H.R. 5450 · 109th Congress

National Oceanic and Atmospheric bill

Stage: Passed a chamber
Sponsor: Vernon Ehlers
Introduced: 2006-05-22
Latest action: 2006-09-21 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Subjects

Congress

Congressional oversight

Government operations and politics

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Law

Department of Commerce

Federal officials

Research and development

Commerce

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Environmental technology

Great Lakes

Science, Technology, Communications

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Water Resources Development

Economics and Public Finance

Congressional reporting requirements

International Affairs

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Environmental Protection

Buy American

Cost control

Federal advisory bodies

Government contractors

Communication in science

Conferences

Environmental research

Research grants

Government paperwork

Government procurement

Government publicity

International environmental cooperation

Licenses

Advice and consent of the Senate

Environmental monitoring

Marine resources conservation

Technological innovations

Earth resources satellites

Meteorological research

Meteorology

Space activities

Weather forecasting

Technology transfer

Public-private partnerships

Strategic planning

Environmental education

Data banks

Relocation

Presidential appointments

Subcontractors

Laboratories

Nature conservation

Ecosystem management

Executive reorganization

Ships

Reprogramming of appropriated funds

Estuaries

Risk

Coastal zone

Maps

Ecological research

Navigation

Navigational aids

Oceanographic research

Meteorological satellites

Oceanography

Government aircraft

Climate

Hydrology

Remote sensing

Artificial satellites

Tsunamis

National Sea Grant Program

Sun