OCEANS

Amendments

Fish and fishing: reauthorize various fishery conservation management programs (H.R. 1989), S11766, S11793, S11795 [20NO]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4883), H8882 [14NO]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3389), S10394, S10397 [10OC], H3602 [17JN], H3689, H3690 [19JN], H8064 [12NO]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see S. 2897), S8092 [3SE]

Brevard County, FL: modify project that mitigates the adverse impacts of shoreline erosion (see H.R. 4876), H3229 [5JN]

Dept. of Commerce: prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic zone off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington (see H.R. 4618), H1768 [30AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to marine sanitation devices (see H.R. 3673), H140 [5FE]

Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seabed by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see S. 2593), S5205 [6JN] (see H.R. 4003), H1002 [19MR]

———review fisheries data collection techniques, implement a national cooperative research program to facilitate industry involvement in data collection, and improve fishery management (see S. 2972), S8918 [19SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4749), H2607 [16MY]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on countries that undermine Atlantic marlin conservation and management measures and threaten continued viability of U.S. fisheries (see H. Con. Res. 427), H4068 [26JN]

Georgia: protect marine species (see S. 2627), S5584 [14JN]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4883), H3291 [6JN]

National Marine Fisheries Service: establish a pelagic longline highly migratory species bycatch and mortality reduction research program (see H.R. 4895), H3291 [6JN]

National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service stations (see H.R. 4115), H1153 [9AP]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (see S. 2428), S3560 [30AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3389), consideration (see H. Res. 446), H3667 [18JN]

New Jersey: restrict ocean dumping at the Historic Area Remediation Site to dumping of dredged material that does not exceed certain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (see S. 2725), S6649 [11JY] (see H.R. 5092), H4552 [11JY]

———status of EPA and Corps of Engineers memorandum of agreement relative to Historic Area Remediation Site ocean sediment polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (see H.R. 5470), H6775 [26SE]

NOAA: establish a tsunami hazard mitigation program (see H.R. 3720), H284 [12FE]

———improve conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources (see H.R. 4966), H3720 [19JN]

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization: encourage the protection of salmon (see S. Res. 277), S4840 [23MY]

Public lands: protect national parks and forests, ensure availability of water, energy, and minerals, improve wildlife, ocean and fisheries management, and address Native American and insular affairs (see H.R. 5569), H7303 [8OC]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 5395), H6373 [18SE]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see S. 2964), S8754 [18SE] (see H.R. 5396), H6373 [18SE]

Cost Estimates

NOAA Act (H.R. 4966): CBO, E2148 [16DE]

Hymns

``Eternal Father, Strong To Save,'' William Whiting, E1819 [11OC]

Messages

Fisheries Agreement Between the U.S. and the People's Republic of China: President Bush, S283 [4FE], H121 [5FE]

Poems

``Patrolling Barnegat,'' Walt Whitman, E508 [12AP]

Remarks in House

Customs Service: require reports on repairs to U.S. flag vessels on the high seas, H5345, H5346 [24JY]

Dept. of Commerce: prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic zone off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington (H.R. 4618), E661 [30AP]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4883), H8881-H8889 [14NO]

National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service stations (H.R. 4115), E508 [12AP]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: ensure equal access for minority and economically disadvantaged students, H3690-H3692 [19JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3389), H3683-H3693 [19JN], E1137 [24JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3389), consideration (H. Res. 446), H3681-H3683 [19JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 3389), Senate amendment, H8064-H8067 [12NO], E2035 [14NO]

New Jersey: restrict ocean dumping at the Historic Area Remediation Site to dumping of dredged material that does not exceed certain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) levels (H.R. 5092), H4523 [11JY]

NOAA: establish a tsunami hazard mitigation program (H.R. 3720), E130 [12FE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: anniversary, E1527 [9SE]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (H.R. 5395), E1602 [18SE], E2059 [15NO]

———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (H.R. 5396), E2059 [15NO]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (S. 2897), S8095 [3SE]

Dept. of Commerce: flexibility in fishery rebuilding plans, S11795 [20NO]

Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seabed by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (S. 2593), S5207 [6JN]

———reauthorize various fishery conservation management programs (H.R. 1989), S11793-S11796 [20NO]

———review fisheries data collection techniques, implement a national cooperative research program to facilitate industry involvement in data collection, and improve fishery management (S. 2972), S8930 [19SE]

Georgia: protect marine species (S. 2627), S5597 [14JN]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4883), S11797-S11799 [20NO]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3389), S10397 [10OC]

———reauthorize (S. 2428), S3570 [30AP]

NOAA: National Defense Center of Excellence for Research in Ocean Sciences funding, S5123-S5126 [6JN]

———reauthorize Chesapeake Bay Office, S11798 [20NO]

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization: encourage the protection of salmon (S. Res. 277), S4875 [23MY]

South Pacific Environment Programme Agreement: ratification, S8326 [5SE]

Water: establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (S. 2964), S8760 [18SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3389, National Sea Grant College Program Act Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 446) (H. Rept. 107-514), H3667 [18JN]

Fisheries Conservation Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 1989) (S. Rept. 107-340), S10887 [13NO]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4749) (H. Rept. 107-746), H7898 [11OC]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4883) (H. Rept. 107-621), H5993 [26JY]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2897) (S. Rept. 107-303), S10114 [8OC]

National Sea Grant College Program Act Reauthorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2428) (S. Rept. 107-187), S6249 [27JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3389) (H. Rept. 107-369), H779 [7MR]

———Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3389) (H. Rept. 107-369), H1288 [15AP]

NOAA Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4966) (H. Rept. 107-759), H7929 [15OC]

Nomination of James R. Mahoney To Be Assistant Sec. of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2260 [21MR]

Resolutions of ratification

South Pacific Environment Programme Agreement, S8326 [5SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 446, consideration of H.R. 3389, National Sea Grant College Program Act reauthorization, H3681 [19JN]

H.R. 1989, Fisheries Conservation Act, S11793-S11795 [20NO]

H.R. 3389, National Sea Grant College Program Act reauthorization, H3689 [19JN], H8064 [12NO]

H.R. 4883, Hydrographic Services Improvement Act reauthorization, H8881 [14NO]

S. 2428, National Sea Grant College Program Act reauthorization, S3571 [30AP]

S. 2972, Fisheries Research Improvement Act, S8931 [19SE]

S. Res. 277, encourage the protection of salmon at the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization meeting, S4875 [23MY]