116 S914 : Coordinated Ocean Observations and Research Act of 2020 U.S. Senate text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IC116th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 914IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 24, 2020Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Financial Services, 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 concernedAN ACTTo reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009, to clarify the authority of the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with respect to post-storm assessments, and to require the establishment of a National Water Center, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Coordinated Ocean Observations and Research Act of 2020.(b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.TITLE I—Reauthorization of Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009Sec. 101. Purposes.Sec. 102. Definitions.Sec. 103. Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System.Sec. 104. Financing and agreements.Sec. 105. Reports to Congress.Sec. 106. Public-private use policy.Sec. 107. Repeal of independent cost estimate.Sec. 108. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 109. Reports and research plans.Sec. 110. Strategic research plan.Sec. 111. Stakeholder input on monitoring.Sec. 112. Research activities.TITLE II—Named Storm Event Model and post-storm assessmentsSec. 201. Named Storm Event Model and post-storm assessments.TITLE III—Water prediction and forecastingSec. 301. Water prediction and forecasting.

Passed the Senate July 30, 2020.Julie E. Adams,Secretary