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33 U.S.C. § 3402 — Program established
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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.
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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.
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**(a) In general** In carrying out the program authorized by [section 3402 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3402&num=0&edition=prelim), the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Ocean Policy Committee established under [section 8932 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8932&num=0&edition=prelim), shall—
(1) conduct interdisciplinary expeditions or other scientific activities in conjunction with other Federal and State agencies, Tribal Governments, private industry, academia (including secondary schools, community colleges, and universities), and nongovernmental organizations, to map, explore, and characterize little known areas of the marine environment, inventory, observe, characterize, and assess living and nonliving marine resources, and report such findings;
(2) give priority attention to deep ocean regions of the exclusive economic zone, with a focus on deep water marine systems that hold potential for important scientific discoveries, such as hydrothermal vent communities and seamounts;
(3) conduct scientific expeditions to locate, define, and document historic shipwrecks, submerged sites, and other ocean exploration activities that combine archaeology and oceanographic sciences;
(4) develop and implement a transparent, competitive process for merit-based peer-review and approval of proposals for activities to be conducted under this program, taking into consideration advice of the Board established under [section 3405 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3405&num=0&edition=prelim);
(5) support technological innovation of the United States ma
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**(a) In general** The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall—
(1) conduct education and outreach efforts in order to broadly disseminate information to the public on the discoveries made by the program under [section 3402 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3402&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) to the extent possible, coordinate the efforts described in paragraph (1) with the outreach strategies of other domestic or international ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiatives; and
(3) establish a fellowship program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide year-long fellowships to undergraduate students from institutions described in [section 1067q(a) of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1067q/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Education and outreach efforts** Efforts described in subsection (a)(1) may include—
(1) education of the general public, teachers, students, and ocean and coastal resource managers; and
(2) workforce training, reskilling, and opportunities to encourage development of ocean-related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics technical training programs involving secondary schools, community colleges, and universities, including institutions described in [section 1067q(a) of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1067q/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Outreach strategy** Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act,11 See References in Text note below. the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall develop an outreach strategy to broadly diss
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 3401
1 See References in Text note below.
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2022, and also as part of the James
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2023, and not as part of the National Levee
Safety Act of 2007 which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
‘‘SECRETARY’’ DEFINED
Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see sec-
tion 8002 of Pub. L. 117–263, set out as a note under sec-
tion 2201 of this title.
CHAPTER 47—OCEAN EXPLORATION
SUBCHAPTER I—EXPLORATION
Sec.
3401.
Purpose.
3402.
Program established.
3403.
Powers and duties of the Administrator.
3404.
Education, workforce training, and outreach.
3405.
Ocean Exploration Advisory Board.
3406.
Authorization of appropriations.
3407.
Definitions.
3408.
National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and
Characterization Council.
SUBCHAPTER II—NOAA UNDERSEA RESEARCH
PROGRAM
3421 to 3426. Repealed.
SUBCHAPTER I—EXPLORATION
§ 3401. Purpose
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish
the national ocean exploration program within
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12001, Mar. 30, 2009, 123
Stat. 1417; Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title CIII,
§ 10305(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3971.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2022—Pub. L. 117–263 struck out ‘‘and the national un-
dersea research program’’ after ‘‘national ocean explo-
ration program’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12101, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat.
1419, which provided that part II of subtitle A of title
XII of Pub. L. 111–11, which enacted subchapter II of
this chapter, c
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