NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Pascagoula, MS: convey property (S. 363), S7387, S7390 [10NO]

Bills and resolutions

Arctic regions: research special circumstances associated with oil spill prevention and response in Arctic waters (see S. 203), S272 [26JA]

Chesapeake Bay Office: reauthorize (see H.R. 1650), H2913 [15AP]

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. 2111), H4034 [3JN]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 46), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 738), H1039 [16FE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see S. 179), S127 [25JA] (see H.R. 192), H40 [5JA]

Dept. of Commerce: convey real property of NOAA in Ketchikan, AK (see S. 1307), S4291 [30JN] (see H.R. 2641), H5488 [25JY]

———establish regulatory system and research program for sustainable offshore aquaculture in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (see H.R. 2373), H4574 [24JN]

———reimburse certain fishermen for legal fees and costs incurred in connection with improper fines (see S. 1304), S4226 [29JN]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 3710), H9926 [16DE]

FEMA: revise National Flood Insurance Program to include a system for indeterminate loss insurance claims (see S. 1091), S3426 [26MY]

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. 1201), S3812 [15JN]

———extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see S. 632), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 3061), H6456 [23SE]

———limit maritime liens on fishing permits (see S. 608), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 1210), H1985 [17MR]

———permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs (see S. 1678), S6390 [11OC] (see H.R. 2772), H5884 [1AU]

———provide the necessary scientific information to properly implement annual catch limits (see H.R. 2304), H4457 [22JN]

———reform procedures for payment of funds from the Asset Forfeiture Fund and protect the fishing industry from excessive fines (see H.R. 2610), H5373 [21JY]

———strengthen and improve monitoring of fisheries (see S. 1312), S4292 [30JN]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 50), S123 [25JA]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see S. 179), S127 [25JA] (see H.R. 192), H40 [5JA]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2484), H4850 [11JY]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (see S. 1183), S3727 [13JN] (see H.R. 3391), H7397 [4NO]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1171), H1983 [17MR]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 1119), S3427 [26MY]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 973), S2928 [12MY] (see S. 1991), S8602 [14DE]

National Flood Research and Education Consortium: establish (see H.R. 2330), H4527 [23JN]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see S. 692), S1977 [30MR] (see H.R. 2258), H4364 [21JN]

National Tsunami Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 185), H2037 [29MR]

National Weather Service: establish, maintain, and operate a Caribbean tsunami forecast and warning center in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1100), H1841 [15MR]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 3272), H7159 [27OC]

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 H.R. 295), H202 [12JA]

———improve ability to sustain healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness, prevention, response, restoration, and research (see H.R. 3757), H10015 [20DE]

———promote ocean and human health (see H.R. 3570), H8186 [6DE]

Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 1568), H2855 [14AP]

———permit Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund use by Federal agencies to research, prevent, and respond to oil spills, for environmental studies, and grants for affected communities (see S. 204), S272 [26JA]

Pascagoula, MS: convey property (see S. 363), S791 [16FE]

Regional Fishery Management Councils: provide Internet access to meetings and meeting records (see H.R. 2753), H5884 [1AU]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1572), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 2596), H5284 [20JY]

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve: expand boundaries (see S. 485), S1219 [3MR]

Tsunami Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 131), S2130 [5AP]

Working Waterfront Grant Program: establish (see H.R. 3109), H6624 [5OC]

Conference reports

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112), H7433-H7576 [14NO]

Letters

NOAA funding: Jane Lubchenco, Dept. of Commerce, S1798 [17MR]

NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System funding: Representative Wolf, E1951 [27OC]

Memorandums

NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific Relocation From Seattle, WA, to Newport, OR: Todd J. Zinser, Dept. of Commerce, H1266 [18FE]

Questions and answers

Impact of funding cuts on NOAA weather forecasting systems, S1798 [17MR]

Remarks in House

Chesapeake Bay Office: reauthorize (H.R. 1650), E756 [15AP]

Climate Service: establishment funding, H1310, H1311 [18FE]

Coastal zones: flooding relative to Japanese tsunami, H1757 [11MR]

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. 2111), E1051 [3JN]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 738), E249 [16FE]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for implementation or enforcement of the McNary Shoreline Management Plan, Lake Wallula, WA, H5058, H5059 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Northwest Training Range Complex funding, E1270 [8JY]

Disasters: Federal natural hazards reduction programs funding, H1759 [11MR]

Fish and fishing: Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico fisheries catch-share programs funding, H1313, H1314 [18FE]

Funding, H950 [16FE], H1756 [11MR], H1828 [15MR], H1851 [16MR], H7778 [17NO], E250 [16FE]

Lubchenco, Jane: comments regarding NOAA Joint Polar Satellite System funding, E1951 [27OC]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1171), E531 [17MR]

Marine Operations Center-Pacific: relocation from Seattle, WA, to Newport, OR, funding, H1265-H1268 [18FE]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (H.R. 2258), E1143 [21JN]

Obama, President: Executive order to establish a comprehensive national ocean policy, H6561 [5OC]

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 (H.R. 295), H6991, H6992 [24OC]

———improve ability to sustain healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness, prevention, response, restoration, and research, E1173 [23JN]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, H7274, H7278 [3NO], H7734, H7736, H7770, H7777-H7781 [17NO], E2100, E2108 [18NO]

Working Waterfront Grant Program: establish (H.R. 3109), H6568 [5OC], E1768 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 46), S153 [25JA]

Dept. of Commerce: reimburse certain fishermen for legal fees and costs incurred in connection with improper fines (S. 1304), S4234 [29JN]

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. 1201), S3822 [15JN]

———strengthen and improve monitoring of fisheries (S. 1312), S4262, S4295 [30JN]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (S. 50), S163 [25JA]

Funding, S1798 [17MR]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (S. 1183), S3732 [13JN]

Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 1119), S3440 [26MY]

National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force: assess risk infectious salmon anemia poses to wild Pacific salmon and coastal economies which rely on them, S6849 [20OC]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (S. 973), S2941 [12MY], S4544 [13JY]

National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (S. 692), S1992 [30MR]

Nominations, S8602 [14DE]

Pascagoula, MS: convey property (S. 363), S7390 [10NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S1905 [28MR], S4299-S4303 [30JN], S6891 [20OC], S8769 [17DE]

———nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, unanimous-consent request, S8768, S8769 [17DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S6740 [19OC]

———making appropriations, S6573, S6580, S6581 [17OC], S6634, S6635, S6638-S6640, S6643-S6646, S6648, S6649 [18OC], S6730, S6735-S6738, S6740, S6744-S6756 [19OC], S6792-S6800, S6802, S6805, S6809, S6813-S6815, S6818, S6819, S6829, S6833-S6838, S6843, S6844, S6846, S6850, S6851 [20OC], S6899 [31OC], S6934-S6936, S6980, S6983 [1NO], S7678-S7681 [17NO]

Tsunami Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 131), S2143, S2144 [5AP]

Reports

Port of Bellingham, WA, Protest of Award of a Lease by NOAA to Port of Newport, OR, To Provide Office, Warehouse, and Related Space for NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific, E305-E307 [18FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2112, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 467) (H. Rept. 112-290), H7713 [16NO]

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2112) (H. Rept. 112-284), H7577 [14NO]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act Reauthorization and Amendment: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2484) (H. Rept. 112-333), H9925 [16DE]

Hydrographic Data and Arctic Safe Navigation Services Acquisition Funding, U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Delineation, and Coastal Changes Monitoring: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 295) (H. Rept. 112-157), H5284 [20JY]

NOAA Nominations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S1826 [17MR], S3613 [8JN], S6330 [6OC], S8602 [14DE]

NOAA Property Conveyance to Pascagoula, MS: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 363), S7187 [8NO]

Nomination of Scott C. Doney To Be NOAA Chief Scientist: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S2730 [5MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2596) (H. Rept. 112-169), H5284 [20JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1572) (S. Rept. 112-78), S5684 [15SE]

Tables

Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2112): conference report, H7747-H7769 [17NO]

Texts of

H.R. 295, hydrographic data and Arctic safe navigation services acquisition funding, U.S. extended continental shelf delineation, and coastal changes monitoring, H6991 [24OC]

S. 46, Coral Reef Conservation Act reauthorization, S153-S160 [25JA]

S. 50, Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act, S163 [25JA]

S. 363, NOAA property conveyance to Pascagoula, MS, S7390 [10NO]

S. 692, National Hurricane Research Initiative Act, S1992 [30MR]

S. 1201, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, S3823-S3827 [15JN]

S. Res. 131, Tsunami Awareness Month, S2140, S2144 [5AP]