#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ihh  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide for a 
study by the ,national ,academies of    
,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine  
examining the impact of ocean           
acidification and other stressors in    
estuarine environments4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,national ,estuaries and ,acidification 
,research ,act of #bjai or the ,,near   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3  7#a7 ,ocean       
acidification impacts human health1     
natural resources1 and the              
environmental1 economic1 and            
recreational uses of the coastline4     
7#b7 ,the current understanding of ocean
 acidification impacts on estuarine     
ecosystems is inadequate to fully       
prepare and manage for changing         
environmental conditions in nearshore   
locations4  7#c7 ,while p,h can be      
measured with high precision and        
accuracy in open ocean environments1    
more understanding of the carbonate     

system in estuarine ecosystems is needed
 for precise and accurate measurements  
and observations4  7#d7 ,the interaction
 of multiple stressors1 including       
salinity1 p,h1 temperature1 sea level   
rise1 and nutrient input1 within        
estuarine ecosystems is inadequately    
understood for managing the health1     
economic1 recreational1 and             
environmental impacts driven by these   
interactions4  7#e7 ,a better           
understanding is needed of how          
anthropogenic influences in coastal     
environments affect estuarine           
ecosystems4  7#f7 ,more integration and 
coordination is needed among regional1  
national1 and global environmental      
observations in estuarine environments1 
supporting prior investments in related 
topics such as nutrient loading1        
hypoxia1 ocean acidification1 and       
harmful algae bloom research and        
observational systems4  #c4 ,study      
examining the impact of ocean           
acidification and other environmental   

stressors on estuarine environments  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than #fj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall 
make appropriate arrangements with the  
,national ,academies of ,sciences1      
,engineering1 and ,medicine 7referred to
 in this ,act as the ,national          
,academies7 under which the ,national   
,academies shall conduct a study that-- 
7#a7 examines the existing science of   
ocean acidification in estuarine        
environments2  7#b7 examines the        
challenges to studying ocean            
acidification and ocean acidification's 
interactions with other environment     
stressors in estuarine environments2    
7#c7 provides recommendations for       
improving future research with respect  
to ocean acidification in estuarine     
environments2 and  7#d7 identifies      
pathways for applying science in        
management and mitigation decisions     
relating to ocean acidification in      
estuarine environments4  7b7 ,contents  

of study ,the study described under     
subsection 7a7 shall include--  7#a7 the
 behavior of the carbonate system within
 estuarine environments2  7#b7 the      
interactions of the carbonate system    
with other biotic and abiotic           
characteristics of estuarine ecosystems2
  7#c7 how environmental and            
anthropogenic changes or disturbances   
could affect abiotic and biotic         
processes within estuaries2  7#d7 how   
estuarine biotic and abiotic processes  
will be affected under predicted        
environmental changes2  7#e7 the current
 state of data collection1              
interpretation1 storage1 and retrieval  
and observational infrastructure of     
abiotic and biotic parameters in        
estuarine ecosystems2  7#f7 the gaps    
that exist in understanding the         
socio-economic and health impacts of    
ocean acidification in estuaries2  7#g7 
future directions for scientific        
research2 and  7#h7 pathways for        
applying science in management and      

mitigation decisions4  7c7 ,report ,in  
entering into an arrangement under      
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
request that the ,national ,academies   
transmit to ,congress a report on the   
results of the study not later than #bd 
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  7d7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #a million4  ,passed the ,house 
of ,representatives ,june #e1           
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