Frank Lucas: “To close. Madam Speaker, the NOAA Chief Scientist Act is smart legislation that codifies an important existing role at…”

“To close. Madam Speaker, the NOAA Chief Scientist Act is smart legislation that codifies an important existing role at NOAA. A scientific agency needs scientific leadership, and H.R. 3952 ensures that NOAA will always have that in place. I thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Ms. Sherrill), the chair of our Environment Subcommittee, for introducing this bill. I also thank the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Feenstra), the ranking member of the Research and Technology Subcommittee, for leading the Republican side. Madam Speaker, this is a smart, simple bill, and I urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.”