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Calendar No. 237
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1344
[Report No. 113–117]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 23, 2013
Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
November 6, 2013
Reported by Mr. Rockefeller, with an amendment
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic
A BILL
To promote research, monitoring, and observation of the Arctic and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act of
2013
.
Arctic Research Commission
Duties of the Arctic Research Commission
Section 104(a) of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4103(a) ) is amended—
in paragraph (2),
by striking assist in establishing
and inserting
establish
;
by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (11), respectively; and
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
award—
grants to Federal, State, local, or tribal governments and academic and private organizations to conduct research on or related to the Arctic, including to the marine environment of the Arctic Ocean, its adjacent seas or associated lesser bodies of water; and
such grants on the basis of merit in accordance with the national Arctic research program plan;
.
Administration of the Commission
Section 106 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4105 ) is amended—
in paragraph (4),
by striking and
at the end;
in paragraph (5),
by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
;
and
by adding at the end the following:
enter into agreements with appropriate agencies or organizations to administer grants made pursuant to this title for Arctic research including reimbursement from funds of the Commission to administer such grants.
.
Conflicts of interest; Arctic Research Commission
Section 103 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4102 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Conflict of interest
The Commission shall adopt conflict of interest and recusal provisions that apply to any decision by the Commission and to all members of the Commission as if each member of the Commission is an affected individual within the meaning of section 302(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(j) ), except that in addition to the disclosure requirements of paragraph (2) of such section 302(j), each member of the Commission shall disclose any financial interest or relationship in an organization or with an individual that is applying for funding from the Commission held by the member of the Commission, including an interest as an officer, director, trustee, partner, employee, contractor, agent, or other representative.
.
North Pacific Research Board
Subsection (e) of section 401 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 ( 43 U.S.C. 1474d(e) ) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
The Board may adopt such rules of procedure and establish such committees as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this title, including the conduct of administrative duties between meetings.
All decisions of the Board shall be by majority vote of the full board in regular session.
The Board shall adopt conflict of interest and recusal provisions that apply to any decision by the Board and to all members of the Board as if each member of the Board is an affected individual within the meaning of section 302(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(j) ), except that in addition to the disclosure requirements of paragraph (2) of such section 302(j), each member of the Board shall disclose any financial interest or relationship in an organization or with an individual that is applying for funding from the Board, including an interest as an officer, director, trustee, partner, employee, contractor, agent, or other representative.
The Secretary of Commerce may accept funds from a source other than the Government of the United States to be used by the Board to carry out the Board’s functions.
.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act of
2013
.
Arctic Research Commission
Duties of the Arctic Research Commission
Section 104(a) of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4103(a) ) is amended—
in paragraph (2), by
striking assist in establishing
and inserting
establish
;
by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (10) as paragraphs (4) through (11), respectively; and
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
award—
grants to Federal, State, local, or tribal governments and academic and private organizations to conduct research on or related to the Arctic, including to the marine environment of the Arctic Ocean, its adjacent seas or associated lesser bodies of water; and
such grants on the basis of merit in accordance with the national Arctic research program plan;
.
Administration of the Commission
Section 106 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4105 ) is amended—
in paragraph (4), by
striking and
at the end;
in paragraph (5), by
striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
by adding at the end the following:
enter into agreements with appropriate agencies or organizations to administer grants made pursuant to this title for Arctic research including reimbursement from funds of the Commission to administer such grants.
.
Conflicts of interest; Arctic Research Commission
Section 103 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4102 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Conflict of interest
The Commission shall adopt conflict of interest and
recusal provisions which shall apply to any decision by the Commission and to
all members of the Commission which at a minimum are substantially equivalent
to conflict of interest and recusal provisions set forth in
section 302(j) of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1852(j)) as if each member of the Commission is an affected
individual
within the meaning of such section 302(j), except that in
addition to the disclosure requirements of such section 302(j), each Commission
member shall disclose any financial interest or relationship in an organization
or with an individual that is applying for funding from the Commission held by
the Commission member, including an interest as an officer, director, trustee,
partner, employee, contractor, agent, or other
representative.
.
North Pacific Research Board
Subsection (e) of section 401 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 ( 43 U.S.C. 1474d(e) ) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
The Board may adopt such rules of procedure and establish such committees as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this title, including the conduct of administrative duties between meetings.
All decisions of the Board shall be by majority vote of the full board in regular session.
The Board shall
adopt conflict of interest and recusal provisions which at a minimum are
substantially equivalent to conflict of interest and recusal provisions set
forth in
section 302(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (
16 U.S.C. 1852(j)
) shall apply to any decision by the Board and
to all members of the Board as if each member of the Board is an
affected individual
within the meaning of such section 302(j),
except that in addition to the disclosure requirements of such section 302(j),
each Board member shall disclose any financial interest or relationship in an
organization or with an individual that is applying for funding from the Board,
including an interest as an officer, director, trustee, partner, employee,
contractor, agent, or other representative.
The Secretary of Commerce may accept funds from a source other than the Government of the United States to be used by the Board to carry out the Board’s functions.
.
November 6, 2013
Reported with an amendment
