,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71      
#bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,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 requiring authorizations
 for undersea fiber optic cables        
previously authorized by ,federal or    
,state agencies ,the ,national ,marine  
,sanctuaries ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adca  

et seq47 is amended by inserting after  
section #caj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adda7 the  
following3  #caj;,a4 ,prohibition on    
requiring authorizations for undersea   
fiber optic cables previously authorized
 by ,federal or ,state agencies  7a7 ,in
 general ,notwithstanding any other     
provision of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
may not prohibit or require any         
authorization for 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 agency authorizing   
such installation1 continued presence1  
operation1 maintenance1 repair1 or      
recovery4  7b7 ,interagency cooperation 
,the ,secretary may direct the ,national
 ,oceanic and ,atmospheric              
,administration to engage in 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