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H.R. 984 - To improve the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources by reenacting and clarifying provisions of a reorganization plan authorizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

S. 482 - To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purpose

 

H.R. 1662 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed, and for other purposes.
S. 781 - To restore balance to the membership of the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council.
H.R. 1690 - To protect diverse and structurally complex areas of the seafloor in the United States exclusive economic zone by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other ground gear used on bottom trawls, and for other purposes. S. 1953 - To protect deep sea corals and sponges, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2621 - To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to establish requirements for fishing quota systems. S. 1106 - To establish National Standards for Fishing Quota Systems.
H.R. 2933 - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to reform the process for designating critical habitat under that Act. S. 1218 - To provide for Presidential support and coordination of interagency ocean science programs and development and coordination of a comprehensive and integrated United States research and monitoring program.
H.R. 3627 - To establish in the Executive Office of the President the Office of Oceans and Coastal Policy. S. 2066 - To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3645 - To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to clarify the definition of ``essential fish habitat'', and for other purposes. S. 2197 - To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to clarify the status of certain communities in the western Alaska community development quota program.
H.R. 4706 - To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for stewardship of fishery resources for the American public, and for other purposes. S. 2244 - To protect the public's ability to fish for sport, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4897 - To protect deep sea corals and sponges, and for other purposes.

S. 2280 - To establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
H.R. 4900 - To establish a national policy for our oceans, to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a National Oceans Council, and for other purposes. S. 2488 - To establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in coordination with non- Federal entities, and for other purposes.
  S. 2647 - To establish a national ocean policy, to set forth the missions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to ensure effective interagency coordination, and for other purposes.
  S. 2648 - To strengthen programs relating to ocean science and training by providing improved advice and coordination of efforts, greater interagency cooperation, and the strengthening and expansion of related programs administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.