(2) institutions of higher education; 
(3) the National Oceanographic Partnership 
Program; and 
(4) representatives from other relevant private 
and public sector organizations. 
(d) PROGRAM GOALS
AND OBJECTIVES.—In con-
sultation with the entities described in subsection (c), the 
Secretary shall develop goals and objectives for the pilot 
program established under subsection (a) to be applied to 
the transformational technologies and practices developed 
under such program, taking into consideration— 
(1) the acceleration of the development of tech-
nologies and practices that have transformational 
ocean restoration, carbon removal, or carbon storage 
characteristics; 
(2) the utilization of, to the maximum extent 
practicable, environmental data collected by— 
(A) the entities described in subsection (c); 
(B) 
the 
Defense 
Advanced 
Research 
Projects Agency through the Ocean of Things 
program; 
(C) the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration through the Plankton, Aerosol, 
Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission; and 
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(D) the United States Navy through the 
Marine Mammal Program; 
(3) support for sites for safe testing and dem-
onstration; 
(4) the need to enter into cooperative agree-
ments to carry out and expedite small-scale dem-
onstration projects; 
(5) compliance with relevant international laws 
and treaties; and 
(6) any benefits or barriers to the commercial 
deployment of any such technologies and practices. 
(e) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out the pilot program 
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable, prioritize activities 
that— 
(1) take place in pelagic waters; and 
(2) will not stimulate phytoplankton production 
that causes or accelerates harmful algal blooms in 
coastal waters. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report describing— 
(1) the program goals and objectives adopted 
under subsection (d); 
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(2) the effectiveness of the pilot program estab-
lished under subsection (a) on reducing carbon diox-
ide levels in the atmosphere and recommendations 
for improving such program; 
(3) any results, successes, and related co-bene-
fits to marine mammals and fisheries, and failures 
of carrying out the pilot program established under 
subsection (a); 
(4) the potential to undertake large-scale dem-
onstration projects and utilize international waters 
for demonstration projects; and 
(5) any other information the Secretary con-
siders relevant. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$33,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COASTAL
WATERS.—The term ‘‘coastal 
waters’’ means the land and sea areas bordering the 
shoreline where hypoxic conditions exist or are likely 
to occur due to excess nutrients. 
(2) OCEAN
RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘ocean 
restoration’’ includes the research and development 
of technologies and techniques that support the ad-
dition of nutrients to the upper layers of the ocean 
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for the purpose of stimulating phytoplankton activ-
ity. 
(3) PELAGIC
WATERS.—The term ‘‘pelagic 
waters’’ means the part of the open sea or ocean 
other than coastal waters. 
Æ 
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