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National Oceans and Coastal Security Act

Introduced: September 10, 2015 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 10, 2015
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National Oceans and Coastal Security Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to establish the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund as a tax exempt fund for supporting programs and activities to protect, conserve, and restore ocean and coastal resources and coastal infrastructure.

Donations from a foreign government may not be deposited into the fund.

Commerce must prioritize projects that have non-federal partners sharing the project costs.

According to a specified allocation formula, the Foundation must award a minimum percentage of funds as grants to eligible coastal states while awarding a lesser percentage of funds to entities including states, Indian tribes, regional bodies, associations, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions.

The bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the President to ensure that a certain percent of offshore energy revenues are deposited into the fund.

What's happening now September 10, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2025: National Oceans and Coastal Security Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2025/
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"S. 2025: National Oceans and Coastal Security Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2025/.
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S. 2025, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2025/.
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