H.R. 9647

119 HR 9647 IH: 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.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-13
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9647  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.
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.