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, and $900,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006''.

SEC. 102. PURPOSES OF THE INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 1986.

    Section 302 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 (16 
U.S.C. 4101) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
        paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking ``range.'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
        ``range; and''; and
            (3) adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) to promote and encourage research in preparation for 
        the implementation of the use of ecosystems and interspecies 
        approaches to the conservation and management of 
        interjurisdictional fishery resources throughout their 
        range.''.

               TITLE II--ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT

SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION OF ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT.

    Section 4 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 757d) 
is amended to read as follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 4. (a)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out the purposes of this Act not to exceed the following sums:
            ``(A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;
            ``(B) $4,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004; 
        and
            ``(C) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006.
    ``(2) Sums appropriated under this subsection are authorized to 
remain available until expended.
    ``(b) Not more than $625,000 of the funds appropriated under this 
section in any one fiscal year shall be obligated in any one State.''.

SEC. 202. RESEARCH ON AND USE OF ECOSYSTEMS AND INTERSPECIES APPROACHES 
              TO THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT.

    The first section of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 757a) is amended in subsection (b) by inserting ``(1)'' after 
``(b)'', and by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) In carrying out responsibilities under this section, the 
Secretary shall conduct, promote, and encourage research in preparation 
for the implementation of the use of ecosystems and interspecies 
approaches to the conservation and management of anadromous and Great 
Lakes fishery resources.''.

            TITLE III--ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT OF 1975

SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT OF 1975.

    Section 10 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 
971h) is amended to read as follows:

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 10. (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this Act, including use for payment of the United States 
share of the joint expenses of the Commission as provided in Article X 
of the Convention, the following sums:
            ``(1) For each of fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004, 
        $5,480,000.
            ``(2) For each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006, $5,495,000.
    ``(b) Allocation.--Of amounts available under this section for each 
fiscal year--
            ``(1) $150,000 are authorized for the advisory committee 
        established under section 4 and the species working groups 
        established under section 4A; and
            ``(2) $4,240,000 are authorized for research activities 
        under this Act and the Act of September 4, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 
        971i).''.

     TITLE IV--NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION ACT OF 1995

SEC. 401. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES 
              CONVENTION ACT OF 1995.

    Section 211 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 
1995 (16 U.S.C. 5610) is amended by striking ``2001'' and inserting 
``2006''.

  TITLE V--EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF OCEAN POLICY REPORT

SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE.

    (a) Extension of Deadline.--The Oceans Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-
256) is amended--
            (1) in section 3(i) (114 Stat. 648) by striking ``30 days'' 
        and inserting ``90 days''; and
            (2) in section 4(a) (114 Stat. 648; 33 U.S.C. 857-19 note) 
        by striking ``120 days'' and inserting ``90 days''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3(j) of such Act (114 
Stat. 648) is amended by striking ``$6,000,000'' and inserting 
``$8,500,000''.
    (c) Technical Corrections.--Section 3(e) of such Act (114 Stat. 
646) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``it:'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
        ``it.'';
            (2) by inserting immediately after such period the 
        following:
            ``(2) Notice; minutes; public availability of documents.--
        ''; and
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively.

              TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS FISHERIES PROVISIONS

SEC. 601. REPORT ON OVERCAPACITY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, within 12 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and triennially thereafter, 
submit to the Congress a report--
            (1) identifying and describing the 20 fisheries in United 
        States waters with the most severe examples of excess 
        harvesting capacity in the fisheries, based on value of each 
        fishery and the amount of excess harvesting capacity as 
        determined by the Secretary;
            (2) in any such fisheries subject to a rebuilding program, 
        identifying and describing the current capacity relative to the 
        capacity that can be supported by the fishery once the fishery 
        is rebuilt;
            (3) recommending measures for reducing excess harvesting 
        capacity, including the retirement of any latent fishing 
        permits that could contribute to further excess harvesting 
        capacity in those fisheries; and
            (4) identifying potential sources of funding for such 
        measures.
    (b) Basis for Recommendations.--The Secretary shall base the 
recommendations under subsection (a)(3) made with respect to a fishery 
on--
            (1) the most cost-effective means of achieving voluntary 
        reduction in capacity for the fishery using the potential for 
        industry financing; and
            (2) including measures to prevent the capacity that is 
        being removed from the fishery from moving to other fisheries 
        in the United States, in the waters of a foreign nation, or on 
        the high seas.

SEC. 602. WEST COAST GROUNDFISH FISHERY CAPACITY REDUCTION.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Purpose of section.--The purpose of this section is to 
        establish a fishing capacity reduction program for the West 
        Coast groundfish fishery pursuant to section 212 of the 2002 
        Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery from and 
        Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States, and 
        subsections (b) through (e) of section 312 of the Magnuson-
        Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(b) through (e)).
            (2) Program implementation.--Within 90 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement the 
        program by publishing a public notice in the Federal Register 
        and issuing an invitation to bid for reduction payments that 
        specifies the contractual terms and conditions under which bids 
        shall be made and accepted under this section.
            (3) Application of magnuson-stevens act; regulations.--
        Section 312 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a), and 
        subpart L of part 600 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, 
        shall apply to the program implemented under this section only 
        to the extent that--
                    (A) that section and that subpart are not 
                inconsistent with any specific provision of this 
                section; or
                    (B) made inapplicable to the program under 
                paragraph (3) of this section.
            (4) Inapplicable regulations.--Sections 600.1001, 600.1002, 
        600.1003, 600.1005, 600.1010(b), 600.1010(d)(1), 600.1011(d), 
        the last sentence of section 600.1011(a), and the last sentence 
        of section 600.1014(f) of title 50, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, shall not apply to the program implemented under 
        this section.
            (5) Program deemed accepted.--The program implemented under 
        this section is deemed to be accepted under section 600.1004 of 
        title 50, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (b) Eligibility.--
            (1) In general.--A reduction fishery is eligible for 
        capacity reduction under the program implemented under this 
        section.
            (2) Whiting catcher-processor exception.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1), no vessel harvesting and processing whiting in 
        the catcher-processors sector (as defined in section 
        660.323(a)(4)(A) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations) may 
        participate in any capacity reduction referendum or industry 
        fee established under this section.
    (c) Application of Section 312 of Magnuson-Stevens Act.--
Subsections (b) through (e) of section 312 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1861a) shall apply to the program implemented under this 
section, except that:
            (1) The program may apply to multiple fisheries, as 
        appropriate.
            (2) A referendum on the industry fee system shall occur 
        after bids have been submitted, and such bids have been 
        accepted by the Secretary, as follows:
                    (A) The members of the reduction fishery, and 
                persons who have been issued WA, OR, or CA Dungeness 
                Crab and Pink Shrimp permits, shall be eligible to vote 
                in the referendum to approve an industry fee system.
                    (B) Referendum votes cast in each fishery shall be 
                weighted in proportion to the debt obligation of each 
                fishery, as calculated in subsection (f) of this 
                section.
                    (C) The industry fee system shall be approved if 
                the referendum votes cast in favor of the proposed 
                system constitute a simple majority of the participants 
                voting.
            (3) Notwithstanding section 553 of title 5, United States 
        Code, and section 312(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1861a(e)), the Secretary shall not prepare or publish proposed 
        or final regulations for the implementation of the program 
        under this section before the referendum is conducted.
    (d) No Interference With Other Proposed Program Changes or 
Subsequent Regulations.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
prohibit--
            (1) the Pacific Fishery Management Council from 
        recommending, or the Secretary from approving, changes to any 
        fishery management plan, in accordance with applicable law; or
            (2) the Secretary from promulgating regulations (including 
        regulations governing this program), after an industry fee 
        system has been approved by the reduction fishery.
    (e) Bids and Bid Acceptance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall determine, and state 
        in the public notice published under subsection (a)(2) of this 
        section, all program implementation aspects the Secretary deems 
        relevant.
            (2) Bids are irrevocable.--Any bid submitted in response to 
        the invitation to bid issued by the Secretary under this 
        section shall be irrevocable.
            (3) Bid acceptance procedure.--The Secretary shall use a 
        bid acceptance procedure that ranks each bid in accordance with 
        this paragraph and with additional criteria, if any, 
        established by the Secretary.
                    (A) Bid score.--For each bid from a qualified 
                bidder that meets the bidding requirements in the 
                public notice or the invitation to bid, the Secretary 
                shall determine a bid score by dividing the bid's 
                dollar amount by the average annual total ex-vessel 
                dollar value of landings of Pacific groundfish, 
                Dungeness crab, and Pink shrimp based on the 3 highest 
                total annual revenues earned from Pacific groundfish, 
                Dungeness crab, and Pink Shrimp that the bidder's 
                reduction vessel landed during 1998, 1999, 2000, or 
                2001. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
                ``total annual revenue'' means the revenue earned in a 
                single year from the Pacific groundfish, Dungeness 
                crab, and Pink shrimp fisheries.
                    (B) Bid ranking and acceptance.--The Secretary 
                shall accept each qualified bid in rank order of bid 
                score from the lowest to the highest until acceptance 
                of the next qualified bid with the next lowest bid 
                score would cause the reduction cost to exceed the 
                reduction loan's maximum amount.
            (4) Acceptance creates contract.--Acceptance of a bid by 
        the Secretary shall create a binding reduction contract between 
        the United States and the person whose bid is accepted, the 
        performance of which shall be subject only to the conclusion of 
        a successful referendum.
            (5) Relinquishment and revocation of permits.--A person 
        whose bid is accepted by the Secretary under this section shall 
        relinquish all permits in the reduction fishery and any 
        Dungeness crab and Pink shrimp permits issued by Washington, 
        Oregon, or California. The Secretary shall revoke the Pacific 
        groundfish permit, as well as all Federal fishery licenses, 
        fishery permits, area, and species endorsements, and any other 
        fishery privileges issued to a vessel or vessels (or to persons 
        on the basis of their operation or ownership of that vessel or 
        vessels) removed under the program.
    (f) Program Industry Fee System Allocation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish separate 
        reduction loan sub-amounts and repayment fees for fish sellers 
        in the reduction fishery and for fish sellers in each of the 
        fee-share fisheries by--
                    (A) dividing the total ex-vessel dollar value 
                during the bid scoring period of all reduction vessel 
                landings from the reduction fishery and from each of 
                the fee-share fisheries by the total such value of all 
                such landings for all such fisheries; and
                    (B) multiplying the reduction loan amount by each 
                of the quotients resulting from each of the divisions 
                above.
            (2) Reduction loan sub-amount.--Each of the resulting 
        products shall be the reduction loan sub-amount for the 
        reduction fishery and for each of the fee-share fisheries to 
        which each of such products pertains.
            (3) Seller payments.--Each fish seller in the reduction 
        fishery and in each of the fee-share fisheries shall pay the 
        fees required by the reduction loan sub-amounts allocated to it 
        under this subsection.
            (4) State collection agreements.--The Secretary may enter 
        into agreements with the States of Washington, Oregon, and 
        California to collect any fees established under this section.
    (g) Loan Term.--Notwithstanding section 1111(b) of the Merchant 
Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1279(b)(4)), the reduction loan's term 
shall not be less than 30 years.
    (h) Sense of the Congress Regarding Additional Post-Reduction 
Program Actions.--It is the sense of the Congress that the States of 
Washington, Oregon, and California should revoke all relinquishment 
permits in each of the fee-share fisheries immediately after reduction 
payment, and otherwise to implement appropriate State fisheries 
management and conservation provisions in each of the fee-share 
fisheries that establishes a program that meets the requirements of 
section 312(b)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 
1861a(b)(1)(B)) as if it were applicable to fee-share fisheries.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Fee-share fishery.--The term ``fee-share fishery'' 
        means a fishery, other than the reduction fishery, whose 
        members are eligible to vote in a referendum for an industry 
        fee system under subsection (c)(2).
            (2) Reduction fishery.--The term ``reduction fishery'' 
        means that portion of a fishery holding limited entry fishing 
        permits endorsed for the operation of trawl gear and issued 
        under the Federal Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management 
        Plan.
            (3) Magnuson-stevens act.--The term ``Magnuson-Stevens 
        Act'' means the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
        Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce.

SEC. 603. NEW ENGLAND GROUNDFISH CAPACITY REDUCTION PLANNING.

    The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the New England 
Regional Fishery Management Council, shall provide technical, planning, 
and other assistance requested by Northeast multispecies fishery 
participants, affected States and fishing communities, or other 
interested parties for the development of an industry-funded capacity 
reduction plan for the fishery (such as that authorized by section 211 
of the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery from 
and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States), including 
planning for fishing community transition to sustainable fisheries. The 
Secretary may provide technical and other assistance under the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.), the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 
et seq.), the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et 
seq.), or other applicable law implemented by the Secretary, and may 
include--
            (1) quantification of overcapacity in the rebuilt fishery;
            (2) development of geographic and spatial information and 
        analyses for planning and projections;
            (3) provision of socio-economic or fishery data;
            (4) analyses of socio-economic effects of capacity 
        reduction options;
            (5) public workshop planning and support or other 
        mechanisms for public input;
            (6) small business financial planning and advice; and
            (7) identification of Federal assistance programs.

SEC. 604. CLARIFICATION OF FLEXIBILITY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce has the discretion under 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1851 et seq.) to extend the time for rebuilding an overfished stock 
beyond the time previously established by the Secretary in a fishery 
management plan in order to meet substantially increased biomass 
rebuilding targets subsequently established for the fishery by the 
Secretary based on the best scientific information available, if--
            (1) the extension will apply only to those stocks for which 
        the new biomass targets substantially exceed the targets 
        previously established by 100 percent or more;
            (2) the biomass rebuilding target previously applicable to 
        such stock will be met or exceeded within the time for 
        rebuilding previously established by the Secretary;
            (3) the extension period is based on the biology of the 
        stock, the rate of rebuilding, and the increase in the biomass 
        rebuilding target, and is as short as possible;
            (4) monitoring will ensure rebuilding continues;
            (5) the extension meets the requirements of section 
        301(a)(1) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1851(a)(1)); and
            (6) the best scientific information available shows that 
        the extension will allow continued rebuilding.
    (b) Authority.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1851 et seq.) or to limit or otherwise alter the authority of the 
Secretary under that Act.

SEC. 605. REVIEW OF DATA COLLECTION AND ASSESSMENT METHODS.

    The Secretary of Commerce shall, commencing 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act and annually every 7 years thereafter, conduct 
an independent peer review of fishery management methods under this 
title, including evaluation and recommendations for--
            (1) survey sampling methods and protocols (including 
        inspection, calibration, and maintenance of sampling gear) used 
        in the collection of fishery and fishery-independent data by or 
        for the agency;
            (2) stock assessment procedures (including methods for 
        detecting and treating measurement error);
            (3) risk assessment and management strategies;
            (4) data collection quality control and validation methods; 
        and
            (5) an evaluation of the need to develop new assessment, 
        survey, and collection techniques designed to accommodate 
        incomplete or variable data or to evaluate or forecast effects 
        of environmental fluctuations on fisheries.

SEC. 606. COOPERATIVE ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Governor of a State (as defined in section 
3(35) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1802(35)) may apply to the Secretary of Commerce for 
execution of a cooperative enforcement agreement with the Secretary 
that will authorize the deputization of State law enforcement officers 
with marine law enforcement responsibilities to perform duties of the 
Secretary relating to law enforcement provisions under this title or 
any other marine resource laws enforced by the Secretary. Upon 
receiving an application meeting the requirements of this section, the 
Secretary shall enter into a joint enforcement agreement with the 
requesting State.
    (b) Requirements.--Joint enforcement agreements executed under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) shall be consistent with the purposes and intent of 
        section 311(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
        Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861(a)), to the extent applicable to 
        the regulated activities; and
            (2) may include specifications for joint management 
        responsibilities as provided by the first section of Public Law 
        91-412 (15 U.S.C. 1525).
    (c) Allocation of Funds.--The Secretary shall include in each 
cooperative enforcement agreement an allocation of funds to assist in 
management of the agreement. The allocation shall be equitably 
distributed among all States participating in cooperative enforcement 
agreements under this subsection, based upon consideration of the 
specific marine conservation enforcement needs of each participating 
State. Such agreement may provide for amounts to be withheld by the 
Secretary for the cost of any technical or other assistance provided to 
the State by the Secretary under the agreement.

SEC. 607. FISHERIES OUTREACH AND TRAINING.

    The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a regional fisheries 
outreach program within the National Marine Fisheries Service to foster 
understanding and practical use of knowledge and technical expertise 
relevant to living marine resources. In establishing the program, the 
Secretary shall, in cooperation with the National Sea Grant College 
Program and the Regional Fishery Management Councils established under 
title III of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.), develop a comprehensive effort to improve 
communication, education, and outreach to fishing communities, the 
fishing industry, the conservation community and interested members of 
the public at the regional, State, and local levels. The program shall 
--
            (1) establish a program of demonstrations, workshops, 
        townhall and industry and other non-scientific meetings for 
        public understanding of National Marine Fisheries Service 
        research, technology, or other information relating the 
        conservation and management of fishery and other living marine 
        resources;
            (2) establish outreach programs and procedures designed to 
        improve the transparency and accessibility of fishery stock 
        assessments to the public, including dissemination of 
        explanatory materials through the Internet;
            (3) provide periodic training of members, staff, and 
        advisory committee members of the Regional Fishery Management 
        Councils established under that title, on implementation of the 
        National Standards established under title III of the Magnuson 
        Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
        1851 et seq.), the requirements of National Environmental 
        Policy Act and chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, and 
        any other law applicable to the development of fishery 
        management plans;
            (4) identify, with the fishing industry, methods of 
        improving collection, quality, and reporting of fishery 
        dependent data;
            (5) study the response of the regulated industry to fishery 
        management regulations and develop management approaches that 
        consider such behavior;
            (6) foster communications and technology-transfer programs 
        among regions to improve fish conservation and management;
            (7) establish means of communicating information to the 
        general public in an accessible and understandable form 
        (including web-based communications); and
            (8) develop partnerships with other agencies, academic 
        institutions, and other entities to meet the purposes of this 
        section.

SEC. 608. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with 
the Regional Fishery Management Councils established under title III of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1851 et seq.), shall establish a national cooperative research and 
management program to address needs identified under the Magnuson 
Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act and under any other 
marine resource laws enforced by the Secretary. The program shall make 
funds available for cooperative research and management activities that 
are developed through partnerships among Federal and State managers and 
scientists, fishing industry participants, and educational 
institutions.
    (b) Eligible Projects.--The Secretary shall make funds available 
under the program for the support of projects to address critical needs 
identified by the Secretary in consultation with the Regional Fisheries 
Management Councils established under such title, that pertain to the 
collection and analysis of data and information on living marine 
resources, including data on landings, fishing effort, life history 
parameters, biology, habitat, economics and social sciences, including 
those information needs identified pursuant to section 401 of that Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1881) or the development of measures to promote innovative 
or cooperative management of fisheries, including development of 
innovative gear, methods, and technology. Such program shall promote 
and encourage efforts to mine and recover useful sources of data 
maintained by other Federal agencies, State agencies, or academia for 
use in such projects. In making funds available the Secretary shall 
give priority to the following projects:
            (1) Projects to collect data to improve, supplement, or 
        enhance stock assessments, including through the use of fishing 
        vessels or acoustic or other innovative marine technology.
            (2) Projects to improve calibration and accuracy of data 
        collection gear and methods.
            (3) Conservation engineering projects designed to reduce 
        bycatch, minimize mortality of bycatch, or minimize fishery 
        impacts on essential fish habitat.
            (4) Projects to assess the amount and type of bycatch 
        occurring in a fishery.
            (5) Projects for the identification, conservation, or 
        restoration of habitat areas of particular concern.
            (6) Projects designed to identify ecosystem effects of 
        fishing, to monitor marine ecosystem trends and dynamics, or to 
        link climate forecasts to stock assessments or otherwise 
        explore ecosystem-based approaches to governance.
            (7) Projects designed to collect and compile economic and 
        social data, including data to evaluate the long-term impact of 
        conservation and management measures on fishing communities and 
        data to evaluate economic motivation of harvesters.
    (c) Selection of Projects.--Each research project shall be awarded 
by the Secretary on a competitive basis under procedures established by 
the Secretary in consultation with the Regional Fisheries Management 
Councils established under title III of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.). To the extent 
practicable, the projects selected should collectively conform to a 
coherent program of research leading to solving priority programs. Each 
Regional Fisheries Management Council established under that title 
shall establish a research steering committee to carry out this 
section.
    (d) Experimental Permitting Process.--The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Regional Fisheries Management Councils 
established under title III of that Act shall establish an expedited 
permitting process for projects approved under this section.
    (e) Guidelines.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
appropriate Regional Fisheries Management Council established under 
title III of that Act, shall establish guidelines to ensure that 
participation in a research project funded under this section does not 
result in loss of a participant's catch history or unexpended days-at-
sea as part of a limited entry system.

SEC. 609. COOPERATIVE MARINE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.

    For the purpose of developing adequate, coordinated, cooperative 
research and training programs for living marine resources, the 
Secretary of Commerce may establish a Cooperative Marine Education and 
Research Program. Under this program the Secretary is authorized to 
enter into cooperative agreements with universities and institutions of 
higher learning in order to conduct basic research in areas that 
support conservation and management of living marine resources. 
Research conducted under this program may include conservation 
engineering, research and development (including development of fishing 
gear and methods to reduce bycatch and habitat impacts) and biological 
research concerning the abundance and life history parameters of stocks 
of fish, the interdependence of fisheries or stocks of fish and other 
ecosystem components, and the linkages between fish habitat and fish 
production or abundance.

SEC. 610. GULF OF MEXICO FISHING QUOTA SYSTEMS.

    Section 407 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1883) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c) by inserting at the end the 
        following:
            ``(3) The initial referendum described in paragraph (1) 
        shall be used to determine support for whether the sale, 
        transfer, or lease of quota shares shall be allowed.''.
            (2) by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(e) In order to facilitate balanced and fair apportionment of 
fishing interests, a Governor of a State submitting names of 
individuals for appointment by the Secretary of Commerce to the Gulf of 
Mexico Fisheries Management Council under section 302(b)(2) of this Act 
during Fiscal Years 2003-2004 shall include at least one nominee each 
from the commercial fishing sector and the recreational fishing sector 
(including the for-hire fishing sector). If the Secretary determines 
that a submission from such a Governor does not meet the requirements 
of subsection (a), the Secretary shall-
            ``(1) for an at-large seat, select a nominee from a list 
        submitted by a State that complies with this subsection; and
            ``(2) for a seat assigned to that State, select no nominee 
        for that seat until the Governor complies with this 
        subsection.''.

SEC. 611. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions 
of this title--
            (1) for science review and outreach--
                    (A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
                    (B) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
                    (C) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    (D) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
                    (E) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
            (2) for cooperative enforcement--
                    (A) $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
                    (B) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
                    (C) $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    (D) $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
                    (E) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
            (3) for cooperative research--
                    (A) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
                    (B) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
                    (C) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
                    (D) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
                    (E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.

                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 701. CHESAPEAKE BAY OFFICE.

    (a) Reauthorization of Office.--Section 307 of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 
1511d) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 307. CHESAPEAKE BAY OFFICE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of Commerce shall 
establish, within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
an office to be known as the Chesapeake Bay Office (in this section 
referred to as the `Office').
    ``(2) The Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be 
appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the 
Chesapeake Executive Council. Any individual appointed as Director 
shall have knowledge and experience in research or resource management 
efforts in the Chesapeake Bay.
    ``(3) The Director may appoint such additional personnel for the 
Office as the Director determines necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(b) Functions.--The Office, in consultation with the Chesapeake 
Executive Council, shall--
            ``(1) provide technical assistance to the Administrator, to 
        other Federal departments and agencies, and to State and local 
        government agencies in--
                    ``(A) assessing the processes that shape the 
                Chesapeake Bay system and affect its living resources;
                    ``(B) identifying technical and management 
                alternatives for the restoration and protection of 
                living resources and the habitats they depend upon; and
                    ``(C) monitoring the implementation and 
                effectiveness of management plans;
            ``(2) develop and implement a strategy for the National 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that integrates the 
        science, research, monitoring, data collection, regulatory, and 
        management responsibilities of the Secretary of Commerce in 
        such a manner as to assist the cooperative, intergovernmental 
        Chesapeake Bay Program to meet the commitments of the 
        Chesapeake Bay Agreement;
            ``(3) coordinate the programs and activities of the various 
        organizations within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration, the Chesapeake Bay Regional Sea Grant Programs, 
        and the Chesapeake Bay units of the National Estuarine Research 
        Reserve System, including--
                    ``(A) programs and activities in--
                            ``(i) coastal and estuarine research, 
                        monitoring, and assessment;
                            ``(ii) fisheries research and stock 
                        assessments;
                            ``(iii) data management;
                            ``(iv) remote sensing;
                            ``(v) coastal management;
                            ``(vi) habitat conservation and 
                        restoration; and
                            ``(vii) atmospheric deposition; and
                    ``(B) programs and activities of the Cooperative 
                Oxford Laboratory of the National Ocean Service with 
                respect to--
                            ``(i) nonindigenous species;
                            ``(ii) estuarine and marine species 
                        pathology;
                            ``(iii) human pathogens in estuarine and 
                        marine environments; and
                            ``(iv) ecosystem health;
            ``(4) coordinate the activities of the National Oceanic and 
        Atmospheric Administration with the activities of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency and other Federal, State, and 
        local agencies;
            ``(5) establish an effective mechanism which shall ensure 
        that projects have undergone appropriate peer review and 
        provide other appropriate means to determine that projects have 
        acceptable scientific and technical merit for the purpose of 
        achieving maximum utilization of available funds and resources 
        to benefit the Chesapeake Bay area;
            ``(6) remain cognizant of ongoing research, monitoring, and 
        management projects and assist in the dissemination of the 
        results and findings of those projects; and
            ``(7) submit a biennial report to the Congress and the 
        Secretary of Commerce with respect to the activities of the 
        Office and on the progress made in protecting and restoring the 
        living resources and habitat of the Chesapeake Bay, which 
        report shall include an action plan consisting of--
                    ``(A) a list of recommended research, monitoring, 
                and data collection activities necessary to continue 
                implementation of the strategy described in paragraph 
                (2); and
                    ``(B) proposals for--
                            ``(i) continuing any new National Oceanic 
                        and Atmospheric Administration activities in 
                        the Chesapeake Bay; and
                            ``(ii) the integration of those activities 
                        with the activities of the partners in the 
                        Chesapeake Bay Program to meet the commitments 
                        of the Chesapeake 2000 agreement and subsequent 
                        agreements.
    ``(c) Chesapeake Bay Fishery and Habitat Restoration Small 
Watershed Grants Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of the Chesapeake Bay 
        Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
        (in this section referred to as the `Director'), in cooperation 
        with the Chesapeake Executive Council, shall carry out a 
        community-based fishery and habitat restoration small grants 
        and technical assistance program in the Chesapeake Bay 
        watershed.
            ``(2) Projects.--
                    ``(A) Support.--The Director shall make grants 
                under this subsection to pay the Federal share of the 
                cost of projects that are carried out by entities 
                eligible under paragraph (3) for the restoration of 
                fisheries and habitats in the Chesapeake Bay.
                    ``(B) Federal share.--The Federal share under 
                subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 75 percent.
                    ``(C) Types of projects.--Projects for which grants 
                may be made under this subsection include--
                            ``(i) the improvement of fish passageways;
                            ``(ii) the creation of natural or 
                        artificial reefs or substrata for habitats;
                            ``(iii) the restoration of wetland or sea 
                        grass;
                            ``(iv) the production of oysters for 
                        restoration projects; and
                            ``(v) the prevention, identification, and 
                        control of nonindigenous species.
            ``(3) Eligible entities.--The following entities are 
        eligible to receive grants under this subsection:
                    ``(A) The government of a political subdivision of 
                a State in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and the 
                government of the District of Columbia.
                    ``(B) An organization in the Chesapeake Bay 
                watershed (such as an educational institution or a 
                community organization)--
                            ``(i) that is described in section 501(c) 
                        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is 
                        exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of 
                        that Code; and
                            ``(ii) that will administer such grants in 
                        coordination with a government referred to in 
                        subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Additional requirements.--The Director may prescribe 
        any additional requirements, including procedures, that the 
        Director considers necessary to carry out the program under 
        this subsection.
    ``(d) Chesapeake Executive Council.--For purposes of this section, 
`Chesapeake Executive Council' means the representatives from the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania, the Environmental Protection Agency, the District of 
Columbia, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, who are signatories to the 
Chesapeake Bay Agreement, and any future signatories to that Agreement.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department of Commerce for the Chesapeake Bay 
Office $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2 of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Program Authorization Act 
(Public Law 98-210; 97 Stat. 1409) is amended by striking subsection 
(e).
    (c) Multiple Species Management Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the Chesapeake Bay 
        Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
        shall begin a 5-year study, in cooperation with the scientific 
        community of the Chesapeake Bay, appropriate State and 
        interstate resource management entities, and appropriate 
        Federal agencies--
                    (A) to determine and expand the understanding of 
                the role and response of living resources in the 
                Chesapeake Bay ecosystem; and
                    (B) to develop a multiple species management 
                strategy for the Chesapeake Bay.
            (2) Required elements of study.--In order to improve the 
        understanding necessary for the development of the strategy 
        under paragraph (1)(B), the study shall--
                    (A) determine the current status and trends of fish 
                and shellfish that live in the Chesapeake Bay and its 
                tributaries and are selected for study;
                    (B) evaluate and assess interactions among the fish 
                and shellfish referred to in subparagraph (A) and other 
                living resources, with particular attention to the 
                impact of changes within and among trophic levels; and
                    (C) recommend management actions to optimize the 
                return of a healthy and balanced ecosystem for the 
                Chesapeake Bay.

SEC. 702. CONVEYANCE OF NOAA LABORATORY IN TIBURON, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the 
Secretary of Commerce may convey to the Board of Trustees of the 
California State University, by suitable instrument, in accordance with 
this section, by as soon as practicable, but not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and without consideration, 
all right, title, and interest of the United States in the balance of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property known as 
the Tiburon Laboratory, located in Tiburon, California, as described in 
Exhibit A of the notarized, revocable license between the 
Administration and Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies at 
San Francisco State University dated November 5, 2001 (license number 
01ABF779-N).
    (b) Conditions.--As a condition of any conveyance by the Secretary 
under this section the Secretary may require the following:
            (1) The property conveyed shall be administered by the 
        Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies at San 
        Francisco State University and used only for the following 
        purposes:
                    (A) To enhance estuarine scientific research and 
                estuary restoration activities within San Francisco 
                Bay.
                    (B) To administer and coordinate management 
                activities at the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine 
                Research Reserve.
                    (C) To conduct education and interpretation and 
                outreach activities to enhance public awareness and 
                appreciation of estuary resources, and for other 
                purposes.
            (2) The Board shall--
                    (A) take title to the property as is;
                    (B) assume full responsibility for all facility 
                maintenance and repair, security, fire prevention, 
                utilities, signs, and grounds maintenance;
                    (C) allow the Secretary to have all necessary 
                ingress and egress over the property of the Board to 
                access Department of Commerce building and related 
                facilities, equipment, improvements, modifications, and 
                alterations; and
                    (D) not erect or allow to be erected any structure 
                or structures or obstruction of whatever kind that will 
                interfere with the access to or operation of property 
                retained for the United States under subsection (c)(1), 
                unless prior written consent has been provided by the 
                Secretary to the Board.
    (c) Retained Interests.--The Secretary shall retain for the United 
States--
            (1) all right, title, and interest in and to the portion of 
        the property referred to in subsection (a) comprising Building 
        86, identified as Parcel C on Exhibit A of the license referred 
        to in subsection (a), including all facilities, equipment, 
        fixtures, improvements, modifications, or alterations made by 
        the Secretary;
            (2) rights-of-way and easements that are determined by the 
        Secretary to be reasonable and convenient to ensure all 
        necessary ingress, egress, utilities, drainage, and sewage 
        disposal for the property retained under paragraph (1), 
        including access to the existing boat launch ramp (or 
        equivalent) and parking that is suitable to the Secretary;
            (3) the exclusive right to install, maintain, repair, 
        replace, and remove its facilities, fixtures, and equipment on 
        the retained property, and to authorize other persons to take 
        any such action;
            (4) the right to grade, condition, and install drainage 
        facilities, and to seed soil on the retained property, if 
        necessary; and
            (5) the right to remove all obstructions from the retained 
        property that may constitute a hindrance to the establishment 
        and maintenance of the retained property.
    (d) Equivalent Alternative.--
            (1) In general.--At any time, either the Secretary or the 
        Board may request of each other to enter into negotiations 
        pursuant to which the Board may convey if appropriate to the 
        United States, in exchange for property conveyed by the United 
        States under subsection (a), another building that is 
        equivalent in function to the property retained under 
        subsection (c) that is acceptable to the Secretary.
            (2) Location.--Property conveyed by the Board under this 
        subsection is not required to be located on the property 
        referred to in subsection (a).
            (3) Costs.--If the Secretary and the Board engage in a 
        property exchange under this subsection, all costs for repair, 
        removal, and moving of facilities, equipment, fixtures, 
        improvements, modifications, or alterations, including power, 
        control, and utilities, that are necessary for the exchange--
                    (A) shall be the responsibility of the Secretary, 
                if the action to seek an equivalent alternative was 
                requested by the Secretary in response to factors 
                unrelated to the activities of the Board or its 
                operatives in the operation of its facilities; or
                    (B) shall be the responsibility of the Board, if 
                the Secretary's request for an equivalent alternative 
                was in response to changes or modifications made by the 
                Board or its operatives that adversely affected the 
                Secretary's interest in the property retained under 
                subsection (c).
    (e) Additional Conditions.--As conditions of any conveyance under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) the Secretary shall require that--
                    (A) the Board remediate, or have remediated, at its 
                sole cost, all hazardous or toxic substance 
                contamination found on the property conveyed under 
                subsection (a), whether known or unknown at the time of 
                the conveyance or later discovered; and
                    (B) the Board of Trustees hold harmless the 
                Secretary for any and all costs, liabilities, or claims 
                by third parties that arise out of any hazardous or 
                toxic substance contamination found on the property 
                conveyed under subsection (a) that are not directly 
                attributable to the installation, operation, or 
                maintenance of the Secretary's facilities, equipment, 
                fixtures, improvements, modifications, or alterations;
            (2) the Secretary shall remediate, at the sole cost of the 
        United States, all hazardous or toxic substance contamination 
        on the property retained under subsection (c) that is found to 
        have occurred as a direct result of the installation, 
        operation, or maintenance of the Secretary's facilities, 
        equipment, fixtures, improvements, modifications, or 
        alterations; and
            (3) if the Secretary decides to terminate future occupancy 
        and interest of the property retained under subsection (c), the 
        Secretary may--
                    (A) provide written notice to the Board at least 60 
                days prior to the scheduled date when the property will 
                be vacated;
                    (B) remove facilities, equipment, fixtures, 
                improvements, modifications, or alterations and restore 
                the property to as good a condition as existed at the 
                time the property was retained under subsection (c), 
                taking into account ordinary wear and tear and exposure 
                to natural elements or phenomena; or
                    (C) surrender all facilities, equipment, fixtures, 
                improvements, modifications, or alterations to the 
                Board in lieu of restoration, whereupon title shall 
                vest in the Board of Trustees, and whereby all 
                obligations of restoration under this subsection shall 
                be waived, and all interests retained under subsection 
                (c) shall be revoked.
    (f) Reversionary Interest.--
            (1) In general.--All right, title, and interest in and to 
        all property and interests conveyed by the United States under 
        this section shall revert to the United States on the date on 
        which the Board uses any of the property for any purpose other 
        than the purposes described in subsection (b)(1).
            (2) Administration of reverted property.--Any property that 
        reverts to the United States under this subsection shall be 
        under the administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator of 
        General Services.
            (3) Annual certification.--One year after the date of a 
        conveyance made pursuant to subsection (a), and annually 
        thereafter, the Board shall certify to the Administrator of 
        General Services or his or her designee that the Board and its 
        designees are in compliance with the conditions of conveyance 
        under subsections (b) and (e).
    (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Trustees 
        of the California State University.
            (2) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Romberg Tiburon 
        Center for Environmental Studies at San Francisco State 
        University.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce.

SEC. 703. ARCTIC RESEARCH CENTER.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with 
the Secretaries of Energy and the Interior, the Director of the 
National Science Foundation, and the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, shall establish a joint research facility, to be 
known as the Barrow Arctic Research Center, to support climate change 
and other scientific research activities in the Arctic.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretaries of Commerce, Energy, and the Interior, 
the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, $35,000,000 for the planning, 
design, construction, and support of the Barrow Arctic Research Center.

SEC. 704. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE WHALE HUNTERS.

    Notwithstanding any provision of law, the use of a vessel to tow a 
whale taken in a traditional subsistence whale hunt permitted by 
Federal law and conducted in waters off the coast of Alaska is 
authorized, if such towing is performed upon a request for emergency 
assistance made by a subsistence whale hunting organization formally 
recognized by an agency of the United States Government, or made by a 
member of such an organization, to prevent the loss of a whale.

SEC. 705. INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC RESEARCH AND COOPERATION.

    The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall conduct 
international research in the Pacific region that will increase 
understanding of the nature and predictability of climate variability 
in the Asia-Pacific sector, including regional aspects of global 
environmental change. Such research activities shall be conducted in 
cooperation with other nations of the region. There are authorized to 
be appropriated for purposes of this section $3,500,000 to the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

SEC. 706. TREATY ON PACIFIC COAST ALBACORE TUNA.

    (a) Foreign Fishing under Treaty; Implementation.--Section 201 of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1821) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Treaty on Pacific Coast Albacore Tuna Vessels.--
            ``(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and section 307(2)(B), 
        foreign fishing may be conducted pursuant to the Treaty between 
        the Government of the United States of America and the 
        Government of Canada on Pacific Coast Albacore Tuna Vessels and 
        Port Privileges, signed May 26, 1981,and any amendments 
        thereto.
            ``(2) The Secretary of Commerce may promulgate regulations 
        necessary to discharge Federal obligations under the Treaty 
        between the Government of the United States of America and the 
        Government of Canada on Pacific Coast Albacore Tuna Vessels and 
        Port Privileges, signed May 26, 1981, including its Annexes and 
        any amendments thereto. The proposed rulemaking and public 
        participation requirements of section 553 of title 5, United 
        States Code, shall not apply to collection of information or 
        recordkeeping requirements established by regulations 
        promulgated under this subsection.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 307(2)(B) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1857(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``201(i),'' and inserting ``201(i) 
and foreign fishing permitted under section 201(j),''.

SEC. 707. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT VOLUNTEER SERVICES.

    Section 303 (33 U.S.C. 892a) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) Authority to Accept Volunteer Services.--To help fulfill the 
duties of the Administrator, including authorities under the Act of 
1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.), this Act, or in response to a maritime 
emergency, the Administrator may--
            ``(1) establish a volunteer program;
            ``(2) enter into special agreements with qualified 
        organizations to assist in the implementation of a volunteer 
        program; and
            ``(3) provide funding under the special agreement to the 
        qualified organization for the purposes of assisting in the 
        administration of the volunteer programs and for procuring and 
        maintaining insurance or other coverage for the organization 
        and its members when conducting volunteer activities.
    ``(e) Legal Status of Volunteers.--Paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
section 7(c) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f(c)) 
shall apply to volunteers providing services to the Administrator under 
subsection (c) of this section, except that any reference in that 
section to the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce 
shall be deemed to refer to the Administrator.
    ``(f) Qualified Organization.--In this section, the term `qualified 
organization' means a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization, 
determined by the Administrator to have demonstrated expertise in 
boating safety and a commitment to improving the quality of 
hydrographic services and related oceanographic and meteorological 
information that is made available to mariners.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1989

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                               AMENDMENT