102d CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2130
AMENDMENT
HR 2130 EAH
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
October 6 (legislative day, October 5), 1992.
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to the text
of the bill (H.R. 2130) entitled `An Act to authorize appropriations for
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 1992',
with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert:

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This Act may be cited as the `National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Authorization Act of 1992'.

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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); and
(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.).

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(a) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
carry out the operations and research activities of the National Weather
Service under law, $311,532,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $395,822,000 for
fiscal year 1993. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be
used to fund those activities relating to National Weather Service operations
and research specified by the Act of 1890, the Act of 1947, and any other
law involving such activities. Such activities include meteorological,
hydrological, aviation, and oceanographic public warnings and forecasts,
as well as applied research in support of such warnings and forecasts.
(b) PACIFIC WEATHER BUOYS- Of the sums authorized under subsection (a),
$840,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $1,135,000 for fiscal year 1993 are
authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of operating and maintaining
weather buoys off the coast of California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii.
(c) COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER PROGRAM- The Secretary of Commerce may use
funds otherwise available for conducting weather observations to strengthen
the Cooperative Weather Observer Program and encourage public participation
in the program. The Secretary may--
(1) provide distinctive insignia or paraphernalia to Cooperative Weather
Observers; and
(2) make awards of nominal value to recognize continued participation in
the program by observers or to recognize outstanding achievements by such
observers or groups of observers without regard to any law restricting
expenditures for such purposes to Federal employees.

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TITLE I

-NOAA ATMOSPHERIC AND SATELLITE PROGRAMS

(a) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
to improve its public warning and forecast systems under law, $132,034,000
for each of the fiscal years 1992 and 1993. Moneys appropriated pursuant
to this authorization shall be used to fund those activities relating
to public warning and forecast systems specified by the Act of 1890, the
Act of 1947, and any other law involving such activities. Such activities
include the development, acquisition, and implementation of major public
warning and forecast systems.
(b) WEATHER RADAR COMPLETE PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION- (1) Except as provided
in paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of Commerce for all fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1993, not to
exceed $426,971,000, to remain available until expended, to complete the
acquisition and deployment of the Next Generation Weather Radar system,
and to cover all associated activities (including program management and
operations and maintenance through September 30, 1996).
(2) None of the funds are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year
under paragraph (1), unless, within 60 days after the submission of the
President's budget request for such fiscal year, the Secretary of Commerce--
(A) certifies to the Congress that--
(i) the radars, including system software, meet the technical performance
specifications included in the radar procurement contract as in effect on
October 1, 1992;
(ii) the system contract is viable, and the Secretary does not foresee
circumstances which would prevent fulfillment of the contract;
(iii) the system can be fully sited, commissioned, and operational without
requiring further authorization of appropriations beyond amounts authorized
under paragraph (1); and
(iv) the Secretary does not foresee further delays in the system deployment
and operation schedule; or
(B) submits to the Congress a report which describes--
(i) the circumstances which prevent a certification under subparagraph (A);
(ii) remedial actions undertaken or to be undertaken with respect to such
circumstances;
(iii) the effects of such circumstances on the deployment and operation
schedule and radar coverage; and
(iv) a justification for proceeding with the program, if appropriate.

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(a) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
to carry out its climate and air quality research activities under law,
$100,718,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $103,877,000 for fiscal year
1993. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be used
to fund those activities relating to climate and air quality research
specified by the Act of 1890, the Act of 1947, and any other law involving
such activities. Such activities include interannual and seasonal climate
research, long-term climate and air quality research, and the National
Climate Program.
(b) CLIMATE AND GLOBAL CHANGE- Of the sums authorized under subsection (a),
$67,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992 and 1993 are authorized to
be appropriated for the purpose of studying climate and global change. Such
program shall augment and integrate existing programs of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration and shall include global observations,
monitoring, and data and information management relating to the study of
changes in the Earth's climatic system, fundamental research on critical
oceanic and atmospheric processes, and climate prediction and diagnostics.

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There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to
enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out
its atmospheric research activities under law, $43,935,000 for fiscal year
1992 and $44,781,000 for fiscal year 1993. Moneys appropriated pursuant
to this authorization shall be used to fund those activities relating to
atmospheric research specified by the Act of 1890 and by any other law
involving such activities. Such activities include research for developing
improved observation and prediction capabilities for atmospheric processes,
as well as solar-terrestrial services and research.

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(a) IN GENERAL- (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out its satellite observing systems activities under
law, $305,744,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $336,000,000 for fiscal year
1993. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be used to
fund those activities relating to data and information services specified
by the Act of 1890 and by any other law involving such activities. Such
activities include spacecraft procurement, launch, and associated ground
station modifications for polar orbiting and geostationary environmental
satellite systems, as well as the operation of such satellites and land
remote-sensing satellites.
(2) Of the sums authorized under paragraph (1), $2,300,000 in fiscal year
1993 are authorized for the administration by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration of the ground stations for the Search and Rescue
Satellite Aided Tracking system. Such administration shall be carried out
in consultation with the Department of Transportation and the Department
of Defense.
(b) EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY FUND- There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of Commerce, $110,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, to
be deposited in an Emergency Weather Satellite Contingency Fund. Such
Fund shall be available subject to the restrictions of appropriations
Acts, without fiscal year limitation, to the Secretary only for the
purpose of enabling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
to maintain geostationary environmental satellite coverage for monitoring
and prediction of hurricanes and severe storms, including but not limited
to the procurement of gap filler satellites, launch vehicles, and payments
to foreign governments.
(c) STRATEGIC PLAN- (1) The Secretary of Commerce and the Administrator of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall jointly develop
and, not more than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives a strategic plan for development, procurement, and operation
of the environmental satellite program of the Department of Commerce.
(2) The objectives of the strategic plan shall be--
(A) to ensure continuous and adequate operational environmental satellite
coverage; and
(B) to require direct Federal fiscal and administrative accountability in
all aspects of such environmental satellite program.
(3) The strategic plan shall--
(A) delineate the management duties and functions of each Federal department
or agency involved in such satellite program;
(B) establish funding responsibilities for each Federal department or agency
in a manner which reflects their respective management duties and functions;
(C) set forth procedures to be followed in the development, procurement,
and operations of environmental satellites in such program;
(D) minimize the potential for developmental and procurement problems,
and for cost overruns;
(E) provide for effective interagency and international coordination;
(F) provide for research and development activities to ensure that the
procurement of operational environmental satellites relies on proven
technologies, and to investigate potential improvements in data applications
and operations for such satellites in order to improve the national weather
warning and forecast system; and
(G) specify legislative and administrative actions necessary to implement
the plan and to accomplish the objectives described in paragraph (2).
(d) GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE COMPLETE PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION- (1) Except
as provided in paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of Commerce for all fiscal years beginning with fiscal year
1993, not to exceed $1,005,255,000, to remain available until expended,
to complete the procurement of Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellites I, J, K, L, and M, and the procurement of the launching and
supporting ground systems of such satellites.
(2) None of the funds are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year
under paragraph (1), unless, within 60 days after the submission of the
President's budget request for such fiscal year, the Secretary of Commerce--
(A) certifies to the Congress that--
(i) the results of testing indicate that the satellite instruments are
likely to meet the technical performance specifications included in the
satellite contract as in effect on October 1, 1992;
(ii) the procurements can be completed without requiring further
authorization of appropriations beyond amounts authorized under paragraph
(1); and
(iii) the Secretary foresees no gap in two-satellite service operations
resulting from non-performance of the satellite contract; or
(B) submits to the Congress a report which describes--
(i) the circumstances which prevent a certification under subparagraph (A);
(ii) remedial actions undertaken or to be undertaken with respect to such
circumstances;
(iii) the effects of such circumstances on the launch schedule and satellite
coverage; and
(iv) a justification for proceeding with the program, if appropriate.

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(a) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
to carry out its data and information services activities under law,
$32,628,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $39,596,000 for fiscal year 1993. Moneys
appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be used to fund those
activities relating to data and information services specified by the Act
of 1890 and by any other law involving such activities. Such activities
include climate data services, ocean data services, geophysical data
services, and environmental assessment and information services.
(b) MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE- Of the sums authorized under subsection (a),
$10,000,000 in fiscal year 1992 and $15,000,000 in fiscal year 1993 are
authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of modernizing the data and
information systems of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
to meet increasing requirements for managing, archiving, and distributing
environmental data and information.
(c) NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR DATA MANAGEMENT, ARCHIVAL, AND DISTRIBUTION-
(1) Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act and
at least biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall complete an
assessment of the adequacy of the environmental data and information systems
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In conducting such
an assessment, the Secretary shall take into consideration the need to--
(A) provide adequate capacity to manage, archive, and disseminate
environmental data and information collected and processed, or expected
to be collected and processed, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and other appropriate departments and agencies;
(B) establish, develop, and maintain information bases, including necessary
management systems, which will promote consistent, efficient, and compatible
transfer and use of data;
(C) develop effective interfaces among the environmental data and information
systems of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other
appropriate departments and agencies;
(D) develop and use nationally accepted formats and standards for data
collected by various national and international sources; and
(E) integrate and interpret data from different sources to produce
information that can be used by decisionmakers in developing policies that
effectively respond to national and global environmental concerns.
(2) Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act
and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall develop and
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives a comprehensive plan, based on the assessment under paragraph
(1), to modernize and improve the environmental data and information systems
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The report shall--
(A) set forth modernization and improvement objectives for the 10-year
period beginning with the year in which the plan is submitted, including
facility requirements and critical new technological components that would
be necessary to meet the objectives set forth;
(B) propose specific agency programs and activities for implementing
the plan;
(C) identify the data and information management, archival, and distribution
responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
with respect to other Federal departments and agencies and international
organizations, including the role of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration with respect to large data systems like the Earth Observing
System Data and Information System; and
(D) provide an implementation schedule and estimate funding levels necessary
to achieve modernization and improvement objectives.

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(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM- (1) The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Commerce shall establish a 5-year joint program for collecting
operational and reconnaissance data, conducting research, and analyzing
data on tropical cyclones to assist the forecast and warning program and
increase the understanding of the causes and behavior of tropical cyclones.
(2) The Secretary of Commerce shall establish the Tropical Cyclone Research
Advisory Committee, an advisory committee of tropical cyclone research
scientists, to make recommendations for tropical cyclone research activities
and reconnaissance procedures.
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES- (1) The Secretary of Defense shall have the
responsibility for maintaining, flying, and funding tropical cyclone
reconnaissance aircraft to accomplish the program established under this
section and to transfer the data to the Secretary of Commerce. Program
responsibility may not be transferred to any other Federal department or
agency, including the Coast Guard, without the agreement and approval of the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the head of any other
Federal agency or department to which the responsibility is transferred.
(2) The Secretary of Commerce shall have the responsibility to provide
funding for data gathering and research by remote sensing, ground sensing,
research aircraft, and other technologies necessary to accomplish the
program established under this section.
(c) MANAGEMENT PLANS- (1) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Commerce shall jointly develop and, within 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a management plan for the
program established under this section, which shall include organizational
structure, goals, major tasks, and funding profiles for the 5-year duration
of the program.
(2) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation
with the Tropical Cyclone Research Advisory Committee established by section
107(a)(2), shall jointly develop and, within 4 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a management plan providing
for continued tropical cyclone surveillance and reconnaissance which will
adequately protect the citizens of the coastal areas of the United States.
(3) The management plans and programs required by this section shall in
every sense provide for at least the same degree and quality of protection
(such as early warning capability and accuracy of fixing a storm's location)
as currently exists with a combination of satellite technology and manned
reconnaissance flights. Additionally, such plans and programs shall in no way
allow any reduction in the level, quality, timeliness, sustainability, or
area served (including the State of Hawaii) of both the existing principal
and back-up tropical cyclone reconnaissance and tracking systems.

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(a) ESTABLISHMENT- The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the
Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology
through the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences, shall establish
a United States Weather Research Program to--
(1) increase benefits to the Nation from the substantial investment in
modernizing the public weather warning and forecast system in the United
States;
(2) improve local and regional weather forecasts and warnings;
(3) address critical weather-related scientific issues; and
(4) coordinate governmental, university, and private-sector efforts.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN- Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Committee on
Earth and Environmental Sciences, shall prepare and submit to the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a plan for
implementation of the United States Weather Research Program which shall--
(1) establish, for the 10-year period beginning in the year the plan is
submitted, the goals and priorities for Federal weather research which most
effectively advance the scientific understanding of weather processes and
provide information to improve weather warning and forecast systems in
the United States;
(2) describe specific activities, including research activities, data
collection and data analysis requirements, predictive modeling, participation
in international research efforts, demonstration of potential operational
forecast applications, and education and training required to achieve such
goals and priorities; and
(3) set forth the role of each Federal agency and department to be involved
in the United States Weather Research Program, identifying and addressing,
as appropriate, relevant programs and activities of the Federal agencies
and departments that would contribute to such Program.

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(a) FACILITY ACQUISITION- The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration is authorized--
(1) to construct, on approximately 10 acres of land to be leased from the
University of Nevada System, Desert Research Institute, or
(2) in the alternative, to acquire by lease construction on such land,
with a lease term of up to 30 years,
a Weather Forecast Office, upper air facility, regional climate center, and
associated instruments and site improvements as part of the implementation of
the Next Generation Weather Radar and National Weather Service Modernization
Program for the Reno, Nevada area. This authorization is subject to the
availability of appropriations provided in advance for the purpose stated
in paragraph (1) or (2).
(b) REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY- The Administrator is authorized to reimburse
the Desert Research Institute for the cost of providing utilities and
access to the site.
(c) OPERATIONS- The Administrator is authorized to carry out the operations
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in such facility.

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(a) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITY- The Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to construct, on land to be
leased from Florida International University at the University's Tamiami
campus, a facility for the National Hurricane Center, a Weather Forecast
Office, an upper air facility, and associated site improvements as part
of the implementation of the Next Generation Weather Radar and National
Weather Service Modernization Program for the South Florida area. This
authorization is subject to the availability of appropriations provided
in advance for the purpose stated in this subsection.
(b) OPERATIONS- The Administrator is authorized to carry out the operations
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in such facility.

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(a) FACILITY ACQUISITION- (1) The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration is authorized to lease building and associated
space from the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, for the operation of
a Weather Forecast Office, as part of the implementation of the Next
Generation Weather Radar and National Weather Service Modernization Program
for the State of Hawaii, for a term of up to 20 years. This authorization
is subject to the availability of appropriations provided in advance for
the purpose stated in this paragraph.
(2) Rental costs for the space leased under paragraph (1) shall not exceed
fair annual rental value as established by governmental appraisal.
(b) ALTERATIONS- The Administrator is authorized to expend funds to make
all necessary alterations to the space to allow for operation of a Weather
Forecast Office.
(c) OPERATIONS- The Administrator is authorized to carry out the operations
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  in such facility.

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The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
shall establish an Institute for Aviation Weather Prediction. The Institute
shall provide forecasts, weather warnings, and other weather services to
the United States aviation community. The Institute shall expand upon the
activities of the aviation unit currently at the National Severe Storms
Forecast Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and shall be established in
the Kansas City, Missouri area. The Administrator shall provide a full
and fair opportunity for employees at the National Severe Storms Forecast
Center to assume comparable duties and responsibilities within the Institute.

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(a) FACILITY ACQUISITION- (1) The  Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration is authorized to lease building and associated
space to be constructed by the University of Oklahoma, Norman, for the
operation of the National Severe Storms Laboratory, Weather Forecast Office,
NEXRAD Operational Support Facility, and National Institute for Storm
Prediction as part of the implementation of the Next Generation Weather
Radar and National Weather Service Modernization Program, for a term
of up to 20 years. This authorization is subject to the availability of
appropriations provided in advance for the purpose stated in this paragraph.
(2) Rental costs for the space leased under paragraph (1) shall not exceed
fair annual rental value as established by governmental appraisal.
(b) ALTERATIONS- The  Administrator is authorized to expend funds to make
all necessary alterations to the space to allow for operations listed in
subsection (a)(1).
(c) OPERATIONS- The  Administrator is authorized to carry out the operations
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  in such facility.

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(a) FINDINGS- The Congress finds that--
(1) section 602 of the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984
(15 U.S.C. 4272) directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide for the
archiving of land remote-sensing data for historical, scientific, and
technical purposes, including long-term global environmental monitoring;
(2) the Secretary of Commerce currently provides for the archiving
of Landsat data at the Department of the Interior's EROS Data Center,
which is consistent with the requirement of section 602(g) of such Act
(15 U.S.C. 4272(g)) to use existing Federal Government facilities to the
extent practicable in carrying out this archiving responsibility;
(3) the Landsat data collected since 1972 are an important global data
set for monitoring and assessing land resources and global change;
(4) the Secretary of the Interior maintains archives of aerial photography,
digital cartographic data, and other Earth science data at the EROS Data
Center that also are important data sets for monitoring and assessing land
resources and global change;
(5) it is appropriate to transfer authority to the Secretary of the Interior
for the archiving of land remote-sensing data; and
(6) the Secretary of the Interior should explore ways to facilitate the
use of archived data for research purposes consistent with other provisions
of the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984.
(b) PROVISION OF UNENHANCED DATA- Section 402(b)(4) of the Land
Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4242(b)(4)) is
amended by inserting `of the Interior' immediately after `Secretary'.
(c) ARCHIVING OF DATA- Section 602 of the Land Remote-Sensing
Commercialization Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4272) is amended--
(1) in subsections (b), (c), (d), (f), and (g), by inserting `of the
Interior' immediately after `Secretary' each place it appears; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(h) in carrying out the functions of this section, the Secretary of
the Interior shall consult with the Secretary to ensure that archiving
activities are consistent with the terms and conditions of any contract
or agreement entered into under title II, III, or V of this Act and with
any license issued under title IV of this Act.'.

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Notwithstanding any other law, any property and improvements to that property
located on Woodley Island in the city of Eureka, California, that are--
(1) acquired by the Secretary of Commerce from Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation
and Conservation District, California, for use as a weather forecasting
office; and
(2) determined by the Secretary to be excess property,
shall revert to that district.

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(a) IN GENERAL- The Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering,
and Technology through the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences, in
consultation with Federal, academic, and commercial users of remotely sensed
data, shall consider and develop findings and recommendations regarding--
(1) the most urgent current needs of oceanographic researchers within the
Federal Government, the academic community, and the private sector, for
remote sensing capabilities and remotely sensed data, including findings
regarding the present inadequacies in these capabilities and data; and
(2) the major goals of satellite oceanography for the next 10 years.
(b) REPORT- Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology
shall submit to the Congress a report which describes the findings and
recommendations of the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences,
including recommendations for, or a description of actions to be taken
toward--
(1) correcting the inadequacies in remote sensing capabilities;
(2) improving the availability of remotely sensed data; and
(3) achieving the major goals of satellite oceanography developed pursuant
to subsection (a)(2).

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(a) MAPPING, CHARTING, AND GEODESY- There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out mapping, charting, and geodesy activities
(including geodetic data collection and analysis) under the Act of 1947
and any other law involving those activities, $50,917,000 for fiscal year
1992 and $51,087,000 for fiscal year 1993.
(b) OBSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT- There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out observation and assessment activities--
(1) under the Act of 1947 and any other law involving those activities,
$57,273,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $57,273,000 for fiscal year 1993; and
(2) under title II of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries
Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.), $11,000,000 for fiscal year 1992
and $11,000,000 for fiscal year 1993.
(c) COASTAL OCEAN PROGRAM- Of the sums authorized under subsection
(b)(1), $17,352,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992 and 1993 are
authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of conducting a Coastal
Ocean Program. Such program shall augment and integrate existing programs
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and shall include
efforts to improve predictions of fish stocks, to better conserve and
manage living marine resources, to improve predictions of coastal ocean
pollution to help correct and prevent degradation of the ocean environment,
to promote development of ocean technology to support the effort of science
to understand and characterize the role oceans play in global climate and
environmental analysis, and to improve predictions of coastal hazards to
protect human life and personal property.
(d) LONG ISLAND SOUND CIRCULATION MODEL- No moneys appropriated pursuant
to the authorizations in this Act shall be used to conduct analyses of
samples collected under the National Status and Trends Program until the
Policy Committee of the Long Island Sound Study certifies that the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has completed the water circulation
model for Long Island Sound.
(e) CIRCULATION MODEL FUNDING- Of the sums authorized under subsection
(b) for fiscal year 1992, $600,000 is available for completion of the
water circulation model for Long Island Sound and $400,000 is available
for National Status and Trends Program stations in Long Island Sound.
(f) OCEAN MANAGEMENT- There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out ocean management activities, $1,678,000 for
fiscal year 1992 and $1,823,000 for fiscal year 1993.

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TITLE II

-NOAA OCEAN AND COASTAL PROGRAMS

(a) OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION- There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out ocean and Great Lakes
research activities under the Act of 1947, the Act of 1890, and any other
law involving those activities, $32,171,000 for fiscal year 1992 and
$39,800,000 for fiscal year 1993.
(b) COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR LIMNOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH- In
addition to amounts authorized under subsection (a), there are authorized
to be appropriated to the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $250,000 for fiscal year 1992
and $260,000 for fiscal year 1993, for use by the Cooperative Institute for
Limnology and Ecosystems Research (established in partnership with the State
of Michigan and the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory) for--
(1) research conducted by the Institute;
(2) development of the Institute; and
(3) for preparation of a five-year plan for research and development.
(c) LARGE LAKES RESEARCH- (1) In addition to amounts authorized under
subsections (a) and (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Commerce for use by the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $2,080,000 for fiscal year
1993 for use for preparing a plan for large lakes research.
(2) Amounts appropriated under this subsection may be used for--
(A) preparation of a 5-year plan designating large lake study sites,
research activities, and anticipated research products; and
(B) collection of physical, chemical, and biological data required for
preparing that plan.
(3) Activities conducted with amounts appropriated under this subsection
shall be coordinated through the Great Lakes Environmental Research
Laboratory, working in association with the Cooperative Institute for
Limnology and Ecosystems Research and the National Undersea Research Program.

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(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of Commerce $11,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $11,440,000
for fiscal year 1993 for use in implementing the Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-646).
(b) REPORT- Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit a report to the Congress on
progress toward establishing a nonindigenous aquatic nuisance prevention and
control program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
and projected funding for such a program for the following five fiscal years.

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The National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978 (33 U.S.C. 1701-1709)
is repealed.

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(a) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED AS REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES-
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts received by the
United States as reimbursement of expenses related to oil or hazardous
substance spill response activities, or natural resource damage assessment,
restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, or acquisition activities,
conducted (or to be conducted) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration--
(1) shall be deposited into the Fund;
(2) shall be available, without fiscal year limitation and without
apportionment, for use in accordance with the law under which the activities
are conducted; and
(3) shall not be considered to be an augmentation of appropriations.
(b) APPLICATION- Subsection (a) shall apply to amounts described in
subsection (a) that are received--
(1) after the date of the enactment of this Act; or
(2) with respect to the oil spill associated with the grounding of the
EXXON VALDEZ.
(c) DEFINITIONS- For purposes of this section--
(1) the term `Fund' means the Damage Assessment and Restoration Revolving
Fund of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration referred to
in title I of Public Law 101-515 under the heading `National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration' (104 Stat. 2105); and
(2) the term `expenses' includes incremental and base salaries, ships,
aircraft, and associated indirect costs, except the term does not include
base salaries and benefits of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Support Coordinators.
SEC 301. 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 striking `$26,500,000' and all that follows through
`fiscal year 1989' and inserting in lieu thereof `$47,933,000 for fiscal
year 1992 and $59,162,000 for fiscal year 1993';
(2) in section 3(a) by striking `$35,000,000' the first time it appears and
all that follows through `fiscal year 1989' and inserting in lieu thereof
`$27,290,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $35,594,000 for fiscal year 1993'; and
(3) in section 4(a) by striking `$10,000,000' and all that follows through
`fiscal year 1989' and inserting in lieu thereof `$12,182,000 for fiscal
year 1992 and $18,838,000 for fiscal year 1993'.

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Section 2 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine
Fisheries Program Authorization Act (Public Law 98-210; 97 Stat. 1409)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(d) Of the sums authorized under subsection (a) of this section,
$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992 and 1993 are authorized to
be appropriated for the purpose of developing dolphin-safe methods of
locating and catching yellowfin tuna. Such authorization shall be in
addition to moneys authorized under section 7 of the Act entitled `An
Act to improve the operation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
and for other purposes', approved October 9, 1981 (16 U.S.C. 1384). Within
six months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary,
in cooperation with the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and after
consultation with interested persons, shall publish a program plan for
public comment that shall provide for--
`(1) cooperative research to improve understanding of the behavioral
association of dolphins and yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific
Ocean;
`(2) development, testing, and implementation of new methods of locating
and catching yellowfin tuna without the incidental taking of dolphins; and
`(3) appropriate measures to ensure program participation and sharing of
associated costs by each foreign government that conducts, or authorizes
its nationals to conduct, yellowfin tuna fishing in the eastern tropical
Pacific Ocean.'.

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TITLE III

-NOAA MARINE FISHERY PROGRAMS

Section 304(e) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1854(e)) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3),
and any reference thereto, as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively,
and by inserting immediately after `FISHERIES RESEARCH- ' the following:
`(1) The Secretary shall initiate and maintain, in cooperation with the
Councils, a comprehensive program of fishery research to carry out and
further the purposes, policy, and provisions of this Act. Such program shall
be designed to acquire knowledge and information, including statistics, on
fishery conservation and management and on the economics of the fisheries.'.
SEC 304. FISHERY FACILITIES.
Section 1101(k) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1271(k)),
is amended--
(1) by striking `or' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by adding `or' at the end of paragraph (2); and
(3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
`(3) for aquaculture, including operations on land or elsewhere--
`(A) any structure or appurtenance thereto designed for aquaculture;
`(B) the land necessary for any such structure or appurtenance described
in subparagraph (A);
`(C) equipment which is for use in connection with any such structure or
appurtenance and which is necessary for the performance of any function
referred to in subparagraph (A); and
`(D) any vessel built in the United States used for, equipped to be used
for, or of a type which is normally used for aquaculture;'.

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Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives
a joint report describing methods by which Coast Guard enforcement efforts
in the western Pacific Ocean under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) may be enhanced and coordinated
with those of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The
report shall--
(1) evaluate the ability of the Coast Guard to address key enforcement
problems, which the Secretary of Commerce shall identify, for the western
Pacific Ocean, particularly in the exclusive economic zone adjacent to
the Hawaiian Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories
and possessions of the United States;
(2) propose procedures by which the Coast Guard and the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration may coordinate their efforts to improve
and maximize effective enforcement of fisheries regulations, including but
not limited to the chartering of light aircraft for fisheries surveillance
and enforcement; and
(3) recommend appropriate levels of Coast Guard participation in such
efforts.

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(a) STUDY- The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study in the eastern
Gulf of Mexico on the effects of feeding of noncaptive dolphins by human
beings. The study conducted pursuant to this section shall be designed to
detect any behavior or diet modification resulting from this feeding and
to identify the effects, if any, of these modifications on the health and
well-being of the dolphins.
(b) EXTERNAL REVIEW- In design and conduct of the study required under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the National Academy of
Sciences and the Marine Mammal Commission.
(c) REPORT- Within 18 months after the date of the 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 conducted pursuant to subsection (a).

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(a) ESTABLISHMENT- (1) The Secretary of Commerce shall establish, within
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an office to be known
as the Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office (hereinafter referred to
as the `Office').
(2) The Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Chesapeake Bay Executive
Council. Any individual appointed as Director shall have knowledge and
experience in research or resource management efforts in the Chesapeake Bay.
(3) The Director may appoint such additional personnel for the Office as
the Director determines necessary to carry out this section.
(b) FUNCTIONS- The Office, in consultation with the Chesapeake Bay Executive
Council, shall--
(1) provide technical assistance to the Administrator, to other Federal
departments and agencies, and to State and local government agencies in--
(A) assessing the processes that shape the Chesapeake Bay system and affect
its living resources;
(B) identifying technical and management alternatives for the restoration
and protection of living resources and the habitats they depend upon; and
(C) monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of management plans;
(2) develop and implement a strategy for the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration that integrates the science, research,
monitoring, data collection, regulatory, and management responsibilities of
the Secretary of Commerce in such a manner as to assist the cooperative,
intergovernmental Chesapeake Bay Program to meet the commitments of the
Chesapeake Bay Agreement;
(3) coordinate the programs and activities of the various organizations
within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the
Chesapeake Bay Regional Sea Grant Programs (including programs and
activities in coastal and estuarine research, monitoring, and assessment;
fisheries research and stock assessments; data management; remote sensing;
coastal management; and habitat conservation);
(4) coordinate the activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration with the activities of the Environmental Protection Agency
and other Federal, State, and local agencies;
(5) establish an effective mechanism which shall ensure that projects have
undergone appropriate peer review and provide other appropriate means to
determine that projects have acceptable scientific and technical merit
for the purpose of achieving maximum utilization of available funds and
resources to benefit the Chesapeake Bay area;
(6) remain cognizant of ongoing research, monitoring, and management
projects and assist in the dissemination of the results and findings of
those projects; and
(7) submit a biennial report to the Congress and the Secretary of Commerce
with respect to the activities of the Office and on the progress made
in protecting and restoring the living resources and habitat of the
Chesapeake Bay.
(c) BUDGET LINE ITEM- The Secretary of Commerce shall identify, in the
President's annual budget to the Congress, the funding request for the
Office.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- Section 2 of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Program Authorization Act
(Public Law 98-210; 97 Stat. 1409), as amended by section 302 of this Act,
is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(e) Of the sums authorized under subsection (a) of this section, no
more than $2,500,000 are authorized to be appropriated for each of the
fiscal years 1992 and 1993 to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to establish the Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office
under section 306 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Authorization Act of 1991. No more than 20 percent of the amount appropriated
under the authorization in this subsection shall be used for administrative
purposes.'.
(e) CHESAPEAKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL- For purposes of this section, `Chesapeake
Executive Council' means the representatives from the Commonwealth
of Virginia, the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
the Environmental Protection Agency, the District of Columbia, and the
Chesapeake Bay Commission, who are signatories to the Chesapeake Bay
Agreement, and any future signatories to that Agreement.

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(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESEARCH PROGRAM- The Secretary of Commerce,
in cooperation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish
and administer a 5-year national shellfish research program (hereafter in
this section referred to as the `Program') for the purpose of improving
existing classification systems for shellfish growing waters using the
latest technological advancements in microbiology and epidemiological
methods. Within 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the advisory committee established
under subsection (b) and the Consortium, shall develop a comprehensive
5-year plan for the Program which shall at a minimum provide for--
(1) an environmental assessment of commercial shellfish growing areas in
the United States, including an evaluation of the relationships between
indicators of fecal contamination and human enteric pathogens;
(2) the evaluation of such relationships with respect to potential health
hazards associated with human consumption of shellfish;
(3) a comparison of the current microbiological methods used for evaluating
indicator bacteria and human enteric pathogens in shellfish and shellfish
growing waters with new technological methods designed for this purpose;
(4) the evaluation of current and projected systems for human sewage
treatment in eliminating viruses and other human enteric pathogens which
accumulate in shellfish;
(5) the design of epidemiological studies to relate microbiological data,
sanitary survey data, and human shellfish consumption data to actual
hazards to health associated with such consumption; and
(6) recommendations for revising Federal shellfish standards and improving
the capabilities of Federal and State agencies to effectively manage
shellfish and ensure the safety of shellfish intended for human consumption.
(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE- (1) For the purpose of providing oversight of
the Program on a continuing basis, an advisory committee (hereafter in
this section referred to as the `Committee') shall be established under
a memorandum of understanding between the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation
Conference and the National Marine Fisheries Service.
(2) The Committee shall--
(A) identify priorities for achieving the purpose of the Program;
(B) review and recommend approval or disapproval of Program work plans
and plans of operation;
(C) review and comment on all subcontracts and grants to be awarded under
the Program;
(D) receive and review progress reports from the Consortium and program
subcontractors and grantees; and
(E) provide such other advice on the Program as is appropriate.
(3) The Committee shall consist of at least ten members and shall include--
(A) three members representing agencies having authority under State law
to regulate the shellfish industry, of whom one shall represent each of
the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico shellfish growing regions;
(B) three members representing persons engaged in the shellfish industry
in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico shellfish growing regions (who
shall be appointed from among at least six recommendations by the industry
members of the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference Executive Board),
of whom one shall represent the shellfish industry in each region;
(C) three members, of whom one shall represent each of the following
Federal agencies: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
Environmental Protection Agency, and the Food and Drug Administration; and
(D) one member representing the Shellfish Institute of North America.
(4) The Chairman of the Committee shall be selected from among the Committee
members described in paragraph (3)(A).
(5) The Committee shall establish and maintain a subcommittee of scientific
experts to provide advice, assistance, and information relevant to research
funded under the Program, except that no individual who is awarded, or whose
application is being considered for, a grant or subcontract under the Program
may serve on such subcommittee. The membership of the subcommittee shall,
to the extent practicable, be regionally balanced with experts who have
scientific knowledge concerning each of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of
Mexico shellfish growing regions. Scientists from the National Academy of
Sciences and appropriate Federal agencies (including the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for
Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection
Agency, and National Science Foundation) shall be considered for membership
on the subcommittee.
(6) Members of the Committee and its scientific subcommittee established
under this subsection shall not be paid for serving on the Committee or
subcommittee, but shall receive travel expenses as authorized by section
5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) CONTRACT WITH CONSORTIUM- Within 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall seek to enter into a cooperative
agreement or contract with the Consortium under which the Consortium will--
(1) be the academic administrative organization and fiscal agent for
the Program;
(2) award and administer such grants and subcontracts as are approved by
the Committee under subsection (b);
(3) develop and implement a scientific peer review process for evaluating
grant and subcontractor applications prior to review by the Committee;
(4) in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Committee,
procure the services of a scientific project director;
(5) develop and submit budgets, progress reports, work plans, and plans of
operation for the Program to the Secretary of Commerce and the Committee; and
(6) make available to the Committee such staff, information, and assistance
as the Committee may reasonably require to carry out its activities.
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS- Within 3 months after the date of enactment of
this Act and within each of the next three consecutive 3-month intervals,
the Secretary of Commerce shall provide Congress with written assessments
of Federal efforts to implement this section. In addition, the Secretary
of Commerce shall submit an annual report to Congress on the Program,
including a description of the research funded under the Program and the
results of such research.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- (1) Of the sums authorized under section
4(a) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries
Program Authorization Act (Public Law 98-210; 97 Stat. 1409), there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $5,200,000 for
each of the fiscal years 1993 through 1997 for carrying out the Program. Of
the amounts appropriated pursuant to this authorization, not more than
5 percent of such appropriation  may be used for administrative purposes
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The remaining 95
percent of such appropriation shall be used to meet the administrative
and scientific objectives of the Program.
(2) The Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference shall not administer
appropriations authorized under this section, but may be reimbursed from
such appropriations for its expenses in arranging for travel, meetings,
workshops, or conferences necessary to carry out the Program.
(f) DEFINITIONS- As used in this section, the term--
(1) `Consortium' means the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium; and
(2) `shellfish' means any species of oyster, clam, or mussel that is
harvested for human consumption.

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The Secretary of Commerce shall acquire on a long-term basis from the
Administrator of General Services space on Pivers Island in Beaufort, North
Carolina, that is needed to implement the memorandum of understanding of
March 2, 1989, between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Duke University, and the University of North Carolina establishing the
Cooperative Institute of Fisheries Oceanography. This section shall not
apply if the annual cost of leasing the required space exceeds $2,000,000.

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(a) STUDY- (1) The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a comprehensive
economic study to provide baseline information to guide policy decisions on
the future of the United States Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp
fishery. Funds shall only be expended under the terms of paragraph (2)
of this section.
(2) The study shall--
(A) gather information as to the extent to which governmental and economic
factors have affected or may affect the United States Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic shrimp fishery;
(B) attempt to expand available historical data through survey contacts
and cooperation with the industry; and
(C) incorporate the results of the studies on the United States Gulf of
Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fishery that are underway or completed
on the date this section is effective.
(b) REPORT- The Secretary of Commerce shall submit a report to Congress
detailing the results of this study no later than October 1, 1993.
(c) AUTHORIZATION- There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
the provisions of this section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1993. None
of the funds authorized under section 304(g) of the Magnuson Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1854(g)) may be used to carry
out the provisions of this section.

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(a) IN GENERAL- Not later than six months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the heads
of other Federal agencies, shall prepare and 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 describing how current and planned satellite capabilities of the
Federal Government can aid in the enforcement of Federal fisheries laws
and international fisheries conservation programs.
(b) REPORT CONTENTS- The report under subsection (a) shall include
consideration of--
(1) active, transponder-based systems and passive, vessel signature-based
technologies capable of localizing or identifying individual vessels
without the use of vessel-carried transmitters;
(2) the resolution, coverage periods, and all-weather effectiveness of each
technology and the real-time data delivery capacity of the various systems;
(3) a description of the technological requirements (including data
processing and transfer procedures) and institutional requirements necessary
to transfer satellite data to end users for management and enforcement
purposes; and
(4) the status of foreign civil satellites and the feasibility of their
application to international vessel location and monitoring.

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(a) GRANTS- The Secretary of Commerce may make annual grants to the City
of San Francisco and the Port of San Francisco for each of the fiscal
years 1992 and 1993 for a joint project at the San Francisco Wharf to
demonstrate safe seafood handling and to conduct seafood education programs.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- For grants under this section, there
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce--
(1) $250,000 for fiscal year 1992; and
(2) $350,000 for fiscal year 1993.
Such funds shall remain available until expended.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Commerce
and the Department of the Interior are authorized to pay as appropriate,
$48,464, plus interest since June 6, 1988, to reimburse any unpaid costs
incurred in the research and preparation of a paper entitled `Quantification
of Subsistence and Cultural Need for Bowhead Whales by Alaska Eskimos',
which was presented by the United States to the 40th Annual Meeting of
the International Whaling Commission.

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The Secretary of Commerce, through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans
and Atmosphere, is authorized to construct a building, on approximately 15
acres of land to be leased from the University of Southwest Louisiana for
a 99-year term. This section shall not apply if the annual cost of leasing
the required land exceeds one dollar. This authorization is subject to the
availability of appropriations provided in advance for the purpose stated
in this section.

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Due to the logistical crisis at the National Marine Fisheries Service
Laboratory at Pascagoula, Mississippi, the Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration should give immediate consideration
to upgrading dock and warehouse support facilities at such Laboratory in
fiscal year 1993.

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(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 (including management, administrative
support, provision of retired pay of National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration commissioned officers, and policy development) under 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.),
and any other law involving those activities, $68,460,000 for fiscal year
1992 and $75,750,000 for fiscal year 1993.
(b) MARINE SERVICES- (1) 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, $63,407,000 for fiscal year 1992 and
$68,518,000 for fiscal year 1993.
(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce,
to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to acquire
a multibeam sonar mapper, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1993.
(3) In addition to sums authorized in paragraphs (1) and (2), there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $1,040,000 for
fiscal year 1993 for the reactivation and operation of the research vessle
ALBATROSS IV.
(4)(A) Unless necessary for safety reasons, the Secretary of Commerce
shall not deactivate the ALBATROSS IV (if active), until an equivalent
replacement vessel is operational.
(B) The Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives 60 days prior to the
proposed deactivation of any other research vessel of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, if an equivalent replacement vessel will
not become operational at the time of deactivation.
(5) The Secretary of Commerce shall consult with the Oceanographer of
the Navy regarding appropriate cost effective and practical measures to
allow vessels of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
be interoperable with vessels of the Department of the Navy, including
with respect to operation, maintenance, and repair of those vessels.
(c) AIRCRAFT SERVICES- There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out aircraft services activities (including
aircraft operations, maintenance, and support) under the Act of 1890 and
any other law involving those activities, $8,865,000 for fiscal year 1992
and $10,336,000 for fiscal year 1993.

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TITLE IV

-ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER ACCOUNTS

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, for
acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of facilities of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under any law involving
those activities, $34,917,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $94,500,000 for
fiscal year 1993.

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(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Commerce shall provide notice to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and to the Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, not less than 15 days before
reprogramming funds available for a program, project, or activity of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in an amount greater than
the lesser of $250,000 or 5 percent of the total funding of such program,
project, or activity if the reprogramming--
(1) augments an existing program, project, or activity;
(2) reduces by 5 percent or more (A) the funding for an existing program,
project, or activity or (B) the numbers of personnel therefor as approved
by Congress; or
(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which
would result in a change in an existing program, project, or activity.
(b) NOTICE OF REORGANIZATION- The Secretary of Commerce shall provide
notice to the Committees on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Science, Space,
and Technology, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the
Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the
Senate not later than 15 days before any major reorganization of any program,
project, or activity of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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(a) PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS- Within 12 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall develop and, after notice
and opportunity for public comment, promulgate regulations or guidelines
to ensure that a completed application for a grant, contract, or other
financial assistance under a nondiscretionary assistance program shall be
processed and approved or disapproved within 75 days after submission of
the application to the responsible program office of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
(b) NOTIFICATION OF APPLICANT- Not later than 14 days after the date on which
the Secretary of Commerce receives an application for a contract, grant,
or other financial assistance provided under a nondiscretionary assistance
program administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
the Secretary shall indicate in writing to the applicant whether or not the
application is complete and, if not complete, shall specify the additional
material that the applicant must provide to complete the application.
(c) EXEMPTION- In the case of a program for which the recipient of a grant,
contract, or other financial assistance is specified by statute to be, or
has customarily been, a State or an interstate fishery commission, such
financial assistance may be provided by the Secretary to that recipient
on a sole-source basis, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
(d) DEFINITION- In this section, the term `nondiscretionary assistance
program' means any program for providing financial assistance--
(1) under which the amount of funding for, and the intended recipient of,
the financial assistance is specified by Congress; or
(2) the recipients of which have customarily been a State or an interstate
fishery commission.

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Notwithstanding section 1307 of title 44, United States Code, the price
of nautical charts or other nautical products produced or published by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and sold after the date of
the enactment of this Act shall not exceed the price of that type of chart
or product on the date of enactment of this Act adjusted for inflation. This
section shall not apply after September 30, 1994.

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The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere, may enter into cooperative agreements and other
financial agreements with any nonprofit organization to--
(1) aid and promote scientific and educational activities to foster public
understanding of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or
its programs; and
(2) solicit private donations for the support of such activities.

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ACTIVITIES.
(a) FINDINGS- The Congress finds the following:
(1) In this decade, more than two-thirds of the new entrants to the United
States labor force will be minorities and women--groups which for the most
part have been historically underrepresented in the sciences.
(2) The National Science Foundation estimates that by the year 2000,
the United States will face a shortfall of more than 400,000 science and
engineering personnel.
(3) Given the demographics of the United States workforce, the problem
of underrepresented minorities and women in the sciences and engineering
could seriously compromise the industrial and technological capability
of the United States, as well as its ability to compete in international
marketplaces.
(4) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has made important
efforts to promote education programs in the sciences for students,
teachers, and other citizens.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS- It is the sense of the Congress that the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration should continue to expand its
educational programs in the sciences, and in this effort, 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.

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The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 is amended
by adding at the end the following new title:
`TITLE V--NATIONAL COASTAL MONITORING ACT
`SEC. 501. PURPOSES.
`The purposes of this title are to--
`(1) establish a comprehensive national program for consistent monitoring
of the Nation's coastal ecosystems;
`(2) establish long-term water quality assessment and monitoring programs
for high priority coastal waters that will enhance the ability of Federal,
State, and local authorities to develop and implement effective remedial
programs for those waters;
`(3) establish a system for reviewing and evaluating the scientific,
analytical, and technological means that are available for monitoring the
environmental quality of coastal ecosystems;
`(4) establish methods for identifying uniform indicators of coastal
ecosystem quality;
`(5) provide for periodic, comprehensive reports to Congress concerning
the quality of the Nation's coastal ecosystems;
`(6) establish a coastal environment information program to distribute
coastal monitoring information;
`(7) provide state programs authorized under the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) with information necessary to design
land use plans and coastal zone regulations that will contribute to the
protection of coastal ecosystems; and
`(8) provide certain water pollution control programs authorized under the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) with information
necessary to design and implement effective coastal water pollution controls.
`SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.
`For the purposes of this title, the term--
`(1) `Administrator' means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency;
`(2) `coastal ecosystem' means a system of interacting biological, chemical,
and physical components throughout the water column, water surface, and
benthic environment of coastal waters;
`(3) `coastal water quality' means the physical, chemical and biological
parameters that relate to the health and integrity of coastal ecosystems;
`(4) `coastal water quality monitoring' means a continuing program of
measurement, analysis, and synthesis to identify and quantify coastal
water quality conditions and trends to provide a technical basis for
decisionmaking;
`(5) `coastal waters' means waters of the Great Lakes, including their
connecting waters and those portions of rivers, streams, and other bodies
of water having unimpaired connection with the open sea up to the head
of tidal influence, including wetlands, intertidal areas, bays, harbors,
and lagoons, including waters of the territorial sea of the United States
and the contiguous zone'; and
`(6) `Under Secretary' means Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere.
`SEC. 503. COMPREHENSIVE COASTAL WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM.
`(a) AUTHORITY; JOINT IMPLEMENTATION- (1) The Administrator and the Under
Secretary, in conjunction with other Federal, State, and local authorities,
shall jointly develop and implement a program for the long-term collection,
assimilation, and analysis of scientific data designed to measure the
environmental quality of the Nation's coastal ecosystems pursuant to this
section. Monitoring conducted pursuant to this section shall be coordinated
with relevant monitoring programs conducted by the Administrator, Under
Secretary, and other Federal, State, and local authorities.
`(2) Primary leadership for the monitoring program activities conducted by
the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to this section shall be located
at the Environmental Research Laboratory in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
`(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS- The Comprehensive Coastal Water Quality Monitoring
Program shall include, but not be limited to--
`(1) identification and analysis of the status of environmental quality in
the Nation's coastal ecosystems, including but not limited to, assessment
of--
`(A) ambient water quality, including contaminant levels in relation to
criteria and standards issued pursuant to title III or the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.);
`(B) benthic environmental quality, including analysis of contaminant levels
in sediments in relation to criteria and standards issued pursuant to title
III of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.); and
`(C) health and quality of living resources.
`(2) identification of sources of environmental degradation affecting the
Nation's coastal ecosystems;
`(3) assessment of the impact of governmental programs and management
strategies and measures designed to abate or prevent the environmental
degradation of the Nation's coastal ecosystems;
`(4) assessment of the accumulation of floatables along coastal shorelines;
`(5) analysis of expected short-term and long-term trends in the
environmental quality of the Nation's coastal ecosystems; and
`(6) the development and implementation of intensive coastal water quality
monitoring programs in accordance with subsection (d).
(c) Monitoring Guidelines and Protocols-
`(1) GUIDELINES- Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of
this title, the Administrator and the Under Secretary shall jointly issue
coastal water quality monitoring guidelines to assist in the development
and implementation of coastal water quality monitoring programs. The
guidelines shall--
`(A) provide an appropriate degree of uniformity among the coastal water
quality monitoring methods and data while preserving the flexibility of
monitoring programs to address specific needs;
`(B) establish scientifically valid monitoring methods that will--
`(i) provide simplified methods to survey and assess the water quality
and ecological health of coastal waters;
`(ii) identify and quantify through more intensive efforts the severity
of existing or anticipated problems in selected coastal waters;
`(iii) identify and quantify sources of pollution that cause or contribute
to those problems, including point and nonpoint sources; and
`(iv) evaluate over time the effectiveness of efforts to reduce or eliminate
pollution from those sources;
`(C) provide for data compatibility to enable data to be efficiently stored
and shared by various users; and
`(D) identify appropriate physical, chemical, and biological indicators
of the health and quality of coastal ecosystems.
`(2) TECHNICAL PROTOCOLS- Guidelines issued under paragraph (1) shall
include protocols for--
`(A) designing statistically valid coastal water quality monitoring
networks and monitoring surveys, including assessment of the accumulation
of floatables.
`(B) sampling and analysis, including appropriate physical and chemical
parameters, living resource parameters, and sediment analysis techniques; and
`(C) quality control, quality assessment, and data consistency and
management.
`(3) PERIODIC REVIEW- The Administrator and the Under Secretary shall
periodically review the guidelines and protocols issued under this subsection
to evaluate their effectiveness, the degree to which they continue to answer
program objectives and provide an appropriate degree of uniformity while
taking local conditions into account, and any need to modify or supplement
them with new guidelines and protocols, as needed.
`(4) DISCHARGE PERMIT DATA- The Administrator or a State permitting authority
shall ensure that compliance monitoring conducted pursuant to section
402(a)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(a)(2))
for permits for discharges to coastal waters is consistent with the
guidelines issued under this subsection. Any modifications of discharge
permits necessary to implement this subsection shall be deemed to be
minor modifications of such permit. Nothing in this subsection requires
dischargers to conduct monitoring other than compliance monitoring pursuant
to permits under section 402(a)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(a)(2)).
`(d) INTENSIVE COASTAL WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAMS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Comprehensive Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Program
established pursuant to this section shall include intensive coastal water
quality monitoring programs developed under this subsection.
`(2) DESIGNATION OF INTENSIVE MONITORING AREAS- Not later than 24 months
after the date of enactment of this title and periodically thereafter,
the Administrator and the Under Secretary shall, based on recommendations
by the National Research Council, jointly designate coastal areas to be
intensively monitored.
`(3) IDENTIFICATION OF SUITABLE COASTAL AREAS- (A) The Administrator and
the Under Secretary shall contract with the National Research Council to
conduct a study to identify coastal areas suitable for the establishment of
intensive coastal monitoring programs. In identifying these coastal areas,
the National Research Council shall consider areas that--
`(i) are representatives of coastal ecosystems throughout the United States;
`(ii) will provide information to assess the status and trends of coastal
water quality nation-wide; and
`(iii) would benefit from intensive water quality monitoring because of
local management needs.
`(B) In making recommendations under this paragraph, the National Research
Council shall consult with Regional Research Boards established pursuant
to title IV of this Act.
`(C) The National Research Council shall, within 18 months of the date
of enactment of this title, submit a report to the Administrator and the
Under Secretary listing areas suitable for intensive monitoring.
`(D) The Administrator and the Under Secretary, in conjunction with
other Federal, State, and local authorities, shall develop and implement
multi-year programs of intensive monitoring for Massachusetts and Cape Cod
Bays, the Gulf of Maine, the Chesapeake Bay, the Hudson-Raritan Estuary,
and each area jointly designated by the Administrator and the Under
Secretary pursuant to paragraph (2).
`(4) INTENSIVE COASTAL WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAMS- Each intensive
coastal water quality monitoring program developed pursuant to this
subsection shall--
`(A) identify water quality conditions and problems and provide information
to assist in improving coastal water quality;
`(B) clearly state the goals and objectives of the monitoring program
and their relationship to the water quality objectives for coastal waters
covered by the program;
`(C) identify the water quality and biological parameters of the monitoring
program and their relationship to these goals and objectives;
`(D) describe the types of monitoring networks, surveys and other activities
to be used to achieve these goals and objectives, using where appropriate
the guidelines issued under subsection (c);
`(E) survey existing Federal, State, and local coastal monitoring activities
and private compliance monitoring activities in or on the coastal waters
covered by the program, describe the relationship of the program to those
other monitoring activities, and integrate them, as appropriate, into the
intensive monitoring program;
`(F) describe the data management and quality control components of the
program;
`(G) specify the implementation requirements for the program, including--
`(i) the lead Federal, State, or regional authority that will administer
the program;
`(ii) the public and private parties that will implement the program;
`(iii) a detailed schedule for program implementation;
`(iv) all Federal and State responsibilities for implementing the program;
and
`(v) the changes in Federal, State, and local monitoring programs necessary
to implement the program;
`(H) estimate the costs to Federal and State governments, and other
participants, of implementing the monitoring program; and
`(I) describe the methods to assess periodically the success of the
monitoring program in meeting its goals and objectives, and the manner in
which the program may be modified from time-to-time.
`(5) CRITERIA FOR MONITORING MASSACHUSETTS AND CAPE COD BAYS- In addition
to the criteria listed in paragraph (4), the intensive monitoring program
for Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays shall establish baseline data on
environmental phenomena (such as quantity of bacteria and quality of
indigenous species, and swimmability) and determine the ecological impacts
resulting from major point source discharges.
`(6) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING- Prior to implementing any intensive coastal
water quality monitoring program under this subsection, the Administrator
and the Under Secretary shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to
implement the intensive coastal water quality monitoring programs and may
extend the memorandum of Understanding to include other appropriate Federal
agencies. The Memorandum of Understanding shall identify the monitoring
and reporting responsibilities of each agency and shall encourage the
coordination of monitoring activities.
`(7) IMPLEMENTATION- (A) The Administrator, the Under Secretary, and the
Governor of each State having waters subject to an intensive coastal water
quality monitoring program developed pursuant to this subsection shall
ensure compliance with that program.
`(B) The Administrator and the Under Secretary are authorized to enter
into cooperative agreements to provide financial assistance to non-Federal
agencies and institutions to support implementation of intensive monitoring
programs under this subsection. Federal financial assistance may only be
provided on the condition that not less than fifty percent of the costs
of the monitoring to be conducted by a non-Federal agency or institution
is provided from non-Federal funds.
`(e) Comprehensive Implementation Strategy-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this title,
the Administrator and the Under Secretary shall jointly submit to Congress a
Comprehensive Implementation Strategy identifying the current and planned
activities to implement the Comprehensive Coastal Monitoring Program
pursuant to this section.
`(2) CONSULTATION- The Administrator and the Under Secretary shall consult
with the National Academy of Sciences, the Director of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, the Director of the Minerals Management Service,
the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary
of Agriculture, the heads of any other relevant Federal or regional agencies,
and the Governors of coastal States in developing the Strategy.
`(3) PUBLIC COMMENT- Not less than 3 months before submitting the Strategy
to Congress, the Administrator and the Under Secretary shall jointly publish
a draft version of the Strategy in the Federal Register and shall solicit
public comments regarding the Strategy.
`(4) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING- Within 1 year after submission of the
Strategy under paragraph (1), the Administrator and the Under Secretary
shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with appropriate Federal
agencies necessary to effect the coordination of Federal coastal monitoring
programs. The Memorandum of Understanding shall identify the monitoring
and reporting responsibilities of each agency and shall encourage the
coordination of monitoring activities where possible.

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TITLE V

-NATIONAL MARINE MONITORING PROGRAM

`On September 30 of each other year beginning in 1993, the Administrator
and the Under Secretary shall jointly submit to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of
Representatives a report describing the condition of the Nation's coastal
ecosystems, including the following:
`(1) an assessment of the status and health of the Nation's coastal
ecosystems;
`(2) an evaluation of environmental trends in coastal ecosystems;
`(3) identification of sources of enironmental degradation affecting
coastal ecosystems;
`(4) an assessment of the extent to which floatables degrade coastal
ecosystems, including trends in the accumulation of floatables and the
threat posed by floatables to aquatic life;
`(5) an assessment of the impact of government programs designed to abate
the degradation of coastal ecosystems:
`(6) an evaluation of the adequacy of monitoring programs and identification
of any additional program elements which may be needed; and
`(7) a summary of monitoring results in areas monitored under subsection
503(d).
`SEC. 505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
`(a) NOAA AUTHORIZATION- For development and implementation of programs
under this title, including financial assistance to non-Federal agencies
and institutions to support implementation of intensive monitoring programs
under section 503(d), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Under
Secretary amounts not to exceed $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $8,000,000
for fiscal year 1994, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $12,000,000
for fiscal year 1996.
`(b) EPA AUTHORIZATION- For development and implementation of programs
under this title, including financial assistance to non-Federal agencies
and institutions to support implementation of intensive monitoring
programs under section 503(d), there is authorized to be appropriated to
the Administrator amounts not to exceed $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1993,
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995,
and $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.'.

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This title may be cited as the `NOAA Fleet Modernization Act'.

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TITLE VI

-NOAA FLEET MODERNIZATION

In this title, the term--
(1) `NOAA' means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within
the Department of Commerce.
(2) `NOAA fleet' means the fleet of research vessels owned or operated
by NOAA.
(3) `Plan' means the NOAA Fleet Replacement and Modernization Plan described
in section 604.
(4) `Secretary' means the Secretary of Commerce.
(5) `UNOLS' means University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System.

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The Secretary is authorized to implement, subject to the requirements of
this Act, a 15-year program to replace and modernize the NOAA fleet.

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(a) IN GENERAL- To carry out the program authorized in section 603,
the Secretary shall develop and submit to Congress a replacement and
modernization Plan for the NOAA fleet covering the years authorized under
section 610.
(b) TIMING- The Plan required in subsection (a) shall be submitted to
Congress within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, and updated
on an annual basis.
(c) PLAN ELEMENTS- The Plan required in subsection (a) shall include
the following--
(1) the number of vessels proposed to be modernized or replaced, the schedule
for their modernization or replacement, and anticipated funding requirements;
(2) the number of vessels proposed to be constructed, leased, or chartered;
(3) the number of vessels, or days at sea, that can be obtained by using
the vessels of the UNOLS;
(4) the number of vessels that will be made available to NOAA by the
Secretary of the Navy, or any other federal official, and the terms and
conditions for their availability;
(5) the proposed acquisition of modern scientific instrumentation for the
NOAA fleet, including acoustic systems, data transmission positioning and
communication systems, physical, chemical, and meteorological oceanographic
systems, and data acquisition and processing systems; and
(6) the appropriate role of the NOAA Corps in operating and maintaining
the NOAA fleet.
(d) CONTRACTING LIMITATION- The Secretary may not enter into any contract
for the construction, lease, or service life extension of a vessel of
the NOAA fleet before the date of the submission to Congress of the Plan
required in subsection (a).

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(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENT- Except for the vessel designs identified under
subsection (b), the Secretary, working through the Office of the NOAA
Corps Operations and the Systems Procurement Office, shall--
(1) prepare requirements for each class of vessel to be constructed or
converted under the Plan; and
(2) contract competitively from nongovernmental entities with expertise in
shipbuilding for vessel design and construction based on the requirements
for each class of vessel to be acquired.
(b) EXCEPTION- The Secretary shall--
(1) report to Congress identifying any existing vessel design or design
proposal that meets the requirements of the Plan within 30 days after the
date of enactment of this Act and shall promptly advise the Congress of
any modification of these designs; and
(2) submit to Congress as part of the annual update of the Plan required
in section 604, any subsequent existing vessel design or design proposals
that meet the requirements of the Plan.

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(a) MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS-
(1) IN GENERAL- Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), and notwithstanding
section 1341 of title 31, United States Code and section 3732 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 11), the Secretary may
acquire vessels for the NOAA fleet by purchase, lease, lease-purchase,
or otherwise, under one or more multiyear contracts.
(2) REQUIRED FINDINGS- The Secretary may not enter into a contract
pursuant to this subsection unless the Secretary finds with respect to
that contract that--
(A) there is a reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated
contract period the Secretary will request from Congress funding for the
contract at the level required to avoid contract termination; and
(B) the use of the contract will promote the best interests of the United
States by encouraging competition and promoting economic efficiency in
the operation of the NOAA fleet.
(3) REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISIONS- The Secretary may not enter into a
contract pursuant to this subsection unless the contract includes--
(A) a provision under which the  obligation of the United States to
make payments under the contract for any fiscal year is subject to the
availability of appropriations provided in advance for those payments;
(B) a provision that specifies the term of effectiveness of the contract; and
(C) appropriate provisions under which, in case of any termination of the
contract before the end of the term specified pursuant to subparagraph
(B), the United States shall only be liable for the lesser of--
(i) an amount specified in the contract for such a termination; or
(ii) amounts that--
(I) were appropriated before the date of the termination for the performance
of the contract or for procurement of the type of acquisition covered by
the contract; and
(II) are unobligated on the date of the termination.
(b) SERVICE CONTRACTS- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may enter into multiyear contracts for oceanographic research,
fisheries research, and mapping and charting services to assist the
Secretary in fulfilling NOAA missions. The Secretary may only enter into
these contracts if--
(1) the Secretary finds that it is in the public interest to do so;
(2) the contract is for not more than 7 years; and
(3)(A) the cost of the contract is less than the cost (including the cost
of operation, maintenance, and personnel) to the NOAA of obtaining those
services on NOAA vessels; or
(B) NOAA vessels are not available or cannot provide those services.
(c) BONDING AUTHORITY- Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary may not
require a contractor for the construction, alteration, repair or maintenance
of a NOAA vessel to provide a bid bond, payment bond, performance bond,
completion bond, or other surety instrument in an amount greater than 20
percent of the value of the base contract quantity (excluding options)
unless the Secretary determines that requiring an instrument in that amount
will not prevent a responsible bidder or offeror from competing for the
award of the contract.

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(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Commerce may not award a contract for
the construction, repair (except emergency repairs), or alteration of any
vessel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in a shipyard,
if that vessel benefits or would benefit from significant subsidies for
the construction, repair, or alteration of vessels in that shipyard.
(b) DEFINITION- In this section, the term `significant subsidy' includes,
but is not limited to, any of the following:
(1) Officially supported export credits.
(2) Direct official operating support to the commercial shipbuilding
and repair industry, or to a related entity that favors the operation of
shipbuilding and repair, including but not limited to--
(A) grants;
(B) loans and loan guarantees other than those available on the commercial
market;
(C) forgiveness of debt;
(D) equity infusions on terms inconsistent with commercially reasonable
investment practices; and
(E) preferential provision of goods and services.
(3) Direct official support for investment in the commercial shipbuilding
and repair industry, or to a related entity that favors the operation of
shipbuilding and repair, including but not limited to the kinds of support
listed in paragraph (2)(A) through (E), and any restructuring support,
except public support for social purposes directly and effectively linked
to shipyard closures.
(4) Assistance in the form of grants, preferential loans, preferential
tax treatment, or otherwise, that benefits or is directly related to
shipbuilding and repair for purposes of research and development that is
not equally open to domestic and foreign enterprises.
(5) Tax policies and practices that favor the shipbuilding and repair
industry, directly or indirectly, such as tax credits, deductions,
exemptions, and preferences, including accelerated depreciation, if such
benefits are not generally available to persons or firms not engaged in
shipbuilding or repair.
(6) Any official regulation or practice that authorizes or encourages persons
or firms engaged in shipbuilding or repair to enter into anticompetitive
arrangements.
(7) Any indirect support directly related, in law or in fact, to shipbuilding
and repair at national yards, including any public assistance favoring
shipowners with an indirect effect on shipbuilding or repair activities, and
any assistance provided to suppliers of significant inputs to shipbuilding,
which results in benefits to domestic shipbuilders.
(8) Any export subsidy identified in the Illustrative List of Export
Subsidies in the Annex to the Agreement on Interpretation and Application
of Articles VI, XVI, and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade or any other export subsidy that may be prohibited as a result of
the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations.

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(a) VESSEL AGREEMENTS- In implementing the NOAA fleet replacement and
modernization program, the Secretary shall use excess capacity of UNOLS
vessels where appropriate and may enter into memoranda of agreement with
the operators of these vessels to carry out this requirement.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS- Within one year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide a
report to Congress, in consultation with the Secretary, comparing the
cost-efficiency, accounting, and operating practices of the vessels of
NOAA, UNOLS, other Federal agencies, and the United States private sector
in meeting the missions of NOAA.

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The Secretary shall consult with the Oceanographer of the Navy regarding
appropriate measures that should be taken, on a reimbursable basis, to
ensure that NOAA vessels are interoperable with vessels of the Department
of the Navy, including with respect to operation, maintenance, and repair
of those vessels.

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(a) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
for carrying out this title--
(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1993;
(2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1994; and
(3) such sums as are necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995, 1996,
and 1997.
(b) LIMITATION ON FLEET MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES- All National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration fleet modernization shipbuilding, and conversion
shall be conducted in accordance with this title.

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This title may be cited as the `Weather Service Modernization Act'.

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TITLE VII

-WEATHER SERVICE MODERNIZATION

For the purposes of this title, the term--
(1) `automate' means to replace employees with automated weather service
equipment;
(2) `change operations at a field office' means transfer service
responsibility, commission weather observation systems, decommission a
National Weather Service radar, change staffing levels significantly, or move
a field office to a new location inside the local commuting and service area;
(3) `Committee' means the Modernization Transition Committee established
by section 707;
(4) `degradation of service' means any decrease in or failure to maintain
the quality and type of weather services provided by the National Weather
Service to the public in a service area, including but not limited to a
reduction in existing weather radar coverage at an elevation of 10,000 feet;
(5) `field office' means any National Weather Service Office or National
Weather Service Forecast Office;
(6) `Plan' means the National Implementation Plan required under section 703;
(7) `relocate' means to transfer from one location to another location
that is outside the local commuting or service area;
(8) `Secretary' means the Secretary of Commerce;
(9) `service area' means the geographical area for which a field office
provides services or conducts observations, including but not limited to
local forecasts, severe weather warnings, aviation support, radar coverage,
and ground weather observations; and
(10) `Strategic Plan' means the 10-year strategic plan for the comprehensive
modernization of the National Weather Service, required under section 407
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 1989 (15 U.S.C. 313 note).

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(a) NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN- As part of the budget justification
documents submitted to Congress in support of the annual budget request
for the Department of Commerce, the Secretary shall include a National
Implementation Plan for modernization of the National Weather Service for
each fiscal year following fiscal year 1993 until such modernization is
complete. The Plan shall set forth the actions, during the 2-year period
beginning with the fiscal year for which the budget request is made, that
will be necessary to accomplish the objectives described in the Strategic
Plan, and shall include--
(1) detailed requirements for new technologies, facilities, staffing levels
and positions, and funding, in accordance with the overall schedule for
modernization;
(2) notification of any proposed action to change operations at a field
office and the intended date of such operational change;
(3) identification of any field office that the Secretary intends to
certify under section 706, including the intended date of such certification;
(4) special measures to test, evaluate, and demonstrate key elements
of the modernized National Weather Service operations prior to national
implementation, including a multistation operational demonstration which
tests the performance of the modernization in an integrated manner for a
sustained period;
(5) detailed plans and funding requirements for meteorological research
to be accomplishment under this title to assure that new techniques
in forecasting will be developed to utilize the new technologies being
implemented in the modernization; and
(6) training and education programs to ensure that employees gain the
necessary expertise to utilize the new technologies and to minimize employee
displacement as a consequence of modernization.
(b) TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEE- The Secretary shall transmit a copy of each
annual Plan to the Committee.
(c) CONSULTATION- In developing the Plan, the Secretary shall consult,
as appropriate, with the Committee and public entities responsible for
providing or utilizing weather services.

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(a) NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL REVIEW- The Secretary shall contract with
the National Research Council for a review of the scientific and technical
modernization criteria by which the Secretary proposes to certify action
to close, consolidate, automate, or relocate a field office under section
706. In conducting such review, the National Research Council shall prepare
and submit to the Secretary, no later than 9 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, a report which--
(1) assesses requirements and procedures for commissioning new weather
observation systems, decommissioning an outdated National Weather Service
radar, and evaluating staffing needs for field offices in an affected
service area;
(2) assesses the statistical and analytical measures that should be made
for a service area to form an adequate basis for determining that there
will be no degradation of service; and
(3) includes such other recommendations as the National Research Council
determines are appropriate to ensure public safety.
(b) CRITERIA- No later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Research Council
and the Committee and after notice and opportunity for public comment,
shall publish in the Federal Register modernization criteria (including
all requirements and procedures), based on the report required under this
section, for--
(1) commissioning new weather observation systems, decommissioning an
outdated National Weather Service radar, and evaluating staffing needs
for field offices in an affected service area; and
(2) certifying action to close, consolidate, automate, or relocate a field
office under section 706.

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(a) NOTIFICATION- The Secretary shall not change operations at a field office
pursuant to implementation of the Strategic Plan unless the Secretary has
provided the notification required by section 703.
(b) WEATHER RADAR DECOMMISSIONING- The Secretary shall not remove or
permanently decommission any National Weather Service radar until the
Secretary has prepared radar commissioning and decommissioning reports
documenting that such action would be consistent with the modernization
criteria established under section 704(b)(1). The commissioning report shall
document that the radar system performs reliably, satisfactory maintenance
support is in place, sufficient staff with adequate training are present to
operate the system, technical coordination with weather service users has
been completed, and the radar being commissioned satisfactorily supports
field office operations. The decommissioning report shall document that
the replacement radar has been commissioned, technical coordination with
service users has been completed, and the radar being decommissioned is
no longer needed to support field office operations.
(c) SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM COMMISSIONING- The Secretary may not commission
an automated surface observing system located at an airport unless it is
determined, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, that
the weather services provided after commissioning will continue to be in
full compliance with applicable flight aviation rules promulgated by the
Federal Aviation Administration.

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1996, any field office pursuant to implementation of the Strategic Plan.
(b) CERTIFICATION- The Secretary shall not close, consolidate, automate,
or relocate any field office, unless the Secretary has certified that such
action will not result in any degradation of service. Such certification
shall include--
(1) a description of local weather characteristics and weather-related
concerns which affect the weather services provided within the service area;
(2) a detailed comparison of the services provided within the service area
and the services to be provided after such action;
(3) a description of any recent or expected modernization of National
Weather Service operations which will enhance services in the service area;
(4) an identification of any area within any State which would not receive
coverage (at an elevation of 10,000 feet) by the next generation weather
radar network;
(5) evidence, based upon operational demonstration of modernized National
Weather Service operations, which was considered in reaching the conclusion
that no degradation in service will result from such action; and
(6) any report of the Committee submitted under section 707(c) that
evaluates the proposed certification.
(c) PUBLIC REVIEW- Each certification decision shall be preceded by--
(1) publication in the Federal Register of a proposed certification; and
(2) a 60-day period after such publication during which the public may
provide comments to the Secretary on the proposed certification.
(d) FINAL DECISION- If after consideration of the public comment received
under subsection (c) the Secretary, in consultation with the Committee,
decides to close, consolidate, automate, or relocate any such field office,
the Secretary shall publish a final certification in the Federal Register
and submit the certification to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology of the House of Representatives.
(e) SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES- The Secretary may not close or relocate any
field office--
(1) which is located at an airport, unless the Secretary, in consultation
with the Secretary of Transportation and the Committee, first conducts
an air safety appraisal, determines that such action will not result in
degradation of service that affects aircraft safety, and includes such
determination in the certification required under subsection (b); or
(2) which is the only office in a State, unless the Secretary first
evaluates the effect on weather services provided to in-State users,
such as State agencies, civil defense officials, and local public safety
offices, and includes in the certification required under subsection (b)
the Secretary's determination that a comparable level of weather services
provided to such in-State users will remain.
(f) LIAISON OFFICER- The Secretary may not close, consolidate, automate,
or relocate a field office until arrangements have been made to maintain
for a period of at least 2 years at least one person in the service area
to act as a liaison officer who--
(1) provides timely information regarding the activities of the National
Weather Service which may affect service to the community, including
modernization and restructuring; and
(2) works with area weather service users, including persons associated with
general aviation, civil defense, emergency preparedness, and the news media,
with respect to the provision of timely weather warnings and forecasts.

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(a) ESTABLISHMENT- There is established a committee of 12 members to be
known as the Modernization Transition Committee.
(b) MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS- (1) The Committee shall consist of--
(A) five members representing agencies and departments of the United States
which are responsible for providing or using weather services, including
but not limited to the National Weather Service, the Department of Defense,
the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency; and
(B) seven members to be appointed by the Secretary from civil defense and
public safety organizations, news media, any labor organization certified
by the Federal Labor Relations Authority as an exclusive representative
of weather service employees, meteorological experts, and private sector
users of weather information such as pilots and farmers.
(2) The terms of office of a member of the Committee shall be 3 years;
except that, of the original membership, four shall serve a 5-year term,
four shall serve a 4-year term, and four shall serve a 3-year term. No
individual may serve for more than one additional 3-year term.
(3) The Secretary shall designate a chairman of the Committee from among
its members.
(c) DUTIES- (1) The Committee may review any proposed certification under
section 706 for which the Secretary has provided a notice of intent to
certify in the Plan, and should review such a proposed certification if
there is a significant possibility of degradation of service within the
affected service area. Upon the request of the Committee, the Secretary shall
make available to the Committee the supporting documents developed by the
Secretary in connection with the proposed certification. The Committee may
prepare and submit to the Secretary, prior to publication of the proposed
certification, a report which evaluates the proposed certification on the
basis of the modernization criteria and with respect to the requirement
that there be no degradation of service.
(2) The Committee shall advise the Congress and the Secretary on--
(A) the implementation of the Strategic Plan, annual development of the
Plan, and establishment and implementation of modernization criteria; and
(B) matters of public safety and the provision of weather services which
relate to the comprehensive modernization of the National Weather Service.
(d) PAY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES- Members of the Committee who are not employees
of the United States shall each be paid at a rate equal to the daily
equivalent of the rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section
5332 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time)
during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties
vested in the Committee. Members shall receive travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5,
United States Code.
(e) STAFF- The Secretary shall make available to the Committee such staff,
information, and assistance as it may reasonably require to carry out
its activities.
(f) TERMINATION- The Committee shall terminate on December 31, 1999.

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(a) REPORT- The Secretary shall prepare a report on the proposed
modernization of the National Weather Service and transmit the report,
not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.
(b) CONTENTS- (1) The report required by subsection (a) shall identify the
size of the geographic area of responsibility of each proposed Weather
Forecast Office and shall include an explanation of the number and type
of personnel required at each Weather Forecast Office. For each proposed
Weather Forecast Office covering a geographic area greater than two times
the average geographic area of responsibility of Weather Forecast Offices
nationwide, the report shall detail the reasons for assigning those Weather
Forecast Offices a geographic area which differs significantly from the
national average.
(2) The report shall list the number of next generation weather radars
that will be associated with each Weather Forecast Office nationwide under
the proposed modernization plan. If some Weather Forecast Offices will
be associated with more than one such radar, the report shall explain the
deviation from the National Weather Service's stated policy of associating
one such radar with one Weather Forecast Office, and shall analyze and
compare any differences in the expected efficiency of those Weather Forecast
Offices with Weather Forecast Offices that will be associated with only
one such radar.
(c) CONSULTATION- In preparing portions of the report that address Weather
Forecast Offices located in areas of the Nation that are uniquely dependent
on general aviation as a means of transportation, the Secretary shall
consult with local aviation groups. In the case of Alaska, such local
groups shall include the Alaska Aviation Safety Foundation, the Alaska
Airmen's Association, and the regional representatives of the Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Association.

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 1989 (15 U.S.C. 313 note), is amended by repealing--
(1) subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 407; and
(2) section 408.

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This title may be cited as the `North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992'.

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TITLE VIII

-NORTH PACIFIC ANADROMOUS STOCKS CONVENTION

It is the purpose of this title to implement the Convention for the
Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean, signed in
Moscow, February 11, 1992.

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As used in this title, the term--
(1) `Anadromous stocks' means stocks of species listed in the Annex to
the Convention that migrate into the Convention area.
(2) `Anadromous fish' means fish of the species listed in the Annex to
the Convention that migrate into the Convention area.
(3) `Authorized officer' means a law enforcement official authorized to
enforce this title under section 809(a).
(4) `Commission' means the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission provided
for by article VIII of the Convention.
(5) `Convention' means the Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous
Stocks of the North Pacific Ocean, signed in Moscow, February 11, 1992.
(6) `Convention area' means the waters of the North Pacific Ocean and its
adjacent seas, north of 33 degrees North Latitude, beyond 200 nautical miles
from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
(7) `Directed fishing' means fishing targeted at a particular species or
stock of fish.
(8) `Ecologically related species' means living marine species which are
associated with anadromous stocks found in the Convention area, including,
but not restricted to, both predators and prey of anadromous fish.
(9) `Enforcement officer' means a law enforcement official authorized by
any Party to enforce this title.
(10) `Exclusive economic zone' means the zone established by Proclamation
Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983. For purposes of applying this title,
the inner boundary of that zone is a line coterminous with the seaward
boundary of each of the coastal States.
(11) `Fish' means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of
marine animal and plant life other than marine mammals and birds.
(12) `Fishing' means--
(A) the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish, or any other activity
that can reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking, or
harvesting of fish; or
(B) any operation at sea in preparation for or in direct support of any
activity described in subparagraph (A).
(13) `Fishing vessel' means--
(A) any vessel engaged in catching fish within the Convention area or in
processing or transporting fish loaded in the Convention area;
(B) any vessel outfitted to engage in any activity described in subparagraph
(A);
(C) any vessel described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
(14) `Incidental taking' means catching, taking, or harvesting a species
or stock of fish while conducting directed fishing for another species or
stock of fish.
(15) `Party' means Canada, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United States,
and any other nation that may accede to the Convention.
(16) `Secretary' means the Secretary of State.
(17) `United States Section' means the United States Commissioners of
the Commission.

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(a) COMMISSIONERS- The United States shall be represented on the Commission
by not more than three United States Commissioners to be appointed by and
serve at the pleasure of the President. Each United States Commissioner
shall be appointed for a term of office not to exceed 4 years, but is
eligible for reappointment. Of the Commissioners--
(1) one shall be an official of the United States Government;
(2) one shall be a resident of the State of Alaska; and
(3) one shall be a resident of the State of Washington.
An individual is not eligible for appointment under paragraph (2) or (3)
as a Commissioner unless the individual is knowledgeable or experienced
concerning the anadromous stocks and ecologically related species of the
North Pacific Ocean.
(b) ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS- The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Commerce, may designate from time to time Alternate United
States Commissioners to the Commission. An Alternate United States
Commissioner may exercise all designated powers and duties of a United
States Commissioner in the absence of a duly designated Commissioner for
whatever reason. The number of such Alternate United States Commissioners
that may be designated for any such meeting shall be limited to the number
of authorized United States Commissioners that will not be present.
(c) UNITED STATES SECTION- The United States Section, in consultation
with the Advisory Panel established in section 805, shall identify and
recommend to the Commission research needs and priorities for anadromous
stocks and ecologically related species subject to the Convention, and
oversee the United States research programs involving such fisheries,
stocks, and species.
(d) COMPENSATION- United States Commissioners and Alternate United
States Commissioners shall receive no compensation for their services as
Commissioners and Alternate Commissioners.

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(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PANEL- An Advisory Panel to the United States Section
is established. The Advisory Panel shall be composed of the following:
(1) The Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
(2) The Director of the Washington Department of Fisheries.
(3) One representative of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission,
designated by the Executive Director of that commission.
(4) Eleven members (six of whom shall be residents of the State of Alaska
and five of whom shall be residents of the State of Washington), appointed
by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, from
among a slate of 12 persons nominated by the Governor of Alaska and a
slate of 10 persons nominated by the Governor of Washington.
(b) QUALIFICATIONS- Persons appointed to the Advisory Panel shall be
individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning anadromous stocks
and ecologically related species. In submitting a slate of nominees pursuant
to subsection (a)(4), the Governors of Alaska and Washington shall seek to
represent the broad range of parties interested in anadromous stocks and
ecologically related species, and at a minimum shall include on each slate
at least one representative of commercial salmon fishing interests and of
environmental interests concerned with protection of living marine resources.
(c) LIMITATION ON SERVICE- Any person appointed to the Advisory Panel
pursuant to subsection (a)(4) shall serve for a term not to exceed 4 years,
and may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
(d) FUNCTIONS- The Advisory Panel shall be invited to all nonexecutive
meetings of the United States Section and at such meetings shall be granted
the opportunity to examine and to be heard on all proposed programs of study
and investigation, reports, and recommendations of the United States Section.
(e) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES- The members of the Advisory Panel shall
receive no compensation or travel expenses for their services as such
members.

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The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce, may
accept or reject, on behalf of the United States, recommendations made by
the Commission in accordance with article IX of the Convention.

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(a) RESPONSIBILITIES- The Secretary of Commerce shall be responsible for
administering provisions of the Convention, this title, and regulations
issued under this title. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary
of Commerce and the Secretary of Transportation, shall be responsible for
coordinating the participation of the United States in the Commission.
(b) CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION- In carrying out such functions, the
Secretary of Commerce--
(1) shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and the
United States Section, issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry
out the purposes and objectives of the Convention and this title; and
(2) may, with the concurrence of the Secretary, cooperate with the authorized
officials of the government of any Party.

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(a) IN GENERAL- Any agency of the Federal Government is authorized, upon
request of the Commission, to cooperate in the conduct of scientific and
other programs, and to furnish, on a reimbursable basis, facilities and
personnel for the purpose of assisting the Commission in carrying out its
duties under the Convention. Such agency may accept reimbursement from
the Commission.
(b) FUNCTIONS OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE- In carrying out the provisions
of the Convention and this title, the Secretary of Commerce may arrange
for cooperation with agencies of the United States, the States, private
institutions and organizations, and agencies of the government of any Party,
to conduct scientific and other programs, and may execute such memoranda
as may be necessary to reflect such agreements.

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(a) DUTIES OF SECRETARIES OF COMMERCE AND TRANSPORTATION- This title
shall be enforced by the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of
Transportation. Such Secretaries may by agreement utilize, on a reimbursable
basis or otherwise, the personnel, services, equipment (including aircraft
and vessels), and facilities of any other Federal agency, including all
elements of the Department of Defense, and of any State agency, in the
performance of such duties. Such Secretaries shall, and the head of any
Federal or State agency that has entered into an agreement with either such
Secretary under the preceding sentence may (if the agreement so provides),
authorize officers to enforce the provisions of the Convention, this title,
and regulations issued under this title. Any such agreement or contract
entered into pursuant to this section shall be effective only to such
extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
(b) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION- The district courts of the United States
shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any case or controversy arising
under the provisions of this title.
(c) POWERS OF ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS- Authorized officers may, shoreward of
the outer boundary of the exclusive economic zone, or during hot pursuit
from the zone--
(1) with or without a warrant or other process--
(A) arrest any person, if the officer has reasonable cause to believe that
such person has committed an act prohibited by section 810;
(B) board, and search or inspect, any fishing vessel subject to the
provisions of the Convention and this title;
(C) seize any fishing vessel (together with its fishing gear, furniture,
appurtenances, stores, and cargo) used or employed in, or with respect to
which it reasonably appears that such vessel was used or employed in, the
violation of any provision of the Convention, this title, or regulations
issued under this title;
(D) seize any fish (wherever found) taken or retained in violation of any
provision referred to in subparagraph (C);
(E) seize any other evidence related to any violation of any provision
referred to in subparagraph (C);
(2) execute any warrant or other process issued by any court of competent
jurisdiction; and
(3) exercise any other lawful authority.
(d) ADDITIONAL POWERS- (1) An authorized officer may in the Convention area--
(A) board a vessel of any Party that reasonably can be believed to be
engaged in directed fishing for, incidental taking of, or processing of
anadromous fish, and, without warrant or process, inspect equipment, logs,
documents, catch, and other articles, and question persons, on board the
vessel, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Convention,
this title, or any regulation issued under this title; and
(B) If any such vessel or person on board is actually engaged in operations
in violation of any such provision, or there is reasonable ground to believe
any person or vessel was obviously so engaged before the boarding of such
vessel by the authorized officer, arrest or seize such person or vessel
and further investigate the circumstance if necessary.
If an authorized officer, after boarding and investigation, has reasonable
cause to believe that any such fishing vessel or person engaged in
operations in violation of any provision referred to in subparagraph (A),
the officer shall deliver the vessel or person as promptly as practicable
to the enforcement officers of the appropriate Party, in accordance with
the provisions of the Convention.
(2) When requested by the appropriate authorities of a Party, an authorized
officer may be directed to attend as a witness, and to produce such available
records and files or duly certified copies thereof as may be necessary,
for the prosecution by that Party of any violation of the provisions of
the Convention or any law of that Party relating to the enforcement thereof.

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It is unlawful for any person or fishing vessel subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States--
(1) to fish for any anadromous fish in the Convention area;
(2) to retain on board any anadromous fish taken incidentally in a fishery
directed at nonanadromous fish in the Convention area;
(3) to fail to return immediately to the sea any anadromous fish taken
incidentally in a fishery directed at nonanadromous fish in the Convention
area;
(4) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import, export,
or have custody, control, or possession of, any anadromous fish taken or
retained in violation of the Convention, this title, or any regulation
issued under this title;
(5) to refuse to permit any enforcement officer to board a fishing vessel
subject to such person's control for purposes of conducting any search or
inspection in connection with the enforcement of the Convention, this title,
or any regulation issued under this title;
(6) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere
with any enforcement officer in the conduct of any search or inspection
described in paragraph (5);
(7) to resist a lawful arrest or detection for any act prohibited by
this section;
(8) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension,
arrest, or detection of another person, knowing that such person has
committed any act prohibited by this section; or
(9) to violate any provision of the Convention, this title, or any regulation
issued under this title.

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(a) CIVIL PENALTIES- (1) Any person who is found by the Secretary of
Commerce, after notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with
section 554 of title 5, United States Code, to have committed an act
prohibited by section 810 shall be liable to the United States for a
civil penalty. The amount of the civil penalty shall not exceed $100,000
for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation shall constitute a
separate offense. The amount of such civil penalty shall be assessed by the
Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary's designee, by written notice. In
determining the amount  of such penalty, the Secretary of Commerce shall
take into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the
prohibited acts committed and, with respect to the violation, the degree
of culpability, any history of prior offenses, ability to pay, and such
other matters as justice may require.
(2) Any person against whom a civil penalty is assessed under paragraph (1)
may obtain review thereof in the appropriate court of the United States by
filing a complaint in such court within 30 days from the date of such order
and by simultaneously serving a copy of such complaint by certified mail
on the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, and the appropriate
United States Attorney. The Secretary of Commerce shall promptly file in
such court a certified copy of the record upon which such violation was
found or such penalty imposed, as provided in section 2112 of title 28,
United States Code. The findings and order of the Secretary of Commerce
shall be set aside by such court if they are not found to be supported
by substantial evidence, as provided in section 706(2) of title 5, United
States Code.
(3) If any person fails to pay an assessment of a civil penalty after
it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the appropriate
court has entered final judgment in favor of the Secretary of Commerce,
the matter shall be referred to the Attorney General, who shall recover the
amount assessed in any appropriate district court of the United States. In
such action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing
the civil penalty shall not be subject to review.
(4) A fishing vessel (including its fishing gear, furniture, appurtenances,
stores, and cargo) used in the commission of an act prohibited by section
810 shall be liable in rem for any civil penalty assessed for such violation
under paragraph (1) and may be proceeded against in any district court of
the United States having jurisdiction thereof. Such penalty shall constitute
a maritime lien on such vessel that may be recovered in an action in rem in
the district court of the United States having jurisdiction over the vessel.
(5) The Secretary of Commerce may compromise, modify, or remit, with or
without conditions, any civil penalty that is subject to imposition or
that has been imposed under this section.
(6) For the purposes of conducting any hearing under this section, the
Secretary of Commerce may issue subpoenas for the attendance and testimony
of witnesses and the production of relevant papers, books, and documents,
and may administer oaths. Witnesses summoned shall be paid the same fees and
mileage that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the United States. In
case of contempt or refusal to obey a subpoena served upon any person
pursuant to this paragraph, the district court of the United States for any
district in which such person is found, resides, or transacts business,
upon application by the United States and after notice to such person,
shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear
and give testimony before the Secretary of Commerce or to appear and produce
documents before the Secretary of Commerce, or both, and any failure to obey
such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
(b) OFFENSES- (1) A person is guilty of an offense if the person commits
any act prohibited by section 810 (5), (6), (7), or (8).
(2) Any offense described in paragraph (1) is a class A misdemeanor
punishable by a fine under title 18, United States code, or imprisonment
for not more than 6 months, or both; except that if in the commission of
any offense the person uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that
causes bodily injury to any enforcement officer, or places any such officer
in fear of imminent bodily injury, the offense is a felony punishable by
a fine under title 18, United States Code, or imprisonment for not more
than 10 years, or both.
(c) FORFEITURE- (1) Any fishing vessel (including its fishing gear,
furniture, appurtenances, stores, and cargo) used, and any fish (or a fair
market value thereof) taken or retained, in any manner, in connection with
or as a result of the commission of any act prohibited by section 810 shall
be subject to forfeiture to the United States. All or part of such vessel
may, and all such fish shall, be forfeited to the United States pursuant
to a civil proceeding under this section.
(2) Any district court of the United States shall have jurisdiction,
upon application of the Attorney General on behalf of the United States,
to order any forfeiture authorized under paragraph (1) and any action
provided for under paragraph (4).
(3) if a judgment is entered for the United States in a civil forfeiture
proceeding under this section, the Attorney General may seize any property
or other interest declared forfeited to the United States, which has not
previously been seized pursuant to this title or for which security has not
previously been obtained. The provisions of the customs laws relating to--
(A) the seizure, forfeiture, and condemnation of property for violation
of the customs law;
(B) the disposition of such property or the proceeds from the sale
thereof; and
(C) the remission or mitigation of any such forfeiture;
shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been
incurred, under the provisions of this title, unless such provisions are
inconsistent with the purposes, policy, and provisions of this title.
(4)(A) Any officer authorized to serve any process in rem that is issued
by a court having jurisdiction under section 809(b) shall--
(i) stay the execution of such process; or
(ii) discharge any fish seized pursuant to such process;
upon receipt of a satisfactory bond or other security from any person claiming
such property. Such bond or other security shall be conditioned upon such
person delivering such property to the appropriate court upon order thereof,
without any impairment of its value, or paying the monetary value of such
property pursuant to an order of such court. Judgment shall be recoverable
on such bond or other security against both the principal and any sureties in
the event that any condition thereof is breached, as determined by such court.
(B) Any fish seized pursuant to this title may be sold, subject to the
approval and direction of the appropriate court, for not less than the
fair market value thereof. The proceeds of any such sale shall be deposited
with such court pending the disposition of the matter involved.
(5) For purposes of this section, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that
all fish found on board a fishing vessel and which is seized in connection
with an act prohibited by section 810 were taken or retained in violation
of the Convention and this title.

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(a) AUTHORIZATION- There are authorized to be appropriated from time
to time such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes and
provisions of the Convention and this title, including--
(1) necessary travel expenses of the United States Commissioners or
Alternate Commissioners; and
(2) the United States' share of the joint expenses of the Commission.
(b) RESEARCH- Such funds as shall be made available to the Secretary of
Commerce for research and related activities shall be expended to carry
out the program of the Commission in accordance with the recommendations
of the United States Section and to carry out other research and observer
programs pursuant to the Convention.

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The Secretary shall dispose of any United States property held by the
International North Pacific Fisheries Commission on the date of its
termination in a manner that would further the purposes of this title.

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The Act of August 12, 1954 (16 U.S.C. 1021-1035) is repealed.

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Section 311 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1861) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(2) by inserting immediately after subsection (e) the following new
subsection:
`(f) Enforcement of Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan-
`(1) ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS- Beginning not later than October 1, 1993,
the Secretary shall, if requested by the Governor of a State represented
on the New England Fishery Management Council, enter into an agreement
under subsection (a), with each of the States represented on such Council,
that authorizes the marine law enforcement agency of such State to perform
duties of the Secretary relating to enforcement of the Northeast Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan.
`(2) REIMBURSEMENT- An agreement with a State under this subsection shall
provide, subject to the availability of appropriations, for reimbursement of
the State for expenses incurred in detection and prosecution of violations
of any fishery management plan approved by the Secretary.
`(3) Coast guard enforcement working group-
`(A) ESTABLISHMENT- The Commander of the First Coast Guard District shall
establish an informal fisheries enforcement working group to improve the
overall compliance with and effectiveness of the regulations issued under
the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.
`(B) MEMBERSHIP- The working group shall consist of members selected by
the Commander, and shall include--
`(i) individuals who are representatives of various fishing ports located
in the States represented on the New England Fishery Management Council;
`(ii) captains of fishing vessels that operate in waters under the
jurisdiction of that Council; and
`(iii) other individuals the Commander considers appropriate.
`(C) NON-FEDERAL STATUS OF WORKING GROUP MEMBERS- An individual shall not
receive any compensation for, and shall not be considered to be a Federal
employee based on, membership in the working group.
`(D) MEETINGS- The working group shall meet, at the call of the Commander,
at least 4 times each year. The meetings shall be held at various major
fishing ports in States represented on the New England Fishery Management
Council, as specified by the Commander.
`(4) USE OF FINES AND PENALTIES- Amounts available to the Secretary
under this Act which are attributable to fines and penalties imposed for
violations of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan shall be
used by the Secretary pursuant to this section to enforce that Plan.'.

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TITLE IX

-NEW ENGLAND GROUNDFISH

(a) PROGRAM- Title III of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`SEC. 314. NORTHWEST ATLANTIC OCEAN FISHERIES REINVESTMENT PROGRAM.
`(a) PROGRAM- (1) Not later than October 1, 1993, the Secretary shall
establish a Northwest Atlantic Ocean Fisheries Reinvestment Program for
the purposes of--
`(A) promoting development of commercial fisheries and markets for
underutilized species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean;
`(B) developing alternative fishing opportunities for participants in the
New England groundfish fishery;
`(C) providing technical support and assistance to United States fishermen
and fish processors to improve the value-added processing of underutilized
species and to make participation in fisheries for underutilized species
of the northwest Atlantic Ocean economically viable;
`(D) creating new economic opportunities through the improved processing
and expanded use of fish waste; and
`(E) helping to restore overfished New England groundfish stocks through
aquaculture or hatchery programs.
`(2) CONSULTATION- In establishing and implementing the Northwest Fisheries
Reinvestment Program, the Secretary shall consult with representatives of
the commercial fishing industry, the seafood processing industry, and the
academic community (including the National Sea Grant Program).
`(3) ACTIVITIES UNDER PROGRAM- Subject to the availability of appropriations,
the Secretary shall award contracts, grants and other financial assistance to
United States citizens to carry out the purposes of subsection (1), under the
terms and conditions provided in section 2(c) of the Act of August 11, 1939
(15 U.S.C. 713c-3(c); commonly referred to as the `Saltonstall-Kennedy Act'),
except that, in making awards under this section for projects involving
participation in fisheries for underutilized species, the Secretary shall
give the highest priority to a person who owns or operates a fishing vessel
permitted under this Act to participate in the New England groundfish
fishery who agrees to surrender that permit to the Secretary during the
duration of the contract, grant or other assistance.
`(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be appropriated
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1993 through 1997 to carry out the
purposes of this section. For fiscal year 1993 no more than $1,000,000,
and for fiscal year 1994 no more than $2,000,000, of such funds may be
provided from monies made available under section 2(b) of the Act of August
11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c-3(b)).
`(b) ASSISTANCE OF OTHER AGENCIES- The Secretary shall actively seek the
assistance of other Federal agencies in the development of fisheries for
underutilized species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean, including, to the
extent permitted by other applicable laws, assistance from the Secretary
of Agriculture in including such underutilized species as agricultural
commodities in the programs of the Foreign Agricultural Service for
which amounts are authorized under the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 104 Stat. 3359).
`(c) MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES- The New England Fishery
Management Council, in consultation with other appropriate Councils, shall
develop fishery management plans as soon as possible for any underutilized
species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean that is not covered under such a
plan, in order to prevent overfishing of that species.
`(d) UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES DEFINED- For purposes of this section, the term
`underutilized species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean' means any fish
species of the northwest Atlantic Ocean that is identified, by the Director
of the Northeast Fisheries Center of the National Marine Fisheries Service,
as an underutilized species.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The table of contents in the first section of the
Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act is amended by inserting
immediately after the item relating to section 313 the following new item:
`Sec. 314. Northwest Atlantic Oceans Fisheries Reinvestment Program.'.
(c) AMENDMENTS TO THE SALTONSTALL-KENNEDY ACT- Section 2(b)(1)(A) of the
Act of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c-3(b)(1)(A)); commonly referred to
as the `Saltonstall-Kennedy Act'), is amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of clause (i); and
(2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
`(iii) to implement the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Fisheries Reinvestment
Program established under section 314 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation
and Management Act.'.
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