Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025
On calendar: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 8
- Latest action
- May 11, 2026
What it does
The bill reauthorizes the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009, renaming the governing body from the "Council" to the "Ocean Policy Committee" and expanding its scope to include meteorological observations and data management systems. It authorizes $56 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, requiring at least 7.5% of funds to be allocated to each regional coastal observing system existing as of January 1, 2025, excluding disaster relief funds. The bill also adds a requirement for post-storm evaluations to assess the system’s impact on storm forecast accuracy and updates definitions and reporting requirements to reflect broader ocean, coastal, and…
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