3.0.0 5546 2023-01-11T13:25:35Z 2023-01-11T13:25:35Z House H HR 2014-09-18 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HECK of Washington: H.R. 5546.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.=========================== NOTE ===========================September 18, 2014, on page H7888, the following appeared: By[Page H7888]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2014-10-23T17:31:55Z Referred to 2014-09-18T13:10:10Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2014-09-30T15:25:13Z Referred to 2014-09-18T13:10:05Z 2014-10-23 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. Committee 2014-09-30 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. Committee 2014-09-18 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2014-09-18 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 N M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2014-09-18 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2014-09-18 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2014-09-18 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2014-09-18 True S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2014-09-18 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2014-09-18 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Animal and plant health Aquatic ecology Department of Commerce Emergency planning and evacuation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government trust funds Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Public contracts and procurement Research administration and funding Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2014-09-18 Introduced in House 2015-03-12T22:12:53Z Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014 - Authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to declare and respond to a marine disease emergency (an event that affects the marine environment, is caused by a marine disease or environmental stressor, is likely to threaten the sustainability of a marine species or the health of a marine ecosystem, and is likely to expand in geographic scope).

Requires NOAA to designate an individual to coordinate the response to each emergency and develop and publish a response plan for each emergency within 21 days of the declaration.

Terminates the emergency when NOAA declares that the emergency no longer exists or 120 days after the declaration was made, whichever occurs first. Authorizes NOAA to renew a declaration.

Establishes the Marine Disease Emergency Working Group in NOAA to provide advice on assessing, declaring, and responding to those emergencies.

Establishes the Marine Disease Emergency Fund for responding to those emergencies.

Requires NOAA to establish a National Data Repository for Marine Diseases Research and Services to collect, store, and disseminate information on marine diseases and related data and facilitate the development and rapid dissemination of research on marine diseases.

Deems sea star wasting syndrome, a marine mortality event affecting species of sea stars, to be a marine disease emergency.

]]> Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014 Display Title Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Marine Disease Emergency Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5546ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5546ih.xml 2014-10-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. 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.