I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 886 
To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of 
the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to 
improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 
CASTEN, Mr. LIEU, Mr. HUFFMAN, and Mrs. PELTOLA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the admin-
istration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend 
the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration 
of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Save Our Seas 2.0 
Amendments Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDA-
TION. 
(a) DEFINITION OF TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—Sec-
tion 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4201) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)(D), by striking ‘‘(as de-
fined’’ and all that follows through ‘‘5304))’’; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10A) TRIBAL
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘Tribal organization’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’. 
(b) STATUS
OF FOUNDATION.—Section 111(a) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 4211(a)) is amended, in the second 
sentence, by striking ‘‘organization’’ and inserting ‘‘cor-
poration’’. 
(c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(1) 
APPOINTMENT, 
VACANCIES, 
AND
RE-
MOVAL.—Section 112(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
4212(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and considering’’ and 
inserting ‘‘considering’’; 
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retary recommendations on candidates for appoint-
ment.’’. 
(2) GENERAL POWERS.—Section 112(g) of such 
Act (33 U.S.C. 4212(g)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘offi-
cers and employees’’ and inserting ‘‘the initial 
officers and employees’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘its 
chief operating officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the chief 
executive officer of the Foundation’’. 
(3) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.—Section 112 
of such Act (33 U.S.C. 4212) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT; REMOVAL; REVIEW.—The 
Board shall appoint and may remove and review the 
performance of the chief executive officer of the 
Foundation. 
‘‘(2) POWERS.—The chief executive officer of 
the Foundation may appoint, remove, and review the 
performance of any officer or employee of the Foun-
dation.’’. 
(d) POWERS OF FOUNDATION.—Section 113(c)(1) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 4213(c)(1)) is amended, in the mat-
ter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘nonprofit’’ before ‘‘corpora-
tion’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘acting as a trustee’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘formed’’. 
(e) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—Section 113 of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 4213) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—The Board may locate the 
principal office of the Foundation outside the District of 
Columbia and is encouraged to locate that office in a 
coastal State.’’. 
(f) BEST PRACTICES.—Section 113 of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 4213), as amended by subsection (e), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) BEST PRACTICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall de-
velop and implement best practices for conducting 
outreach to Indian Tribes. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The best practices de-
veloped under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) include a process to support technical 
assistance and capacity building to improve out-
comes; and 
‘‘(B) promote an awareness of programs 
and grants available under this Act.’’. 
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(g) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 118 of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 4218) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
State and local government agencies’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, State and local government agencies, 
United States and international nongovern-
mental organizations, regional organizations, 
Indian tribes, Tribal organizations, and foreign 
government entities’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘PROHIBITION’’ and inserting ‘‘LIMI-
TATION’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B), no’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Not more than 12 percent 
of’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘for administra-
tive’’ and inserting ‘‘to offset the ad-
ministrative’’; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(B) SALARIES.—The Foundation may use 
Federal funds described in subparagraph (A) to 
pay for salaries only during the 24-month pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of 
the Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act. The 
Secretary shall not require reimbursement from 
the Foundation for any such Federal funds 
used to pay for such salaries.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘and State 
and local government agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
State and local government agencies, United States 
and international nongovernmental organizations, re-
gional organizations, and foreign government enti-
ties’’. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM 
OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOS-
PHERIC ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) GRANTS, COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS, CON-
TRACTS, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.—Section 3(d) of the 
Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1952(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
CONTRACTS’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTRACTS, 
AND 
OTHER AGREEMENTS’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and con-
tracts’’ and inserting ‘‘, contracts, and other agree-
ments’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘part of the’’ and in-
serting ‘‘part of a’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or (C)’’ after ‘‘sub-
paragraph (A)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and except as 
provided in subparagraph (B)’’ after ‘‘subpara-
graph (A)’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—With respect 
to any project carried out pursuant to a contract or 
other agreement entered into under paragraph (1) 
that is not a cooperative agreement or an agreement 
to provide financial assistance in the form of a 
grant, the Administrator may contribute on an in- 
kind basis the portion of the costs of the project that 
the Administrator determines represents the amount 
of benefit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration derives from the project.’’. 
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(b) RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; USE OF 
RESOURCES.—Section 3 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1952) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—In 
order to accomplish the purpose set forth in section 2, the 
Administrator, acting through the Program, may receive 
and, only to the extent provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts, expend funds made available by— 
‘‘(1) any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States; 
‘‘(2) any State or local government (or any po-
litical subdivision thereof); 
‘‘(3) any Indian tribe; 
‘‘(4) any foreign government or international 
organization; 
‘‘(5) any public or private organization; or 
‘‘(6) any individual. 
‘‘(f) USE OF RESOURCES.—In order to accomplish 
the purpose set forth in section 2, the Administrator, act-
ing through the Program, may use, with consent, with re-
imbursement, and subject to the availability of appropria-
tions, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facili-
ties of— 
‘‘(1) any department, agency, or instrumen-
tality of the United States; 
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