NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S9386 [15SE], S10093, S10114 [5OC], S10166 [6OC], S10182, S10192, S10207, S10208, S10210, S10211, S10223, S10224, S10225, S10226, S10227 [7OC], S10266, S10271, S10272, S10280, S10285, S10322, S10323, S10325 [8OC], S10343, S10374, S10375 [13OC], S10461, S10494 [15OC], S10788 [27OC], S11121 [4NO], S11223, S11224 [5NO], H6745 [12JN], H6807, H6808, H6809, H6810, H6811, H6812, H6813, H6814 [15JN], H6895, H6896 [16JN], H6913, H6920, H6922, H6924, H6926, H6928, H6932, H6936, H6940, H6942, H6943, H6944, H6945, H6948, H6949, H6950, H6952, H6953, H6954, H6955, H6956, H6957, H6958, H6960, H6962, H6963, H6964, H6965, H6966, H6968 [17JN], H6989, H6990, H6991, H6992, H6993, H6994, H6995, H6996, H6997, H6998, H7000, H7001, H7002, H7004, H7005, H7016 [18JN], H15432, H15443 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 544), H6862 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 552), H6917 [17JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2847, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S11186 [5NO]

Articles and editorials

California Water Plan Aims To Save Puget Sound Orcas, E1723 [10JY]

15,000 Reasons To Worry About State's Lakes, E2684 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions

Authorization: consolidate (see H.R. 300), H88 [8JA]

Chesapeake Bay Office: reauthorize (see S. 1224), S6452 [10JN] (see H.R. 1771), H4063 [26MR]

Climate: develop a research program that assists understanding of past, assesses present, and predicts future human-induced and natural processes of abrupt climate change (see S. 1667), S9326 [14SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (see H.R. 2548), H6008 [21MY]

Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas (see H.R. 368), H159 [9JA]

———authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to ensure their protection from conversion or development (see S. 170), S211 [8JA]

———develop a Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and coastal State waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 365), H158 [9JA]

———develop coastal and ocean observation system, improve warnings of natural hazards, enhance homeland security, support maritime operations, and improve coastal and marine resource management (see S. 171), S211 [8JA]

———establish a coordinated and comprehensive Federal ocean and coastal mapping program (see S. 174), S211 [8JA]

———establish a national integrated system of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems (see H.R. 367), H158 [9JA]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (see H.R. 3503), H9278 [31JY]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 2859), S12804 [9DE] (see H.R. 860), H1042 [4FE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see S. 212), S309 [12JA] (see H.R. 223), H36 [6JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish NOAA and a National Climate Enterprise (see H.R. 2685), H6154 [3JN]

Dept. of Defense: support the NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Ocean for Life Program, including covering the cost of participants (see H.R. 3294), H8585 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow certain Armed Forces, Public Health Service, and NOAA Corps members to transfer entitlement to Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 3657), H9998 [25SE]

Ecology and environment: establish a black carbon and other aerosols research program (see S. 1538), S8272 [29JY]

———establish a comprehensive greenhouse gas observation and analysis system (see S. 1539), S8272 [29JY]

———establish education and watershed programs which advance environmental literacy, including preparedness and adaptability for the likely impacts of climate change in coastal watershed regions (see H.R. 3644), H9961 [24SE]

Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (see S. 1214), S6364 [9JN] (see H.R. 2565), H6009 [21MY]

———establish a program to strengthen activities ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public is fit for human consumption (see H.R. 1370), H3055 [5MR]

———extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see S. 1255), S6542 [11JN] (see H.R. 1584), H3640 [18MR]

Great Lakes: conduct a study of the feasibility of a variety of approaches to eradicating Asian carp from the Great Lakes and tributaries (see H.R. 51), H30 [6JA]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see S. 212), S309 [12JA] (see H.R. 223), H36 [6JA]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (see S. 2913), S13458 [18DE]

John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program: extend (see S. 859), S4573 [22AP] (see H.R. 844), H921 [3FE]

Mining and mineral resources: conduct a technological capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study regarding recovery of minerals from shallow and deep seabed (see H.R. 2834), H6617 [11JN]

National Climate Service: establish (see H.R. 2306), H5397 [7MY] (see H.R. 2407), H5664 [14MY]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 387), H5062 [30AP]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see S. 1485), S7779 [21JY] (see H.R. 327), H89 [8JA]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 2627), H6012 [21MY]

Oceans: authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, delineate U.S. extended continental shelf, and monitor coastal changes (see S. 1515), S8094 [24JY] (see H.R. 2864), H6743 [12JN]

———develop and coordinate interagency ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish ocean acidification program within NOAA (see S. 173), S211 [8JA] (see H.R. 14), H28 [6JA]

———ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue (see S. 1514), S8094 [24JY] (see S. 1561), S8681 [3AU] (see H.R. 2865), H6743 [12JN]

———establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H28 [6JA]

———promote ocean and human health (see S. 1252), S6542 [11JN]

———study and report on research on the U.S. Arctic Ocean (see S. 1562), S8681 [3AU]

Oil Pollution Act: strengthen and provide the Coast Guard and NOAA with additional authorities (see S. 684), S3657 [24MR]

Public lands: expand authorities to provide service-learning activities, establish an Indian Youth Service Corps grant program, restore natural and scenic resources, and train managers and enthusiasts (see S. 1442), S7359 [10JY]

Renewable energy: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and environmental information program to support renewable energy (see S. 2852), S12804 [9DE]

Research: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program (see S. 172), S211 [8JA] (see H.R. 366), H158 [9JA]

Salmon Stronghold Partnership program: establish (see S. 817), S4311 [2AP] (see H.R. 2055), H4687 [22AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2847), H6742 [12JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (see H. Res. 544), H6805 [15JN] (see H. Res. 552), H6902 [16JN]

Weather: authorize NASA and NOAA to procure, launch, and operate the next generation of weather forecasting satellites (see H.R. 3654), H9998 [25SE]

Cloture motions

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10328 [8OC], S10351 [13OC], S11148 [5NO]

Factsheets

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6890 [16JN]

Letters

Coral Reef Conservation Act reauthorization: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H9749 [22SE]

———Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H9749 [22SE]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H9749 [22SE]

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office reauthorization: David O'Neill, Friends of the John Smith Chesapeake Trail (organization), S6456 [10JN]

———John A. Cosgrove, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S6455 [10JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations: President Obama, H6913 [17JN]

Lists

Top ten reasons to support the science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies provisions of H.R. 1105, omnibus appropriations, S2730 [4MR]

Motions

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10210 [7OC], S10272 [8OC], S11170, S11171 [5NO], H6897 [16JN], H7000, H7002, H7003, H7004, H7006, H7007, H7009, H7010, H7011, H7012, H7013, H7014, H7015, H7017 [18JN]

Press releases

Majority Restricts Amendment Process for Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill: Representative Dreier, Committee on Rules (House), H6860 [16JN]

Remarks in House

Aquarius undersea laboratory: tribute, H3978 [25MR]

California: implementation of report entitled ``Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project'', E1723 [10JY]

———prohibit funding for implementation of report entitled ``Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project'', H6945-H6948 [17JN], E1527 [23JN]

Chesapeake Bay Office: reauthorize (H.R. 1771), H10009-H10012 [29SE]

Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a Working Waterfront Grant Program (H.R. 2548), H6420 [10JN], E1367 [10JN]

Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas, H3983 [25MR]

———develop a Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and coastal State waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the Continental Shelf (H.R. 365), E62 [9JA]

———establish a national integrated system of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing systems, H3983 [25MR]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and study the impact of dams on endangered salmon and steelhead (H.R. 3503), E2159 [31JY]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 860), H9744-H9750 [22SE], H10412 [1OC], E212 [4FE], E2339, E2342 [23SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish NOAA and a National Climate Enterprise (H.R. 2685), E1304 [3JN], E2985 [14DE]

EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, H7407, H7408, H7410 [25JN], H12060, H12067 [29OC], E2684 [2NO]

Great Lakes: conduct a study of the feasibility of a variety of approaches to eradicating Asian carp from the Great Lakes and tributaries (H.R. 51), E3, E11 [6JA]

John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program: extend (H.R. 844), H2883, H2884 [2MR]

Lubchenco, Jane: nomination to be NOAA Administrator, H3080 [9MR]

National Climate Service: prohibit funding to establish or implement, H6954, H6955 [17JN]

National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 387), H5413, H5414 [12MY]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (H.R. 327), E45 [8JA]

NOAA: extend the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (H.R. 844), H2883 [2MR]

Oceans: develop and coordinate interagency ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish ocean acidification program within NOAA, H3285 [11MR]

OMB: require executive departments and independent agencies to track and report undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts, H6945 [17JN]

Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund: funding, H6912 [17JN]

Point Pleasant Beach, NJ: prohibit funding for Partnership for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Initiative project, H6962, H6963 [17JN], E1487 [18JN]

Research: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program, H3978 [25MR]

San Jose State University: prohibit funding for Training the Next Generation of Weather Forecasters project, H6958-H6961 [17JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H6948, H6949, H6951-H6953, H6961 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), H6886-H6898 [16JN], H6919-H6969 [17JN], H6977, H6978, H6979-H7018 [18JN], H15431-H15473 [16DE], E1463 [17JN], E1484, E1487, E1488, E1491, E1492, E1494, E1496, E1500 [18JN], E1509, E1511, E1516 [19JN], E1527 [23JN], E1866 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 544), H6854-H6864 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), consideration (H. Res. 552), H6910-H6918 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), earmark declaration, E1350 [9JN], E1393 [12JN], E1404, E1405, E1406, E1407, E1408, E1409, E1410, E1411, E1412, E1413, E1414, E1415, E1416, E1417, E1418, E1419, E1420, E1421, E1422, E1423, E1424, E1426, E1428, E1429, E1430 [15JN], E1433, E1434, E1435, E1436, E1437, E1438, E1440, E1441, E1442, E1443, E1444, E1445, E1446, E1447, E1448, E1449, E1450, E1452, E1453, E1454, E1455, E1461, E1462, E1463, E1465, E1466, E1468, E1469, E1472, E1476 [17JN], E1483, E1486, E1489, E1492, E1493, E1496, E1498 [18JN], E1503, E1504 [19JN], E1519, E1520, E1524, E1529 [23JN], E1556, E1568 [24JN], E1575, E1588, E1589 [26JN], E1644, E1649, E1658 [7JY], E1664, E1675, E1680 [8JY], E1726 [10JY], E1730 [13JY], E1755 [14JY], E1861 [21JY]

Trinity River: fishery resources restoration funding, H3283, H3284 [11MR]

Western Pacific Fishery Demonstration Projects: funding, H6920, H6921 [17JN]

Remarks in Senate

Chesapeake Bay Office: reauthorize (S. 1224), S6454 [10JN]

Climate: develop a research program that assists understanding of past, assesses present, and predicts future human-induced and natural processes of abrupt climate change (S. 1667), S9329 [14SE]

Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas, S423, S424 [15JA]

———develop coastal and ocean observation system, improve warnings of natural hazards, enhance homeland security, support maritime operations, and improve coastal and marine resource management (S. 171), S215 [8JA]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S8265 [29JY]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 2859), S12809 [9DE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (S. 212), S313 [12JA]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to restrict, reduce, or reallocate water supplies from the Central Valley project and California State Water project relative to certain Federal biological opinions, S9640, S9641, S9646 [22SE]

Ecology and environment: establish a black carbon and other aerosols research program (S. 1538), S8276 [29JY]

———establish a comprehensive greenhouse gas observation and analysis system (S. 1539), S8277 [29JY]

EPA: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, S9810 [24SE]

Fish and fishing: conserve U.S. fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the people of the U.S. (S. 1214), S6380 [9JN], S9926 [29SE]

Funding, S11172 [5NO]

GAO: review and audit Federal funds received by Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S10211 [7OC]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (S. 212), S313 [12JA]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (S. 2913), S13460 [18DE]

John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program: extend (S. 859), S4578 [22AP]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (S. 1485), S7784 [21JY]

Oceans: develop and coordinate interagency ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish ocean acidification program within NOAA, S423, S424 [15JA]

———ensure safe, secure, and reliable marine shipping in the Arctic including the availability of aids to navigation, vessel escorts, spill response capability, and maritime search and rescue (S. 1561), S8685 [3AU]

———promote ocean and human health (S. 1252), S6558 [11JN]

———study and report on research on the U.S. Arctic Ocean (S. 1562), S8685 [3AU]

Oil Pollution Act: strengthen and provide the Coast Guard and NOAA with additional authorities (S. 684), S3680 [24MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S5882 [21MY], S9093 [7AU], S14139 [24DE]

Renewable energy: establish an integrated and comprehensive ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric research, prediction, and environmental information program to support renewable energy (S. 2852), S12806 [9DE]

Research: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program, S423, S424 [15JA]

———establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program (S. 172), S219 [8JA]

Salmon Stronghold Partnership program: establish (S. 817), S4370 [2AP]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S10272, S10284 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S8265 [29JY], S10079, S10093-S10105 [5OC], S10181-S10188, S10192-S10195, S10199, S10203, S10207-S10212 [7OC], S10265-S10273, S10280, S10284-S10288, S10328 [8OC], S10339-S10352 [13OC], S10386, S10402, S10417 [14OC], S10461, S10465 [15OC], S11131, S11145-S11186 [5NO], S11248 [6NO], S11285 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), motion to recommit, S10272, S10284 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2847), unanimous-consent agreement, S10054 [1OC], S11168 [5NO]

———prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S10207 [7OC]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, S2730-S2732 [4MR]

Reports

Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in Conference Report on H.R. 2847, Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations, S10212 [7OC]

Reports filed

Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1771) (H. Rept. 111-271), H10068 [29SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2847, Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 544) (H. Rept. 111-155), H6805 [15JN]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 111-158), H6902 [16JN]

Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 860) (H. Rept. 111-196), H8007 [10JY]

Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 212) (S. Rept. 111-64), S8759 [4AU]

NOAA John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program Extension: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 859) (S. Rept. 111-70), S8992 [6AU]

NOAA Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S5699 [20MY], S8864 [5AU], S13382 [17DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3093) (H. Rept. 111-149), H6742 [12JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2847) (S. Rept. 111-34), S7069 [25JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), S10272 [8OC], S11172 [5NO], H7012 [18JN]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S8265 [29JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2847, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S10105 [5OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 387, support goals and ideals of National Hurricane Preparedness Week, H5413 [12MY]

H. Res. 544, consideration of H.R. 2847, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H6854 [16JN]

H. Res. 552, consideration of H.R. 2847, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H6910 [17JN]

H.R. 860, Coral Reef Conservation Act reauthorization, H9744-H9748 [22SE]

H.R. 1771, Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act, H10009 [29SE]

H.R. 2847, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S10093-S10104 [5OC], S11175-S11186 [5NO]

S. 171, Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act, S216-S219 [8JA]

S. 172, NOAA Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research Program Act, S219 [8JA]

S. 684, Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act, S3681-S3685 [24MR]

S. 817, Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act, S4370-S4373 [2AP]

S. 859, NOAA John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program extension, S4578 [22AP]

S. 1252, promote ocean and human health, S6559 [11JN]

S. 1485, National Hurricane Research Initiative Act, S7785-S7789 [21JY]

S. 1538, Black Carbon and Other Aerosols Research Act, S8276 [29JY]

S. 1539, Greenhouse Gas Observation and Analysis System Act, S8277 [29JY]

S. 1667, Abrupt Climate Change Research Act, S9330 [14SE]

S. 2852, Renewable Energy Environmental Research Act, S12806 [9DE]

S. 2913, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act, S13461 [18DE]