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Union Calendar No. 154 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 886 

[Report No. 118–167, Parts I and II] 

To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of 

the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to 

improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 

Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mrs. GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 

CASTEN, Mr. LIEU, Mr. HUFFMAN, and Mrs. PELTOLA) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

AUGUST 25, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an 

amendment 

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

AUGUST 25, 2023 

Referral to the Committee on Natural Resources extended for a period ending 

not later than September 30, 2023 

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CASE, Ms. PORTER, and Ms. ESHOO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment, 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 boldface roman] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 9, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend 

the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration 

of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Save Our Seas 2.0 

5 Amendments Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM 

7 OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOS8 PHERIC ADMINISTRATION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Marine Debris Act (Public 

10 Law 109–449) is amended by inserting before section 3 the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘Subtitle A—NOAA and Coast 

13 Guard Programs’’. 

14 (b) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTS, 

15 AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.—Section 3(d) of the Marine De16 bris Act (33 U.S.C. 1952(d)) is amended— 

17 (1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘AND

18 CONTRACTS’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTRACTS, AND OTHER

19 AGREEMENTS’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and contracts’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘, contracts, and other agreements’’; 

22 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

23 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

24 (i) by striking ‘‘part of the’’ and in25 serting ‘‘part of a’’; and 


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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or (C)’’ after ‘‘sub2 paragraph (A)’’; and 

3 (B) in subparagraph (C) in the matter pre4 ceding clause (i) by inserting ‘‘and except as 

5 provided in subparagraph (B)’’ after ‘‘subpara6 graph (A)’’; and 

7 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(7) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—With respect to 

9 any project carried out pursuant to a contract or 

10 other agreement entered into under paragraph (1) 

11 that is not a cooperative agreement or an agreement 

12 to provide financial assistance in the form of a grant, 

13 the Administrator may contribute on an in-kind basis 

14 the portion of the costs of the project that the Admin15 istrator determines represents the amount of benefit 

16 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra17 tion derives from the project.’’. 

18 (c) RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; USE OF

19 RESOURCES.—Section 3 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1952) is 

20 amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(e) RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—In 

22 order to accomplish the purpose set forth in section 2, the 

23 Administrator, acting through the Program, may receive 

24 and, only to the extent provided in advance in appropria25 tions Acts, expend funds made available by— 


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1 ‘‘(1) any department, agency, or instrumentality 

2 of the United States; 

3 ‘‘(2) any State or local government (or any po4 litical subdivision thereof); 

5 ‘‘(3) any Indian tribe; 

6 ‘‘(4) any foreign government or international or7 ganization; 

8 ‘‘(5) any public or private organization; or 

9 ‘‘(6) any individual. 

10 ‘‘(f) USE OF RESOURCES.—In order to accomplish the 

11 purpose set forth in section 2, the Administrator, acting 

12 through the Program, may use, with consent, with reim13 bursement, and subject to the availability of appropria14 tions, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities 

15 of— 

16 ‘‘(1) any department, agency, or instrumentality 

17 of the United States; 

18 ‘‘(2) any State or local government (or any po19 litical subdivision thereof); 

20 ‘‘(3) any Indian tribe; 

21 ‘‘(4) any foreign government or international or22 ganization; 

23 ‘‘(5) any public or private organization; or 

24 ‘‘(6) any individual.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDA2 TION. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title I of the Save Our 

4 Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224) is transferred to appear 

5 after section 6 of the Marine Debris Act (P.L. 109-449). 

6 (b) STATUS OF FOUNDATION.—Section 111(a) of the 

7 Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), as transferred 

8 by this Act, is amended, in the second sentence, by striking 

9 ‘‘organization’’ and inserting ‘‘corporation’’. 

10 (c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 

11 (1) APPOINTMENT, VACANCIES, AND REMOVAL.— 

12 Section 112(b) of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 

13 109–449), as transferred by this Act, is amended— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1) in the matter pre15 ceding subparagraph (A)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘and considering’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘considering’’; and 

18 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and with the ap19 proval of the Secretary of Commerce,’’ after 

20 ‘‘by the Board,’’; 

21 (B) in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting ‘‘with 

22 the approval of the Secretary of Commerce’’ after 

23 ‘‘the Board’’; 

24 (C) in paragraph (5)— 


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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘the Administrator of 

2 the United States Agency for International 

3 Development,’’ after ‘‘Service,’’; and 

4 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and with the ap5 proval of the Secretary of Commerce’’ after 

6 ‘‘EPA Administrator’’; 

7 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

8 through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), re9 spectively; and 

10 (E) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS OF BOARD REGARDING

13 APPOINTMENTS.—For appointments made under 

14 paragraph (1) other than the initial appointments, 

15 the Board shall submit to the Under Secretary rec16 ommendations on candidates for appointment.’’. 

17 (2) GENERAL POWERS.—Section 112(g) of the 

18 Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), as trans19 ferred by this Act, is amended— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘offi21 cers and employees’’ and inserting ‘‘the initial 

22 officers and employees’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i) by striking ‘‘its 

24 chief operating officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the chief 

25 executive officer of the Foundation’’. 


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1 (3) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—Section 112 of 

2 the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), as 

3 transferred by this Act, is amended by adding at the 

4 end the following: 

5 ‘‘(h) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— 

6 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT; REMOVAL; REVIEW.—The 

7 Board shall appoint and may remove and review the 

8 performance of the chief executive officer of the Foun9 dation. 

10 ‘‘(2) POWERS.—The chief executive officer of the 

11 Foundation may appoint, remove, and review the 

12 performance of any officer or employee of the Founda13 tion.’’. 

14 (d) POWERS OF FOUNDATION.—Section 113(c)(1) of 

15 the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), as trans16 ferred by this Act, is amended in the matter preceding sub17 paragraph (A)— 

18 (1) by inserting ‘‘nonprofit’’ before ‘‘corpora19 tion’’; and 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘acting as a trustee’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘formed’’. 

22 (e) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—Section 113 of the Marine 

23 Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), as transferred by this 

24 Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(g) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—The Board may locate the 

2 principal office of the Foundation outside the District of 

3 Columbia and is encouraged to locate that office in a coastal 

4 shoreline community.’’. 

5 (f) BEST PRACTICES.—Section 113 of the Marine De6 bris Act (Public Law 109–449), as transferred by this Act 

7 and amended by subsection (e), is further amended by add8 ing at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(h) BEST PRACTICES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall de11 velop and implement best practices for conducting 

12 outreach to Indian Tribes. 

13 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The best practices devel14 oped under paragraph (1) shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) include a process to support technical 

16 assistance and capacity building to improve out17 comes; and 

18 ‘‘(B) promote an awareness of programs 

19 and grants available under this Act.’’. 

20 (g) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 118 of the Marine Debris 

21 Act (Public Law 109–449), as transferred by this Act, is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2024’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and 

2 State and local government agencies’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘, State and local government agencies, 

4 United States and international nongovern5 mental organizations, regional organizations, In6 dian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and foreign 

7 government entities’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘and State 

9 and local government agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘, State 

10 and local government agencies, United States and 

11 international nongovernmental organizations, re12 gional organizations, Indian Tribes, Tribal organiza13 tions, and foreign government entities’’. 

14 (h) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 11328(b) of the 

15 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 

16 Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117–263) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘Maritime’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine’’. 

18 (i) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 9(a) of the Marine De19 bris Act (33 U.S.C. 1958) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 

20 year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2024 and 

21 2025’’. 

22 SEC. 4. TRANSFERS. 

23 (a) SAVE OUR SEAS 2.0 ACT.—Subtitle C of title I 

24 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224) is 

25 transferred to appear after section 119 of the Marine Debris 


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1 Act (Public Law 109–449) as transferred and redesignated 

2 by this Act. 

3 (b) MARINE DEBRIS ACT.—The Marine Debris Act 

4 (Public Law 109–449) is amended— 

5 (1) by transferring sections 7, 8, and 9 to appear 

6 after section 127, as transferred by this Act, and re7 designated as sections 131, 132, and 133, respectively; 

8 and 

9 (2) by inserting before section 131, as so trans10 ferred and redesignated, the following: 

11 ‘‘Subtitle C—Administration’’. 

12 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 131 of the Marine Debris 

14 Act (Public Law 109–449), as transferred and redesignated 

15 by this Act, is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 

17 (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (12), 

18 (13), and (14), respectively; 

19 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(2) CIRCULAR ECONOMY.—The term ‘circular 

22 economy’ has the meaning given such term in section 

23 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116– 

24 224). 


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1 ‘‘(3) COASTAL SHORELINE COMMUNITY.—The 

2 term ‘coastal shoreline community’ means a city or 

3 county directly adjacent to the open ocean, major es4 tuaries, or the Great Lakes. 

5 ‘‘(4) EPA ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘EPA Ad6 ministrator’ has the meaning given such term in sec7 tion 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 

8 116–224). 

9 ‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 

10 has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the 

11 Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224).’’; 

12 (3) by inserting after paragraph (9), as so redes13 ignated, the following: 

14 ‘‘(10) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

15 ‘nonprofit organization’ has the meaning given such 

16 term in section 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Pub17 lic Law 116–224). 

18 ‘‘(11) POST CONSUMER MATERIALS MANAGE19 MENT.—The term ‘post-consumer materials manage20 ment’ has the meaning given such term in section 2 

21 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116– 

22 224).’’; 

23 (4) by inserting after paragraph (14), as so re24 designated, the following: 


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1 ‘‘(15) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Tribal 

2 organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec3 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu4 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

5 ‘‘(16) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘Under 

6 Secretary’ has the meaning given such term in section 

7 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116– 

8 224).’’; and 

9 (5) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated— 

10 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

11 (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 

12 (E); and 

13 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(B) Indian Tribe;’’. 

16 (b) TRANSFER.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(7) of the Save Our 

18 Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224) is transferred to 

19 section 131 of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 

20 109–449), inserted after paragraph (8) (as redesig21 nated), and redesignated as paragraph (9). 

22 (2) REDESIGNATION.—Section 2 of the Save Our 

23 Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224) is amended by re24 designating paragraphs (8) through (11) as para25 graphs (7) through (10), respectively. 


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1 (c) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—Paragraph (9)(D) of sec2 tion 131 of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), 

3 as transferred and redesignated by this Act, is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘(as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter5 mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

6 5304))’’. 

7 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

8 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Save Our 

9 Seas 2.0 Amendments Act’’. 

10 SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDA11 TION. 

12 (a) DEFINITION OF TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— 

13 Section 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 

14 U.S.C. 4201) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (7)(D), by striking 

16 ‘‘(as defined’’ and all that follows through 

17 ‘‘5304))’’; and 

18 (2) by inserting after paragraph (10) 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(10A) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The 

21 term ‘Tribal organization’ has the mean22 ing given the term in section 4 of the In23 dian Self-Determination and Education 

24 Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’. 


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1 (b) STATUS OF FOUNDATION.—Section 111(a) 

2 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 4211(a)) is amended, in 

3 the second sentence, by striking ‘‘organiza4 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘corporation’’. 

5 (c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 

6 (1) APPOINTMENT, VACANCIES, AND RE7 MOVAL.—Section 112(b) of such Act (33 

8 U.S.C. 4212(b)) is amended— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter 

10 preceding subparagraph (A)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘and consid12 ering’’ and inserting ‘‘consid13 ering’’; 

14 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and with the 

15 approval of the Secretary of Com16 merce,’’ after ‘‘by the Board,’’; and 

17 (iii) by inserting ‘‘and such 

18 other criteria as the Under Sec19 retary may establish’’ after ‘‘sub20 section (a)’’; 

21 (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by insert22 ing ‘‘with the approval of the Sec23 retary of Commerce’’ after ‘‘the 

24 Board’’; 

25 (C) in paragraph (5)— 


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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘the Adminis2 trator of the United States Agency 

3 for International Development,’’ 

4 after ‘‘Service,’’; and 

5 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and with the 

6 approval of the Secretary of Com7 merce’’ after ‘‘EPA Adminis8 trator’’; 

9 (D) by redesignating paragraphs 

10 (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) 

11 through (6), respectively; and 

12 (E) by inserting after paragraph 

13 (1) the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) RECOMMENDATIONS OF BOARD RE15 GARDING APPOINTMENTS.—For appoint16 ments made under paragraph (1) other 

17 than the initial appointments, the Board 

18 shall submit to the Under Secretary rec19 ommendations on candidates for appoint20 ment.’’. 

21 (2) GENERAL POWERS.—Section 112(g) 

22 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 4212(g)) is amend23 ed— 

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1 serting ‘‘the initial officers and em2 ployees’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by 

4 striking ‘‘its chief operating officer’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘the chief executive of6 ficer of the Foundation’’. 

7 (3) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—Section 

8 112 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 4212) is amend9 ed by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(h) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— 

11 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT; REMOVAL; REVIEW.— 

12 The Board shall appoint and may remove 

13 and review the performance of the chief 

14 executive officer of the Foundation. 

15 ‘‘(2) POWERS.—The chief executive of16 ficer of the Foundation may appoint, re17 move, and review the performance of any 

18 officer or employee of the Foundation.’’. 

19 (d) POWERS OF FOUNDATION.—Section 

20 113(c)(1) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 4213(c)(1)) is 

21 amended, in the matter preceding subpara22 graph (A)— 

23 (1) by inserting ‘‘nonprofit’’ before 

24 ‘‘corporation’’; and 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘acting as a trustee’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘formed’’. 

3 (e) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—Section 113 of such 

4 Act (33 U.S.C. 4213) is amended by adding at 

5 the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(g) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—The Board may lo7 cate the principal office of the Foundation 

8 outside the District of Columbia and is en9 couraged to locate that office in a coastal 

10 State.’’. 

11 (f) BEST PRACTICES.—Section 113 of such 

12 Act (33 U.S.C. 4213), as amended by subsection 

13 (e), is further amended by adding at the end 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(h) BEST PRACTICES.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation 

17 shall develop and implement best prac18 tices for conducting outreach to Indian 

19 Tribes. 

20 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The best prac21 tices developed under paragraph (1) 

22 shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) include a process to support 

24 technical assistance and capacity 

25 building to improve outcomes; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) promote an awareness of pro2 grams and grants available under 

3 this Act.’’. 

4 (g) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 118 of such Act 

5 (33 U.S.C. 4218) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking 

7 ‘‘and State and local government agen8 cies’’ and inserting ‘‘, State and local gov9 ernment agencies, United States and 

10 international nongovernmental organiza11 tions, regional organizations, Indian 

12 tribes, Tribal organizations, and foreign 

13 government entities’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 

15 ‘‘and State and local government agen16 cies’’ and inserting ‘‘, State and local gov17 ernment agencies, United States and 

18 international nongovernmental organiza19 tions, regional organizations, and foreign 

20 government entities’’. 

21 SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM 

22 OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOS23 PHERIC ADMINISTRATION. 

24 (a) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, 

25 CONTRACTS, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.—Section 


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1 3(d) of the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 

2 1952(d)) is amended— 

3 (1) in the subsection heading, by 

4 striking ‘‘AND CONTRACTS’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘CONTRACTS, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 

7 contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘, contracts, and 

8 other agreements’’; 

9 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘part of the’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘part of a’’; and 

13 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or (C)’’ after 

14 ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; and 

15 (B) in subparagraph (C), in the 

16 matter preceding clause (i), by insert17 ing ‘‘and except as provided in sub18 paragraph (B)’’ after ‘‘subparagraph 

19 (A)’’; and 

20 (4) by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(7) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—With re23 spect to any project carried out pursuant 

24 to a contract or other agreement entered 

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1 operative agreement or an agreement to 

2 provide financial assistance in the form 

3 of a grant, the Administrator may con4 tribute on an in-kind basis the portion of 

5 the costs of the project that the Adminis6 trator determines represents the amount 

7 of benefit the National Oceanic and At8 mospheric Administration derives from 

9 the project.’’. 

10 (b) RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; 

11 USE OF RESOURCES.—Section 3 of such Act (33 

12 U.S.C. 1952) is amended by adding at the end 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(e) RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.— 

15 In order to accomplish the purpose set forth 

16 in section 2, the Administrator, acting 

17 through the Program, may receive and, only 

18 to the extent provided in advance in appro19 priations Acts, expend funds made available 

20 by— 

21 ‘‘(1) any department, agency, or in22 strumentality of the United States; 

23 ‘‘(2) any State or local government (or 

24 any political subdivision thereof); 

25 ‘‘(3) any Indian tribe; 


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1 ‘‘(4) any foreign government or inter2 national organization; 

3 ‘‘(5) any public or private organiza4 tion; or 

5 ‘‘(6) any individual. 

6 ‘‘(f) USE OF RESOURCES.—In order to ac7 complish the purpose set forth in section 2, 

8 the Administrator, acting through the Pro9 gram, may use, with consent, with reimburse10 ment, and subject to the availability of appro11 priations, the land, services, equipment, per12 sonnel, and facilities of— 

13 ‘‘(1) any department, agency, or in14 strumentality of the United States; 

15 ‘‘(2) any State or local government (or 

16 any political subdivision thereof); 

17 ‘‘(3) any Indian tribe; 

18 ‘‘(4) any foreign government or inter19 national organization; 

20 ‘‘(5) any public or private organiza21 tion; or 

22 ‘‘(6) any individual.’’. 

23 (c) DEFINITION OF INDIAN TRIBE.—Section 7 

24 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1956) is amended by in25 serting after paragraph (1) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1A) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian 

2 tribe’ has the meaning given that term in 

3 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determina4 tion and Education Assistance Act (25 

5 U.S.C. 5304).’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 154 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 886 

[Report No. 118–167, Parts I and II] 

A BILL 

To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve 

istration, and for other purposes. of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminthe administration of the Marine Debris Program tion, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris FoundaSEPTEMBER 8, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

to be printed Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered an amendment, committed to the Committee of the 


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