[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 1314 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 183
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1314

                      [Report No. 116-231, Part I]

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

                           February 19, 2019

Mr. Young (for himself and Ms. Bonamici) 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

                            October 11, 2019

Additional sponsors: Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Case, and Miss Gonzalez-Colon of 
                              Puerto Rico

                            October 11, 2019

   Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                            October 11, 2019

 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
                             to be printed
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 19, 2019]


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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 2019''.

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 ``for fiscal 
years 2009 through 2013 such sums as are necessary'' and inserting 
``$47,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 183

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1314

                      [Report No. 116-231, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 11, 2019

   Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment

                            October 11, 2019

 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
                             to be printed