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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 2294
To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act
of 2009.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH24, 2025
Mr. E
ZELL(for himself, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mrs. DINGELL,
Mrs. R
ADEWAGEN, and Mr. DAVISof Illinois) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in
addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation
System Act of 2009.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF INTEGRATED COASTAL 3
AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM ACT OF 4
2009. 5
The Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Sys-6
tem Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended— 7
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(1) by striking ‘‘Council’’ each place it appears 1
and inserting ‘‘Committee’’; 2
(2) in section 12303 (33 U.S.C. 3602)— 3
(A) in paragraph (2)— 4
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘C
OUN-5
CIL’’ and inserting ‘‘COMMITTEE’’; and 6
(ii) by striking ‘‘National Ocean Re-7
search Leadership Council’’ and inserting 8
‘‘Ocean Policy Committee’’; and 9
(B) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘con-10
duct operational oceanography measurements 11
and’’ after ‘‘in order to’’; 12
(3) in section 12304 (33 U.S.C. 3603)— 13
(A) by inserting ‘‘and ocean’’ after ‘‘weath-14
er’’ each place it appears; and 15
(B) in subsection (c)— 16
(i) in the heading of paragraph (1), 17
by striking ‘‘C
OUNCIL’’ and inserting 18
‘‘C
OMMITTEE’’; and 19
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B)— 20
(I) by redesignating clauses (vi) 21
through (x) as clauses (vii) through 22
(xi), respectively; and 23
(II) by inserting after clause (v) 24
the following: 25
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‘‘(vi) develop requirements and proc-1
esses for regional offices and federally 2
funded projects of the agencies of the 3
Interagency Ocean Observation Committee 4
to collaborate with the regional coastal ob-5
serving systems for data sharing at re-6
gional levels;’’; and 7
(4) in section 12311 (33 U.S.C. 3610)— 8
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 9
the end; 10
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-11
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 12
(C) by adding at the end the following: 13
‘‘(6) $56,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 14
through 2030.’’. 15
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