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1 a vessel or aircraft registered in the United States or 



2 flying the United States flag, in the territory of any 



3 foreign State not a contracting part}' to the convention, 



4 of material for the pui*pose of transporting it for dump- 



5 ing it in ocean waters, or (4) for the dumping of mate- 



6 rial into the waters descrilied in section 101 (h) — 



7 where the Administrator detcnnines that such dumping will 



8 not unreasonal)l3' degrade or endanger human health, wel- 



9 fare, or amenities, or the marine environment, ecological 



10 S3'stems, or economic potentialities." 



11 (b) Subsection 103 (a) of the iVct is amended to delete 



12 "for the transportation of dredged material for the purpose 



13 of dumping it in ocean waters" and to insert in its stead 



14 the following: "for the transportation, loading, and dumping 



15 of dredged material, in the instances set out in paragraphs 



16 (1) through (4) of subsection 102 (a) ,". 



17 Sec. 4, Section 109 of the Marine Protection, Research, 



18 and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 is amended to read as follows: 



19 "Sec. 109. (a) The provisions of this Act shall be 



20 construed in a manner which is consistent with the provisions 



21 of the convention, or any amendments thereto which, as 



22 interpreted by the United States, are binding upon the 



23 United States. 



24 " (b) It is the policy of the Congress that the President 



25 shall undertake to seek effective international action and 



