; (2) in paragraph (1), by striking description of activities of the program carried out during the fiscal year before the fiscal year in which the report is prepared, together with a ; (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) A description of activities of the program carried out during the fiscal year before the fiscal year in which the report is prepared, including the following— (A) an analysis of the extent to which those activities advanced the purpose of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program as described in section 8931(b) of this title; (B) a report on the total budget requirement of each project carried out as part of the project; and (C) a report on the sources of funding of each completed project. ; and (4) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking expected and inserting planned ; (B) by striking year. and inserting year, including— ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (A) a statement of objectives for each such project and a description of how such projects will advance the purpose of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program as described in section 8931(b) of this title; (B) an estimated budget for planned projects; and (C) a description of any funds committed to support such projects, either by Federal partners or through private grants or contracts. . (d) Partnership program office Subsection (f) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new sentence: To be considered qualified to compete to be selected as an operator, an entity shall demonstrate strong ties to relevant oceanographic industries, academia and other research institutions, and Federal agencies, and have experience managing interagency programs and oceanographic programs with participation from public and private entities. ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively