To establish within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a research program comprising global ocean monitoring and observing, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7896 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7896 To establish within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a research program comprising global ocean monitoring and observing, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2026 Mr. Amo (for himself and Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a research program comprising global ocean monitoring and observing, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Research Act''. SEC. 2. NOAA GLOBAL OCEAN MONITORING AND OBSERVING RESEARCH PROGRAM. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (referred to in this section as the ``Administrator''), shall establish within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a research program comprising global ocean monitoring and observing (in this section referred to as the ``program''). (b) Purpose.--The program shall provide high quality global ocean environmental data and information to improve scientific understanding and knowledge to advance capabilities and services for climate, weather, and ocean needs that support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's mission to monitor and observe the global environment in order to protect lives and property from extreme weather and other natural phenomena by carrying out the following: (1) Develop