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33 U.S.C. § 3403 — Powers and duties of the Administrator
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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** 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 marine science community by promoting the development and use of new and emerging technologies for research, communication, navigation, and data collection, such as sensors and autonomous vehicles;
(6) establish an ocean exploration forum, in consultation with the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council established under section 5405 11 See References in Text note below. of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, to encourage partnerships and promote communication among experts and other stakeholders in order to enhance the scientific and technical expertise and relevance of the national program.22 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.
(7) provide guidance, in consultation with the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council, to Federal and State agencies, Tribal Governments, private industry, academia (including secondary schools, community colleges, and universities), and nongovernmental organizations on data standards, protocols for accepting data, and coordination of data collection, compilation, processing, archiving, and dissemination for data relating to ocean exploration and characterization; and
(8) coordinate with applicable ocean mapping, ocean monitoring, and ocean observation programs to maximize coordination and collaboration opportunities, prevent duplication of such activities and identify gaps in data.
**(b) Donations** For the purpose of mapping, exploring, and characterizing the oceans or increasing the knowledge of the oceans, the Administrator may—
(1) accept monetary donations, which shall be credited as discretionary offsetting collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and shall be made available for such purposes only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts;
(2) accept donations of property, data, and equipment; and
(3) pay all necessary expenses in connection with the conveyance or transfer of a gift, devise, or bequest.
**(c) Definition of exclusive economic zone** In this section, the term “exclusive economic zone” means the zone established by Presidential Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983 ([16 U.S.C. 1453](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1453&num=0&edition=prelim) note).
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**(a) Establishment** The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall appoint an Ocean Exploration Advisory Board composed of experts in relevant fields, including representatives from academic, commercial, nonprofit, philanthropic, policy, and Tribal entities—
(1) to advise the Administrator on priority areas for survey, discovery, and opportunities for extramural collaboration and partnerships;
(2) to assist the program in the development of a 5-year strategic plan for the fields of ocean, marine, and Great Lakes science, exploration, and discovery;
(3) to annually review the quality and effectiveness of the proposal review process established under [section 3403(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3403/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim); and 11 So in original. The word “and” probably should not appear.
(4) to identify market barriers to development or commercialization of novel ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization products, processes, and tools;
(5) to identify best practices to improve data management, processing, storage, and archiving standards; and
(6) to provide other assistance and advice as requested by the Administrator.
**(b) Chapter 10 of title 5** [Section 1013 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1013&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to the Board appointed under subsection (a).
**(c) Application with Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act** Nothing in this subchapter supersedes, or limits the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ([43 U.S.C. 1331](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1331&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.)
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**(a) Committee.—** There is established an Ocean Policy Committee (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”). The Committee shall retain broad and inclusive membership.
**(b) Responsibilities.—** The Committee shall—
(1) continue the activities of that Committee as it was in existence on the day before the date of the enactment of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021;
(2) engage and collaborate, pursuant to existing laws and regulations, with stakeholders, including regional ocean partnerships, to address ocean-related matters that may require interagency or intergovernmental solutions;
(3) facilitate coordination and integration of Federal activities in ocean and coastal waters to inform ocean policy and identify priority ocean research, technology, and data needs;
(4) prescribe policies and procedures to implement the National Oceanographic Partnership Program, including developing guidelines for review, selection, identification, and approval of partnership projects, in conjunction with Federal agencies participating in the program, for implementation under the program, based on—
(A) whether the project addresses important research objectives or operational goals;
(B) whether the project has, or is designed to have, appropriate participation or support from public, academic, commercial, and private entities within the oceanographic community;
(C) whether the partners have a long-term commitment to the objectives of the project;
(D) whether the resources supporting the project are shared among the partners;
(E) whether the project has been subjected to adequate scientific and technical merit review according to each participating agency; and
(F) the approval of such guidelines by a consensus
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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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For purposes of this chapter—
(1) The term “coastal zone” means the coastal waters (including the lands therein and thereunder) and the adjacent shorelands (including the waters therein and thereunder), strongly influenced by each other and in proximity to the shorelines of the several coastal states, and includes islands, transitional and intertidal areas, salt marshes, wetlands, and beaches. The zone extends, in Great Lakes waters, to the international boundary between the United States and Canada and, in other areas, seaward to the outer limit of State title and ownership under the Submerged Lands Act ([43 U.S.C. 1301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), the Act of March 2, 1917 ([48 U.S.C. 749](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section749&num=0&edition=prelim)) [[48 U.S.C. 731](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section731&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, as approved by the Act of March 24, 1976 [[48 U.S.C. 1801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section1801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or section 1 of the Act of November 20, 1963 ([48 U.S.C. 1705](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim)), as applicable. The zone extends inland from the shorelines only to the extent necessary to control shorelands, the uses of which have a direct and significant impact on the coastal waters, and to control those geographical areas which are likely to be affected by or vulnerable to sea level rise. Excluded from the
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**(a) Establishment** The President shall establish a council, to be known as the “National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council” (in this section referred to as the “Council”).
**(b) Purpose** The Council shall—
(1) update national priorities for ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization; and
(2) coordinate and facilitate activities to advance those priorities.
**(c) Reporting** The Council shall report to the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee established under [section 8932(c) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8932/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Membership** The Council shall be composed of senior-level representatives from the appropriate Federal agencies.
**(e) Co-Chairs** The Council shall be co-chaired by—
(1) two senior-level representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(2) one senior-level representative from the Department of the Interior.
**(f) Duties** The Council shall—
(1) set national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities and strategies;
(2) cultivate and facilitate transparent and sustained partnerships among Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, private industry, academia, and nongovernmental organizations to conduct ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization activities and related technology development;
(3) coordinate improved processes for data compilation, management, access, synthesis, and visualization with respect to ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization, with a focus on building on existing ocean data management systems and with appropriate safeguards on the public accessibility of data to protect national security equities, as appropriate;
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1453
ticable, of new commercial and industrial
developments in or adjacent to areas where
such development already exists,
(E) public access to the coasts for recre-
ation purposes,
(F) assistance in the redevelopment of de-
teriorating urban waterfronts and ports, and
sensitive preservation and restoration of his-
toric, cultural, and esthetic coastal features,
(G) the coordination and simplification of
procedures in order to ensure expedited gov-
ernmental decisionmaking for the manage-
ment of coastal resources,
(H) continued consultation and coordina-
tion with, and the giving of adequate consid-
eration to the views of, affected Federal
agencies,
(I) the giving of timely and effective noti-
fication of, and opportunities for public and
local government participation in, coastal
management decisionmaking,
(J) assistance to support comprehensive
planning, conservation, and management for
living marine resources, including planning
for the siting of pollution control and aqua-
culture facilities within the coastal zone,
and improved coordination between State
and Federal coastal zone management agen-
cies and State and wildlife agencies, and
(K) the study and development, in any case
in which the Secretary considers it to be ap-
propriate, of plans for addressing the adverse
effects upon the coastal zone of land subsid-
ence and of sea level rise; and
(3) to encourage the preparation of special
area management plans which provide for in-
creased specificity in protecting significant
natural resources, reasonable coastal-depend-
ent economic growth, improved protection of
life and property in hazardous areas, including
those areas likely to be affected by land sub-
sidence, sea level rise, or fluctuating water
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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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