,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbe,mr4 
,c>t] ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,dunn 
( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,cammack1 ,mrs4       
,kiggans ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,fry1 & ,mr4  
,pflug]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,national ,m>9e ,sanctu>ies ,act to     
prohibit requir+ an au?orization = !    
in/allation1 cont9u$ pres5ce1 op]ation1 
ma9t5ance1 repair1 or recov]y ( und]sea 
fib] optic cables 9 a national m>9e     
sanctu>y if su* activities h previ\sly  
be5 au?oriz$ by a ,f$]al or ,/ate ag5cy4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,und]sea ,cable ,protection ,act (  
#bjbe4  #b4 ,prohibition on requir+     
au?orizations = und]sea fib] optic      
cables previ\sly au?oriz$ by ,f$]al or  
,/ate ag5cies ,! ,national ,m>9e        
,sanctu>ies ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adca et
 seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#caj ! foll[+3  #caj;,a4 ,prohibition on

 requir+ au?orizations = und]sea fib]   
optic cables previ\sly au?oriz$ by      
,f$]al or ,/ate ag5cies  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,secret>y may n prohibit or require any
 au?orization = ! in/allation1 cont9u$  
pres5ce1 op]ation1 ma9t5ance1 repair1 or
 recov]y ( und]sea fib] optic cables 9 a
 national m>9e sanctu>y if a lic5se1    
lease1 or p]mit has be5 issu$ by a      
,f$]al or ,/ate ag5cy au?oriz+ su*      
in/allation1 cont9u$ pres5ce1 op]ation1 
ma9t5ance1 repair1 or recov]y4  7b7     
,int]ag5cy coop]ation ,! ,secret>y may  
direct ! ,national ,oceanic &           
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration to engage 9   
int]ag5cy coop]ation "u section #cjd7;d7
 9 any ,f$]al ag5cy action describ$ 9 t 
section & involv+ ! in/allation1 cont9u$
 pres5ce1 op]ation1 ma9t5ance1 repair1  
or recov]y ( und]sea fib] optic cables 9
 a national m>9e sanctu>y4  4