retary), including for safety reasons such as be-
cause of the presence of harmful algal blooms; 
(B) the areas of the exclusive economic 
zone with restrictions on the use of motorized 
propulsion, horsepower, or fuel by or of rec-
reational vessels; and 
(C) the types of recreational vessels that 
are restricted on each area of the exclusive eco-
nomic zone; 
(2) describes the geographic boundaries of 
areas where fishing restrictions occur; and 
(3)(A) identifies Federal marine protected 
areas, including National Marine Sanctuaries, na-
tional marine monuments, and other federally pro-
tected waters; and 
(B) includes information on what fishing, rec-
reational boating, and other related recreational ac-
tivities are authorized in each such area. 
(b) DATA ON NAVIGATION WITHIN EXCLUSIVE ECO-
NOMIC ZONE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall continue 
to make available digitized geographic information 
system data that includes, with respect to access to 
the exclusive economic zone— 
(A) navigation information; 
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(B) bathymetric information; 
(C) depth charts; and 
(D) other information, consistent with law 
and policy. 
(2) WEBSITE.—The Secretary shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, make the data described in para-
graph (1) available on the website on which the Sec-
retary makes the data described in subsection (a) 
available. 
(c) DATA ACCESSIBILITY.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the website on which the Secretary makes the 
data described in subsections (a) and (b) available— 
(1) organizes that data so that the data is 
findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable; and 
(2) includes a mechanism by which users can be 
easily updated when new data becomes available. 
(d) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary shall de-
velop— 
(1) a process to allow members of the public to 
submit questions or comments regarding the data 
described in subsections (a) and (b) and the accessi-
bility of that data under subsection (c); and 
(2) methods to improve the accessibility of data. 
(e) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall update— 
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(1) the data described in subsections (a)(1) and 
(b) not less frequently than 2 times each year; and 
(2) the data described in paragraphs (2) and 
(3) of subsection (a) in real time. 
(f) NONDISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.— 
The Secretary may not, consistent with applicable law and 
policy, disclose, in any geographic information system data 
made publicly available under this section— 
(1) information regarding the nature, location, 
character, or ownership of historic, paleontological, 
cultural, or archaeological resources; or 
(2) commercial fishing information, including 
proprietary information. 
(g) TREATMENT OF TRIBAL WATERS AND FISHING 
AREAS.—The authorities granted by this section shall not 
apply with respect to any usual or accustomed fishing 
areas or Tribal waters. 
SEC. 5. COOPERATION AND COORDINATION. 
(a) COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THIRD-PARTY PRO-
VIDERS.—For purposes of carrying out this Act, the Sec-
retary may— 
(1) coordinate and partner with non-Federal 
entities, including— 
(A) States; 
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(B) Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian orga-
nizations, and Tribal organizations; 
(C) interstate commissions (as defined in 
section 303 of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries 
Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4102)); 
(D) Regional Ocean Partnerships (as de-
fined in section 10202 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (16 U.S.C. 1468)); 
(E) experts in data science, analytics, and 
operations research; 
(F) the private sector, including technology 
or geospatial data industries; 
(G) nonprofit organizations; and 
(H) institutions of higher education (as de-
fined in section 201 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); and 
(2) enter into agreements with experts within 
entities described in any of subparagraphs (A) 
through (H) of paragraph (1) to carry out any of 
the provisions of this Act. 
(b) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—The Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, work with the 
relevant offices of the Department of the Interior, the De-
partment of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the 
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Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers, 
and the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal 
Mapping codified by section 12203 of the Ocean and 
Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3502), to en-
sure compatibility and interoperability among applicable 
Federal databases with respect to the collection and dis-
semination of geospatial data relating to public outdoor 
recreational use of the exclusive economic zone. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND TRIB-
AL LAW AND REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in devel-
oping and distributing geospatial data under this Act, 
shall make clear that the data are subject to applicable 
laws and regulations of the Federal Government, States, 
and Indian Tribes. 
SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed— 
(1) to modify or alter the definition of the term 
‘‘navigable waters’’ under any provision of Federal 
law; 
(2) to affect the jurisdiction or authority of 
Federal or State agencies to regulate navigable 
waters; 
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(3) to increase or diminish the responsibility or 
authority of Federal or State agencies or Indian 
Tribes to manage fisheries under existing law; 
(4) to satisfy any requirement for government- 
to-government consultation with Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations; or 
(5) to affect or modify any treaty or other right 
of any Indian Tribe. 
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Union Calendar No. 438 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3340 
[Report No. 119–512] 
A BILL 
To provide for the standardization, publication, and 
accessibility of data relating to public outdoor 
recreational use of Federal waterways, and for 
other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 23, 2026 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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