123STA T . 1 4 3 0PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .30 , 200 9(3)AVAIL A B ILI TYOFD ATA .—The he adof ea c h F ede r a l a g e n c yt hat ha s ad mi nistrati v e ju risdiction over a Federal asset shall ma k e availa b le data that are p roduced by that asset and that are not other w ise restricted for integration , manage - ment, and dissemination by the S ystem. ( 4 ) N O N -F E DE R ALA S SETS.—Non-Federal assets shall be coordinated, as appropriate, by the I nteragency O cean Observing C ommittee or by regional information coordination entities. (c) P OLI C Y OVERSI GH T, AD M INISTRATION, AND R EGIONAL COORDINATION.— ( 1 )CO U NCIL FUNCTIONS.—The Council shall serve as the policy and coordination oversight body for all aspects of the System. In carrying out its responsibilities under this subtitle, the Council shall— (A) approve and adopt comprehensive System budgets developed and maintained by the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee to support System operations, including operations of both Federal and non-Federal assets
( B ) ensure coordination of the System with other domestic and international earth observing activities including the G lobal Ocean Observing System and the Global E arth Observing System of Systems, and provide, as appropriate, support for and representation on U nited States delegations to international meetings on coastal and ocean observing programs; and (C) encourage coordinated intramural and e x tramural research and technology development, and a process to transition developing technology and methods into oper- ations of the System. ( 2 ) INTERAGENCY OCEAN OBSERVATION COMMITTEE.—The Council shall establish or designate an Interagency Ocean Observation Committee which shall— (A) prepare annual and long-term plans for consider- ation and approval by the Council for the integrated design, operation, maintenance, enhancement and expansion of the System to meet the objectives of this subtitle and the System Plan; (B) develop and transmit to Congress at the time of submission of the President ’ s annual budget re q uest an annual coordinated, comprehensive budget to operate all elements of the System identified in subsection (b), and to ensure continuity of data streams from Federal and non-Federal assets; (C) establish required observation data variables to be gathered by both Federal and non-Federal assets and identify, in consultation with regional information coordina- tion entities, priorities for System observations; ( D ) establish protocols and standards for System data processing, management, and communication; (E) develop contract certification standards and compli- ance procedures for all non-Federal assets, including regional information coordination entities, to establish eligi- bility for integration into the System and to ensure compli- ance with all applicable standards and protocols established Stand a r d s.P r oce d u res. B ud g et. P l ans. E sta b l i s hm ent.
