and spend funds appropriated to any Federal 
participant in the program for the purposes 
of carrying out any administrative or pro-
grammatic project or activity under this Act. 
Funds may be transferred among such depart-
ments and agencies through an appropriate 
instrument that specifies the goods, services, 
or space being acquired from another Federal 
participant and the costs thereof. 
SEC. 302. OCEAN EXPLORATION AND UNDERSEA RESEARCH 
TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TASK 
FORCE. 
The Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration, in co-
ordination with the National Science Founda-
tion, the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration, the United States Geological 
Survey, the Department of the Navy, the Min-
eral Management Service, and relevant gov-
ernmental, non-governmental, academic, in-
dustry, and other experts, shall convene an 
ocean exploration and undersea research 
technology and infrastructure task force to 
develop and implement a strategy— 
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(1) to facilitate transfer of new explo-
ration and undersea research technology 
to the programs authorized under titles I 
and II of this Act; 
(2) to improve availability of commu-
nications infrastructure, including sat-
ellite capabilities, to such programs; 
(3) to develop an integrated, work-
able, and comprehensive data manage-
ment information processing system that 
will make information on unique and sig-
nificant features obtained by such pro-
grams available for research and manage-
ment purposes; 
(4) to conduct public outreach activi-
ties that improve the public under-
standing of ocean science, resources, and 
processes, in conjunction with relevant 
programs of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, the National 
Science Foundation, and other agencies; 
and 
(5) to encourage cost-sharing partner-
ships with governmental and nongovern-
mental entities that will assist in trans-
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ferring exploration and undersea re-
search technology and technical exper-
tise to the programs. 
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Union Calendar No. 304 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1834 
[Report No. 110–311, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To authorize the national ocean exploration pro-
gram and the national undersea research pro-
gram within the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration. 
DECEMBER 18, 2007 
Reported from the Committee on Science and Technology 
with an amendment 
DECEMBER 18, 2007 
Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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