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Updates the Marine Debris Act and the statutory rules for the Marine Debris Foundation to modernize program authorities, reorganize and insert provisions from the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, refine definitions, and correct cross-references. The bill clarifies what kinds of agreements NOAA may use, allows the Under Secretary to provide certain in‑kind contributions, creates a CEO role and governance updates for the Foundation, strengthens tribal outreach requirements, and standardizes terminology and legal citations across the statute.
These are largely technical, organizational, and definitional changes intended to consolidate related authorities into the Marine Debris Act, improve program administration and partnership tools (grants, contracts, in‑kind support), and align statutory terms (for example, adding circular‑economy and tribal/Tribal Government definitions) to support debris prevention and removal work along coasts and waterways.
Introduced January 23, 2025 by Daniel Scott Sullivan · Last progress 2 months ago
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
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