,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #adf  #aaith
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bfa
  ,report ,no4 #aai-aha  ,,in ,,the     
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,january
 #i1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia 7for
 himself1 ,mr4 ,dunn of ,florida1 ,mrs4 
,cammack1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans of ,virginia1  
,mr4 ,fry1 and ,mr4 ,pfluger7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,july #b1 #bjbe ,additional sponsors3 
,mr4 ,bentz and ,mr4 ,begich  ,july #b1 
#bjbe ,reported with amendments1        
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed       
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,january 
#i1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,national ,marine ,sanctuaries ,act to  
prohibit requiring an authorization for 
the installation1 continued presence1   
operation1 maintenance1 repair1 or      

recovery of undersea fiber optic cables 
in a national marine sanctuary if such  
activities have previously been         
authorized by a ,federal or ,state      
agency4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,undersea ,cable       
,protection ,act of #bjbe4  #b4         
,prohibition on prohibiting1 or         
requiring permits or other              
authorizations for1 undersea fiber optic
 cables authorized by a ,federal or     
,state agency ,the ,national ,marine    
,sanctuaries ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adca  
et seq47 is amended by inserting after  
section #caj the following3  #caj;,a4   
,prohibition on prohibiting1 or         
requiring permits or other              
authorizations for1 undersea fiber optic
 cables authorized by a ,federal or     
,state agency  7a7 ,in general          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary may not       
prohibit1 or require any permit1        
including any special use permit1 or    
other authorization for1 the            

installation1 continued presence1       
operation1 maintenance1 repair1 or      
recovery of undersea fiber optic cables 
in a national marine sanctuary if a     
license1 lease1 or permit has been      
issued by a ,federal or ,state agency1  
and is in effect1 authorizing such      
installation1 continued presence1       
operation1 maintenance1 repair1 or      
recovery4  7b7 ,interagency cooperation 
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed as altering existing          
requirements regarding interagency      
cooperation under section #cjd7;d7 in   
any ,federal agency action described in 
that section and involving the          
installation1 continued presence1       
operation1 maintenance1 repair1 or      
recovery of undersea fiber optic cables 
in a national marine sanctuary4  4  #c4 
,removing restrictions on activities    
covered by sanctuary special use permits
 ,section #caj7;c7 of ,national ,marine 
,sanctuaries ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#adda7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         

paragraph 7#a71 by adding and at the    
end2  7#b7 by striking paragraphs 7#b7  
and 7#c72 and  7#c7 by redesignating    
paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#b74       
,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill 
to amend the ,national ,marine          
,sanctuaries ,act to prohibit the       
,secretary of ,commerce from            
prohibiting1 or requiring any permit or 
other authorization for1 the            
installation1 continued presence1       
operation1 maintenance1 repair1 or      
recovery of undersea fiber optic cables 
in a national marine sanctuary if such  
activities have been authorized by a    
,federal or ,state agency44  ,july #b1  
#bjbe ,reported with amendments1        
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed