To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.
Referred in SenateMar 17, 2026

To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.

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Section 1. Reauthorization of Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009

The Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended—

(1) by striking Council each place it appears and inserting Committee;

(2) in section 12303 (33 U.S.C. 3602)—

(A) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in the heading, by striking Council and inserting Committee; and

(ii) by striking National Ocean Research Leadership Council and inserting Ocean Policy Committee; and

(B) in paragraph (6), by inserting conduct operational oceanography measurements and after in order to;

(3) in section 12304 (33 U.S.C. 3603)—

(A) by inserting and ocean after weather each place it appears; and

(B) in subsection (c)—

(i) in the heading of paragraph (1), by striking Council and inserting Committee; and

(ii) in paragraph (2)(B)—

(I) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as clauses (vii) through (xi), respectively; and

(II) by inserting after clause (v) the following:

(vi) develop requirements and processes for regional offices and federally funded projects of the agencies of the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee to collaborate with the regional coastal observing systems for data sharing at regional levels;

(II) ; and

(4) in section 12311 (33 U.S.C. 3610)—

(A) in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end;

(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

(6) $47,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

(C) .

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