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A bill to authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities undertaken to address the marine debris…

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A bill to authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 13, 2013 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Jun 13, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 13, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide funds to any state, local, or tribal government impacted by the events, including marine debris impacts, resulting from the March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the Tohoku region of Japan to assist with the costs of any activity carried out to address the effects of such event.

Permits the Administrator to provide such funds using any funds provided by the government of Japan for such purposes.

What's happening now June 13, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 2
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  • HR 1491 Identical bill To authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligi…
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 13, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1162: A bill to authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1162/
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"S. 1162: A bill to authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1162/.
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S. 1162, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1162/.
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[S. 1162: A bill to authorize the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities undertaken to address the marine debris impacts of the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1162/)
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