(e) MEETINGS.—The committee shall meet on a 
quarterly basis, but each subcommittee and each working 
group shall meet on an as-needed basis. 
(f) COORDINATION.—The committee shall coordinate 
activities when appropriate, with— 
(1) other Federal efforts, including the Digital 
Coast, Geospatial One-Stop, and the Federal Geo-
graphic Data Committee; 
(2) international mapping activities; 
(3) coastal states; 
(4) user groups through workshops and other 
appropriate mechanisms; and 
(5) representatives of nongovernmental entities. 
(g) ADVISORY PANEL.—The Administrator may con-
vene an ocean and coastal mapping advisory panel con-
sisting of representatives from non-governmental entities 
to provide input regarding activities of the committee in 
consultation with the interagency committee. 
SEC. 4. BIENNIAL REPORTS. 
No later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and bienially thereafter, the co-chairmen of 
the Committee shall transmit to the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
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resentatives a report detailing progress made in imple-
menting this Act, including— 
(1) an inventory of ocean and coastal mapping 
data within the territorial sea and the exclusive eco-
nomic zone and throughout the Continental Shelf of 
the United States, noting the age and source of the 
survey and the spatial resolution (metadata) of the 
data; 
(2) identification of priority areas in need of 
survey coverage using present technologies; 
(3) a resource plan that identifies when priority 
areas in need of modern ocean and coastal mapping 
surveys can be accomplished; 
(4) the status of efforts to produce integrated 
digital maps of ocean and coastal areas; 
(5) a description of any products resulting from 
coordinated mapping efforts under this Act that im-
prove public understanding of the coasts and oceans, 
or regulatory decisionmaking; 
(6) documentation of minimum and desired 
standards for data acquisition and integrated 
metadata; 
(7) a statement of the status of Federal efforts 
to leverage mapping technologies, coordinate map-
ping activities, share expertise, and exchange data; 
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(8) a statement of resource requirements for or-
ganizations to meet the goals of the program, includ-
ing technology needs for data acquisition, proc-
essing, and distribution systems; 
(9) a statement of the status of efforts to de-
classify data gathered by the Navy, the National 
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and other agencies 
to the extent possible without jeopardizing national 
security, and make it available to partner agencies 
and the public; 
(10) a resource plan for a digital coast inte-
grated mapping pilot project for the northern Gulf 
of Mexico that will— 
(A) cover the area from the authorized 
coastal counties through the territorial sea; 
(B) identify how such a pilot project will 
leverage public and private mapping data and 
resources, such as the United States Geological 
Survey National Map, to result in an oper-
ational coastal change assessment program for 
the subregion; 
(11) the status of efforts to coordinate Federal 
programs with coastal state and local government 
programs and leverage those programs; 
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(12) a description of efforts of Federal agencies 
to increase contracting with nongovernmental enti-
ties; and 
(13) an inventory and description of any new 
Federal or federally funded programs conducting 
shoreline delineation and ocean or coastal mapping 
since the previous reporting cycle. 
SEC. 5. PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Committee, shall develop and submit to 
the Congress a plan for an integrated ocean and coastal 
mapping initiative within the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration. 
(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall— 
(1) identify and describe all ocean and coastal 
mapping programs within the agency, including 
those that conduct mapping or related activities in 
the course of existing missions, such as hydrographic 
surveys, ocean exploration projects, living marine re-
source conservation and management programs, 
coastal zone management projects, and ocean and 
coastal observations and science projects; 
(2) establish priority mapping programs and es-
tablish and periodically update priorities for geo-
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graphic areas in surveying and mapping across all 
missions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, as well as minimum data acquisition 
and metadata standards for those programs; 
(3) encourage the development of innovative 
ocean and coastal mapping technologies and applica-
tions, through research and development through co-
operative or other agreements with joint or coopera-
tive research institutes or centers and with other 
non-governmental entities; 
(4) document available and developing tech-
nologies, best practices in data processing and dis-
tribution, and leveraging opportunities with other 
Federal agencies, coastal states, and non-govern-
mental entities; 
(5) identify training, technology, and other re-
source requirements for enabling the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration’s programs, 
vessels, and aircraft to support a coordinated ocean 
and coastal mapping program; 
(6) identify a centralized mechanism or office 
for 
coordinating 
data 
collection, 
processing, 
archiving, and dissemination activities of all such 
mapping programs within the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration that meets Federal 
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