To establish a National Undersea Research Program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Title I: National Undersea Research Program - National Undersea Research Program Act of 1992 - Designates as undersea regions ten specified areas, plus any region resulting from an establishment, modification, or merger under specified provisions of this Act.
Establishes in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the National Undersea Research Program to enhance scientific understanding of processes in the oceans and large lakes of the world through research and through developing and applying research technology.
Establishes in NOAA the Office of Undersea Research to conduct the Program. Mandates appointment of a science advisor to the Program's Director. Establishes the National Undersea Research Steering Committee to advise the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Director.
Requires assignment of one or more undersea research regions to each National Undersea Research Center in existence at the time of enactment of this Act. Regulates establishment and merger of Centers. Mandates review of Centers and regions every five years. Requires, if continued operation of a Center is not warranted, establishment of a new Center for the same region.
Provides for Center research programs, including annual solicitation of individual research proposals.
Authorizes use of amounts appropriated to carry out the Program to make grants and contracts to fund any Center program, subject to terms and conditions.
Exempts grants and contracts under the Program from review by the Financial Assistance Review Board.
Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act and specified provisions of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act relating to the study of underwater diving techniques and equipment.
Title II: Miscellaneous - Directs the Under Secretary to establish a Center for the Great Lakes region.
Directs the Under Secretary, jointly with the Director of the National Science Foundation and the Secretary of the Navy, to develop procedures for joint review of research proposals.
Requires compliance, in spending funds under this Act, with specified provisions of the Buy American Act.
Declares the sense of the Congress that only American-made equipment and products should be purchased with assistance provided under this Act.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed until May 6.
Considered as unfinished business.
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 255 - 133 (Roll No. 97).
Roll Call #97 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 255 - 133 (Roll No. 97).
Roll Call #97 (House)Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 487 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3247 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Providing for the consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole under an open rule. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
Rule H. Res. 487 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 487.
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Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3247 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Providing for the consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole under an open rule. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 487 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Timothy J. Penny to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3247.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 265 - 86 (Roll no. 240).
Roll Call #240 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 265 - 86 (Roll no. 240).
Roll Call #240 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.