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42 U.S.C. § 19063 — Accelerating unmanned maritime systems technologies

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42 U.S.C. § 19063 — Accelerating unmanned maritime systems technologies

**(a) In general** In order to support advances in marine science, maritime domain awareness, and national security the Director, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall issue awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support research that will accelerate innovation to advance unmanned maritime systems for the purpose of providing greater maritime domain awareness to the Nation. **(b) Coordination** In implementing this section, the Director shall coordinate with the Coast Guard, the Department of Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other Federal agencies, including those established under the Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–394) [[33 U.S.C. 4101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section4101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].

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33 U.S.C. § 4101 — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) **Administration** — The term “Administration” means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2) **Administrator** — The term “Administrator” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (3) **Cooperative activities of the Administration** — The terms 11 So in original. Probably should be “term”. “cooperative activities of the Administration” means cooperative activities between the Administration and an external entity, such as the Cooperative Institutes, Sea Grant Colleges, National Estuarine Research Reserves, the National Oceanographic Partnership Program established under chapter 665 of title 10, and regional associations of the Integrated Ocean Observing System. (4) **Data specifications** — The term “data specifications” shall refer to the type, resolution, periodicity, and quality of data required by an program of the Administration. (5) **Test or training range** (A) *In general* — The term “test or training range” means an area designated for operating unmanned maritime systems and other types of systems for the purpose of— (i) evaluating the performance of such systems; or (ii) training personnel on operating procedures for such systems. (B) *Inclusions* — The term “test or training range” may include specialized fixed or portable instrumentation for the operation of unmanned maritime systems and other types of systems. (6) **Unmanned maritime systems** (A) *In general* — The term “unmanned maritime systems” means remotely operated or autonomous vehicles produced by the commercial sector— (i) designed to function without an on-board human presence; and (ii) that may include associated components such

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33 U.S.C. § 4101 — Definitions

Page 1032 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 4101 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘term’’. materials, or equipment that the appro- priate Federal official considers necessary for the purposes described in subparagraph (A). Any funds donated to an appropriate Federal official under this paragraph may be expended without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation. (2) Determinations (A) In general At the discretion of an appropriate Federal official, or at the request of the Governor of an affected State, an appropriate Federal of- ficial shall determine whether a hypoxia or harmful algal bloom event is an event of na- tional significance. (B) Considerations In making a determination under subpara- graph (A), the appropriate Federal official shall consider the toxicity of the harmful algal bloom, the severity of the hypoxia, its potential to spread, the economic impact, the relative size in relation to the past 5 oc- currences of harmful algal blooms or hy- poxia events that occur on a recurrent or an- nual basis, and the geographic scope, includ- ing the potential to affect several munici- palities, to affect more than 1 State, or to cross an international boundary. (3) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Appropriate federal official The term ‘‘appropriate Federal official’’ means— (i) in the case of a marine or coastal hy- poxia or harmful algal bloom event, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere; and (ii) in the case of a freshwater hypoxia or harmful algal bloom event, the Adminis- trator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (B) Event of national significance The term ‘‘event of national significance’’ means a hypoxia or harmful algal bloom event that has had or will likely have a sig-

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42 U.S.C. § 19063 — Leveraging international expertise in re-

Page 9293 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 19066 Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Tech- nology Act of 2018, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 115–394, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5281, also known as the CENOTE Act of 2018, which is classified generally to chapter 54 (§ 4101 et seq.) of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short title note set out under sec- tion 4101 of Title 33 and Tables. § 19063. Leveraging international expertise in re- search The Director shall explore and advance oppor- tunities for leveraging international capabilities and resources that align with the Foundation and United States research community prior- ities and have the potential to benefit United States prosperity, security, health, and well- being, including through binational research and development organizations and foundations and by sending teams of Foundation scientific staff for site visits of scientific facilities and agencies in other countries. The Director shall establish and implement policies, including through any research security training require- ments, to mitigate the potential risks of such interactions, including risks to the protection of intellectual property and the risk of undue for- eign influence on research. (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10354, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1562.) § 19064. Biological research collections (a) In general The Director shall continue to support data- bases, tools, methods, and other activities that secure and improve existing physical and digital biological research collections, improve the ac- cessibility of collections and collection-related data for research and educational purposes, de-

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