Sec. 4. Interagency coordination, reporting, and oversight
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In carrying out this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall coordinate with— other Federal agencies that share mission objectives with the Integrated Blue Economy and Blue Energy Technologies Program, including the Maritime Administration of the Department of Transportation, the National Science Foundation, the Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and State and Tribal government agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit research institutions, and National Laboratories.
The Secretary of Energy shall include in the Department of Energy’s annual budget materials submitted to the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a report on— with respect to the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which such budget materials are submitted, the amount of funds obligated and expended for research and development of blue energy technologies across all line offices and programs of the Department of Energy; and the projected expenditures necessary to fill any gaps in funding for research and development of blue energy technologies across all line offices and programs of the Department of Energy.