; and (B) submit to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the assessment. (2) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. (c) Assessment To determine the potential for offshore carbon storage (1) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall conduct a comprehensive assessment of the potential for offshore carbon storage, including an assessment of— (A) the potential for offshore carbon storage— (i) in deep offshore sub-seabed locations, such as in geological formations; (ii) at the seabed, such as through biomass sinking; and (iii) within the oceans, such as liquid carbon dioxide storage