Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 47 — Ocean Exploration
§ 3404. Education, workforce training, and outreach
Statutory text
In general
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall—
conduct education and outreach efforts in order to broadly disseminate information to the public on the discoveries made by the program under section 3402 of this title;
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
establish a fellowship program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide year-long fellowships to undergraduate students from institutions described in section 1067q(a) of title 20.
Education and outreach efforts
Efforts described in subsection (a)(1) may include—
education of the general public, teachers, students, and ocean and coastal resource managers; and
workforce training, reskilling, and opportunities to encourage development of ocean-related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics technical training programs involving secondary schools, community colleges, and universities, including institutions described in section 1067q(a) of title 20.
Outreach strategy
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act,1 the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall develop an outreach strategy to broadly disseminate information on the discoveries made by the program under section 3402 of this title.
Footnotes
- 1 See References in Text note below.
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.
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Pub. L. 111–11 title XII § 12004 · 123 Stat. 991
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 3404
(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.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(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.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 12004. OCEAN EXPLORATION AND UNDERSEA RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TASK FORCE. (a) In General.— The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in coordination with the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the United States Geological Survey, the Department of the Navy, the Mineral Management Service, and relevant governmental, non-governmental, academic, industry, and other experts, shall convene an ocean exploration and undersea research technology and infrastructure task force to develop and implement a strategy— (1) to facilitate transfer of new exploration and undersea research technology to the programs authorized under this part and part II of this subtitle; (2) to improve availability of communications infrastructure, including satellite capabilities, to such programs; (3) to develop an integrated, workable, and comprehensive data management information processing system that will make information on unique and significant features obtained by such programs available for research and management purposes; (4) to conduct public outreach activities that improve the public understanding of ocean science, resources, and processes, in conjunction with relevant programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, and other agencies; and (5) to encourage cost-sharing partnerships with governmental and nongovernmental entities that will assist in transferring exploration and undersea research technology and technical expertise to the programs. (b) Budget Coordination.— The task force shall coordinate the development of agency budgets and identify the items in their annual budget that support the activities identified in the strategy developed under subsection (a).
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, referred to in subsec. (c), probably means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 117–263, which was approved . 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, , 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), , 136 Stat. 3972.
Credits
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12004, as added Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title CIII, § 10305(e)(1), , 136 Stat. 3973.)