§3407. Definitions — Inbound Citations
33 U.S.C. § 3407
Cited by 63 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to §3407(1)
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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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(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;
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(6) establish an ocean exploration forum, in consultation with the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council established under section 54051 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.2
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(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
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(b) 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.
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(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
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(4) to identify market barriers to development or commercialization of novel ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization products, processes, and tools;
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(a) 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”).
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(1) update national priorities for ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization; and
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(1) set national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities and strategies;
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(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;
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(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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(A) advance interdisciplinary principles that contribute to ocean mapping, exploration, research, and characterization;
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(5) coordinate activities as appropriate with domestic and international ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiatives or programs; and
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(1) The President shall establish a new interagency working group to be known as the “Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization”.
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(2) The Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization shall be comprised of senior representatives from Federal agencies with ocean exploration and characterization responsibilities.
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(3) The Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization shall support the Council and the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Ocean Policy Committee established under section 8932(c) of title 10 on ocean exploration and characterization activities and associated technology development across the Federal Government, State governments, Indian Tribes, private industry, nongovernmental organizations, and academia.
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(1) the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration and Characterization established under subsection (g)(1); and
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(1) Not later than 1 year after December 23, 2022, the Council shall develop or update and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan for an integrated cross-sectoral ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiative.
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(A) discuss the utility and benefits of ocean exploration and characterization;
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(B) identify and describe national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities;
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(C) identify and describe Federal and federally funded ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization programs;
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(D) facilitate and incorporate non-Federal input into national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities;
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(E) ensure effective coordination of ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization activities among programs described in subparagraph (C);
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(F) identify opportunities for combining overlapping or complementary needs, activities, and resources of Federal agencies and non-Federal organizations relating to ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization while not reducing benefits from existing mapping, explorations, and characterization activities;
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(G) promote new and existing partnerships among Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, private industry, academia, and nongovernmental organizations to conduct or support ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization activities and technology development needs, including through coordination under section 4102 of this title and the National Oceanographic Partnership Program under section 8931 of title 10;
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(I) establish standardized collection and data management protocols, including with respect to metadata, for ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization which—(i) are publicly accessible and locatable via appropriate Federal repositories;(ii) can facilitate the integration of ocean data into products and use innovations from non-Federal partners; and(iii) have appropriate safeguards on the public accessibility of data to protect national security;
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(J) encourage the development, testing, demonstration, and adoption of innovative ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization technologies and applications;
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(K) promote protocols for accepting data, equipment, approaches, or other resources that support national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities;
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(L) identify best practices for the protection of marine life during mapping, exploration, and characterization activities;
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(M) identify training, technology, and other resource requirements for enabling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other appropriate Federal agencies to support a coordinated national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization effort;
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(N) identify and facilitate a centralized mechanism or office for coordinating data collection, compilation, processing, archiving, and dissemination activities relating to ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization that meets Federal mandates for data accuracy and accessibility;
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(O) designate repositories responsible for archiving and managing ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization data;
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(Q) to the extent practicable, align ocean exploration and characterization efforts with existing programs and identify key gaps; and
Citations to §3407(3)
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(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;
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(6) establish an ocean exploration forum, in consultation with the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council established under section 54051 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.2
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(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
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(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.
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(b) 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.
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(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
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(4) to identify market barriers to development or commercialization of novel ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization products, processes, and tools;
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(a) 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”).
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(1) update national priorities for ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization; and
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(1) set national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities and strategies;
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(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;
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(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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(A) advance interdisciplinary principles that contribute to ocean mapping, exploration, research, and characterization;
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(5) coordinate activities as appropriate with domestic and international ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiatives or programs; and
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(2) the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping under section 3502 of this title.
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(1) Not later than 1 year after December 23, 2022, the Council shall develop or update and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan for an integrated cross-sectoral ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiative.
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(B) identify and describe national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities;
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(C) identify and describe Federal and federally funded ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization programs;
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(D) facilitate and incorporate non-Federal input into national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities;
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(E) ensure effective coordination of ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization activities among programs described in subparagraph (C);
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(F) identify opportunities for combining overlapping or complementary needs, activities, and resources of Federal agencies and non-Federal organizations relating to ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization while not reducing benefits from existing mapping, explorations, and characterization activities;
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(G) promote new and existing partnerships among Federal and State agencies, Indian Tribes, private industry, academia, and nongovernmental organizations to conduct or support ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization activities and technology development needs, including through coordination under section 4102 of this title and the National Oceanographic Partnership Program under section 8931 of title 10;
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(I) establish standardized collection and data management protocols, including with respect to metadata, for ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization which—(i) are publicly accessible and locatable via appropriate Federal repositories;(ii) can facilitate the integration of ocean data into products and use innovations from non-Federal partners; and(iii) have appropriate safeguards on the public accessibility of data to protect national security;
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(J) encourage the development, testing, demonstration, and adoption of innovative ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization technologies and applications;
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(K) promote protocols for accepting data, equipment, approaches, or other resources that support national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization priorities;
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(L) identify best practices for the protection of marine life during mapping, exploration, and characterization activities;
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(M) identify training, technology, and other resource requirements for enabling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other appropriate Federal agencies to support a coordinated national ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization effort;
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(N) identify and facilitate a centralized mechanism or office for coordinating data collection, compilation, processing, archiving, and dissemination activities relating to ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization that meets Federal mandates for data accuracy and accessibility;
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(O) designate repositories responsible for archiving and managing ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization data;