‘‘(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, Massachusetts, 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 communities 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 Education’’ and inserting ‘‘Or-
egon State System of Higher Education’’.
(f) REPORTS.—Section 201(g) of such Act (16
U.S.C. 1463b(g)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(g) The Institute shall report to the Congress on
its activities annually, and shall report to the Secretary
of Commerce in a like manner biennially.’’.
SEC. 416. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PROMOTION
OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN IN COASTAL
AND OCEAN PROGRAMS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration 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 mi-
norities in coastal and ocean resource stewardship pro-
grams carried out directly by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and in partnership with State
and local governments, universities, and other entities. To
this end, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration should create minority internship programs to de-
velop 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 Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to States,
universities, and other entities.
SEC. 417. CHESAPEAKE BAY.
(a) REPEAL.—If by December 1, 1994, the Secretary
of Commerce fails to obligate all funds appropriated to
the Secretary of Commerce by Public Law 103–121 for
oyster disease research, section 307 of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 1992 (15
U.S.C. 1511d), requiring the establishment 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Estuarine Resources Office, is repealed.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of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 1511d) is repealed by subsection (a),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—
(1) enter into a cooperative agreement with the
directors of the Maryland and Virginia Sea Grant
colleges to administer all funds appropriated to the
Secretary of Commerce under any law for oyster dis-
ease research and Chesapeake Bay studies; and
(2) transfer the functions of the former Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Resources Office to the
Director of the Coastal Ocean Program.
The Director may delegate any of the functions trans-
ferred under paragraph (2) to the directors of the Mary-
land and Virginia Sea Grant colleges under the coopera-
tive agreement required under paragraph (1).
(c) REPEAL AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—
(1) REPEAL.—Section 2(e) of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fish-
eries Program Authorization Act (Public Law 98–
210, 97 Stat. 1409) is repealed.
(2) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to im-
plement section 307 of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C.
1511d) and this section, $2,500,000 for each of fis-
cal years 1995 and 1996, to remain available until
expended.
SEC. 418. WEATHER REPORTING STATIONS FOR PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND.
(a) INSTALLATION.—To provide more comprehensive
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 Commerce
may expend $340,000 to acquire, construct, and install
weather reporting stations in Prince William Sound, Alas-
ka, as follows:
(1) In the vicinity of Seal Rocks, to acquire and
install a weather buoy capable of measuring and re-
porting wind speed and direction, barometric pres-
sure, wave height and period, and air temperature.
(2) On the existing tower at Bligh Reef, to ac-
quire and install a weather instrument capable of
measuring and reporting wind speed and direction.
(3) At Potato Point, to relocate the existing an-
emometer to a more exposed location in order to
provide more accurate information.
(4) At the Hinchinbrook Lighthouse site, to ac-
quire and install an anemometer.
(b) MAINTENANCE.—The Secretary of Commerce
may expend $160,000 in each of fiscal years 1995 and
1996 to maintain the equipment identified in subsection
(a).
SEC. 419. PURCHASE OF REMOTELY SENSED SCIENCE
DATA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent possible,
the Secretary of Commerce shall purchase from the pri-
vate sector remotely sensed science data. Examples of such
data include 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 process 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 bidders.
(3) 
Conformance 
with 
military 
specifications
(Milspec) or Department of Commerce specifications sys-
tems with respect to the design, 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 provider bidding to pro-
vide 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.
SEC. 420. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND
PRODUCTS.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equip-
ment and products purchased with funds made available
in this Act should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing financial
assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any en-
tity 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 describing the state-
ment made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
IN MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANC-
TUARY.
Of amounts provided hereafter in appropriations Acts
for the National Marine Sanctuaries Program, up to
$150,000 may be expended in each of fiscal years 1995
and 1996, on a 1-to-1 matching basis with non-Federal