,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eg  #aafth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ihh 
,report ,no4 #aaf-hb1 ,part ,i  ,,in    
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,february #f1 #bjai ,mr4 ,posey 7for    
himself1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 and ,mr4 ,mast7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,natural ,resources1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,may #bc1 #bjai ,additional sponsors3   
,mr4 ,crist1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of    
,puerto ,rico1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 ,mr4 ,cloud1
 and ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas  ,may #bc1 
#bjai ,reported from the ,committee on  
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology with  
amendments ,strike out all after the    
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,may #bc1 #bjai      
,committee on ,natural ,resources       

discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union ,for text of introduced bill1
 see copy of bill as introduced on      
,february #f1 #bjai  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for a study by the ,ocean       
,studies ,board of the ,national        
,academies of ,science 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  
,ocean ,studies ,board of the ,national 
,academies under which the ,board 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 ,board 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 #a1jjj1jjj4      
,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill 
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 environments44  ,may #bc1  
#bjai ,reported from the ,committee on  
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology with  
amendments ,may #bc1 #bjai ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources discharged2        
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union