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Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2021
To authorize Federal agencies to establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relating to ocean acidification.
Summary
The bill authorizes federal agencies to establish competitive prize competitions to stimulate innovation related to understanding, researching, monitoring, or managing ocean acidification and its impacts. These prize competitions can be carried out individually or cooperatively among agencies and must be coordinated with the interagency working group on ocean acidification. Priority shall be given to prize programs that address communities and industries experiencing distress from ocean acidification, including financial assistance for rural and Tribal communities, adaptation measures for shellfish growers and other impacted industries, and monitoring or management options for communities facing cultural or economic harm.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
1 cosponsor
Actions (3)
- Nov 19, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. · house
- Nov 19, 2021 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. · house
- Nov 19, 2021 Introduced in House
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2021”.
SEC. 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.”.
SEC. 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. <all>
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