33 U.S.C. § 3405 — Ocean Exploration Advisory Board

Page 972 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 3405 1 See References in Text note below. 1 So in original. The word ‘‘and’’ probably should not appear. 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a period. 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘terms’’ and ‘‘mean’’. Act,1 the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall develop an outreach strategy to broadly disseminate in- formation on the discoveries made by the pro- gram under section 3402 of this title. (Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12004, as added Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title CIII, § 10305(e)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3973.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of the enactment of the National Ocean Ex- ploration Act, referred to in subsec. (c), probably means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 117–263, which was ap- proved Dec. 23, 2022. Prior versions of the bill that was enacted into law as title CIII of div. J of Pub. L. 117–263 included such Short Title, but it was not enacted as part of Pub. L. 117–263. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 3404, Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1418, related to an ocean exploration and undersea research technology and infrastructure task force, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title CIII, § 10305(d), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3972. § 3405. Ocean Exploration Advisory Board (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 represent- atives 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, explo- ration, and discovery; (3) to annually review the quality and effec- tiveness of the proposal review process estab- lished under section 3403(a)(4) of this title; and 1 (4) to identify market barriers to develop- ment 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 shall not apply to the Board appointed under subsection (a). (c) Application with Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Nothing in this subchapter supersedes, or lim- its the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). (Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12005, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1418; Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title CIII, § 10305(f), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3973; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(208), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4329.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, 67 Stat. 462, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 1331 et seq.) of chapter 29 of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete clas- sification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1301 of Title 43 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10305(f)(1)(A), in- serted ‘‘, including representatives from academic, commercial, nonprofit, philanthropic, policy, and Trib- al entities’’ after ‘‘relevant fields’’ in introductory pro- visions. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10305(f)(1)(B), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: ‘‘to advise the Administrator on priority areas for survey and discovery;’’. Subsec. (a)(4) to (6). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10305(f)(1)(C), (D), added pars. (4) and (5) and redesignated former par. (4) as (6). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted ‘‘Chapter 10 of title 5’’ for ‘‘Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ in head- ing and ‘‘Section 1013 of title 5’’ for ‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ in text. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10305(f)(2), inserted ‘‘this’’ before ‘‘subchapter’’. § 3406. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- tion to carry out this subchapter $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 1 (Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12006, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1419; Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title CIII, § 10305(g), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3974.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–263 substituted ‘‘this subchapter $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028’’ for ‘‘this subchapter—’’ and struck out pars. (1) to (7) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2015. § 3407. Definitions In this subchapter: (1) Characterization The terms ‘‘characterization’’, ‘‘charac- terize’’, and ‘‘characterizing’’ mean activities that provide comprehensive data and interpre- tations for a specific area of interest of the sea floor, sub-bottom, water column, or hydro- logic features, such as water masses and cur- rents, in direct support of specific research, environmental protection, resource manage- ment, policymaking, or applied mission objec- tives. (2) Exploration The term 1 ‘‘exploration’’, ‘‘explore’’, and ‘‘exploring’’ means 1 activities that provide— (A) a multidisciplinary view of an un- known or poorly understood area of the sea floor, sub-bottom, or water column; and