3.0.0 2029 2023-01-11T13:19:32Z 2023-01-11T13:19:32Z House H HR 2009-04-22 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-27T18:41:17Z Referred to 2009-04-22T14:02:47Z 2009-04-27 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. Committee 2009-04-22 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 N M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2009-06-11 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Marine Mammal Commission Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Public-private cooperation Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-04-22 Introduced in House 2009-05-14T18:33:27Z National Marine Mammal Research Program Act of 2009 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require the Marine Mammal Commission to establish the National Marine Mammal Research Program and a National Marine Mammal Research Program Office for the Research Program. Includes in the Program's purposes: (1) undertaking research on marine mammals, the factors that affect their populations and habitats, and related mitigation; and (2) coordinating and strengthening scientific research by developing partnerships among federal agencies, academia, industry, and other members of the oceanographic and marine mammal scientific communities. Authorizes the Commission to enter into contracts, make grants, or enter other arrangements as necessary to carry out the Program.

Directs the President to create a National Marine Mammal Research Coordinating Committee, including in its duties: (1) developing a national marine mammal research plan; and (2) seeking to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council to periodically evaluate the scientific content of the plan and the implementation of research conducted under the Program.

]]> National Marine Mammal Research Program Act of 2009 Display Title National Marine Mammal Research Program Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Marine Mammal Commission to establish a national research program to fund basic and applied research on marine mammals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced National Marine Mammal Research Program Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-04-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2029ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2029ih.xml 2009-04-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.