[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 152 (Wednesday, November 16, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S13057]
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         NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005

  The bill (S. 485) to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic 
Mapping Act of 1992.
  The amendment (No. 2592) was agreed to, as follows:

    (Purpose: To extend the authorization of appropriations for the 
                 National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992)

       On page 7, line 11, strike ``2010'' and insert ``2015''.

  The bill (S. 485), as amended, was read the third time and passed, as 
follows:

                                 S. 485

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Geologic Mapping 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Section 2(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 
     (43 U.S.C. 31a(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) although significant progress has been made in the 
     production of geologic maps since the establishment of the 
     national cooperative geologic mapping program in 1992, no 
     modern, digital, geologic map exists for approximately 75 
     percent of the United States;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``homeland and'' 
     after ``planning for'';
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``predicting'' and 
     inserting ``identifying'';
       (C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); 
     and
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
       ``(J) recreation and public awareness; and''; and
       (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``important'' and 
     inserting ``available''.

     SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

       Section 2(b) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 
     (43 U.S.C. 31a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and management'' 
     before the period at the end.

     SEC. 4. DEADLINES FOR ACTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL 
                   SURVEY.

       Section 4(b)(1) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 
     1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(b)(1)) is amended in the second 
     sentence--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``not later than'' and 
     all that follows through the semicolon and inserting ``not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National 
     Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005;'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not later than'' and 
     all that follows through ``in accordance'' and inserting 
     ``not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 
     National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005 in 
     accordance''; and
       (3) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (C), 
     by striking ``not later than'' and all that follows through 
     ``submit'' and inserting ``submit biennially''.

     SEC. 5. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.

       Section 4(c)(2) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 
     1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``geophysical-map data base, geochemical-
     map data base, and a''; and
       (2) by striking ``provide'' and inserting ``provides''.

     SEC. 6. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM COMPONENTS.

       Section 4(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the National Geologic Mapping Act 
     of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (2) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(III) the needs of land management agencies of the 
     Department of the Interior.''.

     SEC. 7. GEOLOGIC MAPPING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       (a) Membership.--Section 5(a) of the National Geologic 
     Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``the Secretary of the Interior or a 
     designee from a land management agency of the Department of 
     the Interior,'' after ``Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency or a designee,'';
       (B) by inserting ``and'' after ``Energy or a designee,''; 
     and
       (C) by striking ``, and the Assistant to the President for 
     Science and Technology or a designee''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than'' and all that follows 
     through ``consultation'' and inserting ``In consultation'';
       (B) by striking ``Chief Geologist, as Chairman'' and 
     inserting ``Associate Director for Geology, as Chair''; and
       (C) by striking ``one representative from the private 
     sector'' and inserting ``2 representatives from the private 
     sector''.
       (b) Duties.--Section 5(b) of the National Geologic Mapping 
     Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) provide a scientific overview of geologic maps 
     (including maps of geologic-based hazards) used or 
     disseminated by Federal agencies for regulation or land-use 
     planning; and''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5(a)(1) of the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)(1)) is amended 
     by striking ``10-member'' and inserting ``11-member''.

     SEC. 8. FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL GEOLOGIC-MAP DATABASE.

       Section 7(a) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 
     (43 U.S.C. 31f(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``geologic map'' and 
     inserting ``geologic-map''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) all maps developed with funding provided by the 
     National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, including 
     under the Federal, State, and education components;''.

     SEC. 9. BIENNIAL REPORT.

       Section 8 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 
     U.S.C. 31g) is amended by striking ``Not later'' and all that 
     follows through ``biennially'' and inserting ``Not later than 
     3 years after the date of enactment of the National Geologic 
     Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005 and biennially''.

     SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ALLOCATION.

       Section 9 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 
     U.S.C. 31h) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this Act $64,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2006 through 2015.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``2000'' and inserting ``2005'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``48'' and inserting 
     ``50''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking 2 and inserting ``4''.

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