National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act

National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act

This bill reauthorizes the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 through FY2023 and provides for the Associate Director for Core Science Systems to replace the Associate Director for Geology as the chairperson of the geologic mapping advisory committee.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 318 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 318

       To reauthorize the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2019

  Mr. Lamborn (for himself and Mr. Brown of Maryland) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
       To reauthorize the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Geologic Mapping Act 
Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING ACT OF 1992.

    (a) Reauthorization.--
            (1) In general.--Section 9(a) of the National Geologic 
        Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31h(a)) is amended by striking 
        ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4(b)(1) of the National 
        Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(b)(1)) is amended 
        by striking ``Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009'' each 
        place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting 
        ``National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act''.
    (b) Geologic Mapping Advisory Committee.--Section 5(a)(3) of the 
National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)(3)) is amended 
by striking ``Associate Director for Geology'' and inserting 
``Associate Director for Core Science Systems''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--Section 3 of the National Geologic 
Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31b) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``section 6(d)(3)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4(d)(3)'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``section 6(d)(1)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4(d)(1)''; and
            (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``section 6(d)(2)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4(d)(2)''.
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