,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjad ,mr4 
,kilmer 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,herrera     
,beutler1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,mr4 ,heck of   
,washington1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,peters
 of ,california1 and ,mr4 ,reichert7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 authorize ,federal agencies to         
establish prize competitions for        
innovation or adaptation management     
development relating to ocean           
acidification4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,ocean         
,acidification ,innovation ,act of      
#bjad4  #b4 ,heading ,section #abdjd of 
the ,federal ,ocean ,acidification      
,research and ,monitoring ,act of #bjji 
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #cgjc7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
,prize competitions  7#a7 ,in ,general  
,any ,federal agency with a             
representative serving on the           

interagency working group established   
under this section may1 either          
individually or in cooperation with one 
or more agencies1 carry out a program to
 award prizes competitively under       
section #bd of the ,stevenson-,wydler   
,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai74  7#b7 ,purposes  
,any prize competition carried out under
 this subsection shall be for the       
purpose of stimulating innovation to    
advance our ,nation's ability to        
understand1 research1 or monitor ocean  
acidification or its impacts1 or to     
develop management or adaptation options
 for responding to ocean acidification4 
7#c7 ,priority programs ,priority shall 
be given to establish programs under    
this section that address communities1  
environments1 or industries that are in 
distress due to the impacts of ocean    
acidification1 including--  7,a7 the    
development of monitoring or management 
options for communities or industries   
that are experiencing significant       

financial hardship2  7,b7 the           
development of adaptation options to    
alleviate economic harm and job loss    
caused by ocean acidification2  7,c7 the
 development of measures to help        
vulnerable communities or industries1   
with an emphasis on rural communities   
and businesses2 and  7,d7 the           
development of adaptation and management
 options for impacted shellfish         
industries4  4