§ 3402. Program established

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2009

   Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009

   Pub. L. 111–11 title XII § 12002 · 123 Stat. 991

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 3402

   Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12002, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1417

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12002, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1417

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 12002. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.   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 and undersea 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 and undersea research and exploration.

2. 2022

   James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

   Pub. L. 117–263 div. J title CIII § 10305(b) · 136 Stat. 2395

   1. Struck · 33 U.S.C. § 3402

      Pub. L. 117–263 struck out “and undersea” after “Federal ocean” in first sentence

   2. Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 3402

      Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “research and ocean exploration and characterization efforts” for “and undersea research and exploration” in second sentence

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 117–263 struck out “and undersea” after “Federal ocean” in first sentence and substituted “research and ocean exploration and characterization efforts” for “and undersea research and exploration” in second sentence.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Program Established.— Section 12002 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3402) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking “and undersea”; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking “and undersea research and exploration” and inserting “research and ocean exploration and characterization efforts”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision