Fritz Hollings National Ocean Policy and Leadership Act

Bill: 108-s-2647
Sponsor: Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]
Introduced: 2004-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Advice and consent of the Senate
Agriculture and Food
Air pollution control
Animals
Aquaculture
Armed Forces and National Security
Atmosphere
Aviation safety
Biological diversity
Climate
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coastal zone
Commerce
Communication in science
Conferences
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Department of Commerce
Ecological research
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Environmental Protection
Environmental education
Environmental health
Environmental monitoring
Environmental research
Environmental technology
Estuaries
Executive Office of the President
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal officials
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fishery management
Geodesy
Government Operations and Politics
Government attorneys
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Great Lakes
Habitat conservation
Health
International Affairs
International environmental cooperation
Law
Maps
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine ecology
Marine mammals
Marine parks and reserves
Marine pollution
Marine resources conservation
Marine safety
Marine transportation
Meteorological research
Meteorological satellites
Meteorology
Natural areas
Navigation
Non-native species
Nonpoint source pollution
Ocean
Ocean currents
Oceanographic research
Oceanography
Officer personnel
Performance measurement
Pest control
Planning-programming-budgeting
Presidential appointments
Presidential commissions
Public-private partnerships
Remote sensing
Research and development
Restoration ecology
Science, Technology, Communications
Sea level
Shore protection
Space activities
Sustainable development
Sustainable fisheries
Transportation and Public Works
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Watersheds
Weather forecasting

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-13
text: 
National Ocean Policy and Leadership Act - Specifies a national ocean policy.
 
Re-establishes (what already exists under Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), administered by the Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
 
Directs the Administrator to report biennially to Congress on the status and condition of the Nation's ocean and atmospheric environments, including current and foreseeable trends in the quality, management and utilization of such environments and their effects on the social, economic, ecological, and other requirements of the Nation.
 
Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a Council on Ocean Stewardship, which shall coordinate ocean and atmospheric activities among the Federal agencies.
 
Establishes a Presidential Panel of Advisers on Oceans and Climate.
 
Directs the President to submit to Congress recommendations for the transfer of relevant oceanic or atmospheric programs, functions, and associated resources to NOAA from other Federal agencies.

action_date: 2004-11-10
text: 
Fritz Hollings National Ocean Policy and Leadership Act - 
Title I: National Ocean Policy - 
Sets forth a national ocean policy.
 

Title II: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 
(Sec. 201) Reestablishes in the Department of Commerce (what already exists under Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), headed and administered by the Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
 
(Sec. 207) Directs the Administrator to submit to Congress a plan and budget that sets forth a proposal for NOAA programs and NOAA's reorganization that considers the recommendations of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and that will provide improved services to the Nation.
 
(Sec. 208) Directs the Administrator to develop a 20-year integrated research plan for NOAA that sets forth its scientific goals and priorities.
 
(Sec. 209) Establishes within NOAA a Science Advisory Board which shall provide advice to the Administrator and, upon request, Congress on long-range and short-range strategies for research, education, and the application of science to resource management and environmental assessment and prediction.
 
(Sec. 210) Repeals Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970.
 
(Sec. 211) Directs the Administrator to report biennially to Congress on the status and condition of the Nation's ocean and atmospheric environments, including current and foreseeable trends in the quality, management and utilization of such environments and their effects on the social, economic, ecological, and other requirements of the Nation.
 

Title III: Federal Coordination and Advice - Subtitle A: Council on Ocean Stewardship - 
(Sec. 301) Establishes in the Executive Office of the President a Council on Ocean Stewardship which shall provide a forum for improving Federal coordination and action, particularly with respect to nonpoint source pollution, ecosystem-based conservation and management, ocean education, and monitoring, research and technology development for oceans and the atmosphere.
 
(Sec. 305) Directs the President to report biennially to Congress on all Federal ocean and atmospheric programs, priorities, and accomplishments.
 
(Sec. 306) Authorizes the President to establish a Presidential Panel of Advisers on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climate Change which shall advise the President and the Chairman of the Ocean Stewardship Council in identifying and fostering policies to protect, manage, and restore ocean and atmospheric environments and resources, both on a regional and national level.
 
(Sec. 307) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2010.
 

Subtitle B: Interagency Science Coordination - 
(Sec. 321) Establishes a National Ocean Science Committee to: (1) improve cooperation among Federal agencies with respect to ocean science budgets, programs, operations, facilities, and personnel; and (2) coordinate U.S. government activities with those of other nations and with international ocean observing efforts, research and technology and education.
 
(Sec. 322) Directs the Chair of the National Science and Technology Council to develop, and to submit to Congress, a National Strategy for Ocean Science, Education and Technology which shall establish for a ten-year period the scientific goals and priorities for research, technology, education, outreach, and operations which most effectively advance knowledge and provide usable information for ocean policy decisions.
 

Subtitle C: Federal Programs - 
(Sec. 341) Directs the President to submit to Congress recommendations on, and a plan and proposed schedule for: (1) the transfer of relevant oceanic or atmospheric programs, functions, and associated resources to NOAA from other Federal agencies; and (2) NOAA's reorganization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-11-10
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 799.
action_date: 2004-11-10
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/11/04 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-407.
action_date: 2004-11-10
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/11/04 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-407.
action_date: 2004-09-22
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2004-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8039-8045)
action_date: 2004-07-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8038-8039)
action_date: 2004-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate