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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10756
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 6, 2026

Mr. Ezell (for himself and Ms. Bonamici) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To reauthorize Regional Ocean Partnerships, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act.

Sec. 2. Reauthorization of regional ocean partnerships

Section 10202 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (16 U.S.C. 1468) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)(2), by striking the term Coastal state in section and inserting the term coastal state in section;

(2)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (2)(D), by inserting or enforcement after regulatory; and

(B)

in paragraph (3)—

(i)

in subparagraph (A), by striking Mexico and inserting America; and

(ii)

in subparagraph (B), by striking Vermont,;

(3)

in subsection (c)(1), by striking coastal state each place it appears and inserting coastal State;

(4)

in subsection (f)(2)(B), by striking natural and human-induced;

(5)

in subsection (g)—

(A)

in paragraph (1), by inserting and not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act, after this Act,; and

(B)

in paragraph (2), by striking The report and inserting Each report; and

(6)

in subsection (j)—

(A)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C);

(ii)

by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and

(iii)

by adding at the end the following:

(C)

$10,630,812 for fiscal year 2028.

(D)

$10,743,428 for fiscal year 2029.

(E)

$10,858,296 for fiscal year 2030.

(F)

$10,975,462 for fiscal year 2031.;

(B)

in paragraph (3), by striking 2023 through 2027 and inserting 2026 through 2031; and

(C)

by adding at the end the following:

(4) Funding limitation

No amounts made available under this subsection may be used by a Regional Ocean Partnership, including any Regional Coastal Partnership or Regional Great Lakes Partnership, to develop any regulatory proposal, model regulation, or compliance program.