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HR 4537 102th Congress House Environmental Protection Caribbean area Conferences Ecological research Environmental assessment Environmental education Environmental monitoring Environmental research International environmental cooperation Marine resources conservation Reefs South Pacific area Water quality

Coral Reef Environmental Act

Introduced: March 20, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 1992
Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations Discharged.
Aug 5, 1992
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 5, 1992
Ordered Reported with an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute.
Mar 30, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Mar 27, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf.
Mar 27, 1992
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, State, EPA.
Mar 25, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Mar 20, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Mar 20, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mar 20, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 20, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coral Reef Environmental Act - Establishes a joint program between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct environmental research, monitoring, and public education relating to coral reef ecosystems.

Directs the EPA Administrator and the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to jointly develop guidelines for assessing quality of coastal and marine waters in which coral reef ecosystems are found to ensure the sustainable use and conservation of such ecosystems.

Requires the President to direct the Secretary of State to work with other nations and international organizations to: (1) implement an international research program to monitor the status of coral reef and related ecosystems; (2) implement a global strategy for the sustainable use of coral reef ecosystems and to encourage multilateral research efforts on sustainable management of such ecosystems; and (3) promote public education on the conservation of such ecosystems.

Directs the President to convene conferences of the parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention) and the South Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) for purposes of identifying research and management needs in coral reef ecology and their sustainable use and the implementation of such programs in the Caribbean and South Pacific.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now August 5, 1992

Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations Discharged.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 29, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4537: Coral Reef Environmental Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4537/
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