,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ffc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bc1 #bjbe,mr4 ,case 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,ms4 ,tlaib7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to oppose the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,opposition to permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,as determined by the ,united ,nations1 most recently in its ,sustainable ,development ,goals report1 our world's oceans are at great risk from a number of factors1 including atmospheric change1 resource extraction and pollution4 7#b7 ,the ,united ,nation's #bjcj ,agenda for ,sustainable ,development1 launched by the #bjae ,,un ,summit in ,new ,york established ,sustainable ,development ,goal #ad 7,,sds #ad71 to conserve and sustainably use the oceans1 seas and marine resources4 ,target #b of ,,sds #ad commits ,states to sustainably manage marine ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts and strengthen their resilience4 7#c7 ,the international marine scientific and policy consensus is that deep seabed mining presents a major risk to the marine environment1 including3 the direct loss of unique and ecologically important species2 large sediment plumes that will negatively affect ecosystems well beyond the actual mining sites2 noise pollution that will cause physiological and behavioral stress to marine species2 likely contamination of commercially important species of food fish2 and likely negative impacts on carbon sequestration dynamics and deep-ocean carbon storage4 7#d7 ,the ,united ,nations ,convention on ,biological ,diversity1 #aeth ,conference of ,parties1 ,decision #ae_/bd encourages member ,states to ensure that1 before deep seabed mineral exploitation is permitted1 the related impacts on the marine environment and biodiversity are sufficiently researched and the risks to the marine ecosystem are sufficiently understood1 and sufficient regulation and conditions be imposed to ensure that exploitation does not cause harmful effects to the marine environment and biodiversity4 7#e7 ,the #bjbb ,united ,nations ,environment ,programme ,financial ,initiative report on deep seabed mining states that the financing of such activities is not consistent with ,sustainable ,blue ,economy ,finance ,principles4 7#f7 ,there is currently insufficient scientific information on the deep sea and related marine ecosystems to fully and accurately assess the full risks and impacts of deep seabed mining activities4 7b7 ,sense of congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 no deep seabed mining should occur in the international seabed area unless and until adoption by the ,international ,seabed ,authority of a full and binding regulatory framework in accordance with the ,united ,nations ,convention on the ,law of the ,sea1 in particular ,article #ade of the ,convention2 7#b7 there is currently insufficient scientific understanding of1 and an absence of consensus on1 the extent of the risks and impacts of deep seabed mining on ocean and related ecosystems2 7#c7 a regulatory framework should only be adopted by the ,international ,seabed ,authority on the basis of a comprehensive scientific understanding of1 and consensus on1 the potential risks and impacts of deep seabed mining on ocean ecosystems and communities and activities reliant on ocean ecosystems1 including fisheries1 indigenous peoples and coastal communities2 7#d7 such a comprehensive scientific understanding and consensus should only be developed on the basis of sufficient scientific baseline information on the full impacts of deep seabed mining on marine and related ecosystems2 and 7#e7 no deep seabed mining should be permitted in the international seabed area unless it is conducted in a manner and under a clear and enforceable regulatory framework that effectively protects the marine environment from harmful effects1 does not pose a risk to communities reliant on ocean ecosystems and prevents damage to the flora and fauna of the marine environment consistent with the obligations in ,article #ade of the ,united ,nations ,convention on the ,law of the ,sea and relevant global commitments for the conservation and sustainable use of the marine environment4 7c7 ,in general ,the ,president shall1 until such time as the ,president submits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification described in subsection 7d7 and a report described in subsection 7e71 direct the ,united ,states representative to each relevant international organization to which the ,united ,states is a member or observer to take such actions as may be necessary to use the voice1 vote1 and influence of the ,united ,states in such organization to-- 7#a7 call for a moratorium on the permitting of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining2 and 7#b7 oppose investments in or other financing or support of deep seabed mining and exploration for deep seabed mining4 7d7 ,certification ,a certification described in this subsection is a certification that-- 7#a7 deep seabed mining regulations have been promulgated by the ,international ,seabed ,authority2 and 7#b7 such regulations-- 7,a7 are informed by the scientific consensus on impacts to ocean ecosystems2 and 7,b7 will ensure the effective protection of the marine environment from the harmful effects of deep seabed mining4 7e7 ,report ,a report described in this subsection is a report that includes the following3 7#a7 ,the details of the deep seabed mining regulations promulgated by the ,international ,seabed ,authority as described in subsection 7d74 7#b7 ,the scientific consensus on the risks and impacts of such regulations on ocean ecosystems and communities reliant on ocean ecosystems4 7#c7 ,the methods by which such regulations ensure the effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects of deep seabed mining pursuant to subsection 7b77#d74