Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act

(1) in the subsection heading, by striking and contracts and inserting contracts, and other agreements;

(2) in paragraph (1), by striking and contracts and inserting, contracts, and other agreements;

(3) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in subparagraph (B)—

(i) by striking part of the and inserting part of a; and

(ii) by inserting or (C) after subparagraph (A); and

(B) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting and except as provided in subparagraph (B) after subparagraph (A); and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

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.

Section 111(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4211(a)) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking organization and inserting corporation.

Section 111(b)(3) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4211(b)(3)) is amended by inserting Indian Tribes, after Tribal governments,.

Section 112(b) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4212(b)) is amended—

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively;

(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) the following:

For appointments made under paragraph (2), the Board shall submit to the Under Secretary recommendations on candidates for appointment.

(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—

(i) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraph (3);

(ii) by striking and considering and inserting considering; and

(iii) by inserting under paragraph (1), and with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce after by the Board;

(D) by amending paragraph (3), as so redesignated, to read as follows:

Any Director appointed under paragraph (2) shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.

(E) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by inserting with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce after the Board; and

(F) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated—

(i) by inserting the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, after Service,; and

(ii) by inserting, and with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce after EPA Administrator.

Section 112(g) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4212(g)) is amended—

(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking officers and employees and inserting the initial officers and employees; and

(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking its chief operating officer and inserting the chief executive officer of the Foundation.

Section 112 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4212) is amended by adding at the end the following:

The Board shall appoint and review the performance of, and may remove, the chief executive officer of the Foundation.

The chief executive officer of the Foundation may appoint, remove, and review the performance of any officer or employee of the Foundation.

Section 113(c)(1) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4213(c)(1)) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—

(1) by inserting nonprofit before corporation; and

(2) by striking acting as a trustee and inserting formed.

Section 113 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4213) is amended by adding at the end the following:

The Board may locate the principal office of the Foundation in the National Capital Region, as such term is defined in section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, or a coastal shoreline community.

Section 113 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4213), as amended by subsection (e), is further amended by adding at the end the following:

The Foundation shall develop and implement best practices for conducting outreach to Indian Tribes.

The best practices developed under paragraph (1) shall—

(A) include a process to support technical assistance and capacity building to improve outcomes; and

(B) promote an awareness of programs and grants available under this Act.

Nothing in this Act may be construed—

(1) to satisfy any requirement for government-to-government consultation with Tribal governments; or

(2) to affect or modify any treaty or other right of any Tribal government.

Section 118(a)(2) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4218(a)(2)) is amended by striking and State and local government agencies and inserting, State and local government agencies, United States and international nongovernmental organizations, regional organizations, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and foreign government entities.

The Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.) is amended—

(1) by inserting before section 3 the following:

(2) by redesignating sections 3 through 6 as sections 101 through 104, respectively;

(3) by redesignating sections 7 through 10 as sections 131 through 134, respectively; and

(4) by inserting before section 131, as redesignated by paragraph (3), the following:

Subtitle B of title I of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.) is—

(1) transferred to the Marine Debris Act; and

(2) inserted after section 104 of the Marine Debris Act, as redesignated by subsection (a)(2).

Subtitle C of title I of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (33 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.) is—

(1) transferred to the Marine Debris Act; and

(2) inserted after section 119 of the Marine Debris Act, as transferred and inserted by subsection (b).

(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (10), (11), and (12), respectively;

(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

The term circular economy has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224; 33 U.S.C. 4201 note).

The term coastal shoreline community means a city or county directly adjacent to the open ocean, a major estuary, or one of the Great Lakes.

The term EPA Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

(3) by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following:

The term non-Federal funds means funds provided by—

(A) a State;

(B) an Indian Tribe;

(C) a territory of the United States;

(D) one or more units of local governments or Tribal organizations;

(E) a foreign government;

(F) a private for-profit entity;

(G) a nonprofit organization; or

(H) a private individual.

The term nonprofit, with respect to a corporation or other organization, means the corporation or other organization is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.

The term post-consumer materials management has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224; 33 U.S.C. 4201 note).

(4) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated—

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively; and

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:

(B) Indian Tribe;

(B) ; and

(5) by adding after paragraph (12), as so redesignated, the following:

The term Tribal government 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 (25 U.S.C. 5131).

The term Tribal organization has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

The term Under Secretary means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended—

(1) in section 103, as redesignated by section 4(a)(2)—

(A) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—

(i) by striking Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and inserting Under Secretary; and

(ii) by striking Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and insert EPA Administrator; and

(B) in subsection (e)(3), by striking section 3 and inserting section 101;

(2) in subsection (b)(4) of section 111, as transferred by section 4(b), by striking title III and inserting subtitle C;

(3) in subsection (a) of section 123, as transferred by section 4(c), by striking title I and inserting subtitle B;

(4) in section 134, as redesignated by section 4(a)(3), by striking Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and inserting EPA Administrator; and

(5) by striking Administrator each place it appears (other than in section 103(d)), 131, or 134, as redesignated by section 4(a)) and inserting Under Secretary.

Section 2 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224; 33 U.S.C. 4201 note) is amended—

(1) by striking paragraph (7); and

(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively.