; (ii) the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development of the Environmental Protection Agency; and (iii) the Assistant Secretary for Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management of the Department of Energy. (7) Coastal marine carbon fundamental research (A) In general The Director shall award funding for fundamental research on coastal ecosystem carbon dioxide sequestration. (B) Collaboration The Director shall carry out the activities described in subparagraph (A) in collaboration with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (8) Ocean alkalinity (A) In general The Director shall award funding for fundamental and applied research on techniques for and impacts of artificial modification of ocean alkalinity, including limited-scale experiments on alkalinity enhancement techniques at sea, designed and monitored to avoid impacts beyond the zone of the experiment and within internationally recognized frameworks. (B) Collaboration The Director shall carry out the activities described in subparagraph (A) in collaboration with— (i) the Director of the Office of Science of the Department of Energy; and (ii) the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (9) Ocean fertilization fundamental research (A) In general The Director shall award funding for fundamental research and modeling on the impacts and effectiveness of ocean iron fertilization and nitrogen and phosphorous fertilization research. (B) Collaboration The Director shall carry out the activities described in subparagraph (A) in collaboration with— (i) the Director of the Office of Science of the Department of Energy