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 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1     
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,ocean ,acidification 
,rese>* ,& ,monitor+ ,act ( #bjji to    
require ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+    
?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national      
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 to
 collaborate ) ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts &
 ,indian ,tribes on vuln]ability        
assessm5ts relat$ to ocean              
acidification1 rese>* plann+1 & simil>  
activities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,coa/al
 ,communities ,ocean ,acidification ,act
 ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,def9itions ,section     
#abdjc ( ! ,f$]al ,ocean ,acidification 
,rese>* ,& ,monitor+ ,act ( #bjji 7#cc  
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,tribe ,! t]m ,indian ,tribe has ! mean+
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,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
7#c7 ,native ,hawaiian organization ,!  
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,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,c\ncil            
,subcommittee on ,ocean ,sci5ce &       
,te*nology4  7#h7 ,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m  
,unit$ ,/ates means ! ,/ates1           
collectively4  4  #c4 ,improvem5t (     
collaboration on ocean acidification    
7a7 ,ongo+ input me*anism ,section      

#abdjd7;c77#b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,ocean        
,acidification ,rese>* ,& ,monitor+ ,act
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contact ( ! ,national ,oceanic &        
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manag]s1 & sci5tific exp]ts n employ$ by
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rese>*1 data1 & monitor+ t is necess>y  
to support on-!-gr\nd managem5t1        
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ocean acidification & coa/al            
acidification & ! impacts ( ocean       
acidification & coa/al acidification4  4
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,acidification ,rese>* ,& ,monitor+ ,act
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is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+           
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subp>agraphs 7,h7 ?r\gh 7,r71           
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repres5tatives f ,indian ,tribes1       
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,collaboration on vuln]ability          
assessm5ts1 rese>* plann+1 & simil>     
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7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7viii7 !     
foll[+3  7ix7 id5tifies ! ef=ts ( !     
,secret>y to collaborate ) ,/ate & local

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7#aj71 by /rik+ section #abdjd7;c77#d7 &
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affect$ indu/ry memb]s1 coa/al          
/akehold]s1 fi%]y managem5t c\ncils &   
commissions1 ,tribal gov]nm5ts1         
non-,f$]al res\rce manag]s1 & sci5tific 
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,gov]nm5t4  7g7 ,improv+ collaboration  
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,acidification ,rese>* ,& ,monitor+ ,act
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7ii7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,b7 z   
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ocean acidification & coa/al            
acidification rese>*1 data1 & monitor+ f
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networks1 fi%]y managem5t c\ncils &     
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subsection 7d77#a77;,c71 by /rik+       
,tribes or ,tribal gov]nm5ts & ins]t+   
,indian ,tribes1 ,native ,hawaiian      
organizations1 ,tribal organizations1 & 
,tribal consortia2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,bett] collaboration 

on vuln]ability assessm5ts1 rese>*      
plann+1 & simil> activities  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ! program "u         
subsection 7a71 & 9 support (           
vuln]ability assessm5ts transmitt$ "u   
section #abdjd7;e77#d7 & recomm5dations 
includ$ 9 ! /rategic rese>* plan        
describ$ 9 section #abdje7;b77#aj71 !   
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complet$ vuln]ability assessm5ts1 rese>*
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acidification on coa/al communities1 = !
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at ! ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal levels2 &  
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,native ,hawaiian organizations1 ,tribal
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c>ry+ out ! program "u subsection 7a71 &
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transmitt$ "u section #abdjd7;e77#d7 &  
recomm5dations includ$ 9 ! /rategic     
rese>* plan describ$ 9 section          
#abdje7;b77#aj71 ! ,secret>y may build  
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,native ,hawaiian organizations1 ,tribal
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are conduct+ or h complet$ vuln]ability 
assessm5ts1 rese>* plann+1 climate      
action plans1 or o!r simil> activities  
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acidification & ! impacts ( ocean       
acidification & coa/al acidification on 
coa/al communities4  7#c7 ,priority ,9  
c>ry+ out p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 !      
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populations & entities 9 ! use (        
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,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  4  #d4      
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p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ rese>*          
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impacts & ins]t+ rese>* on adaptation   
/rategies & mitigation ( ! impacts2     
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subsection 7c77#b77;,a7-- 7i7 9 clause  
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ins]t+ subsection 7e77#b72 &  7ii7 9    
clause 7ii71 by /rik+ subsection 7d77#c7
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subsection 7d77#c71 by /rik+ ?is section
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subsection 7e7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph         
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