NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: convene an expert panel on data collection relative to foster care and streamlining the application and approval process for moving a child from foster care to a permanent home (see H. Con. Res. 17), H138 [6JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide health care to members of the Armed Forces who serve in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and study potential health consequences (see H.R. 4007), H8733 [6OC]

NRC: consider certain criteria in relicensing nuclear facilities and provide independent assessment of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station by the National Academy of Sciences prior to relicensing (see H.R. 966), H795 [17FE]

———consider certain criteria in relicensing nuclear facilities and provide independent assessment of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station prior to relicensing (see S. 1381), S8134 [12JY]

Petroleum: report on feasibility and design of a national strategic gasoline reserve (see H.R. 4043), H8808 [7OC]

Excerpts

Corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, S7259 [23JN]

Letters

Global response to climate change, S7006 [22JN]

Remarks in House

Head Start Program: suspend implementation of National Reporting System while the National Academy of Sciences studies appropriate standards for school readiness, H8307, H8308 [22SE]

Hudson River: environmental study funding, H3619, H3624 [19MY]

Power resources: feasibility study on use of mustard seed as feedstock for biodiesel, H2415 [21AP]

Remarks in Senate

NRC: consider certain criteria in relicensing nuclear facilities and provide independent assessment of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station prior to relicensing (S. 1381), S8137 [12JY]

Reports

Rising Above the Gathering Storm, S11346-S11349 [17OC]

Texts of

S. 1381, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Relicensing Act, S8137 [12JY]