117 HR 9255 IH: Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2022-10-31
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1.This Act may be cited as the Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act
. 2.Modifications to the Marine Debris Foundation(a)Section 111(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4211(a)) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking organization
and inserting corporation
. (b)(1)Section 112(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 4212(b)) is amended—(A)in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and such other criteria as the Under Secretary may establish
after subsection (a)
; (B)in paragraph (5), by inserting the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development,
after Service,
; (C)by redesignating subparagraphs (2) through (5) as subparagraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and(D)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2)Recommendations of Board regarding appointmentsFor appointments made under paragraph (1) other than the initial appointments, the Board shall submit to the Under Secretary recommendations on candidates for appointment..(2)Section 112(g) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 4212(g)) is amended—(A)in paragraph (1)(A), by striking officers and employees
and inserting the initial officers and employees of the Board
; and(B)in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking chief operating officer
and inserting chief executive officer
. (3)Section 112 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 4212) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h)(1)Appointment; removal; reviewThe Board shall appoint and may remove and review the performance of the chief executive officer of the Board.(2)The chief executive officer of the Board may appoint, remove, and review the performance of any officer or employee of the Foundation..(c)Section 113(c)(1) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 4213(c)(1)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—(1)by inserting nonprofit
before corporation
; and (2)by striking acting as a trustee
and inserting formed
. (d)Section 113 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 4213) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g)The Board may locate the principal office of the Foundation outside the District of Columbia and is encouraged to locate that office in a coastal State..(e)Section 118 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 4218) is amended—(1)in subsection (a)—(A)in paragraph (2), by striking and State and local government agencies
and inserting , State and local government agencies, United States and international nongovernmental organizations, regional organizations, and foreign government entities
; and(B)in paragraph (3)—(i)in the paragraph heading, by striking Prohibition
and inserting Limitation
; and(ii)by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B)The Foundation may use Federal funds described in subparagraph (A) to pay for salaries only during the 24-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall not require reimbursement from the Foundation for any such Federal funds used to pay for such salaries.; and (2)in subsection (b)(2), by striking and State and local government agencies
and inserting , State and local government agencies, United States and international nongovernmental organizations, regional organizations, and foreign government entities
. 3.Modifications to the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(a)Grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other agreementsSection 3(d) of the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1952(d)) is amended—(1)in the subsection heading, by striking and contracts
and inserting contracts, and other agreements
; (2)in paragraph (1), by striking and contracts
and inserting , contracts, and other agreements
; (3)in paragraph (2)—(A)in subparagraph (B)—(i)by striking part of the
and inserting part of a
; and (ii)by inserting or (C)
after subparagraph (A)
; and (B)in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting and except as provided in subparagraph (B)
after subparagraph (A)
; and (4)by adding at the end the following: (7)With respect to any project carried out pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered into under paragraph (1) that is not a cooperative agreement or an agreement to provide financial assistance in the form of a grant, the Administrator may contribute on an in-kind basis the portion of the costs of the project that the Administrator determines represents the amount of benefit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration derives from the project.. (b)Receipt and expenditure of funds; use of resourcesSection 3 of the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1952) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e)Receipt and expenditure of fundsIn order to accomplish the purpose set forth in section 2, the Administrator, acting through the Program, may receive and, only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, expend funds made available by—(1)any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States;(2)any State, local, or tribal government (or any political subdivision thereof);(3)any foreign government or international organization; (4)any public or private organization; or (5)any individual. (f)In order to accomplish the purpose set forth in section 2, the Administrator, acting through the Program, may use, with consent, with reimbursement, and subject to the availability of appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of—(1)any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States;(2)any State, local, or tribal government (or any political subdivision thereof); (3)any foreign government or international organization; (4)any public or private organization; or (5)any individual..4.Section 113 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4213) (as amended by section 2(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(h)(1)In this paragraph, the term Tribal government means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).(2)The Foundation shall develop and implement best practices for conducting outreach to Tribal governments and Indian Tribes. (3)The best practices developed under paragraph (2) shall—(A)include a process to support technical assistance and capacity building to improve outcomes; and(B)promote an awareness of programs and grants available under this Act..