[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2744 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2744

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2015

     Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Sablan, and Mr. Guinta) 
 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 determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 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 Coastal and Ocean 
Observation System Act Amendments of 2015''.

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 following:
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), members''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Staggered terms.--The Administrator 
                        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.''.

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 Observation 
System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3610) is amended by striking ``are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 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 2015 through 2019 $36,151,000''.
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