input on research, data, and monitoring that is 
necessary to support on-the-ground manage-
ment, decision making, and adaptation related 
to ocean acidification and coastal acidification 
and the impacts of ocean acidification and 
coastal acidification.’’. 
(b) 
ADVISORY
BOARD
MEMBERSHIP.—Section 
12404(c)(3) of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research 
And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3703(c)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(G) 
through (Q) as subparagraphs (H) through (R), re-
spectively; 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) Two representatives from Indian 
Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, Tribal 
organizations, and Tribal consortia affected by 
ocean acidification and coastal acidification.’’; 
and 
(3) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Six’’ and inserting 
‘‘Four’’. 
(c) APPOINTMENT
OF
ADVISORY
BOARD
MEM-
BERS.—Section 12404(c)(4)(C) of the Federal Ocean 
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Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 
U.S.C. 3703(c)(4)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘State and 
local’’ and inserting ‘‘State, local, and Indigenous’’. 
(d) ENGAGEMENT AND COORDINATION WITH INDIAN 
TRIBES.—Paragraph (9) of section 12404(c) of the Fed-
eral Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 
2009 (33 U.S.C. 3703(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) ENGAGEMENT AND COORDINATION WITH 
INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(A) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than 
one year after the date on which the Advisory 
Board is established, the Advisory Board shall 
develop and commence maintaining a policy for 
engagement and coordination with Indian 
Tribes affected by ocean acidification and coast-
al acidification. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In developing the 
policy under subparagraph (A), the Advisory 
Board shall consult with Indian Tribes affected 
by ocean acidification and coastal acidifica-
tion.’’. 
(e) COLLABORATION
ON VULNERABILITY ASSESS-
MENTS, RESEARCH PLANNING, AND SIMILAR ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 12404(e)(4)(A) of the Federal Ocean 
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Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 
U.S.C. 3703(e)(4)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (ix) and (x) as 
clauses (x) and (xi), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after clause (viii) the following: 
‘‘(ix) identifies the efforts of the Sec-
retary to collaborate with State and local 
governments, Indian Tribes, and Native 
Hawaiian organizations on community vul-
nerability assessments, research planning, 
and similar activities, pursuant to section 
12406(e);’’. 
(f) CONTENTS OF STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN.— 
Section 12405(b) of the Federal Ocean Acidification Re-
search And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3704(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘section 
12404(c)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 12404(e)(4)’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘potentially 
affected industry members, coastal stakeholders, 
fishery management councils and commissions, Trib-
al governments, non-Federal resource managers, and 
scientific experts’’ and inserting ‘‘affected industry 
members, coastal stakeholders, community acidifica-
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tion networks, fishery management councils and 
commissions, Indigenous groups, non-Federal re-
source managers, and scientific experts not employed 
by the Federal Government’’. 
(g) IMPROVING COLLABORATION ON NOAA OCEAN 
ACIDIFICATION ACTIVITIES.—Section 12406 of the Fed-
eral Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 
2009 (33 U.S.C. 3705) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘maximize’’ and inserting ‘‘take into con-
sideration’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by adding a 
semicolon at the end; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘Tribal governments’’ and inserting ‘‘In-
dian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘industry 
members, coastal stakeholders, fishery manage-
ment councils and commissions, non-Federal re-
source managers, community acidification net-
works, indigenous knowledge groups, and sci-
entific experts’’ and inserting ‘‘affected industry 
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members, 
coastal 
stakeholders, 
community 
acidification networks, fishery management 
councils and commissions, Indigenous groups, 
non-Federal resource managers, and scientific 
experts not employed by the Federal Govern-
ment’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘State, 
local, and Tribal governments’’ and inserting 
‘‘State and local governments, Indian Tribes,’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (C); 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) on ocean acidification and coastal 
acidification research, data, and monitoring 
from affected industry members, coastal stake-
holders, community acidification networks, fish-
ery management councils and commissions, In-
digenous groups, non-Federal resource man-
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agers, and scientific experts not employed by 
the Federal Government; or’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), as redesig-
nated by clause (ii), by striking ‘‘State 
governments, local governments, Tribal 
governments’’ and inserting ‘‘State and 
local governments, Indian Tribes’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘Tribes 
or Tribal governments’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian 
Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, Tribal orga-
nizations, and Tribal consortia’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) BETTER COLLABORATION ON VULNERABILITY 
ASSESSMENTS, RESEARCH PLANNING, AND SIMILAR AC-
TIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pro-
gram under subsection (a), and in support of vulner-
ability 
assessments 
transmitted 
under 
section 
12404(e)(4) and recommendations included in the 
strategic 
research 
plan 
described 
in 
section 
12405(b)(10), the Secretary shall build upon exist-
ing activities and collaborate with State and local 
governments and Indian Tribes that are conducting 
or have completed vulnerability assessments, re-
search planning, climate action plans, or other simi-
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lar activities related to ocean acidification and coast-
al acidification and the impacts of ocean acidifica-
tion and coastal acidification on coastal commu-
nities, for the purpose of— 
‘‘(A) supporting collaborative interagency 
relationships and information sharing at the 
State, local, and Tribal levels; and 
‘‘(B) assisting State and local governments 
and Indian Tribes in— 
‘‘(i) improving existing systems and 
programs to better address ocean acidifica-
tion and coastal acidification; and 
‘‘(ii) identifying whether such activi-
ties can be used as a model for other com-
munities. 
‘‘(2) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATIONS, TRIB-
AL
ORGANIZATIONS, AND
TRIBAL
CONSORTIA.—In 
carrying out the program under subsection (a), and 
in support of vulnerability assessments transmitted 
under section 12404(e)(4) and recommendations in-
cluded in the strategic research plan described in 
section 12405(b)(10), the Secretary may build upon 
existing activities and collaborate with Native Ha-
waiian organizations, Tribal organizations, and Trib-
al consortia that are conducting or have completed 
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vulnerability assessments, research planning, climate 
action plans, or other similar activities related to 
ocean acidification and coastal acidification and the 
impacts of ocean acidification and coastal acidifica-
tion on coastal communities. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In carrying out paragraphs 
(1) and (2), the Secretary shall prioritize under-
served populations and entities in the use of re-
sources of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.’’. 
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
The Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Moni-
toring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 12402 (33 U.S.C. 3701)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘develop-
ment coordination and implementation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘development, coordination, and imple-
mentation’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘research 
adaptation strategies and mitigating the im-
pacts’’ and inserting ‘‘research on adaptation 
strategies and mitigation of the impacts’’; 
(2) in section 12404 (33 U.S.C. 3703)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a period; 
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(B) in subsection (c)(2)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(e)(2)’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (d)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(e)(3)’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘this 
section’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; and 
(D) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘interagency’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘years until 2031 thereafter’’ and inserting 
‘‘years thereafter until 2031’’; and 
(3) 
in 
section 
12406(d)(2) 
(33 
U.S.C. 
3705(d)(2)), by striking ‘‘The Secretary to,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Secretary, to’’. 
Æ 
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