33 U.S.C. § 3402
Program established
United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective
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- 33 U.S.C. § 3402, Program established, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469647
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The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall, in consultation with the National Science Foundation and other appropriate Federal agencies, establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that promotes collaboration with other Federal ocean research and exploration programs. To the extent appropriate, the Administrator shall seek to facilitate coordination of data and information management systems, outreach and education programs to improve public understanding of ocean and coastal resources, and development and transfer of technologies to facilitate ocean research and ocean exploration and characterization efforts.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
- James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023