Climate and Ocean Research and Coordination Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-2685
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2009-06-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Department of Commerce
Earth sciences
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-03
text: 
 Climate and Ocean Research and Coordination Act of 2009 - Reestablishes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its leadership. (NOAA was created by the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970.) Includes in NOAA the National Weather Service and the Science Advisory Board.
 
National Climate Enterprise Act of 2009 - Directs the President to establish a National Climate Enterprise to coordinate international, federal, and nonfederal activity to provide scientifically based climate and climate impact data, information, products, and services to better forecast climate, climate change, and climate variability and to understand climate impacts at regional and local scales. Requires that the Enterprise consist of an Interdepartmental Oversight Board, an Interagency Coordinating Committee, and a Climate Operations Office established by this Act, and nonfederal contributors.
 
Requires the Office, subject to appropriations, to develop and implement a quality assurance program to certify climate products and services that satisfy this Act's standards. Defines &quot;climate product and service&quot; as any publicly or commercially available product or service produced by a nonfederal contributor that includes or displays climate data, meta-data, or information. Allows the Enterprise to authorize the use of the emblem or any trademark of the Enterprise on a certified climate product or service. Establishes in the Treasury the Climate Products And Services Account.
 
Requires the Enterprise Advisory Board to provide advice to the Interagency Coordinating Committee on policy implementation by the Climate Operations Office, the effectiveness of data, meta-data, information, products, and services delivered to end-users, priorities for climate research and information needs, the performance of non-federal contributors, and critical climate research needs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
action_date: 2009-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
action_date: 2009-06-03
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2009-06-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Science 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.
action_date: 2009-06-03
text: Referred to House Science and Technology
action_date: 2009-06-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1304)
action_date: 2009-06-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-03
text: Introduced in House