NOAA MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM.

SEC. 604. NOAA MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM.(a) Name of Program.—Section 3 (33 U.S.C. 1952) is amended—(1) in the section heading by striking “prevention and removal”; and(2) in subsection (a)—(A) by striking “Prevention and Removal Program to reduce and prevent the occurrence and” and inserting “Program to identify, determine sources of, assess, prevent, reduce, and remove marine debris and address the”;(B) by inserting “the economy of the United States,” after “marine debris on”; and(C) by inserting a comma after “environment”.126 STAT. 1577(b) Program Components.—Section 3(b) (33 U.S.C. 1952(b)) is amended to read as follows:“(b) Program Components.—The Administrator, acting through the Program and subject to the availability of appropriations, shall—“(1) identify, determine sources of, assess, prevent, reduce, and remove marine debris, with a focus on marine debris posing a threat to living marine resources and navigation safety;“(2) provide national and regional coordination to assist States, Indian tribes, and regional organizations in the identification, determination of sources, assessment, prevention, reduction, and removal of marine debris;“(3) undertake efforts to reduce the adverse impacts of lost and discarded fishing gear on living marine resources and navigation safety, including—“(A) research and development of alternatives to gear posing threats to the marine environment and methods for marking gear used in certain fisheries to enhance the tracking, recovery, and identification of lost and discarded gear; and“(B) the development of effective nonregulatory measures and incentives to cooperatively reduce the volume of lost and discarded fishing gear and to aid in gear recovery;“(4) undertake outreach and education activities for the public and other stakeholders on sources of marine debris, threats associated with marine debris, and approaches to identifying, determining sources of, assessing, preventing, reducing, and removing marine debris and its adverse impacts on the United States economy, the marine environment, and navigation safety, including outreach and education activities through public-private initiatives; and“(5) develop, in consultation with the Interagency Committee, interagency plans for the timely response to events determined by the Administrator to be severe marine debris events, including plans to—“(A) coordinate across agencies and with relevant State, tribal, and local governments to ensure adequate, timely, and efficient response;“(B) assess the composition, volume, and trajectory of marine debris associated with a severe marine debris event; and“(C) estimate the potential impacts of a severe marine debris event, including economic impacts on human health, navigation safety, natural resources, tourism, and livestock, including aquaculture.”.(c) Grant Criteria and Guidelines.—Section 3(c) (33 U.S.C. 1952(c)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), by striking “section 2(1)” and inserting “section 2”;(2) by striking paragraph (5); and(3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively.(d) Repeal.—Section 2204 of the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 (33 U.S.C. 1915), and the item relating to that section in the table of contents contained in section 126 STAT. 1578 2 of the United States-Japan Fishery Agreement Approval Act of 1987, are repealed.