National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2003
Latest action · Mar 27, 2003 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Establishes within NOAA: (1) the National Coast (sic) 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) Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; (2) Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere; (3) General Counsel; and (4) Assistant Administrators for the Services and a Director of Marine and Aviation Operations and the Commissioned Officer Corps.
Establishes within NOAA a Science Advisory Board.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with agencies, States, local governments, or other persons and apply for, accept, and use grants or funds from such entities; (2) enter into resource sharing agreements with States, local governments, or Federal agencies; and (3) establish joint or cooperative institutes with qualified entities.
Amends the NOAA Fleet Modernization Act to authorize the Secretary to implement a program to replace and modernize the NOAA fleet. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a modernization plan for the NOAA fleet covering FY 2004 through 2008.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2003Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 10, 2003Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
- Mar 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
- Mar 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
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
- Atmosphere
- Authorization
- Biological research
- Buy American
- Climate
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coastal zone
- Colleges
- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Commerce
- Earth resources satellites
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Emergency Management
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental health
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Environmental technology
- Estuaries
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal officials
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fishery management
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Geodesy
- Government attorneys
- Government Operations and Politics
- Great Lakes
- Health
- Higher education
- Hydrology
- Laboratories
- Law
- Maintenance and repair
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine biology
- Marine pollution
- Marine resources conservation
- Marine safety
- Meteorological research
- Meteorology
- Navigation
- Nonprofit organizations
- Oceanographic research
- Oceanography
- Oil pollution
- Pacific Ocean
- Presidential appointments
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Remote sensing
- Reprogramming of appropriated funds
- Research and development facilities
- Research centers
- Salaries
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Shipbuilding
- Ships
- Social Welfare
- Sonar
- Space activities
- Technological innovations
- Telecommunication systems
- Transportation and Public Works
- Tsunamis
- Water pollution control
- Water Resources Development
- Weather forecasting
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