119-s2126

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 2126 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2126

To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act 
 of 2009, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 18, 2025

 Mr. Wicker (for himself and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
 Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act 
 of 2009, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Integrated Ocean Observation System 
Reauthorization Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

 

Section 12302 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation 
System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) , in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) --
        (A) by striking ``Council'' and inserting 
 ``Committee'';
        (B) by striking ``and ocean observation'' and 
 inserting ``, ocean, and meteorological observations''; 
 and
            (C) by striking ``and coastal information'' and 
 inserting ``, coastal, and meteorological 
 information''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (4)
        (A) , by inserting ``data management 
 systems and cyber infrastructure,'' after ``data gaps,''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

 

Section 12303 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation 
System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3602) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (2) --
        (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
 ``Council'' and inserting ``Committee''; and
        (B) by striking ``term'' and all that follows 
 through ``established'' and inserting ``term 
 `Committee' means the Ocean Policy Committee 
 established'';

    (2) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking ``Council'' and inserting 
 ``Committee'';

    (3) in paragraph

    (6) , by inserting ``conduct operational 
 oceanography measurements and'' after ``systems in order to'';

    (4) by redesignating paragraphs

    (8) and

    (9) as paragraphs

    (9) and

    (10) , respectively;

    (5) by inserting after paragraph

    (7) the following:
 ``

    (8) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given that 
 term in 

section 3501 of title 40, United States Code.''; and

    (6) in paragraph

    (10) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (4) , by 
 striking ``Council'' and inserting ``Committee''.

SEC. 4. INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM.

 

Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation 
System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3603) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (b)

    (1) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``national'' 
 and inserting ``regional, national,'';
        (B) in subparagraph
            (C) , by inserting ``and ocean'' 
 after ``weather''; and
            (C) in subparagraph
        (E) --
            (i) in clause
            (iv) , by inserting ``and 
 ocean'' after ``weather'' each place it 
 appears; and
            (ii) in clause
            (v) , by inserting ``and 
 ocean'' after ``weather'';

    (2) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
 ``Council'' and inserting ``Committee''; and
            (ii) in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``Council'' each place it 
 appears and inserting ``Committee'';
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``The 
 Council'' and inserting ``The Committee''; and
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (B) --
            (I) by redesignating clauses
            (vi) through
            (x) as clauses
            (vii) through
            (xi) , respectively; and
            (II) by inserting after clause
            (v) the following:
 ``
            (vi) develop requirements and processes 
 for regional associations and federally funded 
 projects of the agencies participating in the 
 Interagency Ocean Observation Committee to 
 collaborate with the regional coastal observing 
 systems for data sharing at regional levels;''; 
 and
            (C) in paragraph

    (3)
            (C) --
            (i) in clause
            (iii) 
            (I) , by inserting ``as 
 operational entities'' after ``associations'';
            (ii) in clause
            (x) , by inserting ``, cyber 
 infrastructure,'' after ``data management''; 
 and
            (iii) in clause
            (xiii) --
            (I) by inserting ``and ocean'' 
 after ``weather''; and
            (II) by striking ``and harmful 
 algal bloom forecasting'' and inserting 
 ``harmful algal bloom forecasting, and 
 resource and coastal management'';

    (3) in subsection
            (d) (1) , by adding a period at the end; 
 and

    (4) by striking ``the Council'' each place it appears and 
 inserting ``the Committee''.

SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

 

Section 12307 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation 
System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3606) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) by redesignating paragraphs

    (8) and

    (9) as 
 paragraphs

    (9) and

    (10) , respectively; and
        (B) by inserting after paragraph

    (7) the following:
 ``

    (8) a post-storm evaluation for all major storms in the 
 United States that occurred during the year preceding 
 submission of the report, to assess the impact of observations 
 of the System and other products of the System with respect to 
 storm forecast accuracy;''; and

    (2) by striking ``the Council'' each place it appears and 
 inserting ``the Committee''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

 

Section 12311 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation 
System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3610) is amended--

    (1) by striking ``There are'' and inserting the following:
 ``

    (a) In General.--There are'';

    (2) by striking ``this subtitle'' and all that follows and 
 inserting ``$56,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 
 2030.''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (b) Allocation of Funds.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph

    (2) , the 
 Secretary shall allocate not less than 7.5 percent of amounts 
 appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
 under subsection

    (a) to each regional coastal observing system 
 that was in existence on January 1, 2025.
 ``

    (2) Exclusion of disaster relief appropriations.--
 Paragraph

    (1) does not apply with respect to any amounts 
 appropriated by an Act making supplemental appropriations for 
 disaster relief.''.

SEC. 7. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Interagency Financing and Agreements.--

Section 12305

    (b) of the 
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 
3604

    (b) ) is amended by striking ``the Council'' and inserting ``the 
Committee''.

    (b) Public-Private Use 

=== Policy ===
-

Section 12308 of the Integrated 
Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3607) is 
amended by striking ``the Council'' each place it appears and inserting 
``the Committee''.
            (c) Intent of Congress.--

Section 12310 of the Integrated Coastal 
and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3609) is amended by 
striking ``the Council'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
Committee''.
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