Summary

Creates a new ocean research program inside NOAA to collect and share high-quality global ocean data, improve climate and weather forecasting, accelerate observing technologies (including autonomous systems and One-Argo leadership), support research and public–private testing, and expand use of artificial intelligence and cloud tools where practical. The NOAA Administrator must set priorities and metrics within one year, conduct annual reviews, and may award competitive grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to eligible entities.

• Creates a NOAA global ocean monitoring and observing research program to advance ocean, climate, and weather science.
• Prioritizes sustained in-situ observing systems and leads the One-Argo effort.
• Supports research, public–private testing, and competitive awards (grants, contracts, cooperative agreements).
• Requires a prioritized monitoring framework with metrics and an annual review within one year.
• Emphasizes FAIR+RU data practices and wider data accessibility and interoperability.
• Directs expansion of autonomous observing systems and acceleration of technologies to improve hurricane and atmospheric river forecasts.
• Encourages use of AI, machine learning, neural networks, natural language processing, and cloud technologies where practical.
• Directs coordination with federal, state, academic, NGO, private, and international partners and the Global Ocean Observing System.
• Calls for procurement best practices to foster competition and avoid sole-source arrangements.
• Does not itself appropriate funds; implementation depends on NOAA resources and future appropriations.