,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,young of ,alaska introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to reauthorize the          
,hydrographic ,services ,improvement    
,act of #aiih1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,hydrographic ,services         
,improvement ,amendments ,act of #bjac4 
#b4 ,reauthorization of ,hydrographic   
,services ,improvement ,act of #aiih    
7a7 ,reauthorizations ,section #cjf of  
the ,hydrographic ,services ,improvement
 ,act of #aiih 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #hib;d7 is
 amended--  7#a7 by inserting before the
 text the following3 7a7 ,in general4--2
  7#b7 in subsection 7a7 7as designated 
by the amendment made by paragraph      
7#a77--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking surveys-- and all that follows 
through the end of the paragraph and    
inserting surveys1 #eh1jjj1jjj for each 

of fiscal years #bjac through #bjag42   
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking     
vessels-- and all that follows through  
the end of the paragraph and inserting  
vessels1 #cd1jbj1jjj for each of fiscal 
years #bjac through #bjag42  7,c7 in    
paragraph 7#c71 by striking             
,administration-- and all that follows  
through the end of the paragraph and    
inserting ,administration1 #cd1efj1jjj  
for each of fiscal years #bjac through  
#bjag42  7,d7 in paragraph 7#d71 by     
striking title-- and all that follows   
through the end of the paragraph and    
inserting title1 #bg1djj1jjj for each of
 fiscal years #bjac through #bjag42 and 
7,e7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking     
title-- and all that follows through the
 end of the paragraph and inserting     
title1 #bh1ejj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjac through #bjag42 and  7#c7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
subsection3  7b7 ,arctic programs ,of   
the amount authorized by this section   
for each fiscal year--  7#a7 #e1jjj1jjj 

is authorized for use to acquire        
hydrographic data1 provide hydrographic 
services1 conduct coastal change        
analyses necessary to ensure safe       
navigation1 and improve the management  
of coastal change in the ,arctic2 and   
7#b7 #b1jjj1jjj is authorized for use to
 acquire hydrographic data and provide  
hydrographic services in the ,arctic    
necessary to delineate the ,united      
,states extended ,continental ,shelf4  4
  7b7 ,limitation on administrative     
expenses for surveys ,section #cjf of   
such ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #hib;d7 is     
further amended by adding at the end the
 following3  7c7 ,limitation on         
administrative expenses for surveys ,of 
amounts authorized by this section for  
each fiscal year for hydrographic       
surveys1 not more than #e percent is    
authorized for administrative costs4  4 
#c4 ,,gao study ,the ,comptroller       
,general of the ,united ,states shall1  
by not later than #ah months after the  
date of enactment of this ,act--  7#a7  

conduct a study comparing the unit costs
 of hydrographic surveys conducted by   
the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric 
,administration and the unit costs of   
procuring performance of such surveys2  
and  7#b7 report to the ,congress on the
 findings of such study4