Official Summaries

This bill reauthorizes and modifies the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Integrated Ocean Observation System (IOOS). (The IOOS is made up of radar, gliders, buoys, vessels, and different models and forecasts that collect data points to monitor and report on conditions along the nation's coasts and in marine waters.)

Specifically, the bill reauthorizes the IOOS through FY2030. The bill also directs the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (which coordinates interagency planning, budgeting, and assessments for the system) to develop requirements and processes for regional offices and federally funded projects of the agencies of the committee to collaborate with the regional coastal observing systems for data sharing at regional levels. 

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2294 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2294


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 2026

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 AN ACT


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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;''; 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.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 16, 2026.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.