,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjac ,mr4  
,begi* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to promote rese>*1 monitor+1 &
 obs]vation ( ! ,arctic & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,arctic ,rese>*1 ,monitor+1
 & ,obs]v+ ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,arctic   
,rese>* ,commission  7a7 ,duties ( !    
,arctic ,rese>* ,commission ,section    
#ajd7;a7 ( ! ,arctic ,rese>* & ,policy  
,act ( #aihd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dajc7;a77  
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by    
/rik+ assi/ 9 e/abli%+ & ins]t+ e/abli%2
  7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#c7     
?r\gh 7#aj7 z p>agraphs 7#d7 ?r\gh      
7#aa71 respectively2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+  
aft] p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7      
aw>d--  7,a7 grants to ,f$]al1 ,/ate1   
local1 or tribal gov]nm5ts & academic & 
private organizations to conduct rese>* 
on or relat$ to ! ,arctic1 includ+ to ! 

m>9e environm5t ( ! ,arctic ,ocean1 its 
adjac5t seas or associat$ less] bodies (
 wat]2 &  7,b7 su* grants on ! basis (  
m]it 9 accordance ) ! national ,arctic  
rese>* program plan2  4  7b7            
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,commission ,section  
#ajf ( ! ,arctic ,rese>* & ,policy ,act 
( #aihd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #daje7 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ & at ! 
end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ !  
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ent] into 
agreem5ts ) appropriate ag5cies or      
organizations to adm9i/] grants made    
pursuant to ?is title = ,arctic rese>*  
includ+ reimbursem5t f funds ( !        
,commission to adm9i/] su* grants4  4   
7c7 ,conflicts ( int]e/2 ,arctic ,rese>*
 ,commission ,section #ajc ( ! ,arctic  
,rese>* & ,policy ,act ( #aihd 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #dajb7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,conflict ( int]e/ ,!
 ,commission %all adopt conflict (      
int]e/ & recusal provisions t apply to  
any decision by ! ,commission & to all  

memb]s ( ! ,commission z if ea* memb] ( 
! ,commission is an affect$ individual  
)9 ! mean+ ( section #cjb7;j7 ( !       
,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y ,cons]vation &  
,managem5t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#aheb7;j771 except t 9 addition to !    
disclosure requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#b7 (
 su* section #cjb7;j71 ea* memb] ( !    
,commission %all disclose any f9ancial  
int]e/ or relation%ip 9 an organization 
or ) an individual t is apply+ = fund+ f
 ! ,commission held by ! memb] ( !      
,commission1 includ+ an int]e/ z an     
(fic]1 director1 tru/ee1 p>tn]1         
employee1 contractor1 ag5t1 or o!r      
repres5tative4  4  #c4 ,nor? ,pacific   
,rese>* ,bo>d ,subsection 7e7 ( section 
#dja ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior &       
,relat$ ,ag5cies ,appropriations ,act1  
#aiih 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #adgd;d7e77 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph 7#e7 & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7#e7 ,! ,bo>d may adopt su*    
rules ( proc$ure & e/abli% su*          
committees z x deems necess>y to c>ry   
out ! purposes ( ?is title1 includ+ !   

conduct ( adm9i/rative duties betwe5    
meet+s4  7#f7 ,all decisions ( ! ,bo>d  
%all be by majority vote ( ! full bo>d 9
 regul> session4  7#g7 ,! ,bo>d %all    
adopt conflict ( int]e/ & recusal       
provisions t apply to any decision by ! 
,bo>d & to all memb]s ( ! ,bo>d z if ea*
 memb] ( ! ,bo>d is an affect$          
individual )9 ! mean+ ( section #cjb7;j7
 ( ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s ,fi%]y            
,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #aheb7;j771 except t 9        
addition to ! disclosure requirem5ts (  
p>agraph 7#b7 ( su* section #cjb7;j71   
ea* memb] ( ! ,bo>d %all disclose any   
f9ancial int]e/ or relation%ip 9 an     
organization or ) an individual t is    
apply+ = fund+ f ! ,bo>d1 includ+ an    
int]e/ z an (fic]1 director1 tru/ee1    
p>tn]1 employee1 contractor1 ag5t1 or   
o!r repres5tative4  7#h7 ,! ,secret>y ( 
,comm]ce may accept funds f a s\rce o!r 
?an ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to be 
us$ by ! ,bo>d to c>ry out ! ,bo>d's    
functions4  4