US Congress House Bill 1399 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-06-13 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act of 2013 - Reauthorizes the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 with specified appropriations to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through FY2017. Designates amounts authorized for use to acquire: (1) hydrographic data, provide hydrographic services, conduct coastal change analyses necessary to ensure safe navigation, and improve the management of coastal change in the Arctic; and (2) hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services in the Arctic necessary to delineate the U.S. extended continental shelf. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to compare the unit costs of NOAA-conducted hydrographic surveys to the unit costs of procuring such surveys.

Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act of 2013

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-13	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2013-04-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
2013-03-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1399/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1399/BILLS-113hr1399ih.pdf