[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 169 (Thursday, October 24, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1089. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2020, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 26, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
       Sec. 111. (a) The Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration shall enter into an arrangement 
     with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on 
     the potential impacts of the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol 
     Bay, Alaska, on the ecosystem, natural resources under the 
     purview of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration (including salmonids and marine mammals), the 
     economy, and subsistence fishing and hunting.
       (b) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the findings of the National Academy pursuant to 
     the study conducted under subsection (a), including 
     recommended actions, timelines, and budgets needed to protect 
     resources impacted by the Pebble Mine.
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