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(iii) how the monitoring system is di-
rectly informing and improving species 
management and mitigation in near real- 
time across ocean sectors whose activities 
pose a risk to North Atlantic right whales; 
and 
(iv) a prioritized identification of gaps 
in technology or methods requiring future 
research and development. 
(B) Not later than three years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, and make available to the 
public, a final report, addressing the components 
in subparagraph (A) for the subsequent one year 
following the publication of the interim report, 
and including the following— 
(i) a strategic plan to expand the pilot 
program to provide near real-time moni-
toring and mitigation measures to addi-
tional large whale species, including a 
prioritized plan for acquisition, deploy-
ment, and maintenance of monitoring tech-
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nologies, and the locations or species for 
which the plan would apply; and 
(ii) a budget and description of appro-
priations necessary to carry out the stra-
tegic plan pursuant to the requirements of 
clause (i). 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—In carrying out this 
section, the Administrator may enter into and perform such 
contracts, leases, grants, or cooperative agreements as may 
be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section on 
such terms as the Administrator considers appropriate. 
(d) REPORTING.—Not later than one year after the de-
ployment of the program described in subsection (b) (and 
after completion of the reporting requirements pursuant to 
paragraph (5) of such subsection), and annually thereafter 
through 2029, the Administrator shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate, and make available to the public, 
a report that assess the benefits and efficacy of the near 
real-time monitoring and mitigation program. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defini-
tions apply: 
(1) CORE FORAGING HABITATS.—the term ‘‘core 
foraging habitats’’ means areas with biological and 
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physical 
oceanographic 
features 
that 
aggregate 
Calanus finmarchicus and where North Atlantic right 
whales foraging aggregations have been well docu-
mented. 
(2) REAL-TIME.—The term ‘‘real-time’’ means 
that visual, acoustic, or other detections of North At-
lantic right whales are transmitted and reported as 
soon as technically feasible, and no longer than 24 
hours, after they have occurred. 
(3) LARGE
WHALE.—The term ‘‘large whale’’ 
means all Mysticeti species and species within the 
genera Physeter and Orcinus. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to sup-
port development, deployment, application and ongoing 
maintenance of the monitoring system as required by this 
section, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026. 
SEC. 706. GRANTS TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY THAT RE-
DUCES UNDERWATER NOISE FROM VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator and the Direc-
tor of the Fish and Wildlife Service shall, within 6 months 
of the date of the enactment of this Act, establish a grant 
program, to be administered in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Maritime Administration, 
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to provide assistance for the development and implementa-
tion of new or improved technologies that reduce threats to 
and enhance the habitats of marine mammals and other 
marine species by quantifiably reducing underwater noise 
from marine vessels. 
(b) ELIGIBLE USES.—Grants provided under this sec-
tion may be used to develop, assess, and implement new 
or improved technologies that materially reduce underwater 
noise from marine vessels. 
(c) OUTREACH.—The Administrator and the Director 
of the Fish and Wildlife Service shall conduct outreach to 
eligible persons to provide information on how to apply for 
assistance under this section, the benefits of the program 
under this section, and facilitation of best practices and les-
sons learned. 
(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—A person shall be eligible for 
assistance under this section if the person is— 
(1) a corporation established under the laws of 
the United States; or 
(2) an individual, partnership, association, or-
ganization, or any other combination of individuals, 
provided, however, that each such individual shall be 
a citizen of the United States or lawful permanent 
resident of the United States or a protected indi-
vidual as such term is defined in section 274B(a)(3) 
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of the Immigration and Nationality Act (9 U.S.C. 
1324b(a)(3)). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator for car-
rying out this section, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 707. NAVAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR QUIETING 
FEDERAL NONCOMBATANT VESSELS. 
The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Administrator, and the 
Administrator of the United States Maritime Administra-
tion, shall, not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, submit to the Senate Committees on 
Armed Services; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; 
Environment and Public Works; and Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs; and the House of Representa-
tives Committees on Armed Services; Energy and Com-
merce; Homeland Security; Natural Resources; and Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, and publish, an unclassified 
report identifying existing nonclassified naval technologies 
that reduce underwater noise and evaluating the effective-
ness and feasibility of incorporating such technologies in 
the design, procurement, and construction of noncombatant 
vessels of the United States. 
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TITLE 
VIII—INTERNATIONAL 
AGREEMENTS, 
EFFORTS 
IN 
THE ARCTIC, AND BUREAU OF 
INDIAN AFFAIRS TRIBAL RE-
SILIENCE PROGRAM 
Subtitle A—International 
Agreements 
SEC. 801. LAW OF THE SEA CONVENTION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) As a party to the Law of the Sea Convention, 
the United States would be a powerful voting Council 
member of the International Seabed Authority, a body 
that is critical to negotiations regarding deep seabed 
mining, which is a practice that could have signifi-
cant potential climate, environmental, and economic 
impacts. 
(2) Being party to the Convention and holding 
membership on the International Seabed Authority is 
in the United States’ best interests in regard to com-
petition with other countries over future rare earth 
element resources found on the sea floor. 
(3) Without being party to the Convention, the 
United States cannot play a role in negotiating and 
providing international legitimacy to claims to the 
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Arctic, an area that is rapidly becoming more acces-
sible due to climate change. 
(4) As a party to the Convention, the United 
States would be better able to participate in negotia-
tions regarding the management of high seas fish 
stocks, migratory fish stocks, and marine mammals, 
which will become more important as the climate con-
tinues to change and species shift. 
(5) The Convention imposes minimum require-
ments for ocean protections; the United States is al-
ready meeting or exceeding those requirements and 
could therefore positively influence international ma-
rine conservation by being party to the Convention. 
(6) A diverse array of bipartisan Presidents and 
lawmakers, military leaders, industry stakeholders, 
and environmental organizations support ratification 
of the Convention, finding that it is in the United 
States’ best economic, political, and environmental 
interest to ratify. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States Senate should give its ad-
vice and consent to accession to the Law of the Sea 
Convention, adopted by the Third United Nations 
Conference on the Law of the Sea in December 1982 
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and entered into force in November 1994, to establish 
a treaty regime to govern activities on, over, and 
under the world’s oceans; 
(2) the Law of the Sea Convention builds on four 
1958 Law of the Sea conventions to which the United 
States is a party, namely— 
(A) the Convention on the Territorial Sea 
and the Contiguous Zone; 
(B) the Convention on the High Seas; 
(C) the Convention on the Continental 
Shelf; and 
(D) the Convention on Fishing and Con-
servation of the Living Resources of the High 
Seas; 
(3) the Law of the Sea Convention and an asso-
ciated 1994 agreement relating to implementation of 
the treaty were transmitted to the Senate on October 
6, 1994; 
(4) in the absence of advice and consent from the 
Senate, the United States is not a party to the Con-
vention nor to the associated 1994 agreement; 
(5) becoming a party to the Law of the Sea Con-
vention would give the United States standing to par-
ticipate in discussions relating to the treaty and 
thereby improve the ability of the United States to in-
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tervene as a full party in disputes relating to naviga-
tional rights and defend United States interpretations 
of the treaty’s provisions; and 
(6) becoming a party to the treaty would im-
prove the ability of the United States to achieve the 
environmental, social, and economic purposes of sup-
porting the implementation and enforcement of inter-
national fisheries agreements and the protection of 
highly migratory species under the Magnuson Stevens 
Act, the Shark Conservation Act, and the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act. 
SEC. 802. UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 
GOAL 14. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and every three years thereafter, the Secretary 
of State, in consultation with the Administrator, shall sub-
mit a report to Congress that describes— 
(1) the manner and extent to which the United 
States has made progress toward achieving the targets 
of the 14th Sustainable Development Goal of the 
United 
Nations 
(relating 
to 
conserving 
and 
sustainably using the oceans, seas, and marine re-
sources); and 
(2) plans for future United States actions to 
achieve those targets. 
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SEC. 803. MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN AREAS BEYOND 
NATIONAL JURISDICTION. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State, and in consultation with 
the Secretary of Commerce acting through the Adminis-
trator, shall develop a plan to provide technical assistance, 
data, and other resources for identifying and establishing 
strongly protected areas of the ocean in areas beyond na-
tional jurisdiction. 
Subtitle B—Efforts in the Arctic 
SEC. 811. PLAN FOR THE UNITED STATES TO CUT BLACK 
CARBON EMISSIONS TO 33 PERCENT BELOW 
2013 LEVELS BY 2025. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the United States should honor its commitment to the 
Arctic Council to cut black carbon emissions by 2025 to 
a level that is between 25 and 33 percent below the levels 
emitted by the United States in 2013. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the 
Administrator, and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, shall develop a plan for the 
United States to cut black carbon emissions by 2025 to a 
level that is between 25 and 33 percent below the levels emit-
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