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[S. 3791 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 563
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3791

                          [Report No. 119-144]

  To reauthorize Regional Ocean Partnerships, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 5, 2026

 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Britt, 
   Mr. Coons, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
   Cassidy, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Alsobrooks, and Ms. 
   Cantwell) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                           September 14, 2026

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize Regional Ocean Partnerships, 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 ``Regional Ocean Partnerships 
Reauthorization Act of 2026''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF REGIONAL OCEAN 
              PARTNERSHIPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 10202 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (16 U.S.C. 1468) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (g)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and 
                not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of 
                the Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act of 
                2026,'' after ``this Act,''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The 
                report'' and inserting ``Each report''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (j)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking subparagraphs (A), 
                        (B), and (C);</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by redesignating 
                        subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (A) 
                        and (B), respectively; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by adding at the end the 
                        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) $11,572,444 for fiscal year 
                2028.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) $11,688,168 for fiscal year 
                2029.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) $11,805,050 for fiscal year 
                2030.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) $11,923,101 for fiscal year 2031.''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2023 
                through 2027'' and inserting ``2026 through 
                2031''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Regional Ocean Partnerships 
Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIPS.

    Section 10202 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (16 U.S.C. 1468) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``the term `Coastal 
        state' in section'' and inserting ``the term `coastal state' in 
        section'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(D), by inserting ``or 
                enforcement'' after ``regulatory''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``Mexico'' and inserting ``America''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``Vermont,'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``coastal state'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``coastal State'';
            (4) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by striking ``natural and 
        human-induced'';
            (5) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and not later 
                than 5 years after the date of enactment of the 
                Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act,'' 
                after ``this Act,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The report'' 
                and inserting ``Each report''; and
            (6) in subsection (j)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
                        (C);
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and 
                        (E) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) $10,630,812 for fiscal year 2028.
                    ``(D) $10,743,428 for fiscal year 2029.
                    ``(E) $10,858,296 for fiscal year 2030.
                    ``(F) $10,975,462 for fiscal year 2031.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2023 through 
                2027'' and inserting ``2026 through 2031''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Funding limitation.--No amounts made available under 
        this subsection may be used by a Regional Ocean Partnership, 
        including any Regional Coastal Partnership or Regional Great 
        Lakes Partnership, to develop any regulatory proposal, model 
        regulation, or compliance program.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 563

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3791

                          [Report No. 119-144]

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                                 A BILL

  To reauthorize Regional Ocean Partnerships, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 14, 2026

                       Reported with an amendment