33 U.S.C. § 3707

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)

Section 3707 - NASA ocean acidification activities

(a) Ocean acidification activities

The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in coordination with other relevant agencies, shall 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 shall 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 shall 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 shall-

(1) collect such data in accordance with the standards, protocols, or procedures established pursuant to section 3705(d) of this title; and

(2) submit such data to the Administrator and the Secretary, in accordance with any rules promulgated by the Administrator or the Secretary.

33 U.S.C. § 3707

Pub. L. 111-11, title XII, §124082408,, 123 Stat. 1441; Pub. L. 117-167, div. B, title VI, §106480648,, 136 Stat. 1681.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2022- Pub. L. 117-167, §10648(1), substituted "ocean acidification and coastal acidification" for "ocean acidification" wherever appearing in text. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117-167, §10648(2), substituted "their respective impacts" for "its impacts".Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117-167, §10648(3), added subsec. (d).

Secretary: The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Subcommittee: The term "Subcommittee" means the National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology.
coastal acidification: The term "coastal acidification" means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of coastal oceans, estuaries, and Great Lakes from atmospheric pollution, freshwater inputs, and excess nutrient run-off from land.
ocean acidification: The term "ocean acidification" means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of the Earth's oceans, coastal estuaries, marine waterways, and Great Lakes caused by carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the breakdown of organic matter.