PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE March 2018 October 2018 PUBLIC

PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE March 2018 – October 2018

PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM Jason Mallett, Senior Manager, Art Direction/Web Services Abby Ackermann, Communicatio ns Associate Shirley Chu, Policy Intern

AGENDA • Appropriations update • Public Affairs activities and outcomes • Advocacy framework and themes • Public Policy Forum topic

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: DEFENSE • Defense “minibus” • Good bill for those invested in a strong Defense S&T enterprise • Almost $16 billion for basic research (6. 1), applied research (6. 2), and advanced technology development (6. 3) (7% increase)

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: CJS • CR until December 7 • Remaining bills contain controversial issues • Both CJS bills increase funding for NSF and NASA and decrease funding for NOAA

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: NSF

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: NSF HOUSE • $127 M for 3 RCRVs • $48 M for IODP • GEO continue to support new program with NOAA Office of Exploration & Research SENATE • $28. 7 million to 2 nd RCRV; $60. 5 million to 3 rd RCRV • Marine seismic research

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: NOAA

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: NOAA’S NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: NOAA’S NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE HOUSE • $37. 5 M IOOS; gliders • HABS research SENATE • $37 M IOOS; gliders • Restore degraded corals

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: NOAA’S OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: NOAA’S OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH HOUSE • $48 M Ocean Exploration & Research SENATE • $35 M Ocean Exploration & Research • $8 M NOPP

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: NOAA’S NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: NOAA’S NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE HOUSE • Competitive grants: lionfish, highly migratory fish, oyster restoration SENATE • Aquaculture

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: NASA

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: NASA HOUSE SENATE • Joint effort with NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration & Research • Projects that monitor climate change

PUBLIC AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES

PUBLIC AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES • Streamline and target efforts • Developed a framework and themes to focus our advocacy efforts

A VISION FOR THE FUTURE “The oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes are clean, safe, prospering, and sustainably managed. They contribute significantly to the economy, supporting multiple, beneficial uses such as food production, development of energy and mineral resources, recreation and tourism, transportation of goods and people, and the discovery of novel medicines, while preserving a high level of biodiversity and a wide range of critical natural habitats. ”

Ocean Science + Global Security = “Ocean Security” Homeland Security Food/Water/Energy Security Human Health & Safety n atio Edu c ctur astr u Infr ess Acc ions dict Pre Science erva tion s e Economic Security Obs Security National Security

SCIENCE FUNDING • FY 2019 Defense Appropriations Testimony • “…COL respectfully requests the subcommittee oppose the cuts in funding proposed in the president’s FY 2019 budget request and provide the Navy with no less than the science and technology funding levels appropriated in the FY 2018 omnibus spending bill, which were $622 million for basic research (6. 1), $994 million for applied research (6. 2), and $817 million for advanced technology development (6. 3)”

SCIENCE FUNDING • FY 2019 CJS Appropriations Testimony • Ocean science and tech: “…make a $1 B investment in the security of the nation by dramatically strengthening federal investment in ocean science and technology through NSF, NOAA, and NASA. ” • NSF: “…an additional $100 million allocation to support ocean and coastal research as it relates to risk and resilience due to natural hazard understanding and mitigation. . . ” • NOAA: “A total of $400 M is recommended to support a package of time-tested NOAA programs related to natural hazard research impacting the ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes

SCIENCE FUNDING • FY 2018 statement on omnibus spending bill: Omnibus spending bill a win for ocean sciences • RCRVs, NSF-funded vessels with “unique seismic capabilities, ” Service Life Extension Program of AGOR-23 global class ocean research vessels • FY 2019 CJS conference letter • FY 2020 OMB letter

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT • FY 2019 CJS Appropriations Testimony • NOAA’s Environmental Literacy Program: “…fund the Environmental Literacy Program at $8 million in FY 2019. I also request that you fund the Office of Education base account separately to adequately support staff without diminishing the grant program. ”

OCEAN OBSERVATIONS/ACCESS • Buoying Our Nation’s Economy: The Role of Ocean Data in Supporting the Blue Economy • Speakers: • Ms. Joy Baker (Director, Port of Nome, Alaska) • Dr. Ruth Perry (Shell Exploration and Production Company) • Ms. Leigh Habegger (Seafood Harvesters of America) • Mr. Zack Klyver (Bar Harbor Whale Watch)

OCEAN OBSERVATIONS/ACCESS • Legislation • Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats (COAST) Research Act (H. R. 6267) • 18 cosponsors (5 Republicans, 13 Democrats)

PARTNERSHIPS • Public Policy Forum 2018: Power of Partnerships: Advancing Ocean Science and Tech • Influenced NOPP in executive order on ocean policy • Increasing attention/awareness of NOPP in Congress

AQUACULTURE • Support for bipartisan Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act • S. 3138 (Senators Wicker and Rubio) • H. R. 6966 (Representatives Palazzo and Peterson)

MARINE DEBRIS • The Ocean Plastic Pollution Problem: Solvable With Science, Innovation, and Education • Speakers: • Dr. Jay Brandes (Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia) • Mr. Scott De. Fife (Plastics Industry Association) • Mr. John Racanelli (National Aquarium)

WORK ACROSS MULTIPLE THEMES • Statement on new executive order regarding the ocean policy • Comments on Science and Technology for America’s Oceans: A Decadal Vision • Getting CENOTE Act moving in the House

OTHER: CONGRESS & ADMINISTRATION • Letter in support of nomination of Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier to be director of White House Office of Science and Technology Policy • Continue occasional engagement with Barry Myers • Congressional reception: Science of Food Security

OTHER: JON ACTIVITIES • Witness, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation • Panelist, Ocean Policy Roundtable: What’s Marine Transportation Got To Do With It? • Keynote, Coastal Resiliency Symposium (hosted by Rep. Jim Langevin and University of Rhode Island) • Speaker, Monterey Bay Defense

OTHER: INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT • Convened federal agency senior ocean leaders for an offthe-record discussion around international ocean science community collaboration • Jon on panel hosted by EU: Transatlantic Research Cooperation to Treasure and Protect the Atlantic Ocean

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ADVOCACY FRAMEWORK AND THEMES

A VISION FOR THE FUTURE “The oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes are clean, safe, prospering, and sustainably managed. They contribute significantly to the economy, supporting multiple, beneficial uses such as food production, development of energy and mineral resources, recreation and tourism, transportation of goods and people, and the discovery of novel medicines, while preserving a high level of biodiversity and a wide range of critical natural habitats. ”

Ocean Science + Global Security = “Ocean Security” Homeland Security Food/Water/Energy Security Human Health & Safety n atio Edu c ctur astr u Infr ess Acc ions dict Pre Science erva tion s e Economic Security Obs Security National Security

Level of ocean security National Security Homeland Security Economic Security Food/Water Securit Aquaculture Human Health Energy Marine Debris Security f (Federal Science Funding + Partnerships + Workforce Development + Ocean Observations/Access) t

LOOKING FORWARD • Email updates • More comprehensive funding emails • Quarterly member calls • Monthly government relations calls • Different member Hill visits going forward

PUBLIC POLICY FORUM

2019 PUBLIC POLICY FORUM • Where are we 15 years after the report from the U. S. Commission on Ocean Policy? How do we move forward? • Part 1: Dive into report – how well have we done? • Part II: Where are we now? – funding and impact • Part III: Where are we going, and how do we get there?

EXTRA SLIDES

APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE: DEFENSE