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House Bill 2294
119th Congress(2025-2026)
To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.
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Introduced in House on Mar 24, 2025
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H. R. 2294 (Introduced-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2294


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


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 24, 2025

Mr. Ezell (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Radewagen, and Mr. Davis of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned


A BILL

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) $56,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.”.