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Calendar No. 265 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1425 

[Report No. 115–186] 

To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act 

of 2009, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 22, 2017 

Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. CANTWELL, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. SULLIVAN, 

Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. GRAHAM, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SCHATZ, 

Mr. PETERS, and Ms. HASSAN) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation 

NOVEMBER 27, 2017 

Reported by Mr. THUNE, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation 

System Act of 2009, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coordinated Ocean 

3 Monitoring and Research Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

5 Section 12302 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 

6 Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601) is 

7 amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 12302. PURPOSES. 

9 ‘‘The purposes of this subtitle are— 

10 ‘‘(1) to establish and sustain a national inte11 grated System of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes 

12 observing systems, comprised of Federal and non13 Federal components coordinated at the national level 

14 by the Council and at the regional level by a network 

15 of Regional Coastal Observing Systems, and that in16 cludes in situ, remote, and other coastal and ocean 

17 observation and modeling capabilities, technologies, 

18 data management systems, communication systems, 

19 and product development systems, and is designed to 

20 address regional and national needs for ocean and 

21 coastal information, to gather specific data on key 

22 coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes variables, and to en23 sure timely and sustained dissemination and avail24 ability of these data— 

25 ‘‘(A) to the public; 


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1 ‘‘(B) to support national defense, search 

2 and rescue operations, marine commerce, navi3 gation safety, weather, climate, and marine 

4 forecasting, energy siting and production, eco5 nomic development, ecosystem-based marine, 

6 coastal, and Great Lakes resource management, 

7 public safety, and public outreach and edu8 cation; 

9 ‘‘(C) to promote greater public awareness 

10 and stewardship of the Nation’s ocean, coastal, 

11 and Great Lakes resources and the general 

12 public welfare; 

13 ‘‘(D) to provide easy access to ocean, 

14 coastal, and Great Lakes data and promote 

15 data sharing between Federal and non-Federal 

16 sources and promote public data sharing; 

17 ‘‘(E) to enable advances in scientific un18 derstanding to support the sustainable use, con19 servation, management, and understanding of 

20 healthy ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes re21 sources; and 

22 ‘‘(F) to monitor and model changes in 

23 ocean chemistry; 

24 ‘‘(2) to improve the Nation’s capability to meas25 ure, track, observe, understand, and predict events 


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1 related directly and indirectly to weather and climate 

2 change, natural climate variability, and interactions 

3 between the oceanic and atmospheric environments, 

4 including the Great Lakes; and 

5 ‘‘(3) to authorize activities— 

6 ‘‘(A) to promote basic and applied research 

7 to develop, test, and deploy innovations and im8 provements in coastal and ocean observation 

9 technologies, including advanced observing tech10 nologies needed to address critical data gaps, 

11 modeling systems, other scientific and techno12 logical capabilities to improve the under13 standing of weather and climate, ocean-atmos14 phere dynamics, global climate change, and the 

15 physical, chemical, and biological dynamics of 

16 the ocean, coastal and Great Lakes environ17 ments; and 

18 ‘‘(B) to conserve healthy and restore de19 graded coastal ecosystems.’’. 

20 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

21 Section 12303 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 

22 Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3602) is 

23 amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘States, re25 gional organizations, universities, nongovernmental 


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1 organizations, or the private sector.’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘the regional coastal observing systems, the Na3 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or 

4 the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee.’’; 

5 (2) by amending paragraph (6) to read as fol6 lows: 

7 ‘‘(6) REGIONAL COASTAL OBSERVING SYS8 TEM.—The term ‘regional coastal observing system’ 

9 means an organizational body that is certified or es10 tablished by contract or memorandum by the lead 

11 Federal agency designated in section 12304(c)(3) 

12 and coordinates State, Federal, local, tribal, and pri13 vate interests at a regional level with the responsi14 bility of engaging the private and public sectors in 

15 designing, operating, and improving regional coastal 

16 and ocean observing systems in order to ensure the 

17 provision of data and information that meet the 

18 needs of user groups from the respective regions.’’; 

19 and 

20 (3) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘National 

21 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.’’ and in22 serting ‘‘Administrator.’’. 

23 SEC. 4. INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION 

24 SYSTEM. 

25 (a) SYSTEM ELEMENTS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 12304(b) of the In2 tegrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act 

3 of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603(b)) is amended by striking 

4 paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to fulfill the pur6 poses of this subtitle, the System shall be national 

7 in scope and consist of— 

8 ‘‘(A) Federal assets to fulfill national and 

9 international observation missions and prior10 ities; 

11 ‘‘(B) non-Federal assets, including a net12 work of regional coastal observing systems iden13 tified under subsection (c)(4), to fulfill regional 

14 and national observation missions and prior15 ities; 

16 ‘‘(C) data management, communication, 

17 and modeling systems for the timely integration 

18 and dissemination of data and information 

19 products from the System; 

20 ‘‘(D) a product development system to 

21 transform observations into products in a for22 mat that may be readily used and understood; 

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1 ‘‘(E) a research and development program 

2 conducted under the guidance of the Council, 

3 consisting of— 

4 ‘‘(i) basic and applied research and 

5 technology development— 

6 ‘‘(I) to improve understanding of 

7 coastal and ocean systems and their 

8 relationships to human activities; and 

9 ‘‘(II) to ensure improvement of 

10 operational assets and products, in11 cluding related infrastructure, observ12 ing technologies, and information and 

13 data processing and management 

14 technologies; 

15 ‘‘(ii) an advanced observing tech16 nology development program to fill gaps in 

17 technology; 

18 ‘‘(iii) large scale computing resources 

19 and research to advance modeling of coast20 al and ocean processes; 

21 ‘‘(iv) models to improve regional 

22 weather forecasting capabilities and re23 gional weather forecasting products; and 

24 ‘‘(v) reviews of data collection proce25 dures across regions and programs to 


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1 make recommendations for data collection 

2 standards across the System to meet na3 tional ocean observation, applied research, 

4 and weather forecasting needs.’’. 

5 (2) AVAILABILITY OF DATA.—Paragraph (3) of 

6 section 12304(b) of the Integrated Coastal and 

7 Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 

8 3603(b)) is amended by striking the period at the 

9 end and inserting ‘‘for research and for use in the 

10 development of products to address societal needs.’’. 

11 (3) COORDINATION OF NON-FEDERAL AS12 SETS.—Paragraph (4) of section 12304(b) of the In13 tegrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act 

14 of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603(b)) is amended— 

15 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

16 ‘‘NON-FEDERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘COORDINA17 TION OF NON-FEDERAL’’; and 

18 (B) by inserting ‘‘, the regional coastal ob19 serving system,’’ after ‘‘Interagency Ocean Ob20 serving Committee’’. 

21 (b) POLICY OVERSIGHT, ADMINISTRATION, AND RE22 GIONAL COORDINATION.—Section 12304(c) of the Inte23 grated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 

24 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603(c)) is amended by striking para25 graphs (2), (3), and (4), and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY OCEAN OBSERVATION COM2 MITTEE.— 

3 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Council shall 

4 establish or designate a committee which shall 

5 be known as the Interagency Ocean Observation 

6 Committee. 

7 ‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The Interagency Ocean 

8 Observation Committee shall— 

9 ‘‘(i) prepare annual and long-term 

10 plans for consideration and approval by the 

11 Council for the integrated design, oper12 ation, maintenance, enhancement, and ex13 pansion of the System to meet the objec14 tives of this chapter and the System Plan; 

15 ‘‘(ii) develop and transmit to Con16 gress, along with the budget submitted by 

17 the President to Congress pursuant to sec18 tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

19 Code, an annual coordinated, comprehen20 sive budget— 

21 ‘‘(I) to operate all elements of 

22 the System identified in subsection 

23 (b); and 


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1 ‘‘(II) to ensure continuity of data 

2 streams from Federal and non-Fed3 eral assets; 

4 ‘‘(iii) establish requirements for obser5 vation data variables to be gathered by 

6 both Federal and non-Federal assets and 

7 identify, in consultation with regional in8 formation coordination entities, priorities 

9 for System observations; 

10 ‘‘(iv) establish and define protocols 

11 and standards for System data processing, 

12 management, collection, configuration 

13 standards, formats, and communication for 

14 new and existing assets throughout the In15 tegrated Ocean Observing System network; 

16 ‘‘(v) develop contract requirements for 

17 each Regional Coastal Observing System— 

18 ‘‘(I) to establish eligibility for in19 tegration into the System; 

20 ‘‘(II) to ensure compliance with 

21 all applicable standards and protocols 

22 established by the Council; and 

23 ‘‘(III) to ensure that regional ob24 servations are integrated into the Sys25 tem on a sustained basis; 


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1 ‘‘(vi) identify gaps in observation cov2 erage or needs for capital improvements of 

3 both Federal assets and non-Federal as4 sets; 

5 ‘‘(vii) subject to the availability of ap6 propriations, establish through one or more 

7 participating Federal agencies, in consulta8 tion with the System advisory committee 

9 established under subsection (d), a com10 petitive matching grant or other pro11 grams— 

12 ‘‘(I) to promote intramural and 

13 extramural research and development 

14 of new, innovative, and emerging ob15 servation technologies including test16 ing and field trials; and 

17 ‘‘(II) to facilitate the migration 

18 of new, innovative, and emerging sci19 entific and technological advances 

20 from research and development to 

21 operational deployment; 

22 ‘‘(viii) periodically— 

23 ‘‘(I) review the System Plan; and 

24 ‘‘(II) submit to the Council such 

25 recommendations as the Interagency 


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1 Ocean Observation Committee may 

2 have for improvements to the System 

3 Plan; 

4 ‘‘(ix) ensure collaboration among Fed5 eral agencies participating in the activities 

6 of the Interagency Ocean Observation 

7 Committee; and 

8 ‘‘(x) perform such additional duties as 

9 the Council may delegate. 

10 ‘‘(3) LEAD FEDERAL AGENCY.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Oceanic 

12 and Atmospheric Administration shall function 

13 as the lead Federal agency for the implementa14 tion and administration of the System. 

15 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In car16 rying out this paragraph, the Administrator 

17 shall consult with the Council, the Interagency 

18 Ocean Observation Committee, other Federal 

19 agencies that maintain portions of the System, 

20 and the Regional Coastal Observing Systems. 

21 ‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 

22 this paragraph, the Administrator shall— 

23 ‘‘(i) establish and operate an Inte24 grated Ocean Observing System Program 


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1 Office within the National Oceanic and At2 mospheric Administration— 

3 ‘‘(I) that utilizes, to the extent 

4 necessary, personnel from member 

5 agencies participating on the Inter6 agency Ocean Observation Committee; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(II) oversees daily operations 

9 and coordination of the System; 

10 ‘‘(ii) implement policies, protocols, 

11 and standards approved by the Council 

12 and delegated by the Interagency Ocean 

13 Observation Committee; 

14 ‘‘(iii) promulgate program guide15 lines— 

16 ‘‘(I) to certify and integrate re17 gional associations into the System; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(II) to provide regional coastal 

20 and ocean observation data that meet 

21 the needs of user groups from the re22 spective regions; 

23 ‘‘(iv) have the authority to enter into 

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1 sets, including regional information coordi2 nation entities, to support the purposes of 

3 this chapter on such terms as the Adminis4 trator deems appropriate; 

5 ‘‘(v) implement and maintain a merit6 based, competitive funding process to sup7 port non-Federal assets, including the de8 velopment and maintenance of a network 

9 of Regional Coastal Observing Systems, 

10 and develop and implement a process for 

11 the periodic review and evaluation of the 

12 regional associations; 

13 ‘‘(vi) provide opportunities for com14 petitive contracts and grants for dem15 onstration projects to design, develop, inte16 grate, deploy, maintain, and support com17 ponents of the System; 

18 ‘‘(vii) establish and maintain efficient 

19 and effective administrative procedures for 

20 allocation of funds among contractors, 

21 grantees, and non-Federal assets, including 

22 regional associations in a timely manner; 

23 ‘‘(viii) develop and implement a proc24 ess for the periodic review and evaluation 


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1 of the Regional Coastal Observing Sys2 tems; 

3 ‘‘(ix) formulate an annual process by 

4 which gaps in observation coverage or 

5 needs for capital improvements of Federal 

6 assets and non-Federal assets of the Sys7 tem are— 

8 ‘‘(I) identified by the regional as9 sociations described in the System 

10 Plan, the Administrator, or other 

11 members of the System; and 

12 ‘‘(II) submitted to the Inter13 agency Ocean Observing Committee; 

14 ‘‘(x) develop and be responsible for a 

15 data management and communication sys16 tem, in accordance with standards and 

17 protocols established by the Interagency 

18 Ocean Observing Committee, by which all 

19 data collected by the System regarding 

20 ocean and coastal waters of the United 

21 States including the Great Lakes, are proc22 essed, stored, integrated, and made avail23 able to all end-user communities; 

24 ‘‘(xi) not less frequently than once 

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1 Ocean Observing Observation Committee a 

2 report on the accomplishments, operational 

3 needs, and performance of the System to 

4 contribute to the annual and long-term 

5 plans prepared pursuant to paragraph 

6 (2)(B)(i); 

7 ‘‘(xii) develop and periodically update 

8 a plan to efficiently integrate into the Sys9 tem new, innovative, or emerging tech10 nologies that have been demonstrated to be 

11 useful to the System and which will fulfill 

12 the purposes of this chapter and the Sys13 tem Plan; and 

14 ‘‘(xiii) work with users and Regional 

15 Associations to develop products to enable 

16 real-time data sharing for decision makers, 

17 including with respect to weather fore18 casting and modeling, search and rescue 

19 operations, corrosive seawater forecasts, 

20 water quality monitoring and communica21 tion, and harmful algal bloom forecasting. 

22 ‘‘(4) REGIONAL COASTAL OBSERVING SYS23 TEMS.— 

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1 ciation described in the System Plan may not 

2 be certified or established under this subtitle 

3 unless it— 

4 ‘‘(i) has been or shall be certified or 

5 established by contract or agreement by 

6 the Administrator; 

7 ‘‘(ii) meets— 

8 ‘‘(I) the certification standards 

9 and compliance procedure guidelines 

10 issued by the Administrator; and 

11 ‘‘(II) the information needs of 

12 user groups in the region while adher13 ing to national standards; 

14 ‘‘(iii) demonstrates an organizational 

15 structure, that under funding limitations is 

16 capable of— 

17 ‘‘(I) gathering required System 

18 observation data; 

19 ‘‘(II) supporting and integrating 

20 all aspects of coastal and ocean ob21 serving and information programs 

22 within a region; and 

23 ‘‘(III) reflecting the needs of 

24 State, local, and tribal governments, 

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1 and beneficiaries of the System and 

2 other requirements specified under 

3 this subtitle and the System Plan; 

4 ‘‘(iv) identifies— 

5 ‘‘(I) gaps in observation coverage 

6 needs for capital improvements of 

7 Federal assets and non-Federal assets 

8 of the System; 

9 ‘‘(II) other recommendations to 

10 assist in the development of the an11 nual and long-term plans prepared 

12 pursuant to paragraph (2)(B)(i) and 

13 transmit such information to the 

14 Interagency Ocean Observation Com15 mittee via the Program Office estab16 lished under paragraph (3)(C)(i); 

17 ‘‘(v) develops and operates under a 

18 strategic operational plan that will ensure 

19 the efficient and effective administration of 

20 programs and assets to support daily data 

21 observations for integration into the Sys22 tem, pursuant to the standards approved 

23 by the Council; 

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1 levels to identify and provide information 

2 products of the System for multiple users 

3 within the service area of the regional 

4 coastal observing system; and 

5 ‘‘(vii) complies with all financial over6 sight requirements established by the Ad7 ministrator, including requirements relat8 ing to audits. 

9 ‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION.—For the purposes 

10 of this title, employees of Federal agencies are 

11 permitted to be members of the governing body 

12 for the Regional Coastal Observing Systems 

13 and may participate in the functions of the re14 gional information coordination entities.’’. 

15 (c) SYSTEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 

16 12304(d) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observa17 tion System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603(d)) is amend18 ed— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or the Inter20 agency Ocean Observing Observation Committee.’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘the Council under this subtitle’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

23 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

24 ‘‘data sharing,’’ after ‘‘data management’’; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

3 (C) by striking subparagraph (D) and in4 serting the following: 

5 ‘‘(D) additional priorities, including— 

6 ‘‘(i) a national surface current map7 ping network designed to improve fine 

8 scale sea surface mapping using high fre9 quency radar technology and other emerg10 ing technologies to address national prior11 ities, including Coast Guard search and 

12 rescue operation planning and harmful 

13 algal bloom forecasting and detection 

14 that— 

15 ‘‘(I) is comprised of existing 

16 high-frequency radar and other sea 

17 surface current mapping infrastruc18 ture operated by regional associations; 

19 ‘‘(II) incorporates new high-fre20 quency radar assets or other fine scale 

21 sea surface mapping technology as22 sets, and other assets needed to fill 

23 gaps in coverage on United States 

24 coastlines; and 


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1 ‘‘(III) follows deployment plan 

2 that prioritizes closing gaps in high 

3 frequency radar infrastructure in the 

4 United States, starting with areas 

5 demonstrating significant sea surface 

6 current data needs, especially in areas 

7 where additional data will improve 

8 Coast Guard search and rescue mod9 els; 

10 ‘‘(ii) fleet acquisition for autonomous 

11 underwater and surface vehicles for deploy12 ment and data integration to fulfill the 

13 purposes of the Act; 

14 ‘‘(iii) an integrative survey program 

15 for application of manned and unmanned 

16 vehicles to the real-time or near real-time 

17 collection and transmission of seafloor, 

18 water column, and sea surface data on bi19 ology, chemistry, geology, physics and hy20 drography; 

21 ‘‘(iv) remote sensing and data assimi22 lation to develop new analytical methodolo23 gies to assimilate data from the Integrated 

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1 ‘‘(v) integrated, multi-State moni2 toring to assess sources, movement and 

3 fate of sediments in coastal regions; 

4 ‘‘(vi) a multi-region marine sound 

5 monitoring system to be— 

6 ‘‘(I) planned in consultation with 

7 the International Ocean Observing 

8 Committee, the National Oceanic and 

9 Atmospheric Administration, and aca10 demic research institutions; and 

11 ‘‘(II) developed, installed, and op12 erated in coordination with the Na13 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad14 ministration and academic research 

15 institutions; and 

16 ‘‘(E) any other purpose identified by the 

17 Administrator or the Council.’’; 

18 (D) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting 

19 ‘‘The Secretary has the ability to stagger the 

20 terms of the System advisory committee mem21 bers.’’ before ‘‘Members’’; and 

22 (E) in paragraph (4)— 

23 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

24 ‘‘and the Interagency Ocean Observing 

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1 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

2 ‘‘Observing’’ and inserting ‘‘Observation’’. 

3 (d) CIVIL LIABILITY.—Section 12304(e) of the Inte4 grated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 

5 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603(e)) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘information coordination enti7 ty’’ and inserting ‘‘coastal observation system’’; and 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘non-Federal asset or regional 

9 information coordination entity’’ and inserting ‘‘Re10 gional Coastal Observing System,’’. 

11 SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY FINANCING AND AGREEMENTS. 

12 Section 12305(a) of the Integrated Coastal and 

13 Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 

14 3604(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out interagency activi16 ties under this subtitle, the Secretary of Commerce may 

17 execute an agreement, on a reimbursable or nonreimburs18 able basis, with any State or subdivision thereof, any Fed19 eral agency, or any public or private organization, or indi20 vidual to carry out interagency activities under this sub21 title.’’. 

22 SEC. 6. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

23 Section 12307 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 

24 Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3606) is 

25 amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 2 years after 

2 March 30, 2009, and every 3 years thereafter, the Admin3 istrator shall prepare and the President acting through the 

4 Council shall approve and transmit to the Congress a re5 port on progress made in implementing this subtitle. 

6 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each report required by sub7 section (a) shall include— 

8 ‘‘(1) a description of activities carried out under 

9 this subtitle and the System Plan; 

10 ‘‘(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 

11 System, including an evaluation of progress made by 

12 the Council to achieve the goals identified under the 

13 System Plan; 

14 ‘‘(3) identification of Federal and non-Federal 

15 assets as determined by the Council that have been 

16 integrated into the System, including assets essential 

17 to the gathering of required observation data vari18 ables necessary to meet the respective missions of 

19 Council agencies; 

20 ‘‘(4) a review of procurements, planned or initi21 ated, by each Council agency to enhance, expand, or 

22 modernize the observation capabilities and data 

23 products provided by the System, including data 

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1 ‘‘(5) a summary of the existing gaps in observa2 tion infrastructure and monitoring data collection, 

3 including— 

4 ‘‘(A) priorities considered by the System 

5 advisory committee; 

6 ‘‘(B) the national sea surface current map7 ping network; 

8 ‘‘(C) coastal buoys, and; 

9 ‘‘(D) ocean chemistry monitoring; 

10 ‘‘(6) an assessment regarding activities to inte11 grate Federal and non-Federal assets, nationally and 

12 on the regional level, and discussion of the perform13 ance and effectiveness of regional information co14 ordination entities to coordinate regional observation 

15 operations; 

16 ‘‘(7) a description of benefits of the program to 

17 users of data products resulting from the System 

18 (including the general public, industries, scientists, 

19 resource managers, emergency responders, policy 

20 makers, and educators); 

21 ‘‘(8) recommendations concerning— 

22 ‘‘(A) modifications to the System; and 

23 ‘‘(B) funding levels for the System in sub24 sequent fiscal years; and 


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1 ‘‘(9) the results of a periodic external inde2 pendent programmatic audit of the System.’’. 

3 SEC. 7. PUBLIC-PRIVATE USE POLICY. 

4 Section 12308 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 

5 Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3607) is 

6 amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘The Council shall maintain a policy that defines 

8 processes for making decisions about the roles of the Fed9 eral Government, the States, regional information coordi10 nation entities, the academic community, and the private 

11 sector in providing to end-user communities environmental 

12 information, products, technologies, and services related to 

13 the System. The Administrator shall ensure that National 

14 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration adheres to the 

15 decision making process developed by the Council regard16 ing the roles of the Federal Government, the States, the 

17 Regional Coastal Observing Systems, the academic com18 munities, and the private sector in providing the end-user 

19 communities environmental information, data products, 

20 technologies, and services related to the System.’’. 

21 SEC. 8. INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE. 

22 The Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Sys23 tem Act of 2009 is amended by striking section 12309 

24 (33 U.S.C. 3608). 


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1 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 Section 12311 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 

3 Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3610) is 

4 amended by striking section ‘‘2013’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘2021’’. 

6 SEC. 10. REPORTS AND RESEARCH PLANS. 

7 Section 12404(c) of the Federal Ocean Acidification 

8 Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 

9 3703(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(4) ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY REPORT.—Not 

11 later than 1 year after the enactment of the Coordi12 nated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act, and 

13 every 5 years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall 

14 transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

15 and Transportation of the Senate and the Com16 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 

17 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

18 Representatives a report that— 

19 ‘‘(A) is named ‘The Ocean Chemistry 

20 Coastal Community Vulnerability Assessment’; 

21 ‘‘(B) identifies gaps in ocean acidification 

22 monitoring by public, academic, and private as23 sets in the network of regional coastal observing 

24 systems; 

25 ‘‘(C) identifies areas which have gaps in 

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1 ‘‘(D) identifies United States coastal com2 munities, including fishing communities, low3 population rural communities, tribal and sub4 sistence communities, and island communities, 

5 that may be impacted by ocean acidification; 

6 ‘‘(E) identifies impacts of changing ocean 

7 pH on the communities described in subpara8 graph (D), including impacts from changes in 

9 ocean and coastal marine resources that are not 

10 managed by the Federal Government; 

11 ‘‘(F) identifies gaps in understanding of 

12 the impacts of ocean acidification on economi13 cally or commercially important species, par14 ticularly those which support United States 

15 commercial, recreational, and tribal fisheries 

16 and aquaculture; 

17 ‘‘(G) identifies habitats that are particu18 larly vulnerable to corrosive sea water, includ19 ing areas experiencing multiple stressors such 

20 as hypoxia, sedimentation and harmful algal 

21 blooms; 

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1 aged as platforms for the deployment of new 

2 sensors; and 

3 ‘‘(I) is written in collaboration with the 

4 agencies responsible for carrying out this Act. 

5 ‘‘(5) MONITORING PRIORITIZATION PLAN.—Not 

6 later than 180 days after the submission of the re7 port required by paragraph (4), the Subcommittee 

8 shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, 

9 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 

10 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and 

11 the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

12 of Representatives a report that develops a plan to 

13 deploy new sensors— 

14 ‘‘(A) based on the report required by para15 graph (4); 

16 ‘‘(B) prioritized by— 

17 ‘‘(i) the threat to coastal economies 

18 and ecosystems; 

19 ‘‘(ii) gaps in data; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) research needs; and 

21 ‘‘(C) that leverage existing platforms, 

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1 SEC. 11. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN. 

2 (a) CONTENTS.—Section 12405(b) of the Federal 

3 Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 

4 (33 U.S.C. 3704(b)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

6 end; 

7 (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at 

8 the end and inserting a semicolon and ‘‘and’’; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(10) make recommendations for research to be 

11 conducted, including in the social sciences and eco12 nomics, to address the key knowledge gaps identified 

13 in the economic vulnerability report conducted under 

14 section 12404(c).’’. 

15 (b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Section 12405(c) of the 

16 Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act 

17 of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3704(c)) is amended by adding at the 

18 end the following: 

19 ‘‘(6) Research to understand combined effects 

20 of changes in ocean chemistry, sediment delivery, hy21 poxia and harmful algal blooms and the impact 

22 these processes have on one another, and how these 

23 multiple stressors impact living marine resources 

24 and coastal ecosystems. 

25 ‘‘(7) Applied research to identify adaptation 

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1 chemistry including vegetation-based systems, shell 

2 recycling, species and genetic diversity, applied tech3 nologies, aquaculture methodologies, and manage4 ment recommendations.’’. 

5 SEC. 12. STAKEHOLDER INPUT ON MONITORING. 

6 Section 12406(a) of the Federal Ocean Acidification 

7 Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 

8 3705(a)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

10 end; 

11 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

12 the end and inserting a semicolon and ‘‘and’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(4) includes an ongoing mechanism that allows 

15 potentially affected industry members, coastal stake16 holders, fishery management councils and commis17 sions, non-Federal resource managers, and scientific 

18 experts to provide input on monitoring needs that 

19 are necessary to support on the ground manage20 ment, decision making, and adaptation related to 

21 ocean acidification.’’. 

22 SEC. 13. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. 

23 Section 12407(a) of the Federal Ocean Acidification 

24 Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 

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1 ‘‘(a) RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—The Director of the 

2 National Science Foundation shall continue to carry out 

3 research activities on ocean acidification which shall sup4 port competitive, merit-based, peer-reviewed proposals for 

5 research, observatories and monitoring of ocean acidifica6 tion and its impacts, including— 

7 ‘‘(1) impacts on marine organisms and marine 

8 ecosystems; 

9 ‘‘(2) impacts on ocean, coastal, and estuarine 

10 biogeochemistry; 

11 ‘‘(3) the development of methodologies and 

12 technologies to evaluate ocean acidification and its 

13 impacts; and 

14 ‘‘(4) impacts of multiple stressors on eco15 systems exhibiting hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, or 

16 sediment delivery, combined with changes in ocean 

17 chemistry.’’. 

18 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

19 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Co20 ordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act’’. 

21 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

22 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Purposes. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System. 

Sec. 5. Financing and agreements. 

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Sec. 8. Repeal of independent cost estimate. 

Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 10. Reports and research plans. 

Sec. 11. Strategic research plan. 

Sec. 12. Stakeholder input on monitoring. 

Sec. 13. Research activities. 

1 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

2 Section 12302 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Ob3 servation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601) is amended 

4 to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 12302. PURPOSES. 

6 ‘‘The purposes of this subtitle are— 

7 ‘‘(1) to establish and sustain a national inte8 grated System of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ob9 serving systems, comprised of Federal and non-Fed10 eral components coordinated at the national level by 

11 the Council and at the regional level by a network of 

12 regional coastal observing systems, and that includes 

13 in situ, remote, and other coastal and ocean observa14 tion and modeling capabilities, technologies, data 

15 management systems, communication systems, and 

16 product development systems, and is designed to ad17 dress regional and national needs for ocean and 

18 coastal information, to gather specific data on key 

19 coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes variables, and to en20 sure timely and sustained dissemination and avail21 ability of these data— 

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1 ‘‘(B) to support national defense, search 

2 and rescue operations, marine commerce, navi3 gation safety, weather, climate, and marine fore4 casting, energy siting and production, economic 

5 development, ecosystem-based marine, coastal, 

6 and Great Lakes resource management, public 

7 safety, and public outreach and education; 

8 ‘‘(C) to promote greater public awareness 

9 and stewardship of the Nation’s ocean, coastal, 

10 and Great Lakes resources and the general public 

11 welfare; 

12 ‘‘(D) to provide easy access to ocean, coast13 al, and Great Lakes data and promote data 

14 sharing between Federal and non-Federal sources 

15 and promote public data sharing; 

16 ‘‘(E) to enable advances in scientific under17 standing to support the sustainable use, con18 servation, management, and understanding of 

19 healthy ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes re20 sources; and 

21 ‘‘(F) to monitor and model changes in 

22 ocean chemistry; 

23 ‘‘(2) to improve the Nation’s capability to meas24 ure, track, observe, understand, and predict events re25 lated directly and indirectly to weather and climate 


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1 change, natural climate variability, and interactions 

2 between the oceanic and atmospheric environments, 

3 including the Great Lakes; and 

4 ‘‘(3) to authorize activities— 

5 ‘‘(A) to promote basic and applied research 

6 to develop, test, and deploy innovations and im7 provements in coastal and ocean observation 

8 technologies, including advanced observing tech9 nologies needed to address critical data gaps, 

10 modeling systems, other scientific and techno11 logical capabilities to improve the understanding 

12 of weather and climate, ocean-atmosphere dy13 namics, global climate change, and the physical, 

14 chemical, and biological dynamics of the ocean, 

15 coastal and Great Lakes environments; and 

16 ‘‘(B) to conserve healthy and restore de17 graded coastal ecosystems.’’. 

18 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

19 Section 12303 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Ob20 servation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3602) is amend21 ed— 

22 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘integrated 

23 into the System and are managed through States, re24 gional organizations, universities, nongovernmental 

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1 ‘‘managed through States, regional organizations, 

2 universities, nongovernmental organizations, or the 

3 private sector and integrated into the system by the 

4 regional coastal ocean observing system, the National 

5 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the 

6 agencies on the Interagency Ocean Observation Com7 mittee’’; 

8 (2) by amending paragraph (6) to read as fol9 lows: 

10 ‘‘(6) REGIONAL COASTAL OBSERVING SYSTEM.— 

11 The term ‘regional coastal observing system’ means 

12 an organizational body that is certified or established 

13 by contract or memorandum by the lead Federal 

14 agency designated in section 12304(c)(3) and coordi15 nates State, Federal, local, tribal, and private inter16 ests at a regional level with the responsibility of en17 gaging the private and public sectors in designing, 

18 operating, and improving regional coastal and ocean 

19 observing systems in order to ensure the provision of 

20 data and information that meet the needs of user 

21 groups from the respective regions.’’; and 

22 (3) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘National Oce23 anic and Atmospheric Administration’’ and inserting 

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1 SEC. 4. INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION 

2 SYSTEM. 

3 (a) SYSTEM ELEMENTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 12304(b) of the Inte5 grated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 

6 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603(b)) is amended by striking 

7 paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to fulfill the pur9 poses of this subtitle, the System shall be national in 

10 scope and consist of— 

11 ‘‘(A) Federal assets to fulfill national and 

12 international observation missions and prior13 ities; 

14 ‘‘(B) non-Federal assets, including a net15 work of regional coastal observing systems iden16 tified under subsection (c)(4), to fulfill regional 

17 and national observation missions and prior18 ities; 

19 ‘‘(C) data management, communication, 

20 and modeling systems for the timely integration 

21 and dissemination of data and information 

22 products from the System; 

23 ‘‘(D) a product development system to 

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1 ‘‘(E) a research and development program 

2 conducted under the guidance of the Council, 

3 consisting of— 

4 ‘‘(i) basic and applied research and 

5 technology development— 

6 ‘‘(I) to improve understanding of 

7 coastal and ocean systems and their re8 lationships to human activities; and 

9 ‘‘(II) to ensure improvement of 

10 operational assets and products, in11 cluding related infrastructure, observ12 ing technologies, and information and 

13 data processing and management tech14 nologies; 

15 ‘‘(ii) an advanced observing technology 

16 development program to fill gaps in tech17 nology; 

18 ‘‘(iii) large scale computing resources 

19 and research to advance modeling of coast20 al, ocean, and Great Lakes processes; 

21 ‘‘(iv) models to improve regional 

22 weather forecasting capabilities and re23 gional weather forecasting products; and 

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1 recommendations for data collection stand2 ards across the System to meet national 

3 ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observation, 

4 applied research, and weather forecasting 

5 needs.’’. 

6 (2) AVAILABILITY OF DATA.—Section 

7 12304(b)(3) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3603(b)(3)) is 

8 amended by inserting ‘‘for research and for use in the 

9 development of products to address societal needs’’ be10 fore the period at the end. 

11 (3) COORDINATION OF NON-FEDERAL ASSETS.— 

12 Section 12304(b)(4) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3603(b)) 

13 is amended— 

14 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

15 ‘‘NON-FEDERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘COORDINATION

16 OF NON-FEDERAL’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘or by’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 

18 regional coastal observing system, or’’. 

19 (b) POLICY OVERSIGHT, ADMINISTRATION, AND RE20 GIONAL COORDINATION.—Section 12304(c) of the Integrated 

21 Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 

22 U.S.C. 3603(c)) is amended by striking paragraphs (2), (3), 

23 and (4), and inserting the following: 

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1 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Council shall 

2 establish or designate a committee, which shall 

3 be known as the Interagency Ocean Observation 

4 Committee. 

5 ‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The Interagency Ocean Ob6 servation Committee shall— 

7 ‘‘(i) prepare annual and long-term 

8 plans for consideration and approval by the 

9 Council for the integrated design, operation, 

10 maintenance, enhancement, and expansion 

11 of the System to meet the objectives of this 

12 chapter and the System Plan; 

13 ‘‘(ii) develop and transmit to Congress, 

14 along with the budget submitted by the 

15 President to Congress pursuant to section 

16 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, an 

17 annual coordinated, comprehensive budg18 et— 

19 ‘‘(I) to operate all elements of the 

20 System identified in subsection (b); 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(II) to ensure continuity of data 

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1 ‘‘(iii) establish requirements for obser2 vation data variables to be gathered by both 

3 Federal and non-Federal assets and iden4 tify, in consultation with regional informa5 tion coordination entities, priorities for 

6 System observations; 

7 ‘‘(iv) establish and define protocols and 

8 standards for System data processing, man9 agement, collection, configuration stand10 ards, formats, and communication for new 

11 and existing assets throughout the Inte12 grated Ocean Observing System network; 

13 ‘‘(v) develop contract requirements for 

14 each regional coastal observing system— 

15 ‘‘(I) to establish eligibility for in16 tegration into the System; 

17 ‘‘(II) to ensure compliance with 

18 all applicable standards and protocols 

19 established by the Council; and 

20 ‘‘(III) to ensure that regional ob21 servations are integrated into the Sys22 tem on a sustained basis; 

23 ‘‘(vi) identify gaps in observation cov24 erage or needs for capital improvements of 

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1 ‘‘(vii) subject to the availability of ap2 propriations, establish through 1 or more 

3 participating Federal agencies, in consulta4 tion with the System advisory committee es5 tablished under subsection (d), a competi6 tive matching grant or other programs— 

7 ‘‘(I) to promote intramural and 

8 extramural research and development 

9 of new, innovative, and emerging ob10 servation technologies including testing 

11 and field trials; and 

12 ‘‘(II) to facilitate the migration of 

13 new, innovative, and emerging sci14 entific and technological advances from 

15 research and development to oper16 ational deployment; 

17 ‘‘(viii) periodically— 

18 ‘‘(I) review the System Plan; and 

19 ‘‘(II) submit to the Council such 

20 recommendations as the Interagency 

21 Ocean Observation Committee may 

22 have for improvements to the System 

23 Plan; 

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1 of the Interagency Ocean Observation Com2 mittee; and 

3 ‘‘(x) perform such additional duties as 

4 the Council may delegate. 

5 ‘‘(3) LEAD FEDERAL AGENCY.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Oceanic 

7 and Atmospheric Administration shall function 

8 as the lead Federal agency for the implementa9 tion and administration of the System. 

10 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In car11 rying out this paragraph, the Administrator 

12 shall consult with the Council, the Interagency 

13 Ocean Observation Committee, other Federal 

14 agencies that maintain portions of the System, 

15 and the regional coastal observing systems. 

16 ‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this 

17 paragraph, the Administrator shall— 

18 ‘‘(i) establish and operate an Inte19 grated Ocean Observing System Program 

20 Office within the National Oceanic and At21 mospheric Administration— 

22 ‘‘(I) that utilizes, to the extent 

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1 agency Ocean Observation Committee; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(II) oversees daily operations 

4 and coordination of the System; 

5 ‘‘(ii) implement policies, protocols, and 

6 standards approved by the Council and del7 egated by the Interagency Ocean Observa8 tion Committee; 

9 ‘‘(iii) promulgate program guide10 lines— 

11 ‘‘(I) to certify and integrate re12 gional associations into the System; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(II) to provide regional coastal 

15 and ocean observation data that meet 

16 the needs of user groups from the re17 spective regions; 

18 ‘‘(iv) have the authority to enter into 

19 and oversee contracts, leases, grants, or co20 operative agreements with non-Federal as21 sets, including regional information coordi22 nation entities, to support the purposes of 

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1 ‘‘(v) implement and maintain a merit2 based, competitive funding process to sup3 port non-Federal assets, including the devel4 opment and maintenance of a network of 

5 regional coastal observing systems, and de6 velop and implement a process for the peri7 odic review and evaluation of the regional 

8 associations; 

9 ‘‘(vi) provide opportunities for com10 petitive contracts and grants for demonstra11 tion projects to design, develop, integrate, 

12 deploy, maintain, and support components 

13 of the System; 

14 ‘‘(vii) establish and maintain efficient 

15 and effective administrative procedures for 

16 the timely allocation of funds among con17 tractors, grantees, and non-Federal assets, 

18 including regional associations; 

19 ‘‘(viii) develop and implement a proc20 ess for the periodic review and evaluation of 

21 the regional coastal observing systems; 

22 ‘‘(ix) formulate an annual process by 

23 which gaps in observation coverage or needs 

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1 ‘‘(I) identified by the regional as2 sociations described in the System 

3 Plan, the Administrator, or other 

4 members of the System; and 

5 ‘‘(II) submitted to the Interagency 

6 Ocean Observation Committee; 

7 ‘‘(x) develop and be responsible for a 

8 data management and communication sys9 tem, in accordance with standards and pro10 tocols established by the Interagency Ocean 

11 Observation Committee, by which all data 

12 collected by the System regarding ocean and 

13 coastal waters of the United States includ14 ing the Great Lakes, are processed, stored, 

15 integrated, and made available to all end16 user communities; 

17 ‘‘(xi) not less frequently than once each 

18 year, submit to the Interagency Ocean Ob19 servation Committee a report on the accom20 plishments, operational needs, and perform21 ance of the System to contribute to the an22 nual and long-term plans prepared pursu23 ant to paragraph (2)(B)(i); 

24 ‘‘(xii) develop and periodically update 

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1 tem new, innovative, or emerging tech2 nologies that have been demonstrated to be 

3 useful to the System and which will fulfill 

4 the purposes of this chapter and the System 

5 Plan; and 

6 ‘‘(xiii) work with users and Regional 

7 Associations to develop products to enable 

8 real-time data sharing for decision makers, 

9 including with respect to weather fore10 casting and modeling, search and rescue op11 erations, corrosive seawater forecasts, water 

12 quality monitoring and communication, 

13 and harmful algal bloom forecasting. 

14 ‘‘(4) REGIONAL COASTAL OBSERVING SYSTEMS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A regional coastal ob16 serving system operated by a Regional Associa17 tion described in the System Plan may not be 

18 certified or established under this subtitle unless 

19 it— 

20 ‘‘(i) has been or shall be certified or es21 tablished by contract or agreement by the 

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1 ‘‘(I) the certification standards 

2 and compliance procedure guidelines 

3 issued by the Administrator; and 

4 ‘‘(II) the information needs of 

5 user groups in the region while adher6 ing to national standards; 

7 ‘‘(iii) demonstrates an organizational 

8 structure, that under funding limitations is 

9 capable of— 

10 ‘‘(I) gathering required System 

11 observation data; 

12 ‘‘(II) supporting and integrating 

13 all aspects of coastal and ocean observ14 ing and information programs within 

15 a region; and 

16 ‘‘(III) reflecting the needs of State, 

17 local, and tribal governments, commer18 cial interests, and other users and 

19 beneficiaries of the System and other 

20 requirements specified under this sub21 title and the System Plan; 

22 ‘‘(iv) identifies— 

23 ‘‘(I) gaps in observation coverage 

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1 eral assets and non-Federal assets of 

2 the System; and 

3 ‘‘(II) other recommendations to 

4 assist in the development of the annual 

5 and long-term plans prepared pursu6 ant to paragraph (2)(B)(i) and trans7 mits such information to the Inter8 agency Ocean Observation Committee 

9 via the Program Office established 

10 under paragraph (3)(C)(i); 

11 ‘‘(v) develops and operates under a 

12 strategic operational plan that will ensure 

13 the efficient and effective administration of 

14 programs and assets to support daily data 

15 observations for integration into the Sys16 tem, pursuant to the standards approved by 

17 the Council; 

18 ‘‘(vi) works cooperatively with govern19 mental and nongovernmental entities at all 

20 levels to identify and provide information 

21 products of the System for multiple users 

22 within the service area of the regional coast23 al observing system; and 

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1 ministrator, including requirements relat2 ing to audits. 

3 ‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION.—For the purposes of 

4 this title, employees of Federal agencies are per5 mitted to be members of the governing body for 

6 the regional coastal observing systems and may 

7 participate in the functions of the regional infor8 mation coordination entities.’’. 

9 (c) SYSTEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 12304(d) 

10 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System 

11 Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603(d)) is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or the Inter13 agency Ocean Observing Committee.’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘or the Council under this subtitle’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 

17 data sharing,’’ after ‘‘data management’’; 

18 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

19 at the end; and 

20 (C) by striking subparagraph (D) and in21 serting the following: 

22 ‘‘(D) additional priorities, including— 

23 ‘‘(i) a national surface current map24 ping network designed to improve fine scale 

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1 radar technology and other emerging tech2 nologies to address national priorities, in3 cluding Coast Guard search and rescue op4 eration planning and harmful algal bloom 

5 forecasting and detection that— 

6 ‘‘(I) is comprised of existing high 

7 frequency radar and other sea surface 

8 current mapping infrastructure oper9 ated by national programs and re10 gional associations; 

11 ‘‘(II) incorporates new high fre12 quency radar assets or other fine scale 

13 sea surface mapping technology assets, 

14 and other assets needed to fill gaps in 

15 coverage on United States coastlines; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(III) follows a deployment plan 

18 that prioritizes closing gaps in high 

19 frequency radar infrastructure in the 

20 United States, starting with areas 

21 demonstrating significant sea surface 

22 current data needs, especially in areas 

23 where additional data will improve 

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1 ‘‘(ii) fleet acquisition for autonomous 

2 underwater and surface vehicles for deploy3 ment and data integration to fulfill the pur4 poses of this Act; 

5 ‘‘(iii) an integrative survey program 

6 for application of manned and unmanned 

7 vehicles to the real-time or near real-time 

8 collection and transmission of sea floor, 

9 water column, and sea surface data on biol10 ogy, chemistry, geology, physics, and hy11 drography; 

12 ‘‘(iv) remote sensing and data assimi13 lation to develop new analytical methodolo14 gies to assimilate data from the Integrated 

15 Ocean Observing System into hydro16 dynamic models; 

17 ‘‘(v) integrated, multi-State moni18 toring to assess sources, movement, and fate 

19 of sediments in coastal regions; 

20 ‘‘(vi) a multi-region marine sound 

21 monitoring system to be— 

22 ‘‘(I) planned in consultation with 

23 the Interagency Ocean Observation 

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1 partment of the Navy, and academic 

2 research institutions; and 

3 ‘‘(II) developed, installed, and op4 erated in coordination with the Na5 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad6 ministration, the Department of the 

7 Navy, and academic research institu8 tions; and 

9 ‘‘(E) any other purpose identified by the 

10 Administrator or the Council.’’; 

11 (D) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘The 

12 Administrator may stagger the terms of the Sys13 tem advisory committee members.’’ before ‘‘Mem14 bers’’; and 

15 (E) in paragraph (4)— 

16 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

17 ‘‘and the Interagency Ocean Observing 

18 Committee’’; and 

19 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

20 ‘‘Observing’’ and inserting ‘‘Observation’’. 

21 (d) CIVIL LIABILITY.—Section 12304(e) of the Inte22 grated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 

23 (33 U.S.C. 3603(e)) is amended— 

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘non-Federal asset or regional in2 formation coordination entity,’’ and inserting ‘‘re3 gional coastal observing system,’’. 

4 SEC. 5. FINANCING AND AGREEMENTS. 

5 Section 12305(a) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 

6 Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3604(a)) is 

7 amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out activities under this 

9 subtitle, the Secretary of Commerce may execute an agree10 ment, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, with 

11 any State or subdivision thereof, any Federal agency, any 

12 public or private organization, or any individual to carry 

13 out activities under this subtitle.’’. 

14 SEC. 6. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

15 Section 12307 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Ob16 servation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3606) is amended 

17 to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 12307. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

19 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 2 years after 

20 March 30, 2009, and every 3 years thereafter, the Adminis21 trator shall prepare, and the President acting through the 

22 Council shall approve and transmit to the Congress, a re23 port on progress made in implementing this subtitle. 

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1 ‘‘(1) a description of activities carried out under 

2 this subtitle and the System Plan; 

3 ‘‘(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Sys4 tem, including an evaluation of progress made by the 

5 Council to achieve the goals identified under the Sys6 tem Plan; 

7 ‘‘(3) the identification of Federal and non-Fed8 eral assets as determined by the Council that have 

9 been integrated into the System, including assets es10 sential to the gathering of required observation data 

11 variables necessary to meet the respective missions of 

12 Council agencies; 

13 ‘‘(4) a review of procurements, planned or initi14 ated, by each Council agency to enhance, expand, or 

15 modernize the observation capabilities and data prod16 ucts provided by the System, including data manage17 ment and communication subsystems; 

18 ‘‘(5) a summary of the existing gaps in observa19 tion infrastructure and monitoring data collection, 

20 including— 

21 ‘‘(A) priorities considered by the System ad22 visory committee; 

23 ‘‘(B) the national sea surface current map24 ping network; 

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1 ‘‘(D) ocean chemistry monitoring; 

2 ‘‘(E) marine sound monitoring; and 

3 ‘‘(F) autonomous underwater and surface 

4 vehicle technology gaps; 

5 ‘‘(6) an assessment regarding activities to inte6 grate Federal and non-Federal assets, nationally and 

7 on the regional level, and discussion of the perform8 ance and effectiveness of regional information coordi9 nation entities to coordinate regional observation op10 erations; 

11 ‘‘(7) a description of benefits of the program to 

12 users of data products resulting from the System (in13 cluding the general public, industries, scientists, re14 source managers, emergency responders, policy mak15 ers, and educators); 

16 ‘‘(8) recommendations concerning— 

17 ‘‘(A) modifications to the System; and 

18 ‘‘(B) funding levels for the System in subse19 quent fiscal years; and 

20 ‘‘(9) the results of a periodic external inde21 pendent programmatic audit of the System.’’. 

22 SEC. 7. PUBLIC-PRIVATE USE POLICY. 

23 Section 12308 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Ob24 servation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3607) is amended 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 12308. PUBLIC-PRIVATE USE POLICY. 

2 ‘‘The Council shall maintain a policy that defines 

3 processes for making decisions about the roles of the Federal 

4 Government, the States, regional information coordination 

5 entities, the academic community, and the private sector 

6 in providing to end-user communities environmental infor7 mation, products, technologies, and services related to the 

8 System. The Administrator shall ensure that National Oce9 anic and Atmospheric Administration adheres to the deci10 sion making process developed by the Council regarding the 

11 roles of the Federal Government, the States, the regional 

12 coastal observing systems, the academic communities, and 

13 the private sector in providing the end-user communities 

14 environmental information, data products, technologies, 

15 and services related to the System.’’. 

16 SEC. 8. REPEAL OF INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Integrated Coastal and Ocean 

18 Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) 

19 is amended by striking section 12309 (33 U.S.C. 3608). 

20 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table of 

21 contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Man22 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991) 

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1 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 Section 12311 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Ob3 servation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3610) is amended 

4 by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’. 

5 SEC. 10. REPORTS AND RESEARCH PLANS. 

6 Section 12404(c) of the Federal Ocean Acidification 

7 Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3703(c)) 

8 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(4) ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY REPORT.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

11 after the date of the enactment of the Coordi12 nated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act, and 

13 every 5 years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall 

14 transmit to appropriate committees of Congress 

15 a report that— 

16 ‘‘(i) is named ‘The Ocean Chemistry 

17 Coastal Community Vulnerability Assess18 ment’; 

19 ‘‘(ii) identifies gaps in ocean acidifica20 tion monitoring by public, academic, and 

21 private assets in the network of regional 

22 coastal observing systems; 

23 ‘‘(iii) identifies geographic areas which 

24 have gaps in ocean acidification research; 

25 ‘‘(iv) identifies United States coastal 

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1 nities, low-population rural communities, 

2 tribal and subsistence communities, and is3 land communities, that may be impacted by 

4 ocean acidification; 

5 ‘‘(v) identifies impacts of changing 

6 ocean carbonate chemistry on the commu7 nities described in clause (iv), including 

8 impacts from changes in ocean and coastal 

9 marine resources that are not managed by 

10 the Federal Government; 

11 ‘‘(vi) identifies gaps in understanding 

12 of the impacts of ocean acidification on eco13 nomically or commercially important spe14 cies, particularly those which support 

15 United States commercial, recreational, and 

16 tribal fisheries and aquaculture; 

17 ‘‘(vii) identifies habitats that may be 

18 particularly vulnerable to corrosive sea 

19 water, including areas experiencing mul20 tiple stressors such as hypoxia, sedimenta21 tion, and harmful algal blooms; 

22 ‘‘(viii) identifies areas in which exist23 ing Integrated Ocean Observing System as24 sets, including buoys and gliders, may be le25 veraged as platforms for the deployment of 


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1 new sensors or other applicable observing 

2 technologies; and 

3 ‘‘(ix) is written in collaboration with 

4 the agencies responsible for carrying out 

5 this Act. 

6 ‘‘(B) FORM OF REPORT.— 

7 ‘‘(i) INITIAL REPORT.—The initial re8 port required under subparagraph (A) shall 

9 include the information described in clauses 

10 (i) through (ix) on a national level. 

11 ‘‘(ii) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Each 

12 report required under subparagraph (A) 

13 after the initial report— 

14 ‘‘(I) may describe the information 

15 described in clauses (i) through (ix) on 

16 a national level; or 

17 ‘‘(II) may consist of separate re18 ports for each region of the National 

19 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra20 tion. 

21 ‘‘(iii) REGIONAL REPORTS.—If the 

22 Subcommittee opts to prepare a report re23 quired under subparagraph (A) as separate 

24 regional reports under clause (ii)(II), the 

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1 region of the National Oceanic and Atmos2 pheric Administration not less frequently 

3 than once during each 5-year reporting pe4 riod. 

5 ‘‘(C) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON6 GRESS DEFINED.—In this paragraph and in 

7 paragraph (5), the term ‘appropriate committees 

8 of Congress’ means the Committee on Commerce, 

9 Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 

10 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 

11 the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

12 on Natural Resources of the House of Represent13 atives. 

14 ‘‘(5) MONITORING PRIORITIZATION PLAN.—Not 

15 later than 180 days after the date of the submission 

16 of the initial report under paragraph (4)(A), the Sub17 committee shall transmit to the appropriate commit18 tees of Congress a report that develops a plan to de19 ploy new sensors or other applicable observing tech20 nologies— 

21 ‘‘(A) based on such initial report; 

22 ‘‘(B) prioritized by— 

23 ‘‘(i) the threat to coastal economies and 

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1 ‘‘(iii) research needs; and 

2 ‘‘(C) that leverage existing platforms, where 

3 possible.’’. 

4 SEC. 11. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN. 

5 (a) CONTENTS.—Section 12405(b) of the Federal 

6 Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 

7 (33 U.S.C. 3704(b)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

9 end; 

10 (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at 

11 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(10) make recommendations for research to be 

14 conducted, including in the social sciences and eco15 nomics, to address the key knowledge gaps identified 

16 in the economic vulnerability report conducted under 

17 section 12404(c)(4).’’. 

18 (b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Section 12405(c) of the 

19 Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act 

20 of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3704(c)) is amended by adding at the 

21 end the following: 

22 ‘‘(6) Research to understand combined effects of 

23 changes in ocean chemistry, sediment delivery, hy24 poxia, and harmful algal blooms and the impact these 

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1 stressors impact living marine resources and coastal 

2 ecosystems. 

3 ‘‘(7) Applied research to identify adaptation 

4 strategies for species impacted by changes in ocean 

5 chemistry including vegetation-based systems, shell re6 cycling, species and genetic diversity, applied tech7 nologies, aquaculture methodologies, and management 

8 recommendations.’’. 

9 SEC. 12. STAKEHOLDER INPUT ON MONITORING. 

10 Section 12406(a) of the Federal Ocean Acidification 

11 Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3705(a)) 

12 is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

14 end; 

15 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

16 the end and inserting a semicolon and ‘‘and’’; and 

17 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(4) includes an ongoing mechanism that allows 

19 potentially affected industry members, coastal stake20 holders, fishery management councils and commis21 sions, non-Federal resource managers, and scientific 

22 experts to provide input on monitoring needs that are 

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1 SEC. 13. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. 

2 Section 12407(a) of the Federal Ocean Acidification 

3 Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3706(a)) 

4 is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(a) RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—The Director of the Na6 tional Science Foundation shall continue to carry out re7 search activities on ocean acidification which shall support 

8 competitive, merit-based, peer-reviewed proposals for re9 search, observatories and monitoring of ocean acidification 

10 and its impacts, including— 

11 ‘‘(1) impacts on marine organisms and marine 

12 ecosystems; 

13 ‘‘(2) impacts on ocean, coastal, and estuarine 

14 biogeochemistry; 

15 ‘‘(3) the development of methodologies and tech16 nologies to evaluate ocean acidification and its im17 pacts; and 

18 ‘‘(4) impacts of multiple stressors on ecosystems 

19 exhibiting hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, or sediment 

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Calendar No. 265 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1425 

[Report No. 115–186] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 

purposes. Observation System Act of 2009, and for other 

NOVEMBER 27, 2017 

Reported with an amendment 


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