S.Amdt. 4239

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   Inserted: GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

   Inserted: SEC. 201. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY OF LONG-TERM ECOSYSTEM SERVICE IMPACTS OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL ON THE GULF OF MEXICO.

   Inserted: (a) Agreement.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to perform the services covered by this section.

   Inserted: (2) Timing.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into the agreement described in paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (b) Study.--Under an agreement between the Secretary and the National Academy of Sciences under this section, the National Academy of Sciences shall carry out a 1-year study of the long-term ecosystem service impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico. In carrying out the study, the National Academy of Sciences shall assess the long-term costs to the public of the effect of the oil spill on the following:

   Inserted: (1) Water filtration for such communities.

   Inserted: (2) Hunting in the region near the Gulf of Mexico.

   Inserted: (3) Fishing, including both commercial and recreational fishing, in and near the Gulf of Mexico.

   Inserted: (4) Such other economic values as the National Academy of Sciences considers relevant to the communities near the Gulf of Mexico.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the completion of the study carried out under this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of such study.

   Inserted: (d) Alternate Contract Scientific Organization.--

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   Inserted: (1) In general.--If the Secretary is unable within the time period prescribed in subsection (a)(2) to enter into an agreement described in subsection (a)(1) with the National Academy of Sciences on terms acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall seek to enter into such an agreement with another appropriate scientific organization that--

   Inserted: (A) is not part of the Government;

   Inserted: (B) operates as a not-for-profit entity; and

   Inserted: (C) has expertise and objectivity comparable to that of the National Academy of Sciences.

   Inserted: (2) Treatment.--If the Secretary enters into an agreement with another organization as described in paragraph (1), any reference in this section to the National Academy of Sciences shall be treated as a reference to the other organization.

   Inserted: (e) Authorization of Appropriations and Direct Spending.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated and is appropriated to the Secretary, $1,000,000 to carry out this section.

   Inserted: (2) Emergency designation.--The amount appropriated under paragraph (1) is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to sections 403(a) and 423(b) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010.

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