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[S. 381 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 195
117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 381

       To establish the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and 
           Characterization Council, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 23, 2021

 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
 Whitehouse, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced the following bill; which 
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                             Transportation

                           December 16, 2021

              Reported by Ms. Cantwell, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
       To establish the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and 
           Characterization Council, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``National Ocean Exploration 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Congress makes the following findings:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The health and resilience of the ocean are 
        vital to the security and economy of the United States and to 
        the lives of the people of the United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The United States depends on the ocean to 
        regulate weather and climate, to sustain and protect the 
        diversity of life, for maritime shipping, for national defense, 
        and for food, energy, medicine, recreation, and other services 
        essential to the people of the United States and all 
        humankind.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The prosperity, security, and well-being of 
        the United States depend on successful understanding and 
        stewardship of the ocean.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Interdisciplinary cooperation and engagement 
        among government agencies, research institutions, 
        nongovernmental organizations, States, and the private sector 
        are essential for successful stewardship of ocean and coastal 
        environments, national economic growth, national security, and 
        development of agile strategies that develop, promote, and use 
        new technologies.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Ocean exploration can help the people of the 
        United States understand how to be effective stewards of the 
        ocean and serve as catalysts and enablers for other sectors of 
        the economy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Mapping, exploration, and characterization of 
        the ocean provides basic, essential information to protect and 
        restore the marine environment, stimulate economic activity, 
        and provide security for the United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) A robust national ocean exploration program 
        engaging multiple Federal agencies, the private sector, 
        nongovernmental organizations, and academia is--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) essential to the interests of the 
                United States and vital to its security and economy and 
                the health and well-being of all people of the United 
                States; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) critical to reestablish the United 
                States at the forefront of global ocean exploration and 
                stewardship.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Characterization.--The term 
        ``characterization'' refers to activities that provide 
        comprehensive data and interpretations for a specific area of 
        interest of the seafloor, sub-bottom, water column, or 
        hydrologic features, such as water masses and currents, in 
        direct support of specific research, environmental protection, 
        resource management, policymaking, or applied mission 
        objectives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Exploration.--The term ``exploration'' refers 
        to activities that provide--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a multidisciplinary view of an unknown 
                or poorly understood area of the seafloor, sub-bottom, 
                or water column; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) an initial assessment of the physical, 
                chemical, geological, biological, archeological, or 
                other characteristics of such an area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Mapping.--The term ``mapping'' refers to 
        activities that provide comprehensive data and information 
        needed to understand seafloor characteristics, such as depth, 
        topography, bottom type, sediment composition and distribution, 
        underlying geologic structure, and benthic flora and 
        fauna.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. OCEAN POLICY COMMITTEE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Subcommittees.--Section 8932(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Subcommittees.--(1) The Committee shall include--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(A) a subcommittee to be known as the `Ocean 
        Science and Technology Subcommittee'; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) a subcommittee to be known as the `Ocean 
        Resource Management Subcommittee'.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) In discharging its responsibilities in support of 
agreed-upon scientific needs, and to assist in the execution of the 
responsibilities described in subsection (b), the Committee may 
delegate responsibilities to the Ocean Science and Technology 
Subcommittee, the Ocean Resource Management Subcommittee, or another 
subcommittee of the Committee, as the Committee determines 
appropriate.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Increased Access to Geospatial Data for More Efficient 
and Informed Decision Making.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Establishment of document system.--Section 
        8932(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' 
                at the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (4)(F), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting ``; and''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) establish or designate one or more systems 
        for ocean-related documents prepared under the National 
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), in 
        accordance with subsection (h).''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Elements.--Section 8932 of such title is 
        amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by redesignating subsection (h) as 
                subsection (i); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting after subsection (g) the 
                following new subsection (h):</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Elements of Document System.--The systems 
established or designated under subsection (b)(5) shall include the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) A publicly accessible, centralized digital 
        archive of documents described in subsection (b)(5) that are 
        finalized after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean 
        Exploration Act, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) environmental impact 
                statements;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) environmental assessments;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) categorical exclusions;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) records of decision; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) other relevant documents as 
                determined by the Committee.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Geospatially referenced data, if any, 
        contained in the documents under paragraph (1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) A mechanism to retrieve information through 
        geo-information tools that can map and integrate relevant 
        geospatial information, such as--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Ocean Report Tools;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Environmental Studies Program 
                Information System;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Regional Ocean Partnerships; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) the Integrated Ocean Observing 
                System.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. NATIONAL OCEAN MAPPING, EXPLORATION, AND 
              CHARACTERIZATION COUNCIL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--The President shall establish a 
council, to be known as the ``National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and 
Characterization Council'' (in this section referred to as the 
``Council'').</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purpose.--The Council shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) update national priorities for ocean mapping, 
        exploration, and characterization; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) coordinate and facilitate activities to 
        advance those priorities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Reporting.--The Council shall report to the Ocean 
Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee 
established under section 8932(c) of title 10, United States 
Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Membership.--The Council shall be composed of not 
fewer than one senior-level representative from each of the 
following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The Department of the Navy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The Department of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) The department in which the Coast Guard is 
        operating.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) The Office of Management and Budget.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) The Office of Science and Technology 
        Policy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) The National Science Foundation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) The National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) The Marine Mammal Commission.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) The Department of Transportation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) The Department of Energy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) The Office of the Director of National 
        Intelligence.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Co-Chairs.--The Council shall be co-chaired by--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) two senior-level representatives from the 
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) one senior-level representative from the 
        Department of the Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Duties.--The Council shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) set national ocean mapping, exploration, and 
        characterization priorities and strategies;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) cultivate and facilitate transparent and 
        sustained partnerships among Federal and State agencies, 
        private industry, academia, and nongovernmental organizations 
        to conduct ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization 
        activities and related technology development;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) coordinate improved processes for data 
        compilation, management, access, synthesis, and visualization 
        with respect to ocean mapping, exploration, and 
        characterization, with a focus on building on existing ocean 
        data management systems, as appropriate;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) encourage education, workforce training, and 
        public engagement activities that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) advance interdisciplinary principles 
                that contribute to ocean mapping, exploration, 
                research, and characterization;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) improve public engagement with and 
                understanding of ocean science; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) provide opportunities for underserved 
                populations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) coordinate activities as appropriate with 
        domestic and international ocean mapping, exploration, and 
        characterization initiatives or programs; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) establish and monitor metrics to track 
        progress in achieving the priorities set under paragraph 
        (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and 
Characterization.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Establishment.--The President shall establish 
        a new interagency working group to be known as the 
        ``Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and 
        Characterization''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Membership.--The Interagency Working Group on 
        Ocean Exploration and Characterization shall be comprised of 
        senior representatives from Federal agencies with ocean 
        exploration and characterization responsibilities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Functions.--The Interagency Working Group on 
        Ocean Exploration and Characterization shall support the 
        Council and the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of 
        the Ocean Policy Committee established under section 8932(c) of 
        title 10, United States Code, on ocean exploration and 
        characterization activities and associated technology 
        development across the Federal Government, State governments, 
        private industry, nongovernmental organizations, and 
        academia.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Oversight.--The Council shall oversee--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Interagency Working Group on Ocean 
        Exploration and Characterization established under subsection 
        (g)(1); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and 
        Coastal Mapping under section 12203 of the Ocean and Coastal 
        Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3502).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) Plan.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Council shall develop or 
        update and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
        plan for an integrated cross-sectoral ocean mapping, 
        exploration, and characterization initiative.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) 
        shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) discuss the utility and benefits of 
                ocean exploration and characterization;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) identify and describe national ocean 
                mapping, exploration, and characterization 
                priorities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) identify and describe Federal and 
                federally funded ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization programs;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) facilitate and incorporate non-Federal 
                input into national ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization priorities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) ensure effective coordination of ocean 
                mapping, exploration, and characterization activities 
                among programs described in subparagraph (C);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) identify opportunities for combining 
                overlapping or complementary needs, activities, and 
                resources of Federal agencies and non-Federal 
                organizations relating to ocean mapping, exploration, 
                and characterization while not reducing benefits from 
                existing mapping, explorations, and characterization 
                activities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) promote new and existing partnerships 
                among Federal and State agencies, private industry, 
                academia, and nongovernmental organizations to conduct 
                or support ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization activities and technology development 
                needs, including through coordination under section 3 
                of the Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology 
                Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4102);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) develop a transparent and sustained 
                mechanism for non-Federal partnerships and stakeholder 
                engagement in strategic planning and mission execution 
                to be implemented not later than December 31, 
                2022;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) establish standardized collection and 
                data management protocols, such as with respect to 
                metadata, for ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (J) encourage the development, testing, 
                demonstration, and adoption of innovative ocean 
                mapping, exploration, and characterization technologies 
                and applications;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (K) promote protocols for accepting data, 
                equipment, approaches, or other resources that support 
                national ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization priorities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (L) identify best practices for the 
                protection of marine life during mapping, exploration, 
                and characterization activities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (M) identify training, technology, and 
                other resource requirements for enabling the National 
                Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other 
                appropriate Federal agencies to support a coordinated 
                national ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization effort;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (N) identify and facilitate a centralized 
                mechanism or office for coordinating data collection, 
                compilation, processing, archiving, and dissemination 
                activities relating to ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization that meets Federal mandates for data 
                accuracy and accessibility;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (O) designate repositories responsible for 
                archiving and managing ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization data;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (P) set forth a timetable and estimated 
                costs for implementation and completion of the 
                plan;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (Q) to the extent practicable, align ocean 
                exploration and characterization efforts with existing 
                programs and identify key gaps; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (R) identify criteria for determining the 
                optimal frequency of observations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (j) Briefings.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 2 
years thereafter, the Council shall brief the appropriate committees of 
Congress on--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) progress made toward meeting the national 
        priorities described in subsection (i)(2)(B); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) recommendations for meeting such priorities, 
        such as additional authorities that may be needed to develop a 
        mechanism for non-Federal partnerships and stakeholder 
        engagement described in subsection (i)(2)(H).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (k) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        Senate; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Committee on Natural Resources, the 
        Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee 
        on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. MODIFICATIONS TO THE OCEAN EXPLORATION PROGRAM OF THE 
              NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
              ADMINISTRATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Purpose.--Section 12001 of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3401) is amended by striking ``and 
the national undersea research program''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Program Established.--Section 12002 of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 3402) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``and 
        undersea''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``and 
        undersea research and exploration'' and inserting ``research 
        and ocean exploration and characterization efforts''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Powers and Duties of the Administrator.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Section 12003(a) of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3403(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                by inserting ``, in coordination with the Ocean Policy 
                Committee established under section 8932 of title 10, 
                United States Code,'' after 
                ``Administration'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking ``voyages'' and 
                        inserting ``expeditions'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``Federal 
                        agencies'' and all that follows through ``and 
                        survey'' and inserting ``Federal and State 
                        agencies, Tribal governments, private industry, 
                        academia, and nongovernmental organizations, to 
                        map, explore, and characterize''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by inserting 
                        ``characterize,'' after ``observe,'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``of 
                the exclusive economic zone'' after ``deep ocean 
                regions'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) in paragraph (3), by striking 
                ``voyages'' and inserting ``expeditions'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, in 
                consultation with the National Science 
                Foundation,'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
                follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) support technological innovation of the 
        United States marine science community by promoting the 
        development and use of new and emerging technologies for 
        research, communication, navigation, and data collection, such 
        as sensors and autonomous vehicles;'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) in paragraph (6)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by inserting ``, in 
                        collaboration with the National Ocean Mapping, 
                        Exploration, and Characterization Council 
                        established under section 5 of the National 
                        Ocean Exploration Act,'' after ``forum''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking the period at the 
                        end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) provide guidance, in coordination with the 
        National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization 
        Council, to Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, 
        private industry, academia (including secondary schools, 
        community colleges, and universities), and nongovernmental 
        organizations on data standards, protocols for accepting data, 
        and coordination of data collection, compilation, processing, 
        archiving, and dissemination for data relating to ocean 
        exploration and characterization.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Donations.--Section 12003(b) of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3403(b)) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Donations.--For the purpose of mapping, exploring, 
and characterizing the oceans or increasing the knowledge of the 
oceans, the Administrator may--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) accept monetary donations and donations of 
        property, data, and equipment; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) pay all necessary expenses in connection 
        with the conveyance or transfer of a gift, devise, or 
        bequest.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Definition of exclusive economic zone.--
        Section 12003 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3403) is amended by adding 
        at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Definition of Exclusive Economic Zone.--In this 
section, the term `exclusive economic zone' means the zone established 
by Presidential Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983 (16 
U.S.C. 1453 note; relating to the exclusive economic zone of the United 
States of America).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Repeal of Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research 
Technology and Infrastructure Task Force.--Section 12004 of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 3404) is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Education, Workforce Training, and Outreach.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Such Act is further amended by 
        inserting after section 12003 the following new section 
        12004:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 12004. EDUCATION, WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND 
              OUTREACH.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) conduct education and outreach efforts in 
        order to broadly disseminate information to the public on the 
        discoveries made by the program under section 12002; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) to the extent possible, coordinate the 
        efforts described in paragraph (1) with the outreach strategies 
        of other domestic or international ocean mapping, exploration, 
        and characterization initiatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Education and Outreach Efforts.--Efforts described 
in subsection (a)(1) may include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) education of the general public, teachers, 
        students, and ocean and coastal resource managers; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) workforce training, reskilling, and 
        opportunities to encourage development of ocean related 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 
        technical training programs involving secondary schools, 
        community colleges, and universities, including Historically 
        Black Colleges or Universities (within the meaning of the term 
        ``part B institution'' under section 322 of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)), Tribal Colleges or 
        Universities (as defined in section 316(b) of such Act (20 
        U.S.C. 1059c(b))), and other minority-serving institutions (as 
        described in section 371(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
        1067q(a)))).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Outreach Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, the 
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
shall develop an outreach strategy to broadly disseminate information 
on the discoveries made by the program under section 
12002.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in 
        section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 
        (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the 
        item relating to section 12004 and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 12004. Education, workforce training, and outreach.''.
<DELETED>    (f) Ocean Exploration Advisory Board.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Establishment.--Section 12005(a)(1) of such 
        Act (33 U.S.C. 3505(1)) is amended by inserting ``and the 
        National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization 
        Council established under section 5 of the National Ocean 
        Exploration Act'' after ``advise the Administrator''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Technical amendment.--Section 12005(c) of such 
        Act (33 U.S.C. 3505(c)) is amended by inserting ``this'' before 
        ``part''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 12006 of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 3406) is amended by striking ``this part'' and all 
that follows and inserting ``this part $60,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2030''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Definitions.--Such Act is further amended by inserting 
after section 12006 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 12007. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``In this part:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Characterization.--The terms 
        `characterization', `characterize', and `characterizing' refer 
        to activities that provide comprehensive data and 
        interpretations for a specific area of interest of the 
        seafloor, sub-bottom, water column, or hydrologic features, 
        such as water masses and currents, in direct support of 
        specific research, environmental protection, resource 
        management, policymaking, or applied mission 
        objectives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Exploration.--The term `exploration', 
        `explore', and `exploring' refer to activities that provide--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) a multidisciplinary view of an 
                unknown or poorly understood area of the seafloor, sub-
                bottom, or water column; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) an initial assessment of the 
                physical, chemical, geological, biological, 
                archaeological, or other characteristics of such an 
                area.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Mapping.--The terms `map' and `mapping' 
        refer to activities that provide comprehensive data and 
        information needed to understand seafloor characteristics, such 
        as depth, topography, bottom type, sediment composition and 
        distribution, underlying geologic structure, and benthic flora 
        and fauna.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (i) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 12006 the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 12007. Definitions.''.

<DELETED>SEC. 7. REPEAL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The NOAA Undersea Research Program Act of 
2009 (part II of subtitle A of title XII of Public Law 111-11; 33 
U.S.C. 3421 et seq.) is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the items relating to part II 
of subtitle A of title XII of such Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 8. MODIFICATIONS TO OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM OF 
              THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
              ADMINISTRATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment of Program.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Section 12202(a) of the Ocean and 
        Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3501(a)) is 
        amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``establish a program to 
                develop a coordinated and'' and inserting ``establish 
                and maintain a program to coordinate'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``plan'' and inserting 
                ``efforts''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking ``that enhances'' and all 
                that follows and inserting ``that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) enhances ecosystem approaches in decision-
        making for natural resource and habitat management restoration 
        and conservation, emergency response, and coastal resilience 
        and adaptation;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) establishes research and mapping 
        priorities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) supports the siting of research and other 
        platforms; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) advances ocean and coastal 
        science.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Membership.--Section 12202 of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3501) is amended by striking subsection (b) and 
        redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Program parameters.--Subsection (b) of section 
        12202 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3501), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2), is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                by striking ``developing'' and inserting 
                ``maintaining'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and 
                for leveraging existing Federal geospatial services 
                capacities and contract vehicles for efficiencies'' 
                after ``coastal mapping'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ``with 
                coastal state and local government programs'' and 
                inserting ``with mapping programs, in conjunction with 
                Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, private 
                industry, academia, and nongovernmental 
                organizations'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) in paragraph (8), by striking ``of 
                real-time tide data and the development'' and inserting 
                ``of tide data and water-level data and the development 
                and dissemination'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) in paragraph (9), by striking ``; 
                and'' and inserting a semicolon;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) in paragraph (10), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting ``; and''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(11) support--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the Ocean Science and Technology 
                Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee established 
                under section 8932(c) of title 10, United States Code; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the National Ocean Mapping, 
                Exploration, and Characterization Council established 
                under section 5 of the National Ocean Exploration 
                Act.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal 
Mapping.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Name change.--The Ocean and Coastal Mapping 
        Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in section 12202 (33 U.S.C. 3501)--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in subsection (a), by striking 
                        ``Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal 
                        Mapping'' and inserting ``Interagency Working 
                        Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping under 
                        section 12203''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subsection (b), as 
                        redesignated by subsection (a)(2), by striking 
                        ``Committee'' and inserting ``Working 
                        Group'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in section 12203 (33 U.S.C. 3502)--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the section heading, by 
                        striking ``committee'' and inserting ``working 
                        group'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subsection (b), in the 
                        first sentence, by striking ``committee'' and 
                        inserting ``Working Group'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) in subsection (e), by 
                        striking ``committee'' and inserting ``Working 
                        Group''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) in subsection (f), by 
                        striking ``committee'' and inserting ``Working 
                        Group''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in section 12208 (33 U.S.C. 3507), by 
                amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Working group.--The term `Working Group' 
        means the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal 
        Mapping under section 12203.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) In general.--Section 12203(a) of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3502(a)) is amended by striking ``within 30 days'' and 
        all that follows and inserting ``not later than 30 days after 
        the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration 
        Act, shall use the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and 
        Coastal Mapping in existence as of the date of the enactment of 
        such Act to implement section 12202.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Membership.--Section 12203(b) of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3502(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the first sentence, by striking 
                ``senior'' both places it appears and inserting 
                ``senior-level'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in the third sentence, by striking 
                ``the Minerals Management Service'' and inserting ``the 
                Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of the Department of 
                the Interior, the Office of the Assistant Secretary, 
                Fish and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of the 
                Interior''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking the second 
                sentence.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Co-chairs.--Section 12203(c) of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3502(c)) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Co-Chairs.--The Working Group shall be co-chaired by 
one representative from each of the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) The Department of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) The United States Army Corps of 
        Engineers.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Subordinate groups.--Section 12203(d) of such 
        Act (33 U.S.C. 3502(d)) is amended to read as 
        follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Subordinate Groups.--The co-chairs may establish 
such permanent or temporary subordinate groups as determined 
appropriate by the Working Group.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Meetings.--Section 12203(e) of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3502(e)) is amended by striking ``each subcommittee and 
        each working group'' and inserting ``each subordinate 
        group''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Coordination.--Section 12203(f) of such Act 
        (33 U.S.C. 3502(f)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) 
        through (5) and inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) other Federal efforts, such as the Digital 
        Coast, the Federal Geographic Data Committee, GeoPlatform, the 
        Integrated Ocean Observing System, the Hydrographic Services 
        Review Panel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration, the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board of the 
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National 
        Geospatial Advisory Committee of the Department of the 
        Interior, the advisory committee for the National Integrated 
        Coastal and Ocean Observation System, and the Technical Mapping 
        Advisory Council of the Federal Emergency Management 
        Agency;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) international mapping activities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) coastal states;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) coastal Indian Tribes;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) data acquisition and user groups through 
        workshops, partnerships, and other appropriate mechanisms; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) representatives of nongovernmental 
        entities.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Advisory panel.--Section 12203 of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3502) is amended by striking subsection (g).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Functions.--Section 12203 of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3502), as amended by paragraph (8), is further amended 
        by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Support Functions.--The Working Group shall support 
the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council 
established under section 5 of the National Ocean Exploration Act and 
the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy 
Committee established under section 8932(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, on ocean mapping activities and associated technology development 
across the Federal Government, State governments, private industry, 
nongovernmental organizations, and academia.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in 
        section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 
        (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the 
        item relating to section 12203 and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 12203. Interagency working group on ocean and coastal 
                            mapping.''.
<DELETED>    (c) Biennial Reports.--Section 12204 of the Ocean and 
Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3503) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``No later'' and all that follows through ``House of 
        Representatives'' and inserting ``Not later than 18 months 
        after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean 
        Exploration Act, and biennially thereafter until 2040, the co-
        chairs of the Working Group, in coordination with the National 
        Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council 
        established under section 5 of such Act, shall submit to the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and 
        the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
        Representatives,'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including 
        the data maintained by the National Centers for Environmental 
        Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration,'' after ``mapping data'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including a 
        plan to map the coasts of the United States on a requirements-
        based cycle, with mapping agencies and partners coordinating on 
        a unified approach that factors in recent related studies, 
        meets multiple user requirements, and identifies gaps'' after 
        ``accomplished'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking paragraph (10) and redesignating 
        paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (10), (11), and 
        (12), respectively;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by 
        striking ``with coastal state and local government programs'' 
        and inserting ``with international, coastal state, and local 
        government and nongovernmental mapping programs'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (4)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``increase'' and inserting 
                ``streamline and expand'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting ``for the purpose of 
                fulfilling Federal mapping and charting 
                responsibilities, plans, and strategies'' after 
                ``entities''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                semicolon;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting 
        a semicolon; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(13) a progress report on the development of new 
        and innovative technologies and applications through research 
        and development, including cooperative or other agreements with 
        joint or cooperative research institutes and centers and other 
        nongovernmental entities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(14) a description of best practices in data 
        processing and distribution and leveraging opportunities among 
        agencies represented on the Working Group and with coastal 
        states, coastal Indian Tribes, and nongovernmental 
        entities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(15) an identification of any training, 
        technology, or other requirements for enabling Federal mapping 
        programs, vessels, and aircraft to support a coordinated ocean 
        and coastal mapping program; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(16) a timetable for implementation and 
        completion of the plan described in paragraph (3), including 
        recommendations for integrating new approaches into the 
        program.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) NOAA Joint Ocean and Coastal Mapping Centers.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Centers.--Section 12205(c) of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3504(c)) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                by striking ``3'' and inserting ``three''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and 
                uncrewed'' after ``sensing''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Plan.--Section 12205 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
        3504) is amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the section heading, by striking 
                ``plan'' and inserting ``noaa joint ocean and coastal 
                mapping centers'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking subsections (a), (b), and 
                (d); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c) 
                NOAA Joint Ocean and Coastal Mapping Centers.--
                ''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in 
        section 1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 
        (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the 
        item relating to section 12205 and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 12205. NOAA joint ocean and coastal mapping centers.''.
<DELETED>    (e) Ocean and Coastal Mapping Federal Funding 
Opportunity.--The Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33. U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating sections 12206, 12207, and 
        12208 as sections 12208, 12209, and 12210, respectively; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after section 12205 the 
        following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 12206. OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING FEDERAL FUNDING 
              OPPORTUNITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, the 
Administrator shall develop an integrated ocean and coastal mapping 
Federal funding match opportunity within the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration with Federal, State, Tribal, local, 
nonprofit, private industry, or academic partners in order to increase 
the coordinated acquisition, processing, stewardship, and archival of 
new ocean and coastal mapping data in United States waters.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Rules.--The Administrator shall develop 
administrative and procedural rules for the ocean and coastal mapping 
Federal funding match opportunity developed under subsection (a), to 
include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) specific and detailed criteria that must be 
        addressed by an applicant, such as geographic overlap with pre-
        established priorities, number and type of project partners, 
        benefit to the applicant, coordination with other funding 
        opportunities, and benefit to the public;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) determination of the appropriate funding 
        match amounts and mechanisms to use, such as grants, 
        agreements, or contracts; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) other funding award criteria as are 
        necessary or appropriate to ensure that evaluations of 
        proposals and decisions to award funding under this section are 
        based on objective standards applied fairly and equitably to 
        those proposals.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Geospatial Services and Contract Vehicles.--The 
ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding match opportunity developed 
under subsection (a) shall leverage Federal expertise and capacities 
for geospatial services and Federal geospatial contract vehicles using 
the private sector for acquisition efficiencies.</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 12207. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTS, AND 
              GRANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--To carry out interagency activities 
under this subtitle, the heads of agencies represented on the Working 
Group may enter into cooperative agreements, or any other agreement 
with each other, and transfer, receive, and expend funds made available 
by any Federal agency, any State or subdivision thereof, or any public 
or private organization or individual, for ocean and coastal mapping 
investigations, surveys, studies, and other geospatial collaborations 
authorized by this subtitle or agreements authorized by section 5 of 
the Act entitled `An Act to define the functions and duties of the 
Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes', approved August 6, 
1947 (33 U.S.C. 883e).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Grants.--The Administrator may make grants to any 
State or subdivision thereof or any public or private organization or 
individual to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 12209 of 
such Act, as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``this 
        subtitle'' and all that follows and inserting ``this subtitle 
        $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
        2030.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``this 
        subtitle'' and all that follows and inserting ``this subtitle 
        $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
        2030.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking subsection (c); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
        following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Ocean and Coastal Mapping Federal Funding 
Opportunity.--Of amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), 
$20,000,000 is authorized to carry out section 12206.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Definitions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Ocean and coastal mapping.--Paragraph (5) of 
        section 12210 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection 
        (e)(1), is amended by striking ``processing, and management'' 
        and inserting ``processing, management, maintenance, 
        interpretation, certification, and dissemination''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Coastal indian tribe.--Section 12210 of such 
        Act, as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), is amended by adding 
        at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) Coastal indian tribe.--The term `coastal 
        Indian Tribe' means an `Indian tribe', as defined in section 4 
        of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
        (25 U.S.C. 5304), the land of which is located in a coastal 
        state.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (h) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in section 
1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the items relating to 
sections 12206 through 12208 and inserting the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 12206. Ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding 
                            opportunity.
<DELETED>``Sec. 12207. Cooperative agreements, contracts, and grants.
<DELETED>``Sec. 12208. Effect on other laws.
<DELETED>``Sec. 12209. Authorization of appropriations.
<DELETED>``Sec. 12210. Definitions.''.

<DELETED>SEC. 9. MODIFICATIONS TO HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT 
              OF 1998.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--Section 302(4)(A) of the Hydrographic 
Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892(4)(A)) is amended by 
inserting ``hydrodynamic forecast and datum transformation models,'' 
after ``nautical information databases,''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Functions of the Administrator.--Section 303(b) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 892a(b)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
        inserting ``precision navigation,'' after ``promote''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by inserting ``and hydrodynamic 
                forecast models'' after ``monitoring 
                systems'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting ``and provide 
                foundational information and services required to 
                support coastal resilience planning for coastal 
                transportation and other infrastructure, coastal 
                protection and restoration projects, and related 
                activities'' after ``efficiency''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                semicolon.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Quality Assurance Program.--Section 304(a) of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 892b(a)) is amended by striking ``product produced'' and 
inserting ``product or service produced or disseminated''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 306(a) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 892d(a)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$70,814,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting 
        ``$71,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
        2030'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$25,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting 
        ``$34,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
        2030'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$29,932,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting 
        ``$38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
        2030'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$26,800,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting 
        ``$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``$30,564,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting 
        ``$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
        2030''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Ocean Exploration Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The health and resilience of the ocean are vital to the 
        security and economy of the United States and to the lives of 
        the people of the United States.
            (2) The United States depends on the ocean to regulate 
        weather and climate, to sustain and protect the diversity of 
        life, for maritime shipping, for national defense, and for 
        food, energy, medicine, recreation, and other services 
        essential to the people of the United States and all humankind.
            (3) The prosperity, security, and well-being of the United 
        States depend on successful understanding and stewardship of 
        the ocean.
            (4) Interdisciplinary cooperation and engagement among 
        government agencies, research institutions, nongovernmental 
        organizations, States, Indian Tribes, and the private sector 
        are essential for successful stewardship of ocean and coastal 
        environments, national economic growth, national security, and 
        development of agile strategies that develop, promote, and use 
        new technologies.
            (5) Ocean exploration can help the people of the United 
        States understand how to be effective stewards of the ocean and 
        serve as catalysts and enablers for other sectors of the 
        economy.
            (6) Mapping, exploration, and characterization of the ocean 
        provides basic, essential information to protect and restore 
        the marine environment, stimulate economic activity, and 
        provide security for the United States.
            (7) A robust national ocean exploration program engaging 
        multiple Federal agencies, Indian Tribes, the private sector, 
        nongovernmental organizations, and academia is--
                    (A) essential to the interests of the United States 
                and vital to its security and economy and the health 
                and well-being of all people of the United States; and
                    (B) critical to reestablish the United States at 
                the forefront of global ocean exploration and 
                stewardship.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Characterization.--The term ``characterization'' refers 
        to activities that provide comprehensive data and 
        interpretations for a specific area of interest of the 
        seafloor, sub-bottom, water column, or hydrologic features, 
        such as water masses and currents, in direct support of 
        specific research, environmental protection, resource 
        management, policymaking, or applied mission objectives.
            (2) Exploration.--The term ``exploration'' refers to 
        activities that provide--
                    (A) a multidisciplinary view of an unknown or 
                poorly understood area of the seafloor, sub-bottom, or 
                water column; and
                    (B) an initial assessment of the physical, 
                chemical, geological, biological, archeological, or 
                other characteristics of such an area.
            (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            (4) Mapping.--The term ``mapping'' refers to activities 
        that provide comprehensive data and information needed to 
        understand seafloor characteristics, such as depth, topography, 
        bottom type, sediment composition and distribution, underlying 
        geologic structure, and benthic flora and fauna.

SEC. 4. OCEAN POLICY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Subcommittees.--Section 8932(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Subcommittees.--(1) The Committee shall include--
            ``(A) a subcommittee to be known as the `Ocean Science and 
        Technology Subcommittee'; and
            ``(B) a subcommittee to be known as the `Ocean Resource 
        Management Subcommittee'.
    ``(2) In discharging its responsibilities in support of agreed-upon 
scientific needs, and to assist in the execution of the 
responsibilities described in subsection (b), the Committee may 
delegate responsibilities to the Ocean Science and Technology 
Subcommittee, the Ocean Resource Management Subcommittee, or another 
subcommittee of the Committee, as the Committee determines 
appropriate.''.
    (b) Increased Access to Geospatial Data for More Efficient and 
Informed Decision Making.--
            (1) Establishment of document system.--Section 8932(b) of 
        title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(F), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(5) establish or designate one or more systems for ocean-
        related documents prepared under the National Environmental 
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), in accordance with 
        subsection (h).''.
            (2) Elements.--Section 8932 of such title is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
                (i); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (g) the following 
                new subsection (h):
    ``(h) Elements of Document System.--The systems established or 
designated under subsection (b)(5) shall include the following:
            ``(1) A publicly accessible, centralized digital archive of 
        documents described in subsection (b)(5) that are finalized 
        after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean 
        Exploration Act, including--
                    ``(A) environmental impact statements;
                    ``(B) environmental assessments;
                    ``(C) categorical exclusions;
                    ``(D) records of decision; and
                    ``(E) other relevant documents as determined by the 
                Committee.
            ``(2) Geospatially referenced data, if any, contained in 
        the documents under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) A mechanism to retrieve information through geo-
        information tools that can map and integrate relevant 
        geospatial information, such as--
                    ``(A) Ocean Report Tools;
                    ``(B) the Environmental Studies Program Information 
                System;
                    ``(C) Regional Ocean Partnerships; and
                    ``(D) the Integrated Ocean Observing System.''.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL OCEAN MAPPING, EXPLORATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION 
              COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment.--The President shall establish a council, to be 
known as the ``National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and 
Characterization Council'' (in this section referred to as the 
``Council'').
    (b) Purpose.--The Council shall--
            (1) update national priorities for ocean mapping, 
        exploration, and characterization; and
            (2) coordinate and facilitate activities to advance those 
        priorities.
    (c) Reporting.--The Council shall report to the Ocean Science and 
Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee established under 
section 8932(c) of title 10, United States Code.
    (d) Membership.--The Council shall be composed of not fewer than 
one senior-level representative from each of the following:
            (1) The Department of the Navy.
            (2) The Department of the Interior.
            (3) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
            (4) The department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
            (5) The Office of Management and Budget.
            (6) The Office of Science and Technology Policy.
            (7) The National Science Foundation.
            (8) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
            (9) The Marine Mammal Commission.
            (10) The Department of Transportation.
            (11) The Department of Energy.
            (12) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
    (e) Co-Chairs.--The Council shall be co-chaired by--
            (1) two senior-level representatives from the National 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
            (2) one senior-level representative from the Department of 
        the Interior.
    (f) Duties.--The Council shall--
            (1) set national ocean mapping, exploration, and 
        characterization priorities and strategies;
            (2) cultivate and facilitate transparent and sustained 
        partnerships among Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, 
        private industry, academia, and nongovernmental organizations 
        to conduct ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization 
        activities and related technology development;
            (3) coordinate improved processes for data compilation, 
        management, access, synthesis, and visualization with respect 
        to ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization, with a 
        focus on building on existing ocean data management systems, as 
        appropriate;
            (4) encourage education, workforce training, and public 
        engagement activities that--
                    (A) advance interdisciplinary principles that 
                contribute to ocean mapping, exploration, research, and 
                characterization;
                    (B) improve public engagement with and 
                understanding of ocean science; and
                    (C) provide opportunities for underserved 
                populations;
            (5) coordinate activities as appropriate with domestic and 
        international ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization 
        initiatives or programs; and
            (6) establish and monitor metrics to track progress in 
        achieving the priorities set under paragraph (1).
    (g) Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and 
Characterization.--
            (1) Establishment.--The President shall establish a new 
        interagency working group to be known as the ``Interagency 
        Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization''.
            (2) Membership.--The Interagency Working Group on Ocean 
        Exploration and Characterization shall be comprised of senior 
        representatives from Federal agencies with ocean exploration 
        and characterization responsibilities.
            (3) Functions.--The Interagency Working Group on Ocean 
        Exploration and Characterization shall support the Council and 
        the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean 
        Policy Committee established under section 8932(c) of title 10, 
        United States Code, on ocean exploration and characterization 
        activities and associated technology development across the 
        Federal Government, State governments, Indian Tribes, private 
        industry, nongovernmental organizations, and academia.
    (h) Oversight.--The Council shall oversee--
            (1) the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and 
        Characterization established under subsection (g)(1); and
            (2) the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal 
        Mapping under section 12203 of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping 
        Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3502).
    (i) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Council shall develop or update 
        and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan for 
        an integrated cross-sectoral ocean mapping, exploration, and 
        characterization initiative.
            (2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) discuss the utility and benefits of ocean 
                exploration and characterization;
                    (B) identify and describe national ocean mapping, 
                exploration, and characterization priorities;
                    (C) identify and describe Federal and federally 
                funded ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization 
                programs;
                    (D) facilitate and incorporate non-Federal input 
                into national ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization priorities;
                    (E) ensure effective coordination of ocean mapping, 
                exploration, and characterization activities among 
                programs described in subparagraph (C);
                    (F) identify opportunities for combining 
                overlapping or complementary needs, activities, and 
                resources of Federal agencies and non-Federal 
                organizations relating to ocean mapping, exploration, 
                and characterization while not reducing benefits from 
                existing mapping, explorations, and characterization 
                activities;
                    (G) promote new and existing partnerships among 
                Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, private 
                industry, academia, and nongovernmental organizations 
                to conduct or support ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization activities and technology development 
                needs, including through coordination under section 3 
                of the Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology 
                Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4102) and the National 
                Oceanographic Partnership Program under section 8931 of 
                title 10, United States Code;
                    (H) develop a transparent and sustained mechanism 
                for non-Federal partnerships and stakeholder engagement 
                in strategic planning and mission execution to be 
                implemented not later than December 31, 2022;
                    (I) establish standardized collection and data 
                management protocols, such as with respect to metadata, 
                for ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization;
                    (J) encourage the development, testing, 
                demonstration, and adoption of innovative ocean 
                mapping, exploration, and characterization technologies 
                and applications;
                    (K) promote protocols for accepting data, 
                equipment, approaches, or other resources that support 
                national ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization priorities;
                    (L) identify best practices for the protection of 
                marine life during mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization activities;
                    (M) identify training, technology, and other 
                resource requirements for enabling the National Oceanic 
                and Atmospheric Administration and other appropriate 
                Federal agencies to support a coordinated national 
                ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization 
                effort;
                    (N) identify and facilitate a centralized mechanism 
                or office for coordinating data collection, 
                compilation, processing, archiving, and dissemination 
                activities relating to ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization that meets Federal mandates for data 
                accuracy and accessibility;
                    (O) designate repositories responsible for 
                archiving and managing ocean mapping, exploration, and 
                characterization data;
                    (P) set forth a timetable and estimated costs for 
                implementation and completion of the plan;
                    (Q) to the extent practicable, align ocean 
                exploration and characterization efforts with existing 
                programs and identify key gaps; and
                    (R) identify criteria for determining the optimal 
                frequency of observations.
    (j) Briefings.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 2 years 
thereafter, the Council shall brief the appropriate committees of 
Congress on--
            (1) progress made toward meeting the national priorities 
        described in subsection (i)(2)(B); and
            (2) recommendations for meeting such priorities, such as 
        additional authorities that may be needed to develop a 
        mechanism for non-Federal partnerships and stakeholder 
        engagement described in subsection (i)(2)(H).
    (k) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Armed 
        Services of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 6. MODIFICATIONS TO THE OCEAN EXPLORATION PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL 
              OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 12001 of the Omnibus Public Land Management 
Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3401) is amended by striking ``and the national 
undersea research program''.
    (b) Program Established.--Section 12002 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
3402) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``and undersea''; 
        and
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``and undersea 
        research and exploration'' and inserting ``research and ocean 
        exploration and characterization efforts''.
    (c) Powers and Duties of the Administrator.--
            (1) In general.--Section 12003(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
        3403(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``, in coordination with the Ocean Policy 
                Committee established under section 8932 of title 10, 
                United States Code,'' after ``Administration'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``voyages'' and inserting 
                        ``expeditions'';
                            (ii) by striking ``Federal agencies'' and 
                        all that follows through ``and survey'' and 
                        inserting ``Federal and State agencies, Tribal 
                        governments, private industry, academia, and 
                        nongovernmental organizations, to map, explore, 
                        and characterize''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``characterize,'' after 
                        ``observe,'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``of the 
                exclusive economic zone'' after ``deep ocean regions'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``voyages'' and 
                inserting ``expeditions'';
                    (E) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, in 
                consultation with the National Science Foundation,'';
                    (F) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
            ``(5) support technological innovation of the United States 
        marine science community by promoting the development and use 
        of new and emerging technologies for research, communication, 
        navigation, and data collection, such as sensors and autonomous 
        vehicles;'';
                    (G) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, in collaboration with 
                        the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and 
                        Characterization Council established under 
                        section 5 of the National Ocean Exploration 
                        Act,'' after ``forum''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting ``; and''; and
                    (H) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) provide guidance, in coordination with the National 
        Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council, to 
        Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, private 
        industry, academia (including secondary schools, community 
        colleges, and universities), and nongovernmental organizations 
        on data standards, protocols for accepting data, and 
        coordination of data collection, compilation, processing, 
        archiving, and dissemination for data relating to ocean 
        exploration and characterization.''.
            (2) Donations.--Section 12003(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
        3403(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Donations.--For the purpose of mapping, exploring, and 
characterizing the oceans or increasing the knowledge of the oceans, 
the Administrator may--
            ``(1) accept monetary donations and donations of property, 
        data, and equipment; and
            ``(2) pay all necessary expenses in connection with the 
        conveyance or transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest.''.
            (3) Definition of exclusive economic zone.--Section 12003 
        of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3403) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
    ``(c) Definition of Exclusive Economic Zone.--In this section, the 
term `exclusive economic zone' means the zone established by 
Presidential Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 
1453 note; relating to the exclusive economic zone of the United States 
of America).''.
    (d) Repeal of Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research Technology 
and Infrastructure Task Force.--Section 12004 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
3404) is repealed.
    (e) Education, Workforce Training, and Outreach.--
            (1) In general.--Such Act is further amended by inserting 
        after section 12003 the following new section 12004:

``SEC. 12004. EDUCATION, WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND OUTREACH.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration shall--
            ``(1) conduct education and outreach efforts in order to 
        broadly disseminate information to the public on the 
        discoveries made by the program under section 12002; and
            ``(2) to the extent possible, coordinate the efforts 
        described in paragraph (1) with the outreach strategies of 
        other domestic or international ocean mapping, exploration, and 
        characterization initiatives.
    ``(b) Education and Outreach Efforts.--Efforts described in 
subsection (a)(1) may include--
            ``(1) education of the general public, teachers, students, 
        and ocean and coastal resource managers; and
            ``(2) workforce training, reskilling, and opportunities to 
        encourage development of ocean related science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics (STEM) technical training programs 
        involving secondary schools, community colleges, and 
        universities, including Historically Black Colleges or 
        Universities (within the meaning of the term ``part B 
        institution'' under section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061)), Tribal Colleges or Universities (as 
        defined in section 316(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))), 
        and other minority-serving institutions (as described in 
        section 371(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a))).
    ``(c) Outreach Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, the Administrator 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall develop an 
outreach strategy to broadly disseminate information on the discoveries 
made by the program under section 12002.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public 
        Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 12004 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 12004. Education, workforce training, and outreach.''.
    (f) Ocean Exploration Advisory Board.--
            (1) Establishment.--Section 12005(a)(1) of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3505(1)) is amended by inserting ``and the National 
        Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council 
        established under section 5 of the National Ocean Exploration 
        Act'' after ``advise the Administrator''.
            (2) Technical amendment.--Section 12005(c) of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3505(c)) is amended by inserting ``this'' before 
        ``part''.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 12006 of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 3406) is amended by striking ``this part'' and all that follows 
and inserting ``this part $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2026''.
    (h) Definitions.--Such Act is further amended by inserting after 
section 12006 the following:

``SEC. 12007. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Characterization.--The terms `characterization', 
        `characterize', and `characterizing' refer to activities that 
        provide comprehensive data and interpretations for a specific 
        area of interest of the seafloor, sub-bottom, water column, or 
        hydrologic features, such as water masses and currents, in 
        direct support of specific research, environmental protection, 
        resource management, policymaking, or applied mission 
        objectives.
            ``(2) Exploration.--The term `exploration', `explore', and 
        `exploring' refer to activities that provide--
                    ``(A) a multidisciplinary view of an unknown or 
                poorly understood area of the seafloor, sub-bottom, or 
                water column; and
                    ``(B) an initial assessment of the physical, 
                chemical, geological, biological, archaeological, or 
                other characteristics of such an area.
            ``(3) Mapping.--The terms `map' and `mapping' refer to 
        activities that provide comprehensive data and information 
        needed to understand seafloor characteristics, such as depth, 
        topography, bottom type, sediment composition and distribution, 
        underlying geologic structure, and benthic flora and fauna.''.
    (i) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 
Stat. 991) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
12006 the following:

``Sec. 12007. Definitions.''.

SEC. 7. REPEAL.

    (a) In General.--The NOAA Undersea Research Program Act of 2009 
(part II of subtitle A of title XII of Public Law 111-11; 33 U.S.C. 
3421 et seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 
Stat. 991) is amended by striking the items relating to part II of 
subtitle A of title XII of such Act.

SEC. 8. MODIFICATIONS TO OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING PROGRAM OF THE 
              NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 12202(a) of the Ocean and Coastal 
        Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3501(a)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``establish a program to develop a 
                coordinated and'' and inserting ``establish and 
                maintain a program to coordinate'';
                    (B) by striking ``plan'' and inserting ``efforts''; 
                and
                    (C) by striking ``that enhances'' and all that 
                follows and inserting ``that--
            ``(1) enhances ecosystem approaches in decision-making for 
        natural resource and habitat management restoration and 
        conservation, emergency response, and coastal resilience and 
        adaptation;
            ``(2) establishes research and mapping priorities;
            ``(3) supports the siting of research and other platforms; 
        and
            ``(4) advances ocean and coastal science.''.
            (2) Membership.--Section 12202 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3501) 
        is amended by striking subsection (b) and redesignating 
        subsection (c) as subsection (b).
            (3) Program parameters.--Subsection (b) of section 12202 of 
        such Act (33 U.S.C. 3501), as redesignated by paragraph (2), is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``developing'' and inserting ``maintaining'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and for 
                leveraging existing Federal geospatial services 
                capacities and contract vehicles for efficiencies'' 
                after ``coastal mapping'';
                    (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ``with coastal 
                state and local government programs'' and inserting 
                ``with mapping programs, in conjunction with Federal 
                and State agencies, Tribal governments, private 
                industry, academia, and nongovernmental 
                organizations'';
                    (D) in paragraph (8), by striking ``of real-time 
                tide data and the development'' and inserting ``of tide 
                data and water-level data and the development and 
                dissemination'';
                    (E) in paragraph (9), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (F) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) support--
                    ``(A) the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee 
                of the Ocean Policy Committee established under section 
                8932(c) of title 10, United States Code; and
                    ``(B) the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and 
                Characterization Council established under section 5 of 
                the National Ocean Exploration Act.''.
    (b) Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping.--
            (1) Name change.--The Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration 
        Act (33 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 12202 (33 U.S.C. 3501)--
                            (i) in subsection (a), by striking 
                        ``Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal 
                        Mapping'' and inserting ``Interagency Working 
                        Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping under 
                        section 12203''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (b), as redesignated by 
                        subsection (a)(2), by striking ``Committee'' 
                        and inserting ``Working Group'';
                    (B) in section 12203 (33 U.S.C. 3502)--
                            (i) in the section heading, by striking 
                        ``committee'' and inserting ``working group'';
                            (ii) in subsection (b), in the first 
                        sentence, by striking ``committee'' and 
                        inserting ``Working Group'';
                            (iii) in subsection (e), by striking 
                        ``committee'' and inserting ``Working Group''; 
                        and
                            (iv) in subsection (f), by striking 
                        ``committee'' and inserting ``Working Group''; 
                        and
                    (C) in section 12208 (33 U.S.C. 3507), by amending 
                paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Working group.--The term `Working Group' means the 
        Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping under 
        section 12203.''.
            (2) In general.--Section 12203(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
        3502(a)) is amended by striking ``within 30 days'' and all that 
        follows and inserting ``not later than 30 days after the date 
        of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, shall 
        use the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping 
        in existence as of the date of the enactment of such Act to 
        implement section 12202.''.
            (3) Membership.--Section 12203(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
        3502(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``senior'' 
                both places it appears and inserting ``senior-level'';
                    (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``the 
                Minerals Management Service'' and inserting ``the 
                Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of the Department of 
                the Interior, the Office of the Assistant Secretary, 
                Fish and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of the 
                Interior''; and
                    (C) by striking the second sentence.
            (4) Co-chairs.--Section 12203(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
        3502(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Co-Chairs.--The Working Group shall be co-chaired by one 
representative from each of the following:
            ``(1) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
            ``(2) The Department of the Interior.
            ``(3) The United States Army Corps of Engineers.''.
            (5) Subordinate groups.--Section 12203(d) of such Act (33 
        U.S.C. 3502(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Subordinate Groups.--The co-chairs may establish such 
permanent or temporary subordinate groups as determined appropriate by 
the Working Group.''.
            (6) Meetings.--Section 12203(e) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
        3502(e)) is amended by striking ``each subcommittee and each 
        working group'' and inserting ``each subordinate group''.
            (7) Coordination.--Section 12203(f) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
        3502(f)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) other Federal efforts, such as the Digital Coast, the 
        Federal Geographic Data Committee, GeoPlatform, the Integrated 
        Ocean Observing System, the Hydrographic Services Review Panel 
        of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 
        Ocean Exploration Advisory Board of the National Oceanic and 
        Atmospheric Administration, the National Geospatial Advisory 
        Committee of the Department of the Interior, the advisory 
        committee for the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean 
        Observation System, and the Technical Mapping Advisory Council 
        of the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
            ``(2) international mapping activities;
            ``(3) coastal states;
            ``(4) coastal Indian Tribes;
            ``(5) data acquisition and user groups through workshops, 
        partnerships, and other appropriate mechanisms; and
            ``(6) representatives of nongovernmental entities.''.
            (8) Advisory panel.--Section 12203 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
        3502) is amended by striking subsection (g).
            (9) Functions.--Section 12203 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3502), 
        as amended by paragraph (8), is further amended by adding at 
        the end the following:
    ``(g) Support Functions.--The Working Group shall support the 
National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council 
established under section 5 of the National Ocean Exploration Act and 
the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy 
Committee established under section 8932(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, on ocean mapping activities and associated technology development 
across the Federal Government, State governments, coastal Indian 
Tribes, private industry, nongovernmental organizations, and 
academia.''.
            (10) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public 
        Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 12203 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 12203. Interagency working group on ocean and coastal 
                            mapping.''.
    (c) Biennial Reports.--Section 12204 of the Ocean and Coastal 
Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 3503) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``No 
        later'' and all that follows through ``House of 
        Representatives'' and inserting ``Not later than 18 months 
        after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean 
        Exploration Act, and biennially thereafter until 2040, the co-
        chairs of the Working Group, in coordination with the National 
        Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council 
        established under section 5 of such Act, shall submit to the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and 
        the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on 
        Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
        Representatives,'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including the data 
        maintained by the National Centers for Environmental 
        Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration,'' after ``mapping data'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including a plan to 
        map the coasts of the United States on a requirements-based 
        cycle, with mapping agencies and partners coordinating on a 
        unified approach that factors in recent related studies, meets 
        multiple user requirements, and identifies gaps'' after 
        ``accomplished'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (10) and redesignating paragraphs 
        (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (10), (11), and (12), 
        respectively;
            (5) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``with coastal state and local government programs'' and 
        inserting ``with international, coastal state, and local 
        government and nongovernmental mapping programs'';
            (6) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``increase'' and inserting 
                ``streamline and expand'';
                    (B) by inserting ``for the purpose of fulfilling 
                Federal mapping and charting responsibilities, plans, 
                and strategies'' after ``entities''; and
                    (C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                semicolon;
            (7) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by 
        striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) a progress report on the development of new and 
        innovative technologies and applications through research and 
        development, including cooperative or other agreements with 
        joint or cooperative research institutes and centers and other 
        nongovernmental entities;
            ``(14) a description of best practices in data processing 
        and distribution and leveraging opportunities among agencies 
        represented on the Working Group and with coastal states, 
        coastal Indian Tribes, and nongovernmental entities;
            ``(15) an identification of any training, technology, or 
        other requirements for enabling Federal mapping programs, 
        vessels, and aircraft to support a coordinated ocean and 
        coastal mapping program; and
            ``(16) a timetable for implementation and completion of the 
        plan described in paragraph (3), including recommendations for 
        integrating new approaches into the program.''.
    (d) NOAA Joint Ocean and Coastal Mapping Centers.--
            (1) Centers.--Section 12205(c) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
        3504(c)) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``3'' and inserting ``three''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and uncrewed'' 
                after ``sensing''.
            (2) Plan.--Section 12205 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3504) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking ``plan'' 
                and inserting ``noaa joint ocean and coastal mapping 
                centers'';
                    (B) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (d); and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c) NOAA Joint 
                Ocean and Coastal Mapping Centers.--''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 
        1(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public 
        Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 991) is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 12205 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 12205. NOAA joint ocean and coastal mapping centers.''.
    (e) Ocean and Coastal Mapping Federal Funding Opportunity.--The 
Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33. U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 12206, 12207, and 12208 as 
        sections 12208, 12209, and 12210, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 12205 the following:

``SEC. 12206. OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, the Administrator 
shall develop an integrated ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding 
match opportunity within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration with Federal, State, Tribal, local, nonprofit, private 
industry, or academic partners in order to increase the coordinated 
acquisition, processing, stewardship, and archival of new ocean and 
coastal mapping data in United States waters.
    ``(b) Rules.--The Administrator shall develop administrative and 
procedural rules for the ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding 
match opportunity developed under subsection (a), to include--
            ``(1) specific and detailed criteria that must be addressed 
        by an applicant, such as geographic overlap with pre-
        established priorities, number and type of project partners, 
        benefit to the applicant, coordination with other funding 
        opportunities, and benefit to the public;
            ``(2) determination of the appropriate funding match 
        amounts and mechanisms to use, such as grants, agreements, or 
        contracts; and
            ``(3) other funding award criteria as are necessary or 
        appropriate to ensure that evaluations of proposals and 
        decisions to award funding under this section are based on 
        objective standards applied fairly and equitably to those 
        proposals.
    ``(c) Geospatial Services and Contract Vehicles.--The ocean and 
coastal mapping Federal funding match opportunity developed under 
subsection (a) shall leverage Federal expertise and capacities for 
geospatial services and Federal geospatial contract vehicles using the 
private sector for acquisition efficiencies.

``SEC. 12207. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTS, AND GRANTS.

    ``(a) In General.--To carry out interagency activities under this 
subtitle, the heads of agencies represented on the Working Group may 
enter into cooperative agreements, or any other agreement with each 
other, and transfer, receive, and expend funds made available by any 
Federal agency, any State or subdivision thereof, or any public or 
private organization or individual, for ocean and coastal mapping 
investigations, surveys, studies, and other geospatial collaborations 
authorized by this subtitle or agreements authorized by section 5 of 
the Act entitled `An Act to define the functions and duties of the 
Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes', approved August 6, 
1947 (33 U.S.C. 883e).
    ``(b) Grants.--The Administrator may make grants to any State or 
subdivision thereof or any public or private organization or individual 
to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.''.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 12209 of such Act, as 
redesignated by subsection (e)(1), is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``this subtitle'' and 
        all that follows and inserting ``this subtitle $45,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``this subtitle'' and 
        all that follows and inserting ``this subtitle $15,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Ocean and Coastal Mapping Federal Funding Opportunity.--Of 
amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), $20,000,000 is 
authorized to carry out section 12206.''.
    (g) Definitions.--
            (1) Ocean and coastal mapping.--Paragraph (5) of section 
        12210 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), is 
        amended by striking ``processing, and management'' and 
        inserting ``processing, management, maintenance, 
        interpretation, certification, and dissemination''.
            (2) Coastal indian tribe.--Section 12210 of such Act, as 
        redesignated by subsection (e)(1), is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:
            ``(9) Coastal indian tribe.--The term `coastal Indian 
        Tribe' means an `Indian tribe', as defined in section 4 of the 
        Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
        U.S.C. 5304), the land of which is located in a coastal 
        state.''.
    (h) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 
Stat. 991) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 12206 
through 12208 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 12206. Ocean and coastal mapping Federal funding opportunity.
``Sec. 12207. Cooperative agreements, contracts, and grants.
``Sec. 12208. Effect on other laws.
``Sec. 12209. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 12210. Definitions.''.

SEC. 9. MODIFICATIONS TO HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1998.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 302(4)(A) of the Hydrographic Services 
Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892(4)(A)) is amended by inserting 
``hydrodynamic forecast and datum transformation models,'' after 
``nautical information databases,''.
    (b) Functions of the Administrator.--Section 303(b) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 892a(b)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
        ``precision navigation,'' after ``promote''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and hydrodynamic forecast 
                models'' after ``monitoring systems'';
                    (B) by inserting ``and provide foundational 
                information and services required to support coastal 
                resilience planning for coastal transportation and 
                other infrastructure, coastal protection and 
                restoration projects, and related activities'' after 
                ``efficiency''; and
                    (C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                semicolon.
    (c) Quality Assurance Program.--Section 304(a) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 892b(a)) is amended by striking ``product produced'' and 
inserting ``product or service produced or disseminated''.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 306(a) of such Act 
(33 U.S.C. 892d(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$70,814,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$71,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$25,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$34,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$29,932,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$38,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026'';
            (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$26,800,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$45,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026''; and
            (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``$30,564,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$35,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026''.
                                                       Calendar No. 195

117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 381

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                                 A BILL

       To establish the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and 
           Characterization Council, and for other purposes.

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                           December 16, 2021

                       Reported with an amendment