NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10594 [13OC]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H219 [7FE], H255 [8FE], H343 [10FE], H373, H374 [14FE], H398, H400, H401, H402, H403, H404, H405, H406, H407, H455 [15FE]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10724 [18OC]

Analyses

National Marine Fisheries Service Restrictions on Alaskan Fisheries Due To Decline in Stellar Sea Lion Population, S11857 [15DE]

Articles and editorials

Wrong Cure?, S11504-S11506 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4840), H5955 [12JY]

Chesapeake Bay Office: reauthorize and enhance management and restoration programs (see S. 2777), S5663 [22JN] (see H.R. 4789), H5654 [29JN] (see H.R. 5133), H7365 [7SE]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (see H. Res. 422), H339 [10FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (see S. 2954), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5086), H7209 [27JY]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (see H.R. 3919), H997 [14MR]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (see S. 2831), S6121 [29JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see S. 2832), S6121 [29JN]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (see S. 2223), S1316 [8MR]

Scituate, MA: transfer Coast Guard Station to NOAA (see S. 3245), S11131 [26OC]

Letters

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement: Bill Bolling, Brian E. Frosh, and Arthur D. Hershey, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S5682 [22JN]

———Michael F. Hirshfield, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S5683 [22JN]

Probilof Islands Transition Act: Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H5094 [26JN]

Memorandums

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: Hilda Diaz-Soltero, National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

———William W. Fox, Jr., National Marine Fisheries Service, S11468 [1NO]

Remarks in House

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), H5092-H5095 [26JN], H10489 [23OC], E1152 [29JN]

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4840), H7384, H7385 [12SE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H407 [15FE]

Chesapeake Bay Office: reauthorize and enhance management and restoration programs (H.R. 4789), E1170 [30JN]

Coastal Zone Management Fund: funding, H11285 [26OC]

Computers: networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), H392-H409 [15FE], E166 [16FE]

———networking and information technology research and development funding (H.R. 2086), consideration (H. Res. 422), H389-H392 [15FE]

Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 2090), H7385-H7388 [12SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (H.R. 5086), H10477-H10490 [23OC]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H.R. 2903) (H.R. 3919), E293, E303 [14MR]

Fish and fishing: commercial lobster fisheries assistance funding, H1567 [29MR]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, H10489 [23OC]

———efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (H.R. 2798), H7656-H7659 [18SE]

———West Coast fisheries assistance funding, H1484, H1490, H1491, H1567 [29MR]

Funding, H5106-H5108 [26JN], H12491 [15DE], E1133 [28JN], E1145 [29JN]

Geological Survey: participation in the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, H401, H402 [15FE]

Jason Project: tribute for providing research material to elementary and secondary school students, H4965 [22JN]

Kapahulehua, Leonard (Bully): Walter B. Jones Memorial and NOAA Excellence in Promoting Diversity in Coastal or Ocean Resource Management Award recipient, H8283 [27SE]

National Marine Fisheries Service: Hawaii Longline Observer Program funding, H5108 [26JN]

National Weather Service: funding, E1135 [28JN]

Solomon, Susan: National Medal of Science recipient, E331 [16MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: complete the orderly withdrawal of NOAA from the civil administration of the Pribilof Islands (H.R. 3417), S10552-S10555 [13OC]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: reauthorize, S10552-S10555 [13OC]

Chesapeake Bay Office: reauthorize and enhance management and restoration programs (S. 2777), S5680 [22JN]

Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel: establish (H.R. 2090), S8528 [13SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (S. 2954), S7845 [27JY]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 1639), S10737-S10740 [18OC]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest, S668-S670 [22FE], S5297, S5298 [16JN]

———implement individual fishing quota programs, S11563 [5DE]

———improve conservation and management of sharks and prohibit practice of shark-finning (S. 2831), S6141 [29JN], S11744, S11745 [7DE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize, S11563 [5DE]

———reauthorize (S. 2832), S6142 [29JN]

Maine: salmon restoration and conservation programs funding, S6518-S6520 [12JY], S9905 [5OC]

National Marine Fisheries Service: funding, S668-S670 [22FE]

———processing of jeopardy reviews under the Endangered Species Act, S668-S670 [22FE]

———restrictions on Alaskan fisheries due to decline in Stellar sea lion population, S11466-S11469 [1NO], S11504 [2NO], S11747-S11749 [8DE], S11772, S11773 [14DE], S11855, S11856, S11886 [15DE]

Oceans: establish Ocean and Coast Conservation Fund (S. 2223), S1325 [8MR]

Raritan, NJ: National Estuarine Research Reserve system land acquisition, S11231, S11232 [27OC]

Scituate, MA: transfer Coast Guard Station to NOAA, S11874 [15DE]

Reports

Alaskan Fisheries Impact on Stellar Sea Lion Population: National Marine Fisheries Service, S11749-S11751 [8DE]

Reports filed

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4840) (H. Rept. 106-804), H7279 [6SE]

Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4408) (H. Rept. 106-698), H5168 [26JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 422) (H. Rept. 106-496), H339 [10FE]

Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Partnership Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3919) (H. Rept. 106-762), H6598 [19JY]

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and Related Agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1639) (S. Rept. 106-384), S8019 [5SE]

Exploration of the Seas Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2090) (H. Rept. 106-810), H7279 [6SE]

Fur Seal Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3417) (H. Rept. 106-569), H2121 [11AP]

NOAA and NSF Marine Research and Related Environmental Research and Development Program Activities Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1552) (H. Rept. 106-987), H10256 [18OC]

Pacific Salmon Recovery Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 106-806), H7279 [6SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 422, consideration of H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H389 [15FE]

H.R. 2086, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H398-H400 [15FE]

H.R. 2090, Exploration of the Seas Act, H7385 [12SE]

H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act, H7656-H7658 [18SE]

H.R. 3417, Pribilof Islands Transition Act, H5092-H5094 [26JN]

H.R. 4840, Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act, H7384 [12SE]

H.R. 5086, Coastal and Fisheries Improvement Act, H10477-H10488 [23OC]

S. 1639, Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, National Weather Service and related agencies, and U.S. Fire Administration appropriations, S10737-S10740 [18OC], S10835 [19OC]

S. 2777, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization and management and restoration programs enhancement, S5681 [22JN]

S. 2832, Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorization, S6284-S6287 [30JN]