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Union Calendar No. 304 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1834 

[Report No. 110–311, Parts I and II] 

To authorize the national ocean exploration program and the national undersea research program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 29, 2007 

Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. 

PALLONE, Mr. FARR, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. ABERCROMBIE) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and 

Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources and 

Armed Services, 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 

AUGUST 4, 2007 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

DECEMBER 18, 2007 

Additional sponsors: Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. GILCHREST, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, and 

Mr. ROTHMAN

DECEMBER 18, 2007 

Reported from the Committee on Science and Technology with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in boldface roman] 

DECEMBER 18, 2007 

Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 29, 2007] 

A BILL 

To authorize the national ocean exploration program and 

the national undersea research program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 TITLE I—NATIONAL OCEAN 

4 EXPLORATION PROGRAM 

5 SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Ocean Explo7 ration Program Act’’. 

8 SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION. 

9 The Secretary of Commerce, through the Administrator 

10 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

11 shall, in consultation with the National Science Foundation 

12 and other appropriate Federal agencies, conduct a coordi13 nated national ocean exploration program within the Na14 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that pro15 motes collaboration with existing programs of the Adminis16 tration, including those authorized in title II. 

17 SEC. 103. AUTHORITIES. 

18 In carrying out the program authorized under section 

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1 pheric Administration (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Ad2 ministrator’’) shall— 

3 (1) conduct interdisciplinary voyages or other 

4 scientific activities of discovery in conjunction with 

5 other Federal agencies or academic or educational in6 stitutions, to explore and survey little known areas of 

7 the marine environment, inventory, observe, and as8 sess living and nonliving marine resources, and re9 port such findings; 

10 (2) give priority attention to deep ocean regions, 

11 with a focus on deep water marine systems that hold 

12 potential for important scientific discoveries, such as 

13 hydrothermal vent communities and seamounts; 

14 (3) conduct scientific voyages to locate, define, 

15 and document historic shipwrecks, submerged sites, 

16 and other ocean exploration activities that combine 

17 archaeology and oceanographic sciences; 

18 (4) develop and implement, in consultation with 

19 the National Science Foundation, a transparent proc20 ess for merit-based peer-review and approval of pro21 posals for activities to be conducted under this pro22 gram; 

23 (5) enhance the technical capability of the 

24 United States marine science community by pro25 moting the development of improved oceanographic 


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1 research, communication, navigation, and data collec2 tion systems, as well as underwater platforms and 

3 sensors and autonomous vehicles; 

4 (6) accept donations of property, data, and 

5 equipment to be applied for the purpose of exploring 

6 the oceans or increasing knowledge of the oceans; and 

7 (7) establish an ocean exploration forum to en8 courage partnerships and promote communication 

9 among experts and other stakeholders in order to en10 hance the scientific and technical expertise and rel11 evance of the national program. 

12 SEC. 104. OCEAN EXPLORATION ADVISORY BOARD. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall ap14 point an Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, or utilize an 

15 existing panel, composed of experts in relevant fields to— 

16 (1) advise the Administrator on priority areas 

17 for survey and discovery; 

18 (2) assist the program in the development of a 

19 five-year strategic plan for the fields of exploration, 

20 discovery, and science; 

21 (3) annually review the quality and effectiveness 

22 of the proposal review process established under sec23 tion 103(4); and 

24 (4) provide other assistance and advice as re25 quested by the Administrator. 


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1 (b) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Advisory Com3 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 

4 Ocean Exploration Advisory Board. 

5 (2) COMPLIANCE.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

6 (1), the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board shall be 

7 appointed and operate in a manner consistent with 

8 all provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

9 with respect to— 

10 (A) the balance of membership and exper11 tise; 

12 (B) provisions of public notice regarding 

13 activities of the Ocean Exploration Advisory 

14 Board; 

15 (C) open meetings; and 

16 (D) public access to documents created by 

17 the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board. 

18 (c) UTILIZATION OF EXISTING PANEL.—If the Admin19 istrator utilizes an existing panel to fulfill the requirements 

20 of this section, the membership of that panel must include 

21 relevant experts in the fields specified in subsection (a)(2). 


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1 SEC. 105. APPLICATION WITH OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

2 LANDS ACT. 

3 Nothing in this title or title II supersedes, or limits 

4 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under, the 

5 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). 

6 SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na8 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry 

9 out this title— 

10 (1) $30,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

11 (2) $33,550,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

12 (3) $36,905,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

13 (4) $40,596,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

14 (5) $44,655,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

15 (6) $49,121,000 for fiscal year 2013; 

16 (7) $54,033,000 for fiscal year 2014; 

17 (8) $59,436,000 for fiscal year 2015; 

18 (9) $65,379,000 for fiscal year 2016; and 

19 (10) $71,917,000 for fiscal year 2017. 

20 TITLE II—UNDERSEA RESEARCH 

21 PROGRAM 

22 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

23 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Undersea Re24 search Program Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION. 

2 The Administrator of the National Oceanic and At3 mospheric Administration shall conduct an undersea re4 search program and shall designate a Director of that pro5 gram. 

6 SEC. 203. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of the program authorized under section 

8 202 is to increase scientific knowledge essential for the in9 formed management, use, and preservation of oceanic, 

10 coastal, and large lake resources through undersea research, 

11 exploration, education, and technology development. The 

12 program shall be part of National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

13 Administration’s undersea research, education, and tech14 nology development efforts, and shall make available the in15 frastructure and expertise to service the undersea science 

16 and technology needs of the academic community and ma17 rine industry. 

18 SEC. 204. PROGRAM. 

19 The program authorized under section 202 shall be 

20 conducted through a national headquarters, a network of 

21 extramural regional undersea research centers that rep22 resent all relevant National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad23 ministration regions, and a national technology institute. 

24 Overall direction of the program will be provided by the 

25 program director in coordination with a Council of Center 

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1 gional centers and the National Institute for Undersea 

2 Science and Technology. 

3 SEC. 205. REGIONAL CENTERS AND INSTITUTE. 

4 (a) PROGRAMS.—The following research, exploration, 

5 education, and technology programs shall be conducted 

6 through the network of extramural regional centers and the 

7 National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology: 

8 (1) Core research and exploration based on na9 tional and regional undersea research priorities. 

10 (2) Advanced undersea technology development to 

11 support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad12 ministration’s research mission and programs. 

13 (3) Development, testing, and transition of ad14 vanced undersea technology associated with ocean ob15 servatories, submersibles, advanced diving tech16 nologies, remotely operated vehicles, autonomous un17 derwater vehicles, and new sampling and sensing 

18 technologies such as LEO–15, Pisces, and the Aquar19 ius habitat. 

20 (4) Undersea science-based education and out21 reach programs to enrich ocean science education and 

22 public awareness of the oceans and Great Lakes. 

23 (5) Discovery, study, and development of natural 

24 products from ocean and aquatic systems. 


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1 (b) OPERATIONS.—Operation of the extramural re2 gional centers and the National Institute for Undersea 

3 Science and Technology shall leverage partnerships and co4 operative research with academia and private industry. 

5 SEC. 206. COMPETITIVENESS. 

6 Except for a small discretionary fund for rapid re7 sponse activities, for which no more than 10 percent of the 

8 program budget shall be set aside, and for National Oceanic 

9 and Atmospheric Administration-related service projects, 

10 the external projects supported by the regional centers shall 

11 be managed using an open and competitive process to evalu12 ate scientific merit, relevance to the National Oceanic and 

13 Atmospheric Administration, regional and national re14 search priorities, and technical feasibility. 

15 SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na17 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry 

18 out this title— 

19 (1) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

20 (2) $19,500,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

21 (3) $21,500,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

22 (4) $23,500,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

23 (5) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

24 (6) $27,500,000 for fiscal year 2013; 

25 (7) $29,500,000 for fiscal year 2014; 


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1 (8) $31,500,000 for fiscal year 2015; 

2 (9) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2016; and 

3 (10) $35,500,000 for fiscal year 2017. 

4 TITLE III—INTERAGENCY FI5 NANCING, PLANNING, AND 

6 COORDINATION 

7 SEC. 301. INTERAGENCY FINANCING. 

8 The Administrator of the National Oceanic and At9 mospheric Administration, the National Science Founda10 tion, the Department of the Navy, and other Federal agen11 cies involved in the programs authorized under title I and 

12 II, may participate in interagency financing and share, 

13 transfer, receive, and spend funds appropriated to any Fed14 eral participant in the program for the purposes of car15 rying out any administrative or programmatic project or 

16 activity under the program. Funds may be transferred 

17 among such departments and agencies through an appro18 priate instrument that specifies the goods, services, or space 

19 being acquired from another Federal participant and the 

20 costs thereof. 

21 SEC. 302. OCEAN EXPLORATION AND UNDERSEA RESEARCH 

22 TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TASK 

23 FORCE. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the National 

25 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in coordination 


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1 with the National Science Foundation, the National Aero2 nautics and Space Administration, the United States Geo3 logical Survey, the Department of the Navy, the Mineral 

4 Management Service, and relevant governmental, non5 governmental, academic, industry, and other experts, shall 

6 convene an ocean exploration and undersea research tech7 nology and infrastructure task force, or utilize an existing 

8 panel, to develop and implement a strategy— 

9 (1) to facilitate transfer of new exploration and 

10 undersea research technology to the programs author11 ized under titles I and II of this Act; 

12 (2) to improve availability of communications 

13 infrastructure, including satellite capabilities, to the 

14 program; 

15 (3) to develop an integrated, workable, and com16 prehensive data management information processing 

17 system that will make information on unique and sig18 nificant features obtained by the program available 

19 for research and management purposes; 

20 (4) to conduct public outreach activities that im21 prove the public understanding of ocean science, re22 sources, and processes, in conjunction with relevant 

23 programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

24 Administration, the National Science Foundation, 

25 and other agencies; and 


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1 (5) to encourage cost-sharing partnerships with 

2 governmental and nongovernmental entities that will 

3 assist in transferring exploration technology and tech4 nical expertise to the program. 

5 (b) UTILIZATION OF EXISTING PANEL.—If the Admin6 istrator utilizes an existing panel to fulfill the requirements 

7 of this section, the membership of that panel must include 

8 representative of all the agencies and other interests speci9 fied in subsection (a). 

10 TITLE I—NATIONAL OCEAN 

11 EXPLORATION PROGRAM 

12 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

13 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National 

14 Ocean Exploration Program Act’’. 

15 SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION. 

16 The Administrator of the National Oce17 anic and Atmospheric Administration shall, in 

18 consultation with the National Science Foun19 dation and other appropriate Federal agen20 cies, conduct a coordinated national ocean ex21 ploration program within the National Oce22 anic and Atmospheric Administration that 

23 promotes collaboration with other Federal 

24 ocean and undersea research and exploration 

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1 ministrator shall seek to facilitate coordina2 tion of data and information management sys3 tems, outreach and education programs to im4 prove public understanding of ocean and 

5 coastal resources, and development and 

6 transfer of technologies to facilitate ocean 

7 and undersea research and exploration. 

8 SEC. 103. AUTHORITIES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pro10 gram authorized under section 102, the Ad11 ministrator of the National Oceanic and At12 mospheric Administration (in this title re13 ferred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall—

14 (1) conduct interdisciplinary voyages 

15 or other scientific activities of discovery 

16 in conjunction with other Federal agen17 cies or academic or educational institu18 tions, to explore and survey little known 

19 areas of the marine environment, inven20 tory, observe, and assess living and non21 living marine resources, and report such 

22 findings; 

23 (2) give priority attention to deep 

24 ocean regions, with a focus on deep 

25 water marine systems that hold potential 


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1 for important scientific discoveries, such 

2 as hydrothermal vent communities and 

3 seamounts; 

4 (3) conduct scientific voyages to lo5 cate, define, and document historic ship6 wrecks, submerged sites, and other ocean 

7 exploration activities that combine ar8 chaeology and oceanographic sciences; 

9 (4) develop and implement, in con10 sultation with the National Science Foun11 dation, a transparent, competitive proc12 ess for merit-based peer-review and ap13 proval of proposals for activities to be 

14 conducted under this program, taking 

15 into consideration advice of the Board es16 tablished under section 104; 

17 (5) enhance the technical capability 

18 of the United States marine science com19 munity by promoting the development of 

20 improved oceanographic research, com21 munication, navigation, and data collec22 tion systems, as well as underwater plat23 forms and sensors and autonomous vehi24 cles; and 


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1 (6) establish an ocean exploration 

2 forum to encourage partnerships and 

3 promote communication among experts 

4 and other stakeholders in order to en5 hance the scientific and technical exper6 tise and relevance of the national pro7 gram. 

8 (b) DONATIONS.—In carrying out the pro9 gram authorized under section 102, the Ad10 ministrator may accept donations of property, 

11 data, and equipment to be applied for the pur12 pose of exploring the oceans or increasing 

13 knowledge of the oceans. 

14 SEC. 104. OCEAN EXPLORATION ADVISORY BOARD. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator 

16 shall appoint an Ocean Exploration Advisory 

17 Board composed of experts in relevant fields 

18 to—

19 (1) advise the Administrator on pri20 ority areas for survey and discovery; 

21 (2) assist the program in the develop22 ment of a five-year strategic plan for the 

23 fields of ocean, marine, and Great Lakes 

24 exploration, discovery, and science; 


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1 (3) annually review the quality and 

2 effectiveness of the proposal review proc3 ess established under section 103(4); and 

4 (4) provide other assistance and ad5 vice as requested by the Administrator. 

6 (b) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—

7 Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 

8 Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 

9 Board appointed under subsection (a). 

10 SEC. 105. APPLICATION WITH OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 

11 LANDS ACT. 

12 Nothing in this Act supersedes, or limits 

13 the authority of the Secretary of the Interior 

14 under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 

15 (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). 

16 SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 There are authorized to be appropriated 

18 to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad19 ministration to carry out this title—

20 (1) $30,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

21 (2) $33,550,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

22 (3) $36,905,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

23 (4) $40,596,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

24 (5) $44,655,000 for fiscal year 2012; 


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1 (6) $49,121,000 for fiscal year 2013; 

2 and 

3 (7) $54,033,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

4 TITLE II—UNDERSEA RESEARCH 

5 PROGRAM 

6 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

7 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National 

8 Undersea Research Program Act of 2007’’. 

9 SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION. 

10 The Administrator of the National Oce11 anic and Atmospheric Administration shall 

12 conduct an undersea research, exploration, 

13 education, and technology development pro14 gram and shall designate a Director of that 

15 program. 

16 SEC. 203. PURPOSE. 

17 The purpose of the program authorized 

18 under section 202 is to increase scientific 

19 knowledge essential for the informed manage20 ment, use, and preservation of oceanic, coast21 al, and Great Lakes resources. The Director, 

22 in carrying out the program authorized in 

23 section 202, shall cooperate with institutions 

24 of higher education and other educational 

25 marine and ocean science organizations, and 


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1 shall make available undersea research facili2 ties, equipment, technologies, information, 

3 and expertise to support undersea research 

4 efforts by these organizations. The Director 

5 may also enter into partnerships, using exist6 ing authorities, with the private sector to 

7 achieve the goals of the program and to pro8 mote technological advancement of the ma9 rine industry. 

10 SEC. 204. PROGRAM. 

11 The program authorized under section 

12 202 shall be conducted through a national 

13 headquarters, a network of extramural re14 gional undersea research centers that rep15 resent all relevant National Oceanic and At16 mospheric Administration regions, and a na17 tional technology institute. Overall direction 

18 of the program will be provided by the pro19 gram director in coordination with a Council 

20 of Center Directors comprised of the directors 

21 of the extramural regional centers and the 

22 National Institute for Undersea Science and 

23 Technology. Program direction shall be pub24 lished not later than 3 years after the date of 

25 enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 205. REGIONAL CENTERS AND INSTITUTE. 

2 (a) PROGRAMS.—The following research, 

3 exploration, education, and technology pro4 grams shall be conducted through the net5 work of extramural regional centers and the 

6 National Institute for Undersea Science and 

7 Technology: 

8 (1) Core research and exploration 

9 based on national and regional undersea 

10 research priorities. 

11 (2) Advanced undersea technology de12 velopment to support the National Oce13 anic and Atmospheric Administration’s 

14 research mission and programs. 

15 (3) Development, testing, and transi16 tion of advanced undersea technology as17 sociated with ocean observatories, 

18 submersibles, advanced diving tech19 nologies, remotely operated vehicles, au20 tonomous underwater vehicles, and new 

21 sampling and sensing technologies. 

22 (4) Undersea science-based education 

23 and outreach programs to enrich ocean 

24 science education and public awareness 

25 of the oceans and Great Lakes. 


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1 (5) Discovery, study, and development 

2 of natural products from ocean and 

3 aquatic systems. 

4 (b) OPERATIONS.—Operation of the extra5 mural regional centers and the National Insti6 tute for Undersea Science and Technology 

7 shall leverage partnerships and cooperative 

8 research with academia and private industry. 

9 SEC. 206. COMPETITION. 

10 (a) DISCRETIONARY FUND.—The program 

11 shall allocate no more than 10 percent of its 

12 annual budget to a discretionary fund that 

13 may be used only for program administration 

14 and priority undersea research projects iden15 tified by the Director but not covered by fund16 ing available from centers. 

17 (b) COMPETITIVE SELECTION.—The Admin18 istrator shall conduct a competition to select 

19 the regional centers that will participate in 

20 the program five years after the date of enact21 ment of this Act and every five years there22 after. Funding for projects conducted through 

23 the regional centers shall be awarded through 

24 a competitive, merit-reviewed process on the 


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1 basis of their relevance to the goals of the pro2 gram and their technical feasibility. 

3 SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated 

5 to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad6 ministration to carry out this title—

7 (1) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

8 (2) $19,500,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

9 (3) $21,500,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

10 (4) $23,500,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

11 (5) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

12 (6) $27,500,000 for fiscal year 2013; 

13 and 

14 (7) $29,500,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

15 TITLE III—INTERAGENCY FI16 NANCING PLANNING AND CO17 ORDINATION 

18 SEC. 301. INTERAGENCY FINANCING. 

19 The Administrator of the National Oce20 anic and Atmospheric Administration, the Na21 tional Science Foundation, the Department of 

22 the Navy, and other Federal agencies in23 volved in the programs authorized under title 

24 I and II, are authorized to participate in inter25 agency financing and share, transfer, receive, 


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1 and spend funds appropriated to any Federal 

2 participant in the program for the purposes 

3 of carrying out any administrative or pro4 grammatic project or activity under this Act. 

5 Funds may be transferred among such depart6 ments and agencies through an appropriate 

7 instrument that specifies the goods, services, 

8 or space being acquired from another Federal 

9 participant and the costs thereof. 

10 SEC. 302. OCEAN EXPLORATION AND UNDERSEA RESEARCH 

11 TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TASK 

12 FORCE. 

13 The Administrator of the National Oce14 anic and Atmospheric Administration, in co15 ordination with the National Science Founda16 tion, the National Aeronautics and Space Ad17 ministration, the United States Geological 

18 Survey, the Department of the Navy, the Min19 eral Management Service, and relevant gov20 ernmental, non-governmental, academic, in21 dustry, and other experts, shall convene an 

22 ocean exploration and undersea research 

23 technology and infrastructure task force to 

24 develop and implement a strategy—


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1 (1) to facilitate transfer of new explo2 ration and undersea research technology 

3 to the programs authorized under titles I 

4 and II of this Act; 

5 (2) to improve availability of commu6 nications infrastructure, including sat7 ellite capabilities, to such programs; 

8 (3) to develop an integrated, work9 able, and comprehensive data manage10 ment information processing system that 

11 will make information on unique and sig12 nificant features obtained by such pro13 grams available for research and manage14 ment purposes; 

15 (4) to conduct public outreach activi16 ties that improve the public under17 standing of ocean science, resources, and 

18 processes, in conjunction with relevant 

19 programs of the National Oceanic and At20 mospheric Administration, the National 

21 Science Foundation, and other agencies; 

22 and 

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Union Calendar No. 304 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1834 

[Report No. 110

–311, Parts I and II] 

A BILL 

To authorize the national ocean exploration propheric Administration. gram within the National Oceanic and Atmos- gram and the national undersea research proDECEMBER 18, 2007 

Reported from the Committee on Science and Technology 

D

with an amendment 

ECEMBER 18, 2007 

Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to 

Union and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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