{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-886","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 886","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text","title":"Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-02-09","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-03-11","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h80","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act","result":"Passed","yea":326,"nay":73,"present":0,"not_voting":32,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll080.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 346.","date":"2024-03-12"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-03-11","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and modifies the Marine Debris Program and makes other modifications to the Marine Debris Act. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2025 the Marine Debris Coordinating Committee and a clearinghouse on marine debris."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill modifies the program to allow the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to (1) enter into other agreements, outside of contracts; (2) make in-kind contributions for projects; and (3) receive and expend funds from outside sources for projects."},{"k":"p","t":"Next, the bill modifies requirements for the Marine Debris Foundation, including by modifying the process for approving or removing members of the foundation's board of directors. The board must appoint a chief executive officer of the Foundation."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill also directs the foundation to locate its principal office in the National Capital Region or a coastal shoreline community."},{"k":"p","t":"In addition, the bill requires the foundation to develop best practices for conducting outreach to Indian tribes."}],"words":157},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Marine Debris Act and the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to change how the NOAA Marine Debris Program and the Marine Debris Foundation are administered, and to move and renumber provisions of those laws.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886/text/eh#H40886EDC669046A4A879E113A65CE0C6"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886/text/eh#H42D24AFB383C41809484922B4141CA21"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886/text/eh#HF461AF822DEF423EA73BCE12FCB2376D"}]},"core_areas":["NOAA Marine Debris Program agreements, funds and resources","Marine Debris Foundation board, officers, powers and office location","Marine Debris Act authorization of appropriations","Marine Debris Act definitions and transferred provisions"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Allows the Under Secretary to enter into other agreements besides grants, cooperative agreements and contracts under the Marine Debris Program, and to contribute in-kind to the portion of project costs that reflects the benefit NOAA derives from the project.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886/text/eh#H40886EDC669046A4A879E113A65CE0C6"}},{"text":"Allows the Under Secretary, acting through the Program, to receive funds from listed sources and to spend them only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886/text/eh#H40886EDC669046A4A879E113A65CE0C6"}},{"text":"Requires the Marine Debris Foundation board to recommend candidates to the Under Secretary, and adds approval by the Secretary of Commerce for certain board appointments and removals.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886/text/eh#H42D24AFB383C41809484922B4141CA21"}},{"text":"Lets the Foundation's board appoint, remove and review the chief executive officer, and lets the chief executive officer appoint, remove and review other officers and employees of the Foundation.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886/text/eh#H42D24AFB383C41809484922B4141CA21"}},{"text":"Requires the board to locate the Foundation's principal office in the National Capital Region or a coastal shoreline community, and requires the Foundation to develop and implement best practices for outreach to Indian Tribes.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886/text/eh#H42D24AFB383C41809484922B4141CA21"}},{"text":"Changes the Marine Debris Act's authorization of appropriations from fiscal year 2023 to each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886/text/eh#H42D24AFB383C41809484922B4141CA21"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-03-11","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/886/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-886.png","v":"eb5ca4d66e16","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 886, 118th Congress: Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act. House: 326 Yea, 73 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 11 Mar 2024."}}