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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness
Act''.

SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES RESEARCH COUNCIL.

(a) In General.--Section 118 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1268) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the
following:
''(E) 'Council' means the Great Lakes Research
Council established by subsection (d)(1);'';
(B) in subparagraph (I), by striking ''and'' at the
end;
(C) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ''; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
''(K) 'Great Lakes research' means the application
of scientific or engineering expertise to explain,
understand, and predict a physical, chemical,
biological, or socioeconomic process, or the
interaction of 1 or more of the processes, in the Great
Lakes ecosystem.'';
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
''(d) Great Lakes Research Council.--
''(1) Establishment of council.--There is established a
Great Lakes Research Council.
''(2) Duties of council.--The Council shall--
''(A) advise and promote the coordination of
Federal Great Lakes research activities to avoid
unnecessary duplication and ensure greater
effectiveness in achieving protection of the Great
Lakes ecosystem through the goals of the Great Lakes
Water Quality Agreement;
''(B) not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this subparagraph and biennially
thereafter, after providing opportunity for public
review and comment, prepare and provide to interested
parties a document that includes--
''(i) an assessment of the Great Lakes
research activities needed to fulfill the goals
of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement;
''(ii) an assessment of Federal expertise
and capabilities in the activities needed to
fulfill the goals of the Great Lakes Water
Quality Agreement, including an inventory of
Federal Great Lakes research programs,
projects, facilities, and personnel; and
''(iii) recommendations for long-term and
short-term priorities for Federal Great Lakes
research, based on a comparison of the
assessment conducted under clause (i) and the
assessment conducted under clause (ii);
''(C) identify topics for and participate in
meetings, workshops, symposia, and conferences on Great
Lakes research issues;
''(D) make recommendations for the uniform
collection of data for enhancing Great Lakes research
and management protocols relating to the Great Lakes
ecosystem;
''(E) advise and cooperate in--
''(i) improving the compatible integration
of multimedia data concerning the Great Lakes
ecosystem; and
''(ii) any effort to establish a
comprehensive multimedia data base for the
Great Lakes ecosystem; and
''(F) ensure that the results, findings, and
information regarding Great Lakes research programs
conducted or sponsored by the Federal Government are
disseminated in a timely manner, and in useful forms,
to interested persons, using to the maximum extent
practicable mechanisms in existence on the date of the
dissemination, such as the Great Lakes
Research Inventory prepared by the International Joint Commission.
''(3) Membership.--
''(A) In general.--The Council shall consist of 1
research manager with extensive knowledge of, and
scientific expertise and experience in, the Great Lakes
ecosystem from each of the following agencies and
instrumentalities:
''(i) The Agency.
''(ii) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
''(iii) The National Biological Service.
''(iv) The United States Fish and Wildlife
Service.
''(v) Any other Federal agency or
instrumentality that expends $1,000,000 or more
for a fiscal year on Great Lakes research.
''(vi) Any other Federal agency or
instrumentality that a majority of the Council
membership determines should be represented on
the Council.
''(B) Nonvoting members.--At the request of a
majority of the Council membership, any person who is a
representative of a Federal agency or instrumentality
not described in subparagraph (A) or any person who is
not a Federal employee may serve as a nonvoting member
of the Council.
''(4) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the Council shall be
a member of the Council from an agency specified in clause (i),
(ii), or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) who is elected by a majority
vote of the members of the Council. The chairperson shall serve
as chairperson for a period of 2 years. A member of the Council
may not serve as chairperson for more than 2 consecutive terms.
''(5) Expenses.--While performing official duties as a
member of the Council, a member shall be allowed travel or
transportation expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United
States Code.
''(6) Interagency cooperation.--The head of each Federal
agency or instrumentality that is represented on the Council--
''(A) shall cooperate with the Council in
implementing the recommendations developed under
paragraph (2);
''(B) may, on written request of the chairperson of
the Council, make available, on a reimbursable basis or
otherwise, such personnel, services, or facilities as
may be necessary to assist the Council in carrying out
the duties of the Council under this section; and
''(C) shall, on written request from the
chairperson, furnish data or information necessary to
carry out the duties of the Council under this section.
''(7) International cooperation.--The Council shall
cooperate, to the maximum extent practicable, with the research
coordination efforts of the Council of Great Lakes Research
Managers of the International Joint Commission.
''(8) Reimbursement for requested activities.--Each Federal
agency or instrumentality represented on the Council may
reimburse another Federal agency or instrumentality or a non-
Federal entity for costs associated with activities authorized
under this subsection that are carried out by the other agency,
instrumentality, or entity at the request of the Council.
''(9) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Council.
''(10) Effect on other law.--Nothing in this subsection
affects the authority of any Federal agency or instrumentality,
under any law, to undertake Great Lakes research activities.'';
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ''the Program
Office and the Research Office shall prepare a joint
research plan'' and inserting ''the Program Office, in
consultation with the Council, shall prepare a research
plan''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ''the Research
Office, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry, and Great Lakes States'' and inserting ''the
Council, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry, and Great Lakes States,''; and
(4) in subsection (h)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding ''and'' at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ''; and'' and
inserting a period; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3).
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The second sentence of section 403(a) of
the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1447b(a)) is amended by striking ''Great Lakes Research Office
authorized under'' and inserting ''Great Lakes Research Council
established by''.
A:
Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to replace provisions regarding the Great Lakes Research Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with those establishing an interagency Great Lakes Research Council.
Directs the Council to: (1) promote the coordination of Federal Great Lakes research activities to avoid duplication and ensure effectiveness in achieving protection of the Great Lakes ecosystem through the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement; (2) prepare a document that assesses research activities and Federal expertise in such activities needed to fulfill Agreement goals; (3) identify topics for and participate in workshops and conferences on Great Lakes research issues; (4) make recommendations for the uniform collection of data for enhancing research and management protocols relating to the Great Lakes ecosystem; (5) advise in improving the integration of multimedia data concerning the ecosystem and in efforts to establish a multimedia data base for the ecosystem; and (6) ensure that findings and information regarding such research are disseminated in a timely manner.