33 U.S.C. § 883b : US Code - Section 883B: Dissemination of data; further activities

Search 33 U.S.C. § 883b : US Code - Section 883B: Dissemination of data; further activities

In order that full public benefit may be derived from the
operations of the National Ocean Survey by the dissemination of
data resulting from the activities herein authorized and of related
data from other sources, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to
conduct the following activities:
(1) Analysis and prediction of tide and current data;
(2) Processing and publication of data, information,
compilations, and reports;
(3) Compilation and printing of nautical charts;
(4) Distribution of nautical charts and related navigational
publications.