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Union Calendar No. 345

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3249

[Report No. 104–673]

To authorize appropriations for a mining institute to develop domestic technological capabilities for the recovery of minerals from the Nation’s seabed,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 16, 1996

Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself and Mr. WICKER) introduced the following

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

JULY 12, 1996

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for a mining institute to develop

domestic technological capabilities for the recovery of

minerals from the Nation’s seabed, 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 SECTION 1. SEABED MINERALS.

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

3 2(a) of Public Law 98–409 (30 U.S.C. 1222(a)) is amend4 ed by adding the following at the end thereof:

5 ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary

6 not more than $1,200,000 for each of the fiscal years after

7 fiscal year 1996 to be made available by the Secretary to

8 an institute experienced in investigating the shallow and

9 deep seabed as a source for nonfuel minerals to be used

10 by the institute to assist in developing domestic techno11 logical capabilities required for the location of, and the ef12 ficient and environmentally sound recovery of, minerals

13 (other than oil and gas) from the nation’s shallow and

14 deep seabed.’’.

15 (b) SHORT TITLE.—Section 11 of Public Law 98–

16 409 (30 U.S.C. 1201 note) is amended to read as follows:

17 ‘‘SEC. 11. SHORT TITLE.

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mining and Mineral

19 Resources Institutes Act.’’.

20 SECTION 1. SEABED MINERALS.

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

22 2(a) of the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Insti23 tute Act of 1984 (30 U.S.C. 1222(a)) is amended by adding

24 the following at the end thereof:

25 ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary

26 not more than $1,800,000 for each of the fiscal years after
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1 fiscal year 1996 to be made available by the Secretary to

2 an institute or institutes experienced in investigating the

3 continental shelf regions of the United States, the deep sea4 bed and near shore environments of islands, and the Arctic

5 and cold water regions as a source for nonfuel minerals.

6 Such funds are to be used by the institute or institutes to

7 assist in developing domestic technological capabilities re8 quired for the location of, and the efficient and environ9 mentally sound recovery of, minerals (other than oil and

10 gas) from the Nation’s shallow and deep seabed.’’.

11 (b) SHORT TITLE.—Section 11 of such Act (30 U.S.C.

12 1201 note) is amended to read as follows:

13 ‘‘SEC. 11. SHORT TITLE.

14 ‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Mining and Mineral

15 Resources Institutes Act’.’’.

Amend the title to read as follows: ‘‘A bill to

authorize appropriations for a mining institute or institutes to develop domestic technological capabilities for the

recovery of minerals from the Nation’s seabed, and for

other purposes.’’.
Union Calendar No. 345

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3249

[Report No. 104–673]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for a mining institute

bed, and for other purposes.the recovery of minerals from the Nation’s seato develop domestic technological capabilities for

JULY 12, 1996

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee

dered to be printedof the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-