116th Congress
Ocean, Coastal, and Estuarine Acidification Necessitates (OCEAN) Research Act of 2019
Purpose
A bill to reauthorize the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009, and for other purposes.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Directs the National Science and Technology Council to develop a new strategic research plan for ocean acidification and its impacts to the coasts
- Establishes an advisory board of scientists, industry, and non-federal government representatives to review the research plan and provide ongoing advice to federal S&T programs
- Directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop standards and protocols for data collection and establish an open access archive of research data related to ocean and coastal acidification
- Directs NOAA, NASA, and the National Science Foundation to extend research efforts to include coastal acidification and to submit data gathered to the new NOAA archive
Primary Sponsors
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SENATOR D-MA
Co-sponsors by Party
R
2
D
3
I
0
Actions
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10/24/2019Introduced in Senate