[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1787 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1787

       To reauthorize the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 11, 2017

Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
       To reauthorize the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Geologic Mapping Act 
Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING ACT OF 1992.

    (a) Reauthorization.--
            (1) In general.--Section 9(a) of the National Geologic 
        Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31h(a)) is amended by striking 
        ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4(b)(1) of the National 
        Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(b)(1)) is amended 
        by striking ``Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009'' each 
        place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting 
        ``National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act''.
    (b) Geologic Mapping Advisory Committee.--Section 5(a)(3) of the 
National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)(3)) is amended 
by striking ``Associate Director for Geology'' and inserting 
``Associate Director for Core Science Systems''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--Section 3 of the National Geologic 
Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31b) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 6(d)(3)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4(d)(3)'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section 6(d)(1)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4(d)(1)''; and
            (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``section 6(d)(2)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4(d)(2)''.
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