‘‘(ii) submit an analysis of such plan 
and the implementation thereof to the Sub-
committee for consideration in the final 
strategic research plan submitted under 
subsection (d)(3); and 
‘‘(iii) concurrently with the Sub-
committee’s final submission of the stra-
tegic 
research 
plan 
under 
subsection 
(d)(3), the Advisory Board shall submit a 
copy of the analysis provided to the Sub-
committee to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(C) provide ongoing advice to the Sub-
committee and the interagency working group 
on matters related to Federal activities on 
ocean acidification and coastal acidification; 
‘‘(D) advise the Subcommittee and the 
interagency working group on— 
‘‘(i) efforts to coordinate research and 
monitoring activities related to ocean acidi-
fication and coastal acidification; and
‘‘(ii) the best practices for the stand-
ards developed for data archiving under 
section 12406(e); 
‘‘(E) publish in the Federal Register a 
charter; 
‘‘(F) provide the Library of Congress 
with— 
‘‘(i) the charter described in subpara-
graph (E); 
‘‘(ii) any schedules and minutes for 
meetings of the Advisory Board; 
‘‘(iii) any documents that are ap-
proved by the Advisory Board; and 
‘‘(iv) any reports and analysis pre-
pared by the Advisory Board; and 
‘‘(G) establish a publicly accessible web 
page on the website of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, that contains 
the information described in clauses (i) through 
(iv) of subparagraph (F). 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Board shall 
consist of 24 members as follows: 
‘‘(A) Two representatives of the shellfish 
and crab industry.
‘‘(B) One representative of the finfish in-
dustry. 
‘‘(C) One representative of seafood proc-
essors. 
‘‘(D) Three representatives from academia, 
including both natural and social sciences. 
‘‘(E) One representative of recreational 
fishing. 
‘‘(F) One representative of relevant non-
governmental organizations. 
‘‘(G) Six representatives from relevant 
State, local, and Tribal governments. 
‘‘(H) One representative from the Alaska 
Ocean Acidification Network. 
‘‘(I) One representative from the California 
Current Acidification Network. 
‘‘(J) One representative from the North-
east Coastal Acidification Network. 
‘‘(K) One representative from the South-
east Coastal Acidification Network. 
‘‘(L) One representative from the Gulf of 
Mexico Coastal Acidification Network. 
‘‘(M) One representative from the Mid-At-
lantic Coastal Acidification Network.
‘‘(N) One representative from the Pacific 
Islands Ocean Observing System or similar en-
tity representing the island territories and pos-
sessions of the United States in the Pacific 
Ocean, and the State of Hawaii. 
‘‘(O) One representative from the Carib-
bean Regional Association for Coastal Ocean 
Observing or a similar entity representing Puer-
to Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(P) One representative from the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall 
serve as an ex-officio member of the Advisory 
Board without a vote. 
‘‘(4) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—The Chair 
of the Subcommittee shall— 
‘‘(A) appoint members to the Advisory 
Board (taking into account the geographical in-
terests of each individual to be appointed as a 
member of the Advisory Board to ensure that 
an appropriate balance of geographical interests 
are represented by the members of the Advisory 
Board) who— 
‘‘(i) represent the interest group for 
which each seat is designated;
‘‘(ii) demonstrate expertise on ocean 
acidification or coastal acidification and its 
scientific, economic, industry, cultural, and 
community impacts; and 
‘‘(iii) have a record of distinguished 
service with respect to ocean acidification 
or coastal acidification, and such impacts; 
‘‘(B) give consideration to nominations and 
recommendations from the members of the 
interagency working group and the public for 
such appointments; and 
‘‘(C) ensure that an appropriate balance of 
scientific, industry, and geographical interests 
are represented by the members of the Advisory 
Board. 
‘‘(5) TERM OF MEMBERSHIP.—Each member of 
the Advisory Board— 
‘‘(A) shall be appointed for a 5-year term; 
and 
‘‘(B) may be appointed to more than one 
term. 
‘‘(6) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Subcommittee 
shall appoint one member of the Advisory Board to 
serve as the Chair of the Advisory Board.
‘‘(7) MEETINGS.—Not less than once each cal-
endar year, the Advisory Board shall meet at such 
times and places as may be designated by the Chair 
of the Advisory Board, in consultation with the 
Chair of the Subcommittee and the Chair of the 
interagency working group. 
‘‘(8) BRIEFING.—The Chair of the Advisory 
Board shall brief the Subcommittee and the inter-
agency working group on the progress of the Advi-
sory Board as necessary. 
‘‘(9) FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
ACT.— 
Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
shall not apply to the Advisory Board.’’. 
SEC. 5. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN. 
Section 12405 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Re-
search and Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3704) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘acidification’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘acidification and coastal 
acidification’’; 
(B) in the first sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, and not later than 
every 5 years thereafter’’ after ‘‘the date of 
enactment of this Act’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘address the socio-
economic impacts of ocean acidification 
and coastal acidification and to’’ after 
‘‘mitigation strategies to’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘marine ecosystems’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘eco-
systems’’; and 
(C) in the second sentence, by inserting 
‘‘and recommendations made by the Advisory 
Board in the review of the plan required under 
section 12404(c)(2)(B)(i)’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(d)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and so-
cial sciences’’ after ‘‘among the ocean sciences’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘impacts’’ and inserting ‘‘impacts, includ-
ing trends of changes in ocean chemistry,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘improve the abil-
ity to assess the’’ and inserting ‘‘as-
sess the short-term and long-term’’; 
and
(II) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(C) provide information for the— 
‘‘(i) development of adaptation and 
mitigation strategies to address the socio-
economic impacts of ocean acidification 
and coastal acidification; 
‘‘(ii) conservation of marine organisms 
and ecosystems; 
‘‘(iii) assessment of the effectiveness 
of such adaptation and mitigation strate-
gies; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) improve research on— 
‘‘(i) ocean acidification and coastal 
acidification; 
‘‘(ii) the interactions between and ef-
fects of multiple combined stressors includ-
ing changes in water chemistry, changes in 
sediment delivery, hypoxia, and harmful 
algal blooms, on ocean acidification and 
coastal acidification; and
the Ocean Acidification Information Exchange described 
in section 12404(b)(5). 
‘‘(g) REQUIREMENT.—Recipients of grants from the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under 
this subtitle that collect data described under subsection 
(d) shall— 
‘‘(1) collect such data in accordance with the 
standards, protocols, or procedures established pur-
suant to subsection (e); and 
‘‘(2) submit such data to the data archive sys-
tem under subsection (d), in accordance with any 
rules promulgated by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 7. NSF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES. 
Section 12407 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Re-
search and Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3706) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘ocean acidification’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘ocean acidification and 
coastal acidification’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘continue’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘which shall’’;