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GCIL HOME   HIGHLIGHTS AGREEMENT ON THE CONSERVATION OF ALBATROSSES AND PETRELS PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE MONUMENT R.M.S. TITANIC SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS SUBJECT AREAS Antarctic Arctic Biological Diversity Climate Change Environment and Trade Extraterritorial Appl. of Laws Fisheries Heritage Marine Debris Marine Mammals Marine Pollution Marine Protected Areas Marine Turtles Marine Scientific Research Seabed Management Seabirds Ships, Regulation of Survey and Charting Treaties Underwater Sound Zones and Boundaries ACRONYMS REFERENCES

R.M.S. TITANIC The Office of General Counsel for International Law FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) Frequently Asked Questions PROPOSED LEGISLATION Proposed Legislation to Implement International Agreement to Protect RMS Titanic Wreck Site (July 24, 2007) On July 24, 2007, the U.S. Department of State transmitted to Congress proposed legislation to implement the international "Agreement Concerning the Shipwrecked Vessel RMS Titanic" (Agreement) with the United Kingdom, Canada and France adopted to increase protection of the RMS Titanic and its wreck site. Concerted action by the four countries would greatly help to foreclose financing for, and the technical ability to conduct, unregulated salvage and other potentially harmful activities. If enacted, the proposed legislation will implement the Agreement called for by Congress in the RMS Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986 (Titanic Memorial Act). Consistent with the Titanic Memorial Act and with the Administration's U.S. Ocean Action Plan (2004), the Agreement and the proposed legislation designates the RMS Titanic wreck site as an international maritime memorial to those who lost their lives in its tragic sinking and puts in place several other important measures to protect the scientific, cultural and historical significance of the wreck site. Additional reference information: U.S. Department of State Media Note (July 25, 2007) NOAA News Release "Proposed Legislation Gives NOAA the Lead on Protecting RMS Titanic Wreck Site" (July 25, 2007) (HTM) R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Preservation Act of 2007. A bill to amend the R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986 to implement the International Agreement Concerning the Shipwrecked Vessel RMS Titanic Section-by-section analysis of the R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Preservation Act of 2007 Transmittal letters to the United States Congress (July 24, 2007) International Agreement Concerning the Shipwrecked Vessel RMS Titanic RMS Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 450rr, et seq.) NOAA Guidelines. for Research, Exploration and Salvage of RMS Titanic 66 Fed. Reg. 18905 (April 12, 2001) U.S. Ocean Action Plan. The Bush Administration's Response to the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (2004) NOAA News Release "'Return to Titanic' Meets Science Objectives, Reminds all that Wreck Site is Hallowed Ground. Expedition Ends Just Prior to U.S. Signing of Titanic Agreement" (June 21, 2004) (HTM) Return to Titanic. NOAA-sponsored web site regarding the RMS Titanic 2004 Expedition (HTML) Hearing of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee on H.R. 3272, a bill to Designate the Shipwreck of the Titanic as a Maritime Memorial (Oct. 29, 1985) H. Rept. 99-393 (Nov. 21, 1985), Report of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee on The R.M.S. "Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1985"