BLUE GLOBE Act

Bill: 117-hr-3748
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2021-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Aquatic ecology
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Genetics
Geography and mapping
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Great Lakes
Hydrology and hydrography
International organizations and cooperation
Lakes and rivers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Mining
Outdoor recreation
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding
Seafood
Spacecraft and satellites
Travel and tourism
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: 

Bolstering Long-term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act or the
 
BLUE GLOBE Act

 
This bill addresses data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts.
 
The bill increases domestic and international coordination to enhance data management and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts. 
 
It adds programs for the application and development of innovative technology to the list of technology programs used to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
 
It also modifies requirements related to the scientific workforce in areas of oceanic and atmospheric research and development to include investigating whether there is a workforce shortage, workforce diversity, actions the federal government can take to increase diversity in the scientific workforce, and actions it can take to shorten the hiring backlog for such workforce.
 
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must (1) ensure that a goal of its cooperative institutes is to advance or apply emerging technologies, (2) create an ocean innovation prize to catalyze the rapid development and deployment of data collection and monitoring technology, and (3) seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to assess the potential for an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Oceans.
 
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2024 various NOAA hydrographic programs, including nautical mapping and charting.
 
Additionally, relevant federal agencies must measure the value and impact of industries related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts on the U.S. economy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-22
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2021-06-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-06-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-06-08
text: Introduced in House