IB 
Union Calendar No. 857 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 237 
[Report No. 115–1038, Part I] 
To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act 
of 2009, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
NOVEMBER 20, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
NOVEMBER 20, 2018 
Referral to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology extended for a 
period ending not later than December 28, 2018 
DECEMBER 28, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 
HECK, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. BONAMICI, Miss 
GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. POSEY, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. PETERS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. GARAMENDI, and Mr. POLIQUIN 
DECEMBER 28, 2018 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 3, 2017] 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:02 Dec 29, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6652
E:\BILLS\H237.RH
H237
SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation 
System Act of 2009, and for other purposes. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:22 Dec 28, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6652
E:\BILLS\H237.RH
H237
SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Integrated Coastal and 
Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. STAGGERED TERMS FOR NATIONAL INTEGRATED 
COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
Section 12304(d)(3)(B) of the Integrated Coastal and 
Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 
3603(d)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Members’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), members’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) STAGGERED
TERMS.—The Ad-
ministrator may appoint or reappoint a 
member for a partial term of 1 or 2 years 
in order to establish a system of staggered 
terms. The Administrator may appoint or 
reappoint a member under this clause only 
once. A member appointed or reappointed 
to a partial term under this clause may not 
serve more than one full term.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:22 Dec 28, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H237.RH
H237
SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS
SEC. 3. INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION 
SYSTEM COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 
Section 12305(a) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 
Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3604(a)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘disburse appropriated funds to,’’ 
after ‘‘agreements, with,’’. 
SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF INTEGRATED COASTAL AND 
OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM ACT OF 2009. 
Section 12311 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Ob-
servation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3610) is amended 
by striking ‘‘are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Commerce for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 such 
sums as are necessary’’ and inserting ‘‘is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for each of fiscal 
years 2019 through 2023 $42,000,000’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:22 Dec 28, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H237.RH
H237
SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:22 Dec 28, 2018
Jkt 089200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H237.RH
H237
SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS