; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) an ongoing mechanism that allows affected industry members, coastal stakeholders, non-Federal resource managers, community acidification networks, 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, decision making, and adaptation related to ocean acidification and the effects of such acidification. . (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 at the end; (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (10) make recommendations to conduct research in areas, including the social sciences and economics, to address the key knowledge gaps identified in the community vulnerability assessment report conducted under section 12406(b).