,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bi1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 &    
,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !     
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to e/abli% a pilot   
program on ocean re/oration rese>* &    
developm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ocean 
,re/oration ,rese>* & ,developm5t ,act (
 #bjbb4  #b4 ,ocean f]tilization rese>* 
& developm5t pilot program  7a7         
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all  
e/abli% a pilot program = ! rese>* &    
developm5t ( ocean repl5i%m5t &         
re/oration te*nologies & te*niques t h !
 pot5tial to a*ieve regional-to-global  
scale ocean re/oration1 enhancem5t (    
fi%]ies1 cons]vation ( m>9e mammals1 &  
emissions r$uctions4  7b7 ,requirem5ts  
,! pilot program e/abli%$ "u subsection 

7a7 %all include-- 7#a7 a rese>* &      
developm5t program2  7#b7 demon/ration  
projects1 includ+ pilot projects2 &     
7#c7 front-end eng9e]+1 design1 &       
economic analysis4  7c7 ,consultation ,9
 c>ry+ out ! pilot program e/abli%$ "u  
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all consult
 & collaborate )1 z necess>y-- 7#a7 !   
heads ( o!r relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & 
ag5cies1 includ+--  7,a7 ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic    
,adm9i/ration2  7,b7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy2  7,c7 
! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,ocean ,en]gy 
,managem5t2 &  7,d7 ! ,director ( !     
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation2  7#b7     
in/itutions ( high] education2  7#c7 !  
,national ,oceanographic ,p>tn]%ip      
,program2 &  7#d7 repres5tatives f o!r  
relevant private & public sector        
organizations4  7d7 ,program goals &    
objectives ,9 consultation ) ! entities 
describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y  
%all develop goals & objectives = !     
pilot program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7

 to be appli$ to ! trans=mational       
te*nologies & practices develop$ "u su* 
program1 tak+ into consid]ation--  7#a7 
! accel]ation ( ! developm5t (          
te*nologies & practices t h             
trans=mational ocean re/oration1 c>bon  
removal1 or c>bon /orage *>act]i/ics2   
7#b7 ! utilization (1 to ! maximum ext5t
 practicable1 environm5tal data collect$
 by--  7,a7 ! entities describ$ 9       
subsection 7c72  7,b7 ! ,def5se ,advanc$
 ,rese>* ,projects ,ag5cy ?r\gh ! ,ocean
 ( ,?+s program2  7,c7 ! ,national      
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration ?r\gh
 ! ,plankton1 ,a]osol1 ,cl\d1 ocean     
,ecosy/em mission2 &  7,d7 ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,navy ?r\gh ! ,m>9e ,mammal      
,program2  7#c7 support = sites = safe  
te/+ & demon/ration2  7#d7 ! ne$ to ent]
 into coop]ative agreem5ts to c>ry out &
 exp$ite small-scale demon/ration       
projects2  7#e7 compliance ) relevant   
int]national laws & treaties2 &  7#f7   
any b5efits or b>ri]s to ! comm]cial    
deploym5t ( any su* te*nologies &       

practices4  7e7 ,priorities ,9 c>ry+ out
 ! pilot program e/abli%$ "u subsection 
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all1 to ! maximum     
ext5t practicable1 prioritize activities
 t-- 7#a7 take place 9 pelagic wat]s2 & 
7#b7 w n /imulate phytoplankton         
production t causes or accel]ates h>mful
 algal blooms 9 coa/al wat]s4  7f7      
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report describ+--  7#a7 ! program goals 
& objectives adopt$ "u subsection 7d72  
7#b7 ! effectiv5ess ( ! pilot program   
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 on r$uc+     
c>bon dioxide levels 9 ! atmosph]e &    
recomm5dations = improv+ su* program2   
7#c7 any results1 successes1 & relat$   
co-b5efits to m>9e mammals & fi%]ies1 & 
failures ( c>ry+ out ! pilot program    
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a72  7#d7 !     
pot5tial to und]take l>ge-scale         
demon/ration projects & utilize         
int]national wat]s = demon/ration       
projects2 &  7#e7 any o!r in=mation !   

,secret>y consid]s relevant4  7g7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #cc1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbg4  7h7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,coa/al ,wat]s ,! 
t]m coa/al wat]s means ! l& & sea areas 
bord]+ ! %orel9e :]e hypoxic conditions 
exi/ or are likely to occur due to      
excess nutri5ts4  7#b7 ,ocean re/oration
 ,! t]m ocean re/oration includes !     
rese>* & developm5t ( te*nologies &     
te*niques t support ! addition (        
nutri5ts to ! upp] lay]s ( ! ocean = !  
purpose ( /imulat+ phytoplankton        
activity4  7#c7 ,pelagic wat]s ,! t]m   
pelagic wat]s means ! "p ( ! op5 sea or 
ocean o!r ?an coa/al wat]s4