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2	2	119THCONGRESS
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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 2294
5	5	To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act
6	6	of 2009.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	MARCH24, 2025
9	9	Mr. E
10	10	ZELL(for himself, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mrs. DINGELL,
11	11	Mrs. R
12	12	ADEWAGEN, and Mr. DAVISof Illinois) introduced the following
13	13	bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in
14	14	addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a pe-
15	15	riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
16	16	sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
17	17	mittee concerned
18	18	A BILL
19	19	To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation
20	20	System Act of 2009.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
22	22	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
23	23	SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF INTEGRATED COASTAL 3
24	24	AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM ACT OF 4
25	25	2009. 5
26	26	The Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Sys-6
27	27	tem Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended— 7
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30	30	•HR 2294 IH
31	31	(1) by striking ‘‘Council’’ each place it appears 1
32	32	and inserting ‘‘Committee’’; 2
33	33	(2) in section 12303 (33 U.S.C. 3602)— 3
34	34	(A) in paragraph (2)— 4
35	35	(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘C
36	36	OUN-5
37	37	CIL’’ and inserting ‘‘COMMITTEE’’; and 6
38	38	(ii) by striking ‘‘National Ocean Re-7
39	39	search Leadership Council’’ and inserting 8
40	40	‘‘Ocean Policy Committee’’; and 9
41	41	(B) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘con-10
42	42	duct operational oceanography measurements 11
43	43	and’’ after ‘‘in order to’’; 12
44	44	(3) in section 12304 (33 U.S.C. 3603)— 13
45	45	(A) by inserting ‘‘and ocean’’ after ‘‘weath-14
46	46	er’’ each place it appears; and 15
47	47	(B) in subsection (c)— 16
48	48	(i) in the heading of paragraph (1), 17
49	49	by striking ‘‘C
50	50	OUNCIL’’ and inserting 18
51	51	‘‘C
52	52	OMMITTEE’’; and 19
53	53	(ii) in paragraph (2)(B)— 20
54	54	(I) by redesignating clauses (vi) 21
55	55	through (x) as clauses (vii) through 22
56	56	(xi), respectively; and 23
57	57	(II) by inserting after clause (v) 24
58	58	the following: 25
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62	62	‘‘(vi) develop requirements and proc-1
63	63	esses for regional offices and federally 2
64	64	funded projects of the agencies of the 3
65	65	Interagency Ocean Observation Committee 4
66	66	to collaborate with the regional coastal ob-5
67	67	serving systems for data sharing at re-6
68	68	gional levels;’’; and 7
69	69	(4) in section 12311 (33 U.S.C. 3610)— 8
70	70	(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 9
71	71	the end; 10
72	72	(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-11
73	73	riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 12
74	74	(C) by adding at the end the following: 13
75	75	‘‘(6) $56,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 14
76	76	through 2030.’’. 15
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