#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#cjhf  ,,an ,,act  ,to reauthorize and  
amend the ,marine ,debris ,act to       
promote international action to reduce  
marine debris and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,marine ,debris ,act ,amendments
 of #bjaf4  #b4 ,,noaa ,marine ,debris  
,program ,subsection 7b7 of section #c  
of the ,marine ,debris ,act 7#cc        
,u4,s4,c4 #aieb7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#d71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#e77;,c71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
work with other ,federal agencies to    
develop outreach and education          
strategies to address both land- and    
sea-based sources of marine debris2 and 
7#g7 work with the ,department of ,state
 and other ,federal agencies to promote 
international action to reduce the      
incidence of marine debris4  4  #c4     
,assistance for severe marine debris    

events ,section #c of the ,marine       
,debris ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aieb7 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7d7          
,assistance for severe marine debris    
events  7#a7 ,in general ,at the        
discretion of the ,administrator or at  
the request of the ,governor of an      
affected ,state1 the ,administrator     
shall determine whether there is a      
severe marine debris event4  7#b7       
,assistance ,if the ,administrator makes
 a determination under paragraph 7#a7   
that there is a severe marine debris    
event1 the ,administrator is authorized 
to make sums available to be used by the
 affected ,state or by the              
,administrator in cooperation with the  
affected ,state-- 7,a7 to assist in the 
cleanup and response required by the    
severe marine debris event2 or  7,b7    
such other activity as the              
,administrator determines is appropriate
 in response to the severe marine debris
 event4  7#c7 ,federal share ,the       

,federal share of the cost of any       
activity carried out under the authority
 of this subsection shall not exceed #ge
 percent of the cost of that activity4  
4  #d4 ,sense of ,congress on           
international engagement to respond to  
marine debris ,it is the sense of       
,congress that the ,president should--  
7#a7 work with representatives of       
foreign countries that produce the      
largest amounts of unmanaged municipal  
solid waste that reaches the ocean to   
learn about1 and find solutions to1 the 
contributions of such countries to      
marine debris in the world's oceans2    
7#b7 carry out studies to determine--   
7,a7 the primary means by which solid   
waste enters the oceans2  7,b7 the      
manner in which waste management        
infrastructure can be most effective in 
preventing debris from reaching the     
oceans2  7,c7 the long-term economic    
impacts of marine debris on the national
 economies of each country set out in   
paragraph 7#a7 and on the global        

economy2 and  7,d7 the economic benefits
 of decreasing the amount of marine     
debris in the oceans2  7#c7 work with   
representatives of foreign countries    
that produce the largest amounts of     
unmanaged municipal solid waste that    
reaches the ocean to conclude one or    
more new international agreements-- 7,a7
 to mitigate the risk of land-based     
marine debris contributed by such       
countries reaching an ocean2 and  7,b7  
to increase technical assistance and    
investment in waste management          
infrastructure1 if the ,president       
determines appropriate2 and  7#d7       
consider the benefits and               
appropriateness of having a senior      
official of the ,department of ,state   
serve as a permanent member of the      
,interagency ,marine ,debris            
,coordinating ,committee established    
under section #e of the ,marine ,debris 
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aied74  #e4        
,inclusion of ,department of ,state on  
the ,interagency ,marine ,debris        

,coordinating ,committee ,section #e7;b7
 of the ,marine ,debris ,act 7#cc       
,u4,s4,c4 #aied7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#d71 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 by        
redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as         
paragraph 7#f72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#d7 the following3     
7#e7 the ,department of ,state2 and  4  
#f4 ,authorization of appropriations    
,section #i of the ,marine ,debris ,act 
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aieh7 is amended to read
 as follows3  #i4 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated for each fiscal year    
#bjag through #bjba-- 7#a7 to the       
,administrator for carrying out sections
 #c1 #e1 and #f1 #aj1jjj1jjj1 of which  
no more than #aj percent may be for     
administrative costs2 and  7#b7 to the  
,secretary of the ,department in which  
the ,coast ,guard is operating1 for the 
use of the ,commandant of the ,coast    
,guard in carrying out section #d1      
#b1jjj1jjj1 of which no more than #aj   

percent may be used for administrative  
costs4  4  ,passed the ,senate ,december
 #aj 7legislative day1 ,december #i71   
#bjaf4,secretary