US Congress Senate Bill 1886 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on September 27 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2019 the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009. The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) is a network of federal and regional entities that provide information about the nation's coasts and oceans, as well as the Great Lakes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must: (1) serve as the lead federal agency for the implementation of the IOOS, and (2) establish an IOOS Program Office to oversees daily operations and coordination of the IOOS. The bill outlines the requirements for NOAA as the lead agency. The bill establishes a process for regional associations to certify their regional coastal observing systems. The Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council must: (1) conduct an Ocean Chemistry Coastal Community Vulnerability Assessment on ocean acidification within a year and every five years thereafter; and (2) develop a plan to deploy ocean acidification sensors prioritized by the threat to coastal economies and ecosystems, gaps in data on ocean acidification, and research needs. The National Science Foundation's research on ocean acidification must include research on: (1) impacts of multiple stressors on ecosystems exhibiting hypoxia (a dead zone that is depleted of oxygen), harmful algal blooms (rapid accumulation of algae), or sediment delivery; and (2) the effects of those impacts combined with changes in ocean chemistry.

Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act

Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]
Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
2016-09-27	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2016-09-27	House	Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
2016-09-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 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.
2016-09-27	House	Received in the House.
2016-09-27	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-09-26	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6086-6088)
2016-09-26	Senate	The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6085-6088)
2016-09-20	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.
2016-09-20	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-354.
2015-12-09	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2015-07-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1886/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1886/BILLS-114s1886is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1886/BILLS-114s1886rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1886/BILLS-114s1886es.pdf