33 U.S.C. § 3707 — NASA ocean acidification activities

(a) Ocean acidification^* activities The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in coordination with other relevant agencies, must ensure that space-based monitoring assets are used in as productive a manner as possible for monitoring of ocean acidification and coastal acidification^* and their respective impacts. (b) Program consistency The Administrator must ensure that the Agency’s research and monitoring activities on ocean acidification and coastal acidification are carried out in a manner consistent with the strategic research plan developed by the Subcommittee^* under section 3704 of this title . (c) Coordination The Administrator must encourage coordination of the Agency’s ocean acidification and coastal acidification activities with such activities of other nations and international organizations. (d) Requirement Researchers from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under this subtitle that collect data described under section 3705(d) of this title must— (1) collect such data under the standards, protocols, or procedures established under section 3705(d) of this title ; and (2) submit such data to the Administrator and the Secretary^*, under any rules promulgated by the Administrator or the Secretary.