SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coastal and Fisheries
Improvement Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I—NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Amendment of National Marine Sanctuaries Act.
Sec. 103. Changes in findings, purposes, and policies; establishment of system.
Sec. 104. Changes in definitions.
Sec. 105. Changes relating to sanctuary designation standards.
Sec. 106. Changes in procedures for sanctuary designation and implementation.
Sec. 107. Changes in activities prohibited.
Sec. 108. Changes in enforcement provisions.
Sec. 109. Additional regulations authority.
Sec. 110. Changes in research, monitoring, and education provisions.
Sec. 111. Changes in special use permit provisions.
Sec. 112. Changes in cooperative agreements provisions.
Sec. 113. Changes in provisions concerning destruction, loss, or injury.
Sec. 114. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 115. Changes in U.S.S. MONITOR provisions.
Sec. 116. Changes in advisory council provisions.
Sec. 117. Changes in the support enhancement provisions.
Sec. 118. Establishment of Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program.
Sec. 119. Clerical amendments.
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS FISHERY STATUTE
REAUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 201. Marine fish program.
Sec. 202. Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 amendments.
Sec. 203. Anadromous Fish Conservation Act amendments.
TITLE III—REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES
Sec. 301. Reimbursement of expenses.
TITLE IV—EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNDER
FISHERMEN’S PROTECTIVE ACT OF 1967
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Extension of period for reimbursement under Fishermen’s Protective
Act of 1967.
TITLE V—YUKON RIVER SALMON
Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Yukon River Salmon Panel.
Sec. 503. Advisory committee.
Sec. 504. Exemption.
Sec. 505. Authority and responsibility.
Sec. 506. Administrative matters.
Sec. 507. Yukon River salmon stock restoration and enhancement projects.
Sec. 508. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VI—FISHERY INFORMATION ACQUISITION
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Acquisition of fishery survey vessels.
TITLE VII—ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES
Subtitle A—Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation
Sec. 701. Reauthorization of Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act.
Sec. 702. Population study of striped bass.
Subtitle B—Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management
Sec. 703. Short title.
Sec. 704. Reauthorization of Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Manage-
ment Act.
TITLE VIII—PACIFIC SALMON RECOVERY
Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Salmon conservation and salmon habitat restoration assistance.
Sec. 803. Receipt and use of assistance.
Sec. 804. Public participation.
Sec. 805. Consultation not required.
Sec. 806. Reports.
Sec. 807. Definitions.
Sec. 808. Pacific Salmon Treaty.
Sec. 809. Treatment of International Fishery Commission pensioners.
Sec. 810. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES ACTS
Sec. 901. Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956.
Sec. 902. Tuna Conventions Act of 1950.
Sec. 903. Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975.
Sec. 904. North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992.
Sec. 905. High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995.
TITLE X—PRIBILOF ISLANDS
Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Purpose.
Sec. 1003. Fur Seal Act of 1996 defined.
Sec. 1004. Financial assistance for Pribilof Islands under Fur Seal Act of
1966.
Sec. 1005. Disposal of property.
Sec. 1006. Termination of responsibilities.
Sec. 1007. Technical and clarifying amendments.
Sec. 1008. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE XI—SHARK FINNING
Sec. 1101. Short title.
Sec. 1102. Purpose.
Sec. 1103. Prohibition on removing shark fin and discarding shark carcass at
sea.
Sec. 1104. Regulations.
Sec. 1105. International negotiations.
Sec. 1106. Report to Congress.
Sec. 1107. Research.
Sec. 1108. Western Pacific longline fisheries cooperative research program.
Sec. 1109. Shark-finning defined.
Sec. 1110. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE XII—JOHN H. PRESCOTT MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE
ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM
Sec. 1201. Short title.
Sec. 1202. John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Pro-
gram.
Sec. 1203. Study of the eastern gray whale population.
TITLE I—NATIONAL MARINE
SANCTUARIES
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Marine Sanc-
tuaries Amendments Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 102. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL MARINE SANC-
TUARIES ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment or repeal to, or repeal of, a section or
other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to a section or other provision of the National Ma-
rine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
SEC. 103. CHANGES IN FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND POLI-
CIES; ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.
(a) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading for sec-
tion 301 (16 U.S.C. 1431) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 301. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND POLICIES; ESTAB-
LISHMENT OF SYSTEM.’’.
(b) FINDINGS.—Section 301(a) (16 U.S.C. 1431(a))
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘research, edu-
cational, or esthetic’’ and inserting ‘‘scientific, edu-
cational, cultural, archaeological, or esthetic’’;
(2) in paragraph (3) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon; and
(3) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(4) a Federal program which establishes areas
of the marine environment which have special con-
servation, recreational, ecological, historical, cultural,
archaeological, scientific, educational, or esthetic
qualities as national marine sanctuaries managed as
the National Marine Sanctuary System will—
‘‘(A) improve the conservation, under-
standing, management, and wise and sustain-
able use of marine resources;
‘‘(B) enhance public awareness, under-
standing, and appreciation of the marine envi-
ronment; and
‘‘(C) maintain for future generations the
habitat, and ecological services, of the natural
assemblage of living resources that inhabit
these areas.’’.
(c) PURPOSES AND POLICIES.—Section 301(b) (16
U.S.C. 1431(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘significance;’’ in paragraph (1)
and inserting ‘‘significance and to manage these
areas as the National Marine Sanctuary System;’’;
(2) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (9);
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through
(8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) to maintain the natural biological commu-
nities in the national marine sanctuaries, and to pro-
tect, and, where appropriate, restore and enhance
natural habitats, populations, and ecological proc-
esses;
‘‘(4) to enhance public awareness, under-
standing, appreciation, and wise and sustainable use
of marine environment, and the natural, historical,
cultural, and archaeological resources of the Na-
tional Marine Sanctuary System;
‘‘(5) to support, promote, and coordinate sci-
entific research on, and long-term monitoring of, the
resources of these marine areas;’’;
(5) in paragraph (8), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘areas;’’ and inserting ‘‘areas, including the ap-
plication of innovative management techniques;
and’’; and
(6) in paragraph (9), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period.
(d) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.—Section 301 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.—There is estab-
lished the National Marine Sanctuary System, which shall
consist of national marine sanctuaries designated in ac-
cordance with this title.’’.
SEC. 104. CHANGES IN DEFINITIONS.
(a) DAMAGES.—Paragraph (6) of section 302 (16
U.S.C. 1432) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the
end of subparagraph (B); and
(2) by adding after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) the cost of curation and conservation
of archaeological, historical, and cultural sanc-
tuary resources; and
‘‘(E) the cost of enforcement actions un-
dertaken by the Secretary in response to the de-
struction or loss of, or injury to, a sanctuary re-
source;’’.
(b) RESPONSE COSTS.—Paragraph (7) of such sec-
tion is amended by inserting ‘‘, including costs related to
seizure, forfeiture, storage, or disposal arising from liabil-
ity under section 312’’ after ‘‘injury’’ the second place it
appears.
(c) SANCTUARY RESOURCE.—Paragraph (8) of such
section is amended by striking ‘‘research, educational,’’
and inserting ‘‘educational, cultural, archaeological, sci-
entific,’’.
(d) SYSTEM.—Such section is further amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the
end of paragraph (8);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(10) ‘System’ means the National Marine
Sanctuary System established by section 301.’’.
SEC. 105. CHANGES RELATING TO SANCTUARY DESIGNA-
TION STANDARDS.
(a) STANDARDS.—Section 303(a)(1) (16 U.S.C.
1433(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) determines that—
‘‘(A) the designation will fulfill the pur-
poses and policies of this title;
‘‘(B) the area is of special national signifi-
cance due to—
‘‘(i) its conservation, recreational, eco-
logical, historical, scientific, cultural, ar-
chaeological, educational, or esthetic quali-
ties;
‘‘(ii) the communities of living marine
resources it harbors; or
‘‘(iii) its resource or human-use val-
ues;
‘‘(C) existing State and Federal authorities
are inadequate or should be supplemented to
ensure coordinated and comprehensive con-
servation and management of the area, includ-
ing resource protection, scientific research, and
public education;
‘‘(D) designation of the area as a national
marine sanctuary will facilitate the objectives in
subparagraph (C); and
‘‘(E) the area is of a size and nature that
will permit comprehensive and coordinated con-
servation and management; and’’.
(b) FACTORS; REPEAL OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.—
Section 303(b) (16 U.S.C. 1433(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end of subparagraph (H), by striking the period at
the end of subparagraph (I) and inserting a semi-
colon, and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(J) the areas’s scientific value and value
for monitoring the resources and natural proc-
esses that occur there;
‘‘(K) the feasibility, where appropriate, of
employing innovative management approaches
to protect sanctuary resources or to manage
compatible uses; and
‘‘(L) the value of the area as an addition
to the System.’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 106. CHANGES IN PROCEDURES FOR SANCTUARY DES-
IGNATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.
(a) SUBMISSION OF NOTICE OF PROPOSED DESIGNA-
TION TO CONGRESS.—Section 304(a)(1)(C) (16 U.S.C.
1434(a)(1)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(C) no later than the day on which the
notice required under subparagraph (A) is sub-
mitted to Office of the Federal Register, the
Secretary shall submit a copy of that notice and
the draft sanctuary designation documents pre-
pared pursuant to section 304(a)(2), including
an executive summary, to the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate, and the Governor of
each State in which any part of the proposed
sanctuary would be located.’’.
(b) SANCTUARY DESIGNATION DOCUMENTS.—Sec-
tion 304(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1434(a)(2)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(2) SANCTUARY DESIGNATION DOCUMENTS.—
The Secretary shall prepare and make available to
the public sanctuary designation documents on the
proposal that include the following:
‘‘(A) A draft environmental impact state-
ment pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
‘‘(B) 
A 
resource 
assessment 
that
documents—
‘‘(i) present and potential uses of the
area, 
including 
commercial 
and 
rec-
reational fishing, research and education,
minerals and energy development, subsist-
ence uses, and other commercial, govern-
mental, or recreational uses;
‘‘(ii) after consultation with the Sec-
retary of the Interior, any commercial, gov-
ernmental, or recreational resource uses in
the areas that are subject to the primary
jurisdiction of the Department of the Inte-
rior; and
‘‘(iii) information prepared in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of Energy, and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, on any past, present, or proposed
future disposal or discharge of materials in
the vicinity of the proposed sanctuary.
Public disclosure by the Secretary of such infor-
mation shall be consistent with national secu-
rity regulations.
‘‘(C) A draft management plan for the pro-
posed national marine sanctuary that includes
the following:
‘‘(i) The terms of the proposed des-
ignation.
‘‘(ii) Proposed mechanisms to coordi-
nate existing regulatory and management
authorities within the area.
‘‘(iii) The proposed goals and objec-
tives, 
management 
responsibilities, 
re-
source studies, and appropriate strategies
for managing sanctuary resources of the
proposed sanctuary, including interpreta-
tion and education, innovative management
strategies, research, monitoring and as-
sessment, resource protection, restoration,
enforcement, and surveillance activities.
‘‘(iv) An evaluation of the advantages
of cooperative State and Federal manage-
ment if all or part of the proposed sanc-
tuary is within the territorial limits of any
State or is superjacent to the subsoil and
seabed within the seaward boundary of a
State, as that boundary is established
under the Submerged Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1301 et seq.).
‘‘(v) An estimate of the annual cost to
the Federal Government of the proposed
designation, including costs of personnel,
equipment and facilities, enforcement, re-
search, and public education.
‘‘(vi) The proposed regulations re-
ferred to in paragraph (1)(A).
‘‘(D) Maps depicting the boundaries of the
proposed sanctuary.
‘‘(E) The basis for the findings made
under section 303(a) with respect to the area.
‘‘(F) An assessment of the considerations
under section 303(b)(1).’’.
(c) 
WITHDRAWAL
OF
DESIGNATION.—Section
304(b)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1434(b)(2)) is amended by inserting
‘‘or System’’ after ‘‘sanctuary’’ the second place it ap-
pears.
(d) FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS AFFECTING SANC-
TUARY RESOURCES.—Section 304(d) (16 U.S.C.1434(d))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) FAILURE TO FOLLOW ALTERNATIVE.—If
the head of a Federal agency takes an action other
than an alternative recommended by the Secretary
and such action results in the destruction or loss of
or injury to a sanctuary resource, the head of the
agency shall promptly prevent and mitigate further
damage and restore or replace the sanctuary re-
source in a manner approved by the Secretary.’’.
(e) EVALUATION OF PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.—Section 304(e) (16 U.S.C.
1434(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘management techniques,’’ and
inserting ‘‘management techniques and strategies,’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘This
review shall include a prioritization of management
objectives.’’.
(f) LIMITATION ON DESIGNATION OF NEW SANC-
TUARIES.—Section 304 (16 U.S.C. 1434) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON DESIGNATION OF NEW SANC-
TUARIES.—
‘‘(1) FINDING REQUIRED.—The Secretary may
not publish in the Federal Register any sanctuary
designation notice or regulations proposing to des-
ignate a new sanctuary, unless the Secretary has
published a finding that—
‘‘(A) the addition of a new sanctuary will
not have a negative impact on the System; and
‘‘(B) sufficient resources were available in
the fiscal year in which the finding is made
to—
(i) effectively implement sanctuary
management plans for each sanctuary in
the System; and
(ii) complete site characterization
studies and inventory known sanctuary re-
sources, including cultural resources, for
each sanctuary in the System within 10
years after the date that the finding is
made if the resources available for those
activities are maintained at the same level
for each fiscal year in that 10 year period.
‘‘(2) DEADLINE.—If the Secretary does not
submit the findings required by paragraph (1) before
February 1, 2004, the Secretary shall submit to the
Congress before October 1, 2004, a finding with re-
spect to whether the requirements of subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of paragraph (1) have been met by all
existing sanctuaries.
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—Paragraph
(1) does not apply to any sanctuary designation doc-
uments for—
‘‘(A) a Thunder Bay National Marine
Sanctuary; or
‘‘(B) a Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
National Marine Sanctuary.’’.
(g) NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS CORAL
REEF RESERVE.—
(1) PRESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION.—The Presi-
dent, after consultation with the Governor of the
State of Hawaii, may designate any Northwestern
Hawaiian Islands coral reef or coral reef ecosystem
as a coral reef reserve to be managed by the Sec-
retary of Commerce.
(2) SECRETARIAL ACTION.—Upon the designa-
tion of a reserve under paragraph (1) by the Presi-
dent, the Secretary shall—
(A) take action to initiate the designation
of the reserve as a national marine sanctuary
under sections 303 and 304 of the National
Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1433);
(B) establish a Northwestern Hawaiian Is-
lands Reserve Advisory Council under section
315 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1445a), the mem-
bership of which shall include at least one rep-
resentative from Native Hawaiian groups; and
(C) until the reserve is designated as a na-
tional marine sanctuary, manage the reserve in
a manner consistent with the purposes and poli-
cies of that Act.
(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall work
with other Federal agencies to develop a coordinated
plan to make vessels and other resources available
for activities in the reserve.
(4) REVIEW.—If the Secretary has not des-
ignated a national marine sanctuary in the North-
western Hawaiian Islands under sections 303 and
304 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16
U.S.C. 1433, 1434) before October 1, 2005, the Sec-
retary shall conduct a review of the management of
the reserve under section 304(e) of that Act (16
U.S.C. 1434(e)).
(5) REPORT.—No later than 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit a report to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the
House of Representatives Committee on Resources,
describing actions taken to implement this sub-
section, including costs of monitoring, enforcing, and
addressing marine debris, and the extent to which
the fiscal or other resources necessary to carry out
this subsection are reflected in the Budget of the
United States Government submitted by the Presi-
dent under section 1104 of title 31, United States
Code.
(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of
the amount authorized under section 311 of the Na-
tional Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1444) for
a fiscal year, no more than $3,000,000 shall be for
carrying out this section.
SEC. 107. CHANGES IN ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED.
Section 306 (16 U.S.C. 1436) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
inserting ‘‘for any person’’ after ‘‘unlawful’’;
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘offer for
sale, purchase, import, export,’’ after ‘‘sell,’’; and
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) interfere with the enforcement of this title
by—
‘‘(A) refusing to permit any officer author-
ized to enforce this title to board a vessel, other
than a vessel operated by the Department of
Defense or United States Coast Guard, subject
to such person’s control for the purposes of
conducting any search or inspection in connec-
tion with the enforcement of this title;
‘‘(B) resisting, opposing, impeding, intimi-
dating, interfering with, or forcibly assaulting
any person authorized by the Secretary to im-
plement this title or any such authorized officer
in the conduct of any search or inspection per-
formed under this title;
‘‘(C) knowingly and willfully submitting
false information to the Secretary or any officer
authorized to enforce this title in connection
with any search or inspection conducted under
this title; or
‘‘(D) resisting, opposing, impeding, intimi-
dating, harassing, bribing, interfering with, or
forcibly assaulting any person authorized by the
Secretary to implement the provisions of this
title; or’’.
SEC. 108. CHANGES IN ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.
(a) POWERS
OF AUTHORIZED OFFICERS TO AR-
REST.—Section 307(b) (16 U.S.C. 1437(b)) is amended
by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end of para-
graph (4), by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(6) arrest any person, if there is reasonable
cause to believe that such person has committed an
act prohibited by section 306(3).’’.
(b) CRIMINAL OFFENSES.—Section 307 (16 U.S.C.
1437) is amended by redesignating subsections (c)
through (j) in order as subsections (d) through (k), and
by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
‘‘(c) CRIMINAL OFFENSES.—
‘‘(1) OFFENSES.—A person is guilty of an of-
fense under this subsection if the person commits
any act prohibited by section 306(3).
‘‘(2) PUNISHMENT.—Any person that is guilty
of an offense under this subsection—
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph
(B), shall be fined under title 18, United States
Code, imprisoned for not more than 6 months,
or both; or
‘‘(B) in the case of a person who in the
commission of such an offense uses a dangerous
weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily
injury to any person authorized to enforce this
title or any person authorized to implement the
provisions of this title, or places any such per-
son in fear of imminent bodily injury, shall be
fined under title 18, United States Code, im-
prisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.’’.
(c) SUBPOENAS OF ELECTRONIC FILES.—Subsection
(g) of section 307 (16 U.S.C. 1437), as redesignated by
this section, is amended by inserting ‘‘electronic files,’’
after ‘‘books,’’.
(d) NATIONWIDE SERVICE
OF PROCESS.—Section
307 (16 U.S.C. 1437) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(l) NATIONWIDE SERVICE OF PROCESS.—In any ac-
tion by the United States under this title, process may
be served in any district where the defendant is found,
resides, transacts business, or has appointed an agent for
the service of process.’’.
SEC. 109. ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS AUTHORITY.
Section 308 (16 U.S.C. 1439) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 308. REGULATIONS.
‘‘The Secretary may issue such regulations as may
be necessary to carry out this title.’’.
SEC. 110. CHANGES IN RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND EDU-
CATION PROVISIONS.
Section 309 (16 U.S.C. 1440) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 309. RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND EDUCATION.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct,
support, and coordinate research, monitoring, and edu-
cation programs consistent with subsections (b) and (c)
and the purposes and policies of this title.
‘‘(b) RESEARCH AND MONITORING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may—
‘‘(A) support, promote, and coordinate re-
search on, and long-term monitoring of, sanc-
tuary resources and natural processes that
occur in national marine sanctuaries, including
exploration, mapping, and environmental and
socioeconomic assessment;
‘‘(B) develop and test methods to enhance
degraded habitats or restore damaged, injured,
or lost sanctuary resources; and
‘‘(C) support, promote, and coordinate re-
search on, and the conservation, curation, and
public display of, the cultural, archaeological,
and historical resources of national marine
sanctuaries.
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF RESULTS.—The results
of research and monitoring conducted by the Sec-
retary under this subsection shall be made available
to the public.
‘‘(c) EDUCATION.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may sup-
port, promote, and coordinate efforts to enhance
public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of
national marine sanctuaries and the System. Efforts
supported, promoted, or coordinated under this sub-
section must emphasize the conservation goals and
sustainable public uses of national marine sanc-
tuaries and the System.
‘‘(2) 
EDUCATIONAL
ACTIVITIES.—Activities
under this subsection may include education of the
general public, teachers, students, national marine
sanctuary users, and ocean and coastal resource
managers.
‘‘(d) INTERPRETIVE FACILITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may develop
interpretive facilities near any national marine sanc-
tuary.
‘‘(2) FACILITY REQUIREMENT.—Any facility de-
veloped under this subsection must emphasize the
conservation goals and sustainable public uses of na-
tional marine sanctuaries by providing the public
with information about the conservation, rec-
reational, ecological, historical, cultural, archae-
ological, scientific, educational, or esthetic qualities
of the national marine sanctuary.
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—In con-
ducting, supporting, and coordinating research, moni-
toring, and education programs under subsection (a) and
developing interpretive facilities under subsection (d), the
Secretary may consult or coordinate with Federal, re-
gional, or interstate agencies, States, or local govern-
ments.’’.
SEC. 111. CHANGES IN SPECIAL USE PERMIT PROVISIONS.
Section 310 (16 U.S.C. 1441) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f)
as subsections (c) through (g), and by inserting
after subsection (a) the following:
‘‘(b) PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIRED.—The Secretary
shall provide appropriate public notice before identifying
any category of activity subject to a special use permit
under subsection (a).’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘insurance’’ in paragraph (4) of
subsection (c), as redesignated, and inserting ‘‘insur-
ance, or post an equivalent bond,’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘resource and a reasonable re-
turn to the United States Government.’’ in para-
graph (2)(C) of subsection (d), as redesignated, and
inserting ‘‘resource.’’;
(4) in subsection (d)(3)(B), as redesignated, by
striking ‘‘designating and’’; and
(5) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by insert-
ing after paragraph (3) the following:
‘‘(4) WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF FEES.—The
Secretary may accept in-kind contributions in lieu of
a fee under paragraph (2)(C), or waive or reduce
any fee assessed under this subsection for any activ-
ity that does not derive profit from the access to or
use of sanctuary resources.’’.
SEC. 112. CHANGES IN COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS PROVI-
SIONS.
(a) AGREEMENTS AND GRANTS.—Section 311(a) (16
U.S.C. 1442(a)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) AGREEMENTS
AND GRANTS.—The Secretary
may enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, or other
agreements with, or make grants to, States, local govern-
ments, regional agencies, interstate agencies, or other per-
sons to carry out the purposes and policies of this title.’’.
(b) USE OF RESOURCES FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES.—Section 311 (16 U.S.C. 1442) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) USE OF RESOURCES OF OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES.—The Secretary may, whenever appropriate,
enter into an agreement with a State or other Federal
agency to use the personnel, services, or facilities of such
agency on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, to as-
sist in carrying out the purposes and policies of this title.
‘‘(f) AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN GRANTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law that prohibits a Fed-
eral agency from receiving assistance, the Secretary may
apply for, accept, and use grants from other Federal agen-
cies, States, local governments, regional agencies, inter-
state agencies, foundations, or other persons, to carry out
the purposes and policies of this title.’’.
SEC. 113. CHANGES IN PROVISIONS CONCERNING DE-
STRUCTION, LOSS, OR INJURY.
(a) VENUE FOR CIVIL ACTIONS.—Section 312(c) (16
U.S.C. 1443(c)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Attorney
General’’;
(2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated) in the
first sentence by striking ‘‘in the United States dis-
trict court for the appropriate district’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) An action under this subsection may be brought
in the United States district court for any district in
which—
‘‘(A) the defendant is located, resides, or is
doing business, in the case of an action against a
person;
‘‘(B) the vessel is located, in the case of an ac-
tion against a vessel; or
‘‘(C) the destruction of, loss of, or injury to a
sanctuary resource occurred.’’.
(b) USE OF RECOVERED AMOUNTS.—Section 312(d)
(16 U.S.C. 1443(d)) is amended by striking paragraphs
(1) and (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) RESPONSE COSTS.—Amounts recovered by
the United States for costs of response actions and
damage assessments under this section shall be
used, as the Secretary considers appropriate—
‘‘(A) to reimburse the Secretary or any
other Federal or State agency that conducted
those activities; and
‘‘(B) after reimbursement of such costs, to
restore, replace, or acquire the equivalent of
any sanctuary resource.
‘‘(2) OTHER AMOUNTS.—All other amounts re-
covered shall be used, in order of priority—
‘‘(A) to restore, replace, or acquire the
equivalent of the sanctuary resources that were
the subject of the action, including for costs of
monitoring and the costs of curation and con-
servation of archaeological, historical, and cul-
tural sanctuary resources;
‘‘(B) to restore degraded sanctuary re-
sources of the national marine sanctuary that
was the subject of the action, giving priority to
sanctuary resources and habitats that are com-
parable to the sanctuary resources that were
the subject of the action; and
‘‘(C) to restore degraded sanctuary re-
sources of other national marine sanctuaries.’’.
(c) STATUTE
OF LIMITATIONS.—Section 312 (16
U.S.C. 1443) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—An action for re-
sponse costs or damages under subsection (c) shall be
barred unless the complaint is filed within 3 years after
the date on which the Secretary completes a damage as-
sessment and restoration plan for the sanctuary resources
to which the action relates.’’.
SEC. 114. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 313 (16 U.S.C. 1444) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 313. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary—
‘‘(1) to carry out this title—
‘‘(A) $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(B) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(C) $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(D) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
and
‘‘(E) $42,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
‘‘(2) for construction projects at national ma-
rine sanctuaries, $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.’’.
SEC. 115. CHANGES IN U.S.S. MONITOR PROVISIONS.
Section 314 (16 U.S.C. 1445) is amended by striking
subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b).
SEC. 116. CHANGES IN ADVISORY COUNCIL PROVISIONS.
Section 315 (16 U.S.C. 1445a) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘provide assistance’’ in subsection (a) and inserting
‘‘advise and make recommendations’’.
SEC. 117. CHANGES IN THE SUPPORT ENHANCEMENT PRO-
VISIONS.
Section 316 (16 U.S.C. 1445b) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or the
System’’ after ‘‘sanctuaries’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(4) by striking ‘‘use of any
symbol published under paragraph (1)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘manufacture, reproduction, or other use of any
symbol published under paragraph (1), including the
sale of items bearing such a symbol,’’;
(3) by amending subsection (e)(3) to read as
follows:
‘‘(3) to manufacture, reproduce, or otherwise
use any symbol adopted by the Secretary under sub-
section (a)(1), including to sell any item bearing
such a symbol, unless authorized by the Secretary
under subsection (a)(4) or subsection (f); or’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) COLLABORATIONS.—The Secretary may author-
ize the use of a symbol adopted by the Secretary under
subsection (a)(1) by any person engaged in a collaborative
effort with the Secretary to carry out the purposes and
policies of this title and to benefit a national marine sanc-
tuary or the System.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION
FOR NON-PROFIT PARTNER
ORGANIZATION TO SOLICIT SPONSORS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter
into an agreement with a nonprofit partner organi-
zation authorizing it to assist in the administration
of the sponsorship program established under this
section. Under an agreement entered into under this
paragraph, the Secretary may authorize the non-
profit partner organization to solicit persons to be
official sponsors of the national marine sanctuary
system or of individual national marine sanctuaries,
upon such terms as the Secretary deems reasonable
and will contribute to the successful administration
of the sanctuary system. The Secretary may also au-
thorize the non-profit partner organization to collect
the statutory contribution from the sponsor, and
transfer the contribution to the Secretary.
‘‘(2) PARTNER
ORGANIZATION
DEFINED.—In
this subsection, the term ‘partner organization’
means an organization that—
‘‘(A) draws its membership from individ-
uals, private organizations, corporations, aca-
demic institutions, or State and local govern-
ments; and
‘‘(B) is established to promote the under-
standing of, education relating to, and the con-
servation of the resources of a particular sanc-
tuary or two or more related sanctuaries.’’.
SEC. 118. ESTABLISHMENT OF DR. NANCY FOSTER SCHOL-
ARSHIP PROGRAM.
The National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C.
1431 et seq.) is amended by redesignating section 317 as
section 318, and by inserting after section 316 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 317. DR. NANCY FOSTER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and administer through the National Ocean Service
the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program. Under the
program, the Secretary shall award graduate education
scholarships in oceanography, marine biology or maritime
archaeology, to be known as Dr. Nancy Foster Scholar-
ships.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Dr. Nancy Fos-
ter Scholarship Program is to encourage outstanding
scholarship and independent graduate level research in
oceanography, marine biology or maritime archaeology,
particularly by women and members of minority groups.
‘‘(c) AWARD.—Each Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship—
‘‘(1) shall be used to support graduate studies
in oceanography, marine biology or maritime archae-
ology at a graduate level institution of higher edu-
cation; and
‘‘(2) shall be awarded in accordance with guide-
lines issued by the Secretary.
‘‘(d) DISTRIBUTION
OF FUNDS.—The amount of
each Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship shall be provided di-
rectly to a recipient selected by the Secretary upon receipt
of certification that the recipient will adhere to a specific
and detailed plan of study and research approved by a
graduate level institution of higher education.
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Of the amount available each fiscal
year to carry out this title, the Secretary shall award 1
percent as Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships.
‘‘(f) SCHOLARSHIP REPAYMENT REQUIREMENT.—
The Secretary shall require an individual receiving a schol-
arship under this section to repay the full amount of the
scholarship to the Secretary if the Secretary determines
that the individual, in obtaining or using the scholarship,
engaged in fraudulent conduct or failed to comply with
any term or condition of the scholarship.
‘‘(g) MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY DEFINED.—In this
section the term ‘maritime archaeology’ includes the
curation, preservation, and display of maritime artifacts.’’.
SEC. 119. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) CORRECTION OF REFERENCES TO FORMER COM-
MITTEE.—The following provisions are amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Merchant Marine and Fisheries’’ and inserting ‘‘Re-
sources’’:
(1) 
Section 
303(b)(2)(A) 
(16 
U.S.C.
1433(b)(2)(A)).
(2) Section 304(a)(6) (16 U.S.C. 1434(a)(6)).
(b) CORRECTION
OF REFERENCE
TO RENAMED
ACT.—(1) Section 302(2) is amended to read as follows:
eries information and analysis activities under the Fish
and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.) and
any other law involving those activities, $52,890,000 for
fiscal year 2001, and $53,435,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2002, 2003, and 2004. Such activities may include,
but are not limited to, the collection, analysis, and dis-
semination of scientific information necessary for the man-
agement of living marine resources and associated marine
habitat.
(b) FISHERIES CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out activi-
ties relating to fisheries conservation and management op-
erations under the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16
U.S.C. 742a et seq.) and any other law involving those
activities, $30,770,000 for fiscal year 2001, and
$31,641,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and
2004. Such activities may include, but are not limited to,
development, implementation, and enforcement of con-
servation and management measures to achieve continued
optimum use of living marine resources, hatchery oper-
ations, habitat conservation, and protected species man-
agement.
(c) FISHERIES STATE AND INDUSTRY COOPERATIVE
PROGRAMS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out State
and industry cooperative programs under the Fish and
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.) and any
other law involving those activities, $28,520,000 for fiscal
year 2001, and $28,814,000 for each of the fiscal years
2002, 2003, and 2004. These activities include, but are
not limited to, ensuring the quality and safety of seafood
products and providing grants to States for improving the
management of interstate fisheries.
(d) RELATION
TO OTHER LAWS.—Authorizations
under this section shall be in addition to monies author-
ized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1361 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), the Anadromous Fish Conservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 757 et seq.), and the Interjurisdictional
Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 4107 et seq.).
SEC. 202. INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT OF 1986
AMENDMENTS.
Section 308 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act
of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce
for apportionment to carry out the purposes of this title—
‘‘(1) $4,900,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
‘‘(2) $5,400,000 for each of the fiscal years
2002, 2003, and 2004.’’; and
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘$700,000 for
fiscal year 1997, and $750,000 for each of the fiscal
years 1998, 1999, and 2000’’ and inserting
‘‘$800,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $850,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004’’.
SEC. 203. ANADROMOUS FISHERIES AMENDMENTS.
Section 4 of the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 757d) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
‘‘SEC. 4. (a)(1) There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the purposes of this Act not to exceed
the following sums:
‘‘(A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
‘‘(B) $4,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2002,
2003, and 2004.
‘‘(2) Sums appropriated under this subsection are au-
thorized to remain available until expended.
‘‘(b) Not more than $625,000 of the funds appro-
priated under this section in any one fiscal year shall be
obligated in any one State.’’.
TITLE III—REIMBURSEMENT OF
EXPENSES
SEC. 301. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.
Notwithstanding section 3302 (b) and (c) of title 31,
United States Code, all amounts received by the United
States in settlement of, or judgment for, damage claims
arising from the October 9, 1992, allision of the vessel
ZACHARY into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration research vessel DISCOVERER, and from
the disposal of marine assets, and all amounts received
by the United States from the disposal of marine assets
of 
the 
National 
Oceanic 
and 
Atmospheric
Administration—
(1) shall be retained as an offsetting collection
in the Operations, Research and Facilities account
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration;
(2) shall be deposited into that account upon
receipt by the United States Government; and
(3) shall be available only for obligation for Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hy-
drographic and fisheries vessel operations.
TITLE IV—EXTENSION OF PE-
RIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT
UNDER 
FISHERMEN’S 
PRO-
TECTIVE ACT OF 1967
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fishermen’s Protec-
tive Act Amendments of 2000’’.
SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR REIMBURSEMENT
UNDER FISHERMEN’S PROTECTIVE ACT OF
1967.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(e) of the Fishermen’s
Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977(e)) is amended
by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 7(a)(3) of the
Fishermen’s 
Protective 
Act 
of 
1967 
(22 
U.S.C.
1977(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Inte-
rior’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’.
TITLE V—YUKON RIVER SALMON
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Yukon River Salmon
Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 502. YUKON RIVER SALMON PANEL.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be a Yukon
River Salmon Panel (in this title referred to as the
‘‘Panel’’).
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Panel shall—
(A) advise the Secretary of State regarding
the negotiation of any international agreement
with Canada relating to management of salmon
stocks originating from the Yukon River in
Canada;
(B) advise the Secretary of the Interior re-
garding restoration and enhancement of such
salmon stocks; and
(C) perform other functions relating to
conservation and management of such salmon
stocks as authorized by this title or any other
law.
(3) DESIGNATION
AS
UNITED
STATES
REP-
RESENTATIVES
ON
BILATERAL
BODY.—The Sec-
retary of State may designate the members of the
Panel to be the United States representatives on any
successor to the panel established by the interim
agreement for the conservation of salmon stocks
originating from the Yukon River in Canada agreed
to through an exchange of notes between the Gov-
ernment of the United States and the Government
of Canada on February 3, 1995, if authorized by
any agreement establishing such successor.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Panel shall be com-
prised of six members, as follows:
(A) One member who is an official of the
United States Government with expertise in
salmon conservation and management, who
shall be appointed by the Secretary of State.
(B) One member who is an official of the
State of Alaska with expertise in salmon con-
servation and management, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor of Alaska.
(C) Four members who are knowledgeable
and experienced with regard to the salmon fish-
eries on the Yukon River, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of State.
(2) APPOINTEES FROM ALASKA.—(A) The Sec-
retary of State shall appoint the members under
paragraph (1)(C) from a list of at least three indi-
viduals nominated for each position by the Governor
of Alaska.
(B) In making the nominations, the Governor
of Alaska may consider suggestions for nominations
provided by organizations with expertise in Yukon
River salmon fisheries.
(C) The Governor of Alaska may make appro-
priate nominations to allow for appointment of, and
the Secretary of State shall appoint, under para-
graph (1)(C)—
(i) at least one member who is qualified to
represent the interests of Lower Yukon River
fishing districts; and
(ii) at least one member who is qualified to
represent the interests of Upper Yukon River
fishing districts.
(D) At least one of the members appointed
under paragraph (1)(C) shall be an Alaska Native.
(3) ALTERNATES.—(A) The Secretary of State
may designate an alternate Panel member for each
Panel member the Secretary appoints under para-
graphs (1)(A) and (C), who meets the same quali-
fications, to serve in the absence of the Panel mem-
ber.
(B) The Governor of the State of Alaska may
designate an alternative Panel member for the Panel
member appointed under paragraph (1)(B), who
meets the same qualifications, to serve in the ab-
sence of that Panel member.
(c) TERM LENGTH.—Panel members and alternate
Panel members shall serve four-year terms. Any individual
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration
of any term shall be appointed for the remainder of that
term.
(d) REAPPOINTMENT.—Panel members and alternate
Panel members shall be eligible for reappointment.
(e) DECISIONS.—Decisions of the Panel shall be
made by the consensus of the Panel members appointed
under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (b)(1).
(f) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out their functions,
Panel members may consult with such other interested
parties as they consider appropriate.
SEC. 503. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) APPOINTMENTS.—The Governor of Alaska may
establish and appoint an advisory committee (in this title
referred to as the ‘‘advisory committee’’) of not less than
eight, but not more than 12, individuals who are knowl-
edgeable and experienced with regard to the salmon fish-
eries on the Yukon River. At least two of the advisory
committee members shall be Alaska Natives. Members of
the advisory committee may attend all meetings of the
Panel, and shall be given the opportunity to examine and
be heard on any matter under consideration by the Panel.
(b) COMPENSATION.—The members of such advisory
committee shall receive no compensation for their services.
(c) TERM LENGTH.—Members of such advisory com-
mittee shall serve two-year terms. Any individual ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration
of any term shall be appointed for the remainder of that
term.
(d) REAPPOINTMENT.—Members of such advisory
committee shall be eligible for reappointment.
SEC. 504. EXEMPTION.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
shall not apply to the Panel or to the advisory committee.
SEC. 505. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY.
(a) RESPONSIBLE
MANAGEMENT
ENTITY.—The
State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game shall be
the responsible management entity for the United States
for the purposes of any agreement with Canada regarding
management of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon
River in Canada.
(b) EFFECT
OF DESIGNATION.—The designation
under subsection (a) shall not be considered to expand,
diminish, or otherwise change the management authority
of the State of Alaska or the Federal Government with
respect to fishery resources.
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS OF PANEL.—In addition to
recommendations made by the Panel to the responsible
management entities in accordance with any agreement
with Canada regarding management of salmon stocks
originating from the Yukon River in Canada, the Panel
may make recommendations concerning the conservation
and management of salmon originating in the Yukon River
to the Department of the Interior, the Department of
Commerce, the Department of State, the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, and other Federal or State
entities as appropriate. Recommendations by the Panel
shall be advisory in nature.
SEC. 506. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.
(a) COMPENSATION.—Panel members and alternate
Panel members who are not State or Federal employees
shall receive compensation at the daily rate of GS–15 of
the General Schedule when engaged in the actual perform-
ance of duties.
(b) TRAVEL AND OTHER NECESSARY EXPENSES.—
Travel and other necessary expenses shall be paid by the
Secretary of the Interior for all Panel members, alternate
Panel members, and members of the advisory committee
when such members are engaged in the actual perform-
ance of duties for the Panel or advisory committee.
(c) TREATMENT AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Except
for officials of the United States Government, all Panel
members, alternate Panel members, and members of the
advisory committee shall not be considered to be Federal
employees while engaged in the actual performance of du-
ties, except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort
claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United
States Code, and chapter 71 of title 28, United States
Code.
SEC. 507. YUKON RIVER SALMON STOCK RESTORATION
AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, may carry
out projects to restore or enhance salmon stocks origi-
nating from the Yukon River in Canada and the United
States.
(b) COOPERATION WITH CANADA.—If there is in ef-
fect an agreement between the Government of the United
States and the Government of Canada for the conservation
of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Can-
ada that includes provisions governing projects authorized
under this section, then—
(1) projects under this section shall be carried
out in accordance with that agreement; and
(2) amounts available for projects under this
section—
(A) shall be expended in accordance with
the agreement; and
(B) may be deposited in any joint account
established by the agreement to fund such
projects.
SEC. 508. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of the Interior to carry out this title $4,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, of
which—
(1) such sums as are necessary shall be avail-
able each fiscal year for travel expenses of Panel
members, alternate Panel members, United States
members of the Joint Technical Committee estab-
lished by paragraph C.2 of the memorandum of un-
derstanding concerning the Pacific Salmon Treaty
between the Government of the United States and
the Government of Canada (recorded January 28,
1985), and members of the advisory committee, in
accordance with Federal Travel Regulations and sec-
tions 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of
title 5, United States Code;
(2) such sums as are necessary shall be avail-
able for the United States share of expenses in-
curred by the Joint Technical Committee and any
panel established by any agreement between the
Government of the United States and the Govern-
ment of Canada for restoration and enhancement of
salmon originating in Canada;
(3) up to $3,000,000 shall be available each fis-
cal year for activities by the Department of the Inte-
rior and the Department of Commerce for survey,
restoration, and enhancement activities related to
salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in
Canada, of which up to $1,200,000 shall be available
each fiscal year for Yukon River salmon stock res-
toration and enhancement projects under section
507(b); and
(4) $600,000 shall be available each fiscal year
for cooperative salmon research and management
projects in the portion of the Yukon River drainage
located in the United States that are recommended
by the Panel.
TITLE VI—FISHERY
INFORMATION ACQUISITION
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fisheries Survey Ves-
sel Authorization Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 602. ACQUISITION OF FISHERY SURVEY VESSELS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce, sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations, may in accord-
ance with this section acquire, by purchase, lease, lease-
purchase, or charter, and equip up to six fishery survey
vessels in accordance with this section.
(b) VESSEL REQUIREMENTS.—Any vessel acquired
and equipped under this section must—
(1) be capable of—
(A) staying at sea continuously for at least
30 days;
(B) conducting fishery population surveys
using hydroacoustic, longlining, deep water, and
pelagic trawls, and other necessary survey tech-
niques; and
(C) conducting other work necessary to
provide fishery managers with the accurate and
timely data needed to prepare and implement
fishery management plans; and
(2) have a hull that meets the International
Council for Exploration of the Sea standard regard-
ing acoustic quietness.
(c) 
FISHERIES
RESEARCH
VESSEL
PROCURE-
MENT.—Notwithstanding section 644 of title 15, United
States Code, and section 19.502–2 of title 48, Code of
Federal Regulations, the Secretary of Commerce shall
seek to procure Fisheries Research Vessels through full
and open competition from responsible United States ship-
building companies irrespective of size.
(d) AUTHORIZATION.—To carry out this section there
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 and
2003.
TITLE VII—ATLANTIC COASTAL
FISHERIES
Subtitle A—Atlantic Striped Bass
Conservation
SEC. 701. REAUTHORIZATION OF ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS
CONSERVATION ACT.
Section 7(a) of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 note) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—For each of fiscal years
2001, 2002, and 2003, there are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act—
‘‘(1) $1,000,000 to the Secretary of Commerce;
and
‘‘(2) $250,000 to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior.’’.
SEC. 702. POPULATION STUDY OF STRIPED BASS.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretaries (as that term is defined
in the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act), in con-
sultation with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Com-
mission, shall conduct a study to determine if the distribu-
tion of year classes in the Atlantic striped bass population
is appropriate for maintaining adequate recruitment and
sustainable fishing opportunities. In conducting the study,
the Secretaries shall consider—
(1) long-term stock assessment data and other
fishery-dependent and independent data for Atlantic
striped bass; and
(2) the results of peer-reviewed research funded
under the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries, in consulta-
tion with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commis-
sion, shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives the results of the study and a
long-term plan to ensure a balanced and healthy popu-
lation structure of Atlantic striped bass, including older
fish. The report shall include information regarding—
(1) the structure of the Atlantic striped bass
population required to maintain adequate recruit-
ment and sustainable fishing opportunities; and
(2) recommendations for measures necessary to
achieve and maintain the population structure de-
scribed in paragraph (1).
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Commerce $250,000 to
carry out this section.
Subtitle B—Atlantic Coastal
Fisheries Cooperative Management
SEC. 703. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Atlantic Coastal
Fisheries Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 704. REAUTHORIZATION OF ATLANTIC COASTAL FISH-
ERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
811 of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Manage-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 5108) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 811. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this title, there are
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2001 through 2005.
‘‘(b) 
COOPERATIVE
STATISTICS
PROGRAM.—
Amounts authorized under subsection (a) may be used by
the Secretary to support the Commission’s cooperative
statistics program.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such Act is amended—
(A) in section 802(3) (16 U.S.C. 5101(3))
by striking ‘‘such resources in’’ and inserting
‘‘such resources is’’; and
(B) by striking section 812 and the second
section 811.
(2) 
AMENDMENTS
TO
REPEAL
NOT
AF-
FECTED.—The amendments made by paragraph
(1)(B) shall not affect any amendment or repeal
made by the sections struck by that paragraph.
(3) SHORT TITLE REFERENCES.—Such Act is
further amended by striking ‘‘Magnuson Fishery’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery’’.
(c) REPORTS.—
(1) ANNUAL
REPORT
TO
THE
SECRETARY.—
The Secretary shall require, as a condition of pro-
viding financial assistance under this title, that the
Commission and each State receiving such assistance
submit to the Secretary an annual report that pro-
vides a detailed accounting of the use the assistance.
(2) BIENNIAL REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—
The Secretary shall submit biennial reports to the
Committee on Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate on the use of Fed-
eral assistance provided to the Commission and the
States under this title. Each biennial report shall
evaluate the success of such assistance in imple-
menting this title.
TITLE VIII—PACIFIC SALMON
RECOVERY
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Pacific Salmon Recov-
ery Act’’.
SEC. 802. SALMON CONSERVATION AND SALMON HABITAT
RESTORATION ASSISTANCE.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—Sub-
ject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of
Commerce shall provide financial assistance in accordance
with this title to qualified States and qualified tribal gov-
ernments for salmon conservation and salmon habitat res-
toration activities.
(b) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts available to pro-
vide assistance under this section each fiscal year (after
the application of section 803(g)), the Secretary—
(1) shall allocate 85 percent among qualified
States, in equal amounts; and
(2) shall allocate 15 percent among qualified
tribal governments, in amounts determined by the
Secretary.
(c) TRANSFER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prompt-
ly transfer in a lump sum—
(A) to a qualified State that has submitted
a Conservation and Restoration Plan under sec-
tion 803(a) amounts allocated to the qualified
State under subsection (b)(1) of this section,
unless the Secretary determines, within 30 days
after the submittal of the plan to the Secretary,
that the plan is inconsistent with the require-
ments of this title; and
(B) to a qualified tribal government that
has entered into a memorandum of under-
standing with the Secretary under section
803(b) amounts allocated to the qualified tribal
government under subsection (b)(2) of this sec-
tion.
(2) TRANSFERS TO QUALIFIED STATES.—The
Secretary shall make the transfer under paragraph
(1)(A)—
(A) to the Washington State Salmon Re-
covery Board, in the case of amounts allocated
to Washington;
(B) to the Oregon State Watershed En-
hancement Board, in the case of amounts allo-
cated to Oregon;
(C) to the California Department of Fish
and Game for the California Coastal Salmon
Recovery Program, in the case of amounts allo-
cated to California;
(D) to the Governor of Alaska, in the case
of amounts allocated to Alaska; and
(E) to the Office of Species Conservation,
in the case of amounts allocated to Idaho.
(d) REALLOCATION.—
(1) 
AMOUNTS
ALLOCATED
TO
QUALIFIED
STATES.—Amounts that are allocated to a qualified
State for a fiscal year shall be reallocated under sub-
section (b)(1) among the other qualified States, if—
(A) the qualified State has not submitted
a plan in accordance with section 803(a) as of
the end of the fiscal year; or
(B) the amounts remain unobligated at the
end of the subsequent fiscal year.
(2) AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO QUALIFIED TRIB-
AL GOVERNMENTS.—Amounts that are allocated to a
qualified tribal government for a fiscal year shall be
reallocated under subsection (b)(2) among the other
qualified tribal governments, if the qualified tribal
government has not entered into a memorandum of
understanding with the Secretary in accordance with
section 803(b) as of the end of the fiscal year.
SEC. 803. RECEIPT AND USE OF ASSISTANCE.
(a) QUALIFIED STATE SALMON CONSERVATION AND
RESTORATION PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive assistance under
this title, a qualified State shall develop and submit
to the Secretary a Salmon Conservation and Salmon
Habitat Restoration Plan.
(2) CONTENTS.—Each Salmon Conservation
and Salmon Restoration Plan shall, at a minimum—
(A) be consistent with other applicable
Federal laws;
(B) be consistent with the goal of salmon
recovery;
(C) except as provided in subparagraph
(D), give priority to use of assistance under this
section for projects that—
(i) provide a direct and demonstrable
benefit to salmon or their habitat;
(ii) provide the greatest benefit to
salmon conservation and salmon habitat
restoration relative to the cost of the
projects; and
(iii) conserve, and restore habitat,
for—
(I) salmon that are listed as en-
dangered species or threatened spe-
cies, proposed for such listing, or can-
didates for such listing, under the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or
(II) salmon that are given special
protection under the laws or regula-
tions of the qualified State;
(D) in the case of a plan submitted by a
qualified State in which, as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, there is no area at which
a salmon species referred to in subparagraph
(C)(iii)(I) spawns—
(i) give priority to use of assistance
for projects referred to in subparagraph
(C)(i) and (ii) that contribute to proactive
programs to conserve and enhance species
of salmon that intermingle with, or are
otherwise related to, species referred to in
subparagraph (C)(iii)(I), which may in-
clude (among other matters)—
(I) salmon-related research, data
collection, and monitoring;
(II) salmon supplementation and
enhancement;
(III) salmon habitat restoration;
(IV) increasing economic oppor-
tunities for salmon fishermen; and
(V) national and international co-
operative habitat programs; and
(ii) provide for revision of the plan
within one year after any date on which
any salmon species that spawns in the
qualified State is listed as an endangered
species or threatened species, proposed for
such listing, or a candidate for such list-
ing, under the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
(E) establish specific goals and timelines
for activities funded with such assistance;
(F) include measurable criteria by which
such activities may be evaluated;
(G) require that activities carried out with
such assistance shall—
(i) be scientifically based;
(ii) be cost effective;
(iii) not be conducted on private land
except with the consent of the owner of the
land; and
(iv) contribute to the conservation and
recovery of salmon;
(H) require that the qualified State main-
tain its aggregate expenditures of funds from
non-Federal sources for salmon habitat restora-
tion programs at or above the average level of
such expenditures in the 2 fiscal years pre-
ceding the date of the enactment of this Act;
and
(I) ensure that activities funded under this
title are conducted in a manner in which, and
in areas where, the State has determined that
they will have long-term benefits.
(3) SOLICITATION
OF
COMMENTS.—In pre-
paring a plan under this subsection a qualified State
shall seek comments on the plan from local govern-
ments in the qualified State.
(b) TRIBAL MOU WITH SECRETARY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive assistance under
this title, a qualified tribal government shall enter
into a memorandum of understanding with the Sec-
retary regarding use of the assistance.
(2) CONTENTS.—Each memorandum of under-
standing shall, at a minimum—
(A) be consistent with other applicable
Federal laws;
(B) be consistent with the goal of salmon
recovery;
(C) give priority to use of assistance under
this Act for activities that—
(i) provide a direct and demonstrable
benefit to salmon or their habitat;
(ii) provide the greatest benefit to
salmon conservation and salmon habitat
restoration relative to the cost of the
projects; and
(iii) conserve, and restore habitat,
for—
(I) salmon that are listed as en-
dangered species or threatened spe-
cies, proposed for such listing, or can-
didates for such listing, under the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or
(II) salmon that are given special
protection under the ordinances or
regulations of the qualified tribal gov-
ernment;
(D) in the case of a memorandum of un-
derstanding entered into by a qualified tribal
government for an area in which, as of the date
of the enactment of this Act, there is no area
at which a salmon species that is referred to in
subparagraph (C)(iii)(I) spawns—
(i) give priority to use of assistance
for projects referred to in subparagraph
(C)(i) and (ii) that contribute to proactive
programs 
described 
in 
subsection
(a)(2)(D)(i);
(ii) include a requirement that the
memorandum shall be revised within 1
year after any date on which any salmon
species that spawns in the area is listed as
an endangered species or threatened spe-
cies, proposed for such listing, or a can-
didate for such listing, under the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.);
(E) establish specific goals and timelines
for activities funded with such assistance;
(F) include measurable criteria by which
such activities may be evaluated;
(G) establish specific requirements for re-
porting to the Secretary by the qualified tribal
government;
(H) require that activities carried out with
such assistance shall—
(i) be scientifically based;
(ii) be cost effective;
(iii) not be conducted on private land
except with the consent of the owner of the
land; and
(iv) contribute to the conservation or
recovery of salmon; and
(I) require that the qualified tribal govern-
ment maintain its aggregate expenditures of
funds from non-Federal sources for salmon
habitat restoration programs at or above the
average level of such expenditures in the 2 fis-
cal years preceding the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Assistance under this title
may be used by a qualified State in accordance with
a plan submitted by the State under subsection (a),
or by a qualified tribal government in accordance
with a memorandum of understanding entered into
by the government under subsection (b), to carry out
or make grants to carry out, among other activities,
the following:
(A) Watershed evaluation, assessment, and
planning necessary to develop a site-specific and
clearly prioritized plan to implement watershed
improvements, including for making multi-year
grants.
(B) Salmon-related research, data collec-
tion, and monitoring, salmon supplementation
and enhancement, and salmon habitat restora-
tion.
(C) 
Maintenance 
and 
monitoring 
of
projects completed with such assistance.
(D) Technical training and education
projects, including teaching private landowners
about practical means of improving land and
water management practices to contribute to
the conservation and restoration of salmon
habitat.
(E) Other activities related to salmon con-
servation and salmon habitat restoration.
(2) 
USE
FOR
LOCAL
AND
REGIONAL
PROJECTS.—Funds allocated to qualified States
under this title shall be used for local and regional
projects.
(d) USE OF ASSISTANCE FOR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE
OF JURISDICTION OF RECIPIENT.—Assistance under this
section provided to a qualified State or qualified tribal
government may be used for activities conducted outside
the areas under its jurisdiction if the activity will provide
conservation benefits to naturally produced salmon in
streams of concern to the qualified State or qualified tribal
government, respectively.
(e) COST SHARING BY QUALIFIED STATES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A qualified State shall
match, in the aggregate, the amount of any financial
assistance provided to the qualified State for a fiscal
year under this title, in the form of monetary con-
tributions or in-kind contributions of services for
projects carried out with such assistance. For pur-
poses of this paragraph, monetary contributions by
the State shall not be considered to include funds re-
ceived from other Federal sources.
(2) LIMITATION ON REQUIRING MATCHING FOR
EACH PROJECT.—The Secretary may not require a
qualified State to provide matching funds for each
project carried out with assistance under this title.
(3) TREATMENT
OF
MONETARY
CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(H), the
amount of monetary contributions by a qualified
State under this subsection shall be treated as ex-
penditures from non-Federal sources for salmon con-
servation and salmon habitat restoration programs.
(f) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each qualified State and
each qualified tribal government receiving assistance
under this title is encouraged to carefully coordinate
salmon conservation activities of its agencies to
eliminate duplicative and overlapping activities.
(2) CONSULTATION.—Each qualified State and
qualified tribal government receiving assistance
under this title shall consult with the Secretary to
ensure there is no duplication in projects funded
under this title.
(g) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
(1) FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of
the amount made available under this title each fis-
cal year, not more than 1 percent may be used by
the Secretary for administrative expenses incurred in
carrying out this title.
(2) STATE AND TRIBAL ADMINISTRATIVE EX-
PENSES.—Of the amount allocated under this title
to a qualified State or qualified tribal government
each fiscal year, not more than 3 percent may be
used by the qualified State or qualified tribal gov-
ernment, respectively, for administrative expenses in-
curred in carrying out this title.
SEC. 804. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
(a) QUALIFIED STATE GOVERNMENTS.—Each quali-
fied State seeking assistance under this title shall establish
a citizens advisory committee or provide another similar
forum for local governments and the public to participate
in obtaining and using the assistance.
(b) 
QUALIFIED
TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTS.—Each
qualified tribal government receiving assistance under this
title shall hold public meetings to receive recommendations
on the use of the assistance.
SEC. 805. CONSULTATION NOT REQUIRED.
Consultation under section 7 of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) shall not be
required based solely on the provision of financial assist-
ance under this title.
SEC. 806. REPORTS.
(a) QUALIFIED STATES.—Each qualified State shall,
by not later than December 31 of each year, submit to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives an annual report on the use of
financial assistance received by the qualified State under
this title. The report shall contain an evaluation of the
success of this title in meeting the criteria listed in section
803(a)(2).
(b) SECRETARY.—
(1) ANNUAL
REPORT
REGARDING
QUALIFIED
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—The Secretary shall, by not
later than December 31 of each year, submit to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives an annual
report on the use of financial assistance received by
qualified tribal governments under this title. The re-
port shall contain an evaluation of the success of
this Act in meeting the criteria listed in section
803(b)(2).
(2) BIANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall,
by not later than December 31 of the second year
in which amounts are available to carry out this
title, and of every second year thereafter, submit to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives a biannual
report on the use of funds allocated to qualified
States under this title. The report shall review pro-
grams funded by the States and evaluate the success
of this title in meeting the criteria listed in section
803(a)(2).
SEC. 807. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’
has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
(2) QUALIFIED
STATE.—The term ‘‘qualified
State’’ means each of the States of Alaska, Wash-
ington, Oregon, California, and Idaho.
(3) QUALIFIED
TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT.—The
term ‘‘qualified tribal government’’ means—
(A) a tribal government of an Indian tribe
in Washington, Oregon, California, or Idaho
that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Interior, determines—
(i) is involved in salmon management
and recovery activities under the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.); and
(ii) has the management and organi-
zational capability to maximize the benefits
of assistance provided under this title; and
(B) a regional or village corporation as de-
fined in or established pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601
et seq.) that the Secretary of Commerce, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of the Interior,
determines—
(i) is involved in salmon conservation
and management; and
(ii) has the management and organi-
zational capability to maximize the benefits
of assistance provided under this title.
(4) SALMON.—The term ‘‘salmon’’ means any
naturally produced salmon or naturally produced
trout of the following species:
(A) Coho salmon (oncorhynchus kisutch).
(B) 
Chinook 
salmon 
(oncorhynchus
tshawytscha).
(C) Chum salmon (oncorhynchus keta).
(D) 
Pink 
salmon 
(oncorhynchus
gorbuscha).
(E) Sockeye salmon (oncorhynchus nerka).
(F) 
Steelhead 
trout 
(oncorhynchus
mykiss).
(G) Sea-run cutthroat trout (oncorhynchus
clarki clarki).
(H) For purposes of application of this
title in Oregon—
(i) 
Lahontan 
cutthroat 
trout
(oncorhnychus clarki henshawi); and
(ii) Bull trout (salvelinus confluentus).
(I) For purposes of application of this title
in Washington and Idaho, Bull trout (salvelinus
confluentus).
(5) SECRETARY.—The term Secretary means
the Secretary of Commerce.
SEC. 808. PACIFIC SALMON TREATY.
(a) TRANSBOUNDARY PANEL REPRESENTATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Pacific
Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3632) is
amended by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and
(h) in order as subsections (g), (h), and (i), and by
inserting after subsection (e) the following:
‘‘(f) TRANSBOUNDARY PANEL.—The United States
shall be represented on the transboundary Panel by seven
Panel members, of whom—
‘‘(1) one shall be an official of the United
States Government with salmon fishery management
responsibility and expertise;
‘‘(2) one shall be an official of the State of
Alaska with salmon fishery management responsi-
bility and expertise; and
‘‘(3) five shall be individuals knowledgeable and
experienced in the salmon fisheries for which the
transboundary Panel is responsible.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Subsection (g) of section 3 of the Pa-
cific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3632), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this
subsection, is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘and (e)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(e)(2), and (f)(2)’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘and (e)(4)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(e)(4), and (f)(3)’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘The appointing au-
thorities listed above’’ and inserting ‘‘For
the southern, northern, and Frazier River
Panels, the appointing authorities listed
above’’.
(B) Subsection (h)(2) of section 3 the Pa-
cific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3632), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this
subsection, is amended by striking ‘‘and south-
ern’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘, 
southern, 
and
transboundary’’.
(C) Section 9 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3638) is amended by
striking ‘‘9(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘9(h)’’.
(b) COMPENSATION
AND EXPENSES
FOR UNITED
STATES REPRESENTATIVES ON NORTHERN AND SOUTH-
ERN FUND COMMITTEES.—
(1) COMPENSATION.—Section 11 of the Pacific
Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3640) is
amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) in
order as subsections (d) and (e), and by inserting
after subsection (b) the following:
‘‘(c) COMPENSATION
FOR REPRESENTATIVES
ON
NORTHERN
FUND
AND
SOUTHERN
FUND
COMMIT-
TEES.—United States Representatives on the Pacific
Salmon Treaty Northern Fund Committee and Southern
Fund Committee who are not State or Federal employees
shall receive compensation at the minimum daily rate of
pay payable under section 5376 of title 5, United States
Code, when engaged in the actual performance of duties
for the United States Section or for the Commission.’’.
(2) EXPENSES.—Subsection (d) of such section,
as so redesignated, is amended by inserting ‘‘mem-
bers of the Northern Fund Committee, members of
the Southern Fund Committee,’’ after ‘‘Joint Tech-
nical Committee,’’.
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 of the Pa-
cific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
5332) is amended—
(i) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘at
the daily rate of GS–18 of the General
Schedule’’ and inserting ‘‘at the maximum
daily rate of pay payable under section
5376 of title 5, United States Code,’’; and
(ii) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘at
the daily rate of GS–16 of the General
Schedule’’ and inserting ‘‘at the minimum
daily rate of pay payable under section
5376 of title 5, United States Code,’’.
(B) 
APPLICATION.—The 
amendments
made by subparagraph (A) shall not apply to
Commissioners, Alternate Commissioners, Panel
Members, and Alternate Panel Members (as
those terms are used in section 11 of the Pa-
cific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985) appointed be-
fore the effective date of this subsection.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 623 of
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2000, as enacted by section 1000(a)(1), Divi-
sion B of Public Law 106–113 (16 U.S.C. 3645) is
redesignated and moved so as to be section 16 of the
Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985.
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Subsection (d) of such section is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For
capitalizing the Northern Fund and Southern Fund estab-
lished under the 1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement
and related agreements, there are authorized to be appro-
priated a total of $75,000,000 for the Northern Fund and
a total of $65,000,000 for the Southern Fund for fiscal