Sec. 1403. Ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes climate impacts and action report
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Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years 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 ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes 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 the impacts of climate change on ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems of the United States including— changes and the rate of change of carbonate chemistry and other related chemical changes in acidity; average sea surface temperatures; average sea floor temperatures; average sea level rise; number, size, extent, and duration of marine heat waves occurring; number, duration, size, location, and the attributable cause of harmful algal blooms; number, duration, size, and location of hypoxic zones; number, location, geographical extent, and severity of coral bleaching events with attention to the proximity of coral bleaching to dredging activity; estimates of coral and sponge cover loss; number, location, and severity of hurricanes impacting the United States; number, location, severity, and duration of coastal flooding events; changes in coastal land cover and other ecosystem changes as a result of climate related stressors such as inundation, erosion, storms, flooding, drought, and sea level rise; and changes in marine and Great Lakes species abundance and distribution.