In the Senate of the United States,
September 4, 1996.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3060) entitled ‘‘An Act to implement the Protocol
on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty’’, do
pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Antarctic Science, Tour-
ism, and Conservation Act of 1996’’.
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE
ANTARCTIC 
CONSERVATION
ACT OF 1978
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 2(a) of the Antarctic Con-
servation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2401(a)) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
paragraphs (4) and (5) respectively, and inserting be-
fore paragraph (4), as redesignated, the following:
‘‘(1) for well over a quarter of a century, sci-
entific investigation has been the principal activity of
the Federal Government and United States nationals
in Antarctica;
‘‘(2) more recently, interest of American tourists
in Antarctica has increased;
‘‘(3) as the lead civilian agency in Antarctica,
the National Science Foundation has long had re-
sponsibility for ensuring that United States scientific
activities and tourism, and their supporting logistics
operations, are conducted with an eye to preserving
the unique values of the Antarctic region;’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘the Agreed Measures for the
Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora, adopted
at the Third Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting,
have established a firm foundation’’ in paragraph (4),
as redesignated, and inserting ‘‘the Protocol establish
a firm foundation for the conservation of Antarctic
resources,’’;
(3) by striking paragraph (5), as redesignated,
and inserting the following:
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‘‘(5) the Antarctic Treaty and the Protocol estab-
lish international mechanisms and create legal obliga-
tions necessary for the maintenance of Antarctica as
a natural reserve devoted to peace and science.’’.
(b) PURPOSE.—Section 2(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C.
2401(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘Treaty, the Agreed Meas-
ures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora,
and Recommendation VII-3 of the Eighth Antarctic Treaty
Consultative Meeting’’ and inserting ‘‘Treaty and the Pro-
tocol’’.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
Section 3 of the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 2402) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this Act—
‘‘(1) the term ‘Administrator’ means the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;
‘‘(2) the term ‘Antarctica’ means the area south
of 60 degrees south latitude;
‘‘(3) the term ‘Antarctic Specially Protected
Area’ means an area identified as such pursuant to
Annex V to the Protocol;
‘‘(4) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of the
National Science Foundation;
‘‘(5) the term ‘harmful interference’ means—
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‘‘(A) flying or landing helicopters or other
aircraft in a manner that disturbs concentra-
tions of birds or seals;
‘‘(B) using vehicles or vessels, including
hovercraft and small boats, in a manner that
disturbs concentrations of birds or seals;
‘‘(C) using explosives or firearms in a man-
ner that disturbs concentrations of birds or seals;
‘‘(D) 
willfully 
disturbing 
breeding 
or
molting birds or concentrations of birds or seals
by persons on foot;
‘‘(E) significantly damaging concentrations
of native terrestrial plants by landing aircraft,
driving vehicles, or walking on them, or by other
means; and
‘‘(F) any activity that results in the signifi-
cant adverse modification of habitats of any spe-
cies or population of native mammal, native
bird, native plant, or native invertebrate;
‘‘(6) the term ‘historic site or monument’ means
any site or monument listed as an historic site or
monument pursuant to Annex V to the Protocol;
‘‘(7) the term ‘impact’ means impact on the Ant-
arctic environment and dependent and associated
ecosystems;