partners in the conduct of coastal and marine oper-
ations, research, and education and with actual and 
potential users of ocean science information in estab-
lishing priorities and developing plans for research 
and technology and education; 
(7) cooperate with the Secretary of State in— 
(A) coordinating United States Govern-
ment activities with those of other nations and 
with international research and technology and 
education relating to or affecting issues ad-
dressed by the Committee on Ocean Policy; and 
(B) providing, as appropriate, support for 
and representation on United States delegations 
to relevant international meetings; and 
(8) carry out such other activities as the Com-
mittee on Ocean Policy may require. 
SEC. 502. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR OCEAN AND COASTAL 
SCIENCE. 
(a) GOALS AND PRIORITIES.—The Chair of the Com-
mittee on Ocean Policy, after consultation with Regional 
Ocean Partnerships established under title IV and through 
the Committee on Ocean Science, Education, and Oper-
ations, shall develop a National Strategy for Ocean and 
Coastal Science. The Chair shall submit the strategy to 
the Congress within two years after the date of enactment
of this Act, and a revised strategy shall be submitted at 
least once every five years thereafter. The strategy shall 
establish, for the 10-year period beginning in the year the 
strategy is submitted, the scientific goals and priorities for 
ocean and coastal research, technology, education, out-
reach, and operations that most effectively advance knowl-
edge and provide usable information as the basis for policy 
decisions to— 
(1) understand, assess, and respond to human- 
induced and natural processes of global climate and 
environmental change; 
(2) improve public forecasts and warnings and 
mitigate natural hazards; 
(3) enhance safety and efficiency of marine op-
erations to benefit the public, the economy, and the 
environment; 
(4) support efforts to protect, maintain, and re-
store the health of marine ecosystems and to imple-
ment ecosystem-based management of United States 
ocean waters and ocean resources, including how 
marine ecosystems function on varying spatial and 
temporal scales and how biological, physical, geologi-
cal, chemical, and socioeconomic processes interact; 
(5) implement and monitor the effectiveness of 
ocean and coastal environmental policies;
(6) contribute to public understanding of coast-
al and global ocean systems and public awareness of 
the importance and health of marine ecosystems; 
(7) respond to environmental changes that af-
fect human health; and 
(8) strengthen homeland security and military 
preparedness. 
(b) STRATEGY.—The strategy shall— 
(1) describe specific activities required to 
achieve established goals and priorities including re-
search and education programs, observation collec-
tion and analysis requirements, technology develop-
ment, facility and equipment investments, informa-
tion management, student support and training, 
data stewardship and access, and participation in 
international research, education, and other capac-
ity-building efforts; 
(2) identify and address relevant programs and 
activities of the Federal agencies and departments 
represented on the Committee on Ocean Science, 
Education, and Operations that will contribute to 
scientific goals and priorities and set forth the role 
of the National Ocean Partnership Program and 
each Federal agency and department in imple-
menting the strategy;
(3) consider and use, as appropriate, reports 
and studies conducted by Federal agencies and de-
partments, Regional Ocean Partnerships, the Na-
tional Research Council, or other entities; 
(4) make recommendations for the coordination 
of ocean and coastal science activities of the United 
States with those of other nations and international 
organizations, including bilateral and multilateral 
proposals for cooperation on major projects, for im-
proving worldwide access to scientific data and infor-
mation, and for encouraging participation in inter-
national ocean science research and education pro-
grams by developing nations; and 
(5) estimate, to the extent practicable, Federal 
funding for ocean and coastal science activities to be 
conducted pursuant to the strategy. 
(c) STRATEGIC ELEMENTS.—The strategy shall pro-
vide for, but not be limited to, the following elements: 
(1) Global measurements on all relevant spatial 
and time scales, establishing worldwide observations 
necessary to study and assess coastal and global 
ocean systems, including health of marine eco-
systems, and support information needs for goals 
and priorities identified in section 502(a).