; and (B) by inserting , the regional coastal observing system, after Interagency Ocean Observing Committee . (b) Policy oversight, administration, and regional coordination Section 12304(c) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3603(c) ) is amended by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), and inserting the following: (2) Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (A) Establishment The Council shall establish or designate a committee which shall be known as the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee. (B) Duties The Interagency Ocean Observation Committee shall— (i) prepare annual and long-term plans for consideration and approval by the Council for the integrated design, operation, maintenance, enhancement, and expansion of the System to meet the objectives of this chapter and the System Plan; (ii) develop and transmit to Congress, along with the budget submitted by the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, an annual coordinated, comprehensive budget— (I) to operate all elements of the System identified in subsection (b); and (II) to ensure continuity of data streams from Federal and non-Federal assets; (iii) establish requirements for observation data variables to be gathered by both Federal and non-Federal assets and identify, in consultation with regional information coordination entities, priorities for System observations; (iv) establish and define protocols and standards for System data processing, management, collection, configuration standards, formats, and communication for new and existing assets throughout the Integrated Ocean Observing System network; (v) develop contract requirements for each Regional Coastal Observing System— (I) to establish eligibility for integration into the System; (II) to ensure compliance with all applicable standards and protocols established by the Council; and (III) to ensure that regional observations are integrated into the System on a sustained basis