Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act

Bill: 109-hr-2939
Sponsor: Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7]
Introduced: 2005-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Advice and consent of the Senate
Agriculture and Food
Air pollution control
Algal blooms
Animals
Aquaculture
Aquatic ecology
Biological diversity
Citizen lawsuits
Climate
Coastal zone
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Coral reefs
Department of Commerce
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Education
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Environmental monitoring
Environmental research
Estuaries
Executive Office of the President
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Federal employees
Federal officials
Fishery management
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Government trust funds
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Great Lakes
Habitat conservation
Higher education
Law
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine ecology
Marine mammals
Marine parks and reserves
Marine pollution
Marine resources conservation
Meteorological research
Meteorology
National Sea Grant Program
Navigation
Non-native species
Ocean
Oceanographic research
Oceanography
Pollution control
Postage stamps
Presidential appointments
Recruiting of employees
Regional planning
Remote sensing
Restoration ecology
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Space activities
Standards
Strategic planning
Sunset legislation
Transportation and Public Works
Water Resources Development
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: 
Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act - Specifies a national oceans policy. Establishes national standards to require any federal agency or federally funded activities that affect U.S. ocean waters or ocean resources to be conducted in a manner that protects and maintains healthy marine ecosystems and, where appropriate, restores degraded marine ecosystems.
 
Reestablishes in the Department of Commerce (what already exists under Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), administered by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (Administrator). Directs the President to submit to Congress recommendations on, and a plan and proposed schedule for, the transfer of oceanic or atmospheric programs, functions, services, and associated resources to NOAA from other federal agencies. 
 
Establishes: (1) a National Oceans Advisor; (2) a Committee on Ocean Policy; and (3) the Council of Advisors on Oceans Policy.
 
Designates certain ocean regions for ecosystem-based management. Establishes a Regional Ocean Partnership for each designated ocean region. Requires each Partnership to prepare a Regional Ocean Strategic Plan for each ocean region.
 
Establishes a Committee on Ocean Science, Education, and Operations (OSEO Committee). Directs the Chair of the Committee on Ocean Policy to develop a National Strategy for Ocean and Coastal Science.
 
Establishes: (1) a Subcommittee on Ocean Education within the OSEO Committee; (2) an interagency ocean and coastal education program; (3) a National Marine Scholarship Program; and (4) a NOAA Office of Education.
 
Establishes: (1) an Office of Ocean Exploration within the Ocean and Atmospheric Research and Data Services Office; and (2) a Subcommittee on Ocean Exploration within the OSEO Committee.
 
Establishes in the Treasury the Ocean and Great Lakes Conservation Trust Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-07
text: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 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.
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-06-16
text: Introduced in House