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H.R. 2294: To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-24 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Official title

To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.

Plain summary

This bill reauthorizes and modifies the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Integrated Ocean Observation System (IOOS). (The IOOS is made up of radar, gliders, buoys, vessels, and different models and forecasts that collect data points to monitor and report on conditions along the nation's coasts and in marine waters.) Specifically, the bill reauthorizes the IOOS through FY2030. The bill also directs the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (which coordinates interagency planning, budgeting, and assessments for the system) to develop requirements and processes for regional offices and federally funded projects of the agencies of the committee to collaborate with the regional coastal observing systems for data sharing at regional levels.

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Official text

To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.

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Sponsor: Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] · 25 cosponsors

Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2294, a bill to reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (2025-10-22) No linked contracts or vendors yet.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr2294 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills