Pub. L. 112-213, tit. VI, sec. 606 (as amended)
COORDINATION.
SEC. 606. COORDINATION.
(a) Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee.—
(1) In general.—Section 2203 of the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 (33 U.S.C. 1914) is redesignated and moved to replace and appear as section 5 of the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1954), as so retitled by section 602(a) of this title.
(2) Conforming amendment.—Section 5 of the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1954), as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection, is further amended in subsection (d)(2)—
(A) by striking “this Act” and inserting “the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987”; and
(B) by inserting “of the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987” after “section 2201”.
(3) Clerical amendment.—The item relating to section 2203 in the table of contents contained in section 2 of the United States-Japan Fishery Agreement Approval Act of 1987 is repealed.
(b) Biennial Progress Reports.—Section 5(c)(2) of the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (33 U.S.C. 1954(c)(2)), as in effect immediately before the enactment of this Act—
(1) is redesignated and moved to appear as subsection (e) at the end of section 5 of the Marine Debris Act, as amended by subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) is amended—
(A) by striking “Annual progress reports.—” and all that follows through “thereafter” and inserting “Biennial Progress Reports.—Biennially”;
(B) by striking “Interagency” each place it appears;
(C) by striking “chairperson” and inserting “Chairperson”;
(D) by inserting “Natural” before “Resources”;
(E) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively; and
(F) by moving all text 2 ems to the left.