H.R. 2294

[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.