,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bb1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to enhance the operations 
of the ,north ,pacific ,research ,board4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,north ,pacific ,research  
,board ,enhancement ,act4  #b4 ,north   
pacific research board enhancement  7a7 
,amendments ,section #dja7;e7 of the    
,department of the ,interior and        
,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1
 #aiih 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #adgd;d7e77 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 
in subparagraph 7,l71 by striking and   
after the semicolon2  7,b7 in           
subparagraph 7,m71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,n71  
by striking the period at the end and   

inserting 2 and2  7,d7 by inserting     
after subparagraph 7,n7 the following3  
7,o7 one member who shall represent     
,alaska ,natives and possesses personal 
knowledge of1 and direct experience     
with1 subsistence uses and shall be     
nominated by the ,board and appointed by
 the ,secretary4  2 and  7,e7 by adding 
at the end the following3 ,board members
 appointed under subparagraphs 7,n7 and 
7,o7 shall serve for #c-year terms1 and 
may be reappointed once42  7#b7 in      
paragraph 7#d77;,b71 by striking ,not   
more than #ae percent and inserting     
,except as provided in paragraph 7#e71  
not more than #ae percent2  7#c7 by     
redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as         
paragraph 7#f72 and  7#d7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#d7 the following3     
7#e7 ,if the amount made available for a
 fiscal year under subsection 7c77#b7 is
 less than the amount made available for
 the previous fiscal year1 the          
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration may   

increase the #ae percent cap on         
administrative expenses provided under  
paragraph 7#d77;,b7 for that fiscal year
 to prioritize-- 7,a7 continuing        
operation of the ,board2  7,b7          
maximizing the percentage of funds      
directed to research2 and  7,c7         
maintaining the highest quality         
standards in administering grants under 
this subsection4  4  7b7 ,waiver        
,beginning on the date of enactment of  
this ,act and ending on the date that is
 #e years after such date of enactment1 
the #ae percent cap on funds to provide 
support for the ,north ,pacific         
,research ,board and administer grants  
under section #dja7;e77#d77;,b7 of the  
,department of the ,interior and        
,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1
 #aiih 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4                   
#adgd;d7e77#d77;,b77 shall be waived4