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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3048 
To establish Ocean Innovation Clusters to strengthen the coastal communities 
and ocean economy of the United States through technological research 
and development, job training, and cross-sector partnerships, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2025 
Ms. PINGREE (for herself, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Ms. BROWN, and Mr. MOSKOWITZ) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To establish Ocean Innovation Clusters to strengthen the 
coastal communities and ocean economy of the United 
States through technological research and development, 
job training, and cross-sector partnerships, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ocean Regional Oppor-
tunity and Innovation Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BLUE ECONOMY.—The term ‘‘Blue Econ-
omy’’ means the value and impact of sustainable in-
dustries related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, es-
tuaries, and coasts on the economy of the United 
States, including living resources, marine construc-
tion, marine transportation, offshore energy develop-
ment and siting including for renewable energy, off-
shore mineral production, ship and boat building, 
tourism, recreation, subsistence, commercial, rec-
reational, and charter fishing, seafood processing, 
and other fishery-related businesses, kelp and shell-
fish aquaculture, coastal resilience, and other indus-
tries the Secretary of Commerce considers appro-
priate. 
(2) DIRECTOR OF SEA GRANT.—The term ‘‘Di-
rector of Sea Grant’’ means the Director of the Na-
tional Sea Grant College Program appointed under 
section 204(d)(1) of the National Sea Grant College 
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1123(d)(1)). 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
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Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(4) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 6207 of the Native Ha-
waiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7517). 
(5) OCEAN INNOVATION CENTER FOR CROSS- 
SECTOR COLLABORATION.—The term ‘‘Ocean Inno-
vation Center for Cross-Sector Collaboration’’ means 
a physical space for collaboration developed and 
managed in accordance with section 3(i). 
(6) OCEAN INNOVATION CLUSTER.—The term 
‘‘Ocean Innovation Cluster’’ means an eligible entity 
designated by the Secretary of Commerce under sec-
tion 3. 
SEC. 3. OCEAN INNOVATION CLUSTERS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Com-
merce, in consultation with the Director of Sea Grant, the 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmos-
phere, and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Eco-
nomic Development, shall designate not fewer than 7 eligi-
ble entities as Ocean Innovation Clusters. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, an eligible entity is an entity— 
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