,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bi1 #bjag,mr4    
,sullivan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1   
,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1  
,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 & ,ms4       
,murk[ski7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation   
,a ,,bill  ,to reau?orize & am5d ! ,m>9e
 ,debris ,act to promote int]national   
action to r$uce m>9e debris1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,save ,our ,seas ,act (    
#bjag or ! ,,sos ,act ( #bjag4  #b4     
,,noaa ,m>9e ,debris ,program           
,subsection 7b7 ( section #c ( ! ,m>9e  
,debris ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aieb7;b77  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by     
/rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph      
7#e77;,c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &  
ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7#f7 "w ) o!r ,f$]al    
ag5cies to develop outrea* & education  
/rategies to address bo? l&- & sea-bas$ 

s\rces ( m>9e debris2 &  7#g7 "w ) !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & o!r ,f$]al ag5cies  
to promote int]national action to r$uce 
! incid5ce ( m>9e debris4  4  #c4       
,assi/ance = sev]e m>9e debris ev5ts    
,section #c ( ! ,m>9e ,debris ,act 7#cc 
,u4,s4,c4 #aieb7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7       
,assi/ance = sev]e m>9e debris ev5ts    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,at ! discretion ( !      
,adm9i/rator or at ! reque/ ( ! ,gov]nor
 ( an affect$ ,/ate1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all
 det]m9e :e!r !re is a sev]e m>9e debris
 ev5t4  7#b7 ,assi/ance  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,if ! ,adm9i/rator makes a det]m9ation  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 t !re is a sev]e m>9e  
debris ev5t1 ! ,adm9i/rator is au?oriz$ 
to make sums available to be us$ by !   
affect$ ,/ate or by ! ,adm9i/rator 9    
coop]ation ) ! affect$ ,/ate--  7i7 to  
assi/ 9 ! cleanup & response requir$ by 
! sev]e m>9e debris ev5t2 or  7ii7 su*  
o!r activity z ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es  
is appropriate 9 response to ! sev]e    
m>9e debris ev5t4  7,b7 ,priority       

assi/ance ,9 provid+ assi/ance "u ?is   
p>agraph1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all prioritize
 assi/ance = activities to respond to a 
sev]e m>9e debris ev5t--  7i7 9 a rural 
or remote community2 or  7ii7 9 a       
habitat ( national conc]n4  7#c7 ,fund+ 
7,a7 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( 
an activity c>ri$ out "u ! au?ority (   
?is subsection %all be--  7i7 if !      
activity is fund$ :olly by funds made   
available by an entity1 includ+ !       
gov]nm5t ( a =eign c\ntry1 to ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t = ! purpose ( respond+ to a   
sev]e m>9e debris ev5t1 #ajj p]c5t ( !  
co/ ( ! activity2 or  7ii7 = any        
activity o!r ?an an activity fund$ z    
describ$ 9 clause 7i71 #ge p]c5t ( ! co/
 ( ! activity4  7,b7 ,limitation on     
adm9i/rative exp5ses ,9 ! case ( an     
activity fund$ z describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a77i71 n m ?an #e p]c5t ( ! funds made
 available = ! activity may be us$ by ! 
,adm9i/rator = adm9i/rative exp5ses4  4 
#d4 ,s5se ( ,congress on int]national   
engagem5t to respond to m>9e debris ,x  

is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,presid5t     
%\ld-- 7#a7 support ,f$]al fund+ =      
rese>* & developm5t ( bio-bas$ & o!r    
alt]natives or environm5tally feasible  
improvem5ts to mat]ials t r$uce         
municipal solid wa/e & its consequ5ces 9
 ! ocean2  7#b7 "w ) repres5tatives (   
=eign c\ntries t contribute ! mo/ to !  
global m>9e debris problem to le>n ab\t1
 & f9d solutions to1 ! contributions (  
su* c\ntries to m>9e debris 9 ! _w's    
oceans2  7#c7 c>ry out /udies to        
det]m9e-- 7,a7 ! prim>y means by :i*    
solid wa/e ent]s ! oceans2  7,b7 ! mann]
 9 :i* wa/e managem5t infra/ructure c be
 mo/ effective 9 prev5t+ debris f rea*+ 
! oceans2  7,c7 ! long-t]m economic     
impacts ( m>9e debris on ! national     
economies ( ea* c\ntry set out 9        
p>agraph 7#a7 & on ! global economy2 &  
7,d7 ! economic b5efits ( decreas+ !    
am\nt ( m>9e debris 9 ! oceans2  7#d7 "w
 ) repres5tatives ( =eign c\ntries t    
contribute ! mo/ to ! global m>9e debris
 problem1 includ+ l&-bas$ s\rces1 to    

conclude "o or m new int]national       
agreem5ts t include provisions--  7,a7  
to mitigate ! risk ( l&-bas$ m>9e debris
 contribut$ by su* c\ntries rea*+ an    
ocean2 &  7,b7 to increase te*nical     
assi/ance & inve/m5t 9 wa/e managem5t   
infra/ructure1 if ! ,presid5t det]m9es  
appropriate2 &  7#e7 enc\rage ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative to consid] 
! impact ( m>9e debris 9 relevant future
 trade agreem5ts4  #e4 ,memb]%ip ( !    
,int]ag5cy ,m>9e ,debris ,coord9at+     
,committee ,section #e7;b7 ( ! ,m>9e    
,debris ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aied7;b77  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by     
/rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a semicolon2  7#b7 by
 r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#e7 z p>agraph    
7#g72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#d7 ! foll[+3  7#e7 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,/ate2  7#f7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior2 &
  4  #f4 ,au?orization ( appropriations 
,section #i ( ! ,m>9e ,debris ,act 7#cc 
,u4,s4,c4 #aieh7 is am5d$ to read z     
foll[s3  #i4 ,au?orization (            
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  

appropriat$ = ea* fiscal ye> #bjah ?r\gh
 #bjbb--  7#a7 to ! ,adm9i/rator = c>ry+
 out sections #c1 #e1 & #f1 #aj1jjj1jjj1
 ( :i* no m ?an #aj p]c5t may be =      
adm9i/rative co/s2 &  7#b7 to !         
,secret>y ( ! ,dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/   
,gu>d is op]at+1 = ! use ( ! ,comm&ant (
 ! ,coa/ ,gu>d 9 c>ry+ out section #d1  
#b1jjj1jjj1 ( :i* no m ?an #aj p]c5t may
 be us$ = adm9i/rative co/s4  4