Sec. 3. MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDATION

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## SEC. 3 MODIFICATIONS TO THE MARINE DEBRIS FOUNDATION ###

(a)In General **[**[33 U.S.C. 1961-1969](/us/usc/t33/s1961-1969)**]** Subtitle B of title I of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116-224) is transferred to appear after section 104 of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449), as redesignated by this Act. ###

(b)Status of Foundation **[**[33 U.S.C. 1961](/us/usc/t33/s1961)**]** Section 111(a) of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449), as transferred by this Act, is amended, in the second sentence, by striking “organization” and inserting “corporation”. ###

(c)Purposes Section 111(b) of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449), as transferred and redesignated by this Act, is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph

(3)by inserting “Indian Tribes,” after “Tribal governments,”; and ####

(2)in paragraph

(4)by striking “title II” and inserting “subtitle C”. ###

(d)Board of Directors ####

(1)Appointment, vacancies, and removal **[**[33 U.S.C. 1962](/us/usc/t33/s1962)**]** Section 112(b) of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449), as transferred by this Act, is amended— #####

(A)by redesignating paragraphs

(1)through

(5)as paragraphs

(2)through

(6)respectively; #####

(B)by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following: > > #### “(1) Recommendations of board regarding appointments > > 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, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— ######

(i)by striking “and considering” and inserting “considering”; and ######

(ii)by inserting “and with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce,” after “by the Board,”; #####

(D)by amending paragraph (3), as redesignated, to read as follows: > > #### “(3) Terms > > Any Director appointed under paragraph

(2)shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.” > ; #####

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

(F)in paragraph (6), as 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”. ####

(2)General powers Section 112(g) of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449), as transferred by this Act, 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”. ####

(3)Chief executive officer Section 112 of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449), as transferred by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(h) Chief Executive Officer > > > #### “(1) Appointment; removal; review > > The Board shall appoint and review the performance of, and may remove, the chief executive officer of the Foundation. > > > #### “(2) Powers > > The chief executive officer of the Foundation may appoint, remove, and review the performance of any officer or employee of the Foundation.” > . ###

(e)Powers of Foundation **[**[33 U.S.C. 1963](/us/usc/t33/s1963)**]** Section 113(c)(1) of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449), as transferred by this Act, 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”. ###

(f)Principal Office Section 113 of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449), as transferred by this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(g) Principal Office > > The Board shall 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.” > . ###

(g)Best Practices; Rule of Construction Section 113 of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449), as transferred by this Act and amended by subsection (e), is further amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(h) Best Practices > > > #### “(1) In general > > The Foundation shall develop and implement best practices for conducting outreach to Indian Tribes and Tribal Governments. > > > #### “(2) Requirements > > 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. > > > ### “(i) Rule of Construction > > 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.” > . ###

(h)Authorization of Appropriations **[**[33 U.S.C. 1968](/us/usc/t33/s1968)**]** Section 118(a) of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449), as transferred by this Act, is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (1), by inserting “and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2025” after “through 2024”; and ####

(2)in paragraph (2), by striking “and State and local government agencies” and inserting “, State and local government agencies, regional organizations, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and foreign governments”. ###

(i)Reauthorization **[**[33 U.S.C. 1958](/us/usc/t33/s1958)**]** Section 9(a) of the Marine Debris Act (Public Law 109-449) is amended by striking “for” the first place it appears and all that follows through “carrying out” and inserting “for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2029 for carrying out”.

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