Sec. 801. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research and development
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The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall carry out and support research, development, and demonstration activities to advance unmanned aircraft systems technologies, and capabilities, and to enhance the deployment of, and data collected by, unmanned aircraft systems relevant to the mission of the Administration, incorporate such data into operations, and ensure data are managed, stewarded, and archived appropriately. In carrying out such activities, the Administrator shall coordinate across all relevant offices and programs of the Administration, including the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Ocean Service, National Weather Service, and the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall— test, evaluate, and demonstrate the utility of unmanned aircraft systems technologies for the Administration; support Administration activities and Cooperative Institute referred to in subsection (i)(3) projects, and support and encourage Federal and State agencies, academic institutions, nongovernmental organizations, industry representatives, and others to— accelerate the transition of unmanned aircraft systems capabilities from research to operations and other uses and facilitate new unmanned aircraft systems applications within the Administration; evaluate current observation strategies and identify critical data gaps best suited for advanced unmanned aircraft systems; prioritize activities that collect or acquire routine observations which feed forecasts and models; test, develop, and evaluate safe systems capable of safely operating beyond visual line of sight; collect or acquire measurements of atmospheric and oceanic parameters; and ensure the archiving, stewardship, utility, and preservation of and public accessibility to the observations collected are shared with the Administration; provide and support research experiences and training for undergraduate and graduate students in unmanned aircraft systems research, development, and operations relevant to the mission of the Administration, and other education and training opportunities consistent with the purpose of this section; contribute to and supplement field campaigns at the Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement user facility in order to incorporate unmanned aircraft systems and resulting data into the development of combined observational and modeling elements; and support and conduct leading-edge research and development of innovative unmanned aircraft systems technologies and concepts to advance research areas in subsection (c).
In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall award financial assistance to eligible entities to carry out projects on the use of unmanned aircraft systems to collect environmental data and monitor climate impacts, including— severe weather forecasts and damage assessments; rapid flood mapping; real-time hurricane data, including close-to-surface and low altitude meteorological measurements; enhanced atmospheric monitoring and sampling, including physical and chemical measurements in the atmospheric boundary layer; marine mammal detection and monitoring; near-real time harmful algal bloom measurements for rapid response efforts; coastal restoration and habitation monitoring, including detection and monitoring of marine debris, oil spill, and hazardous materials; mapping, charting, and geodesy applications to support safety of navigation; wildfire observations and data to improve fire weather modeling; other areas related to science and stewardship of the climate, weather, oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes; and any other areas the Administrator determines necessary and appropriate.
In carrying out the research areas in subsection (c), the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize activities that increase the Administration’s operational use of unmanned aircraft systems by extending the range of times, location, and conditions in which observations can be made at lower cost. As part of such activities, the Administrator may— enter into contracts with one or more entities in the commercial data sector to acquire data collected by unmanned aircraft systems; and leverage existing facilities, instruments, and tools, including the Administration’s satellites, fleet of ships, and crewed aircraft.
In carrying out subsection (a), and in coordination with the Small Business Innovation Research program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Administrator of the Administration shall support technology transfer of unmanned aircraft systems research by partnering with Federal agencies and industry. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall coordinate the activities authorized under this section with the activities authorized in section 3 of the Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology Act of 2018 ( 33 U.S.C. 4102 ) and engage with other Federal departments and agencies, research communities, nongovernmental organizations, and industry stakeholders through the interagency working group under section 101.
For the purposes of subsection (a), the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may support relevant activities at one or more Institutes under section 201(a) for the purpose of advancing the field of unmanned aircraft systems. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out this section— $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; $15,750,000 for fiscal year 2025; $16,537,500 for fiscal year 2026; $17,364,375 for fiscal year 2027; and $18,232,593 for fiscal year 2028.
In this title, the term eligible entities means— an institution of higher education; a National Laboratory; a NOAA Cooperative Institute; a State, local, territorial, or Tribal government agency; a nonprofit organization; a private sector entity; or a consortium of 2 or more entities described in subparagraphs
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