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H. Rept. 119-358 1 (2025-10-31)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxahuq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-358 DIGITAL COAST REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025 OCTOBER 31, 2025.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 4256] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 4256) to reauthorize the Digital Coast Act, having consid- ered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 4256 is to reauthorize the Digital Coast Act. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION In 2007, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched its Digital Coast Program in response to coastal managers' growing need for better access to data, tools, and train- ing to address increasing coastal challenges.' Led by NOAA's Office for Coastal Management, Digital Coast is a centralized online plat- form that offers tools, training, and other resources that are tai- lored to help coastal communities make informed, data-driven deci- sions.2 The platform includes a wide array of features-such as high-quality coastal datasets, interactive tools, and online training courses-to help communities reduce flood risk and effectively manage coastal communities and ecosystems across the U.S.3 In December 2020, President Trump signed into law the Digital Coast I About Digital Coast, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Coastal Management, July 22, 2025, https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/about/#:-:text=The%20Digital%20 Coast%20(authorized%20by,make%20these%20data%20truly%20useful. 2What is Digital Coast? National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, June 16, 2024, https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/digital-coast.html. 3Id. 69-006