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7/15/2008--Reported to Senate amended. Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2008 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require the collection and updating of existing practices and procedures for rescuing and rehabilitating stranded or entangled (currently, only stranded) marine mammals. Authorizes entanglement response agreements. Deems authorized responders to be government employees for purposes of specified tort claims procedures provisions. Renames the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program as the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Funding Program and revises provisions, including adding providing for stranding events requiring emergency assistance to the program's duties. Authorizes the program to be carried out through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or other agreements or arrangements. Authorizes appropriations through FY2010 to carry out the Program. Revises provisions concerning administrative costs and expenses. Establishes in the Treasury the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Emergency Fund to provide for the recovery or treatment of marine mammals, the collection of data from living or dead stranded marine mammals for scientific research regarding marine mammal health, directly related facility operation costs, and stranding events requiring emergency assistance. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) enter into grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, or other appropriate agreements; and (2) solicit, accept, receive, hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and bequests. Limits support for a project under the provisions amended by this paragraph to $200,000 per year. (Current law limits support to 100,000 and makes no reference to the limit being per year.) Defines the term &quot;emergency assistance&quot; as: (1) assistance for a stranding event that is not an unusual mortality event, leads to an immediate increase in required costs in excess of regularly scheduled costs, may be cyclical or endemic, and may involve out-of-habitat animals; or (2) is determined by the Secretary to qualify for such assistance. Authorizes appropriations through FY2010 to the Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Fund.<br/>

1216094400 2008-07-15 Thu Nov 06 19:03:57 -0600 2008 passed house 41005 '2007':7 'amend':5 'marin':1 'rescu':3 'assist':4 'mammal':2 44201 short introduced 41005 '2007':7 'amend':5 'marin':1 'rescu':3 'assist':4 'mammal':2 42417 short reported to senate 41005 '2008':7 'amend':5 'marin':1 'rescu':3 'assist':4 'mammal':2 62687 false short introduced 41005 'h':11 'law':6 'john':10 'amend':2 'grant':17 'marin':13 'relat':7 'rescu':15 'assist':16 'mammal':14 'provis':4 'purpos':22 'program':18 'prescott':12 41184 official action 41005 1216094400 Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 166095 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-421. Y000033 1933-06-09 2111 Rayburn House Office Building http://donyoung.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm 0 202-225-0425 Donald 'r':4 '-0':6 'ak':5 'rep':1 'young':3,8,11 'donald':2,7,10 M 400440 Young Don_Young E. Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0] Don N00007999 7683 Republican 202-225-5765 Episcopalian AK Don Donald Young 5.14285714285714 http://donyoung.house.gov/ RepDonYoung B001235 1935-12-20 1124 Longworth House Office Building http://brown.house.gov/Contact/writebrown.html 1 202-225-3407 Henry 'r':4 '-1':6 'sc':5 'rep':1 'brown':3,8,10 'henri':2,7,9 M 400049 Brown Henry_E._Jr.Brown E. Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1] N00002428 6596 Republican 202-225-3176 Baptist SC Henry Brown 3.27272727272727 http://brown.house.gov/ action 41005 1216094400 Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 166095 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-421. calendar 41005 1216094400 Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 166096 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 881. calendar 41005 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 177124 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. action 41005 1210824000 Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 157327 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. action 41005 1174363200 Tue Mar 20 00:00:00 -0500 2007 105318 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. vote 41005 1174326720 Mon Mar 19 14:52:00 -0500 2007 by voice vote 96825 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. vote h action 41005 1174326480 Mon Mar 19 14:48:00 -0500 2007 152259 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1006. action 41005 1174326480 Mon Mar 19 14:48:00 -0500 2007 96824 Considered under suspension of the rules. action 41005 1174326420 Mon Mar 19 14:47:00 -0500 2007 96823 Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. action 41005 1171602000 Fri Feb 16 00:00:00 -0600 2007 96822 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. action 41005 1171342800 Tue Feb 13 00:00:00 -0600 2007 115156 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E336) introduced 41005 1171342800 Tue Feb 13 00:00:00 -0600 2007 93176 action 41005 1171342800 Tue Feb 13 00:00:00 -0600 2007 93177 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. action 41005 1171342800 Tue Feb 13 00:00:00 -0600 2007 105317 Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E336)