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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · S. 140 (EAS) — 115 S140 EAS: Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 · Sec. 1002

Sec. 1002. System for tracking and reporting all-inclusive cost of hydrographic surveys

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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall— develop and implement a system to track and report the full cost to the Department of Commerce of hydrographic data collection, including costs relating to vessel acquisition, vessel repair, and administration of contracts to procure data; evaluate measures for comparing cost per unit effort in addition to measures of cost per nautical square mile; and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on which additional measures for comparing cost per unit effort the Secretary intends to use and the rationale for such use.
Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the activities required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop a strategy for how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will increase contracting with nongovernmental entities for hydrographic data collection in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act ( Public Law 111–11 ; 33 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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