To direct the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program to reduce air pollution and harmful underwater acoustic impacts and the risk of fatal vessel whale strikes by recognizing voluntary reductions in the speed of vessels transiting the western coast of the United States, and for other purposes.

Based on the bill's title, this legislation would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a 'Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program' that recognizes and incentivizes voluntary reductions in vessel speeds along the western U.S. coast. The program aims to reduce air pollution from shipping, minimize underwater noise impacts on marine life, and decrease the risk of fatal collisions between vessels and blue whales.

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