3.0.0 4787 2023-01-11T13:31:52Z 2023-01-11T13:31:52Z House HR 2016-03-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 43 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CURBELO of Florida:H.R. 4787.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3[Page H1463]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-23T21:46:08Z Referred to 2016-03-17T13:04:45Z Conserving Our Reefs and Livelihoods Act of 2016 114 5771 HR 2016-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Related bill CRS 2016-03-23 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2016-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 N C001102 Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19] Curt Clawson R FL 19 2016-03-17 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2016-03-21 False D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2016-04-13 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Aquatic ecology Atlantic Ocean Education programs funding Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fishes Gulf of Mexico Higher education Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Research administration and funding Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2016-03-17 Introduced in House 2016-07-14T20:00:31Z Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2016 or the FILET Act of 2016

This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award competitive grants for colleges and universities to research lionfish and their impact on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico ecosystems.

An educational institution must satisfy specific requirements to be eligible for a grant. Grants awarded must be used to develop innovative technologies that can detect, monitor, and help mitigate the spread of lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

]]> FILET Act of 2016 Display Title FILET Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Commerce to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education to combat lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, through the Cooperative Science and Education Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced FILET Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4787ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4787ih.xml 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. 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.