IIB 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 295 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 31, 2011 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal changes.

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Authorization of appropriations

Section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892d) is amended— (1)by inserting before the text the following: (a) In general.—; and (2)by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b)

Arctic programs

Of the amount authorized by this section for fiscal year 2012— (1)$5,000,000 is authorized for use to acquire hydrographic data, provide hydrographic services, conduct coastal change analyses necessary to ensure safe navigation, and improve the management of coastal change in the Arctic; and (2)$2,000,000 is authorized for use to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services in the Arctic necessary to delineate the United States extended Continental Shelf. .

Passed the House of Representatives October 24, 2011. Karen L. Haas, Clerk