National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act
Latest action · Oct 18, 2002 House Committee on Science Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 22, 2002.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 19, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Places within NOAA: (1) the National Coastal and Ocean Service; (2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Service; (3) the National Marine Fisheries Service; (4) the National Weather Service; (5) the National Environmental Satellite and Data Information Service; (6) the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations; and (7) such other components as the Secretary considers necessary.
Establishes within NOAA the positions of: (1) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; (2) Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; (3) Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere; (4) General Counsel; and (5) Assistant Administrators for the Services and a Director of Marine and Aviation Operations and the Commissioned Officer Corps.
(Sec. 2) Re-establishes the Coastal Ocean Program and eliminates the development of ocean technology as one of its goals.
Establishes within NOAA a Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, a Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, and an Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory.
Establishes in law (what already exists in fact) within NOAA: (1) a National Undersea Research Program; (2) an Ocean Exploration Program; and (3) a Science Advisory Board.
Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to designate units of and to coordinate the Coastal Ocean Observing System to collect data necessary to carry out the primary missions of NOAA .
Requires the Secretary, before designating a regional coastal ocean observing system as a unit of the national system, to establish standards and protocols for the distribution of data by regional systems. Requires the Secretary to use such data to develop forecast models to support coastal and fishery management, marine navigation, weather and climate predictions and other appropriate activities.
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY 2003 through 2007 for: (1) ARGO floats; (2) ocean and coastal research activities; (3) activities related to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and associated cooperative institutes; (4) Coastal Ocean Program activities; (5) National Undersea Research Program activities; (6) Ocean Exploration Program activities; (7) Tsunami hazard migration activities; (8) Arctic research partnership programs; (9) coastal environmental health and biomolecular research activities; (10) coastal ocean observing activities; and (11) the operation of the Science Advisory Board.
Directs the National Ocean Research Leadership Council to report to specified congressional committees a plan for implementing the October 10, 2000, report of the President's Panel on Ocean Exploration, including a recommendation for a dedicated multiyear, multidisciplinary voyage of discovery.
Reauthorizes appropriations to the Secretary to enable NOAA to: (1) provide corporate services (but excluding the current provision of retired pay of NOAA commissioned officers); (2) carry out marine services activities (including ship planning); and (3) carry out activities related to maintenance, repair, safety, environmental compliance, and project planning and execution or facilities for FY 2003 through 2007.
(Sec. 3) Increases from $250,000 or 5 percent of the total funding to $500,000 or 10 percent of the total funding the threshold amount requiring the Secretary to notify specified committees before reprogramming NOAA funds..
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 19, 2002Markup Sep 12, 2002Reported Oct 16, 2002 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Jun 19, 2002Discharged Sep 12, 2002 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jun 19, 2002 |
| Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jun 20, 2002 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 18, 2002House Committee on Science Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 22, 2002.
- Oct 16, 2002Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 107-759, Part I.
- Oct 16, 2002House Committee on Science Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 18, 2002.
- Sep 12, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 12, 2002Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 12, 2002Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Discharged.
- Jun 20, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
- Jun 19, 2002Introduced in House
- Jun 19, 2002Referred 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.
- Jun 19, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Cost estimates E2148 | James V. Hansen R-UT | Dec 16, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 15, 2002H.R. 4966, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 12, 2002</p>
- Oct 15, 2002H.R. 4966, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 12, 2002
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-118 | H.R. 3937, H.R. 4882, H.R. 4883, H.R. 4966, AND OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE NATIONAL COASTAL AND OCEAN SERVICE AUTHORIZATION ACT; THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE AUTHORIZATION ACT; AND THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH SERVICE AUTHORIZATION ACT.40 pages | Natural Resources Committee | May 16, 2002 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47636 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Organization Overview and Issues for Congress | Report | Mar 4, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources by reenacting and clarifying provisions of a reorganization plan authorizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advice and consent of the Senate
- Arctic and polar regions
- Atlantic Ocean
- Atmospheric research
- Authorization
- Biological research
- Coastal zone
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Commerce
- Earth resources satellites
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal officials
- Fishery management
- Geodesy
- Government attorneys
- Government Operations and Politics
- Great Lakes
- Health
- Hydrology
- Laboratories
- Law
- Maintenance and repair
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine biology
- Marine resources conservation
- Marine safety
- Meteorological research
- Meteorology
- Navigation
- Oceanographic research
- Oceanographic research ships
- Oceanography
- Pacific Ocean
- Presidential appointments
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Remote sensing
- Reprogramming of appropriated funds
- Research and development facilities
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Space activities
- Technological innovations
- Tsunamis
- Water Resources Development
- Weather forecasting
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2002Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
