,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,mr4 
,amo 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4  
,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,ms4
 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,elfreth1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1
 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,ms4     
,brownley1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,ansari1 
,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,ms4        
,stevens1 ,mr4 ,magaziner1 ,mr4         
,krishnamoorthi1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1
 ,ms4 ,simon1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1   
,mrs4 ,cherfilus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4      
,norton1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1
 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,ms4        
,tokuda1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1 ,mr4 ,panetta1   
,mr4 ,kennedy of ,new ,york1 ,ms4       
,strickland1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1
 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4     
,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4
 ,garamendi1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1  
,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1  
,mr4 ,stanton1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,ms4       
,salinas1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1  
,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4       

,subramanyam1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mrs4     
,foushee1 ,mr4 ,ivey1 ,mr4 ,latimer1    
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,fletcher1 ,ms4      
,titus1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4  
,lois ,frankel of ,florida1 ,ms4        
,dexter1 ,ms4 ,schrier1 ,ms4 ,mc,bride1 
,mr4 ,landsman1 ,mr4 ,frost1 and ,mr4   
,cohen7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources1 and in addition to 
the ,committees on ,science1 ,space1 and
 ,technology1 and ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to impose a moratorium on   
closing1 suspending1 terminating leases 
of1 ceasing construction of1            
consolidating1 or otherwise imposing any
 new limitation on access to facilities 
of the ,national ,oceanic and           
,atmospheric ,administration1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this

 ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,,noaa  
,closures ,act4  #b4 ,moratorium with   
respect to facilities of the ,national  
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration  7a7 ,moratorium  7#a7  
,in general ,except as provided in      
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 the ,secretary
 of ,commerce1 the ,administrator of the
 ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric    
,administration1 or the ,administrator  
of ,general ,services1 as the case may  
be1 may not close1 suspend1 terminate a 
lease of1 cease construction of1        
consolidate1 or otherwise impose any new
 limitation on access to a facility of  
the ,administration4  7#b7 ,exception   
for emergencies ,paragraph 7#a7 shall   
not apply with respect to any temporary 
action by the ,secretary of ,commerce1  
the ,administrator of the ,national     
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration1 or the ,administrator  
of ,general ,services1 as the case may  
be1 to close1 suspend1 terminate a lease
 of1 cease construction of1 consolidate1

 or otherwise limit access to a facility
 of the ,administration in response to  
an emergency that poses an immediate    
threat to the health or safety of       
personnel of the ,administration4  7#c7 
,cessation upon report to ,congress     
,paragraph 7#a7 shall cease to be       
effective on the date that is #ahj days 
after the report described in paragraph 
7#d7 is submitted4  7#d7 ,report ,not   
earlier than ,january #ba1 #bjbi1 the   
,secretary of ,commerce1 the            
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration1 and  
the ,administrator of ,general ,services
 shall jointly submit to the ,committee 
on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology and
 the ,committee on ,natural ,resources  
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate a    
report outlining and justifying the     
process for selecting any facility of   
the ,administration for closure1        
suspension1 termination of a lease1     

cessation of construction1              
consolidation1 or other limitation on   
access to such a facility4 ,such report 
shall include information relating to   
the following3  7,a7 ,an analysis of the
 criteria used for such selection4  7,b7
 ,a description of any method of        
cost-benefit analysis applied in        
connection with such closure1           
suspension1 termination of lease1       
cessation of construction1              
consolidation1 or other limitation1     
including any analysis that takes into  
account the following3  7i7 ,the        
anticipated savings resulting from such 
closure1 suspension1 termination of     
lease1 cessation of construction1       
consolidation1 or other limitation4     
7ii7 ,the anticipated costs associated  
with replacing services lost as a result
 of such closure1 suspension1           
termination of lease1 cessation of      
construction1 consolidation1 or other   
limitation4  7iii7 ,the anticipated     
impact on services of the               

,administration4  7iv7 ,such other      
relevant factors as the ,secretary1 the 
,administrator of the ,administration1  
and the ,administrator of ,general      
,services may determine4  7b7 ,future   
closures1 suspensions1 terminations of  
leases1 cessations of construction1     
consolidations1 and other limitations on
 access  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to   
paragraph 7#c71 the ,secretary of       
,commerce1 the ,administrator of the    
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration1 or the ,administrator  
of ,general ,services1 as the case may  
be1 may not close1 suspend1 terminate a 
lease of1 cease construction of1        
consolidate1 or otherwise impose any new
 limitation on access to a facility of  
the ,administration unless the          
requirement of paragraph 7#b7 is        
satisfied4  7#b7 ,requirement ,the      
requirement of this paragraph is that   
not later than #cj days before a        
closure1 suspension1 termination of     
lease1 cessation of construction1       

consolidation1 or other limitation with 
respect to a facility referred to in    
paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary of       
,commerce1 the ,administrator of the    
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration1 and the ,administrator 
of ,general ,services jointly submit to 
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology and the ,committee on       
,natural ,resources of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report outlining and  
justifying the process for selecting    
such facility for such closure1         
suspension1 termination of lease1       
cessation of construction1              
consolidation1 or other limitation4     
,such report shall include information  
in accordance with subparagraphs 7,a7   
and 7,b7 of subsection 7a77#d74  7#c7   
,exception for emergencies ,paragraph   
7#a7 shall not apply with respect to any
 temporary action by the ,secretary of  
,commerce1 the ,administrator of the    

,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration1 or the ,administrator  
of ,general ,services1 as the case may  
be1 to close1 suspend1 terminate a lease
 of1 cease construction of1 consolidate1
 or otherwise limit access to a facility
 of the ,administration in response to  
an emergency that poses an immediate    
threat to the health or safety of       
personnel of the ,administration4  7c7  
,effective date ,subsection 7b7 shall   
apply with respect to a closure1        
suspension1 termination of lease1       
cessation of construction1              
consolidation1 or other limitation      
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 of such   
subsection occurring after the cessation
 of the moratorium under subsection 7a74