,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eefc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,padilla introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &  
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration to /udy !     
impacts ( ! dump+ ( c]ta9 wa/e 9 ! ,san 
,p$ro ,bas91 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ocean ,protection & ,,ddt ,r$uction    
,act4  #b4 ,rese>* & rem$iation ( ,san  
,p$ro ,bas9  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!            
,adm9i/rator %all-- 7#a7 conduct /atus &
 tr5d monitor+ ( ! dump+ ( cov]$ wa/e 9 
& ar\nd ! ,san ,p$ro ,bas92  7#b7       
conduct rese>* to *>act]ize ! scope1    
impact1 & pot5tial = p5etration into !  
m>9e food web ( ! dump+ ( cov]$ wa/e 9 !
 ,san ,p$ro ,bas92  7#c7 develop tools1 
te*nologies1 & sci5tific approa*es t c  
s]ve z a f\ndation to *>act]ize !       
disposition & impact ( wa/e disposal at 

o!r ocean locations2 &  7#d7 assess1    
analyze1 & explore ! pot5tial (         
biorem$iation ) respect to ! dump+ (    
cov]$ wa/e at ! ,san ,p$ro (f%ore dump  
sites4  7b7 ,grants ,! ,adm9i/rator may 
provide grants to support ! /udy ( deep 
seafloor contam9ation f ! dump+ ( cov]$ 
wa/e (f ! coa/ ( ,cali=nia1 includ+ !   
/udy (-- 7#a7 spatial & co-contam9ant   
inv5tories2  7#b7 transport & fate      
processes2 &  7#c7 ecosy/em             
biomagnification4  7c7 ,report ,n lat]  
?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit a  
report outl9+ ! /rategy = fur!r rese>* &
 biorem$iation 9 ! ,san ,p$ro ,bas91 &  
id5tify+ any o!r locations us$ z (f%ore 
dump sites = ! dump+ ( cov]$ wa/e1 to ! 
foll[+ committees3 7#a7 ,! ,committee on
 ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,! ,committee on 
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,!       
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works ( ! ,s5ate4  7#d7 ,! ,committee  

on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives4  7#e7 ,! ,committee on 
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate4  7#f7 ,! ,committee
 on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#g7 ,!       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate4  7d7 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act       
#f1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbh    
?r\gh #bjcd4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
,act3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m          
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration1 9 consultation ) !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 & !   
heads ( o!r relevant ag5cies4  7#b7     
,cov]$ wa/e ,! t]m cov]$ wa/e means--   
7,a7 di*lorodiph5yltri*loroe?ane1       
di*lorodiph5yltri*loroe?ane degradation 
products1 & byproducts (                
di*lorodiph5yltri*loroe?ane manufactur+2

 &  7,b7 o!r indu/rial wa/es includ+    
milit>y explosives1 radioactive wa/e1   
ref9]y byproducts1 & associat$ *emicals4