,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjaf ,mr4 ,booker introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,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    
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     
,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
 #c 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