33 U.S.C. § 3706 — NSF ocean acidification activities

(a) Research activities The Director of the National Science Foundation must continue to carry out research activities on ocean acidification and coastal acidification which must support competitive, merit-based, peer-reviewed proposals for research, observation, and monitoring of ocean acidification and coastal acidification and their respective impacts, including— (1) impacts on marine organisms, including species cultured for aquaculture, and marine ecosystems; (2) impacts on ocean, coastal, and estuarine biogeochemistry; (3) the development of methodologies and technologies to evaluate ocean acidification and coastal acidification and their respective impacts; and (4) impacts of multiple stressors on ecosystems exhibiting hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, or sediment delivery, combined with changes in ocean chemistry; and (5) adaptation and mitigation strategies to address socioeconomic effects of ocean acidification and coastal acidification. (b) Consistency The research activities must be consistent with the strategic research plan developed by the Subcommittee under section 3704 of this title . (c) Coordination The Director must encourage coordination of the Foundation’s ocean acidification and coastal acidification activities with such activities of other nations and international organizations. (d) Requirement Recipients of grants from the National Science Foundation under this chapter that collect data described under section 3705(d) of this title must— (1) collect data under the standards, protocols, or procedures established under section 3705(d) of this title ; and (2) submit such data to the Director and the Secretary after publication, under any rules promulgated by the Director or the Secretary.