BLUE GLOBE Act
- Last Action
- 6/22/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-22Committee Hearings Held.
- 2021-06-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
- 2021-06-08Introduced in House
- 2021-06-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-08 (00)
Bolstering Long-term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries Act or the BLUE GLOBE Act
This bill addresses data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts.
The bill increases domestic and international coordination to enhance data management and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts.
It adds programs for the application and development of innovative technology to the list of technology programs used to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
It also modifies requirements related to the scientific workforce in areas of oceanic and atmospheric research and development to include investigating whether there is a workforce shortage, workforce diversity, actions the federal government can take to increase diversity in the scientific workforce, and actions it can take to shorten the hiring backlog for such workforce.
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must (1) ensure that a goal of its cooperative institutes is to advance or apply emerging technologies, (2) create an ocean innovation prize to catalyze the rapid development and deployment of data collection and monitoring technology, and (3) seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to assess the potential for an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Oceans.
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2024 various NOAA hydrographic programs, including nautical mapping and charting.
Additionally, relevant federal agencies must measure the value and impact of industries related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts on the U.S. economy.
Cosponsors (20)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Katie Porter (D-CA)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
- RICK LARSEN (D-WA)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Subjects
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Aquatic ecology
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Economic development
- Economic performance and conditions
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental technology
- Genetics
- Geography and mapping
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
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