text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``National Geologic Mapping 
  Reauthorization Act of 1996''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress finds that--
              (1) in enacting the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 
          (43 U.S.C. 31a et seq.), Congress found, among other things, 
          that--
                      (A) during the 2 decades preceding enactment of 
                  that Act, the production of geologic maps had been 
                  drastically curtailed;
                      (B) geologic maps are the primary data base for 
                  virtually all applied and basic earth-science 
                  investigations;
                      (C) Federal agencies, State and local governments, 
                  private industry, and the general public depend on the 
                  information provided by geologic maps to determine the 
                  extent of potential environmental damage before 
                  embarking on projects that could lead to preventable, 
                  costly environmental problems or litigation;
                      (D) the lack of proper geologic maps has led to the 
                  poor design of such structures as dams and waste-
                  disposal facilities;
                      (E) geologic maps have proven indispensable in the 
                  search for needed fossil fuel and mineral resources; 
                  and
                      (F) a comprehensive nationwide program of geologic 
                  mapping is required in order to systematically build 
                  the Nation's geologic-map data base at a pace that 
                  responds to increasing demand;
              (2) the geologic mapping program called for by that Act has 
          not been fully implemented; and
              (3) it is time for this important program to be fully 
          implemented.
  
  SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT.
  
      (a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 
  1992 (43 U.S.C. 31b) is amended--
              (1) by striking ``As used in this Act:'' and inserting ``In 
          this Act:'';
              (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as 
          paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
              (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
              ``(2) Association.--The term `Association' means the 
          Association of American State Geologists.''; and
              (4) in each paragraph that does not have a heading, by 
          inserting a heading, in the same style as the heading in 
          paragraph (2), as added by paragraph (3), the text of which is 
          comprised of the term defined in the paragraph.
      (b) Geologic Mapping Program.--Section 4 of the National Geologic 
  Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c) is amended--
              (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
      ``(a) Establishment.--
              ``(1) In general.--There is established a national 
          cooperative geologic mapping program between the United States 
          Geological Survey and the State geological surveys, acting 
          through the Association.
              ``(2) Design, development, and administration.--The 
          cooperative geologic mapping program shall be--
                      ``(A) designed and administered to achieve the 
                  objectives set forth in subsection (c);
                      ``(B) developed in consultation with the advisory 
                  committee; and
                      ``(C) administered through the Survey.'';
              (2) in subsection (b)--
                      (A) in the subsection heading by striking ``USGS'' 
                  and inserting ``the Survey'';
                      (B) in paragraph (1)--
                              (i) by single-indenting the paragraphs, 
                          double-indenting the subparagraphs, and triple 
                          indenting the clauses;
                              (ii) by inserting ``Lead agency.--'' before 
                          ``The Survey'';
                              (iii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                      (I) by striking ``Committee on 
                                  Natural Resources'' and inserting 
                                  ``Committee on Resources''; and
                                      (II) by striking ``date of 
                                  enactment of this Act'' and inserting 
                                  ``date of enactment of the National 
                                  Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 
                                  1996'';
                              (iv) in subparagraph (B)--
                                      (I) by striking ``State geological 
                                  surveys'' and inserting 
                                  ``Association''; and
                                      (II) by striking ``date of 
                                  enactment of this Act'' and inserting 
                                  ``date of enactment of the National 
                                  Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 
                                  1996''; and
                              (v) in subparagraph (C)--
                                      (I) by striking ``date of enactment 
                                  of this Act'' and inserting ``date of 
                                  enactment of the National Geologic 
                                  Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1996'';
                                      (II) by striking ``Committee on 
                                  Natural Resources'' and inserting 
                                  ``Committee on Resources'';
                                      (III) in clauses (i) and (ii) by 
                                  inserting ``and the Association'' after 
                                  ``the Survey'';
                                      (IV) by adding ``and'' at the end 
                                  of clause (ii); and
                                      (V) by striking ``; and'' at the 
                                  end of clause (iii) and all that 
                                  follows through the end of the 
                                  subparagraph and inserting a period; 
                                  and
                      (C) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) by inserting ``Responsibilities of the 
                          secretary.--'' before ``In addition to''; and
                              (ii) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
                          ``State geological surveys'' and inserting 
                          ``Association'';
              (3) in subsection (c)--
                      (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``interpretive'' 
                  and inserting ``interpretative''; and
                      (B) in paragraph (4) by striking ``awareness for'' 
                  and inserting ``awareness of''; and
              (4) in subsection (d)--
                      (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``Federal 
                  component.--'' before ``A Federal'';
                      (B) in paragraph (2)--
                              (i) by inserting ``Support component.--'' 
                          before ``A geologic''; and
                              (ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and 
                          inserting the following:
                      ``(D) geochronologic and isotopic investigations 
                  that--
                              ``(i) provide radiometric age dates for 
                          geologic-map units; and
                              ``(ii) fingerprint the geothermometry, 
                          geobarometry, and alteration history of 
                          geologic-map units,
                  which investigations shall be contributed to a national 
                  geochronologic data base;'';
                      (C) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``State 
                  component.--'' before ``A State''; and
                      (D) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                  following:
              ``(4) Education component.--A geologic mapping education 
          component--
                      ``(A) the objectives of which shall be--
                              ``(i) to develop the academic programs that 
                          teach earth-science students the fundamental 
                          principles of geologic mapping and field 
                          analysis; and
                              ``(ii) to provide for broad education in 
                          geologic mapping and field analysis through 
                          support of field studies;
                      ``(B) investigations under which shall be 
                  integrated with the other mapping components of the 
                  geologic mapping program and shall respond to 
                  priorities identified for those components; and
                      ``(C) Federal funding for which shall be matched by 
                  non-Federal sources on a 1-to-1 basis.''.
      (c) Advisory Committee.--Section 5 of the National Geologic Mapping 
  Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d) is amended--
              (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
      ``(a) Establishment.--
              ``(1) In general.--There shall be established a 10-member 
          geologic mapping advisory committee to advise the Director on 
          planning and implementation of the geologic mapping program.
              ``(2) Members ex officio.--Federal agency members shall 
          include the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
          Agency or a designee, the Secretary of Energy or a designee, 
          the Secretary of Agriculture or a designee, and the Assistant 
          to the President for Science and Technology or a designee.
              ``(3) Appointed members.--Not later than 90 days after the 
          date of enactment of the National Geologic Mapping 
          Reauthorization Act of 1996, in consultation with the 
          Association, the Secretary shall appoint to the advisory 
          committee 2 representatives from the Survey (including the 
          Chief Geologist, as Chairman), 2 representatives from the State 
          geological surveys, 1 representative from academia, and 1 
          representative from the private sector.''; and
              (2) in subsection (b)(3) by striking ``and State'' and 
          inserting ``, State, and university''.
      (d) Geologic Mapping Program Implementation Plan.--Section 6 of the 
  National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31e) is amended--
              (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``cooperative'' after 
          ``national'';
              (2) by striking paragraph (3)(C) and inserting the 
          following:
                      ``(C) for the State geologic mapping component, a 
                  priority-setting mechanism that responds to--
                              ``(i) specific intrastate needs for 
                          geologic-map information; and
                              ``(ii) interstate needs shared by adjacent 
                          entities that have common requirements; and'';
              (3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and inserting the 
          following:
              ``(4) a mechanism for adopting scientific and technical 
          mapping standards for preparing and publishing general-purpose 
          and special-purpose geologic maps to--
                      ``(A) ensure uniformity of cartographic and 
                  scientific conventions; and
                      ``(B) provide a basis for judgment as to the 
                  comparability and quality of map products; and''; and
              (4) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
      (e) National Geologic-Map Data Base.--Section 7 of the National 
  Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31f) is amended by striking 
  subsection (b) and inserting the following:
      ``(b) Standardization.--
              ``(1) In general.--Geologic maps contributed to the 
          national archives shall have format, symbols, and technical 
          attributes that adhere to standards so that archival 
          information can be accessed, exchanged, and compared 
          efficiently and accurately, as required by Executive Order 
          12906 (59 Fed. Reg. 17,671 (1994)), which established the 
          National Spatial Data Infrastructure.
              ``(2) Development of standards.--Entities that contribute 
          geologic maps to the national archives shall develop the 
          standards described in paragraph (1) in cooperation with the 
          Federal Geographic Data Committee, which is charged with 
          standards development and other data coordination activities as 
          described in Office of Management and Budget revised Circular 
          A-16.''.
      (f) Annual Report.--Section 8 of the National Geologic Mapping Act 
  of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31g) is amended in the first sentence--
              (1) by striking ``Committee on Natural Resources'' and 
          inserting ``Committee on Resources''; and
              (2) by striking ``program, and describing and evaluating 
          progress'' and inserting ``program and describing and 
          evaluating the progress''.
      (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 9 of the National 
  Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31h) is amended to read as 
  follows:
  
  ``SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
  out the national cooperative geologic mapping program under this Act--
              ``(1) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
              ``(2) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
              ``(3) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
              ``(4) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
      ``(b) Allocation of Appropriated Funds.--
              ``(1) In general.--Of the amount of funds that are 
          appropriated under subsection (a) for any fiscal year up to the 
          amount that is equal to the amount appropriated to carry out 
          the national cooperative geologic mapping program for fiscal 
          year 1996--
                      ``(A) not less than 20 percent shall be allocated 
                  to State mapping activities; and
                      ``(B) not less than 2 percent shall be allocated to 
                  educational mapping activities.
              ``(2) Increased appropriations.--Of the amount of funds 
          that are appropriated under subsection (a) for any fiscal year 
          up to the amount that exceeds the amount appropriated to carry 
          out the national cooperative geologic mapping program for 
          fiscal year 1996--
                      ``(A) for fiscal year 1997--
                              ``(i) 76 percent shall be allocated for 
                          Federal mapping and support mapping activities;
                              ``(ii) 22 percent shall be allocated for 
                          State mapping activities; and
                              ``(iii) 2 percent shall be allocated for 
                          educational mapping activities;
                      ``(B) for fiscal year 1998--
                              ``(i) 75 percent shall be allocated for 
                          Federal mapping and support mapping activities;
                              ``(ii) 23 percent shall be allocated for 
                          State mapping activities; and
                              ``(iii) 2 percent shall be allocated for 
                          educational mapping activities;
                      ``(C) for fiscal year 1999--
                              ``(i) 74 percent shall be allocated for 
                          Federal mapping and support mapping activities;
                              ``(ii) 24 percent shall be allocated for 
                          State mapping activities; and
                              ``(iii) 2 percent shall be allocated for 
                          educational mapping activities; and
                      ``(D) for fiscal year 2000--
                              ``(i) 73 percent shall be allocated for 
                          Federal mapping and support mapping activities;
                              ``(ii) 25 percent shall be allocated for 
                          State mapping activities; and
                              ``(iii) 2 percent shall be allocated for 
                          educational mapping activities.''.
  
              Passed the House of Representatives July 30, 1996.
  
              Attest:
  
                                                  ROBIN H. CARLE,
  
                                                                   Clerk.
target: National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1996 - Amends the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 to establish a national cooperative geologic mapping program between the U.S. Geological Survey and State geological surveys. 
  Establishes a geologic mapping advisory committee to advise the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey on planning and implementation of the geological mapping program. 
  Authorizes appropriations.
feat_title: National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1996