Sec. 1503. Ocean climate impacts and action report
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in coordination with all other relevant agencies, shall submit to Congress a report on the impacts of climate change on the ocean and on coastal ecosystems and the steps the United States is taking to minimize such impacts. Such report shall include consolidated data from all line offices in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and from other relevant Federal agencies and sources. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include baseline information as well as trends, in a format that can be compared from year to year, on ocean and coastal impacts including— changes and the rate of change of pH levels and acidity in the coastal and ocean waters of the United States; average sea surface temperatures in the United States exclusive economic zone; average sea floor temperatures in the United States exclusive economic zone; average sea level rise; number and duration of marine heat waves occurring in the United States exclusive economic zone; number, duration, location, and the attributable cause of harmful algal blooms occurring in the coastal and ocean waters of the United States; number, duration, size and location of hypoxic zones occurring in the coastal and ocean waters of the United States; number and location of coral bleaching events in the United States exclusive economic zone; estimates of coral cover loss in the United States exclusive economic zone; number, location, and severity of hurricanes impacting the United States; number, location, and duration of coastal flooding events; changes in coastal land cover and other ecosystem changes as a result of inundation, erosion, storms, and sea level rise; and changes in marine species abundance and distribution as a result of ocean warming, acidification, and other impacts of climate change.