; (ii) Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observing System regional information coordination entities established under section 12304(c)(4) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3603(c)(4) ); (iii) regional ocean acidification networks; and (iv) State sea grant programs (as defined in section 203 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1122 )). (c) Support for State and local vulnerability assessments and strategic research planning In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall collaborate with State, local, and tribal government entities that are conducting or have completed vulnerability assessments, strategic research planning, or other similar activities related to ocean acidification and its impacts on coastal communities, for the purpose of— (1) determining whether such activities can be used as a model for other communities; and (2) identifying opportunities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other relevant Federal agencies to support such activities. . (b) Ongoing input mechanism Section 12404(b)(5) of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3703(b)(5) ) is amended by adding at the end before the period the following: , also including an ongoing mechanism that allows affected industry members, coastal stakeholders, non-Federal resource managers, regional environmental monitoring programs, indigenous knowledge groups, and scientific experts not employed by the Federal Government to provide input on research, data, and monitoring that is necessary to support on-the-ground management, decisionmaking, and adaptation related to ocean acidification and its impacts . (c) Strategic research plan Section 12405 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3704 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (8), by striking and after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting