US Congress Senate Bill 172 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S219-220)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

NOAA Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research Program Act of 2009 - Requires the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to: (1) establish within NOAA a coordinated national ocean exploration program that promotes collaboration with other federal ocean and undersea research and exploration programs; (2) convene an ocean exploration and undersea research technology and infrastructure task force; and (3) appoint an Ocean Exploration Advisory Board. Requires the administrator to establish and maintain an undersea research program to increase scientific knowledge essential for the informed management, use, and preservation of oceanic, marine, and coastal areas and the Great Lakes. Requires that the program be conducted through a national headquarters, a network of extramural regional undersea research centers that represent all relevant NOAA regions, and the National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology. Requires that funding for projects conducted through the regional centers be awarded through a competitive, merit-reviewed process.

NOAA Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research Program Act of 2009

Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]

Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]

Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-08		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S219-220)

HB366 (Related) 2009-02-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/172/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s172/BILLS-111s172is.pdf