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 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 
                                  1994

  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I 
call up House Resolution 542 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 542

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker, may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4008) to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal 
     years 1994 and 1995, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of 
     order against consideration of the bill are waived. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
     hour, with thirty minutes equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Merchant Marine and Fisheries and thirty minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
     committee amendments now printed in the bill, it shall be in 
     order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
     amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 5046. 
     That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered by title rather than by section. Each title shall 
     considered as read. All points of order against that 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hastings). The gentleman from 
Massachusetts [Mr. Moakley] is recognized for 1 hour.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the 
customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Quillen], 
pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During 
consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose 
of debate only.
  Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 542 is an open rule providing for 1 
hour of general debate with 30 minutes equally divided between the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Merchant Marine and 
Fisheries Committee and 30 minutes equally divided between the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology.
  Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 542 waives all points of order against 
the bill and the committee substitute, H.R. 5046, which this resolution 
makes in order as original text for the purposes of amendment.
  Finally, Mr. Speaker, this resolution provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5046 reflects the agreement reached between the two 
committees that have jurisdiction over NOAA, the Science, Space, and 
Technology Committee and the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee.
  This bill authorizes $459 million for fiscal year 1995 and $469 
million for fiscal year 1996 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
  The programs administered by NOAA help improve the global 
environment, provide maps and charts of our oceans, and protect many of 
our most precious natural resources.
  This legislation contains many provisions which impact the management 
of NOAA and improve upon its research and operational capabilities.
  Mr. Speaker, our oceans and waterways represent one of the world's 
greatest natural resources. For centuries man has used the sea for 
food, for travel and for trade. As a result, protection and 
conservation of our oceans is one of the priorities of the global 
community.
  Mr. Speaker, the dedicated men and women of the NOAA corps administer 
programs such as the National Undersea Research Program and the 
Saltonsall-Kennedy Grant Program which are designed to protect and 
conserve the world's oceans and their bountiful resources.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4008 also authorizes funding for a new initiative, 
the global learning and observations to benefit the environment 
program.
  This program is designed to promote environmental awareness to the 
children of the world while providing environmental data for use in the 
scientific community.
  Although Federal funds are authorized for funding this worthwhile 
project, the globe program will rely heavily on funding from the 
private sector for its continued operation.
  Mr. Speaker, this program is an excellent investment in the future. 
It is hoped that by establishing this program for the children of 
today, that they will grow to be adults who are environmentally aware 
and better educated and prepared to protect and conserve the world's 
natural resources.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing I would like to commend the chairmen and 
ranking minority members of both the Merchant Marine and Fisheries 
Committee and the Science, Space, and Technology.
  Chairman Studds, Chairman Brown, and Mr. Fields and Mr. Walker have 
once again worked in a bipartisan fashion to bring to the House a 
compromise bill which should pass the House with little opposition.
  I urge adoption of this resolution and adoption of the bill.

                              {time}  1650

  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may 
consume.
  (Mr. QUILLEN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks, and include extraneous material.)
  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. 
Moakley] has thoroughly explained the provisions of this rule, and 
while it may appear to be without controversy, I strongly object to the 
blanket waiver provided under the rule and I urge my colleagues to vote 
against it.
  Mr. Speaker, when the chairman of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries 
Committee, Mr. Studds, appeared before the Rules Committee last week, 
he was specifically asked what waivers, if any, the bill required. Mr. 
Studds responded that a waiver of rule XXI, clause 5(a), prohibiting 
appropriations in a legislative bill, was required for sections 401 and 
408 of the bill and the substitute. An explanation of the need for 
those waivers was furnished to the members of the Rules Committee. They 
are minor and noncontroversial and I am not opposed to the granting of 
these waivers. However, I have just been informed that there is a 
possible Budget Act violations in this measure as well.
  The committees of jurisdiction did an outstanding job in working 
together to bring forth this important bipartisan measure, and they did 
their job thoroughly by informing the Rules Committee of its waiver 
requirements. The Rules Committee, however, did not do its job 
thoroughly when it reported this rule. During consideration of this 
matter in the Rules Committee, a motion was made by Mr. Solomon to 
replace the blanket waiver with the specific waivers needed. This 
motion was defeated on a party-line vote.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly feel that the Rules Committee has an 
obligation to report out rules which specifically outline which 
waivers, if any, are being granted whenever this is feasible. This is 
one of those instances--the waivers should be printed in this rule and 
not be left up to the rule managers to outline them during floor 
debate.
  Mr. Speaker, I again strongly urge my colleagues to vote down this 
rule and send a message to the Rules Committee that the House expects 
the committee to do its job thoroughly by providing full and open 
disclosure in the rules it reports.
  Mr. Speaker, I include for the Record statistics on rollcall votes in 
the Committee on Rules as follows:

Roll Call Vote in the Rules Committee on H.R. 4008, NOAA Authorization 
                    Act, Friday, September 23, 1994

       1. Solomon Motion on Blanket Waivers--A motion to replace 
     the waivers of all points of order against the bill and 
     substitute with specific waivers and to provide Rules 
     Committee members with an explanation of each. Rejected: 3-4. 
     Yeas: Solomon, Dreier, Goss. Nays: Moakley, Derrick, Frost, 
     Slaughter. Not Voting: Beilenson, Bonior, Hall, Wheat, 
     Gordon, Quillen.
       2. Derrick Motion to Report Rule--A one-hour, open rule, 
     waiving all points of order against the bill and substitute. 
     Adopted: 4-3. Yeas: Moakley, Derrick, Frost, Slaughter. Nays: 
     Solomon, Dreier, Goss. Not Voting: Beilenson, Bonior, Hall, 
     Wheat, Gordon, Quillen.

              OPEN VERSUS RESTRICTIVE RULES 95TH-103D CONG.             
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Open rules       Restrictive rules
  Congress (years)   Total rules ---------------------------------------
                      granted\1\  Number  Percent\2\  Number  Percent\3\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
95th (1977-78).....          211     179         85       32         15 
96th (1979-80).....          214     161         75       53         25 
97th (1981-82).....          120      90         75       30         25 
98th (1983-84).....          155     105         68       50         32 
99th (1985-86).....          115      65         57       50         43 
100th (1987-88)....          123      66         54       57         46 
101st (1989-90)....          104      47         45       57         55 
102d (1991-92).....          109      37         34       72         66 
103d (1993-94).....           97      30         31       67         69 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Total rules counted are all order of business resolutions reported   
  from the Rules Committee which provide for the initial consideration  
  of legislation, except rules on appropriations bills which only waive 
  points of order. Original jurisdiction measures reported as privileged
  are also not counted.                                                 
\2\Open rules are those which permit any Member to offer any germane    
  amendment to a measure so long as it is otherwise in compliance with  
  the rules of the House. The parenthetical percentages are open rules  
  as a percent of total rules granted.                                  
\3\Restrictive rules are those which limit the number of amendments     
  which can be offered, and include so-called modified open and modified
  closed rules, as well as completely closed rule, and rules providing  
  for consideration in the House as opposed to the Committee of the     
  Whole. The parenthetical percentages are restrictive rules as a       
  percent of total rules granted.                                       
                                                                        
Sources: ``Rules Committee Calendars & Surveys of Activities,'' 95th-   
  102d Cong.; ``Notices of Action Taken,'' Committee on Rules, 103d     
  Cong., through Sept. 23, 1994.                                        


                                                        OPEN VERSUS RESTRICTIVE RULES: 103D CONG.                                                       
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                                  Rule                                      Amendments                                                                  
   Rule number date reported      type       Bill number and subject         submitted         Amendments allowed         Disposition of rule and date  
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H. Res. 58, Feb. 2, 1993......  MC        H.R. 1: Family and medical     30 (D-5; R-25)..  3 (D-0; R-3)..............  PQ: 246-176. A: 259-164. (Feb. 3,
                                           leave.                                                                       1993).                          
H. Res. 59, Feb. 3, 1993......  MC        H.R. 2: National Voter         19 (D-1; R-18)..  1 (D-0; R-1)..............  PQ: 248-171. A: 249-170. (Feb. 4,
                                           Registration Act.                                                            1993).                          
H. Res. 103, Feb. 23, 1993....  C         H.R. 920: Unemployment         7 (D-2; R-5)....  0 (D-0; R-0)..............  PQ: 243-172. A: 237-178. (Feb.   
                                           compensation.                                                                24, 1993).                      
H. Res. 106, Mar. 2, 1993.....  MC        H.R. 20: Hatch Act amendments  9 (D-1; R-8)....  3 (D-0; R-3)..............  PQ: 248-166. A: 249-163. (Mar. 3,
                                                                                                                        1993).                          
H. Res. 119, Mar. 9, 1993.....  MC        H.R. 4: NIH Revitalization     13 (d-4; R-9)...  8 (D-3; R-5)..............  PQ: 247-170. A: 248-170. (Mar.   
                                           Act of 1993.                                                                 10, 1993).                      
H. Res. 132, Mar. 17, 1993....  MC        H.R. 1335: Emergency           37 (D-8; R-29)..  1(not submitted) (D-1; R-   A: 240-185. (Mar. 18, 1993).     
                                           supplemental Appropriations.                     0).                                                         
H. Res. 133, Mar. 17, 1993....  MC        H. Con. Res. 64: Budget        14 (D-2; R-12)..  4 (1-D not submitted) (D-   PQ: 250-172. A: 251-172. (Mar.   
                                           resolution.                                      2; R-2).                    18, 1993).                      
H. Res. 138, Mar. 23, 1993....  MC        H.R. 670: Family planning      20 (D-8; R-12)..  9 (D-4; R-5)..............  PQ: 252-164. A: 247-169. (Mar.   
                                           amendments.                                                                  24, 1993).                      
H. Res. 147, Mar. 31, 1993....  C         H.R. 1430: Increase Public     6 (D-1; R-5)....  0 (D-0; R-0)..............  PQ: 244-168. A: 242-170. (Apr. 1,
                                           debt limit.                                                                  1993).                          
H. Res. 149 Apr. 1, 1993......  MC        H.R. 1578: Expedited           8 (D-1; R-7)....  3 (D-1; R-2)..............  A: 212-208. (Apr. 28, 1993).     
                                           Rescission Act of 1993.                                                                                      
H. Res. 164, May 4, 1993......  O         H.R. 820: Nate                 NA..............  NA........................  A: Voice Vote. (May 5, 1993).    
                                           Competitiveness Act.                                                                                         
H. Res. 171, May 18, 1993.....  O         H.R. 873: Gallatin Range Act   NA..............  NA........................  A: Voice Vote. (May 20, 1993).   
                                           of 1993.                                                                                                     
H. Res. 172, May 18, 1993.....  O         H.R. 1159: Passenger Vessel    NA..............  NA........................  A: 308-0 (May 24, 1993).         
                                           Safety Act.                                                                                                  
H. Res. 173 May 18, 1993......  MC        S.J. Res. 45: United States    6 (D-1; R-5)....  6 (D-1; R-5)..............  A: Voice Vote (May 20, 1993)     
                                           forces in Somalia.                                                                                           
H. Res. 183, May 25, 1993.....  O         H.R. 2244: 2d supplemental     NA..............  NA........................  A: 251-174. (May 26, 1993).      
                                           appropriations.                                                                                              
H. Res. 186, May 27, 1993.....  MC        H.R. 2264: Omnibus budget      51 (D-19; R-32).  8 (D-7; R-1)..............  PQ: 252-178. A: 236-194 (May 27, 
                                           reconciliation.                                                              1993).                          
H. Res. 192, June 9, 1993.....  MC        H.R. 2348: Legislative branch  50 (D-6; R-44)..  6 (D-3; R-3)..............  PQ: 240-177. A: 226-185. (June   
                                           appropriations.                                                              10, 1993).                      
H. Res. 193, June 10, 1993....  O         H.R. 2200: NASA authorization  NA..............  NA........................  A: Voice Vote. (June 14, 1993).  
H. Res. 195, June 14, 1993....  MC        H.R. 5: Striker replacement..  7 (D-4; R-3)....  2 (D-1; R-1)..............  A: 244-176.. (June 15, 1993).    
H. Res. 197, June 15, 1993....  MO        H.R. 2333: State Department.   53 (D-20; R-33).  27 (D-12; R-15)...........  A: 294-129. (June 16, 1993).     
                                           H.R. 2404: Foreign aid.                                                                                      
H. Res. 199, June 16, 1993....  C         H.R. 1876: Ext. of ``Fast      NA..............  NA........................  A: Voice Vote. (June 22, 1993).  
                                           Track''.                                                                                                     
H. Res. 200, June 16, 1993....  MC        H.R. 2295: Foreign operations  33 (D-11; R-22).  5 (D-1; R-4)..............  A: 263-160. (June 17, 1993).     
                                           appropriations.                                                                                              
H. Res. 201, June 17, 1993....  O         H.R. 2403: Treasury-postal     NA..............  NA........................  A: Voice Vote. (June 17, 1993).  
                                           appropriations.                                                                                              
H. Res. 203, June 22, 1993....  MO        H.R. 2445: Energy and Water    NA..............  NA........................  A: Voice Vote. (June 23, 1993).  
                                           appropriations.                                                                                              
H. Res. 206, June 23, 1993....  O         H.R. 2150: Coast Guard         NA..............  NA........................  A: 401-0. (July 30, 1993).       
                                           authorization.                                                                                               
H. Res. 217, July 14, 1993....  MO        H.R. 2010: National Service    NA..............  NA........................  A: 261-164. (July 21, 1993).     
                                           Trust Act.                                                                                                   
H. Res. 220, July 21, 1993....  MC        H.R. 2667: Disaster            14 (D-8; R-6)...  2 (D-2; R-0)..............  PQ: 245-178. F: 205-216. (July   
                                           assistance supplemental.                                                     22, 1993).                      
H. Res. 226, July 23, 1993....  MC        H.R. 2667: Disaster            15 (D-8; R-7)...  2 (D-2; R-0)..............  A: 224-205. (July 27, 1993).     
                                           assistance supplemental.                                                                                     
H. Res. 229, July 28, 1993....  MO        H.R. 2330: Intelligence        NA..............  NA........................  A: Voice Vote. (Aug. 3, 1993).   
                                           Authority Act, fiscal year                                                                                   
                                           1994.                                                                                                        
H. Res. 230, July 28, 1993....  O         H.R. 1964: Maritime            NA..............  NA........................  A: Voice Vote. (July 29, 1993).  
                                           Administration authority.                                                                                    
H. Res. 246, Aug. 6, 1993.....  MO        H.R. 2401: National Defense    149 (D-109; R-    ..........................  A: 246-172. (Sept. 8, 1993).     
                                           authority.                     40).                                                                          
H. Res. 248, Sept. 9, 1993....  MO        H.R. 2401: National defense    ................  ..........................  PQ: 237-169. A: 234-169. (Sept.  
                                           authorization.                                                               13, 1993).                      
H. Res. 250, Sept. 13, 1993...  MC        H.R. 1340: RTC Completion Act  12 (D-3; R-9)...  1 (D-1; R-0)..............  A: 213-191-1. (Sept. 14, 1993).  
H. Res. 254, Sept. 22, 1993...  MO        H.R. 2401: National Defense    ................  91 (D-67; R-24)...........  A: 241-182. (Sept. 28, 1993).    
                                           authorization.                                                                                               
H. Res. 262, Sept. 28, 1993...  O         H.R. 1845: National            NA..............  NA........................  A: 238-188 (10/06/93).           
                                           Biological Survey Act.                                                                                       
H. Res. 264, Sept. 28, 1993...  MC        H.R. 2351: Arts, humanities,   7 (D-0; R-7)....  3 (D-0; R-3)..............  PQ: 240-185. A: 225-195. (Oct.   
                                           museums.                                                                     14, 1993).                      
H. Res. 265, Sept. 29, 1993...  MC        H.R. 3167: Unemployment        3 (D-1; R-2)....  2 (D-1; R-1)..............  A: 239-150. (Oct. 15, 1993).     
                                           compensation amendments.                                                                                     
H. Res. 269, Oct. 6, 1993.....  MO        H.R. 2739: Aviation            N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote. (Oct. 7, 1993).   
                                           infrastructure investment.                                                                                   
H. Res. 273, Oct. 12, 1993....  MC        H.R. 3167: Unemployment        3 (D-1; R-2)....  2 (D-1; R-1)..............  PQ: 235-187. F: 149-254. (Oct.   
                                           compensation amendments.                                                     14, 1993).                      
H. Res. 274, Oct. 12, 1993....  MC        H.R. 1804: Goals 2000 Educate  15 (D-7; R-7; I-  10 (D-7; R-3).............  A: Voice Vote. (Oct. 13, 1993).  
                                           America Act.                   1).                                                                           
H. Res. 282, Oct. 20, 1993....  C         H.J. Res. 281: Continuing      N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote. (Oct. 21, 1993).  
                                           appropriations through Oct.                                                                                  
                                           28, 1993.                                                                                                    
H. Res. 286, Oct. 27, 1993....  O         H.R. 334: Lumbee Recognition   N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote. (Oct. 28, 1993).  
                                           Act.                                                                                                         
H. Res. 287, Oct. 27, 1993....  C         H.J. Res. 283: Continuing      1 (D-0; R-0)....  0.........................  A: 252-170. (Oct. 28, 1993).     
                                           appropriations resolution.                                                                                   
H. Res. 289, Oct. 28, 1993....  O         H.R. 2151: Maritime Security   N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote. (Nov. 3, 1993).   
                                           Act of 1993.                                                                                                 
H. Res. 293, Nov. 4, 1993.....  MC        H. Con. Res. 170: Troop        N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: 390-8. (Nov. 8, 1993).        
                                           withdrawal Somalia.                                                                                          
H. Res. 299, Nov. 8, 1993.....  MO        H.R. 1036: Employee            2 (D-1; R-1)....  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote. (Nov. 9, 1993).   
                                           Retirement Act-1993.                                                                                         
H. Res. 302, Nov. 9, 1993.....  MC        H.R. 1025: Brady handgun bill  17 (D-6; R-11)..  4 (D-1; R-3)..............  A: 238-182. (Nov. 10, 1993).     
H. Res. 303, Nov. 9, 1993.....  O         H.R. 322: Mineral exploration  N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote. (Nov. 16, 1993).  
H. Res. 304, Nov. 9, 1993.....  C         H.J. Res. 288: Further CR, FY  N/A.............  N/A.......................  .................................
                                           1994.                                                                                                        
H. Res. 312, Nov. 17, 1993....  MC        H.R. 3425: EPA Cabinet Status  27 (D-8; R-19)..  9 (D-1; R-8)..............  F: 191-227. (Feb. 2, 1994).      
H. Res. 313, Nov. 17, 1993....  MC        H.R. 796: Freedom Access to    15 (D-9; R-6)...  4 (D-1; R-3)..............  A: 233-192. (Nov. 18, 1993).     
                                           Clinics.                                                                                                     
H. Res. 314, Nov. 17, 1993....  MC        H.R. 3351: Alt Methods Young   21 (D-7; R-14)..  6 (D-3; R-3)..............  A: 238-179. (Nov. 19, 1993).     
                                           Offenders.                                                                                                   
H. Res. 316, Nov. 19, 1993....  C         H.R. 51: D.C. statehood bill.  1 (D-1; R-0)....  N/A.......................  A: 252-172. (Nov. 20, 1993).     
H. Res. 319, Nov. 20, 1993....  MC        H.R. 3: Campaign Finance       35 (D-6; R-29)..  1 (D-0; R-1)..............  A: 220-207. (Nov. 21, 1993).     
                                           Reform.                                                                                                      
H. Res. 320, Nov. 20, 1993....  MC        H.R. 3400: Reinventing         34 (D-15; R-19).  3 (D-3; R-0)..............  A: 247-183. (Nov. 22, 1993).     
                                           Government.                                                                                                  
H. Res. 336, Feb. 2, 1994.....  MC        H.R. 3759: Emergency           14 (D-8; R-5; I-  5 (D-3; R-2)..............  PQ: 244-168. A: 342-65. (Feb. 3, 
                                           Supplemental Appropriations.   1).                                           1994).                          
H. Res. 352, Feb. 8, 1994.....  MC        H.R. 811: Independent Counsel  27 (D-8; R-19)..  10 (D-4; R-6).............  PQ: 249-174. A: 242-174. (Feb. 9,
                                           Act.                                                                         1994).                          
H. Res. 357, Feb. 9, 1994.....  MC        H.R. 3345: Federal Workforce   3 (D-2; R-1)....  2 (D-2; R-0)..............  A: VV (Feb. 10, 1994).           
                                           Restructuring.                                                                                               
H. Res. 366, Feb. 23, 1994....  MO        H.R. 6: Improving America's    NA..............  NA........................  A: VV (Feb. 24, 1994).           
                                           Schools.                                                                                                     
H. Res. 384, Mar. 9, 1994.....  MC        H. Con. Res. 218: Budget       14 (D-5; R-9)...  5 (D-3; R-2)..............  A: 245-171 (Mar. 10, 1994).      
                                           Resolution FY 1995-99.                                                                                       
H. Res. 401, Apr. 12, 1994....  MO        H.R. 4092: Violent Crime       180 (D-98; R-82)  68 (D-47; R-21)...........  A: 244-176 (Apr. 13, 1994).      
                                           Control.                                                                                                     
H. Res. 410, Apr. 21, 1994....  MO        H.R. 3221: Iraqi Claims Act..  N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (Apr. 28, 1994).   
H. Res. 414, Apr. 28, 1994....  O         H.R. 3254: NSF Auth. Act.....  N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (May 3, 1994).     
H. Res. 416, May 4, 1994......  C         H.R. 4296: Assault Weapons     7 (D-5; R-2)....  0 (D-0; R-0)..............  A: 220-209 (May 5, 1994).        
                                           Ban Act.                                                                                                     
H. Res. 420, May 5, 1994......  O         H.R. 2442: EDA                 N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (May 10, 1994).    
                                           Reauthorization.                                                                                             
H. Res. 422, May 11, 1994.....  MO        H.R. 518: California Desert    N/A.............  N/A.......................  PQ: 245-172 A: 248-165 (May 17,  
                                           Protection.                                                                  1994).                          
H. Res. 423, May 11, 1994.....  O         H.R. 2473: Montana Wilderness  N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (May 12, 1994).    
                                           Act.                                                                                                         
H. Res. 428, May 17, 1994.....  MO        H.R. 2108: Black Lung          4 (D-1; R-3)....  N/A.......................  A: VV (May 19, 1994).            
                                           Benefits Act.                                                                                                
H. Res. 429, May 17, 1994.....  MO        H.R. 4301: Defense Auth., FY   173 (D-115; R-    ..........................  A: 369-49 (May 18, 1994).        
                                           1995.                          58).                                                                          
H. Res. 431, May 20, 1994.....  MO        H.R. 4301: Defense Auth., FY   ................  100 (D-80; R-20)..........  A: Voice Vote (May 23, 1994).    
                                           1995.                                                                                                        
H. Res. 440, May 24, 1994.....  MC        H.R. 4385: Natl Hiway System   16 (D-10; R-6)..  5 (D-5; R-0)..............  A: Voice Vote (May 25, 1994).    
                                           Designation.                                                                                                 
H. Res. 443, May 25, 1994.....  MC        H.R. 4426: For. Ops. Approps,  39 (D-11; R-28).  8 (D-3; R-5)..............  PQ: 233-191 A: 244-181 (May 25,  
                                           FY 1995.                                                                     1994).                          
H. Res. 444, May 25, 1994.....  MC        H.R. 4454: Leg Branch Approp,  43 (D-10; R-33).  12 (D-8; R-4).............  A: 249-177 (May 26, 1994).       
                                           FY 1995.                                                                                                     
H. Res. 447, June 8, 1994.....  O         H.R. 4539: Treasury/Postal     N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: 236-177 (June 9, 1994).       
                                           Approps 1995.                                                                                                
H. Res. 467, June 28, 1994....  MC        H.R. 4600: Expedited           N/A.............  N/A.......................  PQ: 240-185 A:Voice Vote (July   
                                           Rescissions Act.                                                             14, 1994).                      
H. Res. 468, June 28, 1994....  MO        H.R. 4299: Intelligence        N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (July 19, 1994).   
                                           Auth., FY 1995.                                                                                              
H. Res. 474, July 12, 1994....  MO        H.R. 3937: Export Admin. Act   N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (July 14, 1994).   
                                           of 1994.                                                                                                     
H. Res. 475, July 12, 1994....  O         H.R. 1188: Anti. Redlining in  N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (July 20, 1994).   
                                           Ins.                                                                                                         
H. Res. 482, July 20, 1994....  O         H.R. 3838: Housing & Comm.     N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (July 21, 1994).   
                                           Dev. Act.                                                                                                    
H. Res. 483, July 20, 1994....  O         H.R. 3870: Environ. Tech. Act  N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (July 26, 1994).   
                                           of 1994.                                                                                                     
H. Res. 484, July 20, 1994....  MC        H.R. 4604: Budget Control Act  3 (D-2; R-1)....  3 (D-2; R-1)..............  PQ: 245-180 A: Voice Vote (July  
                                           of 1994.                                                                     21, 1994).                      
H. Res. 491, July 27, 1994....  O         H.R. 2448: Radon Disclosure    N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (July 28, 1994).   
                                           Act.                                                                                                         
H. Res. 492, July 27, 1994....  O         S. 208: NPS Concession Policy  N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (July 28, 1994).   
H. Res. 494, July 28, 1994....  MC        H.R. 4801: SBA Reauth &        10 (D-5; R-5)...  6 (D-4; R-2)..............  PQ: 215-169 A: 221-161 (July 29, 
                                           Amdmts. Act.                                                                 1994).                          
H. Res. 500, Aug. 1, 1994.....  MO        H.R. 4003: Maritime Admin.     N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: 336-77 (Aug. 2, 1994).        
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H. Res. 501, Aug. 1, 1994.....  O         S. 1357: Little Traverse Bay   N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (Aug. 3, 1994).    
                                           Bands.                                                                                                       
H. Res. 502, Aug. 1, 1994.....  O         H.R. 1066: Pokagon Band of     N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (Aug. 3, 1994).    
                                           Potawatomi.                                                                                                  
H. Res. 507, Aug. 4, 1994.....  O         H.R. 4217: Federal Crop        N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (Aug. 5, 1994).    
                                           Insurance.                                                                                                   
H. Res. 509, Aug. 5, 1994.....  MC        H.J. Res. 373/H.R. 4590: MFN   N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (Aug. 9, 1994).    
                                           China Policy.                                                                                                
H. Res. 513, Aug. 9, 1994.....  MC        H.R. 4906: Emergency Spending  N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (Aug. 17, 1994).   
                                           Control Act.                                                                                                 
H. Res. 512, Aug. 9, 1994.....  MC        H.R. 4907: Full Budget         N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: 255-178 (Aug. 11, 1994).      
                                           Disclosure Act.                                                                                              
H. Res. 514, Aug. 9, 1994.....  MC        H.R. 4822: Cong.               33 (D-16; R-17).  16 (D-10; R-6)............  PQ: 247-185 A: Voice Vote (Aug.  
                                           Accountability.                                                              10, 1994).                      
H. Res. 515, Aug. 10, 1994....  O         H.R. 4908: Hydrogen Etc.       N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (Aug. 19, 1994).   
                                           Research Act.                                                                                                
H. Res. 516, Aug. 10, 1994....  MC        H.R. 3433: Presidio            12 (D-2; R-10)..  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (Aug. 19, 1994).   
                                           Management.                                                                                                  
H. Res. 532, Sept. 20, 1994...  O         H.R. 4448: Lowell Natl. Park.  N/A.............  N/A.......................  .................................
H. Res. 535, Sept. 20, 1994...  O         H.R. 4422: Coast Guard         N/A.............  N/A.......................  A: Voice Vote (Sept. 22, 1994).  
                                           Authorization.                                                                                               
H. Res. 536, Sept. 20, 1994...  MC        H.R. 2866: Headwaters Forest   16 (D-5; R-11)..  9 (D-3; R-6)..............  PQ: 245-175 A: 246-174 (Sept. 21,
                                           Act.                                                                         1994).                          
H. Res. 542, Sept. 23, 1994...  O         H.R. 4008: NOAA Auth. Act....  N/A.............  N/A.......................  .................................
H. Res. 543, Sept. 23, 1994...  O         H.R. 4926: Natl. Treatment in  N/A.............  N/A.......................  .................................
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H. Res. 544, Sept. 23, 1994...  O         H.R. 3171: Ag. Dept.           N/A.............  N/A.......................  .................................
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  Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman 
from New York [Mr. Solomon], ranking member of the Committee on Rules.
  Mr. Speaker, we are not going to ask for a recorded vote on this. I 
understand there are severe problems out there with Members trying to 
return to Washington this afternoon. Therefore, we will not 
inconvenience the body.
  But as the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Quillen] stated, I did make 
a motion to substitute the rule that we had upstairs that would specify 
the waivers that were being asked for. Every Member that comes to floor 
needs to know whether we are waiving the Budget Act or what rules we 
are waiving. I think that in the future it would be easy for committee 
chairmen and subcommittee chairmen when they come before the Committee 
on Rules to specify which rules are being waived so that Members are 
aware of it. We are entitled to it as Members of the House.
  Mr. Speaker, I will not ask for a recorded vote, but let it be known 
that we do stand in opposition to this kind of rule.
  Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York for his 
comments.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I have no requests for time, I yield back 
the balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the 
resolution.
  The previous question was ordered.
  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hastings). Pursuant to House Resolution 
542 and rule XXIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill, H.R. 4008.

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                     in the committee of the whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4008) to authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration for fiscal years 1994 and 1995, and for 
other purposes, with Mr. Vento in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as having 
been read the first time.
  Under the rule, the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Studds] will be 
recognized for 15 minutes, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Fields] will 
be recognized for 15 minutes, the gentleman from California [Mr. Brown] 
will be recognized for 15 minutes, and the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
[Mr. Walker] will be recognized for 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Studds].
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. STUDDS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Speaker, by way of an aside, may I acknowledge what I 
suspect to be the proxy here for my ranking member, the gentleman from 
Texas, who has changed dramatically in appearance, but I am sure not in 
good will and camaraderie. Also I had meant when there was time under 
the rule to acknowledge the remarks of the gentleman from New York [Mr. 
Solomon] with his Committee on Rules. I think he is entirely correct in 
his observation. It was my intention and effort and desire in the 
Committee on Rules to accommodate that procedure that he spoke of, and 
I acknowledge the validity of what he said.
  Mr. Chairman, H.R. 4008 provides a comprehensive authorization for 
NOAA's ocean, coastal, and fisheries programs for fiscal years 1995 and 
1996. These programs are vital for rebuilding our Nation's fisheries, 
providing nautical charts and other services for safe navigation, 
managing our coastal zone, and conducting basic and applied research in 
marine and coastal waters.
  The bill was introduced by Mr. Ortiz, chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Oceanography, and referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and 
Fisheries and sequentially to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology. The two committees reported somewhat different versions of 
the bill, but I am pleased to report that we have worked out a 
compromise text on a bipartisan basis. Under the rule, the compromise 
is the bill that is before the House today.
  The bill authorizes $444.2 million for fiscal year 1995, $463.4 
million for fiscal year 1996, and some $22 million per year for 
additional fiscal years for a few programs. The compromise authorizes 
substantially less than the bill originally reported by the Merchant 
Marine and Fisheries Committee.
  I would like to thank the chairman and ranking member of the 
Oceanography Subcommittee for their hard work in bringing this bill 
before the House. I would also like to thank the ranking member of the 
full committee, Mr. Fields, for his support on this bill. Lastly, I 
would like to thank the leadership of the Science Committee for its 
cooperation in bringing this legislation to the Floor.
  Mr. Chairman, NOAA is a relatively unknown Federal agency that has 
important responsibilities for managing our marine resources and 
providing services that enhance the safety of life and property on both 
land and sea. This bill will help to ensure that these important 
activities continue. I ask my colleagues to support its passage.

                              {time}  1700

  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York [Mr. 
Solomon] on behalf of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I have never served on the Committee on Merchant Marine 
and Fisheries, but I guess having served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 
perhaps that might qualify me here today. I am pinch-hitting because of 
the inclement weather. Members are having trouble getting back here to 
the floor.
  Let me say a couple of words on behalf of the chairman of the 
committee, the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Studds], and the 
ranking member, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Fields]. These are two 
outstanding Members who have done an outstanding job on the Committee 
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
  This is a bill which I think we all should support.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of our time.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Texas [Mr. Ortiz], the chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf.
  (Mr. ORTIZ asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Chairman, as chairman of the Oceanography Subcommittee 
and sponsor of H.R. 4008, I rise in strong support of the bill before 
the House today.
  H.R. 4008 provides a comprehensive authorization of all of the ocean 
and coastal programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for fiscal years 1995 and 1996, including mapping and 
charting, ocean observation and prediction, estuarine and coastal 
assessment, ocean and coastal management, ocean and Great Lakes 
research, including the National Undersea Research Program, and the 
Climate and Global Change Research Program.
  The bill also includes requirements for several reports and studies 
which we think are important to help define NOAA's future direction.
  Passage of this legislation is crucial to the future direction of 
NOAA, and with the Senate actively working on their own NOAA 
authorization bill, I am hopeful that we will be able to get a bill 
enacted into law before Congress adjourns.
  As Chairman Studds has indicated, the bill we bring before you today 
is a consensus document that is without controversy.
  It is the product of numerous hours of bipartisan negotiation between 
the members and staff on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the 
Science, Space, and Technology Committees, and I want to thank everyone 
involved for their help in putting this bill together.
  I particularly want to thank my chairman, Mr. Studds, the ranking 
member, Mr. Fields, and the ranking member of the subcommittee, Mr. 
Weldon, for all their help, cooperation, and leadership over the last 
year and a half as we have put together this legislation before you 
today.
  In addition, I want to express my appreciation and thanks to Science 
Committee Chairman Brown, the Space Subcommittee chairman, Mr. Hall, 
and to the respective ranking members, Mr. Walker and Mr. 
Sensenbrenner, for all their cooperation during the negotiations on 
this bill.
  Mr. Chairman, this bill is an important statement by this Congress 
about the future direction and mission of NOAA, and I urge the Members 
to support passage of the bill.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, I have no further requests for time, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Chairman, I have no further requests for time, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California [Mr. 
Brown], the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology, for 15 minutes.
  Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  (Mr. BROWN of California asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Chairman, I am going to follow the 
excellent example of the preceding speakers here. Our committee had a 
peripheral referral on this bill, and we enjoyed a great deal of 
constructive cooperation with the leadership of the Committee on 
Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
  I think we made some small helpful additions to the bill, and I 
obviously rise in strong support of it.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 4008, authorizing the 
oceanic, coastal, and environmental research, and marine resource 
programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for 
fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
  Mr. Speaker, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
[NOAA] was established 24 years ago as a science-based agency with the 
responsibility of predicting changes in the oceanic and atmospheric 
environments; predicting changes in our living marine resources, and 
with providing related information and services to the public, 
industry, the research community, and other government agencies.
  The Earth is naturally a place of change, often with severe impacts 
on society. From the day-to-day changes in our weather to the seasonal 
changes of floods and droughts to the decadal changes of dust bowls, 
natural climatic swings will undoubtedly be a part of our future.
  More recently, human-induced changes are being observed on decadal 
time scales. Atmospheric pollution, the thinning ozone layer, and 
greenhouse gasses are a few of the man-made problems which could 
greatly affect the future of our global climate.
  NOAA is committed to providing science-based advice to policy makers 
by detecting and assessing decadal to centennial changes in the global 
environment--with special emphasis on climate change and greenhouse 
warming, ozone layer depletion, and air quality improvement.
  Mr. Chairman, H.R. 4008 provides the funding authorization for NOAA's 
participation in the U.S. Global Climate Change Research Program. The 
key to understanding the world's climate may well be found in the 
interactions between the oceans and the atmosphere.
  H.R. 4008 also includes authorization for the GLOBE Program, the 
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program. 
NOAA will be the host agency for GLOBE, an international science and 
education partnership that will establish a network of students 
throughout the world involved in making environmental observations. In 
testimony before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Dr. 
Baker, the NOAA Administrator, expressed his confidence that the use of 
carefully selected measurements and measurement procedures, and a 
comprehensive data quality control system will assure that success of 
the science objective of GLOBE. H.R. 4008 includes a bipartisan 
agreement limiting the funding authorization for GLOBE through the 
requirement of matching nongovernment funding resources. I would like 
to thank Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Hall for their hard work in crafting 
this agreement.
  I would like to thank the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Studds] 
chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, and the 
gentleman from Texas [Mr. Fields] the ranking member of the Merchant 
Marine and Fisheries Committee, for their efforts on this important 
legislation.
  I would also like to commend Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Weldon, the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf 
of Mexico, and Outer Continental Shelf, Bob Walker, the ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and 
Mr. Hall and Mr. Sensenbrenner, the chairman and ranking minority 
member on the Subcommittee on Space, for their hard work and 
cooperation in bringing this bill to the floor today.
  I urge my colleagues to support this important legislation.
  Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 5046. I want 
to commend the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Studds] and the 
gentleman from Texas [Mr. Ortiz] for their hard work in bringing this 
bill to the floor. I also want to thank Mr. Brown of California for his 
support.
  H.R. 5046 authorizes several programs which are important to coastal 
States across the country. I am especially pleased that it includes 
title VI, which authorizes the National Undersea Research Program 
[NURP]. As many of my colleagues know, we have been working for several 
years to authorize this important research program. Title VI includes 
comprehensive authorization language negotiated by the NURP Center 
Directors and the Science and Merchant Marine Committees. Importantly, 
it provides clear guidance to the NOAA about how the program should be 
structured.
  This program is carried in about six Centers across the country, 
including one at the University of Connecticut Avery Point campus. The 
Centers conduct research on global climate change, movement of 
contaminants in the ocean environment, and a wide range of other 
research with important economic implications. The Centers use some of 
the most sophisticated technology, including manned and unmanned 
underwater submersibles. I want my colleagues to know that these six 
Centers conduct research in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf 
of Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Great Lakes.
  H.R. 5046 matches existing centers to the undersea regions for which 
they are currently responsible. It includes a process for establishing 
new Centers at institutions of higher learning in coastal areas. 
Importantly, section 605(a) of the bill protects existing Centers by 
prohibiting the establishment of new Centers if that will result in 
reductions in expenditures for any existing Center. This is vitally 
important because the current Centers, including Avery Point, operate 
under very tight budgetary circumstances. In fact, funding provided in 
fiscal year 1995 is less than in fiscal 1994. H.R. 5046 also provides 
for a review of existing Centers and regions every 6 years to ensure 
that research continues to be pertinent. The grant review process 
established by the bill includes a strong peer review component. 
Finally, the bill includes a very modest authorization of 
appropriations to support the existing Centers, any new Centers and for 
the national office. I am pleased that the bill prohibits the national 
office from using funds appropriated for the Centers for administration 
and other purposes. Research is carried out by the Centers and they 
should receive the full amount of funds appropriated for that purpose.
  Mr. Chairman, this is a balanced bill and this particular title is 
the result of several months of negotiations between many parties. It 
is vitally important that we authorize NURP and I urge my colleagues to 
support this bill.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 4008, the 
NOAA Authorization Act of 1994.
  I would like to commend the author of this legislation, my colleague 
from Texas, Mr. Ortiz, the chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and Outer Continental Shelf, for bringing 
this important bill to the House floor.
  I would also like to acknowledge the hard work of the subcommittee's 
ranking minority member, Mr. Weldon, the chairman of the Committee on 
Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Mr. Studds, and the other gentleman from 
Texas, Mr. Fields, the ranking member of the Merchant Marine and 
Fisheries Committee, my chairman, the gentleman from California, Mr. 
George Brown, chairman of the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology, Mr. Walker, the ranking minority member of the committee, 
and Mr. Sensenbrenner, the ranking minority member on the Subcommittee 
on Space, for their hard work and cooperation in bringing this bill to 
the floor today.
  Mr. Chairman, H.R. 4008 authorizes appropriations for the ocean and 
coastal programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
for fiscal years 1995 and 1996. It is the companion bill to H.R. 2811, 
the NOAA Atmospheric and Satellite Program Authorization Act that was 
approved by the House of Representatives last year and S. 2432 which 
may be considered by the Senate in the near future.
  Mr. Chairman, the Science Committee shares jurisdiction with the 
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee on a few NOAA programs 
contained in H.R. 4008, including: Global Climate Change Research; the 
National Undersea Research Program [NURP]; and NOAA's program support 
and administrative activities.
  We have reached agreements on all of these important programs and 
support the compromise language.
  I would particularly like to acknowledge the hard work of Chairman 
Ortiz and his staff in crafting a solid compromise on the National 
Undersea Research Program [NURP]. The NURP Program can make a valuable 
contribution to our knowledge of the ocean environment, and I would 
like to express my support for Mr. Ortiz' efforts in this regard.
  I believe this bill is bipartisan and noncontroversial. I urge my 
colleagues to support this important legislation.
  Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon] claim 
the time for the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology?
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Chairman, I would claim the time. We were waiting 
for the ranking Republican on the committee to come, but I think he has 
been delayed by inclement weather as well.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the remainder of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. All time for general debate has expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
consisting of the text of H.R. 5046, shall be considered by titles as 
an original bill for the purposes of amendment, and each title is 
considered as read.
  The Clerk will designate section 1.
  The text of section 1 is as follows:

                               H.R. 5046

       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 Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1994''.

  The CHAIRMAN. Are there amendments to section 1?
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute made in order by the rule be printed in 
the Record and open to amendment at any point.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Massachusetts?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the remainder of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute is as follows:

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this Act, the term--
       (1) ``Act of 1890'' means the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     increase the efficiency and reduce the expenses of the Signal 
     Corps of the Army, and to transfer the Weather Bureau to the 
     Department of Agriculture'', approved October 1, 1890 (26 
     Stat. 653);
       (2) ``Act of 1947'' means the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     define the functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic 
     Survey, and for other purposes'', approved August 6, 1947 (33 
     U.S.C. 883a et seq.); and
       (3) ``Act of 1970'' means the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     clarify the status and benefits of commissioned officers of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for 
     other purposes'', approved December 31, 1970 (33 U.S.C. 857-1 
     et seq.).
                TITLE I--NOAA OCEAN AND COASTAL PROGRAMS

     SEC. 101. NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE.

       (a) Mapping and Charting.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to carry out mapping and charting 
     activities under the Act of 1947 and any other law involving 
     those activities, $29,005,000 for fiscal year 1995 and 
     $30,049,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (2) Automated nautical charting.--In addition to amounts 
     authorized under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop 
     and implement an automated nautical charting system, 
     $1,300,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $1,347,000 for fiscal 
     year 1996.
       (b) Geodesy.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to carry out geodesy activities 
     under the Act of 1947 and any other law involving those 
     activities, $19,332,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $20,028,000 
     for fiscal year 1996.
       (c) Observation and Prediction.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to carry out observation and 
     prediction activities under the Act of 1947 and any other law 
     involving those activities, $12,429,000 for fiscal year 1995 
     and $12,876,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (2) Circulatory survey program.--In addition to amounts 
     authorized under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     the Circulatory Survey Program, $700,000 for fiscal year 1995 
     and $725,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (3) Ocean and earth sciences.--In addition to amounts 
     authorized under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     ocean and earth science activities, $4,442,000 for fiscal 
     year 1995 and $4,602,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (4) Center for ocean analysis and prediction.--In addition 
     to amounts authorized under paragraph (1), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, 
     to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     to continue the activities of the Center for Ocean Analysis 
     and Prediction, $400,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $414,000 
     for fiscal year 1996.
       (5) Observation buoys.--In addition to amounts authorized 
     under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration to operate and maintain 
     observation buoys in the Chesapeake Bay, $400,000 for fiscal 
     year 1995 and $414,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (d) Estuarine and Coastal Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to support estuarine and coastal 
     assessment activities under the Act of 1947 and any other law 
     involving those activities, $2,420,000 for fiscal year 1995 
     and $2,507,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (2) Ocean assessment.--In addition to amounts authorized 
     under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration to carry out the National 
     Status and Trends Program, the Strategic Environmental 
     Assessment Program, and the Hazardous Materials Response 
     Program, $18,945,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $19,627,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996.
       (3) Damage assessment program.--In addition to amounts 
     authorized under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     the Damage Assessment Program, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 
     1995 and $1,554,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (4) Coastal ocean program.--In addition to amounts 
     authorized under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     the Coastal Ocean Program, $11,433,000 for fiscal year 1995 
     and $11,845,000 for fiscal year 1996. Of the amounts 
     authorized under this paragraph for fiscal years 1995 and 
     1996, a total of $120,000 is available until expended to 
     study the use of oceanographic data obtained from satellite 
     imagery and other sources to determine and predict the 
     presence of endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico.
       (e) Ocean Management.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     deep ocean mineral and ocean energy activities, $500,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996.

     SEC. 102. OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES RESEARCH.

       (a) Marine Prediction Research.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to carry out marine prediction 
     research activities under the Act of 1947, the Act of 1890, 
     and any other law involving those activities, $10,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1995 and $10,360,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (2) Great lakes environmental research laboratory.--
       (A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Commerce, for the operation and maintenance 
     of the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, 
     $4,558,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $4,722,000 for fiscal 
     year 1996.
       (B) Great lakes nearshore research.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry 
     out nearshore research activities of the Great Lakes 
     Environmental Research Laboratory, $500,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
       (C) Zebra mussel research.--In addition to amounts 
     authorized under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     zebra mussel research activities of the Great Lakes 
     Environmental Research Laboratory under the 
     Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and 
     Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.), $911,000 for 
     fiscal year 1995 and $1,125,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (3) Southeast florida and caribbean recruitment program.--
     In addition to amounts authorized under paragraph (1), there 
     are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce a total of $2,000,000 for fiscal years 1995 and 1996 
     to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     to carry out, through the Cooperative Institute for Marine 
     and Atmospheric Studies, collaborative investigations to 
     examine the physical and biological processes which--
       (A) occur in tropical marine environments in coastal waters 
     of the United States, Florida, and the Caribbean; and
       (B) impact variability and development of fisheries 
     resources.
       (b) Climate and Global Change Research.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to carry out climate and global 
     change research activities, $71,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 
     and $84,012,000 for fiscal year 1996. Of sums appropriated 
     under this subsection, sufficient funds should be made 
     available by the Secretary of Commerce to initiate and 
     support research on the effects of climate and global change 
     on the Nation's major freshwater systems, including the Great 
     Lakes and the Mississippi River.
       (2) Environmental observations.--In addition to the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1), there is 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce 
     $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 for a 
     program to increase scientific understanding of the earth by 
     using a network of schools to collect environmental 
     observations. Beginning in fiscal year 1996, amounts 
     appropriated for such program may be obligated only to the 
     extent that an equal or greater amount of non-Federal funding 
     is provided for such program.
       (3) Implementation of landsat agreement.--Section 103 of 
     the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Implementation of Agreement.--If negotiations under 
     subsection (a) result in an agreement that the Landsat 
     Program Management determines generally achieves the goals 
     stated in subsection (a) (1) through (8), the Landsat Program 
     Management shall award an extension, until the practical 
     demise of Landsat 4 or Landsat 5, whichever occurs later, of 
     the existing contract with the Landsat 6 contractor 
     incorporating the terms of such agreement.''.
                 TITLE II--NOAA MARINE FISHERY PROGRAMS

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine 
     Fisheries Program Authorization Act (Public Law 98-210; 97 
     Stat. 1409) is amended--
       (1) in section 2(a) by--
       (A) striking ``1992 and'' and inserting ``1992,''; and
       (B) inserting after ``1993'' the following: ``, $51,092,000 
     for fiscal year 1995, and $52,931,000 for fiscal year 1996'';
       (2) in section 3(a) by--
       (A) striking ``1992 and'' and inserting ``1992,''; and
       (B) inserting after ``1993'' the following: ``, $14,198,000 
     for fiscal year 1995, and $14,709,000 for fiscal year 1996''; 
     and
       (3) in section 4(a) by--
       (A) striking ``1992 and'' and inserting ``1992,''; and
       (B) inserting after ``1993'' the following: ``, $17,089,000 
     for fiscal year 1995, and $17,704,000 for fiscal year 1996''.

     SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO THE MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1936.

       Section 1104A(b)(2) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     App. U.S.C. 1274(b)(2)), is amended in the third proviso by 
     striking ``, except that no debt may be placed under this 
     proviso through the Federal Financing Bank''.

     SEC. 203. SCALLOP RESTORATION PROGRAM.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce $200,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996, for 
     the establishment and maintenance of a scallop restoration 
     program for Long Island Sound.

     SEC. 204. SALTONSTALL-KENNEDY PROGRAM AMENDMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2 of the Act of August 11, 1939 
     (15 U.S.C. 713c-3), popularly known as the ``Saltonstall-
     Kennedy Act'', is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Sec. 2.'' the second place it appears;
       (2) in subsection (b)(1) by--
       (A) striking subparagraph (B);
       (B) striking ``only for--'' and all that follows through 
     ``the Secretary--'' and inserting ``only for use by the 
     Secretary--'';
       (C) redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) in order as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); and
       (D) moving subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), as redesignated 
     by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, 2 ems to the left so 
     that the left margin of those subparagraphs is aligned with 
     the left margin of section 2(a)(5) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 
     713c-3(a)(5)); and
       (3) by striking the designation and heading for subsection 
     (c) and all that follows through paragraph (4) of that 
     subsection, and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Fisheries Research and Development Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants from the 
     fund established under subsection (b) for the purpose of 
     assisting persons in carrying out research and development 
     projects to promote the sustainable use and development of 
     United States fisheries, including harvesting, processing, 
     aquaculture, marketing, and associated infrastructures.
       ``(2) Secretary's duties.--The Secretary shall each fiscal 
     year--
       ``(A) receive at least once, during a 60-day period 
     specified by the Secretary, applications for grants under 
     this subsection pursuant to a Request for Proposals published 
     in the Federal Register;
       ``(B) prescribe in that Request for Proposals the form and 
     manner in which applications for grants under this subsection 
     must be made, including the specification of the information 
     which must accompany applications to ensure that the proposed 
     projects comply with Federal law and can be properly 
     evaluated under paragraph (3);
       ``(C) include in that Request for Proposals a list of 
     priorities for grants under this subsection that is based on 
     the priorities recommended for the fiscal year under 
     paragraph (3)(F); and
       ``(D) approve or disapprove each such application--
       ``(i) based primarily on the recommendations of the grants 
     review panel established under paragraph (3) for the fiscal 
     year; and
       ``(ii) before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
     day after the last day of the application period specified in 
     the Request for Proposals under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(E) to the extent amounts are available, obligate funds 
     for grants for approved applications before the end of the 
     fiscal year for which the funds are available, except that up 
     to 10 percent of funds available for a fiscal year may be 
     obligated in the next fiscal year.
       ``(3) Evaluation and approval of proposals.--
       ``(A) Suitability for evaluation.--For each application 
     received under paragraph (2) in a fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(i) make a determination whether the project proposed in 
     the application meets the requirements of this subsection and 
     is consistent with the priorities recommended for the fiscal 
     year under subparagraph (F); and
       ``(ii) if so, forward the proposal to the grants review 
     panel established for the fiscal year under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Grants review panel.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall establish a grants review panel that consists of 
     individuals with expertise in fisheries research, 
     development, or management, that represents a balance among 
     those disciplines, that is balanced in the representation of 
     those disciplines, and that is balanced in the representation 
     of the geographic regions of the United States. Each grants 
     review panel shall review each proposal forwarded by the 
     Secretary under subparagraph (A)(ii) and make recommendations 
     to the Secretary for awarding grants under this subsection 
     among those proposals for the fiscal year, subject to the 
     criteria described in subparagraph (C) and consistent with 
     the funding available for the fiscal year.
       ``(C) Criteria for evaluation of proposals.--Each grants 
     review panel shall evaluate each proposal as to--
       ``(i) the value of the proposal in promoting the purpose 
     described in paragraph (1) in general and in fulfilling the 
     applicable regional priorities recommended under subparagraph 
     (F);
       ``(ii) the soundness of its design (including the 
     likelihood of securing useful results, and the organization 
     and management of the proposal);
       ``(iii) the minimization of duplication within fisheries 
     research and development activities; and
       ``(iv) based on the criteria in clauses (i), (ii) and 
     (iii), the overall quality and rank of the proposal relative 
     to the other proposals under review.
       ``(D) Industrial partners.--In evaluating and ranking 
     proposals under this subsection that are of equivalent 
     overall quality and rank based on the criteria set forth in 
     subparagraph (C), a grants review panel and the Secretary 
     shall give preference to proposals in which at least 1 of the 
     persons that would be a principal grantee under the proposal 
     receives a substantial portion of income from seafood 
     harvesting, processing, marketing, or propagation.
       ``(E) Notice of decision by the secretary.--If the 
     Secretary approves or disapproves an application for a 
     proposal contrary to the recommendations of a grants review 
     panel, the Secretary shall notify the panel, the Committee on 
     Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
     the Senate in writing of that decision, including the reasons 
     for that decision.
       ``(F) Recommendations for future funding priorities.--Each 
     grants review panel shall, after evaluating proposals and 
     making grants recommendations, and after consulting with 
     interested parties, recommend to the Secretary for the next 
     fiscal year national and regional priorities for grants under 
     this subsection.
       ``(4) Terms and conditions.--Each grant made under this 
     subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary may require to protect the interests of the 
     United States, including the following:
       ``(A) Records.--The recipient of the grant--
       ``(i) must keep such records as the Secretary shall require 
     as being necessary and appropriate for disclosing the use 
     made of grant funds; and
       ``(ii) shall allow the Secretary and the Comptroller 
     General of the United States, or any of their authorized 
     representatives, access to such records for purposes of audit 
     and examination.
       ``(B) Amount of grant.--The amount of a grant may not be 
     less than 50 percent of the estimated cost of the project.
       ``(C) Period of grant.--A grant may not provide funding for 
     more than 2 years from the date of the release of the funds 
     to the grantee.
       ``(D) Status report.--The recipient of a grant shall submit 
     annually to the Secretary a project status report. The 
     Secretary may not release funds to the recipient for any 
     subsequent period of funding for that grant or for any other 
     grant to that recipient made by the Secretary under this 
     subsection until the Secretary receives that report.''.
       (b) Application.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section apply to fiscal years 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) List of regional priorities.--Notwithstanding section 
     2(c)(2)(C) of the Act of August 11, 1939, as amended by 
     subsection (a)(2) of this section, the list of priorities 
     referred to in that section for the first fiscal year 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act is not 
     required to be based on priorities recommended under 
     paragraph (3)(F) of that section.
              TITLE III--ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER ACCOUNTS

     SEC. 301. PROGRAM SUPPORT.

       (a) Executive Direction and Administrative Activities.--
     There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to carry out executive direction and 
     administrative activities under the Act of 1970 and any other 
     law involving those activities, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1995 and $25,900,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (b) Systems Acquisition Office.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to operate 
     and maintain the Systems Acquisition Office under the Act of 
     1970, $1,100,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $1,140,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996.
       (c) Central Administrative Support.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry 
     out central administrative support activities under the Act 
     of 1970 and any other law involving those activities, 
     $38,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and $39,368,000 for fiscal 
     year 1996.
       (d) Retired Pay.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Commerce, for retired pay for retired 
     commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration under the Act of 1970, $7,706,000 for fiscal 
     year 1995 and $7,983,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (e) Marine Services.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     marine services activities (including ship operations, 
     maintenance, and support) under the Act of 1947 and any other 
     law involving those activities, $63,508,000 for fiscal year 
     1995 and $65,794,000 for fiscal year 1996.
                 TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS NOAA PROGRAMS

     SEC. 401. NAUTICAL PRODUCTS.

       (a) Deposit and Use of Receipts from Nautical Products.--
     Notwithstanding section 1307(b) of title 44, United States 
     Code, one-sixth of the fees collected each fiscal year from 
     the sale of nautical products by the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration and from any licensing of those 
     products by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration which is authorized by law--
       (1) shall be deposited into the Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities account of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration; and
       (2) shall be available to the Secretary of Commerce, in the 
     manner provided for under section 312(d) of the National 
     Marine Sanctuaries Act, only for the acquisition and 
     installation of Physical Ocean Real-Time Systems, the 
     acquisition and maintenance of upgraded hydrographic survey 
     equipment, and other National Ocean Service activities 
     directly related to the modernization and improvement of 
     maritime safety.
       (b) Budgetary Treatment of Receipts from Nautical 
     Products.--Amounts deposited and available to the Secretary 
     of Commerce under subsection (a)(1) and (2)--
       (1) shall not be considered to be offsetting receipts of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the 
     Department of Commerce; and
       (2) shall not be available for administrative costs of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the 
     Department of Commerce.
       (c) Deployment of Physical Ocean Real Time System.--No 
     later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Commerce shall deploy, in Galveston Bay and 
     the Houston Ship Channel a Physical Ocean Real Time System 
     consisting, at a minimum, of current, wind, tide, salinity, 
     and water level measuring devices and necessary computer 
     links.

     SEC. 402. USE OF OCEAN RESEARCH RESOURCES OF OTHER FEDERAL 
                   AGENCIES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Changes in the defense needs of the United States have 
     redefined the status of many defense- related assets.
       (2) Observing, monitoring, and predicting the ocean 
     environment has been a high priority for the defense 
     community to support ocean operations.
       (3) Many advances in ocean research have been made by the 
     defense community which could be shared with civilian 
     researchers.
       (4) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 
     missions to describe and predict the ocean environment, 
     manage the Nation's ocean and coastal resources, and promote 
     stewardship of the world's oceans would benefit from 
     increased cooperation with defense agencies.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     should expand its efforts to develop interagency agreements 
     to further the use of defense-related technologies, data, and 
     other resources to support its oceanic missions.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall 
     submit to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
     feasibility of expanding the use of defense-related 
     technologies, data, and other resources to support and 
     enhance the oceanic missions of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration.
       (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a detailed listing of defense-related resources 
     currently available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration missions which utilize those resources;
       (B) detailed findings and recommendations, including 
     funding requirements, on the potential for expanding the use 
     of available defense-related resources;
       (C) a detailed listing and funding history of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration resources, including 
     data and technology, which could be supplemented by defense-
     related resources;
       (D) a listing of currently unavailable defense-related 
     resources, including data and technology, which if made 
     available would enhance the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration mission performance;
       (E) recommendations on the regulatory and legislative 
     structures needed to maximize the use of defense-related 
     resources;
       (F) an assessment of the respective roles in the use of 
     defense-related resources of the Corps, data centers, 
     operational centers, and research facilities of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
       (G) recommendations on how to provide access to relevant 
     defense-related data for non-Federal scientific users.

     SEC. 403. NAUTICAL CHARTING MODERNIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit 
     to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
     status of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     programs related to marine navigation safety.
       (b) Contents.--The study under subsection (a) shall include 
     the funding history of navigation-related programs of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, adjusted for 
     inflation, over at least the last 10 fiscal years, and 
     detailed findings and recommendations on the following:
       (1) The missions and objectives of National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration's navigation-related programs, 
     including regarding the statutory or other authorities that 
     enable or require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to conduct those programs.
       (2) The technological, financial, or other factors that 
     limit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 
     ability to modernize its navigation-related programs.
       (3) Near-term actions, without regard to financial 
     constraints, that are required to enable National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to address critical deficiencies 
     in its navigation-related programs.
       (4) Actions that need to be taken to allow the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to fulfill its 
     navigation-related responsibilities into the 21st century.
       (5) A comparison of the resources and activities of 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's navigation-
     related programs with those of other Federal agencies 
     supporting the United States maritime infrastructure.
       (6) Past organizational changes within the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration and foreseeable future 
     organizational changes that have affected, or would affect, 
     the ability of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to provide navigation-related services.

     SEC. 404. WEST COAST GROUNDFISH LABORATORY.

       In selecting a site for placement of a replacement for the 
     National Marine Fisheries Service Lab at Tiburon, California, 
     the Secretary of Commerce shall take into account the 
     following factors:
       (1) The proximity of sites considered to--
       (A) groundfish fisheries, salmon fisheries, and other 
     unique marine study areas;
       (B) academic and private research institutions which 
     conduct relevant marine habitat and environmental research;
       (C) other National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     research and management elements; and
       (D) other Federal, State, and private marine related 
     research facilities.
       (2) The ability of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to retain current staff.
       (3) The relative construction and operation costs, 
     including the potential for collocation with other Federal 
     facilities.

     SEC. 405. MARINE SANCTUARIES FACILITIES.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall report to the 
     Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate on needs of the Department of 
     Commerce for facilities (including real property for 
     facilities) for the National Marine Sanctuary Program 
     established under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).

     SEC. 406. SAN FRANCISCO BAY PORT SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce (hereinafter in 
     this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     establish for San Francisco Bay in accordance with this 
     section the safe navigation system known as the Physical 
     Ocean Real Time System (known, and hereinafter in this 
     section referred to, as the ``PORT System''), after 
     completion of implementation of section 401(c).
       (b) Study.--After completion of implementation of section 
     401(c), and not later than 1 year after the date of that 
     completion, the Secretary shall conduct a hydrodynamics 
     modeling study of San Francisco Bay to determine the 
     appropriate technology and equipment and the effective 
     placement of instruments for the establishment of the PORT 
     System for San Francisco Bay.
       (c) Implementation.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the completion 
     of the study under subsection (b), the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the State of California Office of Oil Spill 
     Prevention and Response and subject to paragraph (2), shall 
     acquire, install, and activate appropriate equipment to 
     establish an operational PORT System for the San Francisco 
     Bay.
       (2) Condition.--The Secretary may not take any action under 
     paragraph (1) unless the State of California Office has 
     provided to the Secretary adequate assurances that the State 
     will fund the operation and maintenance of the PORT System 
     for San Francisco Bay after its installation.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $4,200,000 for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.

     SEC. 407. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 
                   LABORATORY AT GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall convey to 
     the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to the property 
     comprising the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory 
     located on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
       (2) Terms.--A conveyance of property under paragraph (1) 
     shall be made--
       (A) without payment of consideration; and
       (B) subject to the terms and conditions specified under 
     subsections (b) and (c).
       (b) Conditions for Transfer.--
       (1) In general.--As a condition of any conveyance of 
     property under this section, the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts shall assume full responsibility for 
     maintenance of the property for as long as the Commonwealth 
     retains the right and title to that property.
       (2) Continued use of property by nmfs.--The Secretary may 
     enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts under which the National Marine 
     Fisheries Service is authorized to occupy existing laboratory 
     space on the property conveyed under this section, if--
       (A) the term of the memorandum of understanding is for a 
     period of not longer than 5 years beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) the square footage of the space to be occupied by the 
     National Marine Fisheries Service does not conflict with the 
     needs of, and is agreeable to, the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--All right, title, and interest 
     in and to all property conveyed under this section shall 
     revert to the United States on the date on which the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts uses any of the property for 
     any purpose other than the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
     Division of Marine Fisheries resource management program.

     SEC. 408. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3302 (b) and (c) 
     of title 31, United States Code, and subject to subsection 
     (b) of this section, all amounts received by the United 
     States in settlement of, or judgment for, damage claims 
     arising from the October 9, 1992, collision of the vessel 
     ZACHERY into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration research vessel DISCOVERER--
       (1) shall be retained as an offsetting collection in the 
     Fleet Modernization, Shipbuilding, and Conversion account of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
       (2) shall be deposited in that account upon receipt by the 
     United States Government; and
       (3) shall be available only for obligation for National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel repairs.
       (b) Limitation.--Not more than $518,757.09 of the amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) may be deposited into the Fleet 
     Modernization, Shipbuilding, and Conversion account pursuant 
     to subsection (a).

     SEC. 409. NOAA FLEET MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Authority To Contract.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into only the 
     following contracts in fiscal years 1995 and 1996 to 
     implement the Plan:
       (A) Repairs to extend the service life of the R/V 
     DISCOVERER.
       (B) Construction of a medium endurance oceanographic 
     research vessel.
       (C) A service life extension of the R/V DELAWARE II.
       (D) Conversion of a T-AGOS vessel for oceanographic 
     research.
       (E) Construction of a coastal/low endurance vessel for 
     living marine research.
       (F) Leasing to fulfill any NOAA mission requirements.
       (G) Necessary repairs to and maintenance of any vessel in 
     the NOAA fleet, subject to subsection (b).
       (H) Necessary requirements, designs, and specifications for 
     future vessel repair, conversion, construction, or lease.
       (2) Contract defined.--Section 602 of the NOAA Fleet 
     Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 891) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(6) `contract' means any contract or other agreement for 
     the construction, conversion, lease, chartering, service life 
     extension, or repair or maintenance of any vessel of the NOAA 
     fleet, and provision of related equipment, including the 
     development of any necessary requirement, design, or 
     specification. The term includes contracts entered into on 
     behalf of the Secretary by another Federal department, 
     agency, or instrumentality, if the vessel which is the 
     subject of the contract will be operated by or for the 
     benefit of the Department of Commerce.''.
       (b) Limitation on Expenditures for Repairs and 
     Maintenance.--Notwithstanding any other law, of the total 
     amount appropriated for fiscal years 1991 through 1996 to the 
     Fleet Modernization, Shipbuilding, and Conversion account of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, not more 
     than 20 percent may be expended by the Secretary for repairs 
     and maintenance of vessels in the NOAA fleet.
       (c) Leasing and Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall for each of fiscal 
     years 1995 and 1996, enter into contracts or service 
     contracts under the NOAA Fleet Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 
     891 et seq.) to use University-National Oceanographic 
     Laboratory System or non-Federal vessels.
       (2) Amount subject to obligation.--Amounts subject to 
     obligation under paragraph (1) shall be, for each fiscal 
     year, the greater of $6,000,000 or 10 percent of the amounts 
     appropriated to the Fleet Modernization, Shipbuilding, and 
     Conversion account for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section each of the terms 
     ``contract'', ``NOAA'', ``NOAA fleet'', ``Plan'', and 
     ``Secretary'' has the meaning given to that term in section 
     602 of the NOAA Fleet Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 891), as 
     amended by this section.

     SEC. 410. STUDY OF NOAA CORPS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, contract with the Marine 
     Board of the National Research Council to examine and report 
     to the Secretary on the appropriate role of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps in supporting 
     NOAA missions. In particular, the Marine Board shall--
       (1) examine whether there is a continued need for a 
     uniformed service to operate the NOAA fleet, fly weather 
     observations, conduct hydrographic surveys, manage national 
     marine sanctuaries, conduct NOAA research, and participate in 
     other NOAA activities;
       (2) examine the role of the NOAA Corps in modernizing the 
     NOAA fleet and the involvement of the NOAA Corps in obtaining 
     efficient, effective, low-cost ship support of NOAA missions;
       (3) compare the full costs of utilizing the services of the 
     NOAA Corps compared to civilian employees in similar 
     positions; and
       (4) determine whether adequately trained civilian employees 
     are available to fill NOAA Corps positions.
       (b) Deadline.--No later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit 
     the report of the Marine Board under subsection (a) to the 
     Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section, the definitions in 
     section 409(d) apply.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to carry out 
     this section a total of $100,000 for fiscal years 1995 and 
     1996, to remain available until expended.

     SEC. 411. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND EFFECTS OF CLIMATE AND 
                   GLOBAL CHANGE ON FRESHWATER SYSTEMS.

       Within 60 days after the date of submission of the 
     President's budget request for each of fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit a report to the 
     Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate, on--
       (1) the amount of funds allocated and the activities 
     supported for research on the effects of climate and global 
     change on the Nation's major freshwater systems, including 
     international commitments;
       (2) the criteria used in determining those allocations and 
     in selecting those activities; and
       (3) specific proposed agency plans for implementing 
     research programs and activities to evaluate the effects of 
     climate and global change on the Nation's major freshwater 
     systems.

     SEC. 412. PROMOTION AND COORDINATION OF NATIONAL ESTUARINE 
                   RESEARCH RESERVES.

       The Secretary of Commerce shall take such action as is 
     necessary and reasonable to promote and coordinate the use of 
     National Estuarine Research Reserves for research, 
     monitoring, and education purposes. Such action may include 
     consulting with Federal agencies, States, local governments, 
     regional agencies, interstate agencies, or other persons to 
     promote use of one or more such reserves for research, 
     monitoring, and education, including coordination with the 
     National Marine Sanctuaries Program.

     SEC. 413. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF DOLPHIN FEEDING.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study 
     on the effects of feeding noncaptive dolphins in the Gulf of 
     Mexico and Southern Atlantic Ocean. The study shall consider 
     the potential impacts on the behavior or general health of 
     wild populations of dolphins resulting from this feeding.
       (b) Use of the Study.--The Secretary of Commerce shall use 
     the results of the study required under subsection (a) in 
     determining whether and under what conditions feeding 
     noncaptive dolphins may be authorized.
       (c) Report.--Within 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
     the Senate a report on the results of the study.

     SEC. 414. FLOWER GARDEN BANKS BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.

       (a) Modification.--Notwithstanding section 304 of the 
     National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1434), the 
     boundaries of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine 
     Sanctuary, as designated by Public Law 102-251, are amended 
     to include the area described in subsection (d), popularly 
     known as Stetson Bank. This area shall be part of the Flower 
     Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and shall be managed 
     and regulated as though it had been designated by the 
     Secretary of Commerce under the National Marine Sanctuaries 
     Act.
       (b) Depiction of Sanctuary Boundaries.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce shall--
       (1) prepare a chart depicting the boundaries of the Flower 
     Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, as modified by this 
     section; and
       (2) submit copies of this chart to the Committee on 
     Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
     the Senate.
       (c) Application of Regulations.--Regulations issued by the 
     Secretary of Commerce to implement the designation of the 
     Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary shall apply to 
     the area described in subsection (d), unless modified by the 
     Secretary. This subsection shall take effect 45 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Area Described.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     area referred to in subsections (a), (b), and (c) is the area 
     that is--
       (A) generally depicted on the Department of the Interior, 
     Minerals Management Service map titled ``Western Gulf of 
     Mexico, Lease Sale 143, September 1993, Biologically 
     Sensitive Areas, Map 3 of 3, Final'';
       (B) labeled ``Stetson'' on the High Island Area South 
     Addition diagram on that map; and
       (C) within the 52 meter isobath.
       (2) Minor boundary adjustments.--The Secretary of Commerce 
     may make minor adjustments to the boundaries of the area 
     described in paragraph (1) as necessary to protect the living 
     coral resources of Stetson Bank or to simplify administration 
     of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
       (e) Publication of Notice.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, as soon 
     as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     publish in the Federal Register a notice describing--
       (A) the boundaries of the Flower Garden Banks National 
     Marine Sanctuary, as modified by this section, and
       (B) any modification of regulations applicable to that 
     Sanctuary that are necessary to implement that modification 
     of the boundaries of the Sanctuary.
       (2) Treatment as notice required under national marine 
     sanctuaries act.--A notice published under paragraph (1) 
     shall be considered to be the notice required to be published 
     under section 304(b)(1) of the National Marine Sanctuaries 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1434).

     SEC. 415. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO NATIONAL COASTAL RESOURCES 
                   RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE.

       (a) Administration of Institute.--Section 201(a) of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to authorize appropriations to carry out 
     the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, for fiscal years 
     1985 through 1988, and for other purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 
     1463b(a)) is amended by striking ``by the Oregon State Marine 
     Science Center'' and inserting ``by the Oregon State System 
     of Higher Education''.
       (b) Functions of Institute.--Section 201(b) of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1463b(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) The Institute shall promote the economic growth and 
     prosperity of the United States by transferring research and 
     technology into applications to improve the economic, 
     environmental, and social well-being of the Nation's coastal 
     communities and the competitiveness of coastal businesses.''.
       (c) Membership of Board of Governors.--Section 201(c)(1) of 
     such Act (16 U.S.C. 1463b(c)(1)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c)(1) The policies of the Institute shall be determined 
     by a Board of Governors composed of--
       ``(A) 1 representative appointed by the Chancellor of the 
     Oregon State System of Higher Education; and
       ``(B) 1 representative of each of the following regions, 
     appointed jointly by Governors of the States comprising that 
     region:
       ``(i) The Alaska region, consisting of Alaska.
       ``(ii) The Northwest Pacific Coast region, consisting of 
     Oregon and Washington.
       ``(iii) The Southwest Pacific Coast region, consisting of 
     California.
       ``(iv) The Pacific Islands region, consisting of Hawaii, 
     American Samoa, and Guam.
       ``(v) The Great Lakes region, consisting of Pennsylvania, 
     Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
       ``(vi) The Gulf Coast region, consisting of Texas, 
     Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
       ``(vii) The South Atlantic and Caribbean region, consisting 
     of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the 
     U.S. Virgin Islands.
       ``(viii) The Mid-Atlantic region, consisting of Delaware, 
     Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.
       ``(ix) The North Atlantic region, consisting of New Jersey, 
     New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New 
     Hampshire, and Maine.''.
       (d) Advisory Council.--Section 201(d)(1) of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1463b(d)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and leaders in 
     coastal communities and businesses'' after ``community''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 201(e) of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1463b(e)) is amended by striking ``Oregon Board of 
     Higher Education'' and inserting ``Oregon State System of 
     Higher Education''.
       (f) Reports.--Section 201(g) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1463b(g)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) The Institute shall report to the Congress on its 
     activities annually, and shall report to the Secretary of 
     Commerce in a like manner biennially.''.

     SEC. 416. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PROMOTION OF MINORITIES 
                   AND WOMEN IN COASTAL AND OCEAN PROGRAMS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration should develop and promote 
     programs that reach out to and recruit minorities and women 
     for education in the sciences and take actions to increase 
     the direct involvement of underrepresented minorities in 
     coastal and ocean resource stewardship programs carried out 
     directly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration and in partnership with State and local 
     governments, universities, and other entities. To this end, 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration should 
     create minority internship programs to develop a pool of 
     professionals in coastal and ocean science and management, 
     and to make these programs an eligible use of grant and 
     program funds distributed by the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration to States, universities, and other 
     entities.

     SEC. 417. CHESAPEAKE BAY.

       (a) Repeal.--If by December 1, 1994, the Secretary of 
     Commerce fails to obligate all funds appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Commerce by Public Law 103-121 for oyster 
     disease research, section 307 of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 1511d), 
     requiring the establishment of a National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources 
     Office, is repealed.
       (b) Assignment of Functions.--If section 307 of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 1992 
     (15 U.S.C. 1511d) is repealed by subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall immediately--
       (1) enter into a cooperative agreement with the directors 
     of the Maryland and Virginia Sea Grant colleges to administer 
     all funds appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce under any 
     law for oyster disease research and Chesapeake Bay studies; 
     and
       (2) transfer the functions of the former National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration Chesapeake Bay Estuarine 
     Resources Office to the Director of the Coastal Ocean 
     Program.

     The Director may delegate any of the functions transferred 
     under paragraph (2) to the directors of the Maryland and 
     Virginia Sea Grant colleges under the cooperative agreement 
     required under paragraph (1).
       (c) Repeal and Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 2(e) of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Program 
     Authorization Act (Public Law 98-210, 97 Stat. 1409) is 
     repealed.
       (2) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Commerce to implement section 307 of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 1992 
     (15 U.S.C. 1511d) and this section, $2,500,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1995 and 1996, to remain available until 
     expended.

     SEC. 418. WEATHER REPORTING STATIONS FOR PRINCE WILLIAM 
                   SOUND.

       (a) Installation.--To provide more comprehensive weather 
     information to ensure the safety of fishermen and tank 
     vessels and to protect the resources of Prince William Sound 
     from potential oil spills, the Secretary of Commerce may 
     expend $340,000 to acquire, construct, and install weather 
     reporting stations in Prince William Sound, Alaska, as 
     follows:
       (1) In the vicinity of Seal Rocks, to acquire and install a 
     weather buoy capable of measuring and reporting wind speed 
     and direction, barometric pressure, wave height and period, 
     and air temperature.
       (2) On the existing tower at Bligh Reef, to acquire and 
     install a weather instrument capable of measuring and 
     reporting wind speed and direction.
       (3) At Potato Point, to relocate the existing anemometer to 
     a more exposed location in order to provide more accurate 
     information.
       (4) At the Hinchinbrook Lighthouse site, to acquire and 
     install an anemometer.
       (b) Maintenance.--The Secretary of Commerce may expend 
     $160,000 in each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 to maintain 
     the equipment identified in subsection (a).

     SEC. 419. PURCHASE OF REMOTELY SENSED SCIENCE DATA.

       (a) In General.--To the maximum extent possible, the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall purchase from the private sector 
     remotely sensed science data. Examples of such data include 
     scientific data concerning the impact of oceans worldwide on 
     global climate change and concerning the condition of the 
     oceans.
       (b) Competitive Bidding.--(1) Contracts for the purchase of 
     remotely sensed data under this section shall be awarded in a 
     process of full, fair, and open competitive bidding.
       (2) Submission of cost data, either for the purposes of 
     supporting the bid or fulfillment of the contract, shall not 
     be required of bidders.
       (3) Conformance with military specifications (Milspec) or 
     Department of Commerce specifications systems with respect to 
     the design, construction, or operation of equipment used in 
     obtaining remotely sensed data under contracts entered into 
     under this section shall not be a requirement for a 
     commercial provider bidding to provide such services.
       (4) Contracts under this section shall not provide for the 
     Federal Government to obtain ownership of data not 
     specifically sought by the Federal Government.

     SEC. 420. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and 
     products purchased with funds made available in this Act 
     should be American-made.
       (b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance 
     to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using 
     funds made available in this Act, the head of each Federal 
     agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to 
     such entity a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.
                   TITLE V--GREAT LAKES IMPROVEMENTS

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Improvements Act''.

     SEC. 502. GREAT LAKES OFFICE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Under Secretary may establish and 
     maintain within the Administration a Great Lakes Office in 
     the Washington, District of Columbia area.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Great Lakes Office shall 
     be to promote and coordinate Administration research, 
     monitoring, and assessment work in the Great Lakes region 
     consistent with the goals of the Great Lakes Water Quality 
     Agreement.
       (c) Director.--The Director of the Great Lakes Office shall 
     be an individual with extensive knowledge and expertise in 
     the Great Lakes ecosystem, and with appropriate 
     administrative experience.

     SEC. 503. GREAT LAKES REPORT.

       (a) Contents.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations under section 505, the Under Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Great Lakes Office if 
     established, shall prepare and submit to Congress an annual 
     Great Lakes Report in accordance with this section. The 
     Report shall provide information relating to Great Lakes 
     ecosystem research, monitoring, and assessment, including--
       (1) the individual activities, projects, or proposals 
     conducted by the Administration in the previous fiscal year, 
     including a summary of funds expended in support of these 
     activities, projects, or proposals;
       (2) the amount of funds received from the Administration by 
     each State or local government unit bordering the Great 
     Lakes;
       (3) the amount of funds received by individuals or 
     institutions residing or located within a State bordering the 
     Great Lakes;
       (4) an inventory of Administration facilities and personnel 
     located in a State bordering the Great Lakes or in the Great 
     Lakes used to conduct or support Administration-funded 
     activities, projects, or proposals in the Great Lakes, 
     including vessels;
       (5) the proposed Administration activities, projects, and 
     proposals to benefit the Great Lakes ecosystem for the 
     current fiscal year, including requested funds; and
       (6) a proposal for increasing the presence of the 
     Administration in the Great Lakes, and improving the 
     coordination of research within the Administration and with 
     other entities, including the Government of Canada.
       (b) Deadline.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations under section 505, the Under Secretary shall 
     submit the Great Lakes Report to the Congress by October 1 of 
     1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.

     SEC. 504. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title--
       (1) the term ``Administration'' means the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration;
       (2) the term ``Great Lakes'' means--
       (A) Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, and 
     Lake Superior;
       (B) their connecting waters, including the St. Marys River, 
     the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River, and 
     the Niagara River; and
       (C) the St. Lawrence River;
       (3) the term ``Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement'' means 
     the bilateral agreement between the United States and Canada 
     which was signed in 1978 and amended by the Protocol of 1987; 
     and
       (4) the term ``Under Secretary'' means the Under Secretary 
     of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.

     SEC. 505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Under 
     Secretary to carry out this title $100,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.
              TITLE VI--NATIONAL UNDERSEA RESEARCH PROGRAM

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Undersea Research 
     Program Act of 1994''.

     SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this title, the term--
       (1) ``Administration'' means the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration;
       (2) ``Center'' means any National Undersea Research Center 
     in existence on the day before the date of enactment of this 
     Act or established under section 605;
       (3) ``Center Director'' means the Director of any National 
     Undersea Research Center;
       (4) ``Committee'' means the National Undersea Research 
     Advisory Committee established under section 604;
       (5) ``Office'' means the Office of Undersea Research 
     established by section 603(d)(1);
       (6) ``priority research area'' means any of the priority 
     research areas set forth in section 603(f)(1), as those areas 
     may be revised by the Under Secretary under section 
     603(f)(2);
       (7) ``Program'' means the National Undersea Research 
     Program established under section 603;
       (8) ``Program Director'' means the Director of the National 
     Undersea Research Program appointed pursuant to section 
     603(d)(2);
       (9) ``undersea region'' means each of--
       (A) the United States Northern Atlantic region, comprised 
     of the coastal and oceanic waters and seabed north of 
     Montauk, New York, and off Maine, New Hampshire, 
     Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut;
       (B) the Mid-Atlantic Bight region, comprised of the coastal 
     and oceanic waters and seabed south of Montauk, New York, and 
     off New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, 
     and Virginia;
       (C) the United States Southern Atlantic region, comprised 
     of the coastal and oceanic waters and seabed off North 
     Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and the Atlantic coast of 
     Florida (including the Florida Keys);
       (D) the Gulf of Mexico region, comprised of the coastal and 
     oceanic waters and seabed of the Gulf of Mexico off Florida, 
     Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas;
       (E) the Great Lakes region, comprised of the waters and 
     lake beds of the Great Lakes;
       (F) the California region, comprised of the coastal and 
     oceanic waters and seabed off California;
       (G) the United States Northeast Pacific region, comprised 
     of the coastal and oceanic waters and seabed off Oregon, 
     Washington, and Alaska;
       (H) the Western Pacific region, comprised of the coastal 
     and oceanic waters and seabed off Hawaii, Johnston Island, 
     Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
     other Western Pacific waters and seabed relevant to the 
     purpose of the Program;
       (I) the Caribbean region, comprised of the coastal and 
     oceanic waters and seabed off Puerto Rico, the United States 
     Virgin Islands, and other tropical and subtropical waters and 
     seabed relevant to the purposes of the Program; and
       (J) any other undersea region resulting from a modification 
     under section 603(e)(5);
       (10) ``undersea research'' means scientific research 
     carried out in the oceans or large lakes of the world, using 
     advanced underwater technology including diving, underwater 
     observatories and laboratories, research submersibles, 
     remotely operated vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and any 
     other research techniques necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this title; and
       (11) ``Under Secretary'' means the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.

     SEC. 603. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL 
                   UNDERSEA RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Establishment and Maintenance.--The Under 
     Secretary shall establish and maintain in the Administration 
     a program to be known as the ``National Undersea Research 
     Program''.
       (b) Program Purpose.--The purpose of the Program shall be 
     to enhance scientific understanding of processes in the 
     oceans and large lakes of the world, by--
       (1) developing, maintaining, and carrying out undersea 
     research programs;
       (2) investigating, developing, and applying technology for 
     undersea research; and
       (3) developing new approaches to undersea technology 
     transfer and marine science education.
       (c) National Undersea Research Centers.--The Program shall 
     be conducted by the National Undersea Research Centers 
     established pursuant to section 605(a).
       (d) Office of Undersea Research.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established in the 
     Administration the Office of Undersea Research.
       (2) Program director.--The head of the Office and Program 
     Officer of the National Undersea Research Program is the 
     Director of the National Undersea Research Program, who shall 
     be appointed by the Under Secretary from among individuals 
     with extensive knowledge and expertise in undersea research 
     and having appropriate administrative experience.
       (e) Duties of Program Director.--Subject to the supervision 
     of the Under Secretary, the Program Director shall carry out 
     the following duties:
       (1) Facilitate and support the activities of Centers.
       (2) Establish guidelines for the submission and review of 
     proposals from the Centers and proposals from individual 
     researchers that are submitted to the Centers for research 
     under the Program.
       (3) Make grants and enter into contracts and cooperative 
     agreements under section 608 to advance knowledge in the 
     priority research areas through the Centers.
       (4) Support the Memorandum of Agreement Concerning Support 
     of a National Academic Deep Submergence Facility for 
     Scientific Use.
       (5) Modify undersea regions as necessary and appropriate.
       (6) Carry out any other duty assigned to the Program 
     Director by this title.
       (f) Priority Research Areas.--
       (1) In general.--The Under Secretary may use amounts 
     appropriated for the Program to fund research, including 
     long-term studies, within the following priority research 
     areas:
       (A) Oceanic, coastal, estuarine, and limnological 
     processes.
       (B) Pathways and fates of materials in the oceans and large 
     lakes.
       (C) Diversity, distribution, productivity, and recruitment 
     of organisms, including commercially valuable species, with 
     respect to habitat characteristics in the oceans and large 
     lakes.
       (D) Global change processes.
       (E) Ocean lithosphere processes and mineral resources.
       (F) Undersea research platform and instrument technology.
       (G) Diving safety, physiology, and technology.
       (H) Studies under section 21(e) of the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1347(e)).
       (2) Revision of priority areas.--Upon the recommendation of 
     the Committee, the Under Secretary may, after public comment, 
     revise the priority research areas under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 604. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       (a) Establishment of Committee.--The Under Secretary shall 
     establish an independent advisory committee to be known as 
     the ``National Undersea Research Advisory Committee''.
       (b) Composition.--
       (1) In general.--The Committee shall consist of 9 members 
     appointed by the Under Secretary from individuals who are 
     eminent professional scientists or engineers and active in at 
     least one priority research area, of whom 2 members shall be 
     appointed from individuals nominated by Center Directors. The 
     Under Secretary shall complete appointments under this 
     paragraph by not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Balance.--In appointing members of the Committee, the 
     Under Secretary shall seek to ensure balanced representation 
     of--
       (A) priority research areas,
       (B) disciplines related to priority research areas, and
       (C) geographic regions of the United States.
       (3) Prohibition on appointments.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (4), no member of the Committee may be an employee 
     of a Center or of the Administration.
       (4) Ex officio members of the committee.--The Chief 
     Scientist of the Administration shall be a nonvoting ex 
     officio member of the Committee.
       (c) Duties.--The Committee shall--
       (1) advise the Under Secretary and the Program Director 
     concerning--
       (A) the quality of research performed with grants awarded 
     under this title, the applicability of such research to the 
     priority research areas;
       (B) the designation, establishment, and operation of 
     Centers;
       (C) the modification of undersea regions;
       (D) the need to revise the priority research areas; and
       (E) any other matters that the Under Secretary refers to 
     the Committee for review and advice, or that the Committee 
     considers appropriate; and
       (2) carry out any other duty specifically assigned to the 
     Committee by this title.
       (d) Term of Membership.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the term of 
     membership on the Committee shall be 3 years.
       (2) Initial appointments.--Of the members first appointed 
     to the Committee--
       (A) 3 members shall serve a term of 1 year;
       (B) 3 members shall serve a term of 2 years; and
       (C) 3 members shall serve a term of 3 years;

     as specified by the Under Secretary at the time of 
     appointment.
       (3) Term limitation.--No individual may serve consecutive 
     terms as a member of the Committee.
       (e) Compensation.--Members of the Committee, while 
     performing official duties as members of the Committee, are 
     entitled to receive compensation for travel and 
     transportation expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (f) Chairperson.--The members of the Committee shall select 
     annually from among the voting members of the Committee an 
     individual who shall serve as Chairperson of the Committee. 
     No member of the Committee may serve more than 2 annual terms 
     as Chairperson.
       (g) Conduct of Business.--The Committee shall conduct its 
     business according to the majority vote of those members 
     present at a meeting of the Committee.
       (h) Public Participation.--The following guidelines apply 
     to the conduct of business by the Committee:
       (1) Each meeting shall be open to the public, and 
     interested persons shall be permitted an opportunity to 
     present oral or written statements on items on the agenda.
       (2) Timely notice of each meeting, including the time, 
     place, and agenda, shall be published in the Federal Register 
     and copies sent to all Center Directors.
       (i) Exemption.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
     U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Committee.

     SEC. 605. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL UNDERSEA RESEARCH 
                   CENTERS.

       (a) Assignment of Existing Regions and Establishment of New 
     Centers.--
       (1) Assignment of regions to existing centers.--There are 
     assigned to the Centers in existence on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act undersea regions, as 
     follows:
       (A) The Western Pacific region is assigned to the Hawaii 
     Undersea Research Laboratory.
       (B) The United States Northeast Pacific and Californian 
     regions are assigned to the West Coast National Undersea 
     Research Center at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks.
       (C) The United States Northern Atlantic and Great Lakes 
     regions are assigned to the National Undersea Research Center 
     at the University of Connecticut at Avery Point.
       (D) The Mid-Atlantic Bight region is assigned to the New 
     York Bight National Undersea Research Center.
       (E) The United States Southern Atlantic region is assigned 
     to the National Undersea Research Center at the University of 
     North Carolina at Wilmington.
       (F) The Caribbean region is assigned to the National 
     Undersea Research Center at the Caribbean Marine Research 
     Center.
       (G) The Gulf of Mexico region is assigned to a new center 
     to be established pursuant to subsection (f).
       (2) Establishment of new centers.--The Under Secretary may 
     establish a new Center to implement the Program for any 
     undersea region at an institution of higher education or 
     oceanographic research located in a State bordering the 
     region--
       (A) if there is a clearly demonstrated, scientific need for 
     such a Center;
       (B) if there are adequate funds available for the 
     establishment of the Center;
       (C) after reviewing each proposal submitted under 
     subsection (b) with respect to that region; and
       (D) if the Committee concurs in the selection of that 
     institution.
       (3) Limitation.--The Under Secretary may not establish a 
     new Center for an undersea region if the expenditure of 
     amounts for that Center would result in any reduction of 
     amounts available for expenditure for any other Center.
       (b) Solicitation of Proposals for New Centers.--
       (1) In general.--The Under Secretary may solicit proposals 
     for the establishment of a new Center under subsection (a)(2) 
     from institutions of higher education or oceanographic 
     research.
       (2) Proposal requirements.--A proposal under this 
     subsection shall consist of--
       (A) a proposed science program;
       (B) a program management plan;
       (C) a description of the facilities of the institution at 
     which the new Center is proposed to be established;
       (D) a description of relevant capabilities of that 
     institution;
       (E) an operational safety plan;
       (F) mechanisms for information transfer;
       (G) a budget for the proposed Center; and
       (H) any other information the Under Secretary considers 
     necessary.
       (c) Review of Proposals.--The Under Secretary and the 
     Committee shall review each proposal submitted under 
     subsection (b) on the basis of--
       (1) relevance of the proposal to priority research areas; 
     and
       (2) the capability of the applicant institution to 
     administer and direct research in those areas.
       (d) Center Director.--Each institution at which a Center is 
     established under this section may select, in consultation 
     with the Office, an individual who shall be the Center 
     Director of that Center.
       (e) 6-Year Review of Centers and Regions.--
       (1) In general.--Every 6 years the Under Secretary and the 
     Committee shall jointly review--
       (A) the operation of each Center, except that in the case 
     of a Center in existence on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the first review of the Center shall 
     be completed by not later than the date which is 5 years 
     after that date of enactment; and
       (B) the configuration of undersea regions to determine 
     whether those regions meet scientific needs for research in 
     priority research areas.
       (2) Content of review.--A review under this subsection 
     shall consist of--
       (A) an evaluation of the quality of the research conducted 
     at the Center under the Program and the applicability of the 
     research to the priority research areas, including 
     consideration of the reviews conducted under section 606(c);
       (B) recommendations for changes in the scientific research 
     program and the operation of the Center, that are considered 
     beneficial by the Committee and the Under Secretary;
       (C) a determination of whether the continued operation of 
     the Center will increase knowledge in the priority research 
     areas; and
       (D) recommendations for the modification of the undersea 
     regions of the Center.
       (3) Establishment of new center at different institution.--
     If the Under Secretary and the Committee determine as a 
     result of a review under this subsection that continued 
     operation of a Center is not warranted, the Under Secretary--
       (A) shall provide notification of that determination to the 
     Center, including a description of any changes in the 
     operations of the Center the Under Secretary considers 
     necessary for continued operation of the Center;
       (B) shall after 18 months after providing that notice, and 
     not later than 2 years after providing that notice, review 
     the implementation of those changes by the Center; and
       (C) may establish, at a different institution of higher 
     education or oceanographic research, a new Center for the 
     same undersea region in accordance with this section, if the 
     Under Secretary determines as a result of the review under 
     subparagraph (B) that those changes are not implemented.
       (f) New Center.--
       (1) Gulf of mexico.--
       (A) Establishment.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) and 
     (a)(3), the Under Secretary shall establish at a qualified 
     public institution a Center to conduct the Program for the 
     Gulf of Mexico undersea region, which shall be known as the 
     ``Gulf of Mexico National Undersea Research Center''. The 
     Under Secretary shall establish that Center no later than 60 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (B) Definition.--For the purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term ``qualified public institution'' means a public 
     institution or consortium of public institutions of higher 
     education--
       (i) located directly on the coastline of, or having direct 
     access to, the Gulf of Mexico;
       (ii) with strong undergraduate and graduate programs in 
     engineering, science, and technology as they may apply to 
     undersea research;
       (iii) with nationally recognized programs in marine science 
     and maritime studies, with strong consideration given to any 
     institution with a degree granting maritime academy;
       (iv) with facilities for maintaining and operating research 
     and other vessels appropriate for deployment of equipment 
     necessary to conduct undersea research;
       (v) with faculty and other personnel with expertise in 
     undersea research;
       (vi) capable of fully utilizing and working closely with 
     the National Marine Sanctuary System in the Gulf of Mexico; 
     and
       (vii) capable of developing and maintaining cooperative 
     undersea research programs with Mexico.
       (2) Limitation.--In carrying out this subsection, the Under 
     Secretary shall not reduce amounts available for carrying out 
     the Memorandum of Agreement Concerning Support of a National 
     Academic Deep Submergence Facility for Scientific Use.

     SEC. 606. NATIONAL UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTER RESEARCH 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Individual Research Proposals.--
       (1) Solicitation.--Each Center Director shall annually 
     solicit individual proposals from the scientific community 
     for research to advance the priority research areas of the 
     Program. Research under each proposal shall be primarily 
     conducted within the undersea region of the Center, but may 
     be conducted in another undersea region in cooperation with 
     the Center for that region, or other geographic areas with 
     the approval of the Program Director. Individual proposals 
     shall adhere to guidelines established by the Program 
     Director pursuant to section 603(e)(2). Proposals under this 
     paragraph may be for multiyear research.
       (2) Individual proposal review process.--
       (A) In general.--Each individual proposal shall be reviewed 
     by an independent review panel and by not less than 3 
     anonymous mail reviewers. Each independent review panel shall 
     be composed of not less than 4 individuals with experience in 
     undersea research appointed by the Program Director, at least 
     one of whom shall be a member of the Committee.
       (B) Panel review.--Each review by an independent review 
     panel shall--
       (i) assess the scientific merit of the individual research 
     proposal;
       (ii) assess the ability of the Center to carry out the 
     proposed research; and
       (iii) the applicability of the proposal to the priority 
     research areas.
       (C) Mail reviews.--Each mail review shall consider--
       (i) the scientific merit of the proposal; and
       (ii) the capability of the principal investigator to carry 
     out or support the proposed research.
       (3) Allowance for response.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to any regulation that is issued 
     by the Program Director, a Center Director shall--
       (i) provide to each person who submits to the Center a 
     proposal under this section blinded copies of all mail 
     reviews of the proposal conducted under paragraph (2), and
       (ii) give the person not more than 14 days to respond to 
     those reviews before rendering any final decision regarding 
     funding for the proposal.
       (B) Review of process by committee.--Not later than 3 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Committee 
     shall--
       (i) whether all Centers are implementing subparagraph (A);
       (ii) determine whether the opportunity of persons who 
     submit proposals to respond to reviews pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) has been utilized by those persons;
       (iii) determine whether those responses have been effective 
     in ensuring full and fair consideration of those proposals; 
     and
       (iv) recommend to the Program Director that the procedures 
     established by subparagraph (A) be continued, terminated, or 
     modified (including the specific modifications which should 
     be made).
       (C) Regulations implementing recommendations.--The Program 
     Director may issue regulations implementing any 
     recommendation made by the Committee under subparagraph 
     (B)(iv).
       (b) Proposed Center Program.--Each fiscal year each Center 
     Director shall submit to the Program Director--
       (1) a proposed program for the Center for the upcoming 
     fiscal year, which shall adhere to guidelines established by 
     the Program Director pursuant to section 603(e)(2) and shall 
     include--
       (A) a description of the activities performed and research 
     funded by the Center in the previous fiscal year;
       (B) those individual research proposals submitted under 
     subsection (a) that the Center Director determines to be 
     meritorious based on reviews conducted under that subsection;
       (C) a proposed budget for the operation of the Center for 
     the current fiscal year;
       (D) any other materials requested by the Program Director 
     to clarify the proposed program; and
       (E) an annually revised long-range research and operations 
     plan; and
       (2) reviews, and responses thereto, of all individual 
     research proposals submitted to the Center Director for the 
     upcoming fiscal year.
       (c) Review of Proposed Center Programs.--The Program 
     Director shall review the proposed programs submitted by each 
     Center Director under subsection (b) and make recommendations 
     to the Under Secretary for funding allocations under section 
     608(b).
       (d) Gifts, Devises, and Bequests.--Each Center may accept, 
     solicit, and use the services of volunteers, and may accept, 
     receive, hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and 
     bequests, to carry out the research program of the Center.

     SEC. 607. PROCEDURES FOR JOINT REVIEW OF RESEARCH PROPOSALS.

       The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Program 
     Director and the Committee and jointly with the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation and the Secretary of the 
     Navy, shall--
       (1) develop procedures for the submittal and joint review 
     of proposals for research in priority research areas to be 
     carried out with assistance from 2 or more agencies within 
     the Department of Commerce, the National Science Foundation, 
     or the Department of Defense; and
       (2) issue final rules establishing those procedures by not 
     later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 608. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR NATIONAL UNDERSEA RESEARCH 
                   CENTERS.

       (a) Authorization.--The Under Secretary may make grants and 
     enter into contracts and cooperative agreements under this 
     section to fund any Center program if the Under Secretary 
     finds that the program will advance knowledge in the priority 
     research areas.
       (b) Allocation of Funding.--
       (1) In general.--Based on the reviews under section 606(c) 
     of proposed Center programs, the Under Secretary shall--
       (A) allocate among the Centers, in such manner as will best 
     advance knowledge in the priority research areas, all amounts 
     available for the current fiscal year for research to be 
     conducted by the Centers and administration of the Centers, 
     consistent with each Center's long-term responsibilities to 
     conduct priority research; and
       (B) notify each Center Director of the amount allocated to 
     that Center under subparagraph (A).
       (c) Terms and Conditions.--
       (1) In general.--Any grant made or contract entered into 
     under this section shall be subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     and to any other terms, conditions, and requirements the 
     Under Secretary considers necessary.
       (2) Limitations on use for land and buildings.--Amounts 
     provided under any grant or contract under this section may 
     not be used for--
       (A) the purchase of any land; or
       (B) the purchase or construction of any building.
       (3) Maintenance of records.--Any person who receives or 
     utilizes any proceeds of any grant of contract under this 
     section shall keep any records the Under Secretary prescribes 
     as necessary to facilitate effective audit and evaluation, 
     including reports which full disclose the amount and 
     disposition of funds received under this title, the total 
     cost of activities for which those funds were used, and the 
     amount, if any, of costs which were provided through other 
     sources. The records shall be maintained for 6 years after 
     the completion of the activity. The Under Secretary and the 
     Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their 
     duly authorized representatives, shall have access, for the 
     purpose of audit and evaluation, to any books, documents, 
     papers, and records of receipts, which in the opinion of the 
     Under Secretary or of the Comptroller General may be related 
     or pertinent to the grants and contracts.

     SEC. 609. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REVIEW BOARD.

       After the date of the enactment of this Act, grants and 
     contracts under the Program shall not be subject to review by 
     the board in the Department of Commerce known as the 
     Financial Assistance Review Board.

     SEC. 610. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Center Program Funding.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Under Secretary for use for grants and 
     contracts under section 608, to remain available until 
     expended, $18,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $18,540,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996, $19,100,000 for fiscal year 1997, 
     $19,670,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $20,260,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999.
       (b) Office of Undersea Research.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Under Secretary for the administration of 
     the Office of Undersea Research and support of the Memorandum 
     of Agreement Concerning Support of a National Academic Deep 
     Submergence Facility for Scientific Use, to remain available 
     until expended, $2,100,000 for fiscal year 1995, $2,200,000 
     for fiscal year 1996, $2,300,000 for fiscal year 1997, 
     $2,400,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $2,500,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999.
       (c) Reversion of Unobligated Amounts.--The amount of any 
     grant, contract, or portion of a grant or contract, made 
     under section 603 or 608 that is not obligated before the end 
     of the third fiscal year in which it is authorized to be 
     obligated--
       (1) shall revert to the Under Secretary; and
       (2) shall remain available for grants or contracts under 
     that section.
       (d) Limitations on Use.--Amounts appropriated under the 
     authority of subsection (a) shall not be available for 
     administration of this title by the Office, or for program or 
     administrative expenses of the Administration or the 
     Department of Commerce.


                    amendment offered by mr. studds

  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Studds: At the appropriate place 
     in the bill, insert the following:

     SEC.   . HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES.

       The Secretary of Commerce may award contracts for 
     hydrographic surveying and mapping services in accordance 
     with Title IX of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).

  Mr. STUDDS (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous 
consent that the amendment be considered as read and printed in the 
Record.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Massachusetts?
  There was no objection.
  (Mr. STUDDS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, let me begin by saying to the distinguished 
gentlemen from Texas, Pennsylvania, and New York, the extraordinarily 
talented, multiroled manager of this bill on the minority side, that so 
far as I know, certainly, the amendment I now offer, and I will let him 
know if something arises to the contrary, but we have worked out with 
many of the people whom you are impersonating at the moment the 
amendments that are to be offered. I give you my word at this early 
stage that in the event an amendment is offered that is not on that 
list to which both sides agree, that I would make that crystal-clear, 
that is the case.
  This is a simple and noncontroversial amendment that provides NOAA 
with needed flexibility to award contracts for charting 
responsibilities. It is supported by the administration. It tracks 
authority given to the Corps of Engineers where it has worked extremely 
well. It is, as far as I know, without controversy.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon] is recognized 
for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, let me, on behalf of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. 
Fields], rise in support of this amendment.
  The amendment will likely result in more hydrographic contracts 
saving the Government money, I like to hear those words, ``saving the 
Government money,'' and making desperately needed navigational data 
available sooner.
  The committee, the National Academy of Sciences, the Commerce 
Department, the Inspector General, and Vice President Gore's National 
Performance Review have been urging NOAA to contract out more of this 
work, because that agency has neither the resources nor the funds to do 
it in- house.
  I think it is a good amendment, and we support it.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. Studds].
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The CHAIRMAN. Are there further amendments?


                     amendment offered by mr. ortiz

  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Ortiz: At the appropriate place in 
     the bill insert the following:

     SEC.    FEASIBILITY STUDY.

       No later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Committee 
     on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Committee on Natural 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a 
     study on the feasibility and desirability of converting the 
     offshore gas production platform known as High Island A389A, 
     owned by Mobil Exploration and Production U.S., Inc., to a 
     marine research station for the purpose of supporting 
     investigations of the northern Gulf of Mexico and for use as 
     a field laboratory for training students and marine science 
     professionals in technologies related to the exploration and 
     study of the Gulf of Mexico. The study shall include--
       (1) an assessment of the need for such a research platform, 
     including consultations with National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration line and program offices, other relevant 
     Federal and State agencies with research and management 
     responsibilities in the Gulf of Mexico, and academic 
     institutions involved in the study of the Gulf of Mexico 
     ecosystem;
       (2) an assessment of the financial feasibility of 
     converting the platform, including the cost of conversion 
     from a gas production facility to a marine science research 
     station, the cost of operation of the platform as a marine 
     science field station, the cost of removal of the platform at 
     the end of its functional life span, and the potential costs 
     to users of the platform; and
       (3) a description of potential users of the platform, 
     potential funding strategies, permit requirements, and time 
     schedules and constraints.

  Mr. ORTIZ (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent 
that the amendment be considered as read and printed in the Record.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Texas?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, this amendment requests NOAA to do a feasibility study 
on converting an operating offshore gas production platform located 
within the Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico 
to a marine research station.
  Researchers currently use this platform as a base to conduct research 
in the sanctuary and the surrounding ecosystem. It is estimated that 
within 12 to 18 months, production at the platform will cease and, 
according to law, the platform must be dismantled and removed, unless 
the Federal Government indicates otherwise.
  There has been a high level of interest by academic and research 
institutions and a number of Federal agencies in converting this 
platform into a dedicated marine research station.
  This amendment would require NOAA to conduct a study on the 
feasibility, cost, and need for this proposed conversion within 180 
days of the bill's enactment, in order to ensure that a decision on 
this matter can be reached before the platform would have to be 
dismantled and removed.
  Mr. Chairman, I believe that the amendment is without controversy, 
and is supported by both sides of the aisle, and I urge its adoption.

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  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. ORTIZ. I yield to the chairman of the committee.
  Mr. STUDDS. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, we have had an opportunity to examine the amendment 
offered by the gentleman, and we support it. I am delighted, Mr. 
Chairman, that the weather appears to have cleared in at least in one 
quadrant; we have our distinguished ranking minority member back with 
us.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. ORTIZ. I yield to the ranking minority member, the gentleman from 
Texas.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, as I understand it, under this amendment Mobil may save 
money, the sanctuary will have a permanent base for research. In fact, 
as I understand it, Texas A&M will be doing the research.
  Mr. Chairman, this is an excellent amendment. We find no problem with 
it. I urge its passage.
  Mr. ORTIZ. I thank the chairman of the committee and the ranking 
member.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Texas [Mr. Ortiz].
  The amendment was agreed to.


                   amendment offered by mrs. unsoeld

  Mrs. UNSOELD. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mrs. Unsoeld: Add at the end the 
     following new section--

     SEC.   . COORDINATED EFFORTS TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, AND 
                   REBUILD PACIFIC SALMON STOCKS.

       (a) The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with other 
     federal agencies, the states of Washington, Oregon, and 
     California and tribal and local fisheries and natural 
     resource management agencies, shall develop and implement an 
     inter-agency and intergovernmental cooperative plan to 
     protect, restore and enhance pacific salmons and their 
     habitats in those states. The plan shall be based on existing 
     Pacific salmon restoration efforts and shall include, but not 
     be limited to--
       (1) developing and implementing watershed plans to rebuild 
     targeted stocks of Pacific salmon in those states, and
       (2) other actions needed to restore and conserve stocks of 
     Pacific salmon and their habitats in those states.
       (b) Not later than January 1, 1996, and annually thereafter 
     until the Secretary of Commerce determines that Pacific 
     salmon stocks have recovered, the Secretary shall prepare and 
     submit to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries in 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on 
     progress made under this section to conserve, protect, and 
     rebuild Pacific salmon stocks.

  Mrs. UNSOELD (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous 
consent the amendment be considered as read and printed in the Record.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman 
from Washington?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. UNSOELD. Mr. Chairman, one of the most important issues facing 
the Pacific Northwest is restoration of our Pacific salmon. Our stocks 
have collapsed and our commercial and recreational fishing industries 
are at the bottom of a downward spiral that has nearly eliminated a 
billion dollar industry and tens of thousands of family wage jobs.
  The magnitude of the salmon crisis mandates a comprehensive solution 
that reforms hydropower operations as well as hatchery, habitat and 
harvest management practices. Unfortunately, the lack of coordination 
among resource management agencies has been an obstacle to developing 
such a response. At one time, I counted over 10 Federal agencies 
involved: The National Marine Fisheries Service, the Fish and Wildlife 
Service, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Army 
Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, the Bonneville Power Administration, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and the EPA.
  Now add the agencies from five States along with numerous tribal and 
local governments and you begin to get a sense of what has to come 
together for the recovery of Pacific salmon.
  The purpose of this amendment is to break through the bureaucratic 
morass that inevitably results when such myriad government agencies all 
try to solve the problem as they see fit--with little regard to how all 
of the pieces of them fit together. Specifically, it requires the 
Secretary of Commerce--the agency mandated to recover those stocks 
already listed under the Endangered Species Act--to work cooperatively 
with the other resource authorities to develop and implement a single 
coastwide initiative to protect, restore and enhance Pacific salmon.
  Mr. Chairman, the salmon resource is the economic, cultural, and 
recreational fabric of the Pacific Northwest. Within my lifetime, I 
have seen some salmon runs in the Columbia River--arguably the greatest 
salmon river on the planet--reduced to where they can be counted on the 
fingers of one hand. Each day that passes without comprehensive, 
coordinated response puts our once-mighty salmon runs--as well as a way 
of life that has defined the Pacific Northwest and our people--a step 
closer to extinction.
  Mr. Chairman, it's time to get some Federal accountability and focus 
on rebuilding weak stocks. I urge my colleague's support of this 
amendment.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
  Mrs. UNSOELD. I yield to the chairman of the committee.
  Mr. STUDDS. I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I wholeheartedly support the gentlewoman's amendment. 
It is a very necessary and logical first step toward the crisis of the 
Pacific salmon.
  Mr. Chairman, we are all against bureaucratic morasses; anything that 
we can do to reduce them is in the public interest. The gentlewoman has 
taken leadership in this area, and I am happy to support her amendment.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
  Mrs. UNSOELD. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, we have had an opportunity to examine this amendment. 
As I understand, it was the subject of debate at the subcommittee 
level. We think it is a good amendment. I urge its passage by the 
Members.
  Mrs. UNSOELD. I thank the gentlemen for their comments and urge my 
colleagues to support this amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Washington [Mrs. Unsoeld].
  The amendment was agreed to.


                    amendment offered by mr. tauzin

  Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Tauzin: On page--add the 
     following:

     SEC.   . EDUCATION PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH 
                   CONSUMING RAW MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH.

       (a) In General.--Of amounts available under section 713c-
     3(d) of the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act of 1954, as amended, (15 
     U.S.C. Sec. 713c-3), the Secretary of Commerce is authorized 
     to use $500,000 for a comprehensive education program to 
     reduce and prevent illnesses and deaths associated with the 
     consumption of raw molluscan shellfish.
       (b) Transfer Authority.--The Secretary of Commerce is 
     authorized to transfer up to $500,000 of amounts authorized 
     to be expended under subsection (a) to another federal agency 
     to carry out the purposes of this section.
       (c) Limitation.--The Secretary of Commerce, or the head of 
     a federal agency to which the Secretary transfers funds under 
     this section, may not use more than 5 percent of amounts 
     authorized to be expended under this section for 
     administrative expenses.

  Mr. TAUZIN (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous 
consent that the amendment be considered as read and printed in the 
Record.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Louisiana?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would add to the 
authorization bill language that has already actually been adopted in 
the Commerce agency appropriations conference report that allows the 
transfer of $500,000 of Saltonstall-Kennedy moneys to the program to 
educate at-risk populations about the risk of eating raw mulloscan 
shellfish. The agency NMFS is in favor of doing this. It is obviously a 
necessary and very vital ingredient of making sure that at-risk 
populations have information with reference to the risks associated 
with eating raw shellfish so that in fact we can lower the incidence of 
any problems with those populations and the consumption of raw 
shellfish. This is, as I said, an amendment that will conform to 
already passed language in the appropriations bill.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. TAUZIN. I yield to the chairman of the committee.
  Mr. STUDDS. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, we fully support the amendment offered by the gentleman 
and commend him on it and on his tie.
  Mr. TAUZIN. I try to emulate the chairman of the committee.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. TAUZIN. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I have had a chance to review this amendment, plenty of 
time to look at it, and we feel comfortable with what this amendment 
does, and we support it and urge our Members to support it.
  Mr. TAUZIN. I very much appreciate the support of my friend from 
Texas. In fact, anytime my friend from Texas supports me, I appreciate 
it.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Tauzin].
  The amendment was agreed to.


              amendment offered by mr. farr of california

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Farr of California. In the text of 
     section 404 (page 27, line 19), insert ``(a) Site Selection 
     Factors.--'' before ``In selecting''.
       At the end of section 404 (page 28, after line 13), add the 
     following:
       (b) Authorization for Architecture and Engineering 
     Studies.--In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this 
     Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     of Commerce, for architecture and engineering studies 
     regarding the replacement for the National Marine Fisheries 
     Service Lab at Tiburon, California.--
       (1) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1995;

  Mr. FARR of California (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask 
unanimous consent the amendment be considered as read and printed in 
the Record.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Chairman, the money has been inserted in 
the fiscal year 1995 appropriations bill. The Department of Commerce 
appropriations bill conference report stated that the ``committee 
expects NOAA to use up to $1.5 million from its construction account to 
conduct architectural and engineering studies for the relocation of the 
NMFS Tiburon laboratory to Santa Cruz-Monterrey Bay.''
  Mr. Chairman, the amendment is supported by the subcommittee Chair, 
the gentleman from California [Mr. Ortiz], the ranking minority member, 
the chairman of the full committee and the ranking minority member of 
the full committee.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. FARR of California. I yield to the chairman of the committee.
  Mr. STUDDS. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, we are strongly in support of the amendment offered by 
the gentleman, we are happy to support it.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. FARR of California. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, we have had an opportunity to review the amendment. I 
urge my colleagues to support it. We find no problem with it.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from California [Mr. Farr].
  The amendment was agreed to.

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              amendment offered by mr. farr of california

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Farr of California. At the end of 
     title Iv, add the following:

     SEC.   . AUTHORIZATION FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES IN MONTEREY 
                   BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.

       Of amounts provided hereafter in appropriations Acts for 
     the National Marine Sanctuaries Program, up to $150,000 may 
     be expended in each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996, on a 1-to-
     1 matching basis with non-federal funds, for operation and 
     maintenance of an enforcement vessel for the Monterey Bay 
     National Marine Sanctuary.

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Chairman, in fiscal year 1994, an 
agreement was worked out between NOAA and the California Department of 
Fish and Game to jointly operate an enforcement vessel in the National 
Marine Sanctuary. One hundred twenty-five thousand dollars was 
appropriated to do that. This language is to ensure that the funds are 
authorized for this activity for subsequent years, in 1995 and 1996. I 
note that the funds will be matched on a one-to-one basis with non-
Federal funds.
  Mr. Chairman, this amendment, again, is supported by the gentleman 
from Texas [Mr. Ortiz], chairman of the Subcommittee on Oceanography, 
Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf, the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania [Mr. Weldon], the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. 
Studds], the chairman of the Committee on Merchant Marine and 
Fisheries, and also the ranking minority member, the gentleman from 
Texas [Mr. Fields].
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. FARR of California. I yield to the gentleman from Massachusetts.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman said it all. This should be 
supported by anyone who knows anything at all about the situation.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. FARR of California. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I have also had the opportunity to 
look at this particular amendment. On this side of the aisle we find no 
problem, and I urge its passage.
  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from California [Mr. Farr].
  The amendment was agreed to.
  Mr. WELDON. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word
  (Mr. WELDON asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. WELDON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4008, the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration authorization, and to 
commend the chairman of the full committee, the gentleman from 
Massachusetts [Mr. Studds], and our ranking member, the gentleman from 
Texas [Mr. Fields], the chairman of the subcommittee and my good 
friend, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Ortiz]. I am sorry that I am late 
for this debate. I was tied up in traffic on I-95 getting down here, 
but I do want to take a moment to discuss a couple of the highlights to 
this legislation and discuss the importance of NOAA's programs. The 
authorization levels are adequate for NOAA, and it is important that we 
sustain these funding levels to allow NOAA's programs to continue 
uninterrupted.
  Historically though, Mr. Chairman, the United States has spent 
relatively little on understanding the marine environment, while at the 
same time we have expended billions of dollars on the exploration of 
space. The irony is that we probably have spent more money searching 
for water bodies on other planets than we have on understanding the 
Earth's oceans right here in our own backyard.
  The end of the cold war has made previously classified military data 
and technology available to civilian scientists. The potential for 
using these formerly secret technologies to expand our knowledge of the 
marine environment is significant.
  Already, civilian marine biologists have been given access to data 
from the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System [IUSS] to conduct 
research on whales and study hydrothermal activity on the ocean floor. 
IUSS was originally designed to track enemy submarines and warships, 
but these recent cooperative ventures have demonstrated the system's 
great potential as a civilian scientific resource.
  This new role for military technology has become known as dual use. 
Unfortunately, just as the full research potential of these previously 
classified technologies is being recognized, Department of Defense 
budgetary cuts are threatening to close down these resources.
  We need a coordinated strategy to make sure that this cooperation 
happens, and this legislation contains the text that will allow that 
cooperation.
  Mr. Chairman, we have been working, not just in the committee, but in 
the Congress, to expand the cooperation between nations in terms of 
undersea research and marine ecosystem cooperation, and in fact the 
international community for GLOBE, Global Legislators for a Balanced 
Environment, have agreed to a task force report the gentleman from 
Texas [Mr. Ortiz] and I put together to have a major international 
conference on the oceans here in Washington on February 8. Senator 
Kerry of the other body has been involved in this effort. We expect to 
have Jacques Cousteau as our keynote speaker. At that conference, which 
will be attended by legislators from Japan, the European Community, the 
United States, and Russia, we will discuss major issues affecting the 
oceans. One of the three major issues that will be discussed will be 
better cooperation in terms of sharing information and sharing science 
especially as it can relate to dual use technologies and to help us 
improve the quality of life for everyone on the face of this Earth.
  Mr. Chairman, this bill allows us to continue that cooperation within 
the limitations of NOAA's budget. It is important that we keep the 
funding for NOAA at a decent level, and hopefully in future years we 
can actually increase our commitment to undersea research and marine 
ecosystem cooperation between the friendly countries of the world.
  Mr. Chairman, I am very happy to be a strong supporter and cosponsor 
of this legislation. Again I thank my colleagues for carrying the day 
and those who improved the legislation through the amendment process 
here on the House floor.
  The CHAIRMAN. Are there further amendments to the bill?
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite 
number of words.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise very briefly in support of the bill, and, Mr. 
Chairman, I will not take the entire 5 minutes.
  Mr. Chairman, earlier my statement was placed in the Record, and I 
would ask unanimous consent that a letter to me from Vice President 
Gore be included.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman's statement was not placed in the Record. 
The gentleman's statement will have to be placed under general leave. 
The gentleman can now request to put his statement in the Record at 
this time.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I would ask unanimous consent.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Texas?
  There was no objection.
  The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the gentleman's statement will be 
placed in the Record. In terms of the other, under general leave, the 
statement that the gentleman has, the letter that he would like, will 
fall under general leave in terms of being placed in the Record.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. I would like the letter attached to my 
statement.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. I yield to the gentleman from Massachusetts.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, let me assure the gentleman we will join 
him in moving heaven and earth to get the Vice President's letter in 
the Record. On all those occasions in which the Vice President and the 
gentleman from Texas have kind words to say about one another, Mr. 
Chairman, it belongs in the Record.
  The statement and letter referred to is as follows:
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 4008, 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act.
  This legislation is the product of many months of hard work and 
dedicated effort by a number of distinguished Members of both the 
Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Science, Space, and Technology 
Committees. Working together, we have crafted a proposal that 
incorporates the best features of our two versions.
  The fundamental purpose of H.R. 4008 is to authorize NOAA's important 
ocean and coastal programs for the next two fiscal years. These 
include: mapping and charting, observation and prediction, estuarine 
and coastal assessment, the Great Lakes Environmental Research 
Laboratory, global climate change, the Saltonstall-Kennedy fishery 
program, and various marine services. In addition, title four of the 
bill includes miscellaneous provisions which authorize various reports 
concerning NOAA's nautical charting, fleet modernization, and research 
programs.
  The bill also includes the text of three bills which passed the House 
in March--H.R. 3886, H.R. 2063, and H.R. 1394--dealing with the Flower 
Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, the National Coastal Resources 
Research and Development Institute and a NOAA Great Lakes office. 
Finally, the bill incorporates a slightly modified text of H.R. 4236, a 
comprehensive National Undersea Research Program authorization reported 
by the Merchant Marine Committee on May 11, 1994.
  While I generally support most of the programs authorized in this 
legislation, the bill authorizes a total of $14 million over 2 years 
for the Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment 
[GLOBE] Program. As you may remember, when the House considered the 
Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary appropriations bill this year, I 
offered an amendment eliminating funding for GLOBE. The amendment was 
defeated on a tie vote. I also sought to strike the authorization for 
the program, when H.R. 4008 was before the Merchant Marine and 
Fisheries Committee.
  GLOBE is the brainchild of Vice President Gore. While I have great 
respect for the Vice President, it is legitimate to question whether 
the United States should be spending $7 million in NOAA funds to have 
schoolchildren from around the world take environmental measurements of 
questionable scientific value. I objected to this program based on my 
concerns that there seemed to be no clear focus; that funding was 
projected to grow at an alarming rate; that funds would flow to foreign 
countries like Bahrain, Croatia, and Papua New Guinea; and that NOAA 
had reprogrammed a half million dollars to establish an eight-person 
GLOBE office without proper notice or authorization by the Congress.
  However, I have been assured by the Vice President that the 
administration does not intend to have the taxpayers of this Nation 
finance the GLOBE program at a substantially higher rate in the future. 
In fact, NOAA's share of the program will be limited to the $7 million 
authorized in fiscal year 1995 and fiscal year 1996, rising eventually 
to $12 million in later years. In addition, I was pleased to see that 
the Administrator of NOAA, in his testimony before the Subcommittee on 
Space on July 19 announced that all U.S. dollars appropriated to the 
program would remain in the United States. Foreign countries who wish 
to participate in the GLOBE program will have to bear their own costs.

  The Vice President also indicated that GLOBE would take advantage of 
existing technologies and programs to minimize the costs of the 
program. One of these is the Mickey Leland Satellite Program, 
established in honor of the late congressman from Houston, TX, who gave 
his life fighting hunger and poverty in Africa. The Leland satellite 
network, to be funded by AID to provide health and agricultural 
information to African nations, can also serve as a conduit for the 
types of environmental information collected under GLOBE. I am pleased 
that Mickey's legacy will be expanded and I thank the Vice President 
for his commitment to fund the Leland Satellite Network.
  I have also been informed that a small advisory committee is being 
formed to help shape the program and give it some direction. I hope 
that the advisory committee will represent a cross-section of interest 
groups and that all efforts will be made to minimize its costs. I urge 
the committee to examine other Federal programs involving the 
scientific education of young children and build on their foundation. 
For example, the National Science Foundation already has a GLOBE-type 
program in place in the United States and many American school 
districts participate in weather observation programs in conjunction 
with local weather stations.
  Finally, the provision authored by the gentleman from Wisconsin, [Mr. 
Sensenbrenner], which requires a minimum dollar-for-dollar non-Federal 
match before any GLOBE monies can be obligated beginning in fiscal year 
1996, goes a long way in ensuring that the program will truly 
incorporate a private/governmental partnership. By requiring a funding 
match, the intent here is to force a commitment of dollars or equipment 
up front, and not the types of soft matching requirements of 
administrative overhead allowed under other Federal research programs. 
On July 19, the NOAA Administrator stated that the private investment 
in GLOBE would be ``orders of magnitude'' greater than the public 
investment; if this is true, then the matching requirement will not be 
a hardship and should eventually negate the need for further Federal 
funding. NOAA plans to establish a private foundation to seek funds for 
the programs as early as this year. This is a sound idea and I hope the 
foundation functions well.
  Mr. Chairman, if I could direct $7 million of Federal funds, GLOBE 
would not be my choice. However, the funds have been appropriated for 
fiscal year 1995 and the program seems to be evolving away from the 
bloated, foreign aid giveaway I and many of my colleagues had feared. 
Therefore, I do not plan to offer any amendments to kill the GLOBE 
program. However, I will be monitoring the situation very carefully and 
I will request oversight hearings on this program early in the 104th 
Congress.
  Other than this one concern, Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to 
support this bill. NOAA may not be the largest Federal agency, but it 
represents the lion's share of the Department of Commerce's budget and 
personnel. Many NOAA programs are critical to maintaining the health 
and wise use of our ocean resources, and they deserve our support.
  Again, I want to compliment Chairmen Gerry Studds, Solomon Ortiz, 
George Brown, and Ralph Hall and our ranking minority members Bob 
Walker, Curt Weldon, and Jim Sensenbrenner for their leadership in 
crafting this fine piece of legislation.
  I urge an ``aye'' vote on H.R. 4008.


                                           The Vice President,

                                   Washington, September 22, 1994.
     Hon. Jack Fields,
     House of Representatives, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Representative Fields: Thank you for your assistance 
     in developing the ``Leland Initiative,'' a program designed 
     to bolster Africa's connectivity to the emerging Global 
     Information Infrastructure Access to the Internet will enable 
     African countries to develop distance learning programs, 
     access databases on agricultural and rural development and 
     environmental issues, and increase communication among 
     scientists, engineers, doctors, and policy-makers both within 
     Africa and throughout the developed world. Africa is the only 
     region in the world without widespread Internet connectivity 
     and we are very pleased to help make them part of the 
     Internet network. We are very excited about adding this cost-
     effective and multi-faceted capacity to the GLOBE program. 
     Not only will the ``Leland Initiative'' make it possible for 
     African schools to participate in the GLOBE program from the 
     outset, but it will also support a wide variety of 
     development applications.
       As you know, the GLOBE program is managed by an interagency 
     Leadership Council and will receive guidance from a 
     Presidentially-appointed Advisory Committee. The Committee 
     members will be selected from the highest ranks of education, 
     government, science, and technology, and will provide advice 
     to the President and the Vice-President regarding the 
     implementation and development of the GLOBE program. We would 
     of course very much appreciate the names of individuals you 
     believe are well-qualified to sit on the Advisory Committee 
     and could offer expertise on issues relevant to GLOBE.
       In order to initiate the GLOBE program we sought $15 
     million in U.S. Government funding for FY95: NOAA-$7 million; 
     NASA-$5 million; NSF-2 million and EPA-$1 million. We expect 
     to seek a slightly higher appropriation in FY96. Over the 
     long term, however, U.S. Government funding will pay for only 
     a small part of the costs of the GLOBE program. The majority 
     of GLOBE expenditures will be funded by the private sector 
     and foreign governments. Program growth will depend 
     necessarily on available funding from these sources.
       Toward that end we plan to enter into a joint project 
     agreement with a non-profit organization to manage 
     fundraising for the GLOBE program. We expect that financial 
     and in-kind contributions to GLOBE from other nations and the 
     private sector will begin in FY95, and will increase steadily 
     over the coming years.
       Thank you again for your interest in and contributions to 
     the GLOBE program. I look forward to working with you in the 
     future on this and other programs of mutual interest.
           Sincerely,
                                                          Al Gore.

  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Chairman, at this point I yield back, and I 
will ask my colleagues to support the legislation.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of 
words.
  Mr. Chairman, I am unaware of any further amendments to the bill, so 
this will be the final word.
  I want to take the usual 10 seconds to make the usual accommodation 
to my ranking member, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Fields]. The 
Members will note that a bill of substantial substance and consequence 
has just gone through here with the bipartisan tranquility associated 
with our committee, and I am proud, again, to associate myself with the 
gentleman and his leadership there.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. I thank the gentleman, and, Mr. Chairman, I also 
commend the chairman of the full committee, the gentleman from 
Massachusetts [Mr. Studds], and also the chairman of the Subcommittee 
on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf, the 
gentleman from Texas [Mr. Ortiz], and also our ranking minority member, 
the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Weldon].
  Mr. STUDDS. Indeed.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. There being no further amendments, the question is on 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended.
  The amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was agreed 
to.
  The CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, the Committee rises.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Coleman) having assumed the chair, Mr. Vento, Chairman of the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that that 
Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 4008) to 
authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for fiscal years 1994 and 1995, and for other purposes, 
pursuant to House Resolution 542, he reported the bill back to the 
House with an amendment adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is 
ordered.
  Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute adopted by the Committee of the Whole?
  If not, the question is on the amendment.
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third 
reading the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed.
  The title of the bill was amended so as to read: ``A bill to 
authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for fiscal years 1995 and 1996, and for other 
purposes.''
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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