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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4668

To make improvements in the protection of coastal waters, to enhance implementation of the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act

of 1987, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 28, 1994

Mr. HUGHES (for himself and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

A BILL

To make improvements in the protection of coastal waters,

to enhance implementation of the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987, 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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marine Plastic Pollu5 tion Research and Control Act of 1994’’.

6 SEC. 2. POLLUTION FROM SHIPS.

7 (a) DEFINITION OF OPERATOR.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section

2 2(a)(5) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships

3 (33 U.S.C. 1901(a)(5)(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘,

4 except the owner’’ and all that follows through the

5 end of the subparagraph and inserting the following:

6 ‘‘who by law, lease, contract, or other arrangement,

7 provides a berth at a port or terminal or other moor8 ing arrangement for the ship to transfer cargo to or

9 from shore;’’.

10 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 6 of

11 such Act (33 U.S.C. 1905) is amended—

12 (A) in subsection (a)—

13 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a

14 person in charge’’ and inserting ‘‘an opera15 tor’’; and

16 (ii) in the second sentence of para17 graph (2), by striking ‘‘Persons in charge’’

18 and inserting ‘‘Operators’’; and

19 (B) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘per20 son in charge’’ and inserting ‘‘operator’’.

21 (b) PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of such Act (33

23 U.S.C. 1905) is amended—

24 (A) in subsection (c)—

25 (i) in paragraph (2)—
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1 (I) by striking ‘‘(2) If’’ and in2 serting the following: ‘‘(2)(A) Subject

3 to subparagraph (B), if’’; and

4 (II) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new subparagraph:

6 ‘‘(B) The Secretary may issue a certificate attesting

7 to the adequacy of reception facilities under this para8 graph only if, prior to the issuance of the certificate, the

9 Secretary conducts an inspection of the reception facilities

10 of the port or terminal that is the subject of the certifi11 cate.’’; and

12 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking sub13 paragraph (A) and inserting the following

14 new subparagraph:

15 ‘‘(A) is valid for the 5-year period beginning on

16 the date of issuance of the certificate, except that

17 if—

18 ‘‘(i) the charge for operation of the port or

19 terminal is transferred to a person or entity

20 other than the person or entity that is the oper21 ator on the date of issuance of the certificate—

22 ‘‘(I) the certificate shall expire on the

23 date that is 30 days after the date of the

24 transfer; and
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1 ‘‘(II) the new operator shall be re2 quired to submit an application for a cer3 tificate before a certificate may be issued

4 for the port or terminal; or

5 ‘‘(ii) the certificate is suspended or revoked

6 by the Secretary, the certificate shall cease to

7 be valid; and’’;

8 (B) by striking subsection (d) and insert9 ing the following new subsection:

10 ‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall maintain a list of ports

11 or terminals with respect to which a certificate issued

12 under this section—

13 ‘‘(A) is in effect; or

14 ‘‘(B) has been revoked or suspended.

15 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall make the list referred to in

16 paragraph (1) available to the general public.’’;

17 (C) in subsection (e)—

18 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Ex19 cept in the case’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as

20 provided in paragraph (3) and in the

21 case’’;

22 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘The

23 Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as pro24 vided in paragraph (3), the Secretary’’;

25 and
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1 (iii) by adding at the end the follow2 ing new paragraph:

3 ‘‘(3)(A) Not later than 18 months after the date of

4 enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall, by regu5 lation, establish a procedure by which the Secretary may

6 assess a civil penalty against the operator of a port or

7 terminal in lieu of denying the entry of a ship to the port

8 or terminal pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2).

9 ‘‘(B) The amount of a penalty referred to in subpara10 graph (A) shall not exceed the maximum amount allowable

11 per day of violation that the Secretary may assess under

12 this Act.

13 ‘‘(C) If a port or terminal remains in violation of an

14 applicable requirement of a regulation referred to in para15 graph (1) or (2) on the date that is 30 days after the

16 date on which the Secretary initially determines that the

17 port or terminal is in violation of an applicable require18 ment of a regulation, the Secretary shall revoke the certifi19 cate of the port or terminal.

20 ‘‘(D) In addition to carrying out the duties specified

21 in subparagraphs (A) through (C), not later than 18

22 months after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the

23 Secretary shall develop, and issue regulations for, revoca24 tion and reinstatement procedures that the Secretary shall

25 apply in carrying out this paragraph.’’;
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1 (D) in subsection (f)—

2 (i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The

3 Secretary’’; and

4 (ii) by adding at the end the following

5 new paragraph:

6 ‘‘(2)(A) Not later than 18 months after the date of

7 enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall promul8 gate regulations that require the operator of each port or

9 terminal that is subject to any requirement of the

10 MARPOL Protocol relating to reception facilities to post

11 a placard in a location that can easily be seen by port

12 and terminal users. The placard shall state, at a mini13 mum, that a user of a reception facility of the port or

14 terminal should report to the Secretary any inadequacy

15 of the reception facility.

16 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to

17 carry out this paragraph, including specifications for the

18 placards referred to in subparagraph (A).

19 ‘‘(C) The Secretary shall make available to the gen20 eral public any report received by the Secretary under this

21 paragraph.’’; and

22 (E) by adding at the end the following new

23 subsection:

24 ‘‘(g) The Secretary shall—
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1 ‘‘(1) establish a program to ensure that the

2 owner, operator, or person in charge of each port or

3 terminal that is not required to apply for a certifi4 cate under this section makes available a reception

5 facility that meets the requirements for reception fa6 cilities under the regulations promulgated under

7 subsection (a)(2); and

8 ‘‘(2) not later than 2 years after the date of en9 actment of this subsection, and every 2 years there10 after, submit a report to Congress on Coast Guard

11 activities regarding the ports and terminals de12 scribed in paragraph (1).’’.

13 (2) REFUSE RECORD BOOKS; WASTE MANAGE14 MENT PLANS; NOTIFICATION OF CREW AND PAS15 SENGERS.—Section 4(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C.

16 1903(b)) is amended—

17 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before

18 subparagraph (A) the following new subpara19 graph and redesignating the subsequent sub20 paragraphs accordingly:

21 ‘‘(A) not later than 1 year after the date of en22 actment of the Marine Plastic Pollution Research

23 and Control Act of 1994, issue regulations that re24 quire each ship described in section 3(a)(1) of this
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1 Act to which the Secretary determines these regula2 tions shall apply to—

3 ‘‘(i) maintain refuse records (either as part

4 of the log book of the ship or in a separate

5 record book);

6 ‘‘(ii) establish shipboard waste manage7 ment plans; and

8 ‘‘(iii) display a placard and conduct a

9 briefing that notifies the crew and passengers

10 of the ship of the requirements of Annex V of

11 the Convention;’’; and

12 (B) by adding at the end the following new

13 paragraph:

14 ‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through

15 the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspec16 tion Service, shall assist the Secretary in carrying out the

17 enforcement of this Act, to the extent that the assistance

18 provided under this subparagraph does not impede the

19 ability of the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the

20 Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection

21 Service, to carry out the functions of the Animal and Plant

22 Health Inspection Service.

23 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination

24 with the Secretary, shall review and revise boarding proce-
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1 dures of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

2 to improve the enforcement of this Act.

3 ‘‘(C) The review and revision of the boarding proce4 dures referred to in subparagraph (B) shall include—

5 ‘‘(i) a revision of any boarding forms used by

6 the Secretary (including adding questions) to provide

7 information in sufficient detail to enable the Sec8 retary to adequately enforce this Act;

9 ‘‘(ii) the coordination of efforts of inspectors of

10 the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to

11 facilitate the tracking of ships suspected to be in vio12 lation of this Act from port to port;

13 ‘‘(iii) the coordination of the inspection activi14 ties of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection

15 Service with the animal and plant inspection activi16 ties of the Coast Guard, to ensure that any violation

17 of this Act may be easily determined, and that an

18 appropriate penalty is assessed for the violation; and

19 ‘‘(iv) methods for using inspectors of the Ani20 mal and Plant Health Inspection Service to deter21 mine compliance with the regulations promulgated

22 under section 6(a)(2).’’.

23 (3) SIZE AND USE.—Section 3(a) of such Act

24 (33 U.S.C. 1902(a)) is amended—
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1 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at

2 the end;

3 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe4 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (C) by adding at the end the following new

6 paragraph:

7 ‘‘(5) with respect to section 4(b)(2)(A)—

8 ‘‘(A) to—

9 ‘‘(i) a manned oceangoing United

10 States ship of 40 feet or more in length

11 that is engaged in commerce and is docu12 mented under the laws of the United

13 States or numbered by a State; and

14 ‘‘(ii) a manned fixed or floating plat15 form subject to the jurisdiction of the

16 United States, or operated under the au17 thority of the United States, wherever lo18 cated; and

19 ‘‘(B) to any other ship of a size and use

20 specified by the Secretary not later than 18

21 months after the date of enactment of this

22 paragraph.’’.

23 (4) PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.—Section 9 of

24 such Act (33 U.S.C. 1908) is amended—
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1 (A) by redesignating subsections (c)

2 through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), re3 spectively;

4 (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the

5 following new subsection:

6 ‘‘(c)(1) If an appropriate official of the Coast Guard

7 determines that a ship does not comply with a requirement

8 established under section 4 relating to the maintenance

9 of refuse records, the posting of a placard, the briefing

10 of a crew and passengers, or the implementation of a

11 waste management plan, the official may issue a citation

12 for the violation that requires a civil penalty, in an amount

13 determined pursuant to this section, to be payable not

14 later than 30 days after the issuance of the citation, unless

15 by such date, the recipient of the citation submits a writ16 ten request for a hearing on the assessment of the civil

17 penalty pursuant to the citation.

18 ‘‘(2) A citation for a violation that requires a civil

19 penalty may be issued by the appropriate Coast Guard of20 ficial if, on the inspection of a ship, an appropriate official

21 of the Coast Guard determines that—

22 ‘‘(A) the person in charge of the ship has no re23 ceipts documenting—

24 ‘‘(i) the disposal of garbage; or
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1 ‘‘(ii) in any case in which an incinerator is

2 on board the ship, the disposal of plastic resi3 due, if any, from the incinerator;

4 ‘‘(B) there is no incinerator on board the ship;

5 or

6 ‘‘(C) the quantity of plastic waste materials on

7 board the ship is too small with respect to the quan8 tity of plastic waste materials estimated to have

9 been generated on board the ship (on the basis of

10 documentation from the last legal disposal of plastic

11 waste materials from the ship).

12 ‘‘(3) Not later than 30 days after the issuance of a

13 citation pursuant to paragraph (2), the recipient of the

14 citation shall either—

15 ‘‘(A) pay the amount of the civil penalty; or

16 ‘‘(B) submit a written request for a hearing on

17 the assessment of the civil penalty.

18 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary

19 of Agriculture to ensure that the record in a log book of

20 the disposal of waste materials alone may not, for the pur21 poses of this subsection, constitute proof of legal disposal

22 of waste materials.’’; and

23 (C) in subsection (g), as redesignated by

24 paragraph (1)—
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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Not2 withstanding’’;

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘or (d)’’ and inserting

4 ‘‘or (e)’’; and

5 (iii) by adding at the end the follow6 ing new paragraphs:

7 ‘‘(2) If the Secretary—

8 ‘‘(A) conducts an investigation and refers a

9 matter pursuant to paragraph (1) to the appropriate

10 official of a foreign country that is a party to the

11 MARPOL Protocol relating to a violation or sus12 pected violation by an owner, operator, or person in

13 charge of a ship that is registered in the foreign

14 country of a requirement of the MARPOL Protocol;

15 and

16 ‘‘(B) the official of the foreign country does not

17 provide a response that the Secretary determines ap18 propriate;

19 paragraph (3) shall apply.

20 ‘‘(3) If the conditions referred to in subparagraphs

21 (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) are met, the Secretary of

22 the Treasury, on the request of the Secretary, may, with

23 respect to the ship referred to in paragraph (2), refuse

24 or revoke—
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1 ‘‘(A) a permit to proceed under section 4367 of

2 the Revised Statutes (46 U.S.C. App. 313); or

3 ‘‘(B) a permit to depart (as required under sec4 tion 443 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

5 1443));

6 whichever is applicable.

7 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after

8 the date of enactment of this paragraph, and annually

9 thereafter, publish a list of any referral described in para10 graph (1) including, with respect to each referral—

11 ‘‘(A) the date of transmittal; and

12 ‘‘(B) the date and nature of any response by

13 the appropriate official of the foreign country to

14 whom the referral is sent.’’.

15 (5) SHIP INSPECTIONS; REPORTS TO SEC16 RETARY.—Section 8(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C.

17 1907(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing new paragraphs:

19 ‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary shall make available to the

20 public a toll-free telephone number for reporting violations

21 of the MARPOL Protocol and this Act.

22 ‘‘(B) In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary

23 may—

24 ‘‘(i) enter into a cooperative agreement with the

25 appropriate official of the National Response Center
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1 to use the telephone reporting service of the Center

2 to provide for the reporting of the violations referred

3 to in subparagraph (A) under the telephone report4 ing service; or

5 ‘‘(ii) establish a separate telephone reporting

6 system.

7 ‘‘(C) The Secretary shall report to Congress annually

8 on the effectiveness of the toll-free telephone reporting

9 system. Each report shall include—

10 ‘‘(i) the number and types of referral calls re11 lated to Annex V of the MARPOL Protocol received;

12 and

13 ‘‘(ii) information regarding any investigations

14 conducted and enforcement actions taken in re15 sponse to a call described in clause (i).

16 ‘‘(4) On receipt of a report from an appropriate offi17 cial of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

18 of the Department of Agriculture of a ship in violation

19 of this Act, the Secretary shall take such action as is nec20 essary to ensure a followup inspection of the ship.’’.

21 (6) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

22 11(a)(3) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1910(a)(3)) is

23 amended by striking ‘‘section 9(e)’’ and inserting

24 ‘‘section 9(f)’’.
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1 (c) MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION RESEARCH AND

2 CONTROL.—

3 (1) COMPLIANCE REPORTS.—Section 2201(a) of

4 the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control

5 Act of 1987 (Public Law 100–220; 33 U.S.C. 1902

6 note) is amended—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘for a period of 6 years’’;

8 and

9 (B) by inserting before the period at the

10 end the following: ‘‘and, not later than 1 year

11 after the date of enactment of the Marine Plas12 tic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1994,

13 and annually thereafter, shall publish in the

14 Federal Register a list of the enforcement ac15 tions taken against any domestic or foreign ship

16 (including any commercial or recreational ship)

17 pursuant to the Act to Prevent Pollution from

18 Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.)’’.

19 (2) PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM.—Section

20 2204(a) of such Act (Public Law 100–220; 42

21 U.S.C. 6981 note) is amended—

22 (A) in paragraph (1)—

23 (i) in the matter preceding subpara24 graph (A), by striking ‘‘for a period of at

25 least 3 years,’’;
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1 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end;

3 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking

4 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘;

5 and’’; and

6 (iv) by adding at the end the following

7 new subparagraph:

8 ‘‘(E) the requirements under this Act and

9 the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33

10 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) with respect to ships and

11 ports, and the authority of citizens to report

12 violations of this Act and the Act to Prevent

13 Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et

14 seq.).’’; and

15 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert16 ing the following new paragraph:

17 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—

18 ‘‘(A) PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM.—A

19 public outreach program under paragraph (1)

20 may include—

21 ‘‘(i) developing and implementing a

22 voluntary boaters’ pledge program;

23 ‘‘(ii) workshops with interested

24 groups;

25 ‘‘(iii) public service announcements;
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1 ‘‘(iv) distribution of leaflets and post2 ers; and

3 ‘‘(v) any other means appropriate to

4 educating the public.

5 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In developing out6 reach initiatives targeted at the interested

7 groups that are subject to the requirements of

8 this title and the Act to Prevent Pollution from

9 Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), the Secretary

10 of the department in which the Coast Guard is

11 operating, in consultation with the Secretary of

12 Commerce, acting through the Administrator of

13 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin14 istration, and the Administrator of the Environ15 mental Protection Agency, shall consult with—

16 ‘‘(i) the heads of State agencies re17 sponsible for implementing State boating

18 laws; and

19 ‘‘(ii) the heads of other enforcement

20 agencies that regulate boaters or commer21 cial fishermen.

22 ‘‘(C) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREE23 MENTS.—To carry out this section, the Sec24 retary of the department in which the Coast

25 Guard is operating, the Secretary of Commerce,
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1 and the Administrator of the Environmental

2 Protection Agency are authorized to award

3 grants, enter into cooperative agreements with

4 appropriate officials of other Federal agencies

5 and agencies of States and political subdivisions

6 of States, and provide other financial assistance

7 to eligible recipients.’’.

8 (3) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.—

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Marine Plastic

10 Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987

11 (Public Law 100–220) is amended by adding at

12 the end the following new subtitle:

13 ‘‘Subtitle D—Miscellaneous

14 Provisions

15 ‘‘SEC. 2401. APPLICABILITY OF WHISTLE BLOWER PROVI16 SIONS.

17 ‘‘Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, shall

18 apply to any employee of the Department of Transpor19 tation, the Department of Defense, or the Department of

20 Agriculture, as described in subsection (a)(2)(B) of such

21 section, who carries out any requirement of this Act or

22 the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901

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1 ‘‘SEC. 2402. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

2 ‘‘If the Secretary of the department in which the

3 Coast Guard is operating fails to meet a deadline specified

4 in this Act or the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships

5 (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), the Secretary shall submit a

6 written report to Congress that explains the reasons for

7 the failure.

8 ‘‘SEC. 2403. WASTE MANAGEMENT STUDY.

9 ‘‘Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment

10 of this subtitle, the Secretary of the department in which

11 the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the Ad12 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall

13 submit to Congress a written report that identifies poten14 tial improvements of the waste management practices at

15 port facilities. The study shall—

16 ‘‘(1) characterize wastes as a function of the

17 type, size, number of crew and passengers, and

18 length of voyage of ships;

19 ‘‘(2) identify incentives to promote onboard

20 waste management practices on ships, including the

21 use of source reduction, reuse and recycling strate22 gies, incinerators, compactors, pulpers, and shred23 ders;

24 ‘‘(3) recommend organizational and business

25 processes required to establish effective and efficient

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1 of the roles and responsibilities of all entities in2 volved (including ports and terminals) that would

3 improve the management of shipborne waste; and

4 ‘‘(4) investigate positive incentives to including

5 the use of port reception facilities, including poten6 tially prohibiting separate fees for waste disposal.

7 ‘‘SEC. 2404. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INSURANCE.

8 ‘‘It is the sense of Congress that—

9 ‘‘(1) certain insurance policies or rules of pro10 tection and indemnity clubs that provide insurance

11 for shippers should not provide for the payment of

12 a penalty under the Act to Prevent Pollution from

13 Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.); and

14 ‘‘(2) the Secretary of the department in which

15 the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the

16 Commandant of the Coast Guard, should consult

17 with the International Maritime Organization to

18 seek to establish international standards prohibiting

19 the issuance of a contract of insurance for the sale

20 of a policy that would provide for the payment of

21 any penalty under the MARPOL Protocol (as de22 fined in section 2(a) of the Act to Prevent Pollution

23 from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901(a))) to carry out the

24 MARPOL Protocol.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 2405. NOTICE OF ARRIVAL.

2 ‘‘The owner, master, agent, or person in charge of

3 a vessel shall include in the notice of arrival required to

4 be submitted to the Captain of the Port of the port or

5 place of destination pursuant to the Ports and Waterways

6 Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) information concern7 ing the intention of the owner, master, or person in charge

8 of the vessel with respect to the disposal of onboard waste

9 at the port or place of destination.

10 ‘‘SEC. 2406. COORDINATION.

11 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MARINE DEBRIS COORDI12 NATING COMMITTEE.—The Administrator of the Environ13 mental Protection Agency shall establish a Marine Debris

14 Coordinating Committee (referred to in this section as the

15 ‘Committee’).

16 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall include a

17 senior official from—

18 ‘‘(1) the Environmental Protection Agency, who

19 shall serve as the Chairperson of the Committee;

20 ‘‘(2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad21 ministration;

22 ‘‘(3) the United States Coast Guard;

23 ‘‘(4) the United States Navy; and

24 ‘‘(5) such other Federal agencies that have an

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1 and control as the Administrator of the Environ2 mental Protection Agency determines appropriate.

3 ‘‘(c) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at least

4 twice a year to provide a forum to ensure the coordination

5 of national and international research, monitoring, edu6 cation, and regulatory actions addressing the persistent

7 marine debris problem.

8 ‘‘SEC. 2407. MONITORING.

9 ‘‘The Administrator of the Environmental Protection

10 Agency, in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce,

11 acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic

12 and Atmospheric Administration, shall utilize the marine

13 debris data derived under title V of the Marine Protection,

14 Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 2801

15 et seq.) to assist the United States Coast Guard in assess16 ing the effectiveness of this Act.’’.

17 (B) AMENDMENTS TO TABLE OF CON18 TENTS.—The table of contents in section 2 of

19 the United States-Japan Fishery Agreement

20 Approval Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 1458) is

21 amended by adding at the end of the items re22 lating to title II of such Act the following new

23 items:

‘‘Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Provisions

‘‘Sec. 2401. Applicability of whistle blower provisions.

‘‘Sec. 2402. Reports to Congress.

‘‘Sec. 2403. Waste management study.
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‘‘Sec. 2404. Sense of Congress regarding insurance.

‘‘Sec. 2405. Notice of arrival.

‘‘Sec. 2406. Coordination.

‘‘Sec. 2407. Monitoring.’’.

1 SEC. 3. REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH.

2 Section 407(a) of the Marine Protection, Research,

3 and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1447f(a)) is

4 amended by striking ‘‘1996’’ and inserting ‘‘2000’’.

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