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16 U.S.C. § 1392 — Monitoring ocean soundscapes
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**(a) In general** The Under Secretary shall maintain and expand an ocean soundscape development program to—
(1) award grants to expand the deployment of Federal and non-Federal observing and data management systems capable of collecting measurements of underwater sound for purposes of monitoring and analyzing baselines and trends in the underwater soundscape to protect and manage marine life;
(2) continue to develop and apply standardized forms of measurements to assess sounds produced by marine animals, physical processes, and anthropogenic activities; and
(3) after coordinating with the Secretary of Defense, coordinate and make accessible to the public the datasets, modeling and analysis, and user-driven products and tools resulting from observations of underwater sound funded through grants awarded under paragraph (1).
**(b) Coordination** The program described in subsection (a) shall—
(1) include the Ocean Noise Reference Station Network of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Park Service;
(2) use and coordinate with the Integrated Ocean Observing System; and
(3) coordinate with the Regional Ocean Partnerships and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as appropriate.
**(c) Priority** In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall consider the geographic diversity of the recipients of such grants.
**(d) Savings clause** An activity may not be carried out under this section if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary, determines that the activity would negatively impact the defense readiness or the national security of the United States.
**(e) Funding** From funds otherwise appropriated to the Under Secretary, $1,500,000 is authorized for each of fiscal yea
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**(a) In general** The Under Secretary shall maintain and expand an ocean soundscape development program to—
(1) award grants to expand the deployment of Federal and non-Federal observing and data management systems capable of collecting measurements of underwater sound for purposes of monitoring and analyzing baselines and trends in the underwater soundscape to protect and manage marine life;
(2) continue to develop and apply standardized forms of measurements to assess sounds produced by marine animals, physical processes, and anthropogenic activities; and
(3) after coordinating with the Secretary of Defense, coordinate and make accessible to the public the datasets, modeling and analysis, and user-driven products and tools resulting from observations of underwater sound funded through grants awarded under paragraph (1).
**(b) Coordination** The program described in subsection (a) shall—
(1) include the Ocean Noise Reference Station Network of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Park Service;
(2) use and coordinate with the Integrated Ocean Observing System; and
(3) coordinate with the Regional Ocean Partnerships and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as appropriate.
**(c) Priority** In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall consider the geographic diversity of the recipients of such grants.
**(d) Savings clause** An activity may not be carried out under this section if the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary, determines that the activity would negatively impact the defense readiness or the national security of the United States.
**(e) Funding** From funds otherwise appropriated to the Under Secretary, $1,500,000 is authorized for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 to carry out this section.
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**(a) In general** Not later than 180 days after December 23, 2022, the Under Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities to develop and implement mitigation measures that will lead to a quantifiable reduction in threats to marine mammals from vessel traffic, including shipping activities and port operations.
**(b) Eligible uses** Assistance provided under subsection (a) may be used to develop, assess, and carry out activities that reduce threats to marine mammals by—
(1) reducing underwater stressors related to marine traffic;
(2) reducing mortality and serious injury from vessel strikes and other physical disturbances;
(3) monitoring sound;
(4) reducing vessel interactions with marine mammals;
(5) conducting other types of monitoring that are consistent with reducing the threats to, and enhancing the habitats of, marine mammals; or
(6) supporting State agencies and Tribal governments in developing the capacity to receive assistance under this section through education, training, information sharing, and collaboration to participate in the grant program under this section.
**(c) Priority** The Under Secretary shall prioritize providing assistance under subsection (a) for projects that—
(1) are based on the best available science with respect to methods to reduce threats to marine mammals;
(2) collect data on the effects of such methods and the reduction of such threats;
(3) assist ports that pose a higher relative threat to marine mammals listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ([16 U.S.C. 1531](https://usco
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
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the Interior, and with input from affected stake-
holders, shall develop and deploy mitigation
protocols that make use of any monitoring sys-
tem designed and deployed under this section to
direct sector-specific mitigation measures that
avoid and significantly reduce risk of serious in-
jury and mortality to North Atlantic right
whales.
(f) Access to data
The Under Secretary shall provide access to
data generated by any monitoring system de-
signed and deployed under this section for pur-
poses of scientific research and evaluation and
public
awareness
and
education,
including
through the Right Whale Sighting Advisory Sys-
tem of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and WhaleMap or other suc-
cessor public website portals, subject to review
for national security considerations.
(g) Additional authority
The Under Secretary may enter into and per-
form such contracts, leases, grants, or coopera-
tive agreements as may be necessary to carry
out this section on such terms as the Under Sec-
retary considers appropriate, consistent with
the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(h) Savings clause
An activity may not be carried out under this
section if the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Under Secretary, determines that
the activity would negatively impact the de-
fense readiness or the national security of the
United States.
(i) Funding
From funds otherwise appropriated to the
Under Secretary $5,000,000 is authorized to sup-
port development, deployment, application, and
ongoing maintenance of the Program and to
otherwise carry out this section for each of fis-
cal years 2023 through 2027.
(Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXIII, § 11303, Dec.
23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4072.)
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