33 U.S.C. § 3404 | Education, workforce training, and outreach

(a)

In general

The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall—

(1)

section 3402 of this title conduct education and outreach efforts in order to broadly disseminate information to the public on the discoveries made by the program under ;

(2)

to the extent possible, coordinate the efforts described in paragraph (1) with the outreach strategies of other domestic or international ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiatives; and

(3)

section 1067q(a) of title 20 establish a fellowship program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide year-long fellowships to undergraduate students from institutions described in .

(b)

Education and outreach efforts

Efforts described in subsection (a)(1) may include—

(1)

education of the general public, teachers, students, and ocean and coastal resource managers; and

(2)

section 1067q(a) of title 20 workforce training, reskilling, and opportunities to encourage development of ocean-related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics technical training programs involving secondary schools, community colleges, and universities, including institutions described in .

(c)

Outreach strategy

1 See References in Text note below.

section 3402 of this titleNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall develop an outreach strategy to broadly disseminate information on the discoveries made by the program under .

Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12004 Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title CIII, § 10305(e)(1)Dec. 23, 2022136 Stat. 3973(, as added , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 117–263Dec. 23, 2022Pub. L. 117–263 Pub. L. 117–263The date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act, referred to in subsec. (c), probably means the date of enactment of , which was approved . Prior versions of the bill that was enacted into law as title CIII of div. J of included such Short Title, but it was not enacted as part of .

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 111–11, title XIIMar. 30, 2009123 Stat. 1418 Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title CIII, § 10305(d)Dec. 23, 2022136 Stat. 3972A prior section 3404, , , , related to an ocean exploration and undersea research technology and infrastructure task force, prior to repeal by , , .