3.0.0 4692 2023-01-11T13:26:27Z 2023-01-11T13:26:27Z House H HR 2014-05-20 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PINGREE:H.R. 4692.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause III of Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S.Constitution[Page H4685]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy18 Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-15T13:45:22Z Referred to 2014-05-20T14:01:40Z 2014-07-15 hssy18 Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. Committee 2014-05-20 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2014-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Aquatic ecology Economic performance and conditions Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Social Sciences and History Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2014-05-20 Introduced in House 2014-06-14T14:22:44Z Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 to expand the ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to include an ongoing mechanism that allows affected industry members, coastal stakeholders, non-federal resource managers, and outside scientific experts to provide input on research, data, and monitoring needs that are necessary to support on-the-ground management, decisionmaking, and adaptation related to ocean acidification and its impacts.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through NOAA, to conduct and update at least once every five years an ocean acidification coastal community vulnerability assessment with a corresponding public report. Requires such assessment to identify: (1) U.S. coastal communities, including island communities, low-population rural communities, and subsistence communities, that are most dependent on coastal and ocean resources that may be impacted by ocean acidification; (2) the nature of those communities' social and economic vulnerabilities; (3) impacts from changes in ocean and coastal marine resources that are not managed by the federal government; and (4) key knowledge gaps where research could be devoted to better understand the possible ocean acidification impacts, risks, threats, and possible adaptation strategies for such vulnerable communities.

Requires the strategic plan for federal research and monitoring on ocean acidification developed by the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council to make recommendations for research that should be conducted, including in the social sciences and economics, to address the key knowledge gaps identified in the community vulnerability assessment report.

]]> Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2014 Display Title Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to conduct coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4692ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4692ih.xml 2014-07-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.