Section 3703(c)(4) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(10), was redesignated as section 3703(e)(4) of this title by Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, § 10644(5), Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1674.

2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(1), substituted “acidification and coastal acidification” for “acidification” wherever appearing; in the first sentence, inserted “, and not later than every 5 years following the publication of each subsequent strategic research plan until 2035” after “March 30, 2009” and “address the socioeconomic impacts of ocean acidification and coastal acidification and to” after “mitigation strategies to” and substituted “ecosystems” for “marine ecosystems” in two places; and in the second sentence, substituted “Advisory Board established in section 3703(c) of this title” for “National Academy of Sciences in the review of the plan required under subsection (d)”.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(2)(A), inserted “and social sciences” after “among the ocean sciences”.

Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(2)(B)(i), substituted “assess the short-term and long-term” for “improve the ability to assess the” and semicolon for “; and”.

Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(2)(B)(ii), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: “provide information for the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies to conserve marine organisms and marine ecosystems;”.

Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(2)(B)(iii), added subpar. (D).

Subsec. (b)(3)(F). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(2)(C)(i), substituted “data management” for “database development”.

Subsec. (b)(3)(J), (K). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(2)(C)(ii), (iii), added subpars. (J) and (K).

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(2)(D), substituted “ensure an appropriate balance of contribution in establishing” for “set forth”.

Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(2)(E), substituted “the best available peer-reviewed scientific reports” for “reports”.

Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(2)(F), inserted “and coastal acidification” after “ocean acidification” and substituted “within the United States” for “of the United States”.

Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(2)(G)(iii), which directed the substitution of a semicolon for “; and”, could not be executed because “and” had already been struck out at the end of par. (8) by Pub. L. 116–271, § 110(a)(1), in the course of adding par. (10). See 2020 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(2)(G)(i), (ii), inserted “and coastal acidification” after “ocean acidification” in two places and substituted “their” for “its”.

Subsec. (b)(11), (12). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(2)(H)–(J), added pars. (11) and (12).

Subsec. (c)(1)(C). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(3)(A), struck out “surface” before “ocean chemistry”.

Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(3)(B), inserted “and coastal acidification” after “ocean acidification” wherever appearing.

Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(3)(C), substituted “inputs,” for “input, and” and inserted “, marine food webs,” after “marine ecosystems” and “, and modeling that supports fisheries management” after “marine organisms”.

Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(3)(D), inserted “and coastal acidification” after “ocean acidification”.

Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(3)(E), added par. (8).

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(4), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to review the plan.”

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117–167, § 10645(4), struck out subsec. (e). Text read as follows: “In developing the plan, the Subcommittee shall consult with representatives of academic, State, industry and environmental groups, tribal governments, and subsistence users. Not later than 90 days before the plan, or any revision thereof, is submitted to the Congress, the plan shall be published in the Federal Register for a public comment period of not less than 60 days.”

2020—Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 116–271, § 110(a), added par. (10).

Subsec. (c)(6), (7). Pub. L. 116–271, § 110(b), added pars. (6) and (7).

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 116–271, § 110(c), inserted “, tribal governments, and subsistence users” after “groups”.

Pub. L. 116–271, title I, § 110(d), Dec. 31, 2020, 134 Stat. 3343, provided that: “Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 31, 2020], the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council shall submit to Congress a revised strategic research plan under section 12405 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3704) that includes the matters required by the amendments made by this section.”