; and (3) the Gulf of Mexico region. (e) Considerations In designating an eligible entity as an Ocean Innovation Cluster under subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce shall consider the following: (1) The economic development potential of the coastal community or region in which the entity is located. (2) The ability of the entity to incorporate and bring growth and opportunity to broad geographic areas, including urban, rural, and underserved areas. (3) Whether the entity serves a diverse, multigenerational, ocean-dependent population consisting of groups with different socioeconomic and educational attainment levels, industries, and Indian Tribes. (4) The ability of the entity to cultivate and leverage partnerships with private industry, academia, nongovernmental organizations, Federal, State, and local governments, and Indian Tribes to collaborate on shared outcomes. (5) The relative potential for the designation of the entity as an Ocean Innovation Cluster to reverse a decline, or accelerate growth, in ocean sector jobs. (6) The ability of the entity to carry out projects that support economic and climate resilience through economic diversification and long-term recovery from natural disasters. (7) The extent, rural and underserved nature, and economic underutilization of the coastline and ocean area that projects carried out by the entity could affect. (f) Partnership management (1) Partnership liaisons (A) Designation The Director of Sea Grant, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development shall each designate 1 partnership manager from within their respective agencies to serve as a partnership liaison between each Ocean Innovation Cluster and Sea Grant, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Economic Development Administration, respectively. (B) Function Each partnership liaison designated under subparagraph (A) shall ensure that Ocean Innovation Clusters— (i) have direct communication with the agency