HR 3479 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004

Introduced Nov 7, 2003 Originated House Became Public Law 108-384 Sponsor Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU

Latest action · Oct 30, 2004 Became Public Law No: 108-384.

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.

IntroducedNov 7, 2003
Passed HouseSep 28, 2004
Passed SenateOct 10, 2004
To the PresidentOct 19, 2004
Became lawOct 30, 2004Public Law 108-384

Summary

Version

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 28, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that there is a need for better coordinated control, interdiction, research, and eradication of the brown tree snake.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to fund brown tree snake control, interdiction, research, and eradication efforts carried out by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, other Federal agencies, States, territorial governments, local governments, and private sector entities. Includes among such activities: (1) expansion of eradication and control programs in Guam, including facilities construction; (2) expansion of interagency and intergovernmental rapid response teams in Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Freely Associated States (Palau, Micronesia, Marshall islands), and Hawaii; (3) expansion of efforts to protect and restore native wildlife damaged by such snake; (4) research funding related to brown tree snakes; (5) research funding for the Fort Collins Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey; and (6) related technical assistance to the Freely Associated States.

Authorizes related FY 2006 through 2010 appropriations for: (1) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, Operations; (2) the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Methods Development; (3) the Office of Insular Affairs; (4) the Fish and Wildlife Service; (5) the United States Geological Survey, Biological Resources; and (6) planning assistance to each of the Secretaries.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretaries to establish quarantine protocols for baggage, cargo, and other items being shipped from Guam and other U.S. locations in order to prevent such snake's spread. Authorizes FY 2006 through 2010 appropriations.

(Sec. 6) Designates the brown tree snake as non-mailable matter.

(Sec. 7) States that the Brown Tree Snake Technical Working Group shall: (1) ensure coordinated brown tree snake efforts among Federal, State, territorial, and local agencies; (2) develop a list of control, research, interdiction, and eradication priorities; and (3) report to Congress. Authorizes FY 2006 through 2010 appropriations.

(Sec. 8) Limits administrative expenditures to not more than five percent of fiscal year appropriations.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 7, 2003 to May 20, 2004; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-HI	Ed Case	Original	Nov 7, 2003
D-HI	Neil Abercrombie	Original	Nov 7, 2003
D-PR	Anibal Acevedo-Vila		May 13, 2004
D-VI	Donna M. Christensen		May 13, 2004
D-AS	Eni F. H. Faleomavaega		May 13, 2004
D-TX	Solomon P. Ortiz		May 13, 2004
D-TX	Ciro D. Rodriguez		May 20, 2004

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 Nov 7, 2003Markup Jul 14, 2004Reported Sep 15, 2004
	Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee	Referred Nov 13, 2003Hearings May 13, 2004Markup Jun 3, 2004Reported Jun 3, 2004
House	Agriculture Committee	Referred Nov 7, 2003Discharged Sep 15, 2004
	Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee	Referred Nov 17, 2003

Actions 26

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 30, 2004Signed by President.
Oct 30, 2004Became Public Law No: 108-384.
Oct 19, 2004Presented to President.
Oct 12, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 10, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11183)

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In the Congressional Record 3

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
Senate	Debate and remarks S11183	William H. Frist R-TN	Oct 10, 2004
House	Debate and remarks H7686–H7689Text printed H7686	Ed Case D-HI, George Radanovich R-CA, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Neil Abercrombie D-HI, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ, Wayne T. Gilchrest R-MD	Sep 28, 2004
Extensions	Debate and remarks E2283, E2284	Ed Case D-HI, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU	Nov 7, 2003

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

H. Rept. 108-687

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

Sep 9, 2004H.R. 3479, Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 14, 2004</p>
Sep 9, 2004H.R. 3479, Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 14, 2004

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
RL31053	Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background to Independence Archived	Report	Jun 20, 2008

Titles 6

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To provide for the control and eradication of the brown tree snake on the island of Guam and the prevention of the introduction of the brown tree snake to other areas of the United States, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2003
Short Titles as Reported to House: Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004
Short Titles as Passed House: Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004
Short Titles as Passed Senate: Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004
Short Titles as Enacted: Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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