Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-1581
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2007-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Biological diversity
Carbon dioxide
Ecological research
Environmental Protection
Executive reorganization
Government Operations and Politics
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine biology
Marine ecology
Marine pollution
Oceanography
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2007-06-07
text: 
Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2007 or FOARAM Act - Establishes the Interagency Committee on Ocean Acidification to oversee the planning, establishment, and coordination of a plan to improve the understanding of the role of increased ocean acidification on marine ecosystems. Requires the Committee to develop a strategic research and implementation plan for coordinated federal activities. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish and maintain an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to implement such strategic research and implementation plan.

action_date: 2008-05-22
text: 
Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2007 or FOARAM Act - Directs the President to establish or designate the Interagency Committee on Ocean Acidification to oversee the planning, establishment, and coordinated implementation of a plan to improve the understanding of the role of increased ocean acidification on marine ecosystems. Requires the committee to develop, and report to specified congressional committees on, a strategic research and implementation plan for coordinated federal activities. Requires a triennial report to specified congressional committees that includes: (1) a summary of federally funded ocean acidification research and monitoring activities; and (2) an analysis of the progress made toward achieving the goals and priorities for the interagency research plan.
 
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish and maintain an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to implement such strategic research and implementation plan.
 
Authorizes appropriations to NOAA to carry out this Act, with specified percentages designated for the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 749.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-339.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-339.
action_date: 2007-12-04
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2007-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7377-7378)
action_date: 2007-06-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7377)
action_date: 2007-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate