Ocean monitoring tools would stay active for now
This bill would stop the National Science Foundation from turning off or reducing the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) instruments. These instruments gather important ocean data off the coasts of Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and North Carolina, and in the Irminger Sea. The OOI would continue running until a full review is done with input from scientists and coastal communities.
Today, the National Science Foundation can decide to shut down or reduce the Ocean Observatories Initiative instruments without a required public review. If this bill becomes law, the National Science Foundation would be blocked from using federal money for this purpose. This block would remain until a thorough review is completed. It would also have to keep the instruments fully running and include input from scientists and coastal communities in that review.
S 4822 · 119th Congress · June 17, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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