§450rr–4 International agreement

Summary

The Secretary must start talks with the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and other interested countries to make an international agreement that names the R.M.S. Titanic as an international maritime memorial and deals with research, exploration, and possible salvage of the Titanic in line with the international guidelines in section 450rr–3 and the purposes of sections 450rr through 450rr–6. The Secretary must consult with the Administrator, who will give research and technical help. Every six months the Secretary and the Administrator must report progress to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Senate. When the agreement is adopted, the Secretary must notify those committees and send recommendations for laws to carry out the agreement.