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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="477" measure-id="id116hr477" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-01-10" update-date="2019-10-29">
<title>To amend section 7 of Public Law 100-515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 note) to promote continued use of the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Gateway National Recreation Area by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</title>
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<action-date>2019-01-10</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill authorizes the transfer of the James J. Howard Marine Science Laboratory at Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey, without consideration, to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by the state of New Jersey and sets forth new requirements governing the continued use of the laboratory.</p>]]></summary-text>
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