§ 3701. Purposes

• (a) The purposes of this chapter are to provide for—
  • (1) development and coordination of a comprehensive interagency plan to—
    • (A) monitor and conduct research on the processes and consequences of ocean acidification on marine organisms and ecosystems; and
    • (B) establish an interagency research and monitoring program on ocean acidification;
  • (2) establishment of an ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
  • (3) assessment and consideration of regional and national ecosystem and socioeconomic impacts of increased ocean acidification; and
  • (4) research adaptation strategies and techniques for effectively conserving marine ecosystems as they cope with increased ocean acidification.