Congress Needs To Carefully Chart NOAA’s Path Forward
, but many federal agencies operate without one. This is not the first time that one has been considered for NOAA. In 1977, Rep. John Murphy of New York introduced such legislation which was never passed. Organic acts can help protect the existence of the institution and also define its scope.
The House draft legislation would lead to some big changes, raising several important questions. Most notably, the House legislation would establish NOAA as an independent agency, removing it from its current home in the Department of Commerce. The Secretary of Commerce is a cabinet-level position. There is thus a question as to whether the NOAA Administrator would be a part of the President’s cabinet in the way the EPA Administrator is, or whether it would function like NASA, in which the Administrator reports to the President, but may not be involved in regular, core cabinet meetings.
The legislation would also likely lead to reorganization within NOAA. The Office of Space Commerce would likely be removed from NOAA’s jurisdiction and remain in the Department of Commerce. The legislation also sets forth a study about transferring all or part of the management of the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act , which would in effect transfer NOAA Fisheries to the Department of Interior.
A discussion of ways to strengthen NOAA is welcome, and deliberating the way a government is organized is a part of any healthy democracy. However, it is vital that the deliberation about NOAA is complete and weighs the pros, cons, and potential unintended consequences of any changes. Furthering the critical role NOAA scientists play in predicting and responding to climate change should be central to any plans for the future of the agency.
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