33 U.S.C. § 3402 — Program established

FEDERAL · 33 U.S.C. · Chapter 47

Program established

Current through Pub. L. 119-102

Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters·Ch. 47 — OCEAN EXPLORATION·Subch. I

The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall, in consultation with the National Science Foundation and other appropriate Federal agencies, establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that promotes collaboration with other Federal ocean research and exploration programs. To the extent appropriate, the Administrator shall seek to facilitate coordination of data and information management systems, outreach and education programs to improve public understanding of ocean and coastal resources, and development and transfer of technologies to facilitate ocean research and ocean exploration and characterization efforts.

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The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall, in consultation with the National Science Foundation and other appropriate Federal agencies, establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that promotes collaboration with other Federal ocean research and exploration programs. To the extent appropriate, the Administrator shall seek to facilitate coordination of data and information management systems, outreach and education programs to improve public understanding of ocean and coastal resources, and development and transfer of technologies to facilitate ocean research and ocean exploration and characterization efforts.

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History

(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, §12002, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1417; Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title CIII, §10305(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3971.)

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Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–263 struck out "and undersea" after "Federal ocean" in first sentence and substituted "research and ocean exploration and characterization efforts" for "and undersea research and exploration" in second sentence.