U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Amendments

Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy: authorize certain programs and activities (S. 2483), S452, S453 [29JA], S502 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions

Antarctic regions: encourage support of a recovery mission for the human remains of crew killed in the George One crash on Thurston Island (see H. Con. Res. 301), H1000 [15FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (see S. 3213), S6285 [26JN]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 5171), H555 [29JA]

Science: provide for a national biological data center (see H.R. 7144), H10130 [26SE]

Letters

Energy related amendments to Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation: several Senators, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S7843 [31JY]

Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act: Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H6264 [9JY]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H6264 [9JY]

Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy programs and activities authorization: Peter R. Orszag, CBO, S2876 [10AP]

———Senator Bingaman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate), S599 [4FE]

Remarks in House

Animals: strengthen polar bear conservation efforts, E552 [9AP]

Antarctic regions: encourage support of a recovery mission for the human remains of crew killed in the George One crash on Thurston Island (H. Con. Res. 301), E207 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations, H5459 [17JN]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 5171), E110 [29JA]

Oceans: establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA (H.R. 4174), H6261-H6266 [9JY]

Remarks in Senate

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: designate certain wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and national heritage areas, and authorize certain programs and activities (S. 3213), S6292, S6306 [26JN], S6309 [27JN]

Oceans: establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA, S5348 [6JN]

Reports

90 Billion Barrels of Oil and 1,670 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Assessed in the Arctic, S7237 [24JY]

Reports filed

Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1581) (S. Rept. 110-339), S4791 [22MY]

———Committee on Science and Technology (House) (H.R. 4174) (H. Rept. 110-749), H6341 [9JY]

Table of contents

Omnibus Public Land Management Act (S. 3213), S6292 [26JN]

Tables

Congressionally directed Forest Service and Depts. of the Interior and Energy expenditures with or to an entity or targeted to a specific State, locality, or congressional district, S599 [4FE]

Texts of

H.R. 4174, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act, H6261-H6263 [9JY]