,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ac1 #bjai,ms4   
,p+ree 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,rooney (        
,florida1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1
 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,"y1 & ,mr4
 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia7 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 ( #bjai4  #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 by r$esignat+   
subsection 7b7 z subsection 7d72 &  7#b7
 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 #g 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]vice & ! ,(fice =     
,coa/al ,managem5t4  7c7 ,support =     
,/ate & local vuln]ability assessm5ts & 
/rategic rese>* plann+ ,9 c>ry+ out !   
program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 !   
,secret>y %all collaborate ) ,/ate &    
local gov]nm5t entities t are conduct+  
or h complet$ vuln]ability assessm5ts1  
/rategic rese>* plann+1 or o!r simil>   
activities relat$ to ocean acidification
 & its impacts on coa/al communities1 = 
! purpose (--  7#a7 det]m9+ :e!r su*    
activities c be us$ z a model = o!r     
communities2 &  7#b7 id5tify+           
opportunities = ! ,national ,oceanic &  
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration to support su*

 activities4  4  7b7 ,ongo+ input       
me*anism ,section #abdjd7;b77#e7 ( !    
,f$]al ,ocean ,acidification ,rese>* ,& 
,monitor+ ,act ( #bjji 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgjc7;b77#e77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 be=e ! p]iod ! foll[+3 1 also includ+  
an ongo+ me*anism t all[s affect$       
indu/ry memb]s1 coa/al /akehold]s1      
non-,f$]al res\rce manag]s1 coa/al      
acidification networks1 & sci5tific     
exp]ts n employ$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
to provide input on rese>*1 data1 &     
monitor+ t is necess>y to support       
on-!-gr\nd managem5t1 decisionmak+1 &   
adaptation relat$ to ocean acidification
 & its impacts4  7c7 ,/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  
7d7 ,report on support = ,/ate & local  
vuln]ability assessm5ts & /rategic      
rese>* plann+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration %all submit to
 ,congress a report on ! ef=ts ( !      
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration to support ,/ate & local  
community vuln]ability assessm5ts &     
/rategic rese>* plann+1 pursuant to     
section #abdjf7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,ocean    
,acidification ,rese>* ,& ,monitor+ ,act
 ( #bjji 7z add$ by subsection 7a7 ( ?is
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