,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbf,ms4  
,bonamici 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 ,ms4 
,l(gr51 ,ms4 ,dean ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 
,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4     
,pallone1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,amo1 ,ms4   
,g>cia ( ,texas1 & ,ms4 ,p+ree7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !   
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation f obligat+ 
or exp5d+ ,f$]al funds to descope or    
decommission ! ,ocean ,obs]vatories     
,initiative in/rum5ts1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,prohibition on ,,nsf fund+ to    
descope or decommission ! ,ocean        
,obs]vatories ,initiative in/rum5ts2    
ma9t5ance ( op]ations  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation may n      
obligate or exp5d any ,f$]al funds to   
decommission or descope ! ,ocean        
,obs]vatories ,initiative in/rum5ts     
an*or$ (f ! ,/ates ( ,oregon1 ,wa%+ton1 

,alaska1 & ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 & 9 ! ,irm+]  
,sea1 until ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation conducts a ?or\gh review ( ! 
,initiative1 & ! national assets t x    
provides1 ) robu/ /akehold] engagem5t f 
! sci5tific & coa/al communities4  7b7  
,ma9t5ance ( op]ations ,! ,director ( ! 
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation %all ma9ta9
 ! ,ocean ,obs]vatories ,initiative )   
full & consi/5t op]ations1 includ+      
monitor+ 9 all ,/ates t _h in/rum5ts    
decommission$1 until ! full review      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 has be5       
complet$4