PURPOSES.

SEC. 10642. PURPOSES. (a) In General.—Section 12402(a) of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3701(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “development and coordination” and inserting “development coordination and implementation”; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “acidification on marine organisms” and inserting “acidification and coastal acidification on marine organisms”; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking “establish” and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting “maintain and advise an interagency research, monitoring, and public outreach program on ocean acidification and coastal acidification;”; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking “establishment” and inserting “maintenance”; (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting “and coastal acidification” after “ocean acidification”; and (4) in paragraph (4), by striking “techniques for” and all that follows through the period and inserting “mitigating the impacts of ocean and coastal acidification and related co-stressors on marine ecosystems.”. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.—Section 12402 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3701(a)) is amended by striking “(a) Purposes.—”.