US Congress House Bill 2685 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 5 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Climate and Ocean Research and Coordination Act of 2009 - Reestablishes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its leadership. (NOAA was created by the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970.) Includes in NOAA the National Weather Service and the Science Advisory Board. National Climate Enterprise Act of 2009 - Directs the President to establish a National Climate Enterprise to coordinate international, federal, and nonfederal activity to provide scientifically based climate and climate impact data, information, products, and services to better forecast climate, climate change, and climate variability and to understand climate impacts at regional and local scales. Requires that the Enterprise consist of an Interdepartmental Oversight Board, an Interagency Coordinating Committee, and a Climate Operations Office established by this Act, and nonfederal contributors. Requires the Office, subject to appropriations, to develop and implement a quality assurance program to certify climate products and services that satisfy this Act's standards. Defines "climate product and service" as any publicly or commercially available product or service produced by a nonfederal contributor that includes or displays climate data, meta-data, or information. Allows the Enterprise to authorize the use of the emblem or any trademark of the Enterprise on a certified climate product or service. Establishes in the Treasury the Climate Products And Services Account. Requires the Enterprise Advisory Board to provide advice to the Interagency Coordinating Committee on policy implementation by the Climate Operations Office, the effectiveness of data, meta-data, information, products, and services delivered to end-users, priorities for climate research and information needs, the performance of non-federal contributors, and critical climate research needs.

Climate and Ocean Research and Coordination Act of 2009

Rep Abercrombie, Neil	Rep Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho	Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F.H.	Rep Inslee, Jay
Rep Sablan, Gregorio	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol	Rep Polis, Jared	Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R.
Rep Holt, Rush D.	Rep Hirono, Mazie K.	Rep Heinrich, Martin	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.
Rep Farr, Sam	Rep Christensen, Donna M.	Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z.	Rep Capps, Lois
Rep Djou, Charles K.

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-05		Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
2009-06-04		Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
2009-06-03		Referred to House Natural Resources
2009-06-03		Referred to House Science and Technology
2009-06-03		Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
2009-06-03		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1304)

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN02685:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr2685ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr2685ih.pdf