33 U.S.C. § 3706 — NSF ocean acidification activities

Page 1003 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 3707 Subsec. (a)(1)(E). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10646(1)(B)(ii), (iv), redesignated subpar. (C) as (E) and substituted ‘‘adap- tation and mitigation’’ for ‘‘adaptation’’. Former sub- par. (E) redesignated (H). Subsec. (a)(1)(F). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10646(1)(B)(v), added subpar. (F). Subsec. (a)(1)(G). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10646(1)(B)(ii), re- designated subpar. (D) as (G). Subsec. (a)(1)(H). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10646(1)(B)(ii), (vi), redesignated subpar. (E) as (H), substituted ‘‘their re- spective impacts’’ for ‘‘its impacts’’, and struck out ‘‘and’’ at end. Subsec. (a)(1)(I). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10646(1)(B)(vii)(II), which directed the substitution of a semicolon for a pe- riod at the end, could not be executed because a semi- colon, rather than a period, already appeared at the end. Pub. L. 117–167, § 10646(1)(B)(ii), (vii)(I), redesignated subpar. (F) as (I) and substituted ‘‘research, moni- toring, and adaptation and mitigation strategies’’ for ‘‘monitoring and impacts research’’. Subsec. (a)(1)(J), (K). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10646(1)(B)(viii), added subpars. (J) and (K). Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10646(1)(D), sub- stituted ‘‘acidification and coastal acidification’’ for ‘‘acidification’’ in two places. Pub. L. 117–167, § 10646(1)(C), substituted ‘‘critical re- search, education, and outreach projects that explore and communicate’’ for ‘‘critical research projects that explore’’. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10646(2), added sub- secs. (c) and (d). 2020—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 116–271 added par. (4). 2018—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted ‘‘sec- tion 8931 of title 10’’ for ‘‘section 7901 of title 10’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of Title 10, Armed Forces. § 3706. NSF ocean acidification activities (a) Research activities The Director of the National Science Founda- tion shall continue to carry out research activi- ties on ocean acidification and coastal acidifica- tion which shall support competitive, merit- based, peer-reviewed proposals for research, ob- servation, and monitoring of ocean acidification and coastal acidification and their respective impacts, including— (1) impacts on marine organisms, including species cultured for aquaculture, and marine ecosystems; (2) impacts on ocean, coastal, and estuarine biogeochemistry; (3) the development of methodologies and technologies to evaluate ocean acidification and coastal acidification and their respective impacts; and (4) impacts of multiple stressors on eco- systems exhibiting hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, or sediment delivery, combined with changes in ocean chemistry; and (5) adaptation and mitigation strategies to address socioeconomic effects of ocean acidifi- cation and coastal acidification. (b) Consistency The research activities shall be consistent with the strategic research plan developed by the Subcommittee under section 3704 of this title. (c) Coordination The Director shall encourage coordination of the Foundation’s ocean acidification and coastal acidification activities with such activities of other nations and international organizations. (d) Requirement Recipients of grants from the National Science Foundation under this chapter that col- lect data described under section 3705(d) of this title shall— (1) collect data in accordance with the standards, protocols, or procedures established pursuant to section 3705(d) of this title; and (2) submit such data to the Director and the Secretary after publication, in accordance with any rules promulgated by the Director or the Secretary. (Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12407, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1441; Pub. L. 116–271, title I, § 112, Dec. 31, 2020, 134 Stat. 3344; Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, § 10647, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1680.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Pub. L. 117–167, § 10647(1), substituted ‘‘ocean acidification and coastal acidification’’ for ‘‘ocean acidification’’ wherever appearing in text. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10647(2)(A), substituted ‘‘their respective impacts’’ for ‘‘its impacts’’ in intro- ductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10647(2)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘and their respective impacts’’ for ‘‘and its im- pacts’’. Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10647(2)(C), (D), added par. (5). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10647(3), added subsec. (d). 2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–271 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘The Director of the National Science Foundation shall continue to carry out research activities on ocean acidification which shall support competitive, merit- based, peer-reviewed proposals for research and moni- toring of ocean acidification and its impacts, includ- ing— ‘‘(1) impacts on marine organisms and marine eco- systems; ‘‘(2) impacts on ocean, coastal, and estuarine bio- geochemistry; and ‘‘(3) the development of methodologies and tech- nologies to evaluate ocean acidification and its im- pacts.’’ § 3707. NASA ocean acidification activities (a) Ocean acidification activities The Administrator of the National Aero- nautics and Space Administration, in coordina- tion with other relevant agencies, shall ensure that space-based monitoring assets are used in as productive a manner as possible for moni- toring of ocean acidification and coastal acidifi- cation and their respective impacts. (b) Program consistency The Administrator shall ensure that the Agen- cy’s research and monitoring activities on ocean acidification and coastal acidification are car- ried out in a manner consistent with the stra- tegic research plan developed by the Sub- committee under section 3704 of this title.