OCEANS

Amendments

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3599, H3603, H3604, H3606, H3607, H3608, H3612, H3613 [1JN]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), S7163, S7167 [6OC]

Articles and editorials

Lack of Action on Climate Change Is Costing Fishing Jobs, S898 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: prescribe an additional requirement for the designation of marine sanctuaries off the coast (see H.R. 332), H358 [13JA]

Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries: implement (see S. 1251), S2730 [7MY]

Aquaculture: prohibit authorization of commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action (see H.R. 331), H358 [13JA]

Arctic Ocean: prohibit drilling (see S. 1794), S5170 [16JY] (see H.R. 3632), H6306 [28SE]

Asia: condemn construction of artificial land formations by China on the Spratly Islands and call for peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and territorial disputes in South China Sea (see S. Res. 183), S3238 [21MY]

Business and industry: impose penalties and provide for recovery of removal costs and damages for oil spills from offshore foreign units (see H.R. 1684), H2109 [26MR]

——— modify certain penalties to deter oil spills (see S. 1311), S2794 [12MY]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 68), H5769 [29JY]

——— establish the National Icebreaker Fund to pay costs of construction, alteration, renovation, lease, or charter of icebreakers (see H.R. 3214), H5522 [27JY]

——— provide multiyear procurement authority for the procurement of up to six polar icebreakers to be owned and operated by the Coast Guard (see S. 1386), S3060 [19MY]

——— strengthen authority to prevent and respond to the threat of damage from pollution of the sea by crude oil from oil drilling in foreign countries (see S. 1999), S6381 [5AU]

Coastal zones: establish a fund to promote protection and conservation of U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems (see S. 2025), S6605 [10SE]

——— extend the seaward boundaries of certain States (see S. 55), S57 [7JA]

——— improve ability of NOAA, Coast Guard, and coastal States to sustain healthy oceans and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relative to oil spill preparedness, prevention, and response (see S. 1430), S3237 [21MY]

Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean: implement (see S. 1335), S2850 [13MY] (see H.R. 3269), H5589 [28JY]

Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean: implement (see S. 1336), S2850 [13MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal climate change adaptation planning and response program (see H.R. 1276), H1611 [4MR]

Dept. of Energy: award grants to expand programs in maritime and energy workforce technical training (see S. 2053), S6809 [17SE] (see H.R. 2923), H4770 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore South Atlantic energy production, provide revenue sharing from such leases, establish veterans workforce training, and create partnerships with institutions of higher education (see S. 1279), S2759 [11MY]

——— establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida (see S. 1171), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2276, 2279), H2877 [12MY]

——— establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see S. 1280), S2759 [11MY]

——— permanently prohibit conduct of offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic Ocean (see S. 1042), S2351 [22AP] (see H.R. 1977), H2417 [22AP]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 1952), H2416 [22AP]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 2155), S7219 [7OC] (see H.R. 3927), H7741 [4NO]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New Jersey (see H.R. 569), H639 [27JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (see H.R. 1895), H2318 [20AP]

——— reform administration of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 2011), S6532 [9SE]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 59), S58 [7JA]

Dept. of Transportation: amend certain maritime programs (see S. 1326), S2850 [13MY]

Endangered Species Act: exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers from licensing requirements (see H.R. 4245), H9306 [11DE]

EPA: establish national goals for the reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste, address growing problem of marine debris, and promulgate regulations to attain those goals (see H.R. 1960), H2416 [22AP]

——— improve beach monitoring by requiring coastal States to adopt water quality standards, conduct quicker water testing, and improve monitoring and public notification programs (see S. 2335), S8241 [1DE] (see H.R. 4136), H8645 [30NO]

Federal agencies and departments: establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relative to ocean acidification (see H.R. 1967), H2417 [22AP]

Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act: modify (see H.R. 2717), H4135 [10JN]

Fish and fishing: authorize grants for data collection for use in stock assessments of red snapper and other reef fish species in the South Atlantic (see H.R. 3644), H6704 [29SE]

——— clarify, for purposes of Federal marine fisheries management laws, the landward boundary of exclusive economic zone between areas south of Montauk, NY, and Point Judith, RI (see H.R. 3070), H5236 [15JY]

——— prohibit foreign assistance to countries that do not prohibit shark finning in their territorial waters or importation, sale, possession, or consumption of shark fins obtained through finning (see H.R. 2951), H4861 [7JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (see H.R. 1335), H1613 [4MR]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H3386 [19MY]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (see S. 1334), S2850 [13MY] (see H.R. 774), H854 [5FE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1826), H2269 [15AP]

Florida: correct boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit P16 (see H.R. 890), H981 [11FE]

Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1058), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 2220), H2792 [1MY]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Act: reauthorize (see S. 2206), S7491 [26OC] (see H.R. 2743), H4242 [11JN]

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act: reauthorize (see S. 1886), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 2744), H4242 [11JN]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (see S. 533), S1031 [23FE] (see H.R. 34), H37 [6JA]

——— conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification (see H.R. 2553), H3560 [21MY]

——— develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all stocks of fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect (see H.R. 1207), H1525 [2MR]

——— develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 2325), S8160 [19NO]

——— identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies (see H.R. 936), H1034 [12FE]

——— promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on them (see S. 1403), S3183 [20MY]

——— provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities (see H.R. 1277), H1611 [4MR]

——— terminate the independent third-party at-sea monitoring program for sectors of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery unless such program is fully funded by NOAA (see S. 2047), S6809 [17SE] (see H.R. 3661), H6787 [1OC]

Outer Continental Shelf: increase energy exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico (see S. 1276), S2759 [11MY]

Power resources: stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (see S. 2238), S7771 [4NO]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S.: designate (see H.R. 134), H40 [6JA]

Topsail, NC: revise boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit L06 (see H.R. 151), H41 [6JA]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations (see S. 980), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 2705), H4001 [9JN]

Cost Estimates

Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act (S. 2011): CBO, S8236 [1DE]

Letters

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act: Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H5477 [27JY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H5477 [27JY]

Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act: Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H90 [7JA]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H90 [7JA]

Motions

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3621 [1JN]

Petitions and memorials

Texas: protect coastal borders and end illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in sovereign waters, E1268, E1271 [11SE]

Remarks in House

Air Force: Air National Guard time-sensitive emergency operations technology funding, H4054 [10JN]

Arctic regions: arctic polar icebreakers construction funding, H3226 [15MY], H9240 [10DE]

Asia: reaffirm peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and jurisdictional disputes in South China Sea and East China Sea and support freedom of navigation and other lawful uses of sea and airspace, E1427 [6OC]

Climate: impact of global warming on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, H5947 [11SE], H7094 [22OC], H7187 [26OC], H9362 [16DE]

——— impact of global warming on ocean acidification, H1733 [18MR]

Coast Guard: anniversary, H5473 [27JY]

——— Atlantic Coast Port Access Route Study funding, H9242 [10DE]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit changes to regulations or guidance pertaining the definition of waters under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H2641, H2642 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, H6264 [28SE]

Dept. of Energy: promote research, development, and demonstration of marine hydrokinetic energy technologies and improve regulatory process for such programs, H8960 [2DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require report assessing risks and providing recommendations regarding cybersecurity at most at-risk ports, H2440, H2441 [23AP], H9354 [16DE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a moratorium on oil and gas-related seismic activities off the coast of Florida, H4841, H4842 [7JY]

——— funding for Atlantic lease sales from the proposed plan for offshore oil and gas development, H4843 [7JY], H4940 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: prohibit limitation of funding to implement National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H4793, H4794 [7JY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit fast-track analyses of environmental concerns required under the National Environmental Policy Act, H3603, H3604 [1JN]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, H1856 [24MR]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), H3591–H3617, H3619–H3624 [1JN], E306 [4MR], E813 [2JN]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), consideration (H. Res. 274), H3491–H3496 [20MY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), corrections in engrossment, H3624 [1JN]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 1335), motion to recommit, H3622 [1JN]

——— provide for additional information for stock assessments, use of students to collect marine recreational fishing data, and clarification of information for fishery management council reviews, H3608 [1JN]

——— provide for innovative data collection initiative to improve fish stock assessments and research of Gulf of Mexico fisheries, E839 [4JN]

——— provide for more input from communities and regional experts at fishery management councils and increase ability of local agencies to hold polluters more accountable, H3622 [1JN]

——— strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 774), H5478–H5486 [27JY], E175 [5FE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize, H3615–H3617 [1JN]

——— reauthorize (H.R. 1826), E496 [15AP]

Florida: tribute to Tampa Bay Estuary Program, H3882 [4JN]

GAO: conduct study on ways to improve the National Response Center and response to hazardous substance release and oil spills, H8930, H8931 [2DE]

International Coastal Cleanup Day: observance, H6123 [17SE]

Maine: anniversary of Friendship Sloops, E982 [25JN]

National Ocean Policy: funding, E658 [5MY]

Newport, RI: tribute to Volvo Ocean Race, H3399 [20MY]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), H87–H92 [7JA]

——— authorize use of alternative fishery management measures in a recreational fishery, H3612, H3613 [1JN]

——— authorize use of Asset Forfeiture Fund for enhanced fishery research, at-sea and shoreside monitoring, conservation gear engineering, development of fishery impact statements, and regional fishery management councils priorities, H3605 [1JN]

——— funding, H3671 [2JN]

——— identify, declare, and respond to marine disease emergencies (H.R. 936), H1052 [13FE]

——— importance of surveying sea subsurface and shoreline of Alaska, E827 [3JN]

——— Integrated Ocean Acidification research funding, H3689 [2JN]

——— terminate the independent third-party at-sea monitoring program for sectors of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery unless such program is fully funded by NOAA (H.R. 3661), H6821 [6OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3494 [20MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: prohibit funding to implement National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H3796, H3797 [3JN]

Taiwan: tribute to South China Sea infrastructure projects and peace initiative on navigational rights, E1787, E1789 [15DE], E1812 [17DE]

Texas: adoption of resolution to protect coastal borders and end illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in sovereign waters, E1271 [11SE]

Warrenton, OR: tribute to Warrenton High School for participation in Marine Advanced Technology Education competition, H4166 [11JN]

Water: clarify definition of navigable waters relative to application of environmental protection regulations, E650 [1MY]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic regions: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the construction of arctic polar icebreakers, S1884 [25MR]

——— implementation of national strategy for development, S1289–S1291 [4MR]

Climate: create a point of order against any legislation that would use tax dollars to censor publicly-funded climate science, S1968, S2006, S2007 [26MR]

——— impact of global warming on rising sea levels, S320 [21JA], S1124 [25FE], S1141 [26FE], S2349 [22AP], S4237 [17JN], S5121 [15JY], S7021 [30SE], S7987 [17NO]

——— impact of global warming on wildlife and natural resources, S6829 [21SE]

Coast Guard: strengthen authority to prevent and respond to the threat of damage from pollution of the sea by crude oil from oil drilling in foreign countries (S. 1999), S6391 [5AU]

Coastal zones: establish a fund to promote protection and conservation of U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, S8857 [18DE]

——— improve ability of NOAA, Coast Guard, and coastal States to sustain healthy oceans and coastal ecosystems by maintaining capabilities relative to oil spill preparedness, prevention, and response (S. 1430), S3241 [21MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to promote offshore energy production, S1882 [25MR]

——— finalize oil and gas leasing program and provide revenue sharing for States included in the Mid-Atlantic and the South Atlantic Planning Area, S377 [22JA], S522, S525 [27JA]

——— reform administration of the Outer Continental Shelf (S. 2011), S8236 [1DE]

Dept. of Transportation: amend certain maritime programs, S3911 [9JN]

Fish and fishing: implement treaties to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, S3041 [19MY]

——— strengthen mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and implement Antigua Convention on conservation of migratory fish in Eastern Pacific Ocean (H.R. 774), S7407 [21OC]

Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (S. 1058), S2354 [22AP]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program (H.R. 34), S7167, S7171 [6OC]

Power resources: stop all new and nonproducing Federal leases for oil, gas, or coal extraction on public lands and waters (S. 2238), S7772 [4NO]

Sausalito, CA: anniversary of Marine Mammal Center, S7044 [30SE]

St. Petersburg, FL: tribute to Tampa Bay Estuary Program, S7265 [8OC]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: ratification, S7039 [30SE]

Reports filed

Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1251) (S. Rept. 114–120), S6466 [8SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 114–128), H3386 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior Outer Continental Shelf Administration Reform: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2011) (S. Rept. 114–137), S6532 [9SE]

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1334), S6073 [28JY]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1334) (S. Rept. 114–166), S7912 [10NO]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 774) (H. Rept. 114–212), H5297 [20JY]

Maritime Administration Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1326) (S. Rept. 114–158), S7545 [27OC]

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 114–116), H3250 [15MY]

Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 34) (S. Rept. 114–146), S6892 [22SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 274, consideration of H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, H3491 [20MY]

H.R. 34, Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act, S7167–S7171 [6OC], H87–H90 [7JA]

H.R. 774, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act, H5479–H5484 [27JY]

S. 1058, Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act, S2356 [22AP]

S. Res. 183, condemn construction of artificial land formations by China on the Spratly Islands and call for peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and territorial disputes in South China Sea, S3244 [21MY]