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(1) the amount of funds allocated and
the activities supported for research on
the effects of climate and global change
on the Nation’s major freshwater systems,
including international commitments;
(2) the criteria used in determining
those allocations and in selecting those
activities; and
(3) specific proposed agency plans for
implementing research programs and ac-
tivities to evaluate the effects of climate
and global change on the Nation’s major
freshwater systems.
SEC. 413. PROMOTION AND COORDINATION OF NATIONAL
ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVES.
The Secretary of Commerce shall take
such action as is necessary and reasonable to
promote and coordinate the use of National
Estuarine Research Reserves for research,
monitoring, and education purposes. Such ac-
tion may include consulting with Federal
agencies, States, local governments, regional
agencies, interstate agencies, or other persons
to promote use of one or more such reserves
for research, monitoring, and education, in-
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cluding coordination with the National Ma-
rine Sanctuaries Program.
SEC. 414. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF DOLPHIN FEEDING.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Commerce
shall conduct a study on the effects of feeding
noncaptive dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico and
Southern Atlantic Ocean. The study shall con-
sider the potential impacts on the behavior or
general health of wild populations of dolphins
resulting from this feeding.
(b) USE OF THE STUDY.—The Secretary of
Commerce shall use the results of the study
required under subsection (a) in determining
whether and under what conditions feeding
noncaptive dolphins may be authorized.
(c) REPORT.—Within 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Merchant Marine
and Fisheries of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate a report on
the results of the study.
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SEC. 415. FLOWER GARDEN BANKS BOUNDARY MODIFICA-
TION.
(a) MODIFICATION.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 304 of the National Marine Sanctuaries
Act (16 U.S.C. 1434), the boundaries of the
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanc-
tuary, as designated by Public Law 102–251,
are amended to include the area described in
subsection (d), popularly known as Stetson
Bank. This area shall be part of the Flower
Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
and shall be managed and regulated as
though it had been designated by the Sec-
retary of Commerce under the National Ma-
rine Sanctuaries Act.
(b) 
DEPICTION
OF
SANCTUARY
BOUND-
ARIES.—The Secretary of Commerce shall—
(1) prepare a chart depicting the
boundaries of the Flower Garden Banks
National Marine Sanctuary, as modified
by this section; and
(2) submit copies of this chart to the
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish-
eries of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate.
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(c) APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS.—Regula-
tions issued by the Secretary of Commerce to
implement the designation of the Flower Gar-
den Banks National Marine Sanctuary shall
apply to the area described in subsection (d),
unless modified by the Secretary. This sub-
section shall take effect 45 days after the date
of enactment of this Act.
(d) AREA DESCRIBED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided
in paragraph (2), the area referred to in
subsections (a), (b), and (c) is the area
that is—
(A) generally depicted on the De-
partment of the Interior, Minerals
Management 
Service 
map 
titled
‘‘Western Gulf of Mexico, Lease Sale
143, September 1993, Biologically Sen-
sitive Areas, Map 3 of 3, Final’’;
(B) labeled ‘‘Stetson’’ on the High
Island Area South Addition diagram
on that map; and
(C) within the 52 meter isobath.
(2) MINOR
BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENTS.—
The Secretary of Commerce may make
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minor adjustments to the boundaries of
the area described in paragraph (1) as
necessary to protect the living coral re-
sources of Stetson Bank or to simplify ad-
ministration of the Flower Garden Banks
National Marine Sanctuary.
(e) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of
Commerce shall, as soon as practicable
after the date of the enactment of this
Act, publish in the Federal Register a no-
tice describing—
(A) the boundaries of the Flower
Garden Banks National Marine Sanc-
tuary, as modified by this section,
and
(B) any modification of regula-
tions applicable to that Sanctuary
that are necessary to implement that
modification of the boundaries of the
Sanctuary.
(2) TREATMENT
AS
NOTICE
REQUIRED
UNDER
NATIONAL
MARINE
SANCTUARIES
ACT.—A notice published under para-
graph (1) shall be considered to be the
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notice required to be published under
section 304(b)(1) of the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1434).
SEC. 416. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO NATIONAL COASTAL
RESOURCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTE.
(a) ADMINISTRATION OF INSTITUTE.—Section
201(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize
appropriations to carry out the Marine Mam-
mal Protection Act of 1972, for fiscal years
1985 through 1988, and for other purposes’’
(16 U.S.C. 1463b(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘by the Oregon State Marine Science Center’’
and inserting ‘‘by the Oregon State System of
Higher Education’’.
(b) 
FUNCTIONS
OF
INSTITUTE.—Section
201(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1463b(b)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) The Institute shall promote the eco-
nomic growth and prosperity of the United
States by transferring research and tech-
nology into applications to improve the eco-
nomic, environmental, and social well-being
of the Nation’s coastal communities and the
competitiveness of coastal businesses.’’.
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(c) 
MEMBERSHIP
OF
BOARD
OF
GOV-
ERNORS.—Section 201(c)(1) of such Act (16
U.S.C. 1463b(c)(1)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c)(1) The policies of the Institute shall
be determined by a Board of Governors com-
posed of—
‘‘(A) 1 representative appointed by
the Chancellor of the Oregon State Sys-
tem of Higher Education; and
‘‘(B) 1 representative of each of the
following regions, appointed jointly by
Governors of the States comprising that
region:
‘‘(i) The Alaska region, consisting
of Alaska.
‘‘(ii) The Northwest Pacific Coast
region, consisting of Oregon and
Washington.
‘‘(iii) The Southwest Pacific Coast
region, consisting of California.
‘‘(iv) The Pacific Islands region,
consisting 
of 
Hawaii, 
American
Samoa, and Guam.
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‘‘(v) The Great Lakes region, con-
sisting of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michi-
gan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota.
‘‘(vi) The Gulf Coast region, con-
sisting 
of 
Texas, 
Louisiana, 
Mis-
sissippi, and Alabama.
‘‘(vii) The South Atlantic and Car-
ibbean region, consisting of South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Puerto
Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
‘‘(viii) The Mid-Atlantic region,
consisting of Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, and North Carolina.
‘‘(ix) The North Atlantic region,
consisting of New Jersey, New York,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachu-
setts, New Hampshire, and Maine.’’.
(d) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 201(d)(1)
of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1463b(d)(1)) is amended
by inserting ‘‘and leaders in coastal commu-
nities and businesses’’ after ‘‘community’’.
(e) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
201(e) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1463b(e)) is
amended by striking ‘‘Oregon Board of Higher
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Education’’ and inserting ‘‘Oregon State Sys-
tem of Higher Education’’.
(f) REPORTS.—Section 201(g) of such Act
(16 U.S.C. 1463b(g)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(g) The Institute shall report to the Con-
gress on its activities annually, and shall re-
port to the Secretary of Commerce in a like
manner biennially.’’.
SEC. 417. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PROMOTION
OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN IN COASTAL
AND OCEAN PROGRAMS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion should develop and promote programs
that reach out to and recruit minorities and
women for education in the sciences and take
actions to increase the direct involvement of
underrepresented minorities in coastal and
ocean resource stewardship programs carried
out directly by the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration and in partnership
with State and local governments, univer-
sities, and other entities. To this end, the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
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tion should create minority internship pro-
grams to develop a pool of professionals in
coastal and ocean science and management,
and to make these programs an eligible use of
grant and program funds distributed by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration to States, universities, and other enti-
ties.
SEC. 418. CHESAPEAKE BAY.
(a) REPEAL.—If by December 1, 1994, the
Secretary of Commerce fails to obligate all
funds appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce by Public Law 103–121 for oyster dis-
ease research, section 307 of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration Act of
1992 (15 U.S.C. 1511d), requiring the establish-
ment of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Chesapeake Bay Estuarine
Resources Office, is repealed.
(b) ASSIGNMENT OF FUNCTIONS.—If section
307 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 1511d) is
repealed by subsection (a), the Secretary of
Commerce shall immediately—
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(1) enter into a cooperative agree-
ment with the directors of the Maryland
and Virginia Sea Grant colleges to admin-
ister all funds appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Commerce under any law for
oyster disease research and Chesapeake
Bay studies; and
(2) transfer the functions of the
former National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration Chesapeake Bay
Estuarine Resources Office to the Direc-
tor of the Coastal Ocean Program.
The Director may delegate any of the func-
tions transferred under paragraph (2) to the
directors of the Maryland and Virginia Sea
Grant colleges under the cooperative agree-
ment required under paragraph (1).
(c) REPEAL AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—
(1) REPEAL.—Section 2(e) of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration Marine Fisheries Program Au-
thorization Act (Public Law 98–210, 97
Stat. 1409) is repealed.
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(2) AUTHORIZATION.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of Commerce to implement section 307 of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C.
1511d) and this section, $2,500,000 for
each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996, to re-
main available until expended.
SEC. 419. WEATHER REPORTING STATIONS FOR PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND.
(a) INSTALLATION.—To provide more com-
prehensive weather information to ensure the
safety of fishermen and tank vessels and to
protect the resources of Prince William Sound
from potential oil spills, the Secretary of Com-
merce may expend $340,000 to acquire, con-
struct, and install weather reporting stations
in Prince William Sound, Alaska, as follows:
(1) In the vicinity of Seal Rocks, to ac-
quire and install a weather buoy capable
of measuring and reporting wind speed
and direction, barometric pressure, wave
height and period, and air temperature.
(2) On the existing tower at Bligh
Reef, to acquire and install a weather in-
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strument capable of measuring and re-
porting wind speed and direction.
(3) At Potato Point, to relocate the ex-
isting anemometer to a more exposed lo-
cation in order to provide more accurate
information.
(4) At the Hinchinbrook Lighthouse
site, to acquire and install an anemom-
eter.
(b) MAINTENANCE.—The Secretary of Com-
merce may expend $160,000 in each of fiscal
years 1995 and 1996 to maintain the equip-
ment identified in subsection (a).
SEC. 420. LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, no funds are authorized to be appro-
priated for carrying out the programs for
which funds are authorized by this Act for
any fiscal year after fiscal year 1996.
SEC. 421. PURCHASE OF REMOTELY SENSED SCIENCE
DATA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent
possible, the Secretary of Commerce shall
purchase from the private sector remotely
sensed science data. Examples of such data in-
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clude scientific data concerning the impact of
oceans worldwide on global climate change
and concerning the condition of the oceans.
(b) COMPETITIVE BIDDING.—(1) Contracts
for the purchase of remotely sensed data
under this section shall be awarded in a proc-
ess of full, fair, and open competitive bidding.
(2) Submission of cost data, either for the
purposes of supporting the bid or fulfillment
of the contract, shall not be required of bid-
ders.
(3) Conformance with military specifica-
tions (Milspec) or Department of Commerce
specifications systems with respect to the de-
sign, construction, or operation of equipment
used in obtaining remotely sensed data under
contracts entered into under this section shall
not be a requirement for a commercial pro-
vider bidding to provide such services.
(4) Contracts under this section shall not
provide for the Federal Government to obtain
ownership of data not specifically sought by
the Federal Government.
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SEC. 422. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND
PRODUCTS.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
Congress that, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, all equipment and products pur-
chased with funds made available in this Act
should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing fi-
nancial assistance to, or entering into any
contract with, any entity using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each Federal
agency, to the greatest extent practicable,
shall provide to such entity a notice describ-
ing the statement made in subsection (a) by
the Congress.
TITLE V—GREAT LAKES
IMPROVEMENTS
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National
Oceanic 
and 
Atmospheric 
Administration
Great Lakes Improvements Act’’.
SEC. 502. GREAT LAKES OFFICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Under Secretary
may establish and maintain within the Ad-
ministration a Great Lakes Office in the
Washington, District of Columbia area.
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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Great
Lakes Office shall be to promote and coordi-
nate Administration research, monitoring,
and assessment work in the Great Lakes re-
gion consistent with the goals of the Great
Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
(c) DIRECTOR.—The Director of the Great
Lakes Office shall be an individual with ex-
tensive knowledge and expertise in the Great
Lakes ecosystem, and with appropriate ad-
ministrative experience.
SEC. 503. GREAT LAKES REPORT.
(a) CONTENTS.—Subject to the availability
of appropriations under section 505, the
Under Secretary, in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Great Lakes Office if established,
shall prepare and submit to Congress an an-
nual Great Lakes Report in accordance with
this section. The Report shall provide infor-
mation relating to Great Lakes ecosystem re-
search, monitoring, and assessment, includ-
ing—
(1) the individual activities, projects,
or proposals conducted by the Adminis-
tration in the previous fiscal year, includ-
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ing a summary of funds expended in sup-
port of these activities, projects, or pro-
posals;
(2) the amount of funds received from
the Administration by each State or local
government unit bordering the Great
Lakes;
(3) the amount of funds received by
individuals or institutions residing or lo-
cated within a State bordering the Great
Lakes;
(4) an inventory of Administration fa-
cilities and personnel located in a State
bordering the Great Lakes or in the
Great Lakes used to conduct or support
Administration-funded 
activities, 
proj-
ects, or proposals in the Great Lakes, in-
cluding vessels;
(5) the proposed Administration ac-
tivities, projects, and proposals to benefit
the Great Lakes ecosystem for the cur-
rent fiscal year, including requested
funds; and
(6) a proposal for increasing the pres-
ence of the Administration in the Great
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Lakes, and improving the coordination of
research within the Administration and
with other entities, including the Govern-
ment of Canada.
(b) DEADLINE.—Subject to the availability
of appropriations under section 505, the
Under Secretary shall submit the Great Lakes
Report to the Congress by October 1 of 1995,
1996, 1997, and 1998.
SEC. 504. DEFINITIONS.
In this title—
(1) the term ‘‘Administration’’ means
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration;
(2) the term ‘‘Great Lakes’’ means—
(A) Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake
Michigan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Su-
perior;
(B) their connecting waters, in-
cluding the St. Marys River, the St.
Clair River, Lake St. Clair, the De-
troit River, and the Niagara River;
and
(C) the St. Lawrence River;
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(3) the term ‘‘Great Lakes Water Qual-
ity Agreement’’ means the bilateral agree-
ment between the United States and Can-
ada which was signed in 1978 and amend-
ed by the Protocol of 1987; and
(4) the term ‘‘Under Secretary’’ means
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere.
SEC. 505. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to
the Under Secretary to carry out this title
$100,000 for each of fiscal years 1995, 1996,
1997, and 1998.
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