; and (6) by amending subsection (g), as redesignated, to read as follows: (g) Evaluation of system performance (1) The Secretary shall periodically evaluate the operation and management of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System and each national estuarine reserve, including coordination with other State programs, education and interpretive activities, and the research being conducted within the reserve. (2) If an evaluation under paragraph (1) reveals that the operation, management, education, or research conducted by the System as a whole is deficient, the Secretary shall provide the System with recommendations to improve the deficiencies. (3) If an evaluation under paragraph (1) reveals that the operation and management of a reserve is deficient, or that the research being conducted within the reserve is not consistent with the research guidelines developed under subsection (d), the Secretary may suspend the eligibility of that reserve for financial assistance under subsection (f) until the deficiency or inconsistency is remedied. (4) The Secretary may withdraw the designation of an estuarine area as a national estuarine reserve if an evaluation under paragraph (1) reveals that— (A) the basis for any one or more of the findings under subsection (b)(2) regarding that area no longer exists; or (B) a substantial portion of the research conducted within the area, over a period of years, has not been consistent with the research guidelines developed under subsection (d). . (b) Technical and conforming amendments Section 315 ( 16 U.S.C. 1461 ), as amended, is further amended— (1) in subsection (d)(5), as redesignated, by striking subsection (d) and inserting subsection (e)