,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bh1 #bjah,mr4  
,posey 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 & ,ms4    
,bonamici7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1    
,space1 & ,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! 
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide = a /udy by ! ,ocean ,/udies    
,bo>d ( ! ,national ,academies ( ,sci5ce
 exam9+ ! impact ( ocean acidification &
 o!r /ressors 9 e/u>9e environm5ts4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,national ,e/u>ies & ,acidification     
,rese>* ,act ( #bjah or ! ,,ne> ,act (  
#bjah4  #b4 ,congressional f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,ocean   
acidification impacts human heal?1      
natural res\rces1 & ! environm5tal1     
economic & recreational uses ( !        
coa/l9e4  7#b7 ,! curr5t und]/&+ ( ocean

 acidification impacts on e/u>9e        
ecosy/ems is inadequate to fully prep>e 
& manage = *ang+ environm5tal conditions
 9 ne>%ore locations4  7#c7 ,:ile p,h c 
be measur$ ) high precision & accuracy 9
 op5 ocean environm5ts1 m und]/&+ ( !   
c>bonate sy/em 9 e/u>9e ecosy/ems is    
ne$$ = precise & accurate measurem5ts & 
obs]vations4  7#d7 ,! int]action (      
multiple /ressors1 includ+ sal9ity1 p,h1
 temp]ature1 sea-level rise &           
nutri5t-input1 )9 e/u>9e ecosy/ems1 is  
inadequately und]/ood = manag+ ! heal?1 
economic1 recreational & environm5tal   
impacts driv5 by ^! int]actions4  7#e7  
,a bett] und]/&+ is ne$$ ( h[           
an?ropog5ic influ5ces 9 coa/al          
environm5ts affect e/u>9e ecosy/ems4    
7#f7 ,m integration & coord9ation is    
ne$$ betwe5 regional1 national1 & global
 environm5tal obs]vations 9 e/u>9e      
environm5ts1 support+ prior inve/m5ts 9 
relat$ topics su* z nutri5t load+1      
hypoxia1 ocean acidification1 & h>mful  
algae bloom rese>* & obs]vational       

sy/ems4  #c4 ,/udy exam9+ ! impact (    
ocean acidification & o!r environm5tal  
/ressors on e/u>9e environm5ts  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (     
,comm]ce %all make appropriate          
arrangem5ts ) ! ,ocean ,/udies ,bo>d ( !
 ,national ,academies "u :i* ! ,bo>d    
%all conduct a /udy t--  7#a7 exam9es ! 
exi/+ sci5ce ( ocean acidification 9    
e/u>9e environm5ts2  7#b7 exam9es !     
*all5ges to /udy+ ocean acidification & 
ocean acidification's int]actions ) o!r 
environm5t /ressors 9 e/u>9e            
environm5ts2  7#c7 provides             
recomm5dations = improv+ future rese>*2 
&  7#d7 id5tifies pa?ways = apply+      
sci5ce 9 managem5t & mitigation         
decisions4  7b7 ,cont5ts ( /udy ,! /udy 
describ$ "u subsection 7a7 %all         
include-- 7#a7 ! curr5t /ate ( data     
collection1 int]pretation1 /orage1 &    
retrieval & obs]vational infra/ructure (
 abiotic & biotic p>amet]s 9 e/u>9e     
ecosy/ems2  7#b7 h[ environm5tal &      

an?ropog5ic *anges or di/urbances c\ld  
affect abiotic & biotic processes )9    
e/u>ies2  7#c7 h[ e/u>9e biotic &       
abiotic processes w be affect$ "u       
pr$ict$ environm5tal *anges2  7#d7 !    
behavior ( ! c>bonate sy/em )9 e/u>9e   
environm5ts2  7#e7 ! int]actions ( !    
c>bonate sy/em ) o!r biotic & abiotic   
*>act]i/ics ( e/u>9e ecosy/ems2  7#f7 ! 
gaps t exi/ 9 und]/&+ ! socio-economic &
 heal? impacts ( ocean acidification 9  
e/u>ies2  7#g7 future directions =      
sci5tific rese>*2 &  7#h7 pa?ways =     
apply+ sci5ce 9 managem5t & mitigation  
decisions4  7c7 ,report ,9 ent]+ into an
 arrangem5t "u subsection 7a71 !        
,secret>y %all reque/ t ! ,bo>d transmit
 to ,congress a report on ! results ( ! 
/udy n lat] ?an #bd mon?s aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4