[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2584 Reference Change Senate (RCS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2584


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 22, 2003

                                Received

                            December 9, 2003

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

                           February 27, 2004

 Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                           and Transportation

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                                 AN ACT


 
To provide for the conveyance to the Utrok Atoll local government of a 
 decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

          TITLE I--UTROK ATOLL RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING SUPPORT

SEC. 101. UTROK ATOLL RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING SUPPORT.

    (a) In support of radiological monitoring, rehabilitation, and 
resettlement of Utrok Atoll, whose residents were affected by United 
States nuclear testing, the Secretary of Commerce may convey to the 
Utrok Atoll local government without consideration, all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to a decommissioned National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship in operable condition.
    (b) The Government of the United States shall not be responsible or 
liable for any maintenance or operation of a vessel conveyed under this 
section after the date of the delivery of the vessel to Utrok.

 TITLE II--RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN NOAA APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, AND 
                                ACTIONS

SEC. 201. RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN NOAA APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, AND 
              ACTIONS.

    All action in the line of duty by, and all Federal agency actions 
in relation to (including with respect to pay, benefits, and 
retirement) a de facto officer of the commissioned corps of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who was appointed or 
promoted to that office without Presidential action, and without the 
advice and consent of the Senate, during such time as the officer was 
not properly appointed in or promoted to that office, are hereby 
ratified and approved if otherwise in accord with the law, and the 
President alone may, without regard to any other law relating to 
appointments or promotions in such corps, appoint or promote such a de 
facto officer temporarily, without change in the grade currently 
occupied in a de facto capacity, as an officer in such corps for a 
period ending not later than 180 days from the date of enactment of 
this Act.

           TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REAUTHORIZATION

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``International Fisheries 
Reauthorization Act of 2003''.

SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNDER FISHERMEN'S 
              PROTECTIVE ACT OF 1967.

    Section 7(e) of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 
1977(e)) is amended by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2008''.

SEC. 303. REAUTHORIZATION OF YUKON RIVER SALMON ACT OF 2000.

    Section 208 of the Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 5727) 
is amended by striking ``2000'' and all that follows through ``2003'' 
and inserting ``2004 through 2008''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 21, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.