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Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act

Introduced: June 22, 2017 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jan 12, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

Jan 9, 2018

Received in the House.

Jan 9, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jan 9, 2018

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jan 8, 2018

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S72)

Jan 8, 2018

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S72)

Jan 8, 2018

The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S69-72)

Jan 8, 2018

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S69-75)

Nov 27, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.

Nov 27, 2017

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-186.

Aug 2, 2017

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Jun 22, 2017

Introduced in Senate

Jun 22, 2017

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act

This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2021 the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.

The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) is a network of federal and regional entities that provide information about the nation's coasts and oceans, as well as the Great Lakes.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must: (1) serve as the lead federal agency for the implementation of the IOOS, and (2) establish an IOOS Program Office to oversee daily operations and coordination of the IOOS. The bill outlines the requirements for NOAA as the lead agency.

The bill establishes a process for regional associations to certify their regional coastal observing systems.

The Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council must: (1) conduct an Ocean Chemistry Coastal Community Vulnerability Assessment on ocean acidification within a year and every five years thereafter; and (2) develop a plan to deploy ocean acidification sensors prioritized by the threat to coastal economies and ecosystems, gaps in data on ocean acidification, and research needs.

The National Science Foundation's research on ocean acidification must include research on: (1) impacts of multiple stressors on ecosystems exhibiting hypoxia (a dead zone that is depleted of oxygen), harmful algal blooms (rapid accumulation of algae), or sediment delivery; and (2) the effects of those impacts combined with changes in ocean chemistry.

What's happening now January 12, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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