Ocean Acidification Innovation Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to authorize any federal agency with a representative serving on the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Acidification, either individually or in cooperation with other agencies, to carry out a program to award prizes competitively under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance the 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.
Grants priority to establishing programs that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the impacts of ocean acidification.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4732 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4732
To authorize Federal agencies to establish prize competitions for
innovation or adaptation management development relating to ocean
acidification.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 22, 2014
Mr. Kilmer (for himself, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Heck of
Washington, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Peters of California, and Mr. Reichert)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology
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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 2014''.
SEC. 2. HEADING.
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).
``(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
establish 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;
``(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 communities and businesses; and
``(D) the development of adaptation and management
options for impacted shellfish industries.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
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