Sec. 4. Interagency working group
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Section 12404 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3703 ) is amended— in the heading, by striking and inserting subcommittee ; working group in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1), by striking Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council shall coordinate Federal activities on ocean acidification and and insert Subcommittee shall ; in paragraph (2), by striking Wildlife Service, and inserting Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of State, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Navy, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Smithsonian Institution, ; and in paragraph (3), in the heading, by striking and inserting Chairman ;
Chair in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by inserting , including the efforts of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to facilitate such implementation after of the plan ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting and coastal acidification after ocean acidification ; and in subparagraph (B), by inserting and coastal acidification after ocean acidification ; in paragraph (4), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (5)— by striking developed and inserting and coastal acidification developed ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting and coastal acidification; and ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ensure that each of the Federal agencies represented on the interagency working group— participates in the Ocean Acidification Information Exchange established under paragraph (5); and delivers data and information to support the data archive system established under section 12406(d). ; in subsection (c), in paragraph (2)— by inserting , and to the Office of Management and Budget, after House of Representatives ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking the interagency research and inserting interagency strategic research ; by redesignating subsection
(c)as subsection (d); and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: The Chair of the Subcommittee shall establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board. The Advisory Board shall— not later than 180 days before the Subcommittee submits the most recent report under subsection (d)(2)— review such report; submit an analysis of such report to the Subcommittee for consideration in the final report submitted under subsection (d)(2); and concurrently with the Subcommittee’s final submission of the report under subsection (d)(2), the Advisory Board shall submit a copy of the analysis provided to the Subcommittee to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; not later than 180 days before the Subcommittee submits the most recent strategic research plan under subsection (d)(3) to Congress— review such plan; submit an analysis of such plan and the implementation thereof to the Subcommittee for consideration in the final strategic research plan submitted under subsection (d)(3); and concurrently with the Subcommittee’s final submission of the strategic research plan under subsection (d)(3), the Advisory Board shall submit a copy of the analysis provided to the Subcommittee to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; provide ongoing advice to the Subcommittee and the interagency working group on matters related to Federal activities on ocean acidification and coastal acidification; advise the Subcommittee and the interagency working group on— efforts to coordinate research and monitoring activities related to ocean acidification and coastal acidification; and the best practices for the standards developed for data archiving under section 12406(e); publish in the Federal Register a charter; provide the Library of Congress with— the charter described in subparagraph (E); any schedules and minutes for meetings of the Advisory Board; any documents that are approved by the Advisory Board; and any reports and analysis prepared by the Advisory Board; and establish a publicly accessible web page on the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, that contains the information described in clauses
(i)through
(iv)of subparagraph (F). The Advisory Board shall consist of 24 members as follows: Two representatives of the shellfish and crab industry. One representative of the finfish industry. One representative of seafood processors. Three representatives from academia, including both natural and social sciences. One representative of recreational fishing. One representative of relevant nongovernmental organizations. Six representatives from relevant State, local, and Tribal governments. One representative from the Alaska Ocean Acidification Network. One representative from the California Current Acidification Network. One representative from the Northeast Coastal Acidification Network. One representative from the Southeast Coastal Acidification Network. One representative from the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Acidification Network. One representative from the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Acidification Network. One representative from the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System or similar entity representing the island territories and possessions of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, and the State of Hawaii. One representative from the Caribbean Regional Association for Coastal Ocean Observing or a similar entity representing Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. One representative from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall serve as an ex-officio member of the Advisory Board without a vote. The Chair of the Subcommittee shall— appoint members to the Advisory Board (taking into account the geographical interests of each individual to be appointed as a member of the Advisory Board to ensure that an appropriate balance of geographical interests are represented by the members of the Advisory Board) who— represent the interest group for which each seat is designated; demonstrate expertise on ocean acidification or coastal acidification and its scientific, economic, industry, cultural, and community impacts; and have a record of distinguished service with respect to ocean acidification or coastal acidification, and such impacts; give consideration to nominations and recommendations from the members of the interagency working group and the public for such appointments; and ensure that an appropriate balance of scientific, industry, and geographical interests are represented by the members of the Advisory Board. Each member of the Advisory Board— shall be appointed for a 5-year term; and may be appointed to more than one term. The Chair of the Subcommittee shall appoint one member of the Advisory Board to serve as the Chair of the Advisory Board. Not less than once each calendar year, the Advisory Board shall meet at such times and places as may be designated by the Chair of the Advisory Board, in consultation with the Chair of the Subcommittee and the Chair of the interagency working group. The Chair of the Advisory Board shall brief the Subcommittee and the interagency working group on the progress of the Advisory Board as necessary. Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the Advisory Board. .
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