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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Oceans Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        Commission on Ocean Policy established under section 4.
            (2) Coastal state.--The term ``coastal State'' means a 
        State in, or bordering on, the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic 
        Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or one or more of 
        the Great Lakes.
            (3) Marine environment.--The term ``marine environment'' 
        includes--
                    (A) the oceans, including coastal and offshore 
                waters and nearshore saltwater estuaries;
                    (B) the continental shelf; and
                    (C) the Great Lakes.
            (4) Ocean and coastal activities.--The term ``ocean and 
        coastal activities'' includes activities consisting of, 
        affecting, or otherwise related to oceanography, fisheries, or 
        the management or use of any ocean and coastal resource. The 
        term does not include military operations and training.
            (5) Ocean and coastal resource.--The term ``ocean and 
        coastal resource'' means any living or nonliving natural, 
        historic, or cultural resource or mineral found in the marine 
        environment.
            (6) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
        United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other 
        territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 3. EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) National Ocean and Coastal Policy.--The Congress and the 
President, after receiving and considering the report of the Commission 
under section 4, shall develop and propose a coordinated, 
comprehensive, and long-range national policy for the responsible use 
and stewardship of ocean and coastal resources for the benefit of the 
United States, including a plan to meet the resource monitoring and 
assessment facilities and equipment requirements of Federal ocean and 
coastal programs.
    (b) Biennial Report.--Beginning in January 1999, the President 
shall transmit to the Congress biennially a report that shall include a 
detailed listing of all existing Federal programs relating to ocean and 
coastal activities, including a description of each program, the 
current funding for the program, and a projection of the funding level 
for the program for each of the following 5 fiscal years.
    (c) Budget Coordination.--Each agency or department involved in 
ocean and coastal activities shall include with its annual request for 
appropriations a report that identifies significant elements of the 
proposed agency or department budget relating to ocean and coastal 
activities.
    (d) Cooperation and Consultation.--In carrying out responsibilities 
under this Act, the President--
            (1) may use such staff, interagency, and advisory 
        arrangements as the President finds necessary and appropriate; 
        and
            (2) shall consult with State and local governments and non-
        Federal organizations and individuals involved in ocean and 
        coastal activities.

SEC. 4. COMMISSION ON OCEAN POLICY.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is hereby established the Commission 
        on Ocean Policy.
            (2) Membership.--(A) The Commission shall be composed of 16 
        members appointed by the President from among individuals who 
        are knowledgeable in ocean and coastal activities, including 
        individuals representing State and local governments, ocean-
        related industries, academic and technical institutions, and 
        public interest organizations involved with scientific, 
        regulatory, economic, and environmental ocean and coastal 
        activities. The membership of the Commission shall be balanced 
        geographically to the extent consistent with maintaining the 
        highest level of expertise on the Commission.
            (B) Of the members of the Commission appointed under this 
        paragraph--
                    (i) 4 shall be appointed from a list of 8 
                individuals who shall be recommended by the majority 
                leader of the Senate in consultation with the Chairman 
                of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation;
                    (ii) 4 shall be appointed from a list of 8 
                individuals who shall be recommended by the Speaker of 
                the House of Representatives in consultation with the 
                Chairmen of the Committee on Resources, Transportation 
                and Infrastructure, and Science;
                    (iii) 2 shall be appointed from a list of 4 
                individuals who shall be recommended by the minority 
                leader of the Senate in consultation with the ranking 
                member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                and Transportation; and
                    (iv) 2 shall be appointed from a list of 4 
                individuals who shall be recommended by the by the 
                minority leader of the House of Representatives in 
                consultation with the ranking members of the Committees 
                on Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
                Science.
            (C) The members of the Commission shall be appointed for 
        the life of the Commission by not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) First meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first 
        meeting within 30 days after it is established.
            (4) Chairman.--The Commission shall elect one of its 
        members as Chair.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall submit to the 
        Congress and the President, by not later than 18 months after 
        the date of the establishment of the Commission, a final report 
        of its findings and recommendations regarding United States 
        ocean policy.
            (2) Public and state review.--Before submitting the final 
        report to the Congress, the Commission shall--
                    (A) publish in the Federal Register a notice that 
                the draft report is available for public review; and
                    (B) provide a copy of the draft report to the 
                Governor of each coastal State, the Committees on 
                Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
                Science of the House of Representatives, and the 
                Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
                the Senate.
            (3) Final report contents, generally.--Subject to paragraph 
        (4), the final report of the Commission shall include 
        recommendations for the responsible use and stewardship of 
        ocean and coastal resources, including the following:
                    (A) Recommendations for any modifications to United 
                States laws and regulations, and the administrative 
                structure of the Executive agencies, that are necessary 
                to improve the understanding, management, and 
                conservation and use of, and access to, ocean and 
                coastal resources.
                    (B) An assessment of the condition and adequacy of 
                existing and planned facilities associated with ocean 
                and coastal activities, including human resources, 
                vessels, computers, satellites, and other appropriate 
                platforms and technologies, and recommendations for 
                investments and improvements in those facilities.
                    (C) A review of existing and planned ocean and 
                coastal activities of Federal entities, and 
                recommendations for changes in such activities 
                necessary to reduce duplication of Federal efforts.
                    (D) A review of the cumulative effect of Federal 
                laws and regulations on United States ocean policy, an 
                examination of those laws and regulations for 
                inconsistencies and contradictions that might adversely 
                affect the conduct of ocean and coastal activities, and 
                recommendations for resolving any such inconsistencies. 
                In particular, this portion of the report shall include 
                an examination of the relationship between the 
                fisheries development and fisheries conservation 
                responsibilities of the National Marine Fisheries 
                Service.
                    (E) A review of the known and anticipated supply of 
                and demand for ocean and coastal resources of the 
                United States.
                    (F) A review of the relationship between Federal, 
                State, and local governments and the private sector in 
                planning and carrying out ocean and coastal activities, 
                and recommendations for enhancing the role of State and 
                local governments.
                    (G) A review of opportunities for the development 
                of or investment in new products, technologies, or 
                markets related to ocean and coastal activities.
                    (H) A review of previous and ongoing State efforts 
                and Federal efforts to enhance the effectiveness and 
                integration of ocean activities, including those 
                occurring offshore and in nearshore saltwater 
                estuaries.
            (4) State comments.--The Commission shall include in the 
        final report comments received from the Governor of any coastal 
        State regarding recommendations in the draft report that apply 
        to areas within the boundaries of that coastal State.
            (5) Consideration of factors.--In making its assessments 
        and reviews and developing its recommendations, the Commission 
        shall give full and balanced consideration to environmental, 
        technical, economic, and other relevant factors, with an equal 
        opportunity for all parties to present a fair and reasonable 
        case for unbiased consideration by the Commission. All 
        recommendations should consider effects on private property. To 
        the greatest extent possible, no recommendations shall have a 
        negative impact on local economies that are dependent on ocean 
        and coastal resources. Any data used by the Commission in 
        making its recommendations for regulations shall be peer 
        reviewed.
            (6) Limitation on recommendations.--The Commission shall 
        not make any specific recommendations with respect to lands and 
        waters within the boundary of any State located north of 51 
        degrees North latitude, or with respect to lands and waters 
        within the State of Idaho.
    (c) Duties of the Chair.--In carrying out the provisions of this 
section, the Chair of the Commission shall be responsible for--
            (1) the assignment of duties and responsibilities among 
        staff personnel and their continuing supervision; and
            (2) the use and expenditures of funds available to the 
        Commission.
    (d) Compensation.--Members of the Commission shall, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, when engaged in the actual performance 
of duties of the Commission, receive reimbursement of travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized for persons 
employed intermittently in the Government service under section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code.
    (e) Staff.--
            (1) Executive director.--The Chair of the Commission may, 
        with the consent of the Commission and without regard to the 
        civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an 
        executive director who is knowledgeable in administrative 
        management and ocean and coastal policy and such other 
        additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
        Commission to perform its duties.
            (2) Compensation.--The executive director shall, subject to 
        the availability of appropriations, be compensated at a rate 
        not to exceed the rate payable for Level V of the Executive 
        Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. The 
        Chairman may fix the compensation of other personnel without 
        regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
        chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
        classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, 
        except that the rate of pay for such personnel may not exceed 
        the rate payable for GS-15, step 7, of the General Schedule 
        under section 5332 of such title.
            (3) Detailees.--Upon a request of the Chair of the 
        Commission made after consulting with the head of any Federal 
        agencies responsible for managing ocean and coastal resources, 
        the head of any such Federal agency may detail appropriate 
        personnel of the agency to the Commission to assist the 
        Commission in carrying out its functions under this Act. 
        Federal Government employees detailed to the Commission shall 
        serve without reimbursement from the Commission, and shall 
        retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular 
        employment without interruption.
            (4) Experts and consultants.--To the extent that funds are 
        available, and subject to such rules as may be prescribed by 
        the Commission, the executive director of the Commission may 
        procure the temporary and intermittent services of experts and 
        consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United 
        States Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily rate payable 
        for GS-15, step 7, of the General Schedule under section 5332 
        of title 5, United States Code.
    (f) Administration.--
            (1) Meetings.--All meetings of the Commission shall be open 
        to the public, except that a meeting or any portion of it may 
        be closed to the public if it concerns matters or information 
        described in section 552b(c) of title 5, United States Code. 
        Interested persons shall be permitted to appear at open 
        meetings and present written statements or oral statements at 
        the discretion of the Commission on the subject matter of the 
        meeting. The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to 
        any person appearing before it.
            (2) Notice of meetings.--All open meetings of the 
        Commission shall be preceded by timely public notice, including 
        notice in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject 
        of the meeting.
            (3) Minutes and other records.--(A) Minutes of each meeting 
        shall be kept and shall contain a record of the people present, 
        a description of the discussion that occurred, and copies of 
        all statements filed. Subject to restrictions set forth in 
        section 552 of title 5, United States Code, the minutes and 
        records of all meetings and other documents that were made 
        available to or prepared for the Commission shall be available 
        for public inspection and copying at a single location in the 
        offices of the Commission.
            (B) The Commission shall have at least one meeting in each 
        of the following 6 geographic regions of the United States:
                    (i) The Northeast.
                    (ii) The Southeast.
                    (iii) The Southwest.
                    (iv) The Northwest.
                    (v) The Great Lakes States.
                    (vi) The Gulf of Mexico States.
    (g) Cooperation With Other Federal Entities.--
            (1) Other federal agencies and departments.--The Commission 
        may secure directly from any Federal agency or department any 
        information it considers necessary to carry out its functions 
        under this Act. Each such agency or department may cooperate 
        with the Commission and, to the extent permitted by law, 
        furnish such information to the Commission, upon the request of 
        the Chair of the Commission.
            (2) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
        in the same manner and under the same conditions as departments 
        and agencies of the United States.
            (3) Acquisitions.--The Commission may enter into contracts 
        with Federal and State agencies, private firms, institutions, 
        and individuals to assist the Commission in carrying out its 
        duties. The Commission may purchase and contract without regard 
        to section 18 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
        (41 U.S.C. 416) and section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 637), pertaining to competition and publication 
        requirements, and may arrange for printing without regard to 
        the provisions of title 44, United States Code. The contracting 
        authority of the Commission under this Act is effective only to 
        the extent that appropriations are available for contracting 
        purposes.
    (h) Termination.--The Commission shall cease to exist 30 days after 
the date on which it submits its final report.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to support the activities of the Commission $2,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1999 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. Any sums 
appropriated may remain available without fiscal year limitation until 
the Commission ceases to exist.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Oceans Act of 1998 - Requires that the Congress and the President, after considering the Commission report under this Act, develop a coordinated, comprehensive, and long-range national policy for the use and stewardship of ocean and coastal resources for the benefit of the United States, including a plan to meet the resource monitoring and assessment facilities and equipment requirements of Federal ocean and coastal programs.  Mandates a biennial report by the President to the Congress listing all existing Federal programs relating to ocean and coastal activities.  Requires each agency or department involved in ocean and coastal activities to include with its annual appropriations request a report identifying elements of its budget relating to ocean and coastal activities. 
Establishes the Commission on Ocean Policy and requires it to report to the Congress and the President regarding U.S. ocean policy. Requires opening the draft report for public comment before submitting the final report.  Prohibits Commission recommendations regarding lands and waters within:  (1) the boundary of any State north of 51 degrees North latitude; or (2) the State of Idaho.  Terminates the Commission after submission of its final report.  Authorizes appropriations.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the 
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
            (2) Function.--The term ``function'' includes any duty, 
        obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, 
        activity, or program.
            (3) Office.--The term ``office'' includes any office, 
        institute, council, unit, organizational entity, or component 
        thereof.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce.
            (5) Under secretary.--The term ``Under Secretary'' means 
        the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere 
        appointed under section 102.

SEC. 3. ORGANIZATION OF ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--There shall be in the Department of Commerce an 
agency known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    (b) Primary Missions.--The primary missions of the Administration 
are the following:
            (1) The provision and certification of hydrographic and 
        geodetic products and data.
            (2) The conservation and management of the Nation's coastal 
        and marine resources.
            (3) The exploration of the oceans and the Great Lakes.
            (4) To further human understanding of--
                    (A) the oceans and the Great Lakes;
                    (B) the earth's atmosphere; and
                    (C) the functional relationship of the oceans and 
                the atmosphere.
            (5) Forecasting the Nation's weather and climate.
    (c) Components.--The Secretary shall maintain within the 
Administration the following components:
            (1) The National Coast and Ocean Service.
            (2) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Service.
            (3) The National Marine Fisheries Service.
            (4) The National Weather Service.
            (5) The National Environmental Satellite and Data 
        Information Service.
            (6) The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations.
            (7) Such other components as the Secretary considers 
        necessary.
    (d) Functions.--The Administration shall perform such functions as 
were vested in the Administration or any officer, employee, or office 
of the Administration immediately before the enactment of this Act, 
except as may be provided otherwise by law or by a redelegation of 
authority after that date by the President, the Secretary of Commerce, 
or any other officer of the United States who delegated such function 
to the Administration before that date or who is otherwise authorized 
to make such a redelegation.

SEC. 4. UNDER SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE.

    (a) In General.--There shall be at the head of the Administration 
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. The Under 
Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary shall be paid at the 
rate of basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule.
    (b) Functions.--Subject to the authority, direction, and control of 
the Secretary, the Under Secretary shall perform such functions and 
exercise such powers with respect to the Administration as the 
Secretary may prescribe, including the following:
            (1) Serve as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
        Atmospheric Administration.
            (2) General management.
            (3) Policy development and guidance.
            (4) Budget formulation, guidance, and execution, and other 
        financial matters.
            (5) Resource requirements determination and allocation.
            (6) Program management and direction.
            (7) Environment, safety, and health operations.
            (8) Administration of contracts, real property, and 
        facilities.
            (9) Personnel, including the selection, appointment, 
        distribution, supervision, compensation, and separation of 
        personnel.
            (10) Procurement of services of experts and consultants in 
        accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.
            (11) External affairs, including legal, legislative, and 
        public affairs, and serving as liaison with other elements of 
        the Department of Commerce and with other Federal agencies, 
        State, tribal, and local governments, and the public.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE.

    (a) In General.--There shall be in the Administration an Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. The Assistant 
Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. The Assistant Secretary shall be paid at the 
rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
    (b) Functions.--The Assistant Secretary--
            (1) shall perform such functions and exercise such powers 
        as the Secretary or Under Secretary may prescribe; and
            (2) shall act as Under Secretary during the absence or 
        disability of the Under Secretary or in the event of a vacancy 
        in the office of Under Secretary.

SEC. 6. DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY.

    (a) In General.--There shall be in the Administration a Deputy 
Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere. The Deputy Under Secretary 
shall be appointed by the Secretary. The position of Deputy Under 
Secretary shall be a Senior Executive Service general position as 
defined in section 3132(a)(9) of title 5, United States Code, (for 
purposes of subchapter II of chapter 31 of title 5, United States 
Code).
    (b) Functions.--Subject to the authority, direction, and control of 
the Secretary and the Under Secretary, the Deputy Under Secretary--
            (1) shall serve as an advisor to the Under Secretary and to 
        the Assistant Secretary on all program and policy issues;
            (2) shall be responsible for ensuring the timely and 
        effective implementation of the Administration policies and 
        objectives; and
            (3) in the absence or disability of the Under Secretary or 
        Assistant Secretary, or in the event of a vacancy in either 
        such position, shall act in that position.

SEC. 7. GENERAL COUNSEL.

    (a) In General.--There shall be in the Administration a General 
Counsel. The General Counsel shall be appointed by the Secretary. The 
position of General Counsel shall be a Senior Executive Service general 
position as defined in section 3132(a)(9) of title 5, United States 
Code, (for purposes of subchapter II of chapter 31 of title 5, United 
States Code).
    (b) Functions.--Subject to the authority, direction, and control of 
the Secretary and the Under Secretary, the General Counsel--
            (1) shall serve as the chief legal officer of the 
        Administration for all legal matters that arise in connection 
        with the conduct of the functions of the Administration; and
            (2) shall perform such other functions and exercise such 
        powers as the Secretary or Under Secretary may prescribe.

SEC. 8. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATORS.

    (a) In General.--There shall be in the Administration the 
following:
            (1) An Assistant Administrator for Coastal and Ocean 
        Services.
            (2) An Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Research.
            (3) An Assistant Administrator for Fisheries.
            (4) An Assistant Administrator for Weather.
            (5) An Assistant Administrator for Environmental Satellite 
        Data and Information.
            (6) An Assistant Administrator for Program Planning and 
        Integration.
            (7) A Director of Marine and Aviation Operations and the 
        Commissioned Officer Corps.
    (b) Appointment.--Each Assistant Administrator and the Director 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be appointed by the Secretary. Each 
Assistant Administrator position shall be a Senior Executive Service 
general position as defined in section 3132(a)(9) of title 5, United 
States Code (for purposes of subchapter II of chapter 31 of title 5, 
United States Code).
    (c) Qualifications.--Each Assistant Administrator and the Director 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be an individual who is qualified 
by reason of background and experience to direct the implementation and 
administration of the functions for which they are responsible.
    (d) Functions.--Each Assistant Administrator and the Director 
referred to in subsection (a), under the authority, direction, and 
control of the Under Secretary, shall perform such functions and 
exercise such powers as the Under Secretary may prescribe.

SEC. 9. CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.

    Any individual serving on the date of the enactment of this Act in 
a position provided for in this Act may continue to serve in that 
position until a successor is appointed under this Act.

SEC. 10. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.

    (a) In General.--There shall be in the Administration a Science 
Advisory Board, which shall report to the Under Secretary.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Science Advisory Board is to 
advise the Under Secretary on long-range and short-range strategies for 
research, education, and application of science to resource management 
and environmental assessment and prediction.
    (c) Members.--
            (1) In general.--The Science Advisory Board shall consist 
        of members appointed by the Under Secretary to assure a 
        balanced representation among preeminent scientists, engineers, 
        educators, industry, and science policy experts reflecting the 
        full breadth of the Administration's areas of responsibility.
            (2) Criteria for selection.--The Under Secretary shall 
        develop and apply standard criteria for the selection of 
        members of the Science Advisory Board. -
            (3) Terms.--(A) Members of the Science Advisory Board shall 
        be appointed for a 3-year term, may be reappointed once, and 
        shall serve at the discretion of the Under Secretary.
            (B) An individual serving a term as a member of the Science 
        Advisory Board on the date of enactment of this section may 
        complete that term, and may be reappointed once for another 
        term of 3 years.
            (4) Compensation and expenses.--A member of the Science 
        Advisory Board shall not be compensated for service on such 
        board, but upon request by the member may be allowed travel 
        expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
        accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            (5) Ethical standards.--Members of the Science Advisory 
        Board shall be subject to the ethical standards applicable to 
        special Government employees.
    (d) Chairperson.--The Under Secretary shall designate one of the 
members of the Science Advisory Board as the Chairperson of such board.
    (e) Meetings.--The Science Advisory Board shall meet at least twice 
each year, and at other times at the call of the Under Secretary or the 
Chairperson.
    (f) Administrative Support.--The Under Secretary shall provide 
administrative support to the Science Advisory Board.

SEC. 11. GENERAL AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.--In carrying out 
the programs and activities authorized for the Administration, the 
Secretary--
            (1) may enter into grants, contracts, or cooperative 
        agreements with Federal agencies, States, local governments, 
regional agencies, interstate agencies, or other persons; and
            (2) through the Administration, may apply for, accept, and 
        use grants or funds from such entities.
    (b) Resource Sharing Agreements.--The Secretary, in carrying out 
the functions of the Administration, and under terms and conditions 
established by the Secretary--
            (1) may enter into resource sharing agreements with States, 
        local governments, or Federal agencies to accept or provide for 
        funds and the use of personnel, services, equipment, or 
        facilities on a reimbursable, nonreimbursable, or shared basis; 
        and
            (2) may enter into resource sharing agreements with other 
        Federal agencies to accept, or provide, personnel, services, 
        equipment, facilities, or funds, or participate in interagency 
        financing with other Federal agencies, to the extent necessary 
        to fulfill the objectives of programs or activities of the 
        Administration.
    (c) Joint and Cooperative Institutes.--The Secretary may establish, 
by cooperative agreement, joint or cooperative institutes with 
qualified colleges, universities, and nonprofit research organizations 
for the purpose of collaborating on mutually agreed-upon, long-term 
research programs in the areas of oceanography, coastal ocean observing 
technology, climate change, atmosphere, meteorology, marine, coastal 
and estuarine environmental technology, fisheries, hydrography, and 
marine spill response. The Secretary shall design such research 
programs to support the authorized functions of the Administration. The 
Secretary may accept or provide facilities, personnel, equipment, other 
property, knowledge, and other scientific research resources and funds 
on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, as determined by the 
Secretary, for such institutes.

SEC. 12. PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    (a) Corporate Services.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration to provide corporate services (including 
management, administrative support, and policy development) that 
support its program activities, $95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2004 through 2008.
    (b) Marine Operations and Maintenance.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out marine services 
activities (including ship operations, maintenance, support and 
planning) under the Act of 1947 and any other law involving those 
activities, $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
    (c) Facilities.--In addition to amounts authorized under section 3 
of Public Law 104-91, there are authorized to the Secretary of 
Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
to carry out activities related to maintenance, repair, safety, 
environmental compliance, and project planning and execution of 
facilities, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.

SEC. 13. NOAA FLEET REPLACEMENT AND MODERNIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 603 of the NOAA Fleet Modernization Act 
(33 U.S.C. 891a) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 603. FLEET REPLACEMENT AND MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may implement a program to replace 
and modernize the NOAA fleet in accordance with a plan submitted in 
accordance with section 604.
    ``(b) NOAA Vessel Construction.--
            ``(1) Prohibition on foreign construction.--Except as 
        provided in paragraph (2), no NOAA vessel, and no major 
        component of the hull  or superstructure of a NOAA vessel, may 
be constructed in a foreign shipyard.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--The President may authorize an exception 
        to the prohibition in paragraph (1) if the President determines 
        that it is in the national security interest of the United 
        States to do so. The President shall transmit notice to the 
        Congress of any such determination. No contract may be made 
        pursuant to such an exception until the end of the 30-day 
        period beginning on the date the notice of such determination 
        is received by the Congress.''.
    (b) Fleet Modernization Plan.--Section 604 of the NOAA Fleet 
Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 891b) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 604. FLEET MODERNIZATION PLAN.

    ``(a) In General.--No later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 
2003, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources and the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a modernization 
plan for the NOAA fleet covering fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
    ``(b) Plan Elements.--The Plan required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            ``(1) The number of vessels proposed to be modernized or 
        replaced, the schedule for their modernization or replacement, 
        and anticipated funding requirements for such modernization and 
        replacement.
            ``(2) The number of vessels proposed to be constructed, 
        leased, or chartered.
            ``(3) The number of vessels, or days at sea, that can be 
        obtained by using the vessels of the UNOLS.
            ``(4) The number of vessels that will be made available to 
        NOAA by the Secretary of the Navy, or any other Federal 
        official, and the terms and conditions for their availability.
            ``(5) The proposed acquisition of modern scientific 
        instrumentation for the NOAA fleet, including--
                    ``(A) acoustic systems;
                    ``(B) data transmission positioning and 
                communications systems;
                    ``(C) physical, chemical, and meteorological 
                oceanographic systems; and
                    ``(D) data acquisition and processing systems.''.
    (c) Use of UNOLS Vessels.--Section 605 of the NOAA Fleet 
Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 891c) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 605. USE OF VESSELS.

    ``In carrying out the primary missions of NOAA under section 3(b) 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2003, the 
Secretary--
            ``(1) shall use excess capacity of UNOLS vessels where 
        appropriate; and
            ``(2) may enter into memoranda of agreement with the 
        operators of those vessels to carry out the requirement under 
        paragraph (1).''.
    (d) Repeals.--Sections 607, 608, 609 and 610 of the NOAA Fleet 
Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 891e-891h) are repealed.

SEC. 14. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS.

    (a) Pay Rate of Deputy Under Secretary.--Section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
        Atmosphere.''.
    (b) Reorganization Plan Number 4 of 1970.--
            (1) Repeal.--Reorganization Plan Number 4 of 1970 (5 App. 
        U.S.C.) is repealed.
            (2) Relationship to administration functions.--Subparagraph 
        (A) shall not affect the functions of the Administration under 
        section 3(d) of this Act.
            (3) Notice of reprogramming.--Section 403 of Public Law 
        102-567 (106 Stat. 4291) is amended by striking ``$250,000 or 
        5'' and inserting ``$500,000 or 10''.

Output: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2003 - Re-establishes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Department of Commerce, headed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere who will serve as the Administrator of NOAA.Establishes within NOAA: (1) the National Coast (sic) and Ocean Service; (2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Service; (3) the National Marine Fisheries Service; (4) the National Weather Service; (5) the National Environmental Satellite and Data Information Service; (6) the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations; and (7) such other components as the Secretary considers necessary.Establishes within NOAA the positions of: (1) Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; (2) Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere; (3) General Counsel; and (4) Assistant Administrators for the Services and a Director of Marine and Aviation Operations and the Commissioned Officer Corps.Establishes within NOAA a Science Advisory Board.Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with agencies, States, local governments, or other persons and apply for, accept, and use grants or funds from such entities; (2) enter into resource sharing agreements with States, local governments, or Federal agencies; and (3) establish joint or cooperative institutes with qualified entities.Amends the NOAA Fleet Modernization Act to authorize the Secretary to implement a program to replace and modernize the NOAA fleet. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a modernization plan for the NOAA fleet covering FY 2004 through 2008.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Depleted Uranium 
Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2001''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Suspension of use of depleted uranium munitions.
Sec. 5. Suspension of sale and export of depleted uranium munitions.
Sec. 6. Comptroller general investigation of plutonium contamination.
Sec. 7. Study of health effects of depleted uranium.
Sec. 8. Epa studies of environmental contamination by depleted uranium.
Sec. 9. Environmental mitigation and cleanup requirements.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The highest regard should be given to the health and 
        safety of the Nation's military personnel.
            (2) Among the characteristics of depleted uranium munitions 
        are that (A) they are pyrophoric, resulting in the munition 
        burning upon impact with a target, and (B) the impact of a 
        depleted uranium munition on a target creates aerosol 
        particles, which can be inhaled.
            (3) Depleted uranium munitions were used by the United 
        States in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War in Southwest Asia 
        and during the conflicts in the former Federal Republic of 
        Yugoslavia (Bosnia, Kosovo, Serbia, and Montenegro) during the 
        1990s, with approximately 300 metric tons of depleted uranium 
        being used during the Gulf War, three metric tons being used in 
        Bosnia, and over nine metric tons being used in Kosovo, Serbia, 
        and Montenegro.
            (4) The United States has provided or sold depleted uranium 
        and depleted uranium munitions to allied nations, and the 
        United Kingdom used depleted uranium munitions during the 
        Persian Gulf War.
            (5) Depleted uranium munitions have been used at numerous 
        United States military installations, proving grounds, and 
        testing facilities.
            (6) The Yugoslav and Iraqi Governments have claimed that 
        depleted uranium is affecting the health of their people, 
        although such claims have yet to be independently verified.
            (7) No definitive cause has been established for the 
        various illnesses (commonly referred to as ``Gulf War 
        Syndrome'') that currently affect approximately 130,000 United 
        States servicemembers and veterans who served in Southwest Asia 
        during the Persian Gulf War.
            (8) The British Royal Navy, Canadian Navy, and United 
        States Navy have all announced that they would phase out use of 
        depleted uranium munitions.
            (9) It has been reported that depleted uranium munitions 
        use has proliferated to more than 20 nations.
            (10) Crash investigators of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration are instructed, in FAA Advisory Circular 20-123, 
        dated December 20, 1984, to ``handle with caution'' any 
        depleted uranium that they encounter in crash investigations, 
        and are instructed that ``the main hazard associated with 
        depleted uranium is the harmful effect the material could have 
        if it enters the body,'' and that ``[i]f particles are inhaled 
        or digested, they can be chemically toxic and cause a 
        significant and long-lasting irradiation of internal 
        tissues,''.
            (11) The 1949 Geneva Convention specifically outlines the 
        precautions warring nations must take to avoid harming civilian 
        populations, and it would be a violation of the 1977 Protocol 
        to that Convention to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary 
        suffering to civilians, as depleted uranium has the potential 
        to cause.
            (12) The Department of Defense has acknowledged that stocks 
        of depleted uranium munitions have been contaminated with 
transuranic elements, including plutonium.
            (13) Plutonium is an extremely toxic, carcinogenic, and 
        radioactive material with a half-life of 4.5 billion years.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are the following:
            (1) To eliminate health threats from depleted uranium 
        munitions to--
                    (A) United States military personnel and United 
                States civilian employees;
                    (B) military personnel and employees of NATO member 
                nations; and
                    (C) civilian populations in regions where such 
                munitions were used (whether in conflict, training, or 
                development) or produced.
            (2) To provide for studies of--
                    (A) the level and scope of contamination of 
                depleted uranium munitions by plutonium and other 
                transuranic elements;
                    (B) the health effects resulting from exposure by 
                inhalation, ingestion, or injection to depleted uranium 
                munitions; and
                    (C) environmental contamination caused by depleted 
                uranium at sites where depleted uranium was used in 
                conflict, development, testing, or training and at 
                sites where depleted uranium and depleted uranium 
                munitions were produced.
            (3) To require the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency to issue regulations and requirements, based 
        upon Environmental Protection Agency studies, concerning the 
        cleanup and mitigation of depleted uranium contamination at 
        sites of depleted uranium munition use and production in the 
        United States.

SEC. 4. SUSPENSION OF USE OF DEPLETED URANIUM MUNITIONS.

    (a) Suspension of Use.--Effective no later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
direct that all elements of the Department of Defense suspend use of 
depleted uranium munitions.
    (b) Duration.--(1) The suspension of use of depleted uranium 
munitions required by subsection (a) shall remain in effect until the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, based upon the results of the 
study under section 7(a), certifies to the committees specified in 
paragraph (2) that use of depleted uranium munitions in future 
conflicts--
            (A) will not pose a likely long-term or residual threat to 
        the health of United States or NATO military personnel; and
            (B) will not jeopardize the health of civilian populations 
        in the area of such use.
    (2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
            (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
            (B) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
    (c) Future Use Limited to Stocks Free of Transuranic Matter.--Upon 
a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services described 
in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall limit any subsequent 
use of depleted uranium munitions to stocks of such munitions that the 
Secretary certifies to be free of plutonium and other transuranic 
matter.

SEC. 5. SUSPENSION OF SALE AND EXPORT OF DEPLETED URANIUM MUNITIONS.

    (a) Suspension of Sale and Export.--Upon the enactment of this Act, 
all elements of the Government with responsibility for approving the 
foreign sale or export of munitions shall suspend the approval of the 
sale and export of munitions containing depleted uranium.
    (b) Duration.--The suspension required by subsection (a) of 
approval of the foreign sale and export of depleted uranium munitions 
shall remain in effect until the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
makes a certification described in section 4(b).
    (c) Future Exports To Be Limited to Stocks Free of Transuranic 
Matter.--Upon a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services described in section 4(b), any subsequent foreign sale or 
export of depleted uranium munitions or preproduction depleted uranium 
may be made only from stocks of such munitions or preproduction 
depleted uranium that the Secretary of Defense certifies to be free of 
plutonium and other transuranic matter, excluding depleted uranium.

SEC. 6. COMPTROLLER GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF PLUTONIUM CONTAMINATION.

    (a) Investigation.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a full investigation into the contamination of stocks of 
depleted uranium munitions with transuranic elements, including 
plutonium, neptunium, americium, and other forms of uranium. The 
investigation shall include--
            (1) determination of when such contamination occurred;
            (2) identification of the manufacturing or refining 
        facilities at which such contamination occurred;
            (3) identification of the quantity, by volume and 
        percentage, of the material by which such contamination 
        occurred;
            (4) identification of when such contamination was first 
        realized by Department of Defense personnel and when such 
        contamination was brought to the attention of senior Department 
        of Defense management;
            (5) identification of persons responsible for monitoring 
        the quality of such production;
            (6) identification of the time when notification of such 
        contamination was made to NATO-member nations; and
            (7) determination of whether any law or treaty was broken 
        by any such contamination or by any failure to provide timely 
        notice of such contamination to any affected party.
    (b) Report.--Upon completion of the investigation under subsection 
(a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the committeed specified 
in section 4(b)(2) a report on the investigation.

SEC. 7. STUDY OF HEALTH EFFECTS OF DEPLETED URANIUM.

    (a) Study.--The Director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry and the Director of the Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention shall jointly conduct a comprehensive study of the health 
effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions on uranium-exposed 
veterans and on their children who were born after their respective 
exposures to uranium.
    (b) Uranium-Exposed Veterans.--For purposes of this section, the 
term ``uranium-exposed veteran'' means a member or former member of the 
Armed Forces who while on active duty handled, came in contact with, or 
had the likelihood of contact with depleted uranium munitions, 
including members and former members who while on active duty--
            (1) were exposed to smoke from fires resulting from the 
        burning of vehicles uploaded with depleted uranium munitions or 
        fires at depots at which depleted uranium was stored;
            (2) worked within environments containing depleted uranium 
        dust or residues from depleted uranium fires;
            (3) were within a structure or vehicle while it was struck 
        by a depleted uranium munition;
            (4) climbed on or entered equipment or structures struck by 
        depleted uranium; or
            (5) were medical personnel who provided near-term treatment 
        to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1), (2), 
        (3), or (4).
    (c) Public Health Assessment.--The Director of the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry shall conduct a public health 
assessment of persons who are thought to have an epidemiological link 
to any United States military installation or facility at which 
depleted uranium munitions have been or currently are used or any 
production facility at which depleted uranium or depleted uranium 
munitions are currently, or have been, produced.
    (d) Report.--The Directors shall submit to Congress a report on the 
results of the study under subsection (a) and the assessment under 
subsection (c). The report shall be submitted not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall include the 
findings of the Directors on the matters covered by the report. The 
Directors shall include in the report a list of diseases or conditions 
that are found to exist within the populations specified in subsection 
(a) and their rate of occurrence compared to the general population.

SEC. 8. EPA STUDIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION BY DEPLETED URANIUM.

    (a) List of Locations in United States.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency a list of all sites in the United States where depleted uranium 
munitions have been used or produced and a site-specific map of each 
such site.
    (b) EPA Studies.--After receipt of the list and maps under 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall, for each site specified on the 
list, conduct a comprehensive environmental study of the possible 
contamination of the soil, air, water, and vegetation by depleted 
uranium at that site.
    (c) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report--
            (1) describing the extent of contamination by depleted 
        uranium at each site studied by the Administrator pursuant to 
        subsection (b);
            (2) providing site-specific recommendations for the 
        mitigation and cleanup of each such site; and
            (3) providing general recommendations regarding the cleanup 
        of sites where depleted uranium has been used on foreign lands.

SEC. 9. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND CLEANUP REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Department of Defense Cleanup Plan.--Not later than one year 
after receiving the report under section 8(c), the Secretary of Defense 
shall develop a plan for mitigation and cleanup at each site and a 
prioritized list for such cleanups. The Secretary shall submit a copy 
of the plan to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
    (b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report to those 
committees and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
each year before commencement of the mitigations and cleanups until 
those projects are complete.
    (c) Cleanup.--After filing of such plans, the Secretary shall 
commence, or contract for, the mitigation and cleanup of each site for 
which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has 
recommended such mitigation and cleanup and in the manner and scope 
that the Administrator's report specifies.
    (d) Applicability of NEPA.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the cleanup and mitigation required by subsection (c) shall be 
carried out in a manner consistent with the provisions of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, without regard to any exemption to 
any of the provisions of that Act for the Department of Defense or any 
element thereof.


Output: Depleted Uranium Munitions Suspension and Study Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Defense and other Federal entities to suspend the use and approval for foreign sale or export of depleted uranium munitions until the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies to specified congressional committees that studies indicate such munitions will not jeopardize the health of U.S. or NATO military personnel or civilian populations if used in future conflicts.Limits subsequent use, foreign sale, or export to stocks certifiably free of plutonium and other transuranic matter.Directs the Comptroller General to investigate the contamination of stocks of depleted uranium munitions with transuranic elements.Requires the Directors of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to jointly and comprehensively study the health effects of exposure to such weapons on veterans and their children, as well as a public health assessment of persons with an epidemiological link to military installations or production facilities where such munitions have been used or produced. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a comprehensive study of possible environmental contamination at these installations or facilities. Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) furnish to the Administrator with a list of sites; and (2) develop a plan for their mitigation and cleanup (consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969).