S.Amdt. 5817

1. Adds SEC. 1077. AMENDMENTS TO THE ARCTIC RESEARCH AND POLICY ACT OF 1984 at the end of subtitle G of title X

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   In S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed

   (2) as a recognition of Senator Inhofe's long history of engaging with, and advocating for, Africa, the Department of Defense Africa Center for Strategic Studies should be renamed the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Strategic Studies.

   Inserted: SEC. 1077. AMENDMENTS TO THE ARCTIC RESEARCH AND POLICY ACT OF 1984.

   Inserted: (a) Findings and Purposes.--Section 102(a) of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4101(a)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting "and homeland" after "national";

   Inserted: (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (17) as paragraphs (6) through (18), respectively;

   Inserted: (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(4) Changing Arctic conditions directly affect global weather and climate patterns and must be better understood--

   Inserted: "(A) to promote better agricultural management throughout the United States; and

   Inserted: "(B) to address the myriad of impacts, challenges, and opportunities brought about by such change.

   Inserted: "(5) Since a rapidly changing climate will reshape the economic, social, cultural, political, environmental, and security landscape of the Arctic region, sustained, robust, coordinated, reliable, appropriately funded, and dependable Arctic research is required to inform and influence sound domestic and international Arctic policy."; and

   Inserted: (4) in paragraph (6), as redesignated, by inserting "and climate" after "weather".

   Inserted: (b) Arctic Research Commission.--Section 103 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4102) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (b)--

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   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--

   Inserted: (i) by striking "who are" and inserting "who is a"; and

   Inserted: (ii) by striking "who live in areas" and inserting "who live in an area";

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (2), by striking "chairperson" and inserting "Chair"; and

   Inserted: (2) in subsection (d)--

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1)--

   Inserted: (i) by inserting "or her" after "his"; and

   Inserted: (ii) by inserting ", or in the case of the Chair, not to exceed 120 days of service each year" after "year"; and

   Inserted: (B) in paragraph (2), by striking "Chairman" and inserting "Chair".

   Inserted: (c) Administration of the Commission.--Section 106(4) of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4105(4)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by inserting ", and other Federal Government entities, as appropriate," after "with the General Services Administration"; and

   Inserted: (2) by inserting ", or the heads of other Federal Government entities, as appropriate," before the semicolon.

   Inserted: (d) Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee.--Section 107(b)(2) of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4106(b)(2)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by redesignating subparagraph (L) as subparagraph (O); and

   Inserted: (2) in subparagraph (K), by striking "and" at the end; and

   Inserted: (3) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the following:

   Inserted: "(L) the Department of Agriculture;

   Inserted: "(M) the Marine Mammal Commission;

   Inserted: "(N) the Denali Commission; and".

   Inserted: (e) 5-year Arctic Research Plan.--Section 109(a) of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4108(a)) is amended by striking "The Plan" and inserting "Notwithstanding section 3003 of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-66), the Plan".

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   At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

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