Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act · Engrossed in Senate (2025-05-20)

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEC. 2. Modifications to the marine debris program of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration

Modifications to the marine debris program of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration

(a) In general

The Marine Debris Act () is amended— Public Law 109–449
In general
- by inserting before section 3 the following:
  - NOAA And Coast Guard Programs
- by redesignating sections 3 through 6 as sections 101 through 104, respectively.

(b) Grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other agreements

Section 101(d) of the Marine Debris Act (), as redesignated by this Act, is amended— 33 U.S.C. 1952(d)
Grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other agreements
- in the subsection heading by striking and inserting ;
- in paragraph (1) by striking and contractsand inserting , contracts, and other agreements;
- in paragraph (2)—
  - in subparagraph (B)—
    - (i) by striking part of theand inserting part of a; and
    - (ii) by inserting after ; and
  - in subparagraph (C) in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting after ; and
- by adding at the end the following:
  - (7) In-kind contributions
    - With respect to any project carried out pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered into under paragraph (1) that is not a cooperative agreement or an agreement to provide financial assistance in the form of a grant, the Under Secretary may contribute on an in-kind basis the portion of the costs of the project that the Under Secretary determines represents the amount of benefit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration derives from the project.
    - In-kind contributions

SEC. 3. Modifications to the marine debris foundation

Modifications to the marine debris foundation

(a) In general

Subtitle B of title I of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act () is transferred to appear after section 104 of the Marine Debris Act (), as redesignated by this Act. Public Law 116–224; Public Law 109–449
In general

(b) Status of foundation

Section 111(a) of the Marine Debris Act (), as transferred by this Act, is amended, in the second sentence, by striking organizationand inserting corporation. Public Law 109–449
Status of foundation

Section 111(b) of the Marine Debris Act (), as transferred and redesignated by this Act, is amended— Public Law 109–449
Purposes
- in paragraph (3) by inserting after ; and
- in paragraph (4) by striking title IIand inserting subtitle C.

(d) Board of directors

Board of directors
(1) Appointment, vacancies, and removal
- Section 112(b) of the Marine Debris Act (), as transferred by this Act, is amended— Public Law 109–449
- Appointment, vacancies, and removal
  - by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6) respectively;
  - by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following:
    - (1) Recommendations of board regarding appointments
      - For appointments made under paragraph (2), the Board shall submit to the Under Secretary recommendations on candidates for appointment.
      - Recommendations of board regarding appointments
  - in paragraph (2), as redesignated, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—
    - (i) by striking and consideringand inserting considering; and
    - (ii) by inserting after ;
  - by amending paragraph (3), as redesignated, to read as follows:
    - (3) Terms
      - Any Director appointed under paragraph (2) shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.
      - Terms
  - in paragraph (4)(A), as redesignated, by inserting after ; and
  - in paragraph (6), as redesignated—
    - (i) by inserting after ; and
    - (ii) by inserting after .
(2) General powers
- Section 112(g) of the Marine Debris Act (), as transferred by this Act, is amended— Public Law 109–449
- General powers
  - in paragraph (1)(A) by striking officers and employeesand inserting the initial officers and employees; and
  - in paragraph (2)(B)(i) by striking and inserting .

SEC. 4. Transfers

Transfers

(a) Save our seas 2.0 act

Subtitle C of title I of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act () is transferred to appear after section 119 of the Marine Debris Act () as transferred and redesignated by this Act. Public Law 116–224; Public Law 109–449
Save our seas 2.0 act

(b) Marine debris act

The Marine Debris Act () is amended— Public Law 109–449
Marine debris act
- by transferring sections 7, 8, 9 (as amended), and 10 to appear after section 127, as transferred by this Act, and redesignated as sections 131, 132, 133, and 134, respectively; and
- by inserting before section 131, as so transferred and redesignated, the following:
  - Administration

SEC. 5. Definitions

Definitions

(a) In general

Section 131 of the Marine Debris Act (), as transferred and redesignated by this Act, is amended— Public Law 109–449
In general
- by striking paragraph (1);
- by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (11), (12), and (13), respectively;
- by inserting before paragraph (5), as so redesignated, the following:
  - (1) Circular economy
    - The term has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (). circular economy Public Law 116–224
    - Circular economy
  - (2) Coastal shoreline community
    - The term means a city or county directly adjacent to the open ocean, major estuaries, or the Great Lakes. coastal shoreline community
    - Coastal shoreline community
  - (3) EPA administrator
    - The term has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (). EPA Administrator Public Law 116–224
    - EPA administrator
  - (4) Indian Tribe
    - The term has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (). Indian Tribe 25 U.S.C. 5304
    - Indian Tribe
- by inserting before paragraph (11), as so redesignated, the following:
  - (9) Nonprofit organization
    - The term has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (). nonprofit organization Public Law 116–224
    - Nonprofit organization
  - (10) Post consumer materials management
    - The term has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (). post-consumer materials management Public Law 116–224
    - Post consumer materials management
- by inserting after paragraph (13), as so redesignated, the following:
  - (14) Tribal Government
    - The term means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of the enactment of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (). Tribal Government 25 U.S.C. 5131
    - Tribal Government
  - (15) Tribal organization
    - The term has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (). Tribal organization 25 U.S.C. 5304

SEC. 6. Conforming amendments

Conforming amendments

(a) In general

Sections 1 and 2 of the Marine Debris Act, sections 101, 102, and 104 of the Marine Debris Act, as redesignated by this Act, and section 133 of the Marine Debris Act, as transferred and so redesignated by this Act, are amended by striking Administratorand inserting Under Secretary.
In general

(b) Section 103

Section 103 of the Marine Debris Act is amended by—
Section 103
- striking Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationand inserting Under Secretary;
- striking Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agencyand inserting EPA Administrator; and
- in subsection (e)(3) by striking section 3and inserting section 101.

Section 123 of the Marine Debris Act, as transferred and so redesignated by this Act, is amended by striking title Iand inserting subtitle B.
Section 123

(d) Section 133

Section 133 of the Marine Debris Act, as transferred and so redesignated by this Act, is amended by striking sections 3, 5, and 6and inserting sections 101, 103, and 104.
Section 133

(e) Section 134

Section 134 of the Marine Debris Act, as transferred and so redesignated by this Act, is amended by striking Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agencyand inserting EPA Administrator.
Section 134

(f) Tribal Government

Subtitle A of the Marine Debris Act, as designated in this Act, is amended by striking tribal governmentand inserting Tribal Government.
Tribal Government

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Table of contents

SEC. 1. Short title

SEC. 2. Modifications to the marine debris program of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration

SEC. 3. Modifications to the marine debris foundation

SEC. 4. Transfers

SEC. 5. Definitions

SEC. 6. Conforming amendments