‘‘(iii) the effect of environmental 
stressors on marine resources and eco-
systems;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘database 
development’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘data management’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (H) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(J) assessment of adaptation and mitiga-
tion strategies; and 
‘‘(K) education and outreach activities;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘set 
forth’’ and inserting ‘‘ensure an appropriate 
balance of contribution in establishing’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘reports’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the best available peer-reviewed 
scientific reports’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and coastal acidifica-
tion’’ after ‘‘ocean acidification’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of the United States’’ 
and inserting ‘‘within the United States’’;
(G) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘outline 
budget requirements’’ and inserting ‘‘estimate 
costs associated for full implementation of each 
element of the plan by fiscal year’’; 
(H) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and coastal acidifica-
tion’’ after ‘‘ocean acidification’’ each place 
it appears; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘its’’ and inserting 
‘‘their’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(I) in paragraph (9), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(J) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(10) describe monitoring needs necessary to 
support potentially affected industry members, 
coastal stakeholders, fishery management councils 
and commissions, non-Federal resource managers, 
and scientific experts on decision-making and adap-
tation related to ocean acidification and coastal 
acidification.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘sur-
face’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 
coastal acidification’’ after ‘‘ocean acidification’’ 
each place it appears; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘input, and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘inputs,’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, marine food webs,’’ 
after ‘‘marine ecosystems’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, and modeling that 
supports 
fisheries 
management’’ 
after 
‘‘marine organisms’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘and 
coastal acidification’’ after ‘‘ocean acidifica-
tion’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) Research to understand related and cumu-
lative stressors and other biogeochemical processes 
occurring in conjunction with ocean acidification and 
coastal acidification.’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following:
‘‘(e) ADVISORY BOARD EVALUATION.—Not later 
than 180 days before a plan is submitted to Congress, the 
Subcommittee shall provide the Advisory Board estab-
lished under section 12404(c) a copy of the plan for pur-
poses of review under paragraph (2)(B)(i) of such section. 
‘‘(f) PUBLICATION
AND PUBLIC COMMENT.—Not 
later than 90 days before the strategic research plan, or 
any revision thereof, is submitted to Congress, the Sub-
committee shall publish the plan in the Federal Register 
and provide an opportunity for submission of public com-
ments for a period of not less than 60 days.’’. 
SEC. 6. NOAA OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES. 
Section 12406 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Re-
search and Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3705) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘coordination,’’ after ‘‘research, 
monitoring,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘including the 
Integrated Ocean Observing System 
and the ocean observing assets of