Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 3570 (112th)

Oceans and Human Health Reauthorization Act of 2011

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

6 December 2011

Last action

13 December 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]

Subjects

Healthcare, Climate

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare · Climate

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Oceans and Human Health Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Expands the interagency oceans and human health research program established under the Oceans and Human Health Act to: (1) direct the President, through the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), to deliver information, products, and services to reduce public health risks and enhance health benefits from the ocean; and (2) include within the term "oceans" the Great Lakes and related coastal areas. Directs the NSTC, through the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to submit to Congress, within 2 years after enactment of this Act and every 10 years thereafter, an update of the 2007 Interagency Oceans and Human Health Research Implementation Plan that defines the roles of specified federal agencies to avoid duplication of activities. Adds monitoring, surveillance, forecasting, mitigation, prevention, and outreach goals to federal research priorities. Extends the program's scope to atmospheric and biological sciences, food-borne diseases, corals, shellfish, and marine ecosystem and animal health predictive models. Authorizes coordination with interagency working groups of the Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, through the NSTC, to monitor and reduce marine public health problems, including climate change. Authorizes development of new technologies for detecting and reducing hazards to human health from ocean sources. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish an Oceans and Human Health Program to coordinate and implement research and activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Revises the mission and scope of NOAA centers of excellence.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 6 December 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 December 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 December 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 9 December 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 13 December 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 6 December 2011

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 6 December 2011

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 6 December 2011

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.