H.R. 2294 · Passed House · Public Lands and Natural Resources

To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.

Sponsor: Mike Ezell (R-MS)

What it does

• Reauthorizes NOAA's Integrated Ocean Observation System through fiscal year 2030.
• Directs the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee to develop requirements and processes for regional offices and federally funded projects to collaborate with regional coastal observing systems on data sharing.
• Covers the network of radar, gliders, buoys, vessels, models, and forecasts that monitors conditions along the nation's coasts and in marine waters.

Official summary

This bill reauthorizes and modifies the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Integrated Ocean Observation System (IOOS). (The IOOS is made up of radar, gliders, buoys, vessels, and different models and forecasts that collect data points to monitor and report on conditions along the nation's coasts and in marine waters.) Specifically, the bill reauthorizes the IOOS through FY2030. The bill also directs the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (which coordinates interagency planning, budgeting, and assessments for the system) to develop requirements and processes for regional offices and federally funded projects of the agencies of the committee to collaborate with the regional coastal observing systems for data sharing at regional levels.

Latest action

Mar 17, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation