§ 8931. National Oceanographic Partnership Program

• (a) The Secretary of the Navy shall establish a program to be known as the “National Oceanographic Partnership Program”.
• (b) The purposes of the program are as follows:
  • (1) To promote the national goals of assuring national security, advancing economic development, protecting quality of life, and strengthening science education and communication through improved knowledge of the ocean.
  • (2) To coordinate and strengthen oceanographic efforts in support of those goals by—
    • (A) identifying and carrying out partnerships among Federal agencies, academia, industry, and other members of the oceanographic scientific community in the areas of data, resources, education, and communication; and
    • (B) reporting annually to Congress on the program.