,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dfib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bj1 #bjad ,ms4  
,p+ree ( ,ma9e introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1
 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+     
?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national      
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 to
 conduct coa/al community vuln]ability  
assessm5ts relat$ to ocean              
acidification1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,coa/al ,communities ,ocean             
,acidification ,act ( #bjad4  #b4       
,coa/al community vuln]ability assessm5t
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #abdjf ( !      
,f$]al ,ocean ,acidification ,rese>* ,& 
,monitor+ ,act ( #bjji 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgje7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection    
7a7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ & 
aft] ! semicolon2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71
 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2
 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#d7 includes an ongo+ me*anism t all[s 

affect$ indu/ry memb]s1 coa/al          
/akehold]s1 non-f$]al res\rce manag]s1 &
 outside sci5tific exp]ts to provide    
input on rese>*1 data1 & monitor+ ne$s t
 are necess>y to support on-!-gr\nd     
managem5t1 decisionmak+1 & adaptation   
relat$ to ocean acidification & its     
impacts4  2  7#b7 by r$esignat+         
subsection 7b7 z subsection 7c72 &  7#c7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7a7 ! foll[+3
  7b7 ,community vuln]ability assessm5t 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 ?r\gh !     
program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 %all
 conduct an ocean acidification coa/al  
community vuln]ability assessm5t1 &     
issue a correspond+ public report1 t    
%all be updat$ at lea/ once e #e ye>s4  
7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,! assessm5t conduct$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all--  7,a7 id5tify ! 
,unit$ ,/ates coa/al communities1       
includ+ isl& communities1 l[-population 
rural communities1 & subsi/5ce          
communities1 t are mo/ dep5d5t on coa/al
 & ocean res\rces t may be impact$ by   
ocean acidification2  7,b7 assess !     

nature ( ^? communities' social &       
economic vuln]abilities2  7,c7 id5tify !
 ocean acidification impacts t might h>m
 ^? communities1 includ+ impacts f      
*anges 9 ocean & coa/al m>9e res\rces t 
are n manag$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2     
7,d7 id5tify key k gaps :]e rese>* c\ld 
be devot$ to bett] und]/& ! possible    
impacts ( ocean acidification on ^!     
vuln]able communities1 ! risks & ?reats 
fac+ ^! communities1 & possible         
adaptation /rategies = ^! communities2 &
  7,e7 be conduct$ 9 collaboration )    
exp]ts :o are famili> ) ! unique        
economic1 social1 ecological1           
geographic1 & res\rce conc]ns ( !       
,nation's coa/al communities1 includ+   
repres5tatives f ! ,national ,oceanic & 
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration's ,national   
,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice1 & ,coa/al       
,s]vices ,c5t]4  4  7b7 ,/rategic rese>*
 plan ,section #abdje7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al    
,ocean ,acidification ,rese>* ,&        
,monitor+ ,act ( #bjji 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgjd7;b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph  

7#h71 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7#b7
 9 p>agraph 7#i71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7#aj7 make recomm5dations
 = rese>* t %\ld be conduct$1 includ+ 9 
! social sci5ces & economics1 to address
 ! key k gaps id5tifi$ 9 ! community    
vuln]ability assessm5t report conduct$  
"u subsection 7b7 ( section #abdjf4  4