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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2584

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 22, 2003

Received 

DECEMBER 9, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

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: JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk.