United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2693 (111th)
Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2010
Introduced
3 June 2009
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Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Federal Oil Spill Research Program Act - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to direct the President to establish the Federal Oil Spill Research Committee as an interagency committee to coordinate a comprehensive federal oil spill research program, complete a research assessment on the status of oil spill prevention and response capabilities, and develop a federal oil spill research plan. Directs the Committee to: (1) establish a program for conducting oil pollution research, development, and demonstration; (2) submit to Congress an assessment of the status of oil spill prevention and response capabilities; and (3) establish the priorities for federal oil spill research and development. Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to: (1) award competitive grants to higher education and other research institutions to advance research and development and to demonstrate technologies for preventing, detecting, or mitigating oil discharges; and (2) contract with the National Academy of Sciences to assess, evaluate, and report on the status of federal oil spill research and development.
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 22 July 2010
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 22 July 2010
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 21 July 2010
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 21 July 2010
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 21 July 2010
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 21 July 2010
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 21 July 2010
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 June 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 June 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 June 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2693
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