; or (B) in navigable waters of the United States. ; (3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by striking The term and inserting Except as used in section 408, the term ; (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: (3) The term Health MAP means the Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform established under section 408A(a)(1). (4) The term Observation System means the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established under section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3603 ). ; and (5) by inserting after paragraph (7) (as so redesignated) the following: (8) The term stranding region means a geographic region designated by the Secretary for purposes of administration of this Act. . 12. Study on marine mammal mortality (a) In General Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall make appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies shall conduct a study regarding the connection between marine heat waves, harmful algal blooms, prey availability, habitat degradation, and marine mammal mortality. The study shall evaluate how ocean heat waves impact harmful algae blooms, availability of prey, and habitat degradation. (b) Report In entering into an arrangement under subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce shall request that the National Academies transmit to Congress a report containing the results of the study described in subsection (a). The report shall include recommendations for policies needed to mitigate and respond to mortality events.