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That this Act may be cited as the **Scean Dumping Amendments 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND POLICIES. 
Subsections (a) and (5b) of secticn 2 of the “Marine 
Protection, Researcn, and Sanctuaries Act cf 1972 (33 U.S.C. 
1491) ace amended to read as follows: 
VuSece 2. (Cal) ihe Gonssess finds eras 
**(1) the unregulatea aumsing of material into ccean 
Waters endangers Numan health, welfare, and amenities, 
and the marine environment, ecological systems, ana 
economic potentialities: 
*“*(2) certain ocean watecs under the jurisaiction cf 
the Inited States are already unreasonably cegraded as a 
SSSUINE Ore ClUiuleaine? hovel ehlshe ClosieAClSignGi aiesScESeSS Wiel 
or prevents, other reasonaple ana accustomea uses Of 
Macine cescurces from Eeirg made; 
**(3) Certain materials that Nave nNenetofere ceen 
dumped intc ocean vaters Rave votential commerciai value 
if appropriately recyclec; 
+1 (4) ocean sites that have hepetososS Deen used fer 
tne dumping c£ materiéls have not Leen 4dag 
studied to aetermine the full envirenmental effects cf 
such dumping; ena 
“*(5) the peascnasle use cr tne ocean as a 
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