Calendar No. 288

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1213

[Report No. 105–151]

A BILL

To establish a National Ocean Council, a Commission on Ocean Policy, and for other purposes.

NOVEMBER 8, 1997

Reported with an amendment
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Calendar No. 288

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1213

[Report No. 105–151]

To establish a National Ocean Council, a Commission on Ocean Policy,

and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 24, 1997

Mr. HOLLINGS (for himself, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. KERRY, Ms. SNOWE, Mr.

INOUYE, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. BOXER, Mr.

BIDEN, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mr. THURMOND, and Mrs. MURRAY) introduced the following bill; which was read

twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

NOVEMBER 8, 1997

Reported by Mr. MCCAIN, with an amendment

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To establish a National Ocean Council, a Commission on

Ocean Policy, 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 ‘‘Oceans Act of 1997’’.
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1 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS; PURPOSE AND OBJEC2 TIVES.

3 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following

4 findings:

5 (1) Covering more than two-thirds of the

6 Earth’s surface, the oceans and Great Lakes play a

7 critical role in the global water cycle and in regulat8 ing climate, sustain a large part of Earth’s biodiver9 sity, provide an important source of food and a

10 wealth of other natural products, act as a frontier

11 to scientific exploration, are critical to national secu12 rity, and provide a vital means of transportation.

13 The coasts, transition between land and open ocean,

14 are regions of remarkably high biological productiv15 ity, contribute more than 30 percent of the Gross

16 Domestic Product, and are of considerable impor17 tance for recreation, waste disposal, and mineral ex18 ploration.

19 (2) Ocean and coastal resources are susceptible

20 to change as a direct and indirect result of human

21 activities, and such changes can significantly impact

22 the ability of the oceans and Great Lakes to provide

23 the benefits upon which the Nation depends.

24 Changes in ocean and coastal processes could affect

25 global climate patterns, marine productivity and bio26 diversity, environmental quality, national security,
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1 economic competitiveness, availability of energy, vul2 nerability to natural hazards, and transportation

3 safety and efficiency.

4 (3) Ocean and coastal resources are not infi5 nite, and human pressure on them is increasing. One

6 half of the Nation’s population lives within 50 miles

7 of the coast, ocean and coastal resources once con8 sidered inexhaustible are now threatened with deple9 tion, and if population trends continue as expected,

10 pressure on and conflicting demands for ocean and

11 coastal resources will increase further as will vulner12 ability to coastal hazards.

13 (4) Marine technologies hold tremendous prom14 ise for expanding the range and increasing the util15 ity of products from the oceans and Great Lakes,

16 improving the stewardship of ocean and coastal re17 sources, and contributing to business and manufac18 turing innovations and the creation of new jobs.

19 (5) Marine research has uncovered the link be20 tween oceanic and atmospheric processes and im21 proved understanding of world climate patterns and

22 forecasts. Important new advances, including avail23 ability of military technology, have made feasible the

24 exploration of large areas of the ocean which were

25 inaccessible several years ago. In designating 1998
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1 as ‘‘The Year of the Ocean’’, the United Nations

2 highlights the value of increasing our knowledge of

3 the oceans.

4 (6) It has been 30 years since the Commission

5 on Marine Science, Engineering, and Resources

6 (known as the Stratton Commission) conducted a

7 comprehensive examination of ocean and coastal ac8 tivities that led to enactment of major legislation

9 and the establishment of key oceanic and atmos10 pheric institutions.

11 (7) A review of existing activities is essential to

12 respond to the changes that have occurred over the

13 past three decades and to develop an effective new

14 policy for the twenty-first century to conserve and

15 use sustainable ocean and coastal resources, protect

16 the marine environment, explore ocean frontiers,

17 protect human safety, and create marine tech18 nologies and economic opportunities.

19 (8) While significant Federal ocean and coastal

20 programs are underway, those programs would bene21 fit from a coherent national ocean and coastal policy

22 that reflects the need for cost-effective allocation of

23 fiscal resources, improved interagency coordination,

24 and strengthened partnerships with State, private,
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1 and international entities engaged in ocean and

2 coastal activities.

3 (b) PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES.—The purpose of this

4 Act is to develop and maintain a coordinated, comprehen5 sive, and long-range national policy with respect to ocean

6 and coastal activities that will assist the Nation in meeting

7 the following objectives:

8 (1) The protection of life and property against

9 natural and manmade hazards.

10 (2) Responsible stewardship, including use, of

11 fishery resources and other ocean and coastal re12 sources.

13 (3) The protection of the marine environment

14 and prevention of marine pollution.

15 (4) The enhancement of marine-related com16 merce, transportation, and national security, and the

17 resolution of conflicts among users of the marine en18 vironment.

19 (5) The expansion of human knowledge of the

20 marine environment including the role of the oceans

21 in climate and global environmental change and the

22 advancement of education and training in fields re23 lated to ocean and coastal activities.

24 (6) The continued investment in and develop25 ment and improvement of the capabilities, perform-
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1 ance, use, and efficiency of technologies for use in

2 ocean and coastal activities.

3 (7) Close cooperation among all government

4 agencies and departments to ensure—

5 (A) coherent regulation of ocean and coast6 al activities;

7 (B) availability and appropriate allocation

8 of Federal funding, personnel, facilities, and

9 equipment for such activities; and

10 (C) cost-effective and efficient operation of

11 Federal departments, agencies, and programs

12 involved in ocean and coastal activities.

13 (8) The preservation of the role of the United

14 States as a leader in ocean and coastal activities,

15 and, when it is in the national interest, the coopera16 tion by the United States with other nations and

17 international organizations in ocean and coastal ac18 tivities.

19 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

20 As used in this Act—

21 (1) The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Com22 mission on Ocean Policy.

23 (2) The term ‘‘Council’’ means the National

24 Ocean Council.
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1 (3) The term ‘‘marine research’’ means sci2 entific exploration, including basic science, engineer3 ing, mapping, surveying, monitoring, assessment,

4 and information management, of the oceans, coasts,

5 and Great Lakes—

6 (A) to describe and advance understanding

7 of—

8 (i) the role of the oceans, coasts and

9 Great Lakes in weather and climate, natu10 ral hazards, and the processes that regu11 late the marine environment; and

12 (ii) the manner in which such role,

13 processes, and environment are affected by

14 human actions;

15 (B) for the conservation, management and

16 sustainable use of living and nonliving re17 sources; and

18 (C) to develop and implement new tech19 nologies related to sustainable use of the ma20 rine environment.

21 (4) The term ‘‘marine environment’’ includes—

22 (A) the oceans, including coastal and off23 shore waters and the adjacent shore lands;

24 (B) the continental shelf;

25 (C) the Great Lakes; and
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1 (D) the ocean and coastal resources there2 of.

3 (5) The term ‘‘ocean and coastal activities’’ in4 cludes activities related to marine research, fisheries

5 and other ocean and coastal resource stewardship

6 and use, marine aquaculture, energy and mineral re7 source extraction, national security, marine trans8 portation, recreation and tourism, waste manage9 ment, pollution mitigation and prevention, and natu10 ral hazard reduction.

11 (6) The term ‘‘ocean and coastal resource’’

12 means, with respect to the oceans, coasts, and Great

13 Lakes, any living or non-living natural resource (in14 cluding all forms of animal and plant life found in

15 the marine environment, habitat, biodiversity, water

16 quality, minerals, oil, and gas) and any significant

17 historic, cultural or aesthetic resource.

18 SEC. 4. NATIONAL OCEAN AND COASTAL POLICY.

19 (a) EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES.—The President,

20 with the assistance of the Council and the advice of the

21 Commission, shall—

22 (1) develop and maintain a coordinated, com23 prehensive, and long-range national policy with re24 spect to ocean and coastal activities; and
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1 (2) with regard to Federal agencies and depart2 ments—

3 (A) review significant ocean and coastal

4 activities, including plans, priorities, accom5 plishments, and infrastructure requirements;

6 (B) plan and implement an integrated and

7 cost-effective program of ocean and coastal ac8 tivities including, but not limited to, marine re9 search, stewardship of ocean and coastal re10 sources, protection of the marine environment,

11 maritime transportation safety and efficiency,

12 the marine aspects of national security, marine

13 recreation and tourism, and marine aspects of

14 weather, climate, and natural hazards;

15 (C) designate responsibility for funding

16 and conducting ocean and coastal activities; and

17 (D) ensure cooperation and resolve dif18 ferences arising from laws and regulations ap19 plicable to ocean and coastal activities which re20 sult in conflicts among participants in such ac21 tivities.

22 (b) COOPERATION AND CONSULTATION.—In carrying

23 out responsibilities under this Act, the President and the

24 Council may use such staff, interagency, and advisory ar25 rangements as they find necessary and appropriate and
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1 shall consult with non-Federal organizations and individ2 uals involved in ocean and coastal activities.

3 SEC. 5. NATIONAL OCEAN COUNCIL.

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish

5 a National Ocean Council which shall consist of—

6 (1) the Secretary of Commerce, who shall be

7 Chairman of the Council;

8 (2) the Secretary of the Navy;

9 (3) the Secretary of State;

10 (4) the Secretary of Transportation;

11 (5) the Secretary of the Interior;

12 (6) the Administrator of the Environmental

13 Protection Agency;

14 (7) the Director of the National Science Foun15 dation;

16 (8) the Director of the Office of Science and

17 Technology Policy;

18 (9) the Chairman of the Council on Environ19 mental Quality;

20 (10) the Chairman of the National Economic

21 Council;

22 (11) the Director of the Office of Management

23 and Budget; and

24 (12) such other Federal officers and officials as

25 the President considers appropriate.
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1 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—

2 (1) The President or the Chairman of the

3 Council may from time to time designate one of the

4 members of the Council to preside over meetings of

5 the Council during the absence or unavailability of

6 such Chairman.

7 (2) Each member of the Council may designate

8 an officer of his or her agency or department ap9 pointed with the advice and consent of the Senate to

10 serve on the Council as an alternate in the event of

11 the unavoidable absence of such member.

12 (3) An executive secretary shall be appointed by

13 the Chairman of the Council, with the approval of

14 the Council. The executive secretary shall be a per15 manent employee of one of the agencies or depart16 ments represented on the Council and shall remain

17 in the employ of such agency or department.

18 (4) For the purpose of carrying out the func19 tions of the Council, each Federal agency or depart20 ment represented on the Council shall furnish nec21 essary assistance to the Council. Such assistance

22 may include—

23 (A) detailing employees to the Council to

24 perform such functions, consistent with the pur-
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1 poses of this section, as the Chairman of the

2 Council may assign to them; and

3 (B) undertaking, upon request of the

4 Chairman of the Council, such special studies

5 for the Council as are necessary to carry out its

6 functions.

7 (5) The Chairman of the Council shall have the

8 authority to make personnel decisions regarding any

9 employees detailed to the Council.

10 (c) FUNCTIONS.—The Council shall—

11 (1) serve as the forum for developing an ocean

12 and coastal policy and program, taking into consid13 eration the Commission report, and for overseeing

14 implementation of such policy and program;

15 (2) improve coordination and cooperation, and

16 eliminate duplication, among Federal agencies and

17 departments with respect to ocean and coastal activi18 ties;

19 (3) work with academic, State, industry, public

20 interest, and other groups involved in ocean and

21 coastal activities to provide for periodic review of the

22 Nation’s ocean and coastal policy;

23 (4) cooperate with the Secretary of State in—

24 (A) providing representation at inter25 national meetings and conferences on ocean and
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1 coastal activities in which the United States

2 participates; and

3 (B) coordinating the Federal activities of

4 the United States with programs of other na5 tions; and

6 (5) report at least biennially on Federal ocean

7 and coastal programs, priorities, and accomplish8 ments and provide budgetary advice as specified in

9 section 7.

10 SEC. 6. COMMISSION ON OCEAN POLICY.

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—

12 (1) The President shall, within 90 days of the

13 enactment of this Act, establish a Commission on

14 Ocean Policy. The Commission shall be composed of

15 15 members including individuals drawn from Fed16 eral and State governments, industry, academic and

17 technical institutions, and public interest organiza18 tions involved with ocean and coastal activities.

19 Members shall be appointed for the life of the Com20 mission as follows:

21 (A) 7 shall be appointed by the President

22 of the United States, no more than 3 of whom

23 may be from the executive branch of the Gov24 ernment.
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1 (B) 2 shall be appointed by the Majority

2 Leader of the Senate in consultation with the

3 Chairman of the Senate Committee on Com4 merce, Science, and Transportation.

5 (C) 2 shall be appointed by the Minority

6 Leader of the Senate in consultation with the

7 Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on

8 Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

9 (D) 2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of

10 the House of Representatives in consultation

11 with the Chairman of the House Committee on

12 Resources and the Chairman of the House

13 Committee on Science.

14 (E) 2 shall be appointed by the Minority

15 Leader of the House of Representatives in con16 sultation with the Ranking Member of the

17 House Committee on Resources and the Rank18 ing Member of the House Committee on

19 Science.

20 (1) The President shall, within 90 days after the

21 enactment of this Act, establish a Commission on

22 Ocean Policy. The Commission shall be composed of

23 16 members including individuals drawn from State

24 and local governments, industry, academic and tech25 nical institutions, and public interest organizations
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1 involved with ocean and coastal activities. Members

2 shall be appointed for the life of the Commission as

3 follows:

4 (A) 4 shall be appointed by the President of

5 the United States.

6 (B) 4 shall be appointed by the President

7 chosen from a list of 8 proposed members submit8 ted by the Majority Leader of the Senate in con9 sultation with the Chairman of the Senate Com10 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor11 tation.

12 (C) 4 shall be appointed by the President

13 chosen from a list of 8 proposed members submit14 ted by the Speaker of the House of Representa15 tives in consultation with the Chairman of the

16 House Committee on Resources and the Chair17 man of the House Committee on Science.

18 (D) 2 shall be appointed by the President

19 chosen from a list of 4 proposed members submit20 ted by the Minority Leader of the Senate in con21 sultation with the Ranking Member of the Senate

22 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor23 tation.

24 (E) 2 shall be appointed by the President

25 chosen from a list of 4 proposed members submit-
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1 ted by the Minority Leader of the House in con2 sultation with the Ranking Member of the House

3 Committee on Resources and the Ranking Mem4 ber of the House Committee on Science.

5 (2) CHAIRMAN.—The President shall select a

6 Chairman and Vice Chairman from among such 15

7 members.

8 (3) ADVISORY MEMBERS TO THE COMMIS9 SION.—The President shall appoint 4 advisory mem10 bers from among the Members of the Senate and

11 House of Representatives as follows:

12 (A) Two Members, one from each party,

13 selected from the Senate.

14 (B) Two Members, one from each party,

15 selected from the House of Representatives.

16 (b) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Com17 mission shall report to the President and the Congress on

18 a comprehensive national ocean and coastal policy to carry

19 out the purpose and objectives of this Act. In developing

20 the findings and recommendations of the report, the Com21 mission shall—

22 (1) review and suggest any necessary modifica23 tions to United States laws, regulations, and prac24 tices necessary to define and implement such policy;
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1 (2) assess the condition and adequacy of invest2 ment in existing and planned facilities and equip3 ment associated with ocean and coastal activities in4 cluding human resources, vessels, computers, sat5 ellites, and other appropriate technologies and plat6 forms;

7 (3) review existing and planned ocean and

8 coastal activities of Federal agencies and depart9 ments, assess the contribution of such activities to

10 development of an integrated long-range program for

11 marine research, ocean and coastal resource man12 agement, and protection of the marine environment,

13 and identify any such activities in need of reform to

14 improve efficiency and effectiveness;

15 (4) examine and suggest mechanisms to address

16 the interrelationships among ocean and coastal ac17 tivities, the legal and regulatory framework in which

18 they occur, and their inter-connected and cumulative

19 effects on the marine environment, ocean and coast20 al resources, and marine productivity and biodiver21 sity;

22 (5) review the known and anticipated demands

23 for ocean and coastal resources, including an exam24 ination of opportunities and limitations with respect

25 to the use of ocean and coastal resources within the
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1 exclusive economic zone, projected impacts in coastal

2 areas, and the adequacy of existing efforts to man3 age such use and minimize user conflicts;

4 (6) evaluate relationships among Federal,

5 State, and local governments and the private sector

6 for planning and carrying out ocean and coastal ac7 tivities and address the most appropriate division of

8 responsibility for such activities;

9 (7) identify opportunities for the development

10 of or investment in new products, technologies, or

11 markets that could contribute to the objectives of

12 this Act;

13 (8) consider the relationship of the ocean and

14 coastal policy of the United States to the United Na15 tions Convention on the Law of the Sea and other

16 international agreements, and actions available to

17 the United States to effect collaborations between

18 the United States and other nations, including the

19 development of cooperative international programs

20 for marine research, protection of the marine envi21 ronment, and ocean and coastal resource manage22 ment; and

23 (9) engage in any other preparatory work

24 deemed necessary to carry out the duties of the

25 Commission pursuant to this Act.
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1 (c) DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN.—In carrying out the pro2 visions of this subsection, the Chairman of the Commis3 sion shall be responsible for—

4 (1) the assignment of duties and responsibilities

5 among staff personnel and their continuing super6 vision; and

7 (2) the use and expenditures of funds available

8 to the Commission.

9 (d) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each member of

10 the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the

11 Federal Government, or whose compensation is not pre12 cluded by a State, local, or Native American tribal govern13 ment position, shall be compensated at a rate equal to the

14 daily equivalent of the annual rate payable for Level IV

15 of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5,

16 United States Code, for each day (including travel time)

17 during which such member is engaged in the performance

18 of the duties of the Commission. All members of the Com19 mission who are officers or employees of the United States

20 shall serve without compensation in addition to that re21 ceived for their services as officers or employees of the

22 United States.

23 (e) STAFF.—

24 (1) The Chairman of the Commission may,

25 without regard to the civil service laws and regula-
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1 tions, appoint and terminate an executive director

2 who is knowledgeable in administrative management

3 and ocean and coastal policy and such other addi4 tional personnel as may be necessary to enable the

5 Commission to perform its duties. The employment

6 and termination of an executive director shall be

7 subject to confirmation by a majority of the mem8 bers of the Commission.

9 (2) The executive director shall be compensated

10 at a rate not to exceed the rate payable for Level

11 V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of

12 title 5, United States Code. The Chairman may fix

13 the compensation of other personnel without regard

14 to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III

15 of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating

16 to classification of positions and General Schedule

17 pay rates, except that the rate of pay for such per18 sonnel may not exceed the rate payable for GS–15,

19 step 7, of the General Schedule under section 5332

20 of such title.

21 (3) Upon request of the Chairman of the Com22 mission, the head of any Federal Agency shall detail

23 appropriate personnel of the agency to the Commis24 sion to assist the Commission in carrying out its

25 functions under this Act. Federal Government em-
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1 ployees detailed to the Commission shall serve with2 out reimbursement from the Commission, and such

3 detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges

4 of his or her regular employment without interrup5 tion.

6 (4) The Commission may accept and use the

7 services of volunteers serving without compensation,

8 and to reimburse volunteers for travel expenses, in9 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized

10 by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. Ex11 cept for the purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, United

12 States Code, relating to compensation for work inju13 ries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States

14 Code, relating to tort claims, a volunteer under this

15 section may not be considered to be an employee of

16 the United States for any purpose.

17 (5) The Commission is authorized to procure

18 the temporary and intermittent services of experts

19 and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of

20 title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to ex21 ceed the daily rate payable for GS–15, step 7, of the

22 General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5,

23 United States Code.

24 (f) ADMINISTRATION.—
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1 (1) All meetings of the Commission shall be

2 open to the public, except when the Chairman of the

3 Commission or a majority of the members of the

4 Commission determine that the meeting or any por5 tion of it may be closed to the public. Interested per6 sons shall be permitted to appear at open meetings

7 and present oral or written statement on the subject

8 matter of the meeting. The Commission may admin9 ister oaths or affirmations to any person appearing

10 before it.

11 (2) All open meetings of the Commission shall

12 be preceded by timely public notice in the Federal

13 Register of the time, place, and subject of the meet14 ing.

15 (3) Minutes of each meeting shall be kept and

16 shall contain a record of the people present, a de17 scription of the discussion that occurred, and copies

18 of all statements filed. Subject to section 552 of title

19 5, United States Code, the minutes and records of

20 all meetings and other documents that were made

21 available to or prepared for the Commission shall be

22 available for public inspection and copying at a sin23 gle location in the offices of the Commission.

24 (4) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

25 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the Commission.
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1 (g) COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.—

2 (1) The Commission is authorized to secure di3 rectly from any Federal agency or department any

4 information it deems necessary to carry out its func5 tions under this Act. Each such agency or depart6 ment is authorized to cooperate with the Commis7 sion and, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish

8 such information to the Commission, upon the re9 quest of the Chairman of the Commission.

10 (2) The Commission may use the United States

11 mails in the same manner and under the same con12 ditions as other departments and agencies of the

13 United States.

14 (3) The General Services Administration shall

15 provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis

16 the administrative support services that the Commis17 sion may request.

18 (4) The Commission may enter into contracts

19 with Federal and State agencies, private firms, insti20 tutions, and individuals to assist the Commission in

21 carrying out its duties. The Commission may pur22 chase and contract without regard to sections 303 of

23 the Federal Property and Administration Services

24 Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253), section 18 of the Of25 fice of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C.
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1 416), and section 8 of the Small Business Act (15

2 U.S.C. 637), pertaining to competition and publica3 tion requirements, and may arrange for printing

4 without regard to the provisions of title 44, United

5 States Code. The contracting authority of the Com6 mission under this Act is effective only to the extent

7 that appropriations are available for contracting

8 purposes.

9 (h) REPORT.—The Commission shall submit to the

10 President, via the Council, and to the Congress not later

11 than 18 months after the establishment of the Commis12 sion, a final report of its findings and recommendations.

13 The Commission shall cease to exist 30 days after it has

14 submitted its final report.

15 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

16 are authorized to be appropriated to support the activities

17 of the Commission a total of $6,000,000 for fiscal years

18 1998 and 1999. Any sums appropriated shall remain

19 available remain available without fiscal year limitation

20 until expended.

21 SEC. 7. REPORT AND BUDGET COORDINATION.

22 (a) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Beginning in January,

23 1999, the President, through the Council, shall transmit

24 to the Congress biennially a report, which shall include—
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1 (1) a comprehensive description of the ocean

2 and coastal activities and related accomplishments of

3 all agencies and departments of the United States

4 during the preceding two fiscal years; and

5 (2) an evaluation of such activities and accom6 plishments in terms of the purpose and objectives of

7 this Act. Reports made under this section shall con8 tain such recommendations for legislation as the

9 President may consider necessary or desirable.

10 (b) BUDGET COORDINATION.—

11 (1) Each year the Council shall provide general

12 guidance to each Federal agency or department in13 volved in ocean or coastal activities with respect to

14 the preparation of requests for appropriations.

15 (2) Working in conjunction with the Council,

16 each agency or department involved in such activi17 ties shall include with its annual request for appro18 priations a report which—

19 (A) identifies significant elements of the

20 proposed agency or department budget relating

21 to ocean and coastal activities; and

22 (B) specifies how each such element con23 tributes to the implementation of a national

24 ocean and coastal policy.
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1 (3) Each agency or department that submits a

2 report under paragraph (1) shall submit such report

3 simultaneously to the Council.

4 (4) The President shall, in a timely fashion,

5 provide the Council with an opportunity to review

6 and comment on the budget estimate of each such

7 agency or department.

8 (5) The President shall identify in each annual

9 budget submitted to the Congress under section

10 1105 of title 31, United States Code, those elements

11 of each agency or department budget that contribute

12 to the implementation of a national ocean and coast13 al policy.

14 SEC. 8. REPEAL OF 1966 STATUTE.

15 The Marine Resources and Engineering Development

16 Act of 1966 (33 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is repealed.