; funding. Title XIV—Measures to Address Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Shipping Vessels Sec. 1401. Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. Sec. 1402. Quiet Seas and Clear Skies Vessel Speed Reduction Award Program. Title XV—Studies and Reports Sec. 1501. Deep sea mining. Sec. 1502. National Academies assessment of oceanic blue carbon. Sec. 1503. Ocean climate impacts and action report. Sec. 1504. Report on the ecological and economic effects of high seas fishing in the ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction ( ABNJ ). Sec. 1505. National Academies assessment of public access to the coasts. Sec. 1506. Study examining the impact of ocean acidification and other environmental stressors on estuarine environments. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Secretary of Commerce acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2) Exclusive economic zone The term exclusive economic zone means the zone established by Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983. (3) Indian Tribe The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). (4) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ). (5) National Academies The term National Academies means the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. (6) Restorative ocean aquaculture The term restorative ocean aquaculture means ocean and coastal propagation of seaweed or shellfish farming that generates positive ecological and social impact. (7) State The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the United States Territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. (8) United States The term United States means the several States, the District of