FOARAM Act
Latest action · Jan 8, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 or FOARAM Act - Defines "ocean acidification," for this Act, as the decrease in pH of the Earth's oceans and changes in ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide.
Requires that the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council coordinate federal activities on ocean acidification and establish an interagency working group.
Requires the Subcommittee to develop a strategic plan for federal ocean acidification research and monitoring that provides, among other things, for the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review the plan.
Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain an ocean acidification program in NOAA to conduct research, monitoring, and other activities, including: (1) providing grants for critical research projects exploring the ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of ocean acidification; and (2) incorporating a competitive merit-based process for awarding grants that may be conducted jointly with other participating agencies or under the National Oceanographic Partnership Program.
Requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) director to continue to carry out ocean acidification research supporting competitive, merit-based, peer-reviewed proposals for research and monitoring of ocean acidification and its impacts.
Requires the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to ensure that space-based monitoring assets are used in as productive a manner as possible for the monitoring of ocean acidification and its impacts.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 8, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jan 8, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and to establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009
- FOARAM Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Air quality
- Aquatic ecology
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Government information and archives
- International scientific cooperation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced in Senate
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