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covered, response capabilities, facilities and equipment, and 
data collection and analysis capabilities; 
‘‘(B) a list of State and local government agencies that 
have personnel trained to respond to marine mammal 
strandings in the Arctic region of the United States; 
‘‘(C) an assessment of potential response and data 
collection partners and sources of local information and 
knowledge, including Alaska Native people and villages; 
‘‘(D) an analysis of spatial and temporal trends in 
marine mammal strandings and unusual mortality events 
that are correlated with changing environmental conditions 
in the Arctic region of the United States; 
‘‘(E) a description of training and other resource needs 
to meet emerging response requirements in the Arctic 
region of the United States; 
‘‘(F) an analysis of oiled marine mammal response 
and rehabilitation capabilities in the Arctic region of the 
United States, including personnel, equipment, facilities, 
training, and husbandry capabilities, and an assessment 
of factors that affect response and rehabilitation success 
rates; and 
‘‘(G) recommendations to address future stranding 
response needs for marine mammals in the Arctic region 
of the United States.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
(Public Law 92–522; 86 Stat. 1027) (as amended by section 5508(b)) 
is amended by inserting after the item related to section 408A 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 408B. Reports to Congress.’’. 
SEC. 10409. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 409 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1421g) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘1993 and 1994;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023 through 2028;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘1993 and 1994;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023 through 2028;’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1993.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028.’’. 
SEC. 10410. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 410 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1421h) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as para-
graphs (2), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘entangle’ or ‘entanglement’ means an event 
in the wild in which a living or dead marine mammal has 
gear, rope, line, net, or other material wrapped around or 
attached to the marine mammal and is— 
‘‘(A) on lands under the jurisdiction of the United 
States, including beaches and shorelines; or 
‘‘(B) in waters under the jurisdiction of the United 
States, including any navigable waters.’’;
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(3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by striking ‘‘The 
term’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as used in section 408, the term’’; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
the following: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Health MAP’ means the Marine Mammal 
Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform established under 
section 408A(a)(1). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘Observation System’ means the National 
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established 
under section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 
Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603).’’. 
SEC. 10411. STUDY ON MARINE MAMMAL MORTALITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Undersecretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere shall, in consultation with the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission, conduct a 
study evaluating the connections among marine heat waves, fre-
quency and intensity of harmful algal blooms, prey availability, 
and habitat degradation, and the impacts of these conditions on 
marine mammal mortality. 
(b) REPORT.—The Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and 
the Marine Mammal Commission, shall prepare, post to a publicly 
available website, and brief the appropriate committees of Congress 
on, a report containing the results of the study described in sub-
section (a). The report shall identify priority research activities, 
opportunities for collaboration, and current gaps in effort and 
resource limitations related to advancing scientific understanding 
of how ocean heat waves, harmful algae blooms, availability of 
prey, and habitat degradation impact marine mammal mortality. 
The report shall include recommendations for policies needed to 
mitigate and respond to mortality events. 
TITLE CV—VOLCANIC ASH AND FUMES 
SEC. 10501. MODIFICATIONS TO NATIONAL VOLCANO EARLY WARNING 
AND MONITORING SYSTEM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 5001 of the John 
D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (43 
U.S.C. 31k) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY
OF
COMMERCE.—The term ‘Secretary of 
Commerce’ means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through 
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY CENTER.—The term ‘Volcanic 
Ash Advisory Center’ means an entity designated by the Inter-
national Civil Aviation Organization that is responsible for 
informing aviation interests about the presence of volcanic ash 
in the airspace.’’. 
(b) 
PURPOSES.—Subsection 
(b)(1)(B) 
of 
such 
section 
is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) to strengthen the warning and monitoring 
systems of volcano observatories in the United States 
by integrating relevant capacities of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration, including with 
the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers located in Anchor-
age, Alaska, and Washington, D.C., to observe and 
model 
emissions 
of 
gases, 
aerosols, 
and 
ash, 
atmospheric dynamics and chemistry, and ocean chem-
istry resulting from volcanic eruptions.’’. 
(c) SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—Subsection (b)(2) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘spectrometry’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and unoccupied aerial vehicles’’ after 
‘‘emissions’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec-
retary and the Secretary of Commerce shall develop and 
execute a memorandum of understanding to establish 
cooperative support for the activities of the System from 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
including environmental observations, modeling, and tem-
porary duty assignments of personnel to support emergency 
activities, as necessary or appropriate.’’. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.—Subsection (b)(3) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) UPDATE.— 
‘‘(I) NATIONAL
OCEANIC
AND
ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION COST ESTIMATES.—The Secretary 
of Commerce shall submit to the Secretary annual 
cost estimates for modernization activities and 
support of the System for the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration. 
‘‘(II) UPDATE OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Sec-
retary shall update the management plan sub-
mitted under clause (i) to include the cost esti-
mates submitted under subclause (I).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary of Commerce 
shall collaborate with the Secretary to implement activities 
carried out under this section related to the expertise of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
including observations and modeling of emissions of gases, 
aerosols, and ash, atmospheric dynamics and chemistry, 
and ocean chemistry resulting from volcanic eruptions.’’. 
(e) FUNDING.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘, UNITED 
STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY’’ after ‘‘APPROPRIATIONS’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘to the United States Geological 
Survey’’ after ‘‘appropriated’’;. 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
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‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL OCEANIC 
AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to carry out this section such sums as may 
be necessary for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2024.’’; 
and 
(4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘United States Geological Survey’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘of the United States Geological Survey 
and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’’ 
after ‘‘programs’’. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com-
merce, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall 
develop a plan to implement the amendments made by this 
Act during the 5-year period beginning on the date on which 
the plan is developed. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan developed under paragraph (1) 
shall include an estimate of the cost and schedule required 
for the implementation described in such paragraph. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Upon completion of the plan 
developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Commerce 
shall make the plan publicly available. 
TITLE 
CVI—LEARNING 
EXCELLENCE 
AND GOOD EXAMPLES FROM NEW DE-
VELOPERS 
SEC. 10601. LEARNING EXCELLENCE AND GOOD EXAMPLES FROM NEW 
DEVELOPERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administration’’ means 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration. 
(3) EARTH
PREDICTION
INNOVATION
CENTER.—The term 
‘‘Earth Prediction Innovation Center’’ means the community 
global weather research modeling system described in para-
graph (5)(E) of section 102(b) of the Weather Research Fore-
casting and Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8512(b)), as 
redesignated by this section. 
(4) MODEL.—The term ‘‘model’’ means any vetted numerical 
model and associated data assimilation of the Earth’s system 
or its components— 
(A) developed, in whole or in part, by scientists and 
engineers employed by the Administration; or 
(B) otherwise developed, in whole or in part, using 
Federal funds. 
(5) OPEN LICENSE.—The term ‘‘open license’’ has the same 
meaning given such term in section 3502(21) of title 44, United 
States Code.