Sec. 2. Table of contents

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The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. Definitions. Title I—Blue Carbon Sec. 101. Blue Carbon Program. Sec. 102. National map of coastal and marine blue carbon ecosystems. Sec. 103. Report on blue carbon in the United States. Sec. 104. Blue Carbon Partnership Grant Program. Sec. 105. Integrated pilot programs to protect and restore degraded blue carbon ecosystems. Sec. 106. Interagency working group. Sec. 107. Blue carbon areas of significance.

Sec. 108. Authorization of Smithsonian Institution blue carbon activities. Sec. 109. Federal coastal and marine blue carbon restoration and protections; funding. Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 111. Rule of construction. Sec. 112. Definitions. Title II—Offshore Energy Subtitle A—Oil and Gas Leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf Sec. 201. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing and other activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. Sec. 202. Best available technology.

Subtitle B—Offshore Renewable Energy Sec. 211. Findings; Sense of Congress on the importance of offshore wind energy. Sec. 212. Outer Continental Shelf offshore wind targets. Sec. 213. Removing roadblocks for data sharing. Sec. 214. Increasing funding for scientific research. Sec. 215. Extending collaboration with industry. Sec. 216. Developing strategies to protect wildlife. Sec. 217. Offshore wind for the Territories. Sec. 218. Increasing funding for coastal conservation and resilience.

Sec. 219. Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities. Title III—Climate-Ready Fisheries, Efficient Fishery Vessels, and Buy American Seafood Sec. 301. Sense of Congress. Sec. 302. Caught in the USA. Sec. 303. Eliminate fish subsidies in trade agreements. Sec. 304. Fuel efficient fishing vessels. Sec. 305. Climate and fisheries research and management program. Sec. 306. Climate-ready fisheries innovation program. Sec. 307. Report on shifting stocks and ways to adapt fisheries for the impacts of climate change.

Sec. 308. Essential fish habitat consultation. Sec. 309. Ocean Aquaculture Research and Policy Program. Title IV—Coastal Barrier Resource Act Amendments Sec. 401. Undeveloped coastal barrier. Sec. 402. Coastal hazard pilot project. Sec. 403. Report on expanding Coastal Barrier Resources Act to the Pacific Coast, including Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States. Sec. 404. Require disclosure to prospective buyers that property is in the Coastal Barrier Resources System.

Sec. 405. Improve Federal agency compliance with Coastal Barrier Resources Act. Sec. 406. Excess Federal property. Sec. 407. Emergency exceptions to limitations on expenditures. Sec. 408. Authorization of appropriations. Title V—Coastal Zone Management Act Amendments Sec. 501. Grants to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives. Sec. 502. Eligibility of District of Columbia for Federal funding. Sec. 503. Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program. Sec. 504.

Coastal Zone Management Fund. Sec. 505. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 506. Amendments to National Estuarine Research Reserve System Program. Sec. 507. Working Waterfronts Grant Program. Title VI—Insular Affairs Sec. 601. Definitions. Sec. 602. Insular Area Climate Change Interagency Task Force. Sec. 603. Runit Dome report and monitoring activities. Sec. 604. Coastal management technical assistance and report. Sec. 605. Climate Change Insular Research Grant Program. Sec. 606.

National Weather Service technical assistance grants. Sec. 607. Coral reef prize competitions. Sec. 608. Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act. Sec. 609. Office of Insular Affairs Technical Assistance Program. Sec. 610. Non-Federal cost-share waiver. Sec. 611. Disaster relief non-Federal cost-share waiver. Title VII—Strengthening Marine Mammal Conservation Sec. 701. Conservation of marine mammals adversely affected by climate change. Sec. 702. Vessel restrictions in marine mammal habitat.

Sec. 703. Monitoring ocean noise for marine mammal protection. Sec. 704. Grants for seaports to establish programs to reduce the impacts of vessel traffic and port operations on marine mammals. Sec. 705. Near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large whales. Sec. 706. Grants to support technology that reduces underwater noise from vessels. Sec. 707. Naval technology transfer for quieting Federal noncombatant vessels. Title VIII—International Agreements, Efforts in the Arctic, and Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Resilience Program Subtitle A—International Agreements Sec. 801.

Law of the Sea Convention. Sec. 802. United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14. Sec. 803. Marine protected areas in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Subtitle B—Efforts in the Arctic Sec. 811. Plan for the United States to cut black carbon emissions to 33 percent below 2013 levels by 2025. Subtitle C—Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Resilience Program Sec. 821. Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Resilience Program. Title IX—Coastal Resiliency and Adaptation Sec. 901. Living Shoreline Grant Program.

Sec. 902. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Research Programs. Sec. 903. Improvements to the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act. Sec. 904. Shovel-ready restoration grants for coastlines and fisheries. Sec. 905. Strategic Climate Change Relocation Initiative and Program. Sec. 906. National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Resilience Research and Education. Sec. 907. Initiate designation process for successful sanctuary nominations and technical corrections to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

Sec. 908. Grants to further resilience and climate research with indigenous and Tribal communities. Sec. 909. Grants for conserving, recovering, and maintaining kelp forest ecosystems. Title X—Ocean Health: Ocean Acidification and Harmful Algal Blooms Subtitle A—Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act Sec. 1001. Coastal community vulnerability assessment. Subtitle B—Ocean Acidification Act Sec. 1011. Prize competitions. Subtitle C—Harmful Algal Bloom Essential Forecasting Sec. 1021.

Centers of Excellence in Harmful Algal Bloom Research, Prevention, Response, and Mitigation. Title XI—Ocean Data and Collaborative Efforts Subtitle A—Regional ocean partnerships Sec. 1101. Purposes. Sec. 1102. Regional ocean partnerships. Subtitle B—National coastal resilience data and services Sec. 1111. Authorization of NOAA activities. Sec. 1112. Interagency coordination. Subtitle C—Centralized website for resiliency grants Sec. 1121. Centralized website for resiliency grants.

Subtitle D—Automatic identification systems Sec. 1131. Automatic identification systems. Subtitle E—Authorization of appropriations Sec. 1141. Authorization of appropriations. Title XII—Measures To Address Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Shipping Vessels Sec. 1201. Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. Sec. 1202. Quiet Seas and Clear Skies Vessel Speed Reduction Award Program. Title XIII—Virgin Plastic Excise Tax Sec. 1301. Virgin plastic excise tax. Sec. 1302. Establishment of the Virgin Plastic Trust Fund.

Title XIV—Studies and Reports Sec. 1401. Deep sea mining. Sec. 1402. National Academies assessment of oceanic blue carbon. Sec. 1403. Report on the ecological and economic effects of high seas fishing in the ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction. Sec. 1404. National Academies assessment of public access to the coasts. Sec. 1405. Study examining the impact of acidification and other environmental stressors on estuaries environments. Sec. 1406. Study examining the causes and impacts of black carbon.

Sec. 1407. Marine areas inventory. Sec. 1408. Marine biodiversity census. Sec. 1409. Marine biodiversity gap analysis.