Sec. 402. Study examining the impact of ultraviolet filters on coral reef ecosystems
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The Secretary shall, not more than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report examining the impact of ultraviolet filters on coral reef ecosystems, including— an assessment of the impacts of common ultraviolet filters on coral reef ecosystems including regional, longitudinal, and long-term chronic impacts; an assessment of the bioconcentration and bioaccumulation potential of ultraviolet filters in coral reef ecosystems; an assessment of the interaction effects of ultraviolet filters between predicted temperature and ocean acidification conditions; considerations of the ecological, conservation, economic, and social factors involved in a ban of specific ultraviolet filters; and recommendations for ultraviolet filters that are safe and ultraviolet filters that pose a threat to healthy coral reef ecosystems.
Not more than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit the final report of the National Academy containing the results of the study carried out under subsection
(a)to the appropriate committees. Not more than 30 days after the completion of the report produced pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall make such report available on a public website.