NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION see also Department of Commerce

Amendments

National Weather Service: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6251, H6253 [4OC]

Articles and editorials

Heat-Trapping Gas Passes Milestone, Raising Fears, S6576 [18SE]

2 Years After Japan Tsunami, Debris Spreads in US, S1286 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions

California: provide congressional direction for Endangered Species Act implementation relative to operation of Central Valley Project and California State Water Project, and water relief (see H.R. 1927), H2568 [9MY]

Coastal zones: establish constituent-driven program to collect priority coastal geospatial data and support information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage coastal region (see H.R. 1382), H1824 [21MR]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 839), S3029 [25AP] (see H.R. 71), H30 [3JA]

Dept. of Commerce: issue a fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance existing loan funding the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Fishing Capacity Reduction Program (see S. 1275), S5620 [10JY] (see H.R. 2646), H4369 [10JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (see H.R. 70), H29 [3JA]

Ecology and environment: address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia through research, forecasting and monitoring, and mitigation and control while helping communities detect, control, and mitigate such events (see S. 1254), S5498 [27JN]

Fish and fishing: develop a fishery management plan for Gulf of Mexico red snapper (see S. 1161), S4481 [13JN] (see H.R. 3099), H5546 [12SE]

——— develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect (see H.R. 3063), H5399 [2AU]

——— grant exclusive fishery management authority over red snapper fish in the Gulf of Mexico to certain States (see S. 747), S2749 [17AP]

——— limit maritime liens on fishing licenses (see S. 542), S1785 [13MR] (see H.R. 1147), H1396 [13MR]

——— making supplemental appropriations for fisheries disasters (see H.R. 1445), H1857 [9AP] (see H.R. 1753), H2350 [25AP]

——— permit eligible fishermen to approve certain limited access privilege programs (see S. 221), S469 [4FE]

——— provide for equitable management of summer flounder based on geographic, scientific, and economic data (see S. 1757), S8457 [21NO]

——— support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 799), H596 [15FE]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see S. 520), S1592 [11MR] (see H.R. 1012), H1319 [6MR]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (see S. 1528), S6646 [19SE]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1399), H1825 [21MR]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2219), H3014 [3JN]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish (see S. 646), S2146 [21MR]

National Flood Research and Education Center: establish (see H.R. 3034), H5398 [2AU]

National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (see S. 376), S813 [25FE] (see H.R. 2431), H3927 [19JN]

National Weather Service: establish, maintain, and operate a tsunami forecast and warning center for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1110), H1394 [13MR]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 82), H6223 [3OC]

——— making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (see H. Res. 371), H6223 [3OC]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1786), H2391 [26AP]

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 1068), S3844 [23MY]

Oceans: improve ability to address severe marine debris events (see H.R. 1425), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities to address marine debris impacts of 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami (see S. 1162), S4481 [13JN] (see H.R. 1491), H1955 [11AP]

Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 373), H279 [23JA]

Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and improve oil spill response plans (see S. 1483), S6208 [1AU]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1329), S5800 [18JY] (see H.R. 2787), H4978 [23JY]

Weather: prioritize and redirect resources to a program of attainable advances in improving weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events (see H.R. 2413), H3758 [18JN]

Press releases

CO2 at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory Reaches New Milestone—Tops 400 ppm, S6576 [18SE]

Remarks in House

Budget: impact of sequestration, H3697 [18JN]

Coral Reef Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 71), E8 [3JA]

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: act through NOAA to initiate immediate action to create jobs (H.R. 70), E1003 [28JN]

Disasters: clarify that fisheries disaster funds are intended for States that suffered a fisheries disaster as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy, H137 [15JA]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H2076 [17AP], H5756 [19SE]

Fish and fishing: proposed rule to preempt State laws relative to shark finning, H4835 [22JY]

——— support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (H.R. 799), H3893 [19JN]

National Integrated Drought Information System: reauthorize (H.R. 2431), H3765 [19JN]

National Weather Service: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 371), H6244–H6254 [4OC]

Regional Ocean Partnership program: funding, H136, H137 [15JA]

Science: impact of Government shutdown, H6117 [2OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, H5778 [20SE]

Remarks in Senate

Executive Office of the President: call to establish interagency task force to address cleanup of debris from Japanese earthquake, S1285 [11MR]

Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (S. 1528), S6648 [19SE]

National Endowment for the Oceans: establish, S3143 [7MY], S3223, S3227, S3246 [8MY], S3564 [16MY]

National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy: release, S2491 [9AP]

National Weather Service: impact of Government shutdown, S7188 [4OC]

Reports filed

Address Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Through Research, Monitoring, and Mitigation To Help Communities Detect, Control, and Mitigate Such Events: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1254) (S. Rept. 113–121), S8100 [18NO]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 75–80 and 82–85, Various Federal Agencies and Programs Continuing Appropriations and H.R. 3223, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 371) (H. Rept. 113–242), H6223 [3OC]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2787) (H. Rept. 113–171), H4978 [23JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1329) (S. Rept. 113–78), S5799 [18JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 371, consideration of H.J. Res. 75–80 and 82–85, various Federal agencies and programs continuing appropriations and H.R. 3223, Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act, H6244 [4OC]