Sec. 71001. Deep sea mining
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the environmental impacts of deep seabed mining, including— characterization of deep seabed ecosystems; assessment of potential impacts to deep seabed habitat and species from exploratory or extractive activities; assessment of the potential impacts of sediment plumes from disturbance of the deep seabed on the pelagic food chain; and approximate quantification of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with deep seabed mining, including emissions possibly from the release of greenhouse gases sequestered in the seabed.