Top Summary
This bill amends the Marine Debris Act by removing the restriction that limited administrative costs to no more than 5 percent annually, and requires the Commandant to provide a briefing within 180 days of enactment to specific congressional committees on the status, timeline, and barriers related to the deployment of second-generation Special Purpose Craft – Heavy Weather (SPC-HWX II) vessels in the Pacific Northwest.
Original Bill Text:
SEC. 349.Administrative costs.
Section 9(b) of the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1958) is amended by striking “, of which not more than 5 percent is authorized for each fiscal year for administrative costs”.
SEC. 350.Briefing on deployment of Special Purpose Craft – Heavy Weather second generation (SPC-HWX II) vessels in Pacific Northwest.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on—
(1) the status of the acquisition and procurement of second-generation Special Purpose Craft – Heavy Weather (SPC–HWX II) vessels;
(2) the timeline for the deployment of such vessels to stations in the Pacific Northwest previously served by the first-generation Special Purpose Craft – Heavy Weather vessels; and
(3) any outstanding barriers to the timeliness of such deployment.
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