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.
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 Feb 27, 2003 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 10, 2003Hearings Mar 27, 2003 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2003 |
| Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 10, 2003 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2003Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
- Mar 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Mar 10, 2003Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2003Referred 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.
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.
Printed hearings 2
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. 108-108 | H.R. 4368, A BILL TO TRANSFER THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.73 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Sep 30, 2004 |
| Serial No. 108-10 | H.R. 958, H.R. 959 and H.R. 98435 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 27, 2003 |
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 2
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 of 2003
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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
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