Sec. 10645. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN
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## SEC. 10645 STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN Section 12405 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3704) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by striking “acidification” each place it appears and inserting “acidification and coastal acidification”; #####
(B)in the first sentence— ######
(i)by inserting “, and not later than every 5 years following the publication of each subsequent strategic research plan until 2035” after “the date of enactment of this Act”; ######
(ii)by inserting “address the socioeconomic impacts of ocean acidification and coastal acidification and to” after “mitigation strategies to”; and ######
(iii)by striking “marine ecosystems” each place it appears and inserting “ecosystems”; and #####
(C)in the second sentence, by striking “National Academy of Sciences in the review of the plan required under subsection (d)”, and inserting “Advisory Board established in section 12404(c)”; ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by inserting “and social sciences” after “among the ocean sciences”; #####
(B)in paragraph (2)— ######
(i)in subparagraph (B)— ######
(I)by striking “improve the ability to assess the” and inserting “assess the short-term and long-term”; and ######
(II)by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a semicolon; ######
(ii)by amending subparagraph
(C)to read as follows: > > ##### “(C) > > provide information for the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies to address— > > > ###### “(i) > > socioeconomic impacts of ocean acidification and coastal acidification; > > > ###### “(ii) > > conservation of marine organisms and ecosystems; > > > ###### “(iii) > > assessment of the effectiveness of such adaptation and mitigation strategies; and” > ; and ######
(iii)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(D) > > improve research on— > > > ###### “(i) > > ocean acidification and coastal acidification; > > > ###### “(ii) > > the interactions between and effects of ocean and coastal acidification and multiple combined stressors including changes in water chemistry, changes in sediment delivery, hypoxia, and harmful algal blooms, on ocean acidification and coastal acidification; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > the effect or effects of clauses
(i)and
(ii)on marine resources and ecosystems;” > ; #####
(C)in paragraph (3)— ######
(i)in subparagraph (F), by striking “database development” and inserting “data management”; ######
(ii)in subparagraph
(H)by striking “and” at the end; and ######
(iii)by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: > > ##### “(J) > > assessment of adaptation and mitigation strategies; and > > > ##### “(K) > > education and outreach activities;” > ; #####
(D)in paragraph (4), by striking “set forth” and inserting “ensure an appropriate balance of contribution in establishing”; #####
(E)in paragraph (5), by striking “reports” and inserting “the best available peer-reviewed scientific reports”; #####
(F)in paragraph (6)— ######
(i)by inserting “and coastal acidification” after “ocean acidification”; and ######
(ii)by striking “of the United States” and inserting “within the United States”; #####
(G)in paragraph (8)— ######
(i)by inserting “and coastal acidification” after “ocean acidification” each place it appears; ######
(ii)by striking “its” and inserting “their”; and ######
(iii)by striking “; and” at the end and inserting a semicolon; #####
(H)in paragraph (9), by striking “and” at the end #####
(I)in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and #####
(J)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(11) > > describe monitoring needs necessary to support potentially affected industry members, coastal stakeholders, fishery management councils and commissions, Tribal governments, non-Federal resource managers, and scientific experts on decision-making and adaptation related to ocean acidification and coastal acidification; and > > > #### “(12) > > describe the extent to which the Subcommittee incorporated feedback from the Advisory Board established in section 12404(c).” > ; ####
(3)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)(C), by striking “surface”; #####
(B)in paragraph (2), by inserting “and coastal acidification” after “ocean acidification” each place it appears; #####
(C)in paragraph (3)— ######
(i)by striking “input, and” and inserting “inputs,”; ######
(ii)by inserting “, marine food webs,” after “marine ecosystems”; and ######
(iii)by inserting “, and modeling that supports fisheries management” after “marine organisms”; #####
(D)in paragraph (5), by inserting “and coastal acidification” after “ocean acidification”; and #####
(E)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(8) > > Research to understand related and cumulative stressors and other biogeochemical processes occurring in conjunction with ocean acidification and coastal acidification.” > ; and ####
(4)by striking subsections
(d)and
(e)and inserting the following: > > ### “(d) Publication > > Concurrent with the submission of the plan to Congress, the Subcommittee shall publish the plan on a public website.” > .
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STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN
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