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HR 161 101th Congress House

Oyster Disease Research Assistance Act

Official title: To establish a program to provide financial assistance for research relating to oyster diseases.

Introduced: March 6, 1989 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Animal diseasesFederal advisory bodiesFisheriesResearchShellfish fisheries
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Oct 27, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior, and HHS.
Oct 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Oyster Disease Research Assistance Act - Directs the Chief Scientist of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration to establish an oyster disease research program, including: (1) identification of certain oyster diseases; (2) identification of priority research categories; (3) support for research in priority categories; and (4) a process for making the results of the research available to interested persons.

Permits eligible institutions to apply for research grants.

Establishes the Oyster Research Program Advisory Committee to advise the Chief Scientist regarding matters related to carrying out this Act.

Directs the Chief Scientist to consult with the Department of the Interior, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the identification of priority oyster diseases, the identification of priority research categories, and matters covered by the biennial review required by this Act.

Directs the Chief Scientist to undertake a biennial review of the program. Sets forth reporting requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 6, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 6, 1989
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 22, 1989
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 22, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 22, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 161: Oyster Disease Research Assistance Act. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-161/
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