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 120 STAT. 3338

PUBLIC LAW 109–449—DEC. 22, 2006 (iv) ensuring Federal cooperation with, and assistance to, the coastal States (as that term is defined in section 304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453)), Indian tribes, and local governments in the identification, determination of sources, prevention, reduction, management, mitigation, and control of marine debris and its adverse impacts. (2) ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Interagency Committee, through the chairperson, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a report that evaluates United States and international progress in meeting the purpose of this Act. The report shall include— (A) the status of implementation of any recommendations and strategies of the Interagency Committee and analysis of their effectiveness; (B) a summary of the marine debris inventory to be maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (C) a review of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration program authorized by section 3, including projects funded and accomplishments relating to reduction and prevention of marine debris; (D) a review of Coast Guard programs and accomplishments relating to marine debris removal, including enforcement and compliance with MARPOL requirements; and (E) estimated Federal and non-Federal funding provided for marine debris and recommendations for priority funding needs.

33 USC 1955.

SEC. 6. FEDERAL INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

The Administrator, in coordination with the Interagency Committee, shall— (1) maintain a Federal information clearinghouse on marine debris that will be available to researchers and other interested persons to improve marine debris source identification, data sharing, and monitoring efforts through collaborative research and open sharing of data; and (2) take the necessary steps to ensure the confidentiality of such information (especially proprietary information), for any information required by the Administrator to be submitted by the fishing industry under this section. 33 USC 1956.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act: (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2) INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Interagency Committee’’ means the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee established under section 2203 of the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 (33 U.S.C. 1914).

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