Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-6061
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2021-11-19
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes a federal agency with a representative serving on the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification to carry out a program that awards prizes competitively for innovative efforts to research or respond to ocean acidification. Priority must be given to establishing programs that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the impacts of ocean acidification.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6061 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2021 Mr. Kilmer (for himself and Ms. Herrera Beutler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To authorize Federal agencies to establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relating to ocean acidification.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2021 . 2. Prize competitions Section 12404 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3703 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Prize competitions (1) In General Any Federal agency with a representative serving on the interagency working group established under this section may, either individually or in cooperation with one or more agencies, carry out a program to award prizes competitively under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 ). An agency seeking to carry out such a program shall carry out such program in coordination with the chair of such interagency working group. (2) Purposes Any prize competition carried out under this subsection shall be for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance our Nation’s ability to understand, research, or monitor ocean acidification or its impacts, or to develop management or adaptation options for responding to ocean acidification. (3) Priority programs Priority shall be given to establishing programs under this section that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the impacts of ocean acidification, including— (A) the development of monitoring or management options for communities or industries that are experiencing significant financial hardship or impacts to cultural resources; (B) the development of adaptation options to alleviate economic harm and job loss caused by ocean acidification; (C) the development of measures to help vulnerable communities or industries, with an emphasis on rural and Tribal communities and businesses; and (D) the development of adaptation and management options for shellfish growers and other impacted industries. . 3. Determination of Budgetary Effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.