PROGRAM SUPPORT.

SEC. 401. PROGRAM SUPPORT. (a) * * * (b) Marine Services.—(1) * * * * * * * * * * (4) [33 U.S.C. 891b note] The Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives 60 days prior to the proposed deactivation of any other research vessel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (5) [33 U.S.C. 891g note] The Secretary of Commerce shall consult with the Oceanographer of the Navy regarding appropriate cost effective and practical measures to allow vessels of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to be interoperable with vessels of the Department of the Navy, including with respect to operation, maintenance, and repair of those vessels. * * * * * * *