SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Save Our Seas 2.0 
Amendments Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM 
OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOS-
PHERIC ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Marine Debris Act (Public 
Law 109–449) is amended by inserting before section 3 
the following: 
‘‘Subtitle A—NOAA And Coast 
Guard Programs’’. 
(b) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS, CON-
TRACTS, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.—Section 3(d) of the 
Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1952(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘AND 
CONTRACTS’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTRACTS, 
AND 
OTHER AGREEMENTS’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and con-
tracts’’ and inserting ‘‘, contracts, and other agree-
ments’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘part of the’’ and in-
serting ‘‘part of a’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or (C)’’ after ‘‘sub-
paragraph (A)’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (C) in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i) by inserting ‘‘and except as 
provided in subparagraph (B)’’ after ‘‘subpara-
graph (A)’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—With respect 
to any project carried out pursuant to a contract or 
other agreement entered into under paragraph (1) 
that is not a cooperative agreement or an agreement 
to provide financial assistance in the form of a 
grant, the Under Secretary may contribute on an in- 
kind basis the portion of the costs of the project that 
the Under Secretary determines represents the 
amount of benefit the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration derives from the project.’’. 
(c) RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; USE OF 
RESOURCES.—Section 3 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1952) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—In 
order to accomplish the purpose set forth in section 2, the 
Under Secretary, acting through the Program, may re-
ceive and, only to the extent provided in advance in appro-
priations Acts, expend funds made available by— 
‘‘(1) any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States;
‘‘(2) any State or local government (or any po-
litical subdivision thereof); 
‘‘(3) any Indian tribe; 
‘‘(4) any foreign government or international 
organization; 
‘‘(5) any public or private organization; or 
‘‘(6) any individual. 
‘‘(f) USE OF RESOURCES.—In order to accomplish 
the purpose set forth in section 2, the Under Secretary, 
acting through the Program, may use, with consent, with 
reimbursement, and subject to the availability of appro-
priations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and fa-
cilities of— 
‘‘(1) any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States; 
‘‘(2) any State or local government (or any po-
litical subdivision thereof); 
‘‘(3) any Indian tribe; 
‘‘(4) any foreign government or international 
organization; 
‘‘(5) any public or private organization; or 
‘‘(6) any individual.’’.
SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title I of the Save 
Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224) is transferred 
to appear after section 6 of the Marine Debris Act (P.L. 
109-449). 
(b) STATUS OF FOUNDATION.—Section 111(a) of the 
Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), as transferred 
by this Act, is amended, in the second sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘organization’’ and inserting ‘‘corporation’’. 
(c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(1) 
APPOINTMENT, 
VACANCIES, 
AND
RE-
MOVAL.—Section 112(b) of the Marine Debris Act 
(Public Law 109–449), as transferred by this Act, 
is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6) re-
spectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) RECOMMENDATIONS OF BOARD REGARD-
ING
APPOINTMENTS.—For 
appointments 
made 
under paragraph (2), the Board shall submit to the 
Under Secretary recommendations on candidates for 
appointment.’’;
(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and considering’’ and 
inserting ‘‘considering’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and with the ap-
proval of the Secretary of Commerce,’’ 
after ‘‘by the Board,’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4)(A), as redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘with the approval of the Secretary 
of Commerce’’ after ‘‘the Board’’; 
(E) by amending paragraph (3), as redes-
ignated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) TERMS.—Any Director appointed under 
paragraph (2) shall be appointed for a term of 6 
years.’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (6), as redesignated— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International 
Development,’’ after ‘‘Service,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and with the ap-
proval of the Secretary of Commerce’’ after 
‘‘EPA Administrator’’. 
(2) GENERAL POWERS.—Section 112(g) of the 
Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), as trans-
ferred by this Act, is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘offi-
cers and employees’’ and inserting ‘‘the initial 
officers and employees’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i) by striking ‘‘its 
chief operating officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the chief 
executive officer of the Foundation’’. 
(3) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—Section 112 
of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), as 
transferred by this Act, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(h) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT; REMOVAL; REVIEW.—The 
Board may appoint, remove, and review the perform-
ance of the chief executive officer of the Foundation. 
‘‘(2) POWERS.—The chief executive officer of 
the Foundation may appoint, remove, and review the 
performance of any officer or employee of the Foun-
dation.’’. 
(d) POWERS OF FOUNDATION.—Section 113(c)(1) of 
the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), as trans-
ferred by this Act, is amended in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A)— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘nonprofit’’ before ‘‘corpora-
tion’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘acting as a trustee’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘formed’’. 
(e) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—Section 113 of the Marine 
Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), as transferred by this 
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—The Board shall locate the 
principal office of the Foundation in the National Capital 
Region, as such term is defined in section 2674(f)(2) of 
title 10, United States Code, or a coastal shoreline com-
munity.’’. 
(f) BEST PRACTICES.—Section 113 of the Marine 
Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), as transferred by this 
Act and amended by subsection (e), is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) BEST PRACTICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall de-
velop and implement best practices for conducting 
outreach to Indian Tribes. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The best practices de-
veloped under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) include a process to support technical 
assistance and capacity building to improve out-
comes; and 
‘‘(B) promote an awareness of programs 
and grants available under this Act.’’.
(g) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 118 of the Marine De-
bris Act (Public Law 109–449), as transferred by this Act, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2025’’ and 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and 
State and local government agencies’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, State and local government agencies, 
United States and international nongovern-
mental organizations, regional organizations, 
Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and foreign 
government entities’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘and State 
and local government agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
State and local government agencies, United States 
and international nongovernmental organizations, re-
gional organizations, Indian Tribes, Tribal organiza-
tions, and foreign government entities’’. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 9(a) of the Marine De-
bris Act (33 U.S.C. 1958) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2024 and 
2025’’.
SEC. 4. TRANSFERS. 
(a) SAVE OUR SEAS 2.0 ACT.—Subtitle C of title I 
of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224) is 
transferred to appear after section 119 of the Marine De-
bris Act (Public Law 109–449) as transferred and redes-
ignated by this Act. 
(b) MARINE DEBRIS ACT.—The Marine Debris Act 
(Public Law 109–449) is amended— 
(1) by transferring sections 7, 8, and 9 to ap-
pear after section 127, as transferred by this Act, 
and redesignated as sections 131, 132, and 133, re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting before section 131, as so trans-
ferred and redesignated, the following: 
‘‘Subtitle D—Administration’’. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 131 of the Marine Debris 
Act (Public Law 109–449), as transferred and redesig-
nated by this Act, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 
(5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (11), 
(12), and (13), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) CIRCULAR ECONOMY.—The term ‘circular 
economy’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 
116–224). 
‘‘(2) COASTAL
SHORELINE
COMMUNITY.—The 
term ‘coastal shoreline community’ means a city or 
county directly adjacent to the open ocean, major es-
tuaries, or the Great Lakes. 
‘‘(3) EPA ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘EPA 
Administrator’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 
116–224). 
‘‘(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (8), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(9) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘nonprofit organization’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act 
(Public Law 116–224). 
‘‘(10) POST
CONSUMER
MATERIALS
MANAGE-
MENT.—The term ‘post-consumer materials manage-
ment’ has the meaning given such term in section 2
of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116– 
224).’’; 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (13), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(14) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Trib-
al organization’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(15) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘Under 
Secretary’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 
116–224).’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 
(C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 
(E); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) Indian Tribe;’’. 
(b) TRANSFER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(7) of the Save Our 
Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224) is transferred to 
section 131 of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 
109–449), inserted after paragraph (8) (as redesig-
nated), and redesignated as paragraph (8).
(2) REDESIGNATION.—Section 2 of the Save 
Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224) is amended 
by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as 
paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively. 
(c) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—Paragraph (8)(D) of 
section 131 of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109– 
449), as transferred and redesignated by this Act, is 
amended by striking ‘‘(as defined in section 4 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5304))’’. 
SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 of the 
Marine Debris Act, and section 133 of the Marine Debris 
Act as transferred and so redesignated by this Act, strike 
‘‘Administrator’’ and insert ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 
(b) SECTION 5.—In section 5 of the Marine Debris 
Act strike— 
(1) ‘‘Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration’’ and insert ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’; and 
(2) ‘‘Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency’’ and insert ‘‘EPA Administrator’’. 
(c) SECTION 123.—In section 123, as transferred 
and so redesignated by this Act, strike ‘‘title I’’ and insert 
‘‘subtitle B’’.
(d) SECTION 131.—Paragraph (8)(D) of section 131 
of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109–449), as trans-
ferred and redesignated by this Act, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304))’’. 
(e) SECTION 134.—Section 134 of the Marine Debris 
Act, as transferred and so redesignated by this Act, strike 
‘‘Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’’ 
and insert ‘‘EPA Administrator’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 886 
AN ACT 
To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve 
the administration of the Marine Debris Founda-
tion, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve 
the administration of the Marine Debris Program 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration, and for other purposes.