National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008
Latest action · Oct 13, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-394.
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.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2008
- Passed HouseJul 14, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 26, 2008
- To the PresidentOct 3, 2008
- Became lawOct 13, 2008Public Law 110-394
Summary
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to substitute "extension services" for "advisory services" in the definition of "project."
(Sec. 5) Adds regional and national projects as elements of the national sea grant college program. Removes a reference to the sea grant review panel from provisions relating to the administration of the program. Refers to regional or national strategic investments being developed in consultation with the board and with the approval of sea grant colleges and the sea grant institutes. (Current law refers to the approval of the sea grant review panel as well as the colleges and institutes.) Revises the program director's duties.
(Sec. 6) Excludes amounts appropriated under provisions relating to graduate ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources fellowships (the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program) from provisions restricting contributions by the Secretary of Commerce to two-thirds of the total cost of sea grant programs and projects.
(Sec. 7) Requires that sea grant colleges provide extension services (currently, advisory services).
(Sec. 8) Requires that amounts available for fellowships (under provisions relating to graduate and post-graduate fellowships related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources), including funds from other federal departments and agencies and appropriated funds, be used only for those fellowships and related administrative costs.
(Sec. 9) Redesignates the sea grant review panel as the National Sea Grant Advisory Board and modifies it's duties.
(Sec. 10) Authorizes appropriations through FY2014. Modifies requirements regulating the distribution of appropriated amounts exceeding certain amounts appropriated for FY2003.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2008 to Apr 2, 2008; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 14, 2008 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Mar 14, 2008 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Mar 14, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Apr 2, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Apr 2, 2008 |
Committees 3
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 Mar 13, 2008Markup Apr 30, 2008Hearings May 21, 2008Reported Jun 9, 2008 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2008Hearings Apr 3, 2008Markup Apr 23, 2008Reported Apr 23, 2008 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2008Markup Jun 25, 2008Reported Jul 11, 2008 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 2008Markup Jun 12, 2008Reported Jun 12, 2008 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 15, 2008Discharged Sep 27, 2008 |
Actions 36
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 13, 2008Signed by President.
- Oct 13, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-394.
- Oct 3, 2008Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 2008Mr. Rahall asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H10612-10613)
- Sep 29, 2008Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H10612-10613)
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H10612Amendments H10612 | Nick J. Rahall II D-WV | Sep 29, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9864Text printed S9864Amendments S9844, S9864 | Daniel K. Inouye D-HI (amendment), Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Sep 26, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6412–H6414Text printed H6412 | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, Joe Wilson R-SC, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Sam Farr D-CA | Jul 14, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E396 | Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU | Mar 13, 2008 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Jun 27, 2008H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on June 25, 2008</p>
- Jun 27, 2008H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on June 25, 2008
- May 6, 2008H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 30, 2008</p>
- May 6, 2008H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 30, 2008
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. 110-103 | THE NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT: H.R. 561882 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | May 21, 2008 |
CRS reports 6
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 6
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Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 5668 | In the nature of substitute. | Daniel K. Inouye D-HI | Amendment SA 5668 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3160 | National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 | Related bill | Sep 25, 2008 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Enacted
- National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Appropriations
- Authorization
- Coastal zone
- Community and school
- Department of Commerce
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Environmental Protection
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to higher education
- Federal aid to research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Great Lakes
- Higher education
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine resources conservation
- National Sea Grant Program
- Oceanography
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Water Resources Development
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Sep 27, 2008Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Jul 15, 2008Referred in Senate
- Jul 14, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 11, 2008Reported in House
- Mar 13, 2008Introduced 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.
