H.R. 221 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 571 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 221 [Report No. 115–736] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources June 12, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 3, 2017 A BILL To reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act. 2. Reauthorization of Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (a) Reauthorizations Section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892d) is amended— (1) by inserting before There are authorized the following: (a) In general.—; (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph (1))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking surveys— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting surveys, $70,814,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking vessels— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting vessels, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking Administration— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting Administration, $29,932,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.; (D) in paragraph (4), by striking title— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting title, $26,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.; and (E) in paragraph (5), by striking title— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting title, $30,564,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Arctic programs Of the amount authorized by this section for each fiscal year— (1) $10,000,000 is authorized for use to acquire hydrographic data, provide hydrographic services, conduct coastal change analyses necessary to ensure safe navigation, and improve the management of coastal change in the Arctic; and (2) $2,000,000 is authorized for use to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services in the Arctic necessary to delineate the United States extended Continental Shelf. . (b) Limitation on administrative expenses for surveys Section 306 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 892d) is further amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Limitation on administrative expenses for surveys Of amounts authorized by this section for each fiscal year for hydrographic surveys, not more than 5 percent is authorized for administrative costs. . 3. GAO study The Comptroller General of the United States shall, by not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) 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 surveys; and (2) report to the Congress on the findings of such study. June 12, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed