108TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2584

AN ACT

To provide for the conveyance to the Utrok Atoll

local government of a decommissioned NationalOceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship,and for other purposes.

108TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2584

AN ACT

To provide for the conveyance to the Utrok Atoll local government of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 TITLE I—UTROK ATOLL RADIO2 LOGICAL MONITORING SUP3 PORT

4 SEC. 101. UTROK ATOLL RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING SUP5 PORT.

6 (a) In support of radiological monitoring, rehabilita7 tion, and resettlement of Utrok Atoll, whose residents

8 were affected by United States nuclear testing, the Sec9 retary of Commerce may convey to the Utrok Atoll local

10 government without consideration, all right, title, and in11 terest of the United States in and to a decommissioned

12 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship in

13 operable condition.

14 (b) The Government of the United States shall not

15 be responsible or liable for any maintenance or operation

16 of a vessel conveyed under this section after the date of

17 the delivery of the vessel to Utrok.

18 TITLE II—RATIFICATION OF

19 CERTAIN NOAA APPOINT20 MENTS, PROMOTIONS, AND

21 ACTIONS

22 SEC. 201. RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN NOAA APPOINT23 MENTS, PROMOTIONS, AND ACTIONS.

24 All action in the line of duty by, and all Federal agen25 cy actions in relation to (including with respect to pay,
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1 benefits, and retirement) a de facto officer of the commis2 sioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad3 ministration who was appointed or promoted to that office

4 without Presidential action, and without the advice and

5 consent of the Senate, during such time as the officer was

6 not properly appointed in or promoted to that office, are

7 hereby ratified and approved if otherwise in accord with

8 the law, and the President alone may, without regard to

9 any other law relating to appointments or promotions in

10 such corps, appoint or promote such a de facto officer tem11 porarily, without change in the grade currently occupied

12 in a de facto capacity, as an officer in such corps for a

13 period ending not later than 180 days from the date of

14 enactment of this Act.

15 TITLE III—INTERNATIONAL

16 FISHERIES REAUTHORIZATION

17 SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

18 This title may be cited as the ‘‘International Fish19 eries Reauthorization Act of 2003’’.

20 SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT

21 UNDER FISHERMEN’S PROTECTIVE ACT OF

22 1967.

23 Section 7(e) of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of

24 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2003’’

25 and inserting ‘‘2008’’.
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1 SEC. 303. REAUTHORIZATION OF YUKON RIVER SALMON

2 ACT OF 2000.

3 Section 208 of the Yukon River Salmon Act of 2000

4 (16 U.S.C. 5727) is amended by striking ‘‘2000’’ and all

5 that follows through ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004 through

6 2008’’.

Passed the House of Representatives November 21,

2003.

Attest:

Clerk.