To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Reauthorize Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act updates the federal ocean-observing framework. It amends the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act to replace references to the National Ocean Research Leadership Council with the Ocean Policy Committee, add operational oceanography measurements to the statute's purposes, and include ocean weather alongside other weather references. It requires Interagency Ocean Observation Committee agencies, their regional offices, and federally funded projects to collaborate with regional coastal observing systems so regional data are shared more consistently. The bill authorizes $47.5 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Who Benefits and How
Regional coastal observing systems benefit because federal agencies, regional offices, and federally funded projects must collaborate with them on regional data sharing. Coastal communities benefit from expanded operational oceanography and ocean-weather information that can improve warnings, planning, navigation, and coastal resilience. Marine researchers and data users benefit from better coordination between federal observing projects and regional systems. The Ocean Policy Committee gains the statutory coordination role formerly assigned to the National Ocean Research Leadership Council. NOAA and other Interagency Ocean Observation Committee agencies benefit from renewed authorization and clearer collaboration expectations.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Interagency Ocean Observation Committee agencies must coordinate regional offices and federally funded projects with regional coastal observing systems. Federal project managers must share data and align work with regional systems rather than operating in isolation. The Ocean Policy Committee must absorb coordination references formerly tied to the National Ocean Research Leadership Council. Congressional appropriators must consider the $47.5 million annual authorization for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. Regional observing systems must participate in collaboration and data-sharing implementation.
Key Provisions
- Amends the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act's coordination references.
- Replaces the National Ocean Research Leadership Council with the Ocean Policy Committee.
- Adds operational oceanography measurements to the statutory purpose.
- Expands weather language to include ocean weather.
- Requires federal regional offices and federally funded projects to collaborate with regional coastal observing systems on data sharing.
- Authorizes $47.5 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes and updates the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System by shifting references from the National Ocean Research Leadership Council to the Ocean Policy Committee, adding operational oceanography and ocean-weather language, requiring federal regional offices and federally funded projects to collaborate with regional coastal observing systems on data sharing, and authorizing $47.5 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Key Policy Areas
Ocean Policy, Weather, Science
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes and updates the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System by shifting references from the National Ocean Research Leadership Council to the Ocean Policy Committee, adding operational oceanography and ocean-weather language, requiring federal regional offices and federally funded projects to collaborate with regional coastal observing systems on data sharing, and authorizing $47.5 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Regional coastal observing systems
- Coastal communities
- Marine researchers
- Ocean data users
- Ocean Policy Committee
- NOAA
- Interagency Ocean Observation Committee agencies
Identified Costs
- Interagency Ocean Observation Committee agencies
- Federal project managers
- Ocean Policy Committee
- Congressional appropriators
- Regional observing systems
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Mr. Wittman moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417.
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Interagency Ocean Observation Committee agencies, Marine researchers, NOAA
Positive-direction: Marine researchers, Regional coastal observing systems
Negative-direction: Interagency Ocean Observation Committee agencies, NOAA, Ocean Policy Committee
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "iooc"
- → Interagency Ocean Observation Committee
- "noaa"
- → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- "ocean_policy"
- → Ocean Policy Committee
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