42 U.S.C. § 19062 — Accelerating unmanned maritime systems technologies

submitted 4 years ago by Pub. L. 117-167 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 136 words · no verdicts yet

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To boost marine science and maritime safety, the Director must fund research on unmanned maritime systems. This work happens with input from Commerce and the Coast Guard. The Director must also coordinate with the Coast Guard, Defense Department, NOAA, and other agencies.

(a) In general. To support advances in marine science, maritime domain awareness, and national security, the Director, working with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, must make competitive awards to colleges or nonprofits, including groups of them, to fund research that speeds up innovation in unmanned maritime systems, so the nation gets better awareness of what is happening in its maritime domain. (b) Coordination. In carrying this out, the Director must coordinate with the Coast Guard, the Department of Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other federal agencies, including those set up under the Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology Act of 2018.

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(a) In general

In order to support advances in marine science, maritime domain awareness, and national security the Director, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall issue awards, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to support research that will accelerate innovation to advance unmanned maritime systems for the purpose of providing greater maritime domain awareness to the Nation.

(b) Coordination

In implementing this section, the Director shall coordinate with the Coast Guard, the Department of Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other Federal agencies, including those established under the Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–394) [33 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.].

Source credit: (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10353, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1561.)

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2022Enacted · Pub. L. 117-167 · 136 Stat. 1561

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