§ 3404. Education, workforce training, and outreach
Education, workforce training, and outreach
In general
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall—
conduct education and outreach efforts in order to broadly disseminate information to the public on the discoveries made by the program under section 3402 of this title;
to the extent possible, coordinate the efforts described in paragraph (1) with the outreach strategies of other domestic or international ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization initiatives; and
establish a fellowship program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide year-long fellowships to undergraduate students from institutions described in section 1067q(a) of title 20.
Education and outreach efforts
Efforts described in subsection (a)(1) may include—
education of the general public, teachers, students, and ocean and coastal resource managers; and
workforce training, reskilling, and opportunities to encourage development of ocean-related science, technology, engineering, and mathematics technical training programs involving secondary schools, community colleges, and universities, including institutions described in section 1067q(a) of title 20.
Outreach strategy
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Ocean Exploration Act,11 See References in Text note below. See References in Text note below. the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall develop an outreach strategy to broadly disseminate information on the discoveries made by the program under section 3402 of this title.