Public Law 115-394 · S. 2511 · Became law

CENOTE Act of 2018

Official title: “To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to carry out a program on coordinating the assessment and acquisition by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of unmanned maritime systems, to make available to the public data collected by the Administration using such systems, and for other purposes.”

House: voice vote · Senate: without objection
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The Senate passed it without objection on December 17, 2018. No individual votes are recorded.

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