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Union Calendar No. 65 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2362 
[Report No. 109–113] 
To reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2005 
Mr. GIBBONS (for himself and Mrs. CUBIN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Resources 
JUNE 8, 2005 
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 2005’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to such 
section or other provision of the National Geologic Map-
ping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31a et seq.). 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Section 2(a) (43 U.S.C. 31a(a)) is amended as fol-
lows: 
(1) By striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) although significant progress has been 
made in the production of geologic maps since the 
establishment of the National Cooperative Geologic 
Mapping Program in 1992, no modern, digital, geo-
logic map exists for approximately 75 percent of the 
Nation;’’. 
(2) Paragraph (2) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C) by inserting 
‘‘homeland and’’ after ‘‘planning for’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘pre-
dicting’’ and inserting ‘‘identifying’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 
at the end of subparagraph (I);
(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 2005;’’; 
(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 2005 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)—