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digenous to Antarctica, and includes any part of such
vegetation;
‘‘(13) the term ‘non-native species’ means any
species of animal or plant which is not indigenous to
Antarctica and does not occur there seasonally
through natural migrations;
‘‘(14) the term ‘person’ has the meaning given
that term in section 1 of title 1, United States Code,
and includes any person subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States and any department, agency, or
other instrumentality of the Federal Government or of
any State or local government;
‘‘(15) the term ‘prohibited product’ means any
substance banned from introduction onto land or ice
shelves or into water in Antarctica pursuant to
Annex III to the Protocol;
‘‘(16) the term ‘prohibited waste’ means any sub-
stance which must be removed from Antarctica pursu-
ant to Annex III to the Protocol, but does not include
materials used for balloon envelopes required for sci-
entific research and weather forecasting;
‘‘(17) the term ‘Protocol’ means the Protocol on
Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty,
signed October 4, 1991, in Madrid, and all annexes
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thereto, including any future amendments thereto to
which the United States is a party;
‘‘(18) the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of
Commerce;
‘‘(19) the term ‘Specially Protected Species’
means any native species designated as a Specially
Protected Species pursuant to Annex II to the Proto-
col;
‘‘(20) the term ‘take’ means to kill, injure, cap-
ture, handle, or molest a native mammal or bird, or
to remove or damage such quantities of native plants
that their local distribution or abundance would be
significantly affected;
‘‘(21) the term ‘Treaty’ means the Antarctic
Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on December 1,
1959;
‘‘(22) the term ‘United States’ means the several
States of the Union, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other common-
wealth, territory, or possession of the United States;
and
‘‘(23) the term ‘vessel subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States’ includes any ‘vessel of the Unit-
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ed States’ and any ‘vessel subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States’ as those terms are defined in sec-
tion 303 of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Convention Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 2432).’’.
SEC. 103. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Section 4 of the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 2403) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 4. PROHIBITED ACTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful for any person—
‘‘(1) to introduce any prohibited product onto
land or ice shelves or into water in Antarctica;
‘‘(2) to dispose of any waste onto ice-free land
areas or into fresh water systems in Antarctica;
‘‘(3) to dispose of any prohibited waste in Ant-
arctica;
‘‘(4) to engage in open burning of waste;
‘‘(5) to transport passengers to, from, or within
Antarctica by any seagoing vessel not required to
comply with the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships
(33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), unless the person has an
agreement with the vessel owner or operator under
which the owner or operator is required to comply
with Annex IV to the Protocol;
‘‘(6) who organizes, sponsors, operates, or pro-
motes a nongovernmental expedition to Antarctica,
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and who does business in the United States, to fail
to notify all members of the expedition of the environ-
mental protection obligations of this Act, and of ac-
tions which members must take, or not take, in order
to comply with those obligations;
‘‘(7) to damage, remove, or destroy a historic site
or monument;
‘‘(8) to refuse permission to any authorized offi-
cer or employee of the United States to board a vessel,
vehicle, or aircraft of the United States, or subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States, for the purpose
of conducting any search or inspection in connection
with the enforcement of this Act or any regulation
promulgated or permit issued under this Act;
‘‘(9) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede,
intimidate, or interfere with any authorized officer or
employee of the United States in the conduct of any
search or inspection described in paragraph (8);
‘‘(10) to resist a lawful arrest or detention for
any act prohibited by this section;
‘‘(11) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any
means, the apprehension, arrest, or detention of an-
other person, knowing that such other person has com-
mitted any act prohibited by this section;
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‘‘(12) to violate any regulation issued under this
Act, or any term or condition of any permit issued
to that person under this Act; or
‘‘(13) to attempt to commit or cause to be com-
mitted any act prohibited by this section.
‘‘(b) ACTS PROHIBITED UNLESS AUTHORIZED
BY
PERMIT.—It is unlawful for any person, unless authorized
by a permit issued under this Act—
‘‘(1) to dispose of any waste in Antarctica (ex-
cept as otherwise authorized by the Act to Prevent
Pollution from Ships) including—
‘‘(A) disposing of any waste from land into
the sea in Antarctica; and
‘‘(B) incinerating any waste on land or ice
shelves in Antarctica, or on board vessels at
points of embarcation or debarcation, other than
through the use at remote field sites of inciner-
ator toilets for human waste;
‘‘(2) to introduce into Antarctica any member of
a nonnative species;
‘‘(3) to enter or engage in activities within any
Antarctic Specially Protected Area;
‘‘(4) to engage in any taking or harmful inter-
ference in Antarctica; or
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‘‘(5) to receive, acquire, transport, offer for sale,
sell, purchase, import, export, or have custody, con-
trol, or possession of, any native bird, native mam-
mal, or native plant which the person knows, or in
the exercise of due care should have known, was taken
in violation of this Act.
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION
FOR EMERGENCIES.—No act de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (12), or
(13) or in subsection (b) shall be unlawful if the person
committing the act reasonably believed that the act was
committed under emergency circumstances involving the
safety of human life or of ships, aircraft, or equipment or
facilities of high value, or the protection of the environ-
ment.’’.
SEC. 104. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT.
The Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 is amended
by inserting after section 4 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 4A. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT.
‘‘(a) FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.—(1)(A) The obligations of
the United States under Article 8 of and Annex I to the
Protocol shall be implemented by applying the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
to proposals for Federal agency activities in Antarctica, as
specified in this section.
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‘‘(B) The obligations contained in section 102(2)(C) of
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(C)) shall apply to all proposals for Federal agency
activities occurring in Antarctica and affecting the quality
of the human environment in Antarctica or dependent or
associated ecosystems, only as specified in this section. For
purposes of the application of such section 102(2)(C) under
this subsection, the term ‘‘significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment’’ shall have the same meaning
as the term ‘‘more than a minor or transitory impact’’.
‘‘(2)(A) Unless an agency which proposes to conduct
a Federal activity in Antarctica determines that the activ-
ity will have less than a minor or transitory impact, or
unless a comprehensive environmental evaluation is being
prepared in accordance with subparagraph (C), the agency
shall prepare an initial environmental evaluation in ac-
cordance with Article 2 of Annex I to the Protocol.
‘‘(B) If the agency determines, through the preparation
of the initial environmental evaluation, that the proposed
Federal activity is likely to have no more than a minor
or transitory impact, the activity may proceed if appro-
priate procedures are put in place to assess and verify the
impact of the activity.
‘‘(C) If the agency determines, through the preparation
of the initial environmental evaluation or otherwise, that
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a proposed Federal activity is likely to have more than a
minor or transitory impact, the agency shall prepare and
circulate a comprehensive environmental evaluation in ac-
cordance with Article 3 of Annex I to the Protocol, and shall
make such comprehensive environmental evaluation pub-
licly available for comment.
‘‘(3) Any agency decision under this section on whether
a proposed Federal activity, to which paragraph (2)(C) ap-
plies, should proceed, and, if so, whether in its original or
in a modified form, shall be based on the comprehensive
environmental evaluation as well as other considerations
which the agency, in the exercise of its discretion, considers
relevant.
‘‘(4) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘Federal
activity’ includes all activities conducted under a Federal
agency research program in Antarctica, whether or not con-
ducted by a Federal agency.
‘‘(b) FEDERAL ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT JOINTLY
WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.—(1) For the purposes of
this subsection, the term ‘Antarctic joint activity’ means
any Federal activity in Antarctica which is proposed to
be conducted, or which is conducted, jointly or in coopera-
tion with one or more foreign governments. Such term shall
be defined in regulations promulgated by such agencies as
the President may designate.
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‘‘(2) Where the Secretary of State, in cooperation with
the lead United States agency planning an Antarctic joint
activity, determines that—
‘‘(A) the major part of the joint activity is being
contributed by a government or governments other
than the United States;
(B) one such government is coordinating the im-
plementation of environmental impact assessment
procedures for that activity; and
(C) such government has signed, ratified, or ac-
ceded to the Protocol,
the requirements of subsection (a) of this section shall not
apply with respect to that activity.
‘‘(3) In all cases of Antarctic joint activity other than
those described in paragraph (2), the requirements of sub-
section (a) of this section shall apply with respect to that
activity, except as provided in paragraph (4).
‘‘(4) Determinations described in paragraph (2), and
agency actions and decisions in connection with assess-
ments of impacts of Antarctic joint activities, shall not be
subject to judicial review.
‘‘(c) NONGOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES.—(1) The Ad-
ministrator shall, within 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of the Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation
Act of 1996, promulgate regulations to provide for—
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‘‘(A) the environmental impact assessment of
nongovernmental activities, including tourism, for
which the United States is required to give advance
notice under paragraph 5 of Article VII of the Treaty;
and
‘‘(B) coordination of the review of information
regarding environmental impact assessment received
from other Parties under the Protocol.
‘‘(2) Such regulations shall be consistent with Annex
I to the Protocol.
‘‘(d) DECISION TO PROCEED.—(1) No decision shall
be taken to proceed with an activity for which a comprehen-
sive environmental evaluation is prepared under this sec-
tion unless there has been an opportunity for consideration
of the draft comprehensive environmental evaluation at an
Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, except that no deci-
sion to proceed with a proposed activity shall be delayed
through the operation of this paragraph for more than 15
months from the date of circulation of the draft comprehen-
sive environmental evaluation pursuant to Article 3(3) of
Annex I to the Protocol.
‘‘(2) The Secretary of State shall circulate the final
comprehensive environmental evaluation, in accordance
with Article 3(6) of Annex I to the Protocol, at least 60
days before the commencement of the activity in Antarctica.
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‘‘(e) CASES OF EMERGENCY.—The requirements of this
section, and of regulations promulgated under this section,
shall not apply in cases of emergency relating to the safety
of human life or of ships, aircraft, or equipment and facili-
ties of high value, or the protection of the environment,
which require an activity to be undertaken without fulfill-
ing those requirements.
‘‘(f) EXCLUSIVE MECHANISM.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the requirements of this section shall
constitute the sole and exclusive statutory obligations of the
Federal agencies with regard to assessing the environmental
impacts of proposed Federal activities occurring in Antarc-
tica.
‘‘(g) DECISIONS ON PERMIT APPLICATIONS.—The pro-
visions of this section requiring environmental impact as-
sessments (including initial environmental evaluations and
comprehensive environmental evaluations) shall not apply
to Federal actions with respect to issuing permits under
section 5.
‘‘(h) PUBLICATION OF NOTICES.—Whenever the Sec-
retary of State makes a determination under paragraph (2)
of subsection (b) of this section, or receives a draft com-
prehensive environmental evaluation in accordance with
Annex I, Article 3(3) to the Protocol, the Secretary of State
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shall cause timely notice thereof to be published in the Fed-
eral Register.’’.
SEC. 105. PERMITS.
Section 5 of the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 2404) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘section 4(a)’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 4(b)’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘Special’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Species’’; and
(3) in subsection (e)—
(A) by striking ‘‘or native plants to which
the permit applies,’’ in paragraph (1)(A)(i) and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘native plants, or native
invertebrates to which the permit applies, and’’;
(B) by striking paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and
(iii) and inserting in lieu thereof the following
new clause:
‘‘(ii) the manner in which the taking or
harmful interference shall be conducted (which
manner shall be determined by the Director to be
humane) and the area in which it will be con-
ducted;’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘within Antarctica (other
than within any specially protected area)’’ in
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paragraph (2)(A) and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘or harmful interference within Antarctica’’;
(D) by striking ‘‘specially protected species’’
in paragraph (2)(A) and (B) and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘Specially Protected Species’’;
(E) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2)(A)(i)(II) and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘, or’’;
(F) by adding after paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II)
the following new subclause:
‘‘(III) for unavoidable consequences of
scientific activities or the construction and
operation of scientific support facilities;
and’’;
(G) by striking ‘‘with Antarctica and’’ in
paragraph (2)(A)(ii)(II) and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘within Antarctica are’’; and
(H) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D)
of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof
the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) A permit authorizing the entry into an
Antarctic Specially Protected Area shall be issued
only—
‘‘(i) if the entry is consistent with an ap-
proved management plan, or
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‘‘(ii) if a management plan relating to the
area has not been approved but—
‘‘(I) there is a compelling purpose for
such entry which cannot be served elsewhere,
and
‘‘(II) the actions allowed under the
permit will not jeopardize the natural eco-
logical system existing in such area.’’.
SEC. 106. REGULATIONS.
Section 6 of the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 2405) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 6. REGULATIONS.
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS TO BE ISSUED BY THE DIREC-
TOR.—(1) The Director shall issue such regulations as are
necessary and appropriate to implement Annex II and
Annex V to the Protocol and the provisions of this Act which
implement those annexes, including section 4(b)(2), (3), (4),
and (5) of this Act. The Director shall designate as native
species—
‘‘(A) each species of the class Aves;
‘‘(B) each species of the class Mammalia; and
‘‘(C) each species of plant,
which is indigenous to Antarctica or which occurs there sea-
sonally through natural migrations.
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‘‘(2) The Director, with the concurrence of the Admin-
istrator, shall issue such regulations as are necessary and
appropriate to implement Annex III to the Protocol and
the provisions of this Act which implement that Annex, in-
cluding section 4(a)(1), (2), (3), and (4), and section
4(b)(1) of this Act.
‘‘(3) The Director shall issue such regulations as are
necessary and appropriate to implement Article 15 of the
Protocol with respect to land areas and ice shelves in Ant-
arctica.
‘‘(4) The Director shall issue such additional regula-
tions as are necessary and appropriate to implement the
Protocol and this Act, except as provided in subsection (b).
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS TO BE ISSUED
BY
THE SEC-
RETARY
OF
THE DEPARTMENT
IN WHICH
THE COAST
GUARD IS OPERATING.—The Secretary of the Department
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue such regu-
lations as are necessary and appropriate, in addition to
regulations issued under the Act to Prevent Pollution from
Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), to implement Annex IV to
the Protocol and the provisions of this Act which implement
that Annex, and, with the concurrence of the Director, such
regulations as are necessary and appropriate to implement
Article 15 of the Protocol with respect to vessels.
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‘‘(c) TIME PERIOD FOR REGULATIONS.—The regula-
tions to be issued under subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this
section shall be issued within 2 years after the date of the
enactment of the Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conserva-
tion Act of 1996. The regulations to be issued under sub-
section (a)(3) of this section shall be issued within 3 years
after the date of the enactment of the Antarctic Science,
Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996.’’.
SEC. 107. SAVING PROVISIONS.
Section 14 of the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 14. SAVING PROVISIONS.
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—All regulations promulgated
under this Act prior to the date of the enactment of the
Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996
shall remain in effect until superseding regulations are pro-
mulgated under section 6.
‘‘(b) PERMITS.—All permits issued under this Act
shall remain in effect until they expire in accordance with
the terms of those permits.’’.
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TITLE II—CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS
SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO ACT TO PREVENT POLLUTION
FROM SHIPS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Act to Prevent Pol-
lution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (9)
of subsection (a) as paragraphs (3) through (11), re-
spectively;
(2) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so re-
designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the
following new paragraphs:
‘‘(1) ‘Antarctica’ means the area south of 60 de-
grees south latitude;
‘‘(2) ‘Antarctic Protocol’ means the Protocol on
Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty,
signed October 4, 1991, in Madrid, and all annexes
thereto, and includes any future amendments thereto
which have entered into force;’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) For the purposes of this Act, the requirements of
Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol shall apply in Antarc-
tica to all vessels over which the United States has jurisdic-
tion.’’.
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(b) APPLICATION OF ACT.—Section 3(b)(1)(B) of the
Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C.
1902(b)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Antarctic
Protocol’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Protocol’’.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 4 of the Act to Prevent
Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1903) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘, Annex IV to the Antarctic
Protocol,’’ after ‘‘the MARPOL Protocol’’ in the first
sentence of subsection (a);
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘, Annex IV
to the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘the MARPOL Pro-
tocol’’;
(3) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘within 1
year after the effective date of this paragraph,’’; and
(4) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) by inserting ‘‘and
of Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol’’ after ‘‘the Con-
vention’’.
(d) POLLUTION RECEPTION FACILITIES.—Section 6 of
the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1905)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘or the Ant-
arctic Protocol’’ after ‘‘the MARPOL Protocol’’;
(2) in subsection (e)(1) by inserting ‘‘or the Ant-
arctic Protocol’’ after ‘‘the Convention’’;
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(3) in subsection (e)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘or Arti-
cle 9 of Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol’’ after ‘‘the
Convention’’; and
(4) in subsection (f) by inserting ‘‘or the Ant-
arctic Protocol’’ after ‘‘the MARPOL Protocol’’.
(e) VIOLATIONS.—Section 8 of the Act to Prevent Pol-
lution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1907) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a) by in-
serting ‘‘Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after
‘‘MARPOL Protocol,’’;
(2) in the second sentence of subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or to the Antarctic Proto-
col’’ after ‘‘to the MARPOL Protocol’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and Annex IV to the Ant-
arctic Protocol’’ after ‘‘of the MARPOL Proto-
col’’;
(3) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘or the Ant-
arctic Protocol’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Protocol’’ both
places it appears;
(4) in subsection (c)(1) by inserting ‘‘, of Article
3 or Article 4 of Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol,’’
after ‘‘to the Convention’’;
(5) in subsection (c)(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Ant-
arctic Protocol’’ after ‘‘which the MARPOL Protocol’’;
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(6) in subsection (c)(2)(A) by inserting ‘‘, Annex
IV to the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Proto-
col’’;
(7) in subsection (c)(2)(B)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the Antarctic Protocol’’
after ‘‘to the MARPOL Protocol’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or Annex IV to the Ant-
arctic Protocol’’ after ‘‘of the MARPOL Proto-
col’’;
(8) in subsection (d)(1) by inserting ‘‘, Article 5
of Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘Con-
vention’’;
(9) in subsection (e)(1)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or the Antarctic Protocol’’
after ‘‘MARPOL Protocol’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘that Protocol’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘those Protocols’’; and
(10) in subsection (e)(2) by inserting ‘‘, of Annex
IV to the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Proto-
col’’.
(f) PENALTIES.—Section 9 of the Act to Prevent Pollu-
tion from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1908) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘, Annex IV to
the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Protocol,’’;
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(2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘, Annex IV
to the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Proto-
col,’’;
(3) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting ‘‘, Annex IV
to the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Proto-
col,’’;
(4) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘, Annex IV to
the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Protocol,’’;
(5) in subsection (e) by inserting ‘‘, Annex IV to
the Antarctic Protocol,’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Protocol’’;
and
(6) in subsection (f) by inserting ‘‘or the Ant-
arctic Protocol’’ after ‘‘MARPOL Protocol’’ both
places it appears.
SEC. 202. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN ANTARCTIC RESOURCE
ACTIVITIES.
(a) AGREEMENT OR LEGISLATION REQUIRED.—Sec-
tion 4 of the Antarctic Protection Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.
2463) is amended by striking ‘‘Pending a new agreement
among the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties in force
for the United States, to which the Senate has given advice
and consent or which is authorized by further legislation
by the Congress, which provides an indefinite ban on Ant-
arctic mineral resource activities, it’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘It’’.
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(b) REPEALS.—Sections 5 and 7 of such Act (16
U.S.C. 2464 and 2466) are repealed.
(c) REDESIGNATION.—Section 6 of such Act (16 U.S.C.
2465) is redesignated as section 5.
TITLE III—POLAR RESEARCH
AND POLICY STUDY
SEC. 301. POLAR RESEARCH AND POLICY STUDY.
Not later than March 1, 1997, the National Science
Foundation shall provide a detailed report to the Congress
on—
(1) the status of the implementation of the Arctic
Environmental Protection Strategy and Federal
funds being used for that purpose;
(2) all of the Federal programs relating to Arctic
and Antarctic research and the total amount of funds
expended annually for each such program, includ-
ing—
(A) a comparison of the funding for
logistical support in the Arctic and Antarctic;
(B) a comparison of the funding for re-
search in the Arctic and Antarctic;
(C) a comparison of any other amounts
being spent on Arctic and Antarctic programs;
and
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(D) an assessment of the actions taken to
implement the recommendations of the Arctic
Research Commission with respect to the use of
such funds for research and logistical support in
the Arctic.
Attest:
Secretary.