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1 the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 



2 Rico, Guam, and American Samioa. 



;> "(8) The term 'person' means any individual, cor- 



4 poration, firm, association, or other entity and shall in- 



f) elude any officer, department, agency, or instrumentality 



(J of any State, interstate, or local unit of government, and 



7 any ofBoer, department, agency, or instrumentahty of the 



8 Federal Grovemment. 



9 "(9) The term 'dumping' means to place, release, 

 10 discharge, or by any means whatsoever dispose of ma- 

 ll terial into ocean, coastal, or other waters. 



12 " {^) The Administrator shall direct and conduct such 



13 investigation and research with respect to the maiine ecology 



14 as is necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. To 



15 support such research and investigation, there is authorized 



16 to be appropriated $1,000,000 for the fi,soal year beginning 



17 July 1, 1971, and a like sum for each fiscal year thereafter." 



18 Sec. 2. (a) Section 6 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordi- 



19 nation Act is amended by inserting after "Act" the first time 



20 it appears therein the following: "(other than section 5B 



21 (h))". 



22 (b) Section 7 of such Act is amended by inserting after 



23 "Act" the following: "(other than a rule or regulation 



24 promulgated pursuant to section 5B) ". 



