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Union Calendar No. 392 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4010 
[Report No. 108–648] 
To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2004 
Mrs. CUBIN (for herself and Mr. GIBBONS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Resources 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 
Additional sponsors: Mr. PORTER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. ALLEN 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping 
Act of 1992. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Geologic 
Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2004’’.
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as 
subparagraph (K); and 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 
following: 
‘‘(J) recreation and public awareness; 
and’’. 
(3) Paragraph (9) is amended by striking ‘‘im-
portant’’ and inserting ‘‘available’’. 
SEC. 4. PURPOSE. 
Section 2(b) (43 U.S.C. 31a(b)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘protection’’ and inserting ‘‘management’’. 
SEC. 5. DEADLINES FOR ACTIONS BY THE UNITED STATES 
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
Section 4(b)(1) (43 U.S.C. 31c(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘not later 
than’’ and all that follows through the semicolon and 
inserting ‘‘not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of the National Geologic Mapping Re-
authorization Act of 2004;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘not later 
than’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in accordance’’ 
and inserting ‘‘not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of the National Geologic Mapping 
Reauthorization Act of 2004 in accordance’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (C) in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i) by striking ‘‘not later than’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘submit’’ and inserting ‘‘submit 
biennially’’. 
SEC. 6. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES. 
Section 4(c)(2) (43 U.S.C. 31c(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘geophysical-map data base, 
geochemical-map data base, and a’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘provide’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
vides’’. 
SEC. 7. GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM COMPONENTS. 
Section 4(d)(1)(B)(ii) (43 U.S.C. 31c(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the 
end of subclause (I); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
clause (II) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) the needs of Department 
of the Interior land management 
agencies.’’. 
SEC. 8. GEOLOGIC MAPPING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
Section 5(a) (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency or a designee’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the Interior or a 
designee from a land management agency of the 
Department of the Interior’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Energy or a 
designee,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘, and the Assistant to the 
President for Science and Technology or a des-
ignee’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘consultation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘In consultation’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Chief Geologist, as Chair-
man’’ and inserting ‘‘Associate Director for Ge-
ology, as Chair’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘one representative from 
the private sector’’ and inserting ‘‘two rep-
resentatives from the private sector’’. 
SEC. 9. FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAP DATA-
BASE. 
Section 7(a) (43 U.S.C. 31f(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘geologic map’’ 
and inserting ‘‘geologic-map’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by inserting ‘‘information on how to ob-
tain’’ after ‘‘that includes’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
‘‘under the Federal component and the edu-
cation component’’ and inserting ‘‘with funding 
provided under the national cooperative geologic 
mapping program authorized by section 4(a)’’. 
SEC. 10. BIENNIAL REPORT. 
Section 8 (43 U.S.C. 31g) is amended by striking 
‘‘Not later than’’ and all that follows through ‘‘biennially’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Not later than 3 years after the date of 
the enactment of the National Geologic Mapping Reau-
thorization Act of 2004 and biennially’’. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; ALLOCA-
TION. 
Section 9 (43 U.S.C. 31h) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act $64,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2006 through 2010.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting 
‘‘2005’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘48’’ and inserting ‘‘50’’; 
and 
(C) by striking 2 and inserting ‘‘4’’.
Union Calendar No. 392 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4010 
[Report No. 108–648] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic 
Mapping Act of 1992. 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed