Pub. L. 116-6, div. B, tit. VII, sec. 770

Sec. 770. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall establish a working group (referred to in this section as the “working group”)—(1) to study how mangroves, kelp forests, tidal marshes, and seagrass meadows could help deacidify the oceans;(2) to study emerging ocean farming practices that use kelp and seagrass to deacidify the oceans while providing feedstock for agriculture and other commercial and industrial inputs; and(3) to coordinate and conduct research to develop and enhance pilot-scale research for farming of kelp and seagrass in order—(A) to deacidify ocean environments;(B) to produce a feedstock for agriculture; and(C) to develop other scalable commercial applications for kelp, seagrass, or products derived from kelp or seagrass.(b) The working group shall include—(1) the Secretary of Agriculture;(2) the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;(3) representatives of any relevant offices within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and(4) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.133 STAT. 90(c) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to Congress a report that includes—(1) the findings of the research described in subsection (a);(2) the results of the pilot-scale research described in subsection (a)(3); and(3) any policy recommendations based on those findings and results.