[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9647 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9647

    To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or 
     expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean 
     Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2026

    Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mr. Moylan, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Dean of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Ross, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Levin, 
Mr. Amo, Ms. Garcia of Texas, and Ms. Pingree) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
                               Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or 
     expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean 
     Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON NSF FUNDING TO DESCOPE OR DECOMMISSION THE 
              OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE INSTRUMENTS; MAINTENANCE 
              OF OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
National Science Foundation may not obligate or expend any Federal 
funds to decommission or descope the Ocean Observatories Initiative 
instruments anchored off the States of Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and 
North Carolina, and in the Irminger Sea, until the National Science 
Foundation conducts a thorough review of the Initiative, and the 
national assets that it provides, with robust stakeholder engagement 
from the scientific and coastal communities.
    (b) Maintenance of Operations.--The Director of the National 
Science Foundation shall maintain the Ocean Observatories Initiative 
with full and consistent operations, including monitoring in all States 
that had instruments decommissioned, until the full review described in 
subsection (a) has been completed.
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