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To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.
To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Prohibits the National Science Foundation from using Federal funds to decommission or descope Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments located off Oregon, Washington, Alaska, North Carolina, and in the Irminger Sea.
- Requires the National Science Foundation to conduct a thorough review of the Ocean Observatories Initiative with robust stakeholder engagement from scientific and coastal communities before any decommissioning or descoping can occur.
- Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to maintain the Ocean Observatories Initiative with full and consistent operations until the review is completed.
- Requires continued monitoring in all states that have Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments until the full review is finished.
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Sponsor (1)
11 cosponsors
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU)
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX)
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
Actions (2)
- Jul 13, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · house
- Jul 13, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 13, 2026
Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mr. Moylan, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Ross, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Levin, Mr. Amo, Ms. Garcia of Texas, and Ms. Pingree) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
A BILL
To prohibit the National Science Foundation from obligating or expending Federal funds to descope or decommission the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments, 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. PROHIBITION ON NSF FUNDING TO DESCOPE OR DECOMMISSION THE OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE INSTRUMENTS; MAINTENANCE OF OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Science Foundation may not obligate or expend any Federal funds to decommission or descope the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments anchored off the States of Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and North Carolina, and in the Irminger Sea, until the National Science Foundation conducts a thorough review of the Initiative, and the national assets that it provides, with robust stakeholder engagement from the scientific and coastal communities.
(b) Maintenance of Operations.—The Director of the National Science Foundation shall maintain the Ocean Observatories Initiative with full and consistent operations, including monitoring in all States that had instruments decommissioned, until the full review described in subsection (a) has been completed. <all>
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