Sec. 10. Reports and research plans
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Section 12404(c) of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3703(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the enactment of the Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act , and every 5 years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that— is named The Ocean Chemistry Coastal Community Vulnerability Assessment ; identifies gaps in ocean acidification monitoring by public, academic, and private assets in the network of regional coastal observing systems; identifies areas which have gaps in ocean acidification research; identifies United States coastal communities, including fishing communities, low-population rural communities, tribal and subsistence communities, and island communities, that may be impacted by ocean acidification; identifies impacts of changing ocean pH on the communities described in subparagraph (D), including impacts from changes in ocean and coastal marine resources that are not managed by the Federal Government; identifies gaps in understanding of the impacts of ocean acidification on economically or commercially important species, particularly those which support United States commercial, recreational, and tribal fisheries and aquaculture; identifies habitats that are particularly vulnerable to corrosive sea water, including areas experiencing multiple stressors such as hypoxia, sedimentation and harmful algal blooms; identifies areas in which existing Integrated Ocean Observing System assets, including buoys and gliders, that may be leveraged as platforms for the deployment of new sensors; and is written in collaboration with the agencies responsible for carrying out this Act.
Not later than 180 days after the submission of the report required by paragraph (4), the Subcommittee shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that develops a plan to deploy new sensors— based on the report required by paragraph (4); prioritized by— the threat to coastal economies and ecosystems; gaps in data; and research needs; and that leverage existing platforms, where possible. .
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