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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 381 

To establish the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization 

Council, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 

Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. MURKOWSKI, and 

Mr. WHITEHOUSE) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 

and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To establish the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and 

Characterization Council, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Ocean Explo5 ration Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) The health and resilience of the ocean are 

9 vital to the security and economy of the United 


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1 States and to the lives of the people of the United 

2 States. 

3 (2) The United States depends on the ocean to 

4 regulate weather and climate, to sustain and protect 

5 the diversity of life, for maritime shipping, for na6 tional defense, and for food, energy, medicine, recre7 ation, and other services essential to the people of 

8 the United States and all humankind. 

9 (3) The prosperity, security, and well-being of 

10 the United States depend on successful under11 standing and stewardship of the ocean. 

12 (4) Interdisciplinary cooperation and engage13 ment among government agencies, research institu14 tions, nongovernmental organizations, States, and 

15 the private sector are essential for successful stew16 ardship of ocean and coastal environments, national 

17 economic growth, national security, and development 

18 of agile strategies that develop, promote, and use 

19 new technologies. 

20 (5) Ocean exploration can help the people of the 

21 United States understand how to be effective stew22 ards of the ocean and serve as catalysts and enablers 

23 for other sectors of the economy. 

24 (6) Mapping, exploration, and characterization 

25 of the ocean provides basic, essential information to 


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1 protect and restore the marine environment, stimu2 late economic activity, and provide security for the 

3 United States. 

4 (7) A robust national ocean exploration pro5 gram engaging multiple Federal agencies, the pri6 vate sector, nongovernmental organizations, and aca7 demia is— 

8 (A) essential to the interests of the United 

9 States and vital to its security and economy 

10 and the health and well-being of all people of 

11 the United States; and 

12 (B) critical to reestablish the United 

13 States at the forefront of global ocean explo14 ration and stewardship. 

15 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

16 In this Act: 

17 (1) CHARACTERIZATION.—The term ‘‘charac18 terization’’ refers to activities that provide com19 prehensive data and interpretations for a specific 

20 area of interest of the seafloor, sub-bottom, water 

21 column, or hydrologic features, such as water masses 

22 and currents, in direct support of specific research, 

23 environmental protection, resource management, pol24 icymaking, or applied mission objectives. 


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1 (2) EXPLORATION.—The term ‘‘exploration’’ re2 fers to activities that provide— 

3 (A) a multidisciplinary view of an unknown 

4 or poorly understood area of the seafloor, sub5 bottom, or water column; and 

6 (B) an initial assessment of the physical, 

7 chemical, geological, biological, archeological, or 

8 other characteristics of such an area. 

9 (3) MAPPING.—The term ‘‘mapping’’ refers to 

10 activities that provide comprehensive data and infor11 mation needed to understand seafloor characteris12 tics, such as depth, topography, bottom type, sedi13 ment composition and distribution, underlying geo14 logic structure, and benthic flora and fauna. 

15 SEC. 4. OCEAN POLICY COMMITTEE. 

16 (a) SUBCOMMITTEES.—Section 8932(c) of title 10, 

17 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(c) SUBCOMMITTEES.—(1) The Committee shall in19 clude— 

20 ‘‘(A) a subcommittee to be known as the ‘Ocean 

21 Science and Technology Subcommittee’; and 

22 ‘‘(B) a subcommittee to be known as the ‘Ocean 

23 Resource Management Subcommittee’. 

24 ‘‘(2) In discharging its responsibilities in support of 

25 agreed-upon scientific needs, and to assist in the execution 


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1 of the responsibilities described in subsection (b), the 

2 Committee may delegate responsibilities to the Ocean 

3 Science and Technology Subcommittee, the Ocean Re4 source Management Subcommittee, or another sub5 committee of the Committee, as the Committee determines 

6 appropriate.’’. 

7 (b) INCREASED ACCESS TO GEOSPATIAL DATA FOR

8 MORE EFFICIENT AND INFORMED DECISION MAKING.— 

9 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF DOCUMENT SYSTEM.— 

10 Section 8932(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

13 the end; 

14 (B) in paragraph (4)(F), by striking the 

15 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

16 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

17 paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(5) establish or designate one or more systems 

19 for ocean-related documents prepared under the Na20 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

21 4321 et seq.), in accordance with subsection (h).’’. 

22 (2) ELEMENTS.—Section 8932 of such title is 

23 amended— 

24 (A) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub25 section (i); and 


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1 (B) by inserting after subsection (g) the 

2 following new subsection (h): 

3 ‘‘(h) ELEMENTS OF DOCUMENT SYSTEM.—The sys4 tems established or designated under subsection (b)(5) 

5 shall include the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) A publicly accessible, centralized digital ar7 chive of documents described in subsection (b)(5) 

8 that are finalized after the date of the enactment of 

9 the National Ocean Exploration Act, including— 

10 ‘‘(A) environmental impact statements; 

11 ‘‘(B) environmental assessments; 

12 ‘‘(C) categorical exclusions; 

13 ‘‘(D) records of decision; and 

14 ‘‘(E) other relevant documents as deter15 mined by the Committee. 

16 ‘‘(2) Geospatially referenced data, if any, con17 tained in the documents under paragraph (1). 

18 ‘‘(3) A mechanism to retrieve information 

19 through geo-information tools that can map and in20 tegrate relevant geospatial information, such as— 

21 ‘‘(A) Ocean Report Tools; 

22 ‘‘(B) the Environmental Studies Program 

23 Information System; 

24 ‘‘(C) Regional Ocean Partnerships; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) the Integrated Ocean Observing Sys2 tem.’’. 

3 SEC. 5. NATIONAL OCEAN MAPPING, EXPLORATION, AND 

4 CHARACTERIZATION COUNCIL. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall establish 

6 a council, to be known as the ‘‘National Ocean Mapping, 

7 Exploration, and Characterization Council’’ (in this sec8 tion referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). 

9 (b) PURPOSE.—The Council shall— 

10 (1) update national priorities for ocean map11 ping, exploration, and characterization; and 

12 (2) coordinate and facilitate activities to ad13 vance those priorities. 

14 (c) REPORTING.—The Council shall report to the 

15 Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the 

16 Ocean Policy Committee established under section 8932(c) 

17 of title 10, United States Code. 

18 (d) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be composed of 

19 not fewer than one senior-level representative from each 

20 of the following: 

21 (1) The Department of the Navy. 

22 (2) The Department of the Interior. 

23 (3) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad24 ministration. 


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1 (4) The department in which the Coast Guard 

2 is operating. 

3 (5) The Office of Management and Budget. 

4 (6) The Office of Science and Technology Pol5 icy. 

6 (7) The National Science Foundation. 

7 (8) The National Aeronautics and Space Ad8 ministration. 

9 (9) The Marine Mammal Commission. 

10 (10) The Department of Transportation. 

11 (11) The Department of Energy. 

12 (12) The Office of the Director of National In13 telligence. 

14 (e) CO-CHAIRS.—The Council shall be co-chaired 

15 by— 

16 (1) two senior-level representatives from the 

17 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; 

18 and 

19 (2) one senior-level representative from the De20 partment of the Interior. 

21 (f) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 

22 (1) set national ocean mapping, exploration, 

23 and characterization priorities and strategies; 

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1 cies, private industry, academia, and nongovern2 mental organizations to conduct ocean mapping, ex3 ploration, and characterization activities and related 

4 technology development; 

5 (3) coordinate improved processes for data com6 pilation, management, access, synthesis, and visual7 ization with respect to ocean mapping, exploration, 

8 and characterization, with a focus on building on ex9 isting ocean data management systems, as appro10 priate; 

11 (4) encourage education, workforce training, 

12 and public engagement activities that— 

13 (A) advance interdisciplinary principles 

14 that contribute to ocean mapping, exploration, 

15 research, and characterization; 

16 (B) improve public engagement with and 

17 understanding of ocean science; and 

18 (C) provide opportunities for underserved 

19 populations; 

20 (5) coordinate activities as appropriate with do21 mestic and international ocean mapping, exploration, 

22 and characterization initiatives or programs; and 

23 (6) establish and monitor metrics to track 

24 progress in achieving the priorities set under para25 graph (1). 


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1 (g) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON OCEAN EX2 PLORATION AND CHARACTERIZATION.— 

3 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall es4 tablish a new interagency working group to be 

5 known as the ‘‘Interagency Working Group on 

6 Ocean Exploration and Characterization’’. 

7 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Interagency Working 

8 Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization 

9 shall be comprised of senior representatives from 

10 Federal agencies with ocean exploration and charac11 terization responsibilities. 

12 (3) FUNCTIONS.—The Interagency Working 

13 Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization 

14 shall support the Council and the Ocean Science and 

15 Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Com16 mittee established under section 8932(c) of title 10, 

17 United States Code, on ocean exploration and char18 acterization activities and associated technology de19 velopment across the Federal Government, State 

20 governments, private industry, nongovernmental or21 ganizations, and academia. 

22 (h) OVERSIGHT.—The Council shall oversee— 

23 (1) the Interagency Working Group on Ocean 

24 Exploration and Characterization established under 

25 subsection (g)(1); and 


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1 (2) the Interagency Working Group on Ocean 

2 and Coastal Mapping under section 12203 of the 

3 Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 

4 U.S.C. 3502). 

5 (i) PLAN.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Council 

8 shall develop or update and submit to the appro9 priate committees of Congress a plan for an inte10 grated cross-sectoral ocean mapping, exploration, 

11 and characterization initiative. 

12 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para13 graph (1) shall— 

14 (A) discuss the utility and benefits of 

15 ocean exploration and characterization; 

16 (B) identify and describe national ocean 

17 mapping, exploration, and characterization pri18 orities; 

19 (C) identify and describe Federal and fed20 erally funded ocean mapping, exploration, and 

21 characterization programs; 

22 (D) facilitate and incorporate non-Federal 

23 input into national ocean mapping, exploration, 

24 and characterization priorities; 


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1 (E) ensure effective coordination of ocean 

2 mapping, exploration, and characterization ac3 tivities among programs described in subpara4 graph (C); 

5 (F) identify opportunities for combining 

6 overlapping or complementary needs, activities, 

7 and resources of Federal agencies and non-Fed8 eral organizations relating to ocean mapping, 

9 exploration, and characterization while not re10 ducing benefits from existing mapping, explo11 rations, and characterization activities; 

12 (G) promote new and existing partnerships 

13 among Federal and State agencies, private in14 dustry, academia, and nongovernmental organi15 zations to conduct or support ocean mapping, 

16 exploration, and characterization activities and 

17 technology development needs, including 

18 through coordination under section 3 of the 

19 Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Tech20 nology Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4102); 

21 (H) develop a transparent and sustained 

22 mechanism for non-Federal partnerships and 

23 stakeholder engagement in strategic planning 

24 and mission execution to be implemented not 

25 later than December 31, 2022; 


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1 (I) establish standardized collection and 

2 data management protocols, such as with re3 spect to metadata, for ocean mapping, explo4 ration, and characterization; 

5 (J) encourage the development, testing, 

6 demonstration, and adoption of innovative 

7 ocean mapping, exploration, and characteriza8 tion technologies and applications; 

9 (K) promote protocols for accepting data, 

10 equipment, approaches, or other resources that 

11 support national ocean mapping, exploration, 

12 and characterization priorities; 

13 (L) identify best practices for the protec14 tion of marine life during mapping, exploration, 

15 and characterization activities; 

16 (M) identify training, technology, and 

17 other resource requirements for enabling the 

18 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra19 tion and other appropriate Federal agencies to 

20 support a coordinated national ocean mapping, 

21 exploration, and characterization effort; 

22 (N) identify and facilitate a centralized 

23 mechanism or office for coordinating data col24 lection, compilation, processing, archiving, and 

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1 ping, exploration, and characterization that 

2 meets Federal mandates for data accuracy and 

3 accessibility; 

4 (O) designate repositories responsible for 

5 archiving and managing ocean mapping, explo6 ration, and characterization data; 

7 (P) set forth a timetable and estimated 

8 costs for implementation and completion of the 

9 plan; 

10 (Q) to the extent practicable, align ocean 

11 exploration and characterization efforts with ex12 isting programs and identify key gaps; and 

13 (R) identify criteria for determining the 

14 optimal frequency of observations. 

15 (j) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 

17 once every 2 years thereafter, the Council shall brief the 

18 appropriate committees of Congress on— 

19 (1) progress made toward meeting the national 

20 priorities described in subsection (i)(2)(B); and 

21 (2) recommendations for meeting such prior22 ities, such as additional authorities that may be 

23 needed to develop a mechanism for non-Federal 

24 partnerships and stakeholder engagement described 

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1 (k) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE2 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit3 tees of Congress’’ means— 

4 (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

5 Transportation and the Committee on Armed Serv6 ices of the Senate; and 

7 (2) the Committee on Natural Resources, the 

8 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and 

9 the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 

10 Representatives. 

11 SEC. 6. MODIFICATIONS TO THE OCEAN EXPLORATION 

12 PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND 

13 ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. 

14 (a) PURPOSE.—Section 12001 of the Omnibus Public 

15 Land Management Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3401) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘and the national undersea research 

17 program’’. 

18 (b) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—Section 12002 of such 

19 Act (33 U.S.C. 3402) is amended— 

20 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘and un21 dersea’’; and 

22 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘and un23 dersea research and exploration’’ and inserting ‘‘re24 search and ocean exploration and characterization 

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1 (c) POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINIS2 TRATOR.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 12003(a) of such 

4 Act (33 U.S.C. 3403(a)) is amended— 

5 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

6 by inserting ‘‘, in coordination with the Ocean 

7 Policy Committee established under section 

8 8932 of title 10, United States Code,’’ after 

9 ‘‘Administration’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘voyages’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘expeditions’’; 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘Federal agencies’’ 

14 and all that follows through ‘‘and survey’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘Federal and State agencies, 

16 Tribal governments, private industry, aca17 demia, and nongovernmental organizations, 

18 to map, explore, and characterize’’; and 

19 (iii) by inserting ‘‘characterize,’’ after 

20 ‘‘observe,’’; 

21 (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘of the 

22 exclusive economic zone’’ after ‘‘deep ocean re23 gions’’; 

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1 (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, in con2 sultation with the National Science Founda3 tion,’’; 

4 (F) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 

5 follows: 

6 ‘‘(5) support technological innovation of the 

7 United States marine science community by pro8 moting the development and use of new and emerg9 ing technologies for research, communication, navi10 gation, and data collection, such as sensors and au11 tonomous vehicles;’’; 

12 (G) in paragraph (6)— 

13 (i) by inserting ‘‘, in collaboration 

14 with the National Ocean Mapping, Explo15 ration, and Characterization Council estab16 lished under section 5 of the National 

17 Ocean Exploration Act,’’ after ‘‘forum’’; 

18 and 

19 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

20 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (H) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(7) provide guidance, in coordination with the 

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1 cluding secondary schools, community colleges, and 

2 universities), and nongovernmental organizations on 

3 data standards, protocols for accepting data, and co4 ordination of data collection, compilation, processing, 

5 archiving, and dissemination for data relating to 

6 ocean exploration and characterization.’’. 

7 (2) DONATIONS.—Section 12003(b) of such Act 

8 (33 U.S.C. 3403(b)) is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(b) DONATIONS.—For the purpose of mapping, ex10 ploring, and characterizing the oceans or increasing the 

11 knowledge of the oceans, the Administrator may— 

12 ‘‘(1) accept monetary donations and donations 

13 of property, data, and equipment; and 

14 ‘‘(2) pay all necessary expenses in connection 

15 with the conveyance or transfer of a gift, devise, or 

16 bequest.’’. 

17 (3) DEFINITION OF EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC

18 ZONE.—Section 12003 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3403) 

19 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.— 

21 In this section, the term ‘exclusive economic zone’ means 

22 the zone established by Presidential Proclamation Number 

23 5030, dated March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 1453 note; relat24 ing to the exclusive economic zone of the United States 

25 of America).’’. 


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1 (d) REPEAL OF OCEAN EXPLORATION AND UNDER2 SEA RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

3 TASK FORCE.—Section 12004 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 

4 3404) is repealed. 

5 (e) EDUCATION, WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND OUT6 REACH.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Such Act is further amended 

8 by inserting after section 12003 the following new 

9 section 12004: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 12004. EDUCATION, WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND 

11 OUTREACH. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Na13 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) conduct education and outreach efforts in 

15 order to broadly disseminate information to the pub16 lic on the discoveries made by the program under 

17 section 12002; and 

18 ‘‘(2) to the extent possible, coordinate the ef19 forts described in paragraph (1) with the outreach 

20 strategies of other domestic or international ocean 

21 mapping, exploration, and characterization initia22 tives. 

23 ‘‘(b) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS.—Ef24 forts described in subsection (a)(1) may include— 


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1 ‘‘(1) education of the general public, teachers, 

2 students, and ocean and coastal resource managers; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(2) workforce training, reskilling, and opportu5 nities to encourage development of ocean related 

6 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

7 (STEM) technical training programs involving sec8 ondary schools, community colleges, and universities, 

9 including Historically Black Colleges or Universities 

10 (within the meaning of the term ‘‘part B institution’’ 

11 under section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 

12 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)), Tribal Colleges or Univer13 sities (as defined in section 316(b) of such Act (20 

14 U.S.C. 1059c(b))), and other minority-serving insti15 tutions (as described in section 371(a) of such Act 

16 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)))). 

17 ‘‘(c) OUTREACH STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 

18 days after the date of the enactment of the National 

19 Ocean Exploration Act, the Administrator of the National 

20 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall develop an 

21 outreach strategy to broadly disseminate information on 

22 the discoveries made by the program under section 

23 12002.’’. 

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1 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 

2 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the item relating 

3 to section 12004 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 12004. Education, workforce training, and outreach.’’. 

4 (f) OCEAN EXPLORATION ADVISORY BOARD.— 

5 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 12005(a)(1) of 

6 such Act (33 U.S.C. 3505(1)) is amended by insert7 ing ‘‘and the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, 

8 and Characterization Council established under sec9 tion 5 of the National Ocean Exploration Act’’ after 

10 ‘‘advise the Administrator’’. 

11 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 

12 12005(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3505(c)) is amend13 ed by inserting ‘‘this’’ before ‘‘part’’. 

14 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

15 12006 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3406) is amended by strik16 ing ‘‘this part’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘this 

17 part $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

18 2030’’. 

19 (h) DEFINITIONS.—Such Act is further amended by 

20 inserting after section 12006 the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 12007. DEFINITIONS. 

22 ‘‘In this part: 

23 ‘‘(1) CHARACTERIZATION.—The terms ‘charac24 terization’, ‘characterize’, and ‘characterizing’ refer 

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1 terpretations for a specific area of interest of the 

2 seafloor, sub-bottom, water column, or hydrologic 

3 features, such as water masses and currents, in di4 rect support of specific research, environmental pro5 tection, resource management, policymaking, or ap6 plied mission objectives. 

7 ‘‘(2) EXPLORATION.—The term ‘exploration’, 

8 ‘explore’, and ‘exploring’ refer to activities that pro9 vide— 

10 ‘‘(A) a multidisciplinary view of an un11 known or poorly understood area of the 

12 seafloor, sub-bottom, or water column; and 

13 ‘‘(B) an initial assessment of the physical, 

14 chemical, geological, biological, archaeological, 

15 or other characteristics of such an area. 

16 ‘‘(3) MAPPING.—The terms ‘map’ and ‘map17 ping’ refer to activities that provide comprehensive 

18 data and information needed to understand seafloor 

19 characteristics, such as depth, topography, bottom 

20 type, sediment composition and distribution, under21 lying geologic structure, and benthic flora and 

22 fauna.’’. 

23 (i) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

24 in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management 

25 Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991) is 


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1 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

2 12006 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 12007. Definitions.’’. 

3 SEC. 7. REPEAL. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The NOAA Undersea Research 

5 Program Act of 2009 (part II of subtitle A of title XII 

6 of Public Law 111–11; 33 U.S.C. 3421 et seq.) is re7 pealed. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

9 in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management 

10 Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991) is 

11 amended by striking the items relating to part II of sub12 title A of title XII of such Act. 

13 SEC. 8. MODIFICATIONS TO OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING 

14 PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND 

15 ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 12202(a) of the 

18 Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 

19 U.S.C. 3501(a)) is amended— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘establish a program to de21 velop a coordinated and’’ and inserting ‘‘estab22 lish and maintain a program to coordinate’’; 

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1 (C) by striking ‘‘that enhances’’ and all 

2 that follows and inserting ‘‘that— 

3 ‘‘(1) enhances ecosystem approaches in deci4 sion-making for natural resource and habitat man5 agement restoration and conservation, emergency re6 sponse, and coastal resilience and adaptation; 

7 ‘‘(2) establishes research and mapping prior8 ities; 

9 ‘‘(3) supports the siting of research and other 

10 platforms; and 

11 ‘‘(4) advances ocean and coastal science.’’. 

12 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 12202 of such Act 

13 (33 U.S.C. 3501) is amended by striking subsection 

14 (b) and redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 

15 (b). 

16 (3) PROGRAM PARAMETERS.—Subsection (b) of 

17 section 12202 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3501), as re18 designated by paragraph (2), is amended— 

19 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

20 by striking ‘‘developing’’ and inserting ‘‘main21 taining’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 

23 for leveraging existing Federal geospatial serv24 ices capacities and contract vehicles for effi25 ciencies’’ after ‘‘coastal mapping’’; 


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1 (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘with 

2 coastal state and local government programs’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘with mapping programs, in con4 junction with Federal and State agencies, Trib5 al governments, private industry, academia, and 

6 nongovernmental organizations’’; 

7 (D) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘of real8 time tide data and the development’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘of tide data and water-level data and the 

10 development and dissemination’’; 

11 (E) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

12 and inserting a semicolon; 

13 (F) in paragraph (10), by striking the pe14 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (G) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(11) support— 

17 ‘‘(A) the Ocean Science and Technology 

18 Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee 

19 established under section 8932(c) of title 10, 

20 United States Code; and 

21 ‘‘(B) the National Ocean Mapping, Explo22 ration, and Characterization Council established 

23 under section 5 of the National Ocean Explo24 ration Act.’’. 


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1 (b) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON OCEAN AND

2 COASTAL MAPPING.— 

3 (1) NAME CHANGE.—The Ocean and Coastal 

4 Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is 

5 amended— 

6 (A) in section 12202 (33 U.S.C. 3501)— 

7 (i) in subsection (a), by striking 

8 ‘‘Interagency Committee on Ocean and 

9 Coastal Mapping’’ and inserting ‘‘Inter10 agency Working Group on Ocean and 

11 Coastal Mapping under section 12203’’; 

12 and 

13 (ii) in subsection (b), as redesignated 

14 by subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Com15 mittee’’ and inserting ‘‘Working Group’’; 

16 (B) in section 12203 (33 U.S.C. 3502)— 

17 (i) in the section heading, by striking 

18 ‘‘COMMITTEE’’ and inserting ‘‘WORKING

19 GROUP’’; 

20 (ii) in subsection (b), in the first sen21 tence, by striking ‘‘committee’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘Working Group’’; 

23 (iii) in subsection (e), by striking 

24 ‘‘committee’’ and inserting ‘‘Working 

25 Group’’; and 


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1 (iv) in subsection (f), by striking 

2 ‘‘committee’’ and inserting ‘‘Working 

3 Group’’; and 

4 (C) in section 12208 (33 U.S.C. 3507), by 

5 amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(3) WORKING GROUP.—The term ‘Working 

7 Group’ means the Interagency Working Group on 

8 Ocean and Coastal Mapping under section 12203.’’. 

9 (2) IN GENERAL.—Section 12203(a) of such 

10 Act (33 U.S.C. 3502(a)) is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘within 30 days’’ and all that follows and inserting 

12 ‘‘not later than 30 days after the date of the enact13 ment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, shall 

14 use the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and 

15 Coastal Mapping in existence as of the date of the 

16 enactment of such Act to implement section 

17 12202.’’. 

18 (3) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 12203(b) of such 

19 Act (33 U.S.C. 3502(b)) is amended— 

20 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘sen21 ior’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘sen22 ior-level’’; 

23 (B) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘the 

24 Minerals Management Service’’ and inserting 

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1 the Department of the Interior, the Office of 

2 the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and 

3 Parks of the Department of the Interior’’; and 

4 (C) by striking the second sentence. 

5 (4) CO-CHAIRS.—Section 12203(c) of such Act 

6 (33 U.S.C. 3502(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(c) CO-CHAIRS.—The Working Group shall be co8 chaired by one representative from each of the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

10 Administration. 

11 ‘‘(2) The Department of the Interior. 

12 ‘‘(3) The United States Army Corps of Engi13 neers.’’. 

14 (5) SUBORDINATE GROUPS.—Section 12203(d) 

15 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3502(d)) is amended to read 

16 as follows: 

17 ‘‘(d) SUBORDINATE GROUPS.—The co-chairs may es18 tablish such permanent or temporary subordinate groups 

19 as determined appropriate by the Working Group.’’. 

20 (6) MEETINGS.—Section 12203(e) of such Act 

21 (33 U.S.C. 3502(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘each 

22 subcommittee and each working group’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘each subordinate group’’. 

24 (7) COORDINATION.—Section 12203(f) of such 

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1 paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(1) other Federal efforts, such as the Digital 

4 Coast, the Federal Geographic Data Committee, 

5 GeoPlatform, the Integrated Ocean Observing Sys6 tem, the Hydrographic Services Review Panel of the 

7 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 

8 the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board of the Na9 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 

10 National Geospatial Advisory Committee of the De11 partment of the Interior, the advisory committee for 

12 the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observa13 tion System, and the Technical Mapping Advisory 

14 Council of the Federal Emergency Management 

15 Agency; 

16 ‘‘(2) international mapping activities; 

17 ‘‘(3) coastal states; 

18 ‘‘(4) coastal Indian Tribes; 

19 ‘‘(5) data acquisition and user groups through 

20 workshops, partnerships, and other appropriate 

21 mechanisms; and 

22 ‘‘(6) representatives of nongovernmental enti23 ties.’’. 


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1 (8) ADVISORY PANEL.—Section 12203 of such 

2 Act (33 U.S.C. 3502) is amended by striking sub3 section (g). 

4 (9) FUNCTIONS.—Section 12203 of such Act 

5 (33 U.S.C. 3502), as amended by paragraph (8), is 

6 further amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(g) SUPPORT FUNCTIONS.—The Working Group 

8 shall support the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, 

9 and Characterization Council established under section 5 

10 of the National Ocean Exploration Act and the Ocean 

11 Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy 

12 Committee established under section 8932(c) of title 10, 

13 United States Code, on ocean mapping activities and asso14 ciated technology development across the Federal Govern15 ment, State governments, private industry, nongovern16 mental organizations, and academia.’’. 

17 (10) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 

18 contents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land 

19 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 

20 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the item relating 

21 to section 12203 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 12203. Interagency working group on ocean and coastal mapping.’’. 

22 (c) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—Section 12204 of the 

23 Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 

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1 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

2 striking ‘‘No later’’ and all that follows through 

3 ‘‘House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 

4 than 18 months after the date of the enactment of 

5 the National Ocean Exploration Act, and biennially 

6 thereafter until 2040, the co-chairs of the Working 

7 Group, in coordination with the National Ocean 

8 Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council 

9 established under section 5 of such Act, shall submit 

10 to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans11 portation and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

12 Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Nat13 ural Resources and the Committee on Science, 

14 Space, and Technology of the House of Representa15 tives,’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, including 

17 the data maintained by the National Centers for En18 vironmental Information of the National Oceanic 

19 and Atmospheric Administration,’’ after ‘‘mapping 

20 data’’; 

21 (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, including 

22 a plan to map the coasts of the United States on a 

23 requirements-based cycle, with mapping agencies 

24 and partners coordinating on a unified approach 

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1 user requirements, and identifies gaps’’ after ‘‘ac2 complished’’; 

3 (4) by striking paragraph (10) and redesig4 nating paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) as para5 graphs (10), (11), and (12), respectively; 

6 (5) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by 

7 striking ‘‘with coastal state and local government 

8 programs’’ and inserting ‘‘with international, coastal 

9 state, and local government and nongovernmental 

10 mapping programs’’; 

11 (6) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by para12 graph (4)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘increase’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘streamline and expand’’; 

15 (B) by inserting ‘‘for the purpose of ful16 filling Federal mapping and charting respon17 sibilities, plans, and strategies’’ after ‘‘entities’’; 

18 and 

19 (C) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 

20 semicolon; 

21 (7) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by para22 graph (4), by striking the period at the end and in23 serting a semicolon; and 

24 (8) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(13) a progress report on the development of 

2 new and innovative technologies and applications 

3 through research and development, including cooper4 ative or other agreements with joint or cooperative 

5 research institutes and centers and other nongovern6 mental entities; 

7 ‘‘(14) a description of best practices in data 

8 processing and distribution and leveraging opportu9 nities among agencies represented on the Working 

10 Group and with coastal states, coastal Indian Tribes, 

11 and nongovernmental entities; 

12 ‘‘(15) an identification of any training, tech13 nology, or other requirements for enabling Federal 

14 mapping programs, vessels, and aircraft to support 

15 a coordinated ocean and coastal mapping program; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(16) a timetable for implementation and com18 pletion of the plan described in paragraph (3), in19 cluding recommendations for integrating new ap20 proaches into the program.’’. 

21 (d) NOAA JOINT OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING

22 CENTERS.— 

23 (1) CENTERS.—Section 12205(c) of such Act 

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1 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

2 by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘three’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and 

4 uncrewed’’ after ‘‘sensing’’. 

5 (2) PLAN.—Section 12205 of such Act (33 

6 U.S.C. 3504) is amended— 

7 (A) in the section heading, by striking 

8 ‘‘PLAN’’ and inserting ‘‘NOAA JOINT OCEAN

9 AND COASTAL MAPPING CENTERS’’; 

10 (B) by striking subsections (a), (b), and 

11 (d); and 

12 (C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c) 

13 NOAA JOINT OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING

14 CENTERS.—’’. 

15 (3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con16 tents in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land 

17 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 

18 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the item relating 

19 to section 12205 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 12205. NOAA joint ocean and coastal mapping centers.’’. 

20 (e) OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING FEDERAL FUND21 ING OPPORTUNITY.—The Ocean and Coastal Mapping In22 tegration Act (33. U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is amended— 

23 (1) by redesignating sections 12206, 12207, 

24 and 12208 as sections 12208, 12209, and 12210, 

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1 (2) by inserting after section 12205 the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 12206. OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING FEDERAL 

4 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

6 date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration 

7 Act, the Administrator shall develop an integrated ocean 

8 and coastal mapping Federal funding match opportunity 

9 within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra10 tion with Federal, State, Tribal, local, nonprofit, private 

11 industry, or academic partners in order to increase the co12 ordinated acquisition, processing, stewardship, and archi13 val of new ocean and coastal mapping data in United 

14 States waters. 

15 ‘‘(b) RULES.—The Administrator shall develop ad16 ministrative and procedural rules for the ocean and coastal 

17 mapping Federal funding match opportunity developed 

18 under subsection (a), to include— 

19 ‘‘(1) specific and detailed criteria that must be 

20 addressed by an applicant, such as geographic over21 lap with pre-established priorities, number and type 

22 of project partners, benefit to the applicant, coordi23 nation with other funding opportunities, and benefit 

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1 ‘‘(2) determination of the appropriate funding 

2 match amounts and mechanisms to use, such as 

3 grants, agreements, or contracts; and 

4 ‘‘(3) other funding award criteria as are nec5 essary or appropriate to ensure that evaluations of 

6 proposals and decisions to award funding under this 

7 section are based on objective standards applied fair8 ly and equitably to those proposals. 

9 ‘‘(c) GEOSPATIAL SERVICES AND CONTRACT VEHI10 CLES.—The ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding 

11 match opportunity developed under subsection (a) shall le12 verage Federal expertise and capacities for geospatial 

13 services and Federal geospatial contract vehicles using the 

14 private sector for acquisition efficiencies. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 12207. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTS, 

16 AND GRANTS. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out interagency activi18 ties under this subtitle, the heads of agencies represented 

19 on the Working Group may enter into cooperative agree20 ments, or any other agreement with each other, and trans21 fer, receive, and expend funds made available by any Fed22 eral agency, any State or subdivision thereof, or any public 

23 or private organization or individual, for ocean and coastal 

24 mapping investigations, surveys, studies, and other 

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1 agreements authorized by section 5 of the Act entitled ‘An 

2 Act to define the functions and duties of the Coast and 

3 Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes’, approved Au4 gust 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883e). 

5 ‘‘(b) GRANTS.—The Administrator may make grants 

6 to any State or subdivision thereof or any public or private 

7 organization or individual to carry out the purposes of this 

8 subtitle.’’. 

9 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

10 12209 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), 

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘this subtitle’’ 

13 and all that follows and inserting ‘‘this subtitle 

14 $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

15 2030.’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘this subtitle’’ 

17 and all that follows and inserting ‘‘this subtitle 

18 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

19 2030.’’; 

20 (3) by striking subsection (c); and 

21 (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol22 lowing: 

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1 suant to subsection (a), $20,000,000 is authorized to 

2 carry out section 12206.’’. 

3 (g) DEFINITIONS.— 

4 (1) OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING.—Para5 graph (5) of section 12210 of such Act, as redesig6 nated by subsection (e)(1), is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘processing, and management’’ and inserting ‘‘proc8 essing, management, maintenance, interpretation, 

9 certification, and dissemination’’. 

10 (2) COASTAL INDIAN TRIBE.—Section 12210 of 

11 such Act, as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(9) COASTAL INDIAN TRIBE.—The term 

14 ‘coastal Indian Tribe’ means an ‘Indian tribe’, as de15 fined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 

16 and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304), the 

17 land of which is located in a coastal state.’’. 

18 (h) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 

19 in section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management 

20 Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991) is 

21 amended by striking the items relating to sections 12206 

22 through 12208 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 12206. Ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding opportunity. 

‘‘Sec. 12207. Cooperative agreements, contracts, and grants. 

‘‘Sec. 12208. Effect on other laws. 

‘‘Sec. 12209. Authorization of appropriations. 

‘‘Sec. 12210. Definitions.’’. 


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1 SEC. 9. MODIFICATIONS TO HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IM2 PROVEMENT ACT OF 1998. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 302(4)(A) of the Hydro4 graphic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 

5 892(4)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘hydrodynamic fore6 cast and datum transformation models,’’ after ‘‘nautical 

7 information databases,’’. 

8 (b) FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.—Section 

9 303(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 892a(b)) is amended— 

10 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

11 inserting ‘‘precision navigation,’’ after ‘‘promote’’; 

12 and 

13 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (A) by inserting ‘‘and hydrodynamic fore15 cast models’’ after ‘‘monitoring systems’’; 

16 (B) by inserting ‘‘and provide foundational 

17 information and services required to support 

18 coastal resilience planning for coastal transpor19 tation and other infrastructure, coastal protec20 tion and restoration projects, and related activi21 ties’’ after ‘‘efficiency’’; and 

22 (C) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 

23 semicolon. 

24 (c) QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM.—Section 304(a) 

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1 ‘‘product produced’’ and inserting ‘‘product or service pro2 duced or disseminated’’. 

3 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

4 306(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 892d(a)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$70,814,000 

6 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and in7 serting ‘‘$71,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 

8 through 2030’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$25,000,000 

10 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and in11 serting ‘‘$34,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 

12 through 2030’’; 

13 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘$29,932,000 

14 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and in15 serting ‘‘$38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 

16 through 2030’’; 

17 (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘$26,800,000 

18 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and in19 serting ‘‘$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 

20 through 2030’’; and 

21 (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘$30,564,000 

22 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and in23 serting ‘‘$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 

24 through 2030’’. 

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