[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5595 Introduced in House (IH)]






107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5595

   To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and appoint the 
 members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee in accordance 
                with a Department of Commerce document.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 2002

 Ms. Sanchez (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Bono, 
 Mrs. Capps, Mr. Condit, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of California, 
Mr. Filner, Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Lee, Mr. Menendez, 
 Mr. George Miller of California, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Nadler, 
  Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. 
 Tauscher, and Mr. Underwood) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and appoint the 
 members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee in accordance 
                with a Department of Commerce document.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH A MARINE PROTECTED AREAS ADVISORY 
              COMMITTEE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall establish and 
appoint the members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee in 
accordance with the Department of Commerce document entitled ``MPA 
Advisory Committee Supplement 1. Charter of the MPA Federal Advisory 
Committee, December 18, 2000''.
    (b) Objective, Duties, Powers, and Operation.--The advisory 
committee shall have the objective, duties, and powers as set forth in 
the document referred to in subsection (a), and shall meet and 
otherwise operate in accordance with that document.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
including for administrative expenses of the advisory committee 
established under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary $750,000 for each fiscal year.
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