[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1162 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1162

To authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
   Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for 
activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 
 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2013

Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Wyden, and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
   Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for 
activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 
 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
may provide funds to an eligible entity impacted by the covered marine 
debris event to assist such entity with the costs of any activity 
previously carried out, being carried out, or to be carried out to 
address the effects of such event.
    (b) Funding.--The Administrator may provide funds under subsection 
(a) using any funds provided by the Government of Japan for activities 
to address the effects of the covered marine debris event.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Covered marine debris event.--The term ``covered marine 
        debris event'' means the events, including marine debris, 
        resulting from the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent 
        tsunami.
            (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means 
        any State, local, or tribal government.
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