(3) WAIVER
OF
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if 
the Secretary finds that such waiver is necessary to 
support a conservation project that the Secretary 
has identified as of high priority. 
(g) PROJECT REPORTING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each individual or entity 
that receives assistance under this section for a 
project shall submit to the Secretary periodic reports 
(at such intervals as the Secretary may require) that 
include all information that the Secretary, after con-
sultation with other government officials, determines 
is necessary to evaluate the progress and success of 
the project for the purposes of ensuring positive re-
sults, assessing problems, and fostering improve-
ments. 
(2) AVAILABILITY
TO
THE
PUBLIC.—Reports 
under paragraph (1), and any other documents re-
lating to projects for which financial assistance is 
provided under this Act, shall be made available to 
the public in a timely manner. 
SEC. 102. NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE INTERAGENCY 
BUDGET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall include, in the budget of 
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the President submitted to Congress under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, an interagency budg-
et that displays for each Federal agency that engages in 
North Atlantic right whale activities— 
(1) the amount of appropriations and expendi-
tures for the preceding fiscal year for such activities 
and a description of such activities; 
(2) the estimated amount to be expended dur-
ing the current fiscal year for such activities and a 
description of such activities; and 
(3) the amount estimated to be necessary for 
the next fiscal year for such activities and a descrip-
tion of such activities. 
(b) NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE ACTIVITIES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘North Atlantic 
right whale activities’’ means any activity of a Federal 
agency to study, observe, monitor, manage, protect, con-
serve, or restore the North Atlantic right whale population 
through direct or indirect means, including through the 
provision of competitive financial assistance to non-Fed-
eral entities. 
SEC. 103. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
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shall submit to Congress a report on the results and effec-
tiveness of projects receiving assistance provided under 
this title, including recommendations concerning how this 
title might be improved and whether funding for this title 
should be continued in the future. 
SEC. 104. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this 
title $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2032. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under this 
subsection for a fiscal year, the Secretary may ex-
pend not more than 5 percent, or up to $80,000, 
whichever is greater, to pay the administrative ex-
penses necessary to carry out this Act. 
(3) 
SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—The 
amount authorized to be appropriated by paragraph 
(1) shall supplement and not supplant other 
amounts available to the Secretary. 
(b) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—The 
Secretary may accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, 
and use any gift, devise, or bequest to provide assistance 
under section 5. 
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TITLE II—CONTINUOUS 
PLANKTON RECORDER 
SEC. 201. SURVEY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and on an ongoing basis 
thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a con-
tinuous plankton recorder survey. 
(b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—For the purpose of con-
ducting the survey required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall— 
(1) to the extent possible, utilize the resources 
of and partner with, on a volunteer basis, research 
institutions, nonprofit organizations, commercial ves-
sels, and other Federal agencies; 
(2) in as short a time as possible, ensure rel-
evant survey samples and results are analyzed, 
stored, archived, and made publicly available; 
(3) prioritize the collection of plankton samples 
and data that inform the conservation of North At-
lantic right whales; and 
(4) to the extent practicable, coordinate with 
the Government of Canada to develop a transbound-
ary understanding of plankton abundance and dis-
tribution. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section there is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Commerce $300,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2032. 
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