; (2) assessment of uncertainty and likely impacts of such uncertainty in discard mortality; (3) assessment of the effectiveness and usage rates of barotrauma-reducing devices; (4) recommendations for future research priorities; and (5) recommendations for standardized reporting and quantification of discards for fisheries under the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan. (b) Deadline The National Academy of Sciences shall complete the study described in subsection (a) and transmit the final report to the Secretary within 2 years of the date of enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall, within 3 months of receiving such study and report, submit such study and report in (a) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. (c) Plan Within 1 year of receiving the study and report in described in subsection (a), the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and the Secretary shall— (1) develop guidance for minimum standards for quantifying and reporting discards and associated mortality in the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan; and (2) develop a plan to assess and monitor the effectiveness and usage of barotrauma-reducing devices and the impact on discard mortality rates in Gulf of Mexico reef fish fisheries. (d) Follow-Up report Within 3 years of developing minimum standards and developing the assessment and monitoring plan in subsection (c), the Secretary shall provide a detailed report on implementation to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.