[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5420-S5446]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5951. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                      TITLE __--NATURAL RESOURCES

        Subtitle A--Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention

     SEC. __01. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Oppressive child labor.--The term ``oppressive child 
     labor'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the 
     Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203).
       (2) Forced labor.--The term ``forced labor'' means any 
     labor or service provided for or obtained by any means 
     described in section 1589(a) of title 18, United States Code.
       (3) Human trafficking.--The term ``human trafficking'' has 
     the meaning given the term ``severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons'' in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       (4) Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing.--The term 
     ``illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 609(e) of the High Seas 
     Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1826j(e)).
       (5) Seafood.--The term ``seafood'' means fish meal, and all 
     marine animal and plant life meant for consumption as food 
     other than marine mammals and birds, including fish, 
     shellfish, shellfish products, and processed fish.
       (6) Seafood import monitoring program.--The term ``Seafood 
     Import Monitoring Program'' means the Seafood Traceability 
     Program established under section 300.324 of title 50, Code 
     of Federal Regulations.
       (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

     SEC. __01A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     $20,000,000 for each of fiscal

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     years 2023 through 2028 to carry out chapter 1, chapter 2, 
     and the amendments made by those chapters.

     CHAPTER 1--COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING THROUGH SEAFOOD IMPORT 
                               MONITORING

     SEC. __02. DEFINITIONS.

       In this chapter, the following additional definitions 
     apply:
       (1) Competent authority.--The term ``competent authority'' 
     means government and any third party that meets certain 
     governing criteria. Such criteria shall be established by 
     regulation, after outreach to key environmental and labor 
     stakeholders.
       (2) Unique vessel identifier.--The term ``unique vessel 
     identifier'' means a unique number that stays with a vessel 
     for the duration of the vessel's life, regardless of changes 
     in flag, ownership, name, or other changes to the vessel.

     SEC. __02A. EXPANSION OF SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING PROGRAM TO 
                   ALL SPECIES.

       The Secretary shall, not later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, expand the Seafood Import 
     Monitoring Program to apply to all seafood and seafood 
     products imported into the United States.

     SEC. __02B. ENHANCEMENT OF SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING PROGRAM 
                   AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT MESSAGE SET.

       The Secretary, in coordination with the Commissioner of 
     U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall, not later than 6 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, develop a 
     strategy to improve the quality and verifiability of already 
     collected Seafood Import Monitoring Program Message Set data 
     elements in the Automated Commercial Environment system that 
     prioritizes the use of enumerated data types, such as 
     checkboxes, dropdown menus, or radio buttons, and any 
     additional elements the Agency finds necessary, among other 
     options, rather than open text fields, for--
       (1) authorization to fish;
       (2) unique vessel identifier (if available);
       (3) catch document identifier;
       (4) location of wild-capture harvest and landing or 
     aquaculture location;
       (5) type of fishing gear used to harvest the fish;
       (6) name of farm or aquaculture facility, if applicable; 
     and
       (7) location of aquaculture facility, if applicable.

     SEC. __02C. ADDITIONAL DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR SEAFOOD IMPORT 
                   MONITORING PROGRAM DATA COLLECTION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise section 
     300.324 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, to--
       (1) require at the time of entry for imported seafood and 
     seafood products--
       (A) location of catch or cultivation, including--
       (i) geographic location at a resolution of not less than 1 
     degree latitude by 1 degree longitude;
       (ii) the country code of the International Organization for 
     Standardization if the catch was within the exclusive 
     economic zone or territorial waters of a country;
       (iii) if appropriate, the regional fisheries management 
     organization or organizations having jurisdiction over the 
     catch, if it occurs within the jurisdiction of any regional 
     fisheries management organization; and
       (iv) the Food and Agriculture Organization major fishing 
     area codes;
       (B) electronic reports of chain-of-custody records that 
     identify, including with unique vessel identifiers when 
     applicable, each custodian of the seafood, including 
     transshippers, processors, storage facilities, and 
     distributors and the physical address of such facilities;
       (C) maritime mobile service identity number of harvesting 
     and transshipment vessels; and
       (D) beneficial owner of each harvesting and transshipment 
     vessel or aquaculture facility, when applicable;
       (2) require all importers submitting seafood import data to 
     require prior notification and submission of seafood import 
     data at least 72 hours and no more than 15 days prior to 
     entry; and
       (3) require verification and certification of harvest 
     information by competent authorities at all major transfer 
     points in the supply chain, including harvest, landing, 
     processing, and transshipment at the time of entry.
       (b) Forced Labor.--The Secretary, working in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
     Labor, and the Secretary of State, shall, not later than 1 
     year after the date of enactment of this Act, complete a 
     regulatory process to establish additional key data elements 
     for the Seafood Import Monitoring Program, that collect 
     information about labor conditions in the harvest, 
     transshipment, and processing of imported fish and fish 
     products.
       (c) International Fisheries Trade Permit.--Not later than 1 
     year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) publish and maintain on the website of the National 
     Marine Fisheries Service a list of all current International 
     Fisheries Trade Permit holders, including the name of the 
     permit holder and expiration date of the permit;
       (2) begin to revoke, modify, or deny issuance of an 
     International Fisheries Trade Permit with respect to a permit 
     holder or applicant that has violated any requirement of 
     section 300.322, 300.323, 300.324, or 300.325 of title 50, 
     Code of Federal Regulations; and
       (3) require an International Fisheries Trade Permit for 
     importers.

     SEC. __02D. IMPORT AUDITS.

       (a) Audit Procedures.--The Secretary shall, not later than 
     1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, implement 
     procedures to audit information and supporting records of 
     sufficient numbers of imports of seafood and seafood products 
     subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program to support 
     statistically robust conclusions that the samples audited are 
     representative of all seafood imports with respect to a given 
     year.
       (b) Annual Revision.--In developing the procedures required 
     in subsection (a), the Secretary shall, not less frequently 
     than once each year, revise such procedures to prioritize for 
     audit those imports originating from countries--
       (1) identified pursuant to sections 609(b) or 610(a) of the 
     High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1826j(b) or 1826k(a)) that have not yet received a 
     subsequent positive certification pursuant to sections 609(d) 
     or 610(c) of such Act, respectively;
       (2) identified by an appropriate regional fishery 
     management organization as being the flag state or landing 
     location of vessels identified by other countries or regional 
     fisheries management organizations as engaging in illegal, 
     unreported, or unregulated fishing;
       (3) identified as having human trafficking, including 
     forced labor, in any part of the seafood supply chain, 
     including on vessels flagged in such country and including 
     feed for cultured production, in the most recent Trafficking 
     in Persons Report issued by the Department of State in 
     accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.);
       (4) identified as producing goods that contain seafood 
     using forced labor or oppressive child labor in the most 
     recent List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor 
     in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.); and
       (5) identified as at risk for human trafficking, including 
     forced labor, in their seafood catching and processing 
     industries by the report required in section 3563 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
     (Public Law 116-92).

     SEC. __02E. AVAILABILITY OF FISHERIES INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 402(b)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1881a(b)(1)), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (G);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (H) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) to Federal agencies responsible for screening of 
     imported seafood and for the purpose of carrying out the 
     duties under or with respect to--
       ``(i) the Seafood Import Monitoring Program;
       ``(ii) the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program;
       ``(iii) the Tuna Tracking and Verification Program;
       ``(iv) the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species International 
     Trade Program;
       ``(v) the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced 
     Labor in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.);
       ``(vi) the Trafficking in Persons Report required by 
     section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
     (22 U.S.C. 7107);
       ``(vii) enforcement activities and regulations authorized 
     under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); 
     and
       ``(viii) the taking and related acts in commercial fishing 
     operations under section 216.24 of title 50, Code of Federal 
     Regulations;
       ``(J) to Federal, State and local agencies for the purposes 
     of verification and enforcement of title II of this Act; or
       ``(K) information that pertains to catch documentation and 
     legality of catch, if disclosure of that information would 
     not materially damage the value of catch or business.''.
       (b) Implementation Deadline.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
     regulations implementing the amendments in this section.

     SEC. __02F. REPORT ON SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING.

       (a) Report to Congress and Public Availability of 
     Reports.--The Secretary shall, not later than 120 days after 
     the end of each fiscal year, submit to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report that summarizes the National Marine Fisheries 
     Service's efforts to prevent the importation of seafood 
     harvested through illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
     fishing, particularly with respect to seafood harvested, 
     produced, processed, or manufactured by forced labor. Each 
     such report shall be made publicly available on the public 
     website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       (b) Contents.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) the volume and value of seafood species subject to the 
     Seafood Import Monitoring

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     Program, described in section 300.324 of title 50, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, reported by 10-digit Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States codes, imported during the 
     previous fiscal year;
       (2) the enforcement activities and priorities of the 
     National Marine Fisheries Service with respect to 
     implementing the requirements under the Seafood Import 
     Monitoring Program;
       (3) the percentage of import shipments subject to this 
     program selected for inspection or the information or records 
     supporting entry selected for audit, as described in section 
     300.324(d) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations;
       (4) the number and types of instances of noncompliance with 
     the requirements of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program;
       (5) the number and types of instances of violations of 
     State or Federal law discovered through the Seafood Import 
     Monitoring Program;
       (6) the seafood species with respect to which violations 
     described in paragraphs (4) and (5) were most prevalent;
       (7) the location of catch or harvest with respect to which 
     violations described in paragraphs (4) and (5) were most 
     prevalent; and
       (8) such other information as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate with respect to monitoring and enforcing 
     compliance with the Seafood Import Monitoring Program.

     SEC. __02G. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner 
     of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to carry out 
     enforcement actions pursuant to section 307 of the Tariff Act 
     $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

 CHAPTER 2--STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TO COMBAT 
                           HUMAN TRAFFICKING

     SEC. __03. IDENTIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION CRITERIA.

       (a) Denial of Port Privileges.--Section 609 of the High 
     Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1826j), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
       (2) by inserting before subsection (c) the following:
       ``(a) Cooperation With Governments.--
       ``(1) Information collection.--The Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall engage with 
     each flag, coastal, port, and market nation that exports 
     seafood to the United States to collect information 
     sufficient to evaluate the effectiveness of such nation's 
     management of fisheries and control systems to prevent 
     illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing.
       ``(2) Recommendations.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of State, shall provide recommendations to such 
     nations to resolve compliance gaps and improve fisheries 
     management and control systems in order to assist such 
     nations in preventing illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
     fishing.
       ``(b) Identification and Warning.--
       ``(1) For actions of a fishing vessel.--The Secretary shall 
     identify and list in the report required by section 607 a 
     nation if a fishing vessel of such nation is engaged or has, 
     in the preceding 3 years, engaged in illegal, unreported, or 
     unregulated fishing. The Secretary shall include all nations 
     that qualify for identification, regardless of whether the 
     Secretary has engaged in the process described in this 
     subsection or under subsection (a). Any of the following 
     relevant information is sufficient to form the basis of an 
     identification:
       ``(A) Compliance reports.
       ``(B) Data or information from international fishery 
     management organizations, a foreign government, or an 
     organization or stakeholder group.
       ``(C) Information submitted by the public.
       ``(D) Information submitted to the Secretary under section 
     402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a(a)).
       ``(E) Import data collected by the Secretary pursuant to 
     part 300.324 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations.
       ``(F) Information compiled from a Federal agency, 
     including, the Coast Guard and agencies within the 
     Interagency Working Group on Illegal, Unreported, and 
     Unregulated Fishing.
       ``(2) For actions of a nation.--The Secretary shall 
     identify, and list in such report, a nation engaging in or 
     endorsing illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, 
     including the following:
       ``(A) Any nation that is failing, or has failed in the 
     preceding 3-year period, to cooperate with the United States 
     Government in providing information about such nation's 
     fisheries management and control systems described in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(B) Any nation that is violating, or has violated at any 
     point during the preceding 3 years, conservation and 
     management measures, including catch and other data reporting 
     obligations and requirements, required under an international 
     fishery management agreement.
       ``(C) Any nation that is failing, or has failed in the 
     preceding 3-year period, to effectively address or regulate 
     illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing within its fleets 
     in any areas where its vessels are fishing.
       ``(D) Any nation that fails to discharge duties incumbent 
     upon it under international law or practice as a flag, port, 
     or coastal state to take action to prevent, deter, and 
     eliminate illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing.
       ``(E) Any nation that provides subsidies that--
       ``(i) contribute to illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
     fishing or increased capacity and overfishing at 
     proportionally higher rates than subsidies that promote 
     fishery resource conservation and management; or
       ``(ii) that otherwise undermine the effectiveness of any 
     international fishery conservation program.
       ``(F) Any nation that has been identified as having human 
     trafficking, including forced labor, in any part of the 
     seafood supply chain in the most recent Trafficking in 
     Persons Report issued by the Department of State in 
     accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).
       ``(G) Any nation that has been identified as producing 
     seafood-related goods through forced labor or oppressive 
     child labor in the most recent List of Goods Produced by 
     Child Labor or Forced Labor in accordance with the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et 
     seq.).
       ``(H) Any nation that has been identified as at risk for 
     human trafficking, including forced labor, in their seafood 
     catching and processing industries in the report required in 
     section 3563 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92).
       ``(3) Warning.--The Secretary shall issue a warning to each 
     nation identified under this subsection.
       ``(4) Timing.--The Secretary shall make an identification 
     under paragraph (1) or (2) at any time that the Secretary has 
     sufficient information to make such identification.''.
       (b) Illegal, Unreported, or Unregulated Certification 
     Determination.--Section 609(d) of the High Seas Driftnet 
     Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)), as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) IUU Certification Procedure.--
       ``(1) Certification determination.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     procedure for certifying whether a nation identified under 
     subsection (b) has taken appropriate corrective action with 
     respect to the offending activities identified under section 
     (b) that has led to measurable improvements in the reduction 
     of illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing and any 
     underlying regulatory, policy, or practice failings or gaps 
     that may have contributed to such identification.
       ``(B) Opportunity for comment.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that the procedure established under subparagraph (A) 
     provides for notice and an opportunity for comment by the 
     identified nation.
       ``(C) Determination.--The Secretary shall, consistent with 
     such procedure, determine and certify to the Congress not 
     later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary 
     issues a final rule containing the procedure, and biennially 
     thereafter--
       ``(i) whether the government of each nation identified 
     under subsection (b) has provided documentary evidence that 
     such nation has taken corrective action with respect to such 
     identification; or
       ``(ii) whether the relevant international fishery 
     management organization has taken corrective action that has 
     ended the illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing 
     activity by vessels of that nation.
       ``(2) Alternative procedure.--The Secretary may establish a 
     procedure to authorize, on a shipment-by-shipment, shipper-
     by-shipper, or other basis the importation of fish or fish 
     products from a fishery within a nation issued a negative 
     certification under paragraph (1) if the Secretary--
       ``(A) determines the fishery has not engaged in illegal, 
     unreported, or unregulated fishing under an international 
     fishery management agreement to which the United States is a 
     party;
       ``(B) determines the fishery is not identified by an 
     international fishery management organization as 
     participating in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing 
     activities; and
       ``(C) ensures that any such seafood or seafood products 
     authorized for entry under this section are imported 
     consistent with the reporting and the recordkeeping 
     requirements of Seafood Import Monitoring Program described 
     in part 300.324(b) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations 
     (or any successor regulation).
       ``(3) Effect of certification determination.--
       ``(A) Effect of negative certification.--The provisions of 
     subsections (a) and (b)(3) and (4) of section 101 of the High 
     Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a(a) 
     and (b)(3) and (4)) shall apply to any nation that, after 
     being identified and warned under subsection (b) has failed 
     to take the appropriate corrective actions for which the 
     Secretary has issued a negative certification under this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) Effect of positive certification.--The provisions of 
     subsections (a) and (b)(3) and (4) of section 101 of the High 
     Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a(a) 
     and (b)(3) and (4)) shall not apply to any nation identified 
     under subsection (a) for which the Secretary has issued a 
     positive certification under this subsection.''.

     SEC. __03A. ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, OR UNREGULATED FISHING 
                   DEFINED.

       (a) Definition of Illegal, Unreported, or Unregulated 
     Fishing in the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
     Protection Act.--Section 609(e) of the High Seas

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     Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1826j(e)), as amended by this Act, is further amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(e) Illegal, Unreported, or Unregulated Fishing 
     Defined.--In this title, the term `illegal, unreported, or 
     unregulated fishing' means any activity set out in paragraph 
     3 of the 2001 Food and Agriculture Organization International 
     Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, 
     Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing.''.
       (b) Definition of Illegal, Unreported, or Unregulated 
     Fishing in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act.--Section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(51) The term `illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
     fishing' means any activity set out in paragraph 3 of the 
     2001 Food and Agriculture Organization International Plan of 
     Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, 
     and Unregulated Fishing.''.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--In construing the term 
     ``illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing'' for purposes 
     of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
     and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
     Act, the Secretary shall follow internationally recognized 
     labor rights stated in the International Labour Organization 
     Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and 
     its Follow-Up (1998), including--
       (1) freedom of association and the effective recognition of 
     the right to collective bargaining;
       (2) the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory 
     labor;
       (3) the effective abolition of oppressive child labor, a 
     prohibition on the worst forms of child labor, and other 
     labor protections for children and minors;
       (4) the elimination of discrimination in respect of 
     employment and occupation; and
       (5) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum 
     wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health.

     SEC. __03B. EQUIVALENT CONSERVATION MEASURES.

       (a) Identification.--Section 610(a) of the High Seas 
     Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1826k(a)), as amended by this Act, is further amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(a) Identification.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall identify and list in 
     the report under section 607--
       ``(A) a nation if--
       ``(i) any fishing vessel of that country is engaged, or has 
     been engaged during the preceding 3 years in fishing 
     activities or practices on the high seas or within the 
     exclusive economic zone of any country, that have resulted in 
     bycatch of a protected living marine resource; and
       ``(ii) the vessel's flag state has not adopted, 
     implemented, and enforced a regulatory program governing such 
     fishing designed to end or reduce such bycatch that is 
     comparable to the regulatory program of the United States; 
     and
       ``(B) a nation if--
       ``(i) any fishing vessel of that country is engaged, or has 
     engaged during the preceding 3 years, in fishing activities 
     on the high sees or within the exclusive economic zone of 
     another country that target or incidentally catch sharks; and
       ``(ii) the vessel's flag state has not adopted, 
     implemented, and enforced a regulatory program to provide for 
     the conservation of sharks, including measures to prohibit 
     removal of any of the fins of a shark, including the tail, 
     before landing the shark in port that is comparable to that 
     of the United States.
       ``(2) Timing.--The Secretary shall make an identification 
     under paragraph (1) at any time that the Secretary has 
     sufficient information to make such identification.''.
       (b) Consultation and Negotiation.--Section 610(b) of the 
     High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1826k(b)), as amended by this Act, is further amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Consultation and Negotiation.--The Secretary of 
     State, acting in conjunction with the Secretary, shall--
       ``(1) notify, as soon as possible, the President, nations 
     that have been identified under subsection (a), and other 
     nations whose vessels engage in fishing activities or 
     practices described in subsection (a), about the provisions 
     of this Act;
       ``(2) initiate discussions as soon as possible with all 
     foreign countries which are engaged in, or a fishing vessel 
     of which has engaged in, fishing activities described in 
     subsection (a), for the purpose of entering into bilateral 
     and multilateral treaties with such countries to protect such 
     species and to address any underlying failings or gaps that 
     may have contributed to identification under this Act;
       ``(3) seek agreements calling for international 
     restrictions on fishing activities or practices described in 
     subsection (a) through the United Nations, the Food and 
     Agriculture Organization's Committee on Fisheries, and 
     appropriate international fishery management bodies; and
       ``(4) initiate the amendment of any existing international 
     treaty for the protection and conservation of such species to 
     which the United States is a party in order to make such 
     treaty consistent with the purposes and policies of this 
     section.''.
       (c) Conservation Certification Procedure.--Section 610(c) 
     of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1826k(c)), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), by striking ``, 
     taking into account different conditions,'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``the public and'' after 
     ``comment by'';
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, taking into 
     account different conditions'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) ensures that any such fish or fish products 
     authorized for entry under this section are imported 
     consistent with the reporting and the recordkeeping 
     requirements of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program 
     established by part 300.324(b) of title 50, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or any successor regulations).''; and
       (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``(except to the extent 
     that such provisions apply to sport fishing equipment or fish 
     or fish products not caught by the vessels engaged in 
     illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing)''.
       (d) Definition of Protected Living Marine Resource.--
     Section 610(e) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
     Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(e)), as amended by this Act, 
     is further amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), means nontarget 
     fish, sea turtles, seabirds, or marine mammals that are 
     protected under United States law or international agreement, 
     including--
       ``(A) the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
     1361 et seq.);
       ``(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       ``(C) the Shark Finning Prohibition Act (16 U.S.C. 1822 
     note), including amendments made by that Act; and
       ``(D) the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
     Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Washington March 3, 
     1973 (27 UST 1087, TIAS 8249); but''.

     SEC. __03C. REGULATIONS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations implementing 
     this chapter.

                     CHAPTER 3--MARITIME AWARENESS

     SEC. __04. AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Requirement for Fishing Vessels To Have Automatic 
     Identification Systems.--Section 70114(a)(1) of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, while operating on the navigable waters 
     of the United States,''
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
     clauses (i) through (iv);
       (3) by inserting before clauses (i) through (iv), as 
     redesignated by paragraph (2), the following:
       ``(A) While operating on the navigable waters of the United 
     States:''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) A vessel of the United States that is more than 65 
     feet overall in length, while engaged in fishing, fish 
     processing, or fish tendering operations on the navigable 
     waters of the United States or in the United States exclusive 
     economic zone.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for fiscal 
     year 2023, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
     purchase automatic identification systems for fishing 
     vessels, fish processing vessels, fish tender vessels more 
     than 50 feet in length, as described under this subtitle and 
     the amendments made by this subtitle.

        Subtitle B--Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction

     SEC. __12. DEFINITION.

       Section 3(25) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
     and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802(25)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, or with a mesh size of 14 inches or greater,'' 
     after ``more''.

     SEC. __12A. FINDINGS AND POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Section 206(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1826(b)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) within the exclusive economic zone, large-scale 
     driftnet fishing that deploys nets with large mesh sizes 
     causes significant entanglement and mortality of living 
     marine resources, including myriad protected species, despite 
     limitations on the lengths of such nets.''.
       (b) Policy.--Section 206(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1826(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) prioritize the phase-out of large-scale driftnet 
     fishing in the exclusive economic zone and promote the 
     development and adoption of alternative fishing methods and 
     gear types that minimize the incidental catch of living 
     marine resources.''.

     SEC. __12B. TRANSITION PROGRAM.

       Section 206 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
     and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1826) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(i) Fishing Gear Transition Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--During the 5-year period beginning on 
     the date of enactment of this

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     subsection, the Secretary shall conduct a transition program 
     to facilitate the phase-out of large-scale driftnet fishing 
     and adoption of alternative fishing practices that minimize 
     the incidental catch of living marine resources, and shall 
     award grants to eligible permit holders who participate in 
     the program.
       ``(2) Permissible uses.--Any permit holder receiving a 
     grant under paragraph (1) may use such funds only for the 
     purpose of covering--
       ``(A) any fee originally associated with a permit 
     authorizing participation in a large-scale driftnet fishery, 
     if such permit is surrendered for permanent revocation, and 
     such permit holder relinquishes any claim associated with the 
     permit;
       ``(B) a forfeiture of fishing gear associated with a permit 
     described in subparagraph (A); or
       ``(C) the purchase of alternative gear with minimal 
     incidental catch of living marine resources, if the fishery 
     participant is authorized to continue fishing using such 
     alternative gears.
       ``(3) Certification.--The Secretary shall certify that, 
     with respect to each participant in the program under this 
     subsection, any permit authorizing participation in a large-
     scale driftnet fishery has been permanently revoked and that 
     no new permits will be issued to authorize such fishing.''.

     SEC. __12C. EXCEPTION.

       Section 307(1)(M) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(M)) is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, 
     unless such large-scale driftnet fishing--
       ``(i) deploys, within the exclusive economic zone, a net 
     with a total length of less than 2\1/2\ kilometers and a mesh 
     size of 14 inches or greater; and
       ``(ii) is conducted not later than 5 years after the date 
     of enactment of this clause.''.

     SEC. __12D. FEES.

       (a) In General.--The North Pacific Fishery Management 
     Council may recommend, and the Secretary of Commerce may 
     approve, regulations necessary for the collection of fees 
     from charter vessel operators who guide recreational anglers 
     who harvest Pacific halibut in International Pacific Halibut 
     Commission regulatory areas 2C and 3A as those terms are 
     defined in part 300 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations 
     (or any successor regulations).
       (b) Use of Fees.--Any fees collected under this section 
     shall be available for the purposes of--
       (1) financing administrative costs of the Recreational 
     Quota Entity program;
       (2) the purchase of halibut quota shares in International 
     Pacific Halibut Commission regulatory areas 2C and 3A by the 
     recreational quota entity authorized in part 679 of title 50, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations);
       (3) halibut conservation and research; and
       (4) promotion of the halibut resource by the recreational 
     quota entity authorized in part 679 of title 50, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations).
       (c) Limitation on Collection and Availability.--Fees shall 
     be collected and available pursuant to this section only to 
     the extent and in such amounts as provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts, subject to subsection (d).
       (d) Fee Collected During Start-up Period.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (c), fees may be collected through the date of 
     enactment of an Act making appropriations for the activities 
     authorized under this title through September 30, 2023, and 
     shall be available for obligation and remain available until 
     expended.

            Subtitle C--Marine Mammal Research and Response

     SEC. __13. DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION.

       Section 402 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1421a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or entangled'' 
     after ``stranded'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``strandings,'' and inserting ``strandings 
     and entanglements, including unusual mortality events,'';
       (ii) by inserting ``stranding'' before ``region''; and
       (iii) by striking ``marine mammals; and'' and inserting 
     ``marine mammals and entangled marine mammals to allow 
     comparison of the causes of illness and deaths in stranded 
     marine mammals and entangled marine mammals with physical, 
     chemical, and biological environmental parameters; and''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``analyses, that would 
     allow comparison of the causes of illness and deaths in 
     stranded marine mammals with physical, chemical, and 
     biological environmental parameters.'' and inserting 
     ``analyses.''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Information Required To Be Submitted and Collected.--
       ``(1) In general.--After each response to a stranding or 
     entanglement event, the Secretary shall collect (including 
     from any staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration that respond directly to such an event), and 
     shall require each stranding network participant who responds 
     to that stranding or entanglement to submit to the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration--
       ``(A) data on the stranding event, including NOAA Form 89-
     864 (OMB #0648-0178), NOAA Form 89-878 (OMB #0648-0178), 
     similar successor forms, or similar information in an 
     appropriate format required by the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service for species under its management authority;
       ``(B) supplemental data to the data described in 
     subparagraph (A), which may include, as available, relevant 
     information about--
       ``(i) weather and tide conditions;
       ``(ii) offshore human, predator, or prey activity;
       ``(iii) morphometrics;
       ``(iv) behavior;
       ``(v) health assessments;
       ``(vi) life history samples; or
       ``(vii) stomach and intestinal contents; and
       ``(C) data and results from laboratory analysis of tissues, 
     which may include, as appropriate and available--
       ``(i) histopathology;
       ``(ii) toxicology;
       ``(iii) microbiology;
       ``(iv) virology; or
       ``(v) parasitology.
       ``(2) Timeline.--A stranding network participant shall 
     submit--
       ``(A) the data described in paragraph (1)(A) not later than 
     30 days after the date of a response to a stranding or 
     entanglement event;
       ``(B) the compiled data described in paragraph (1)(B) not 
     later than 30 days after the date on which the data is 
     available to the stranding network participant; and
       ``(C) the compiled data described in paragraph (1)(C) not 
     later than 30 days after the date on which the laboratory 
     analysis has been reported to the stranding network 
     participant.
       ``(d) Availability of Data.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop a program to 
     make information, including any data and metadata collected 
     under paragraphs (3) or (4) of subsection (b) or subsection 
     (c), available to researchers, stranding network 
     participants, and the public--
       ``(A) to improve real-time coordination of response to 
     stranding and entanglement events across geographic areas and 
     between stranding coordinators;
       ``(B) to identify and quickly disseminate information on 
     potential public health risks;
       ``(C) to facilitate integrated interdisciplinary research;
       ``(D) to facilitate peer-reviewed publications;
       ``(E) to archive regional data into 1 national database for 
     future analyses; and
       ``(F) for education and outreach activities.
       ``(2) Access to data.--The Secretary shall ensure that any 
     data or metadata collected under subsection (c)--
       ``(A) by staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration that responded directly to a stranding or 
     entanglement event is available to the public through the 
     Health MAP and the Observation System not later than 30 days 
     after that data or metadata is collected by, available to, or 
     reported to the Secretary; and
       ``(B) by a stranding network participant that responded 
     directly to a stranding or entanglement event is made 
     available to the public through the Health MAP and the 
     Observation System not later than 2 years after the date on 
     which that data is submitted to the Secretary under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(3) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) Written release.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), 
     the Secretary may make data described in paragraph (2)(B) 
     publicly available earlier than 2 years after the date on 
     which that data is submitted to the Secretary under 
     subsection (c), if the stranding network participant has 
     completed a written release stating that such data may be 
     made publicly available.
       ``(B) Law enforcement.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary may withhold data for a longer period than the 
     period of time described in paragraph (2) in the event of a 
     law enforcement action or legal action that may be related to 
     that data.
       ``(e) Standards.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     marine mammal stranding community, shall--
       ``(1) make publicly available guidance about uniform data 
     and metadata standards to ensure that data collected in 
     accordance with this section can be archived in a form that 
     is readily accessible and understandable to the public 
     through the Health MAP and the Observation System; and
       ``(2) periodically update such guidance.
       ``(f) Management Policy.--In collaboration with the 
     regional stranding networks, the Secretary shall develop, and 
     periodically update, a data management and public outreach 
     collaboration policy for stranding or entanglement events.''.

     SEC. __13A. STRANDING OR ENTANGLEMENT RESPONSE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 403 of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421b) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by inserting ``or entanglement'' 
     before ``response'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``or entanglement.''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) include a description of the data management and 
     public outreach policy established under section 402(f).''.

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       (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in 
     the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
     (Public Law 92-522; 86 Stat. 1027) is amended by striking the 
     item related to section 403 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 403. Stranding or entanglement response agreements.''.

     SEC. __13B. UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT ACTIVITY FUNDING.

       Section 405 the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1421d) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Uses.--Amounts in the Fund--
       ``(1) shall be available only for use by the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, and 
     dispersed among claimants based on budgets approved by the 
     Secretary prior to expenditure--
       ``(A) to make advance, partial, or progress payments under 
     contracts or other funding mechanisms for property, supplies, 
     salaries, services, and travel costs incurred in acting in 
     accordance with the contingency plan issued under section 
     404(b) or under the direction of an Onsite Coordinator for an 
     unusual mortality event designated under section 
     404(a)(2)(B)(iii);
       ``(B) for reimbursing any stranding network participant for 
     costs incurred in the collection, preparation, analysis, and 
     transportation of marine mammal tissues and samples collected 
     with respect to an unusual mortality event for the Tissue 
     Bank; and
       ``(C) for the care and maintenance of a marine mammal 
     seized under section 104(c)(2)(D); and
       ``(2) shall remain available until expended.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) not more than $250,000 per year, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Commerce, from sums collected as fines, 
     penalties, or forfeitures of property by the Secretary of 
     Commerce for violations of any provision of this Act; and
       ``(5) sums received from emergency declaration grants for 
     marine mammal conservation.''.

     SEC. __13C. LIABILITY.

       Section 406(a) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
     (16 U.S.C. 1421e(a)) is amended, in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1)--
       (1) by inserting ``or entanglement'' after ``to a 
     stranding''; and
       (2) by striking ``government'' and inserting 
     ``Government''.

     SEC. __13D. NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL TISSUE BANK AND TISSUE 
                   ANALYSIS.

       Section 407 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1421f) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking ``the health of 
     marine mammals and'' and inserting ``marine mammal health and 
     mortality and the health of''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``public'' before ``access''.

     SEC. __13E. MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE AND RESPONSE GRANT PROGRAM 
                   AND RAPID RESPONSE FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 408 of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421f-1) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting ``marine 
     mammal rescue and response grant program and rapid response 
     fund'';
       (2) by striking subsections (a) through (d) and subsections 
     (f) through (h);
       (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (4) by inserting before subsection (f), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (3), the following:
       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Emergency assistance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `emergency assistance' means--
       ``(i) financial assistance provided to respond to, or that 
     results from, a stranding event or entanglement event that--

       ``(I) causes an immediate increase in the cost of a 
     response, recovery, or rehabilitation that is greater than 
     the usual cost of a response, recovery, or rehabilitation;
       ``(II) is cyclical or endemic; or
       ``(III) involves a marine mammal that is out of the normal 
     range for that marine mammal; or

       ``(ii) financial assistance provided to respond to, or that 
     results from, a stranding event or an entanglement event that 
     the appropriate Secretary or State or Tribal government 
     considers to be an emergency.
       ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `emergency assistance' does not 
     include financial assistance to respond to an unusual 
     mortality event.
       ``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 3(12)(A).
       ``(3) Stranding region.--The term `stranding region' means 
     a geographic region designated by the applicable Secretary 
     for purposes of administration of this title.
       ``(b) John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response 
     Grant Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
     appropriations or other funding, the applicable Secretary 
     shall carry out a grant program, to be known as the `John H. 
     Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program' 
     (referred to in this section as the `grant program'), to 
     award grants to eligible stranding network participants or 
     stranding network collaborators, as described in this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the grant program are to 
     provide for--
       ``(A) the recovery, care, or treatment of sick, injured, or 
     entangled marine mammals;
       ``(B) responses to marine mammal stranding events that 
     require emergency assistance;
       ``(C) the collection of data and samples from living or 
     dead stranded marine mammals for scientific research or 
     assessments regarding marine mammal health;
       ``(D) facility operating costs that are directly related to 
     activities described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C); and
       ``(E) development of stranding network capacity, including 
     training for emergency response, where facilities do not 
     exist or are sparse.
       ``(3) Contract, grant, and cooperative agreement 
     authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--The applicable Secretary may enter into 
     a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with any eligible 
     stranding network participant or stranding network 
     collaborator, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, 
     for the purposes described in paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Emergency award flexibility.--Following a request for 
     emergency award flexibility and analysis of the merits of and 
     necessity for such a request, the applicable Secretary may--
       ``(i) amend any contract, grant, or cooperative agreement 
     entered into under this paragraph, including provisions 
     concerning the period of performance; or
       ``(ii) waive the requirements under subsection (f) for 
     grant applications submitted during the provision of 
     emergency assistance.
       ``(4) Equitable distribution of funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure, to the 
     extent practicable, that funds awarded under the grant 
     program are distributed equitably among the stranding 
     regions.
       ``(B) Considerations.--In determining priorities among the 
     stranding regions under this paragraph, the Secretary may 
     consider--
       ``(i) equitable distribution within the stranding regions, 
     including the subregions (including the Gulf of Mexico);
       ``(ii) any episodic stranding, entanglement, or mortality 
     events, except for unusual mortality events, that occurred in 
     any stranding region in the preceding year;
       ``(iii) any data with respect to average annual stranding, 
     entanglements, and mortality events per stranding region;
       ``(iv) the size of the marine mammal populations inhabiting 
     a stranding region;
       ``(v) the importance of the region's marine mammal 
     populations to the well-being of indigenous communities; and
       ``(vi) the conservation of protected, depleted, threatened, 
     or endangered marine mammal species.
       ``(C) Strandings.--For the purposes of the grant program, 
     priority is to be given to applications focusing on marine 
     mammal strandings.
       ``(5) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under the 
     grant program, a stranding network participant shall--
       ``(A) submit an application in such form and manner as the 
     applicable Secretary prescribes; and
       ``(B) be in compliance with the data reporting requirements 
     under section 402(d) and any applicable reporting 
     requirements of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     for species under its management jurisdiction.
       ``(6) Grant criteria.--The Secretary shall, in consultation 
     with the Marine Mammal Commission, a representative from each 
     of the stranding regions, and other individuals who represent 
     public and private organizations that are actively involved 
     in rescue, rehabilitation, release, scientific research, 
     marine conservation, and forensic science with respect to 
     stranded marine mammals under that Department's jurisdiction, 
     develop criteria for awarding grants under their respective 
     grant programs.
       ``(7) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Maximum grant amount.--No grant made under the grant 
     program for a single award may exceed $150,000 in any 12-
     month period.
       ``(B) Unexpended funds.--Any funds that have been awarded 
     under the grant program but that are unexpended at the end of 
     the 12-month period described in subparagraph (A) shall 
     remain available until expended.
       ``(8) Administrative costs and expenses.--The Secretary's 
     administrative costs and expenses related to reviewing and 
     awarding grants under the grant program, in any fiscal year 
     may not exceed the greater of--
       ``(A) 6 percent of the amounts made available each fiscal 
     year to carry out the grant program; or
       ``(B) $80,000.
       ``(9) Transparency.--The Secretary shall make publicly 
     available a list of grant proposals for the upcoming fiscal 
     year, funded grants, and requests for grant flexibility under 
     this subsection.
       ``(c) Joseph R. Geraci Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid 
     Response Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States an interest-bearing fund, to be known as 
     the `Joseph R. Geraci Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response 
     Fund' (referred to in this section as the `Rapid Response 
     Fund').

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       ``(2) Use of funds.--Amounts in the Rapid Response Fund 
     shall be available only for use by the Secretary to provide 
     emergency assistance.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the grant program $7,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026, to remain 
     available until expended, of which for each fiscal year--
       ``(i) $6,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Commerce; and
       ``(ii) $1,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(B) Derivation of funds.--Funds to carry out the 
     activities under this section shall be derived from amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
     that are enacted after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Joseph r. geraci marine mammal rescue and rapid 
     response fund.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Rapid Response Fund $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026.
       ``(e) Acceptance of Donations.--For the purposes of 
     carrying out this section, the Secretary may solicit, accept, 
     receive, hold, administer, and use gifts, devises, and 
     bequests without any further approval or administrative 
     action.''.
       (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in 
     the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
     (Public Law 92-522) is further amended by striking the item 
     related to section 408 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 408. Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program and Rapid 
              Response Fund.''.

     SEC. __13F. HEALTH MAP.

       (a) In General.--Title IV of the Marine Mammal Protection 
     Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 408 the following:

     ``SEC. 408A. MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH MONITORING AND ANALYSIS 
                   PLATFORM (HEALTH MAP).

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission, shall--
       ``(1) establish a marine mammal health monitoring and 
     analysis platform (referred to in this Act as the `Health 
     MAP');
       ``(2) incorporate the Health MAP into the Observation 
     System; and
       ``(3) make the Health MAP--
       ``(A) publicly accessible through the web portal of the 
     Observation System; and
       ``(B) interoperable with other national data systems or 
     other data systems for management or research purposes, as 
     practicable.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Health MAP are--
       ``(1) to promote--
       ``(A) interdisciplinary research among individuals with 
     knowledge and experience in marine mammal science, marine 
     mammal veterinary and husbandry practices, medical science, 
     and oceanography, and with other marine scientists;
       ``(B) timely and sustained dissemination and availability 
     of marine mammal health, stranding, entanglement, and 
     mortality data;
       ``(C) identification of spatial and temporal patterns of 
     marine mammal mortality, disease, and stranding;
       ``(D) evaluation of marine mammal health in terms of 
     mortality, as well as sublethal marine mammal health impacts;
       ``(E) improved collaboration and forecasting of marine 
     mammal and larger ecosystem health events;
       ``(F) rapid communication and dissemination of information 
     regarding marine mammal strandings that may have implications 
     for human health, such as those caused by harmful algal 
     blooms; and
       ``(G) increased accessibility of data in a user friendly 
     visual interface for public education and outreach; and
       ``(2) to contribute to an ocean health index that 
     incorporates marine mammal health data.
       ``(c) Requirements.--The Health MAP shall--
       ``(1) integrate in situ, remote, and other marine mammal 
     health, stranding, and mortality data, including 
     visualizations and metadata, collected by marine mammal 
     stranding networks, Federal, State, local, territorial, and 
     Tribal governments, private partners, and academia; and
       ``(2) be designed--
       ``(A) to enhance data and information availability, 
     including data sharing among stranding network participants, 
     scientists, and the public within and across stranding 
     network regions;
       ``(B) to facilitate data and information access across 
     scientific disciplines, scientists, and managers;
       ``(C) to facilitate public access to national and regional 
     marine mammal health, stranding, entanglement, and mortality 
     data, including visualizations and metadata, through the 
     national and regional data portals of the Observation System; 
     and
       ``(D) in collaboration with, and with input from, States 
     and stranding network participants.
       ``(d) Procedures and Guidelines.--The Secretary shall 
     establish and implement policies, protocols, and standards 
     for--
       ``(1) reporting marine mammal health data collected by 
     stranding networks consistent with subsections (c) and (d) of 
     section 402;
       ``(2) promptly transmitting health data from the stranding 
     networks and other appropriate data providers to the Health 
     MAP;
       ``(3) disseminating and making publicly available data on 
     marine mammal health, stranding, entanglement, and mortality 
     data in a timely and sustained manner; and
       ``(4) integrating additional marine mammal health, 
     stranding, or other relevant data as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(e) Consultation.--The Administrator of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall maintain and 
     update the Health MAP in consultation with the Secretary of 
     the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission.
       ``(f) Contributions.--For purposes of carrying out this 
     section, the Secretary may solicit, accept, receive, hold, 
     administer, and use gifts, devises, and bequests without any 
     further approval or administrative action.''.
       (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in 
     the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
     (Public Law 92-522) is further amended by inserting after the 
     item related to section 408 the following:

``Sec. 408A. Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform 
              (Health MAP).''.

     SEC. __13G. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--Title IV of the Marine Mammal Protection 
     Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) is further amended by 
     inserting after section 408A the following:

     ``SEC. 408B. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       ``(a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In 
     this section, the term `appropriate committees of Congress' 
     means--
       ``(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(b) Health MAP Status Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with 
     the Marine Mammal Commission, the Secretary of the Interior, 
     and the National Ocean Research Leadership Council, shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     describing the status of the Health MAP.
       ``(2) Requirements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a detailed evaluation of the data made publicly 
     available through the Health MAP;
       ``(B) a detailed list of any gaps in data collected 
     pursuant to the Health MAP, a description of the reasons for 
     those gaps, and recommended actions to close those gaps;
       ``(C) an analysis of the effectiveness of using the website 
     of the Observation System as the platform to collect, 
     organize, visualize, archive, and disseminate marine mammal 
     stranding and health data;
       ``(D) a list of publications, presentations, or other 
     relevant work product resulting from, or produced in 
     collaboration with, the Health MAP;
       ``(E) a description of emerging marine mammal health 
     concerns and the applicability of those concerns to human 
     health;
       ``(F) an analysis of the feasibility of the Observation 
     System being used as an alert system during stranding events, 
     entanglement events, and unusual mortality events for the 
     stranding network, Observation System partners, Health MAP 
     partners, Federal and State agencies, and local, territorial, 
     and Tribal governments;
       ``(G) an evaluation of the use of Health MAP data to 
     predict broader ecosystem events and changes that may impact 
     marine mammal or human health and specific examples of proven 
     or potential uses of Observation System data for those 
     purposes; and
       ``(H) recommendations for the Health MAP with respect to--
       ``(i) filling any identified data gaps;
       ``(ii) standards that could be used to improve data 
     quality, accessibility, transmission, interoperability, and 
     sharing;
       ``(iii) any other strategies that would contribute to the 
     effectiveness and usefulness of the Health MAP; and
       ``(iv) the funding levels needed to maintain and improve 
     the Health MAP.
       ``(c) Data Gap Analysis.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date on 
     which the report required under subsection (b)(1) is 
     submitted, and every 10 years thereafter, the Administrator 
     of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in 
     consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission and the 
     Secretary of Commerce, shall--
       ``(A) make publicly available a report on the data gap 
     analysis described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress concerning that data gap analysis.
       ``(2) Requirements.--The data gap analysis under paragraph 
     (1) shall include--
       ``(A) an overview of existing participants within a marine 
     mammal stranding network;
       ``(B) an identification of coverage needs and participant 
     gaps within a network;
       ``(C) an identification of data and reporting gaps from 
     members of a network; and
       ``(D) an analysis of how stranding and health data are 
     shared and made available to scientists, academics, State, 
     local, territorial, and Tribal governments, and the public.

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       ``(d) Marine Mammal Response Capabilities in the Arctic.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Director of the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Director of 
     the United States Geologic Survey, in consultation with the 
     Marine Mammal Commission and the Secretary of the Interior, 
     shall--
       ``(A) make publicly available a report describing the 
     response capabilities for sick and injured marine mammals in 
     the Arctic regions of the United States; and
       ``(B) provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress on that report.
       ``(2) Arctic.--The term `Arctic' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 
     1984 (15 U.S.C. 4111).
       ``(3) Requirements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a description, developed in consultation with the 
     Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, of 
     all marine mammal stranding agreements in place for the 
     Arctic region of the United States, including species 
     covered, response capabilities, facilities and equipment, and 
     data collection and analysis capabilities;
       ``(B) a list of State and local government agencies that 
     have personnel trained to respond to marine mammal strandings 
     in the Arctic region of the United States;
       ``(C) an assessment of potential response and data 
     collection partners and sources of local information and 
     knowledge, including Alaska Native people and villages;
       ``(D) an analysis of spatial and temporal trends in marine 
     mammal strandings and unusual mortality events that are 
     correlated with changing environmental conditions in the 
     Arctic region of the United States;
       ``(E) a description of training and other resource needs to 
     meet emerging response requirements in the Arctic region of 
     the United States;
       ``(F) an analysis of oiled marine mammal response and 
     rehabilitation capabilities in the Arctic region of the 
     United States, including personnel, equipment, facilities, 
     training, and husbandry capabilities, and an assessment of 
     factors that affect response and rehabilitation success 
     rates; and
       ``(G) recommendations to address future stranding response 
     needs for marine mammals in the Arctic region of the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in 
     the first section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
     (Public Law 92-522) is further amended by inserting after the 
     item related to section 408A the following:

``Sec. 408B. Reports to Congress.''.

     SEC. __13H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 409 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1421g) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1993 and 1994;'' and 
     inserting ``2022 through 2026;'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``1993 and 1994;'' and 
     inserting ``2022 through 2026;''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``fiscal year 1993.'' and 
     inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.

     SEC. __13I. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 410 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1421h) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (2), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively;
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(1) The term `entangle' or `entanglement' means an event 
     in the wild in which a living or dead marine mammal has gear, 
     rope, line, net, or other material wrapped around or attached 
     to the marine mammal and is--
       ``(A) on lands under the jurisdiction of the United States, 
     including beaches and shorelines; or
       ``(B) in waters under the jurisdiction of the United 
     States, including any navigable waters.'';
       (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).''.

     SEC. __13J. STUDY ON MARINE MAMMAL MORTALITY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Oceans and Atmosphere shall, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission, 
     conduct a study evaluating the connections among marine heat 
     waves, frequency and intensity of harmful algal blooms, prey 
     availability, and habitat degradation, and the impacts of 
     these conditions on marine mammal mortality.
       (b) Report.--The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
     Atmosphere, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Marine Mammal Commission, shall prepare, 
     post to a publicly available website, and brief the 
     appropriate committees of Congress on, a report containing 
     the results of the study described in subsection (a). The 
     report shall identify priority research activities, 
     opportunities for collaboration, and current gaps in effort 
     and resource limitations related to advancing scientific 
     understanding of how ocean heat waves, harmful algae blooms, 
     availability of prey, and habitat degradation impact marine 
     mammal mortality. The report shall include recommendations 
     for policies needed to mitigate and respond to mortality 
     events.

   Subtitle D--Reauthorization of Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000

     SEC. __14. REAUTHORIZATION OF CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT OF 
                   2000.

       (a) Purposes; Federal Coral Reef Management and Restoration 
     Activities.--The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 6401 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 202 and 
     203 and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 202. PURPOSES.

       ``The purposes of this title are--
       ``(1) to conserve and restore the condition of United 
     States coral reef ecosystems challenged by natural and human-
     accelerated changes, including increasing ocean temperatures, 
     ocean acidification, coral bleaching, coral diseases, water 
     quality degradation, invasive species, and illegal, 
     unreported, and unregulated fishing;
       ``(2) to promote the science-based management and 
     sustainable use of coral reef ecosystems to benefit local 
     communities and the Nation, including through improved 
     integration and cooperation among Federal, State, and locally 
     managed jurisdictions with coral reef equities;
       ``(3) to develop sound scientific information on the 
     condition of coral reef ecosystems, continuing and emerging 
     threats to such ecosystems, and the efficacy of innovative 
     tools, technologies, and strategies to mitigate stressors and 
     restore such ecosystems, including evaluation criteria to 
     determine the effectiveness of management interventions, and 
     accurate mapping for coral reef restoration;
       ``(4) to assist in the preservation of coral reefs by 
     supporting science-based, consensus-driven State, Tribal, 
     Pacific Islander, territorial, and community-based coral reef 
     management, including monitoring, conservation, and 
     restoration projects that empower local communities, small 
     businesses, and nongovernmental organizations;
       ``(5) to provide financial resources, technical assistance, 
     and scientific expertise to supplement and strengthen State, 
     Tribal, Indigenous, and community-based management programs 
     and conservation and restoration projects;
       ``(6) to establish a formal mechanism for collecting and 
     allocating monetary donations from the private sector to be 
     used for coral reef conservation and restoration projects;
       ``(7) to support the rapid and effective, science-based 
     assessment and response to emergencies that imminently 
     threaten coral reefs, such as coral disease outbreaks, 
     invasive species, hurricanes, marine heat waves, coral 
     bleaching, and other natural disasters, vessel groundings or 
     chemical spills, and other exigent circumstances; and
       ``(8) to serve as a model for advancing similar 
     international efforts to monitor, conserve, and restore coral 
     reef ecosystems in the jurisdictions of United States allies 
     and trading partners.

     ``SEC. 203. FEDERAL CORAL REEF MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator or the Secretary of 
     the Interior may conduct activities described in subsection 
     (b) to conserve and restore coral reefs and coral reef 
     ecosystems that are consistent with--
       ``(1) all applicable laws governing resource management in 
     Federal and State waters, including this Act;
       ``(2) the national coral reef resilience strategy in effect 
     under section 204A;
       ``(3) coral reef action plans in effect under section 205, 
     as applicable; and
       ``(4) coral reef emergency plans in effect under section 
     209, as applicable.
       ``(b) Activities Described.--Activities described in this 
     subsection are activities to conserve, research, monitor, 
     assess, and restore coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems in 
     waters managed under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency 
     specified in subsection (c) or in coordination with a State 
     in waters managed under the jurisdiction of such State, 
     including--
       ``(1) developing, including through the collection of 
     requisite data, high-quality and digitized maps reflecting--
       ``(A) current and historical live coral cover data;
       ``(B) coral reef habitat quality data;
       ``(C) priority areas for coral reef conservation to 
     maintain biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function, 
     including the reef matrix itself, that benefit coastal 
     communities and living marine resources;
       ``(D) priority areas for coral reef restoration to enhance 
     biodiversity and ecosystem structure and function, including 
     the reef matrix itself, to benefit coastal communities and 
     living marine resources; and
       ``(E) areas of concern that may require enhanced monitoring 
     of coral health and cover;
       ``(2) enhancing compliance with Federal laws that prohibit 
     or regulate--
       ``(A) the taking of coral products or species associated 
     with coral reefs; or
       ``(B) the use and management of coral reef ecosystems;
       ``(3) long-term ecological monitoring of coral reef 
     ecosystems;

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       ``(4) implementing species-specific recovery plans for 
     listed coral species consistent with the Endangered Species 
     Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
       ``(5) restoring degraded coral reef ecosystems;
       ``(6) promoting ecologically sound navigation and 
     anchorages, including mooring buoy systems to promote 
     enhanced recreational access, near coral reefs;
       ``(7) monitoring and responding to severe bleaching or 
     mortality events, disease outbreaks, invasive species 
     outbreaks, and significant maritime accidents, including 
     chemical spill cleanup and the removal of grounded vessels;
       ``(8) conducting scientific research that contributes to 
     the understanding, sustainable use, and long-term 
     conservation of coral reefs;
       ``(9) enhancing public awareness, understanding, and 
     appreciation of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems;
       ``(10) preventing or minimizing the likelihood of vessel 
     impacts or other physical damage to coral reefs through 
     navigational aids and expansion of reef-safe anchorages; and
       ``(11) centrally archiving, managing, and distributing data 
     sets and coral reef ecosystem assessments and publishing such 
     information on publicly available internet websites of--
       ``(A) the Coral Reef Conservation Program of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
       ``(B) the Task Force.
       ``(c) Federal Agencies Specified.--A Federal agency 
     specified in this subsection is one of the following:
       ``(1) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       ``(2) The National Park Service.
       ``(3) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       ``(4) The Office of Insular Affairs.''.
       (b) Additional Provisions.--The Coral Reef Conservation Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.) is amended by striking 
     sections 205 through 210 and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 204A. NATIONAL CORAL REEF RESILIENCE STRATEGY.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall--
       ``(1) develop a national coral reef resilience strategy; 
     and
       ``(2) periodically, but not less frequently than every 15 
     years, review and revise the strategy.
       ``(b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       ``(1) A discussion addressing--
       ``(A) continuing and emerging threats to the resilience of 
     United States coral reef ecosystems;
       ``(B) remaining gaps in coral reef ecosystem research, 
     monitoring, and assessment;
       ``(C) the status of management cooperation and integration 
     among Federal, State, Tribal, and locally managed 
     jurisdictions with coral reef equities;
       ``(D) the status of efforts to manage and disseminate 
     critical information, and enhance interjurisdictional data 
     sharing, related to research, reports, datasets, and maps;
       ``(E) areas of special focus, which may include--
       ``(i) improving natural coral recruitment;
       ``(ii) preventing avoidable losses of corals and their 
     habitat;
       ``(iii) enhancing the resilience of coral populations;
       ``(iv) supporting a resilience-based management approach;
       ``(v) developing, coordinating, and implementing watershed 
     management plans;
       ``(vi) building and sustaining watershed management 
     capacity at the local level;
       ``(vii) providing data essential for coral reef fisheries 
     management;
       ``(viii) building capacity for coral reef fisheries 
     management;
       ``(ix) increasing understanding of coral reef ecosystem 
     services;
       ``(x) educating the public on the importance of coral 
     reefs, threats to coral reefs, and solutions to such threats; 
     and
       ``(xi) evaluating intervention efficacy;
       ``(F) the status of conservation efforts, including the use 
     of marine protected areas to serve as replenishment zones 
     developed consistent with local practices and traditions and 
     in cooperation with, and with respect for the scientific, 
     technical, and management expertise and responsibilities of, 
     State fish and wildlife management agencies; and
       ``(G) science-based adaptive management and restoration 
     efforts.
       ``(2) A statement of national goals and objectives designed 
     to guide--
       ``(A) future Federal coral reef management and restoration 
     activities authorized under section 203;
       ``(B) conservation and restoration priorities for grants 
     awarded under section 213; and
       ``(C) research priorities for the cooperative institutes 
     established under section 215(c).
       ``(3) General templates for use by covered reef managers to 
     guide the development of--
       ``(A) coral reef action plans under section 205; and
       ``(B) coral reef emergency plans under section 209.
       ``(c) Consultations.--In developing all elements of the 
     strategy required by subsection (a), the Administrator 
     shall--
       ``(1) consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the Task 
     Force, covered States, and Tribal organizations;
       ``(2) engage stakeholders, including coral reef stewardship 
     partnerships, coral reef institutes and research centers 
     described in section 215(c), and coral reef conservation 
     grant awardees; and
       ``(3) solicit public review and comment regarding scoping 
     and the draft strategy.
       ``(d) Submission to Congress; Publication.--The 
     Administrator shall--
       ``(1) submit the strategy required by subsection (a) and 
     any revisions to the strategy to the appropriate 
     congressional committees; and
       ``(2) publish the strategy and any such revisions on 
     publicly available internet websites of--
       ``(A) the Coral Reef Conservation Program of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
       ``(B) the Task Force.
       ``(e) Transition Rule.--On and after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the 2018 Coral Reef 
     Conservation Program Strategic Plan of the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration shall be considered to be the 
     national coral reef resilience strategy in effect under this 
     section until the earlier of--
       ``(1) September 30, 2033; or
       ``(2) the date on which the Administrator develops a 
     national coral reef resilience strategy under this section.

     ``SEC. 205. CORAL REEF ACTION PLANS.

       ``(a) Coral Reef Action Plans.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (h), not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, and not later than 2 years after 
     the publication of a revised national coral reef resilience 
     strategy under section 204A, each covered reef manager shall 
     prepare and submit to the Task Force a coral reef action plan 
     to guide management and restoration activities to be 
     undertaken within the responsibilities and jurisdiction of 
     the manager.
       ``(b) Requirements.--A covered reef manager preparing a 
     coral reef action plan under subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) ensure that the plan is consistent with all elements 
     of the national coral reef resilience strategy in effect; and
       ``(2) revise the plan not less frequently than once every 5 
     years.
       ``(c) Plan Elements.--A coral reef action plan under 
     subsection (a) shall include a discussion of the following 
     elements:
       ``(1) Short- and mid-term coral reef conservation and 
     restoration objectives within the applicable jurisdiction.
       ``(2) An updated adaptive management framework to inform 
     research, monitoring, and assessment needs.
       ``(3) The status of any coral reef emergency plans in 
     effect under section 209 covering coral reef ecosystems 
     within the applicable jurisdiction.
       ``(4) Tools, strategies, and partnerships necessary to 
     identify, monitor, and redress the impacts of pollution, 
     diminished water quality, temperature fluctuations, 
     acidification, overfishing, disease, and other disturbances 
     to coral reef ecosystems within the applicable jurisdiction.
       ``(5) The status of efforts to improve coral reef ecosystem 
     management cooperation and integration among neighboring 
     Federal, State, Tribal, or locally managed jurisdictions, 
     including the identification of existing research and 
     monitoring activities that can be leveraged for coral reef 
     status and trends assessments within the applicable 
     jurisdiction.
       ``(6) An accounting of annual expenditures on coral reef 
     management and restoration activities within the applicable 
     jurisdiction while the preceding action plan, if any, was in 
     effect.
       ``(7) Estimated budgetary and resource considerations 
     necessary to carry out the proposed action plan.
       ``(d) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator and the Task 
     Force shall make all reasonable efforts to provide technical 
     assistance upon request by a covered reef manager developing 
     a coral reef action plan under subsection (a).
       ``(e) Adoption of Coral Reef Action Plans.--A covered reef 
     manager may adopt a coral reef action plan developed by 
     another covered reef manager, in full or in part, as relevant 
     to the adopting manager's applicable jurisdiction.
       ``(f) Public Review.--The development of a coral reef 
     action plan by a covered reef manager under subsection (a), 
     and the adoption of a plan under subsection (e), shall be 
     subject to public review and comment.
       ``(g) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish each 
     coral reef action plan prepared and submitted to the Task 
     Force under this section on publicly available internet 
     websites of--
       ``(1) the Coral Reef Conservation Program of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
       ``(2) the Task Force.
       ``(h) Applicability to Covered States and Coral Reef 
     Stewardship Partnerships.--A covered State or non-Federal 
     coral reef stewardship partnership is not required to develop 
     a coral reef action plan under subsection (a), but may do so 
     in its own discretion. In developing a coral reef action 
     plan, a covered State or non-Federal coral reef stewardship 
     partnership is encouraged, but not mandated, to comply with 
     the requirements of this section.
       ``(i) Plan in Effect.--A coral reef action plan shall be 
     deemed to be in effect if the plan was submitted to the Task 
     Force under this section during the preceding 6 years.

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     ``SEC. 206. CORAL REEF STEWARDSHIP PARTNERSHIPS.

       ``(a) Coral Reef Stewardship Partnerships.--The 
     Administrator shall establish standards for the 
     identification of coral reefs and the formation of 
     partnerships among government and community members for the 
     stewardship of coral reefs (in this title referred to as 
     `coral reef stewardship partnerships') in accordance with 
     this section, including guidance for preparation and 
     submission of coral reef action plans under section 205 for 
     review and approval by the Administrator.
       ``(b) Identification of Coral Reefs.--Each coral reef 
     stewardship partnership shall identify with particularity the 
     coral reef or ecologically significant component of a coral 
     reef that will be the subject of its stewardship activities.
       ``(c) Membership for Federal Coral Reefs.--A coral reef 
     stewardship partnership that has identified, as the subject 
     of its stewardship activities, a coral reef or ecologically 
     significant component of a coral reef that is fully or 
     partially under the management jurisdiction of any Federal 
     agency specified in section 203(c) shall, at a minimum, 
     include the following:
       ``(1) That Federal agency, a representative of which shall 
     serve as chair of the coral reef stewardship partnership.
       ``(2) A State, county, or Tribal organization's resource 
     management agency.
       ``(3) A coral reef research center described in section 
     215(c)(4) or another institution of higher education.
       ``(4) A nongovernmental organization.
       ``(5) Such other members as the partnership considers 
     appropriate, such as interested stakeholder groups.
       ``(d) Membership for Non-Federal Coral Reefs.--
       ``(1) In general.--A coral reef stewardship partnership 
     that has identified, as the subject of its stewardship 
     activities, a coral reef or ecologically significant 
     component of a coral reef that is not under the management 
     jurisdiction of any Federal agency specified in section 
     203(c) shall, at a minimum, include the following:
       ``(A) A State, county, or Tribal organization's resource 
     management agency, a representative of which shall serve as 
     the chair of the coral reef stewardship partnership.
       ``(B) A coral reef research center described in section 
     215(c)(4) or another institution of higher education.
       ``(C) A nongovernmental organization.
       ``(D) Such other members as the partnership considers 
     appropriate, such as interested stakeholder groups.
       ``(2) Additional members.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), a coral 
     reef stewardship partnership described in paragraph (1) may 
     also include representatives of one or more Federal agencies 
     that have management responsibility in the coral reef that is 
     the subject of the partnership's stewardship activities.
       ``(B) Requests; approval.--A representative of a Federal 
     agency described in subparagraph (A) may become a member of a 
     coral reef stewardship partnership described in paragraph (1) 
     if--
       ``(i) the representative submits a request to become a 
     member to the chair of the partnership referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A); and
       ``(ii) the chair consents to the request.
       ``(e) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
     The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to coral reef stewardship partnerships.

     ``SEC. 207. BLOCK GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall provide block 
     grants of financial assistance to covered States to support 
     management and restoration activities and further the 
     implementation of coral reef action plans in effect under 
     section 205 by covered States and non-Federal coral reef 
     stewardship partnerships.
       ``(b) Eligibility for Additional Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--A covered State shall qualify for and 
     receive additional grant amounts beyond the base award 
     specified in subsection (c)(1) if there is at least one coral 
     reef action plan in effect within the jurisdiction of the 
     covered State developed by that covered State or a non-
     Federal coral reef stewardship partnership.
       ``(2) Waiver.--In any fiscal year before fiscal year 2025, 
     the Administrator shall waive the requirement to qualify for 
     and receive additional grant amounts described in paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(c) Funding Formula.--The amount of each block grant 
     awarded to a covered State under this section shall be the 
     sum of--
       ``(1) a base award of $100,000; and
       ``(2) if the State is eligible under subsection (b)--
       ``(A) an amount that is equal to non-Federal expenditures 
     of up to $3,000,000 on coral reef management and restoration 
     activities within the jurisdiction of the State during the 
     previous fiscal year, and
       ``(B) an additional amount, from any funds appropriated for 
     activities under this section that remain after distribution 
     under subparagraph (A), paragraph (1), and subsection 
     (g)based on the proportion of the State's share of total non-
     Federal expenditures on coral reef management and restoration 
     activities, as reported within the previous fiscal year, in 
     excess of $3,000,000, relative to other covered States.
       ``(d) Exclusions.--For the purposes of calculating block 
     grant amounts under subsection (c), Federal funds provided to 
     a covered State or non-Federal coral reef stewardship 
     partnership shall not be considered as qualifying non-Federal 
     expenditures, but non-Federal matching funds used to leverage 
     Federal awards may be considered as qualifying non-Federal 
     expenditures.
       ``(e) Responsibilities of the Administrator.--The 
     Administrator is responsible for--
       ``(1) providing guidance on qualifying non-Federal 
     expenditures and the proper documentation of such 
     expenditures;
       ``(2) issuing annual solicitations to covered States for 
     additional awards under this section; and
       ``(3) determining the appropriate allocation of additional 
     amounts among covered States in accordance with this section.
       ``(f) Responsibilities of Covered States.--Each covered 
     State is responsible for documenting non-Federal expenditures 
     within the jurisdiction of the State and formally reporting 
     those expenditures for review in response to annual 
     solicitations by the Administrator under subsection (e).
       ``(g) Cooperative Agreements.--The Administrator may enter 
     into cooperative agreements with States to fund coral reef 
     conservation and restoration activities in waters managed 
     under the jurisdiction of such States that are consistent 
     with the national coral reef resilience strategy in effect 
     under section 204A.

     ``SEC. 208. CORAL REEF STEWARDSHIP FUND.

       ``(a) Authority To Enter Into Agreements.--The 
     Administrator may enter into an agreement with the National 
     Fish and Wildlife Foundation (in this section referred to as 
     the `Foundation'), authorizing the Foundation to receive, 
     hold, and administer funds received under this section.
       ``(b) Fund.--The Foundation shall invest, reinvest, and 
     otherwise administer the funds received under this section 
     and maintain such funds and any interest or revenues earned 
     in a separate interest-bearing account, to be known as the 
     `Coral Reef Stewardship Fund' (in this section referred to as 
     the `Fund', and known before the date of the enactment of 
     this section as the Coral Reef Conservation Fund administered 
     through a public-private partnership with the Foundation), 
     established by the Foundation solely to support coral reef 
     stewardship partnership activities that--
       ``(1) further the purposes of this title; and
       ``(2) are consistent with--
       ``(A) the national coral reef resilience strategy in effect 
     under section 204A; and
       ``(B) coral reef action plans in effect, if any, under 
     section 205 covering a coral reef or ecologically significant 
     component of a coral reef to be impacted by such activities, 
     if applicable.
       ``(c) Authorization To Solicit Donations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Pursuant to an agreement entered into 
     under subsection (a), the Foundation may accept, receive, 
     solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift (including, 
     notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, 
     donations of services) to further the purposes of this title.
       ``(2) Deposits in fund.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of 
     title 31, United States Code, any funds received as a gift 
     shall be deposited and maintained in the Fund.
       ``(3) Notification required.--Not later than 30 days after 
     funds are deposited in the Fund under paragraph (2), the 
     Foundation shall notify the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives of the source and amount of such funds.
       ``(d) Review of Performance.--The Administrator shall 
     conduct a continuing review of all deposits into, and 
     disbursements from, the Fund. Each review shall include a 
     written assessment concerning the extent to which the 
     Foundation has implemented the goals and requirements of--
       ``(1) this section; and
       ``(2) the national coral reef resilience strategy in effect 
     under section 204A.
       ``(e) Administration.--Under an agreement entered into 
     pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator may transfer 
     funds appropriated to carry out this title to the Foundation. 
     Amounts received by the Foundation under this subsection may 
     be used for matching, in whole or in part, contributions 
     (whether in money, services, or property) made to the 
     Foundation by private persons, State or local government 
     agencies, or Tribal organizations.

     ``SEC. 209. CORAL REEF EMERGENCY PLANS.

       ``(a) In General.--A covered reef manager may develop and 
     periodically update a plan (in this title referred to as a 
     `coral reef emergency plan') consistent with the template 
     described in section 204A(b)(3) to guide the rapid and 
     effective response to circumstances that pose an urgent and 
     immediate threat to the coral reef ecosystems within the 
     manager's responsibilities and jurisdictions, and consistent 
     with any applicable coral reef action plan.
       ``(b) Coral Reef Emergencies.--The Administrator shall 
     develop a list of, and criteria for, circumstances that pose 
     an urgent and immediate threat to coral reefs (in this title 
     referred to as `coral reef emergencies'), including--
       ``(1) new and ongoing outbreaks of disease;
       ``(2) new and ongoing outbreaks of invasive or nuisance 
     species;
       ``(3) new and ongoing coral bleaching events;
       ``(4) natural disasters;
       ``(5) man-made disasters, including vessel groundings, 
     hazardous spills, or coastal construction accidents; and

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       ``(6) other exigent circumstances.
       ``(c) Best Response Practices.--The Administrator shall 
     develop guidance on best practices to respond to coral reef 
     emergencies that can be adopted within coral reef emergency 
     plans. Such best practices shall be--
       ``(1) based on the best available science and integrated 
     with evolving innovative technologies; and
       ``(2) revised not less frequently than once every 5 years.
       ``(d) Plan Elements.--A coral reef emergency plan shall 
     include the following elements:
       ``(1) A description of particular threats, and the proposed 
     responses, consistent with the best practices developed under 
     subsection (d).
       ``(2) A delineation of roles and responsibilities for 
     executing the plan.
       ``(3) Evidence of engagement with interested stakeholder 
     groups, as applicable, in the development of the plan.
       ``(4) Any other information the Administrator considers to 
     be necessary for the plan.
       ``(e) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator and the Task 
     Force shall make all reasonable efforts to provide technical 
     assistance upon request by a covered reef manager developing 
     a coral reef emergency plan under subsection (a).
       ``(f) Adoption of Coral Reef Emergency Plans.--A covered 
     reef manager may adopt a coral reef emergency plan developed 
     by another covered reef manager, in full or in part, as 
     relevant to the adopting manager's applicable jurisdiction.
       ``(g) Public Review.--The development of a coral reef 
     action plan by a covered reef manager under subsection (a), 
     and the adoption of a plan under subsection (f), shall be 
     subject to public review and comment.
       ``(h) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish each 
     coral reef emergency plan prepared and submitted to the Task 
     Force under this section on publicly available internet 
     websites of--
       ``(1) the Coral Reef Conservation Program of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
       ``(2) the Task Force.
       ``(i) Plan in Effect.--A coral reef emergency plan shall be 
     deemed to be in effect if the plan was submitted to the Task 
     Force under this section during the preceding 6 years.

     ``SEC. 210. CORAL REEF EMERGENCY FUND.

       ``(a) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the 
     Treasury an interest-bearing fund to be known as the `Coral 
     Reef Emergency Fund', consisting of such amounts as are 
     appropriated to the Fund.
       ``(b) Uses.--Amounts in the Fund--
       ``(1) shall be available only for use by the Administrator 
     to compensate covered coral reef mangers to implement a coral 
     reef emergency plan in effect under sections 210 and 212; and
       ``(2) shall remain available until expended.
       ``(c) Acceptance of Donations.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of carrying out this title, 
     the Administrator may accept, receive, solicit, hold, 
     administer, and use any gift (including, notwithstanding 
     section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, donations of 
     services).
       ``(2) Deposits in fund.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of 
     title 31, United States Code, any funds received as a gift 
     shall be deposited and maintained in the Fund.

     ``SEC. 211. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Coral Reef Emergency Declarations.--
       ``(1) Sua sponte declaration.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator may determine and 
     declare a coral reef emergency, including at the 
     recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(B) Requirements.--In declaring a coral reef emergency 
     under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall--
       ``(i) certify that an emergency has occurred that is 
     ecologically significant and harmful to coral reefs; and
       ``(ii) submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
     findings and analysis to justify the declaration.
       ``(2) Petitions.--If a covered State or non-Federal coral 
     reef stewardship partnership believes that a coral reef 
     emergency has occurred, and is impacting coral reefs or 
     ecologically significant components of coral reefs subject to 
     the responsibilities or jurisdiction of the State or 
     partnership, the State or partnership may petition the 
     Administrator for a declaration of a coral reef emergency.
       ``(3) Evaluation and action.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after receiving a 
     petition under paragraph (2) (except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B)), the Administrator shall--
       ``(i) evaluate the petition to determine whether a coral 
     reef emergency has occurred; and
       ``(ii) declare a coral reef emergency or deny the petition.
       ``(B) Extension.--The Administrator may extend the deadline 
     provided for under subparagraph (A) by not more than 15 days.
       ``(4) Appeal.--If the Administrator denies a petition for 
     an emergency declaration submitted under paragraph (2), the 
     State or partnership that submitted the petition may, not 
     later than 15 days after receiving notice of the denial, 
     appeal the denial to the Administrator. Not later than 15 
     days after receiving an appeal under this paragraph, the 
     Administrator shall grant or deny the appeal.
       ``(5) Revocation.--The Administrator may revoke any 
     declaration of a coral reef emergency in whole or in part 
     after determining that circumstances no longer require an 
     emergency response.
       ``(6) Recovery of emergency funding.--The Administrator may 
     seek compensation from negligent parties to recover emergency 
     funds expended in excess of $500,000 under this section as a 
     result of an emergency declaration arising from direct 
     impacts to coral reefs from man-made disasters or accidents.
       ``(b) Financial Assistance Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon the declaration of a coral reef 
     emergency under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 
     provide grants to carry out proposals that meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (2) to implement coral reef 
     emergency plans in effect under section 209.
       ``(2) Requirements.--A proposal for a grant under this 
     subsection to implement a coral reef emergency plan in effect 
     under section 209 shall include--
       ``(A) the name of the entity submitting the proposal;
       ``(B) a copy of the coral reef emergency plan;
       ``(C) a description of the qualifications of the 
     individuals and entities who will implement the plan;
       ``(D) an estimate of the funds and time required to 
     complete the implementation of the plan; and
       ``(E) any other information the Administrator considers to 
     be necessary for evaluating the eligibility of the proposal 
     for a grant under this subsection.
       ``(3) Review.--Not later than 30 days after receiving a 
     proposal for a grant under this subsection, the Administrator 
     shall review the proposal and determine if the proposal meets 
     the requirements of paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Concurrent review.--An entity seeking a grant under 
     this subsection may submit a proposal under paragraph (2) to 
     the Administrator at any time following the submission of a 
     petition for an emergency declaration under subsection (a)(2) 
     that is applicable to coral reefs or ecologically significant 
     components of coral reefs subject to the responsibilities or 
     jurisdiction of the entity.

     ``SEC. 212. VESSEL GROUNDING INVENTORY.

       ``The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of 
     other Federal agencies, shall establish and maintain an 
     inventory of all vessel grounding incidents involving United 
     States coral reefs, including a description of--
       ``(1) the impacts of each such incident to coral reefs and 
     related natural resources;
       ``(2) vessel and ownership information relating to each 
     such incident, if available;
       ``(3) the estimated cost of removal of the vessel, 
     remediation, or restoration relating to each such incident;
       ``(4) the response actions taken by the owner of the 
     vessel, the Administrator, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 
     or representatives of other Federal or State agencies;
       ``(5) the status of the response actions, including the 
     dates of--
       ``(A) vessel removal;
       ``(B) remediation or restoration activities, including 
     whether a coral reef emergency plan was implemented; and
       ``(C) any actions taken to prevent future grounding 
     incidents; and
       ``(6) recommendations for additional navigational aids or 
     other mechanisms for preventing future grounding incidents.

     ``SEC. 213. RUTH D. GATES CORAL REEF CONSERVATION GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Grants.--The Administrator shall establish a program 
     (to be known as the `Ruth D. Gates Coral Reef Conservation 
     Grant Program') to provide grants for projects for the 
     conservation and restoration of coral reef ecosystems (in 
     this section referred to as `coral reef projects') pursuant 
     to proposals approved by the Administrator in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--An entity described in paragraph (2) may 
     submit to the Administrator a proposal for a coral reef 
     project.
       ``(2) Entities described.--An entity described in this 
     paragraph is--
       ``(A) a natural resource management authority of a State or 
     local government or Tribal organization--
       ``(i) with responsibility for coral reef management; or
       ``(ii) the activities of which directly or indirectly 
     affect coral reefs or coral reef ecosystems;
       ``(B) a regional fishery management council established 
     under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);
       ``(C) a coral reef stewardship partnership seeking to 
     implement a coral reef action plan in effect under section 
     205;
       ``(D) a coral reef research center designated under section 
     215(c)(4); or
       ``(E) another nongovernmental organization or research 
     institution with demonstrated expertise in the conservation 
     or restoration of coral reefs in practice or through 
     significant contributions to the body of existing scientific 
     research on coral reefs.
       ``(c) Project Proposals.--Each proposal for a grant under 
     this section for a coral reef project shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) The name of the individual or entity responsible for 
     conducting the project.
       ``(2) A description of the qualifications of the individual 
     or entity.

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       ``(3) A succinct statement of the purposes of the project.
       ``(4) An estimate of the funds and time required to 
     complete the project.
       ``(5) Evidence of support for the project by appropriate 
     representatives of States or other government jurisdictions 
     in which the project will be conducted.
       ``(6) Information regarding the source and amount of 
     matching funding available to the applicant.
       ``(7) A description of how the project meets one or more of 
     the criteria under subsection (e)(2).
       ``(8) In the case of a proposal submitted by a coral reef 
     stewardship partnership, a description of how the project 
     aligns with the applicable coral reef action plan in effect 
     under section 205.
       ``(9) Any other information the Administrator considers to 
     be necessary for evaluating the eligibility of the project 
     for a grant under this subsection.
       ``(d) Project Review and Approval.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall review each 
     coral reef project proposal submitted under this section to 
     determine if the project meets the criteria set forth in 
     subsection (e).
       ``(2) Prioritization of conservation projects.--The 
     Administrator shall prioritize the awarding of grants for 
     projects that meet the criteria for approval under 
     subparagraphs (A) through (G) of subsection (e)(2) that are 
     proposed to be conducted within priority areas identified for 
     coral reef conservation by the Administrator and consistent 
     with the national coral reef resilience strategy in effect 
     under section 204A.
       ``(3) Prioritization of restoration projects.--The 
     Administrator shall prioritize the awarding of grants for 
     projects that meet the criteria for approval under 
     subparagraphs (E) through (L) of subsection (e)(2) that are 
     proposed to be conducted within priority areas identified for 
     coral reef restoration by the Administrator and consistent 
     with the national coral reef resilience strategy in effect 
     under section 204A.
       ``(4) Review; approval or disapproval.--Not later than 180 
     days after receiving a proposal for a coral reef project 
     under this section, the Administrator shall--
       ``(A) request and consider written comments on the proposal 
     from each Federal agency, State government, Tribal 
     organization, or other government jurisdiction, including the 
     relevant regional fishery management councils established 
     under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), or any National 
     Marine Sanctuary or Marine National Monument, with 
     jurisdiction or management authority over coral reef 
     ecosystems in the area where the project is to be conducted, 
     including the extent to which the project is consistent with 
     locally established priorities, unless such entities were 
     directly involved in the development of the project proposal;
       ``(B) provide for the merit-based peer review of the 
     proposal and require standardized documentation of that peer 
     review;
       ``(C) after considering any written comments and 
     recommendations based on the reviews under subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B), approve or disapprove the proposal; and
       ``(D) provide written notification of that approval or 
     disapproval, with summaries of all written comments, 
     recommendations, and peer-reviews, to the entity that 
     submitted the proposal, and each of those States, Tribal 
     organizations, and other government jurisdictions that 
     provided comments under subparagraph (A).
       ``(e) Criteria for Approval.--The Administrator may not 
     approve a proposal for a coral reef project under this 
     section unless the project--
       ``(1) is consistent with--
       ``(A) the national coral reef resilience strategy in effect 
     under section 204A; and
       ``(B) any Federal or non-Federal coral reef action plans in 
     effect under section 205 covering a coral reef or 
     ecologically significant component of a coral reef to be 
     affected by the project; and
       ``(2) will enhance the conservation and restoration of 
     coral reefs by--
       ``(A) addressing conflicts arising from the use of 
     environments near coral reefs or from the use of corals, 
     species associated with coral reefs, and coral products, 
     including supporting consensus-driven, community-based 
     planning and management initiatives for the protection of 
     coral reef ecosystems;
       ``(B) improving compliance with laws that prohibit or 
     regulate the taking of coral products or species associated 
     with coral reefs or regulate the use and management of coral 
     reef ecosystems;
       ``(C) designing and implementing networks of real-time 
     water quality monitoring along coral reefs, including data 
     collection related to turbidity, nutrient availability, 
     harmful algal blooms, and plankton assemblages, with an 
     emphasis on coral reefs impacted by agriculture and urban 
     development;
       ``(D) promoting ecologically sound navigation and 
     anchorages, including mooring buoy systems to promote 
     enhanced recreational access, near coral reefs;
       ``(E) furthering the goals and objectives of coral reef 
     action plans in effect under section 205 and coral reef 
     emergency plans in effect under section 209;
       ``(F) mapping the location and distribution of coral reefs 
     and potential coral reef habitat;
       ``(G) stimulating innovation to advance the ability of the 
     United States to understand, research, or monitor coral reef 
     ecosystems, or to develop management or adaptation options to 
     preserve, sustain, and restore coral reef ecosystems;
       ``(H) implementing research to ensure the population 
     viability of listed coral species in United States waters as 
     detailed in the population-based recovery criteria included 
     in species-specific recovery plans consistent with the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
       ``(I) developing and implementing cost-effective methods to 
     restore degraded coral reef ecosystems or to create 
     geographically appropriate coral reef ecosystems in suitable 
     waters, including by improving habitat or promoting success 
     of keystone species, with an emphasis on novel restoration 
     strategies and techniques to advance coral reef recovery and 
     growth near population centers threatened by rising sea 
     levels and storm surge;
       ``(J) translating and applying coral genetics research to 
     coral reef ecosystem restoration, including research related 
     to traits that promote resilience to increasing ocean 
     temperatures, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, coral 
     diseases, and invasive species;
       ``(K) developing and maintaining in situ native coral 
     propagation sites;
       ``(L) developing and maintaining ex situ coral propagation 
     nurseries and land-based coral gene banks to--
       ``(i) conserve or augment genetic diversity of native coral 
     populations;
       ``(ii) support captive breeding of rare coral species; or
       ``(iii) enhance resilience of native coral populations to 
     increasing ocean temperatures, ocean acidification, coral 
     bleaching, and coral diseases through selective breeding, 
     conditioning, or other approaches that target genes, gene 
     expression, phenotypic traits, or phenotypic plasticity; or
       ``(M) maintaining the structure and function of coral 
     reefs, including the reef matrix itself.
       ``(f) Funding Requirements.--To the extent practicable 
     based upon proposals for coral reef projects submitted to the 
     Administrator, the Administrator shall ensure that funding 
     for grants awarded under this section during a fiscal year is 
     distributed as follows:
       ``(1) Not less than 40 percent of funds available shall be 
     awarded for projects in the Pacific Ocean within the maritime 
     areas and zones subject to the jurisdiction or control of the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Not less than 40 percent of the funds available shall 
     be awarded for projects in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of 
     Mexico, or the Caribbean Sea within the maritime areas and 
     zones subject to the jurisdiction or control of the United 
     States.
       ``(g) Project Reporting.--Each entity receiving a grant 
     under this section shall submit to the Administrator such 
     reports at such times and containing such information for 
     evaluating project performance as the Administrator may 
     require.
       ``(h) Task Force.--The Administrator may consult with the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Task Force to obtain 
     guidance in establishing priorities and evaluating proposals 
     for coral reef projects under this section.

     ``SEC. 214. REPORTS ON ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, and every 2 years thereafter, 
     the Administrator shall submit to the committees specified in 
     subsection (b) a report on the administration of this title 
     during the 2-year period preceding submission of the report, 
     including--
       ``(1) a description of all activities undertaken to 
     implement the most recent national coral reef resilience 
     strategy under section 204A;
       ``(2) a statement of all funds obligated under the 
     authorities of this title; and
       ``(3) a summary, disaggregated by State, of Federal and 
     non-Federal contributions toward the costs of each project or 
     activity funded, in full or in part, under the authorities of 
     this title.
       ``(b) Committees Specified.--The committees specified in 
     this subsection are--
       ``(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

     ``SEC. 215. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator may enter into and 
     perform such contracts, leases, grants, or cooperative 
     agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this title.
       ``(b) Cooperative Institutes.--
       ``(1) Designation.--The Administrator shall designate 2 
     cooperative institutes for the purpose of advancing and 
     sustaining essential capabilities in coral reef research, to 
     be known as the `Atlantic Coral Reef Institute' and the 
     `Pacific Coral Reef Institute'.
       ``(2) Membership.--Each institute established under 
     paragraph (1) shall be housed within a single coral reef 
     research center designated by the Administrator under 
     paragraph (4) in the Atlantic and Pacific basins, 
     respectively, and may contract with other coral reef research 
     centers within the same basin to support each institute's 
     capacity and reach.
       ``(3) Functions.--The institutes established under 
     paragraph (1) shall--

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       ``(A) conduct federally directed research to fill national 
     and regional coral reef ecosystem research gaps and improve 
     understanding of, and responses to, continuing and emerging 
     threats to the resilience of United States coral reef 
     ecosystems consistent with the national coral reef resilience 
     strategy in effect under section 204A;
       ``(B) support ecological research and monitoring to study 
     the effects of conservation and restoration activities funded 
     by this title on promoting more effective coral reef 
     management and restoration; and
       ``(C) through agreements--
       ``(i) collaborate directly with governmental resource 
     management agencies, coral reef stewardship partnerships, 
     nonprofit organizations, and other coral reef research 
     centers designated under paragraph (4);
       ``(ii) assist in the development and implementation of--

       ``(I) the national coral reef resilience strategy under 
     section 204A;
       ``(II) coral reef action plans under section 205; and
       ``(III) coral reef emergency plans under section 209;

       ``(iii) build capacity within governmental resource 
     management agencies to establish research priorities and 
     translate and apply research findings to management and 
     restoration practices; and
       ``(iv) conduct public education and awareness programs for 
     policymakers, resource managers, and the general public on--

       ``(I) coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems;
       ``(II) best practices for coral reef ecosystem management 
     and restoration;
       ``(III) the value of coral reefs; and
       ``(IV) the threats to the sustainability of coral reef 
     ecosystems.

       ``(4) Coral reef research centers.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall periodically 
     solicit applications and designate all qualifying 
     institutions in a covered State as coral reef research 
     centers.
       ``(B) Criteria.--An institution qualifies for designation 
     as a coral reef research center under subparagraph (A) if the 
     Administrator determines that the institution--
       ``(i) is operated by an institution of higher education;
       ``(ii) has established management-driven national or 
     regional coral reef research or restoration programs;
       ``(iii) has demonstrated abilities to coordinate closely 
     with appropriate Federal and State agencies, as well as other 
     academic and nonprofit organizations; and
       ``(iv) maintains significant local community engagement and 
     outreach programs related to coral reef ecosystems.
       ``(c) Use of Resources of Other Agencies.--The 
     Administrator may use, with consent and with or without 
     reimbursement, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and 
     facilities of any agency or instrumentality of--
       ``(1) the United States;
       ``(2) any State or local government;
       ``(3) any Indian Tribe; or
       ``(4) any foreign government not subject to economic 
     sanctions imposed by the United States.

     ``SEC. 216. CORAL REEF PRIZE COMPETITIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--The head of any Federal agency with a 
     representative serving on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force 
     established by Executive Order No. 13089 (16 U.S.C. 6401 
     note; relating to coral reef protection), may, individually 
     or in cooperation with one or more agencies, carry out a 
     program to award prizes competitively under section 24 of the 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3719).
       ``(b) Purposes.--Any program carried out under this section 
     shall be for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance 
     the ability of the United States to understand, research, or 
     monitor coral reef ecosystems, or to develop management or 
     adaptation options to preserve, sustain, and restore coral 
     reef ecosystems.
       ``(c) Priority Programs.--Priority shall be given to 
     establishing programs under this section that address 
     communities, environments, or industries that are in distress 
     as a result of the decline or degradation of coral reef 
     ecosystems, including--
       ``(1) scientific research and monitoring that furthers the 
     understanding of causes behind coral reef decline and 
     degradation and the generally slow recovery following 
     disturbances;
       ``(2) the development of monitoring or management options 
     for communities or industries that are experiencing 
     significant financial hardship;
       ``(3) the development of adaptation options to alleviate 
     economic harm and job loss caused by damage to coral reef 
     ecosystems;
       ``(4) the development of measures to help vulnerable 
     communities or industries, with an emphasis on rural 
     communities and businesses; and
       ``(5) the development of adaptation and management options 
     for impacted tourism industries.

     ``SEC. 217. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Administrator $38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2022 through 2026 to carry out this title, which shall remain 
     available until expended.
       ``(b) Administration.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a), not more than the lesser 
     of $1,500,000 or 10 percent of such amounts is authorized to 
     be appropriated for program administration or for overhead 
     costs incurred by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration or the Department of Commerce and assessed as 
     an administrative charge.
       ``(c) Federally Directed Research and Coral Reef 
     Conservation Program Grants.--From the amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated under subsection (a), not less than 
     $8,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each of 
     fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to support purposes consistent 
     with this title, of which--
       ``(1) not less than $3,500,000 is authorized to be 
     appropriated for each such fiscal year for authorized 
     activities under section 213; and
       ``(2) not less than $4,500,000 is authorized to be 
     appropriated for each such fiscal year through cooperative 
     agreements with the cooperative institutes designated under 
     section 215(c).
       ``(d) Block Grants and Cooperative Agreements.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator, 
     $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, which 
     shall remain available until expended, to carry out section 
     207.

     ``SEC. 218. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(3) Conservation.--The term `conservation' means the use 
     of methods and procedures necessary to preserve or sustain 
     geographically appropriate corals and associated species as 
     diverse, viable, and self-perpetuating coral reef ecosystems 
     with minimal impacts from invasive species, including--
       ``(A) all activities associated with resource management, 
     such as monitoring, assessment, protection, restoration, 
     sustainable use, management of habitat, and maintenance or 
     augmentation of genetic diversity;
       ``(B) mapping;
       ``(C) scientific expertise and technical assistance in the 
     development and implementation of management strategies for 
     marine protected areas and marine resources consistent with 
     the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) 
     and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);
       ``(D) law enforcement;
       ``(E) conflict resolution initiatives;
       ``(F) community outreach and education; and
       ``(G) promotion of safe and ecologically sound navigation 
     and anchoring.
       ``(4) Coral.--The term `coral' means species of the phylum 
     Cnidaria, including--
       ``(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia (black 
     corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Alcyonacea (soft 
     corals, organ pipe corals, gorgonians), and Helioporacea 
     (blue coral), of the class Anthozoa; and
       ``(B) all species of the order Anthoathecata (fire corals 
     and other hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa.
       ``(5) Coral products.--The term `coral products' means any 
     living or dead specimens, parts, or derivatives, or any 
     product containing specimens, parts, or derivatives, of any 
     species referred to in paragraph (4).
       ``(6) Coral reef.--The term `coral reef' means calcium 
     carbonate structures in the form of a reef or shoal, composed 
     in whole or in part by living coral, skeletal remains of 
     coral, crustose coralline algae, and other associated sessile 
     marine plants and animals.
       ``(7) Coral reef ecosystem.--The term `coral reef 
     ecosystem' means--
       ``(A) corals and other geographically and ecologically 
     associated marine communities of other reef organisms 
     (including reef plants and animals) associated with coral 
     reef habitat; and
       ``(B) the biotic and abiotic factors and processes that 
     affect coral physiology, coral-algal symbiosis, and 
     biodiversity in such habitat.
       ``(8) Coral reef ecosystem services.--The term `coral reef 
     ecosystem services' means the attributes and benefits 
     provided by coral reef ecosystems including--
       ``(A) protection of coastal beaches, structures, and 
     infrastructure;
       ``(B) habitat for organisms of economic, ecological, 
     biomedical, medicinal, and cultural value;
       ``(C) serving as centers for the promulgation, performance, 
     and training of cultural practices representative of 
     traditional ecological knowledge; and
       ``(D) aesthetic value.
       ``(9) Covered reef manager.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `covered reef manager' means a 
     management unit of a Federal agency specified in subparagraph 
     (B) with jurisdiction over a coral reef ecosystem, covered 
     State, or coral reef stewardship partnership.
       ``(B) Federal agencies specified.--A Federal agency 
     specified in this subparagraph is one of the following:
       ``(i) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       ``(ii) The National Park Service.
       ``(iii) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       ``(iv) The Office of Insular Affairs.
       ``(10) Covered state.--The term `covered State' means 
     Florida, Hawaii, and the territories of American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto 
     Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.

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       ``(11) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
       ``(12) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       ``(13) Interested stakeholder groups.--The term `interested 
     stakeholder groups' includes community members such as 
     businesses, commercial and recreational fishermen, other 
     recreationalists, Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
     government units with related jurisdiction, institutions of 
     higher education, and nongovernmental organizations.
       ``(14) Nonprofit organization.--The term `nonprofit 
     organization' means an organization that is described in 
     section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
       ``(15) Restoration.--The term `restoration' means the use 
     of methods and procedures necessary to enhance, rehabilitate, 
     recreate, or create a functioning coral reef or coral reef 
     ecosystem, in whole or in part, within suitable waters of the 
     historical geographic range of such ecosystems, to provide 
     ecological, economic, cultural, or coastal resiliency 
     services associated with healthy coral reefs and benefit 
     native populations of coral reef organisms.
       ``(16) Resilience.--The term `resilience' means the 
     capacity for corals within their native range, coral reefs, 
     or coral reef ecosystems to resist and recover from natural 
     and human disturbances, and maintain structure and function 
     to provide coral reef ecosystem services as determined by 
     clearly identifiable, measurable, and science-based 
     standards.
       ``(17) State.--The term `State' means--
       ``(A) any State of the United States that contains a coral 
     reef ecosystem within its seaward boundaries;
       ``(B) American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the United States 
     Virgin Islands; or
       ``(C) any other territory of the United States or separate 
     sovereign in free association with the United States that 
     contains a coral reef ecosystem within its seaward 
     boundaries.
       ``(18) Stewardship.--The term `stewardship', with respect 
     to a coral reef, includes conservation, restoration, and 
     public outreach and education.
       ``(19) Task force.--The term `Task Force' means the United 
     States Coral Reef Task Force.
       ``(20) Tribal organization.--The term `Tribal organization' 
     has the meaning given the term `tribal organization' in 
     section 3765 of title 38, United States Code.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment to National Oceans and Coastal 
     Security Act.--Section 905(a) of the National Oceans and 
     Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7504(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``and coastal infrastructure'' and inserting ``, 
     coastal infrastructure, and ecosystem services provided by 
     natural systems such as coral reefs''.

     SEC. __14A. MODIFICATION TO SECTION 204 OF THE CORAL REEF 
                   CONSERVATION ACT OF 2000.

       Section 204 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 6403) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``this section'' and 
     inserting ``section 213''; and
       (2) by striking subsections (c) through (j).

            Subtitle E--United States Coral Reef Task Force

     SEC. __15. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There is established a task force to lead, coordinate, and 
     strengthen Federal Government actions to better preserve, 
     conserve, and restore coral reef ecosystems, to be known as 
     the ``United States Coral Reef Task Force'' (in this subtitle 
     referred to as the ``Task Force'').

     SEC. __15A. DUTIES.

       The duties of the Task Force shall be--
       (1) to coordinate, in cooperation with State, Tribal, and 
     local government partners, coral reef research centers 
     designated under section 215(c) of the Coral Reef 
     Conservation Act of 2000 (as amended by subtitle D), and 
     other nongovernmental and academic partners as appropriate, 
     activities regarding the mapping, monitoring, research, 
     conservation, mitigation, and restoration of coral reefs and 
     coral reef ecosystems;
       (2) to monitor and advise regarding implementation of the 
     policy and Federal agency responsibilities set forth in--
       (A) Executive Order No. 13089 (63 Fed. Reg. 32701; relating 
     to coral reef protection); and
       (B) the national coral reef resilience strategy developed 
     under section 204A of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
     2000, as amended by subtitle D;
       (3) to work with the Secretary of State and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, and in coordination with the other members of 
     the Task Force--
       (A) to assess the United States role in international trade 
     and protection of coral species;
       (B) to encourage implementation of appropriate strategies 
     and actions to promote conservation and sustainable use of 
     coral reef resources worldwide; and
       (C) to collaborate with international communities 
     successful in managing coral reefs;
       (4) to provide technical assistance for the development and 
     implementation, as appropriate, of--
       (A) the national coral reef resilience strategy under 
     section 204A of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as 
     amended by subtitle D;
       (B) coral reef action plans under section 205 of that Act; 
     and
       (C) coral reef emergency plans under section 209 of that 
     Act; and
       (5) to produce a report each year, for submission to the 
     appropriate congressional committees and publication on a 
     publicly available internet website of the Task Force, 
     highlighting the status of the coral reef equities of a 
     covered State on a rotating basis, including--
       (A) a summary of recent coral reef management and 
     restoration activities undertaken in that State; and
       (B) updated estimates of the direct and indirect economic 
     activity supported by, and other benefits associated with, 
     those coral reef equities.

     SEC. __15B. MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Voting Membership.--The Task Force shall have the 
     following voting members:
       (1) The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, and the Secretary of the Interior, who shall 
     be co-chairs of the Task Force.
       (2) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development.
       (3) The Secretary of Agriculture.
       (4) The Secretary of Defense.
       (5) The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.
       (6) The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the 
     Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
       (7) The Commandant of the Coast Guard.
       (8) The Attorney General.
       (9) The Secretary of State.
       (10) The Secretary of Transportation.
       (11) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.
       (12) The Ambassador of the United States Trade 
     Representative.
       (13) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration.
       (14) The Director of the National Science Foundation.
       (15) The Governor, or a representative of the Governor, of 
     each covered State.
       (b) Nonvoting Members.--The Task Force shall have the 
     following nonvoting members:
       (1) A member appointed by the President of the Federated 
     States of Micronesia.
       (2) A member appointed by the President of the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands.
       (3) A member appointed by the President of the Republic of 
     Palau.

     SEC. __15C. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCY MEMBERS.

       (a) In General.--A member of the Task Force specified in 
     paragraphs (1) through (15) of section __15B(a) shall--
       (1) identify the actions of the agency that member 
     represents that may affect coral reef ecosystems;
       (2) utilize the programs and authorities of that agency to 
     protect and enhance the conditions of such ecosystems, 
     including through the promotion of basic and applied 
     scientific research;
       (3) collaborate with the Task Force to appropriately 
     reflect budgetary needs for coral reef conservation and 
     restoration activities in all agency budget planning and 
     justification documents and processes; and
       (4) engage in any other coordinated efforts approved by the 
     Task Force.
       (b) Co-Chairs.--In addition to their responsibilities under 
     subsection (a), the co-chairs of the Task Force shall 
     administer performance of the functions of the Task Force and 
     facilitate the coordination of the members of the Task Force 
     specified in paragraphs (1) through (15) of section __15B(a).

     SEC. __15D. WORKING GROUPS.

       (a) In General.--The co-chairs of the Task Force may 
     establish working groups as necessary to meet the goals and 
     carry out the duties of the Task Force.
       (b) Requests From Members.--The members of the Task Force 
     may request that the co-chairs establish a working group 
     under subsection (a).
       (c) Participation by Nongovernmental Organizations.--The 
     co-chairs may allow nongovernmental organizations as 
     appropriate, including academic institutions, conservation 
     groups, and commercial and recreational fishing associations, 
     to participate in a working group established under 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
     The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to working groups established under this section.

     SEC. __15E. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Conservation, coral, coral reef, etc.--The terms 
     ``conservation'', ``coral'', ``coral reef'', ``coral reef 
     ecosystem'', ``covered State'', ``restoration'', 
     ``resilience'', and ``State'' have the meaning given those 
     terms in section 218 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
     2000, as amended by subtitle D.

     Subtitle F--Department of the Interior Coral Reef Authorities

     SEC. __16. CORAL REEF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, in addition 
     to activities authorized

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     under section 203 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, 
     as amended by this title, may provide scientific expertise, 
     technical assistance, and financial assistance for the 
     conservation and restoration of coral reefs consistent with 
     all applicable laws governing resource management in Federal, 
     State, and Tribal waters, including--
       (1) the national coral reef resilience strategy in effect 
     under section 204A of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
     2000, as amended by this title;
       (2) coral reef action plans in effect under section 205 of 
     that Act, as applicable; and
       (3) coral reef emergency plans in effect under section 209 
     of that Act, as applicable.
       (b) Office of Insular Affairs Coral Reef Initiative.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior may establish within the Office of 
     Insular Affairs a Coral Reef Initiative Program--
       (1) to provide grant funding to support local management, 
     conservation, and protection of coral reef ecosystems in--
       (A) insular areas of covered States; and
       (B) Freely Associated States;
       (2) to complement the other conservation and assistance 
     activities conducted under this subtitle; and
       (3) to provide other technical, scientific, and financial 
     assistance and conduct conservation activities that advance 
     the purpose of this subtitle.
       (c) Consultation With the Department of Commerce.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior may consult with the Secretary of 
     Commerce regarding the conduct of any activities to conserve 
     and restore coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems in waters 
     managed under the jurisdiction of the Federal agencies 
     specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 203(c) of the 
     Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by this 
     title.
       (d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     may enter into cooperative agreements with covered reef 
     managers to fund coral reef conservation and restoration 
     activities in waters managed under the jurisdiction of such 
     managers that--
       (1) are consistent with the national coral reef resilience 
     strategy in effect under section 204A of the Coral Reef 
     Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by this title; and
       (2) support and enhance the success of--
       (A) coral reef action plans in effect under section 205 of 
     that Act; and
       (B) coral reef emergency plans in effect under section 209 
     of that Act.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms 
     ``conservation'', ``coral reef'', ``covered reef manager'', 
     ``covered State'', ``restoration'', and ``State'' have the 
     meaning given those terms in section 218 of the Coral Reef 
     Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by this title.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry 
     out this subtitle for each of fiscal years 2023 to 2027, 
     $4,000,000.

Subtitle G--Susan L. Williams National Coral Reef Management Fellowship

     SEC. __17. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       (2) Fellow.--The term ``fellow'' means a National Coral 
     Reef Management Fellow.
       (3) Fellowship.--The term ``fellowship'' means the National 
     Coral Reef Management Fellowship established in section 
     __17A.
       (4) Indian tribe; tribal organization.--The terms ``Indian 
     Tribe'' and ``Tribal organization'' have the meanings given 
     those terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

     SEC. __17A. ESTABLISHMENT OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--There is established a National Coral Reef 
     Management Fellowship Program.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the fellowship are--
       (1) to encourage future leaders of the United States to 
     develop additional coral reef management capacity in States 
     and local communities with coral reefs;
       (2) to provide management agencies of States, Tribal 
     organizations, and Freely Associated States with highly 
     qualified candidates whose education and work experience meet 
     the specific needs of each State, Indian Tribe, and Freely 
     Associated State; and
       (3) to provide fellows with professional experience in 
     management of coastal and coral reef resources.

     SEC. __17B. FELLOWSHIP AWARDS.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of the Interior, shall award the fellowship in 
     accordance with this section.
       (b) Term of Fellowship.--A fellowship awarded under this 
     section shall be for a term of not more than 24 months.
       (c) Qualifications.--The Administrator, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of the Interior, shall award the 
     fellowship to individuals who have demonstrated--
       (1) an intent to pursue a career in marine services and 
     outstanding potential for such a career;
       (2) leadership potential, actual leadership experience, or 
     both;
       (3) a college or graduate degree in biological science, 
     experience that correlates with aptitude and interest for 
     marine management, or both;
       (4) proficient writing and speaking skills; and
       (5) such other attributes as the Administrator, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, consider 
     appropriate.

     SEC. __17C. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Administrator to carry out this subtitle for each of fiscal 
     years 2022 through 2026, $1,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                    Subtitle H--Buy American Seafood

     SEC. __18. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) American wild-caught seafood is integral to the 
     Nation's food supply and to American food security;
       (2) the seafood supply chain is often long and complex;
       (3) American caught and American-processed seafood 
     especially from small-scale fishery operations, can be a 
     sustainable healthy source of protein and micronutrients;
       (4) fresh, frozen, dried, and canned domestic seafood can 
     be produced, processed, packaged, and transported in a manner 
     that has a low carbon footprint;
       (5) marine species that are small, at lower trophic levels, 
     and pelagic typically have the smallest carbon footprint; and
       (6) therefore, any executive agency that purchases seafood 
     products should, to the extent practicable, buy local 
     American-caught or American-harvested and American-processed 
     seafood products from fisheries that are not overfished or 
     experiencing overfishing, in order to support sustainable 
     local seafood businesses, reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
     associated with the seafood product supply chain, and reduce 
     dependence on imported seafood products.

     SEC. __18A. CAUGHT IN THE USA.

       Section 2(c)(1) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 
     713c-3(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) The Secretary shall make grants from the fund 
     established under subsection (b) to--
       ``(A) assist persons in carrying out research and 
     development projects addressed to any aspect of United States 
     marine fisheries, including harvesting, processing, 
     packaging, marketing, and associated infrastructures; or
       ``(B) assist persons to market and promote the consumption 
     of--
       ``(i) local or domestic marine fishery products;
       ``(ii) environmentally and climate-friendly marine fishery 
     products that minimize and employ efforts to avoid bycatch 
     and impacts on marine mammals;
       ``(iii) invasive species; or
       ``(iv) well-managed but less known species.''.

                      Subtitle I--Insular Affairs

     SEC. __19. OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING INTEGRATION ACT.

       Section 12204 of the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 3503) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (12) by striking ``and'';
       (2) in paragraph (13) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) the study of insular areas and the effects of 
     climate change.''.

                    Subtitle J--Studies and Reports

     SEC. __20. DEEP SEA MINING.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, shall seek to enter into an agreement with 
     the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine 
     to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the environmental 
     impacts of deep seabed mining, including--
       (1) characterization of deep seabed ecosystems;
       (2) assessment of potential impacts to deep seabed habitat 
     and species from exploratory or extractive activities;
       (3) assessment of the potential impacts of sediment plumes 
     from disturbance of the deep seabed on the pelagic food 
     chain; and
       (4) approximate quantification of the greenhouse gas 
     emissions associated with deep seabed mining, including 
     emissions possibly from the release of greenhouse gases 
     sequestered in the seabed.

     SEC. __20A. NATIONAL ACADEMIES ASSESSMENT OF OCEANIC BLUE 
                   CARBON.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration shall seek to enter into an agreement with the 
     National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to 
     conduct a comprehensive assessment of oceanic blue carbon, 
     including--
       (1) the impacts of marine species decline on carbon 
     sequestration potential in ocean ecosystems, an estimate of 
     the global carbon dioxide mitigation potential of protecting 
     or recovering populations of fish and marine mammals, and the 
     ecological considerations of such conservation strategies;
       (2) an analysis of the geologic stores of carbon and deep 
     sea storage of dissolved carbon in the deep seafloor 
     environment, including current and potential natural long-
     term carbon storage, identification of gaps in scientific 
     understanding, observations, and data regarding such geologic 
     and deep sea carbon storage; and
       (3) the potential impacts to oceanic blue carbon storage by 
     human activities including energy development activities, 
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     mining, deep sea carbon capture technology, and other 
     disturbances to the sea floor and gas hydrate disruption atop 
     the seabed.

     SEC. __20B. NATIONAL ACADEMIES ASSESSMENT OF OIL SPILLS AND 
                   PLASTIC INGESTION ON SEA LIFE.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, shall seek to enter into an agreement with 
     the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine 
     to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the environmental 
     impacts of plastic ingestion and oil and other fossil fuel 
     spills on sea life, including--
       (1) assessment of the potential health and ecological 
     impacts of plastic ingestion on marine life;
       (2) assessment of the types of plastics most commonly 
     ingested by marine life and the types that have the most 
     damaging health and ecosystem impacts, and recommendations 
     for preventing and eliminating these plastics from the 
     environment;
       (3) quantification of the economic impacts of plastic 
     pollution including the costs of cleanup, impacts on lost 
     tourism, impacts on aquaculture and fishing, and other 
     economic impacts identified by the Academy;
       (4) assessment and quantification of the health and 
     ecological impacts oil and other fossil fuel spills, flares, 
     pipeline leaks, and extraction, including greenhouse gas 
     emissions, have on marine life;
       (5) quantification of the cost and effectiveness of 
     cleaning up oil and other fossil fuel spills, flares, and 
     pipeline leaks, and repairing damage to marine life, coasts, 
     and businesses;
       (6) quantification of the number of people employed in 
     fossil fuel extraction on Federal waters with breakdown by 
     State;
       (7) quantification of the number of people employed in 
     marine tourism and the blue economy, including the fishing 
     and seafood industries, impacted by plastic, oil, and other 
     fossil fuel pollution; and
       (8) assessment and quantification of riverine sources of 
     coastal plastic pollution in the United States, including a 
     breakdown by sources that includes but is not limited to the 
     Mississippi River.

     SEC. __20C. OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE.

       Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, shall enter into an agreement with the Board 
     of Ocean Studies and Board Science, Technology, and Economic 
     Policy of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 
     and Medicine to conduct a comprehensive assessment on the 
     development of offshore aquaculture in the exclusive economic 
     zone including--
       (1) assessment of the potential environmental impacts of 
     offshore aquaculture operations, including an evaluation on 
     the risks of siting, water pollution, habitat impact, escape 
     of farmed species on wild population stocks, waste treatment 
     and disposal, feed operations, and the cumulative risks of 
     multiple aquaculture operations in shared ecosystems;
       (2) evaluation of the potential for offshore aquaculture to 
     serve as a tool for environmental management, including 
     connections to water quality, watershed management, and 
     fishery conservation and management;
       (3) identification of existing control technologies, 
     management practices and regulatory strategies to minimize 
     the environmental impact of offshore aquaculture operations, 
     including from traditional aquaculture methods and practices 
     of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians;
       (4) recommending best management practices related to 
     sustainable feed for the offshore aquaculture industry, 
     including best practices for sourcing from sustainably 
     managed fisheries and traceability of source fish meal 
     ingredients;
       (5) evaluation of the potential impact of offshore 
     aquaculture on the economies of coastal communities, 
     particularly those dependent on traditional fishery 
     resources; and
       (6) assessment of the impacts of growing international 
     offshore aquaculture operations on the United States seafood 
     market and domestic seafood producers, including dependence 
     of the United States on foreign-sourced seafood.

     SEC. __20D. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THE 
                   DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OF HIGHLY 
                   SKILLED SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND 
                   MATHEMATICS (``STEM'') PROFESSIONALS IN OCEAN 
                   RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall expand 
     opportunities to increase the number and the diversity, 
     equity, and inclusion of highly skilled science, technology, 
     engineering, and mathematics (``STEM'') professionals working 
     in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration mission-
     relevant disciplines and broaden the recruitment pool to 
     increase diversity, including expanded partnerships with 
     minority-serving institutions, historically Black colleges 
     and universities, Tribal colleges and universities, non-
     research universities, two-year technical degrees, and 
     scientific societies.
       (b) Authorization of Independent Organization.--The 
     Secretary shall authorize a nonpartisan and independent 
     501(c)(3) organization to build the public-private 
     partnerships necessary to achieve these priorities.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
     serving institution'' includes the entities described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
       (2) Historically black colleges and universities.--The term 
     ``historically Black colleges and universities'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``part B institution'' in section 322 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
       (3) Tribal colleges and universities.--The term ``Tribal 
     college or university'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1059c).

     SEC. __20E. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF 6PPD-QUINONE.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, shall seek to enter into an agreement with 
     the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine 
     to conduct a study on the effects of 6PPD-quinone on 
     salmonids, aquatic species, and watersheds, including an 
     economic analysis of declining salmon populations in the 
     United States and the effect of such declining populations 
     have on importation of salmon from other countries.

                Subtitle K--Shark Fin Sales Elimination

     SEC. __21. SHARK FIN SALES ELIMINATION.

       (a) Prohibition on Sale of Shark Fins.--
       (1) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (c), no 
     person shall possess, acquire, receive, transport, offer for 
     sale, sell, or purchase shark fins or products containing 
     shark fins.
       (2) Penalty.--A violation of paragraph (1) shall be treated 
     as an act prohibited by section 307 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857) and 
     shall be penalized pursuant to section 308 of that Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1858).
       (b) Exceptions.--A person may possess a shark fin that was 
     taken lawfully under a State, territorial, or Federal license 
     or permit to take or land sharks, if the shark fin was 
     separated after the first point of landing in a manner 
     consistent with the license or permit and is--
       (1) destroyed or disposed of immediately upon separation 
     from the carcass;
       (2) used for noncommercial subsistence purposes in 
     accordance with State or territorial law; or
       (3) used solely for display or research purposes by a 
     museum, college, or university, or other person under a State 
     or Federal permit to conduct noncommercial scientific 
     research.
       (c) Dogfish.--
       (1) In general.--It shall not be a violation of subsection 
     (b) for any person to possess, acquire, receive, transport, 
     offer for sale, sell, or purchase any fresh or frozen 
     unprocessed fin or tail from any stock of the species 
     Mustelus canis (smooth dogfish) or Squalus acanthias (spiny 
     dogfish).
       (2) Report.--By not later than January 1, 2027, the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall review the exemption contained in 
     paragraph (1) and shall prepare and submit to Congress a 
     report that includes a recommendation on whether the 
     exemption contained in paragraph (1) should continue or be 
     terminated. In preparing such report and making such 
     recommendation, the Secretary shall analyze factors 
     including--
       (A) the economic viability of dogfish fisheries with and 
     without the continuation of the exemption;
       (B) the impact to ocean ecosystems of continuing or 
     terminating the exemption;
       (C) the impact on enforcement of the ban contained in 
     subsection (b) caused by the exemption; and
       (D) the impact of the exemption on shark conservation.
       (d) Definition of Shark Fin.--In this section, the term 
     ``shark fin'' means--
       (1) the unprocessed or dried or otherwise processed 
     detached fin of a shark; or
       (2) the unprocessed or dried or otherwise processed 
     detached tail of a shark.
       (e) Enforcement.--The provisions of this section, and any 
     regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be enforced by the 
     Secretary of Commerce. The Secretary may use by agreement, 
     with or without reimbursement, the personnel, services, 
     equipment, and facilities of any other Federal agency or any 
     State agency or Indian Tribe for purposes of enforcing this 
     section.
       (f) State Authority.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to preclude, deny, or limit any right of a State or 
     territory to adopt or enforce any regulation or standard that 
     is more stringent than a regulation or standard in effect 
     under this section.
       (g) Severability.--If any provision of this section or its 
     application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, 
     the invalidity does not affect other provisions or 
     applications of this section which can be given effect 
     without the invalid provision or application, and to this end 
     the provisions of this section are severable.

 Subtitle L--Bolstering Long-term Understanding and Exploration of the 
                Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries

     SEC. __22. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this subtitle is to promote and support--
       (1) the monitoring, understanding, and exploration of the 
     Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts; and

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       (2) the collection, analysis, synthesis, and sharing of 
     data related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and 
     coasts to facilitate science and operational decision making.

     SEC. __22A. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) agencies should optimize data collection, management, 
     and dissemination, to the extent practicable, to maximize 
     their impact for research, commercial, regulatory, and 
     educational benefits and to foster innovation, scientific 
     discoveries, the development of commercial products, and the 
     development of sound policy with respect to the Great Lakes, 
     oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts;
       (2) agencies should consider current and future needs 
     relating to supercomputing capacity, data storage capacity, 
     and public access, address gaps in those areas, and 
     coordinate across agencies as needed;
       (3) the United States is a leading member of the 
     Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United 
     Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, a 
     founding member of the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance, and 
     a key partner in developing the United Nations Decade of 
     Ocean Science for Sustainable Development;
       (4) the Integrated Ocean Observing System and the Global 
     Ocean Observing System are key assets and networks that 
     bolster understanding of the marine environment;
       (5) the National Oceanographic Partnership Program is a 
     meaningful venue for collaboration and coordination among 
     Federal agencies, scientists, and ocean users;
       (6) the National Centers for Environmental Information of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration should be 
     looked to by other Federal agencies as a primary, centralized 
     repository for Federal ocean data;
       (7) the Marine Cadastre, a joint effort of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Bureau of 
     Ocean Energy Management, provides access to data and 
     information for specific issues and activities in ocean 
     resources management to meet the needs of offshore energy and 
     planning efforts;
       (8) the regional associations of the Integrated Ocean 
     Observing System, certified by the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration for the quality and reliability of 
     their data, are important sources of observation information 
     for the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts; and
       (9) the Regional Ocean Partnerships and regional data 
     portals, which provide publicly available tools such as maps, 
     data, and other information to inform decisions and enhance 
     marine development, should be supported by and viewed as 
     collaborators with Federal agencies and ocean users.

     SEC. __22B. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.

       In this subtitle, the term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the 
     Under Secretary's capacity as Administrator of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

     SEC. __22C. INCREASED COORDINATION AMONG AGENCIES WITH 
                   RESPECT TO DATA AND MONITORING.

       (a) Interagency Ocean Observation Committee.--In addition 
     to its responsibilities as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and in consultation with the associated advisory 
     committee authorized by section 12304(d) of the Integrated 
     Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 
     3603(d)), the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee shall--
       (1) work with international coordinating bodies, as 
     necessary, to ensure robust, direct measurements of the Great 
     Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts, including 
     oceanographic data; and
       (2) support cross-agency and multi-platform synergy, by 
     coordinating overlapping data collection by satellites, 
     buoys, submarines, gliders, vessels, and other data 
     collection vehicles and technologies.
       (b) Federal Geographic Data Committee.--In addition to its 
     responsibilities as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     and in consultation with the National Geospatial Advisory 
     Committee, the Federal Geographic Data Committee shall--
       (1) work with international coordinating bodies, as 
     necessary, to ensure robust, continuous measurements of the 
     Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts, including 
     satellite and geospatial data; and
       (2) support new and old data and metadata certification, 
     quality assurance, quality control, integration, and 
     archiving.
       (c) Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal Mapping.--In 
     addition to its responsibilities as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and in consultation with its 
     associated advisory panel authorized by section 12203(g) of 
     the Ocean and Coastal Mapping Integration Act (33 U.S.C. 
     3502(g)), the Interagency Committee on Ocean and Coastal 
     Mapping shall--
       (1) work with international coordinating bodies, as 
     necessary, to ensure robust, continuous satellite and direct 
     measurements of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and 
     coasts, including bathymetric data; and
       (2) make recommendations on how to make data, metadata, and 
     model output accessible to a broader public audience, 
     including through geographic information system layers, 
     graphics, and other visuals.

     SEC. __22D. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION TO COMBAT ILLEGAL, 
                   UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 3532 of the Maritime Security and 
     Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 8001) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (13) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (14), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) Innovative technologies.--The term `innovative 
     technologies' includes the following:
       ``(A) Improved satellite imagery and tracking.
       ``(B) Advanced electronic monitoring equipment.
       ``(C) Vessel location data.
       ``(D) Improved genetic, molecular, or other biological 
     methods of tracking sources of seafood.
       ``(E) Electronic catch documentation and traceability.
       ``(F) Such other technologies as the Administrator of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration considers 
     appropriate.''.
       (b) Technology Programs.--Section 3546 of the Maritime 
     Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 8016) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) coordinating the application of existing innovative 
     technologies and the development of emerging innovative 
     technologies.''.

     SEC. __22E. WORKFORCE STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Section 303(a) of the America COMPETES 
     Reauthorization Act of 2010 (33 U.S.C. 893c(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, skillsets, or 
     credentials'' after ``degrees'';
       (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or highly qualified 
     technical professionals and tradespeople'' after 
     ``atmospheric scientists'';
       (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, skillsets, or 
     credentials'' after ``degrees'';
       (5) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``scientist''; and
       (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``, observations, 
     and monitoring;''
       (6) in paragraph (6), by striking ``into Federal'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``, technical professionals, and 
     tradespeople into Federal career positions;''
       (7) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;
       (8) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) whether there is a shortage in the number of 
     individuals with technical or trade-based skillsets or 
     credentials suited to a career in oceanic and atmospheric 
     data collection, processing, satellite production, or 
     satellite operations;''; and
       (9) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) workforce diversity and actions the Federal 
     Government can take to increase diversity in the scientific 
     workforce; and
       ``(9) actions the Federal Government can take to shorten 
     the hiring backlog for such workforce.''.
       (b) Coordination.--Section 303(b) of the America COMPETES 
     Reauthorization Act of 2010 (33 U.S.C. 893c(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting ``Under 
     Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere''.
       (c) Report.--Section 303(c) of the America COMPETES 
     Reauthorization Act of 2010 (33 U.S.C. 893c(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the date of enactment of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard 
     Authorization Act of 2022'';
       (2) by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting 
     ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere''; 
     and
       (3) by striking ``to each committee'' and all that follows 
     through ``section 302 of this Act'' and inserting ``to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (d) Program and Plan.--Section 303(d) of the America 
     COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (33 U.S.C. 893c(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration'' and inserting ``Under Secretary 
     of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere''; and
       (2) by striking ``academic partners'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``academic partners.''.

     SEC. __22F. ACCELERATING INNOVATION AT COOPERATIVE 
                   INSTITUTES.

       (a) Focus on Emerging Technologies.--The Administrator of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall 
     ensure that the goals of the Cooperative Institutes of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration include 
     focusing on advancing or applying emerging technologies, 
     which may include--
       (1) applied uses and development of real-time and other 
     advanced genetic technologies and applications, including 
     such technologies and applications that derive genetic 
     material directly from environmental samples without any 
     obvious signs of biological source material;
       (2) deployment of, and improvements to, the durability, 
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     lifecycle concerns of advanced unmanned vehicles, regional 
     small research vessels, and other research vessels that 
     support and launch unmanned vehicles and sensors; and
       (3) supercomputing and big data management, including data 
     collected through electronic monitoring and remote sensing.
       (b) Data Sharing.--Each Cooperative Institute shall ensure 
     that data collected from the work of the institute, other 
     than classified, confidential, or proprietary data, are 
     archived and made publicly accessible.
       (c) Coordination With Other Programs.--The Cooperative 
     Institutes shall work with the Interagency Ocean Observation 
     Committee, the regional associations of the Integrated Ocean 
     Observing System, and other ocean observing programs to 
     coordinate technology needs and the transition of new 
     technologies from research to operations.

     SEC. __22G. OCEAN INNOVATION PRIZE AND PRIORITIZATION.

       (a) Ocean Innovative Prizes.--Not later than 4 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and under the 
     authority provided by section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
     Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719), the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, in consultation with the heads of relevant 
     Federal agencies, including the Secretary of Defense, and in 
     conjunction with nongovernmental partners, as appropriate and 
     at the discretion of the Administrator, shall establish at 
     least one Ocean Innovation Prize to catalyze the rapid 
     development and deployment of data collection and monitoring 
     technology related to the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, 
     estuaries, and coasts in at least one of the areas specified 
     in subsection (b).
       (b) Areas.--The areas specified in this subsection are the 
     following:
       (1) Improved eDNA analytics and deployment with autonomous 
     vehicles.
       (2) Plastic pollution detection, quantification, and 
     mitigation, including with respect to used fishing gear and 
     tracking technologies to reduce or eliminate bycatch.
       (3) Advanced satellite data and other advanced technology 
     for improving scientific assessment.
       (4) New stock assessment methods using satellite data or 
     other advanced technologies.
       (5) Advanced electronic fisheries monitoring equipment and 
     data analysis tools, including improved fish species 
     recognition software, confidential data management, data 
     analysis and visualization, and storage of electronic 
     reports, imagery, location information, and other data.
       (6) Autonomous and other advanced surface vehicles, 
     underwater vehicles, or airborne platforms for data 
     collection and monitoring.
       (7) Artificial intelligence and machine learning 
     applications for data collection and monitoring related to 
     the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts.
       (8) Coral reef ecosystem monitoring.
       (9) Electronic equipment, chemical or biological sensors, 
     data analysis tools, and platforms to identify and fill gaps 
     in robust and shared continuous data related to the Great 
     Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts to inform global 
     earth system models.
       (10) Means for protecting aquatic life from injury or other 
     ill effects caused, in whole or in part, by monitoring or 
     exploration activities.
       (11) Discovery and dissemination of data related to the 
     Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts.
       (12) Water quality monitoring, including improved detection 
     and prediction of harmful algal blooms and pollution.
       (13) Enhancing blue carbon sequestration and other ocean 
     acidification mitigation opportunities.
       (14) Such other areas as may be identified by the 
     Administrator.
       (c) Prioritization of Proposals.--In selecting recipients 
     of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small 
     Business Technology Transfer (STTR) solicitations and 
     interagency grants for ocean innovation, including the 
     National Oceanographic Partnership Program, the Administrator 
     shall prioritize proposals for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 
     that address at least one of the areas specified in 
     subsection (b).

     SEC. __22H. REAUTHORIZATION OF NOAA PROGRAMS.

       Section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 
     1998 (33 U.S.C. 892d) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$70,814,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$71,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$25,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$34,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026'';
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$29,932,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$38,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026'';
       (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$26,800,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$45,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026''; and
       (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``$30,564,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``$35,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026''.

     SEC. __22I. BLUE ECONOMY VALUATION.

       (a) Measurement of Blue Economy Industries.--The 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, the Director of the Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of other 
     relevant Federal agencies, shall prioritize the collection, 
     aggregation, and analysis of data to measure the value and 
     impact of industries related to the Great Lakes, oceans, 
     bays, estuaries, and coasts on the economy of the United 
     States, including living resources, marine construction, 
     marine transportation, offshore mineral extraction, ship and 
     boat building, tourism, recreation, subsistence, and such 
     other industries the Administrator considers appropriate 
     (known as ``Blue Economy'' industries).
       (b) Collaboration.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Administrator shall--
       (1) work with the Director of the Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies to 
     develop a Coastal and Ocean Economy Satellite Account that 
     includes national and State-level statistics to measure the 
     contribution of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and 
     coasts to the overall economy of the United States; and
       (2) collaborate with national and international 
     organizations and governments to promote consistency of 
     methods, measurements, and definitions to ensure 
     comparability of results between countries.
       (c) Report.--Not less frequently than once every 2 years, 
     the Administrator, in consultation with the Director of the 
     Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Commissioner of the Bureau 
     of Labor Statistics, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
     heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall publish a 
     report that--
       (1) defines the Blue Economy, in coordination with Tribal 
     governments, academia, industry, nongovernmental 
     organizations, and other relevant experts;
       (2) makes recommendations for updating North American 
     Industry Classification System (NAICS) reporting codes to 
     reflect the Blue Economy; and
       (3) provides a comprehensive estimate of the value and 
     impact of the Blue Economy with respect to each State and 
     territory of the United States, including--
       (A) the value and impact of--
       (i) economic activities that are dependent upon the 
     resources of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and 
     coasts;
       (ii) the population and demographic characteristics of the 
     population along the coasts;
       (iii) port and shoreline infrastructure;
       (iv) the volume and value of cargo shipped by sea or across 
     the Great Lakes; and
       (v) data collected from the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, 
     estuaries, and coasts, including such data collected by 
     businesses that purchase and commodify the data, including 
     weather prediction and seasonal agricultural forecasting; and
       (B) to the extent possible, the qualified value and impact 
     of the natural capital of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, 
     estuaries, and coasts with respect to tourism, recreation, 
     natural resources, and cultural heritage, including other 
     indirect values.

     SEC. __22J. ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY-OCEANS.

       (a) Agreement.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall seek to enter 
     into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to 
     conduct the comprehensive assessment under subsection (b).
       (b) Comprehensive Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--Under an agreement between the 
     Administrator and the National Academy of Sciences under this 
     section, the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct a 
     comprehensive assessment of the need for and feasibility of 
     establishing an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Oceans 
     (ARPA-O) that operates in coordination with and with 
     nonduplication of existing Federal oceanic research programs, 
     including programs of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Research of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       (2) Elements.--The comprehensive assessment carried out 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include--
       (A) an assessment of how an ARPA-O could help overcome the 
     long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the 
     development of ocean technologies, with the goal of enhancing 
     the economic, ecological, and national security of the United 
     States through the rapid development of technologies that 
     result in--
       (i) improved data collection, monitoring, and prediction of 
     the ocean environment, including sea ice conditions;
       (ii) overcoming barriers to the application of new and 
     improved technologies, such as high costs and scale of 
     operational missions;
       (iii) improved management practices for protecting 
     ecological sustainability;
       (iv) improved national security capacity;
       (v) improved technology for fishery population assessments;
       (vi) expedited processes between and among Federal agencies 
     to successfully identify, transition, and coordinate research 
     and development output to operations, applications, 
     commercialization, and other uses; and
       (vii) ensuring that the United States maintains a 
     technological lead in developing and deploying advanced ocean 
     technologies;
       (B) an evaluation of the organizational structures under 
     which an ARPA-O could be organized, which takes into 
     account--
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       (ii) consolidation and reorganization of existing Federal 
     oceanic programs to effectuate coordination and 
     nonduplication of such programs;
       (iii) metrics and approaches for periodic program 
     evaluation;
       (iv) capacity to fund and manage external research awards; 
     and
       (v) options for oversight of the activity through a Federal 
     agency, an interagency organization, nongovernmental 
     organization, or other institutional arrangement; and
       (C) an estimation of the scale of investment necessary to 
     pursue high priority ocean technology projects.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the comprehensive assessment conducted 
     under subsection (b).

                  Subtitle M--Climate Change Education

     SEC. __23. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The evidence for human-induced climate change is 
     overwhelming and undeniable.
       (2) Atmospheric carbon can be significantly reduced through 
     conservation, by shifting to renewable energy sources such as 
     solar, wind, tidal, and geothermal, and by increasing the 
     efficiency of buildings, including domiciles, and 
     transportation.
       (3) Providing clear information about climate change, in a 
     variety of forms, can remove the fear and the sense of 
     helplessness, and encourage individuals and communities to 
     take action.
       (4) Implementation of measures that promote energy 
     efficiency, conservation, and renewable energy will greatly 
     reduce human impact on the environment.
       (5) Informing people of new technologies and programs as 
     they become available will ensure maximum understanding and 
     maximum effect of those measures.
       (6) More than 3,000,000 students graduate from high schools 
     and colleges in the United States each year, armed with 
     attitudes, skills, and knowledge about the climate that 
     inform their actions.
       (7) The effect on the climate, positive or negative, of 
     each of those 3,000,000 students lasts beyond a lifetime.
       (8) Those students need to be prepared to implement changes 
     in professional and personal practices, to support and help 
     develop new technology and policy, and to address the coming 
     social and economic challenges and opportunities arising from 
     a changing climate.
       (9) It has been demonstrated that the people of the United 
     States overwhelmingly support teaching students about the 
     causes, consequences, and potential solutions to climate 
     change in all 50 States and more than 3,000 counties across 
     the United States.
       (10) Only 30 percent of middle school and 45 percent of 
     high school science teachers understand the extent of the 
     scientific consensus on climate change.

     SEC. __23A. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       (2) Climate change education.--The term ``climate change 
     education'' means nonformal and formal interdisciplinary 
     learning at all age levels about--
       (A) climate change, climate adaptation and mitigation, 
     climate resilience, and climate justice; and
       (B) the effects of climate change, climate adaptation and 
     mitigation, climate resilience, and climate justice on the 
     environmental, energy, social, and economic systems of the 
     United States.
       (3) Climate literacy.--The term ``climate literacy'' means 
     competence or knowledge of climate change, its causes and 
     impacts, and the technical, scientific, economic, and social 
     dynamics of promising solutions.
       (4) Climate justice.--The term ``climate justice'' means 
     the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, 
     regardless of race, color, culture, national origin, or 
     income, with respect to the development, implementation, and 
     enforcement of policies and projects to ensure that each 
     person enjoys the same degree of protection from the adverse 
     effects of climate change.
       (5) Environmental justice.--The term ``environmental 
     justice'' means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement 
     of all people, regardless of race, color, culture, national 
     origin, or income, with respect to the development, 
     implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, 
     regulations, and policies to ensure that each person enjoys--
       (A) the same degree of protection from environmental and 
     health hazards; and
       (B) equal access to any Federal agency action on 
     environmental justice issues in order to have a healthy 
     environment in which to live, learn, work, and recreate.
       (6) Environmental justice community.--The term 
     ``environmental justice community'' means a community with 
     significant representation of communities of color, low-
     income communities, or Tribal and indigenous communities that 
     experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more 
     adverse human health or environmental effects as compared to 
     other communities.
       (7) Green economy.--The term ``green economy'' means an 
     economy that results in improved human and economic well-
     being and social equity by significantly reducing 
     environmental risks and ecological scarcities.
       (8) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1001).
       (9) Local educational agency; state educational agency.--
     The terms ``local educational agency'' and ``State 
     educational agency'' have the meanings given those terms in 
     section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
       (10) Nonformal.--The term ``nonformal'' means, with respect 
     to learning, out-of-school educational programming carried 
     out by nonprofit organizations and public agencies.
       (11) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit 
     organization'' means an organization described in section 
     501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
     from taxation under 501(a) of that Code.

     SEC. __23B. CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

       The Administrator shall establish a Climate Change 
     Education Program to--
       (1) increase the climate literacy of the United States by 
     broadening the understanding of climate change, including 
     possible long-term and short-term consequences, 
     disproportionate impacts of those consequences, and potential 
     solutions;
       (2) apply the latest scientific and technological 
     discoveries, including through the use of the scientific 
     assets of the Administration, to provide formal and nonformal 
     learning opportunities to individuals of all ages, including 
     individuals of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds; 
     and
       (3) emphasize actionable information to help people 
     understand and promote implementation of new technologies, 
     programs, and incentives related to climate change, climate 
     adaptation and mitigation, climate resilience, climate 
     justice, and environmental justice.

     SEC. __23C. GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--As part of the Climate Change Education 
     Program established under section __23B, the Administrator 
     shall establish a program to make grants to the following:
       (1) State educational agencies, in partnership with local 
     educational agencies and local nonprofit organizations, for 
     the implementation of aspects of State climate literacy plans 
     for grades 4 through 12 formal and informal climate change 
     education that--
       (A) are aligned with State education standards;
       (B) ensure that students graduate from high school with 
     climate literacy; and
       (C) include at least 1 of the following:
       (i) Relevant teacher training and professional development.
       (ii) Creation of applied learning project-based models, 
     such as models making optimum use of green features 
     improvements to school facilities, such as energy systems, 
     lighting systems, water management, waste management, and 
     school grounds improvements.
       (iii) Incorporation of climate change mitigation and green 
     technologies into new and existing career and technical 
     education career tracks and work-based learning experiences, 
     including development of partnerships with labor 
     organizations, trade organizations, and apprenticeship 
     programs.
       (2) Institutions of higher education and networks or 
     partnerships of such institutions to engage teams of faculty 
     and students to develop applied climate research and deliver 
     to local communities direct services related to local climate 
     mitigation and adaptation issues, with priority given to 
     projects that--
       (A) foster long-term campus-community partnerships;
       (B) show potential to scale work beyond the grant term;
       (C) are inclusive for all segments of the population; and
       (D) promote equitable and just outcomes.
       (3) Professional associations and academic disciplinary 
     societies for projects that build capacity at the State and 
     national levels for continuing education by practicing 
     professionals and the general public in green economy fields.
       (4) Youth corps organizations to engage in community-based 
     climate mitigation and adaptation work that includes a 
     substantive educational component.
       (b) Consultation.--The Administrator shall annually consult 
     with other relevant agencies of the Federal Government to 
     determine ways in which grant making under subsection (a) can 
     enhance and support other national climate education and 
     training and environmental justice goals.
       (c) Environmental Justice Communities.--The Administrator 
     shall ensure that 40 percent of all funds appropriated for 
     grants under paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (a) are 
     directed into environmental justice communities.
       (d) Communities of Practice.--The Administrator shall 
     establish communities of practice with respect to each of 
     paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) in order to 
     accelerate learning.

     SEC. __23D. REPORT.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall 
     submit to Congress a report that evaluates the scientific 
     merits, educational effectiveness, and broader effects of 
     activities carried out under this subtitle.

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     SEC. __23E. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry 
     out this subtitle $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2027.
       (b) Allocation of Amounts for Grant Program.--
       (1) In general.--Amounts appropriated to carry out the 
     grant program required by section __23C(a) shall be allocated 
     as follows:
       (A) Not less than 40 percent and not more than 60 percent 
     for grants made under paragraph (1) of such section.
       (B) Not less than 20 percent and not more than 40 percent 
     for grants made under paragraph (2) of such section.
       (C) Not less than 5 percent and not more than 20 percent 
     for grants made under paragraph (3) of such section.
       (D) Not less than 5 percent and not more than 20 percent 
     for grants made under paragraph (4) of such section.
       (E) Such amount as the Administrator determines appropriate 
     for the administration of this subtitle.
       (2) Exception.--If amounts appropriated to carry out the 
     grant program required by section __23C(a) do not exceed 
     $10,000,000 in any fiscal year, the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration may prioritize grants made under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of such section.

  Subtitle N--Office of Education Technology to Support the Bureau of 
                            Indian Education

     SEC. __24. UPDATING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PROGRAMS.

       Part B of title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 
     U.S.C. 2000 et seq.) is amended by striking ``Office of 
     Indian Education Programs'' each place it appears (in any 
     font) and inserting ``Bureau of Indian Education'' (in the 
     corresponding font).

     SEC. __24A. ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION 
                   TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT THE BUREAU OF INDIAN 
                   EDUCATION.

       Section 1133 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
     2013) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Bureau of Indian Education Office of Education 
     Technology.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 24 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     establish the Office of Education Technology under the 
     Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs to be administered by 
     the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs 
     (Management).
       ``(B) Capacity and coordination.--Not later than 36 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
     Office of the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs shall 
     coordinate with the Bureau of Indian Education Director to 
     ensure consistent and timely coordination for the Office of 
     Education Technology to be at full capacity.
       ``(C) Transfer.--Not later than 37 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary of Indian Affairs (Management), the Secretary (in 
     consultation with the Chief Information Officer for the 
     Department of the Interior), the Assistant Secretary for 
     Indian Affairs, and the Director of the Bureau of Indian 
     Education shall transfer the Office of Educational Technology 
     to the Bureau of Indian Education.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The Office of Education Technology shall 
     ensure that the Bureau of Indian Education has the necessary 
     education technology support to improve educational outcomes.
       ``(3) Duties.--The Office of Education Technology shall--
       ``(A) manage the procurement, distribution, and updates for 
     information technology and related equipment;
       ``(B) plan, coordinate, and implement policies related to 
     information technology and related equipment;
       ``(C) provide technical assistance for the agency school 
     boards, Bureau of Indian Education Funded Schools, and early 
     childhood services; and
       ``(D) coordinate education technology programs and 
     activities for the Bureau of Indian Education.
       ``(d) Implementation of Education Technology Modernization 
     Systems.--
       ``(1) Needs assessment.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection, the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and the Bureau of 
     Indian Education shall complete a needs assessment of 
     education technology for Bureau of Indian Education Funded 
     Schools.
       ``(2) Implementation.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     complete the implementation of a long-term modernization plan 
     and report progress updates for Bureau of Indian Education 
     Funded Schools.
       ``(e) Reporting.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources and Committee on Education and Labor of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Indian Affairs 
     of the Senate, a report that contains--
       ``(1) a yearly evaluation of the implementation of this 
     Act, including a description of the progress of the Office of 
     Information Technology in carrying out the activities 
     described in subsection (c)(3); and
       ``(2) such other information the Director of the Bureau of 
     Indian Education, in coordination with the Assistant 
     Secretary for Indian Affairs deems necessary.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Bureau of indian education funded schools.--The term 
     `Bureau of Indian Education Funded Schools' means Bureau of 
     Indian Education operated schools, schools operated pursuant 
     to a grant under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 
     (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), and schools operated pursuant to a 
     contract under the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
       ``(2) Office of education technology.--The term `Office of 
     Education Technology' means the Office of Education 
     Technology supporting the Bureau of Indian Education 
     established under this subsection.''.

        Subtitle O--Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act

     SEC. __25. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means land 
     that is--
       (A) Federal land administered by the Secretary; and
       (B) not excluded from the development of geothermal, solar, 
     or wind energy under--
       (i) a land use plan; or
       (ii) other Federal law.
       (2) Exclusion area.--The term ``exclusion area'' means 
     covered land that is identified by the Bureau of Land 
     Management as not suitable for development of renewable 
     energy projects.
       (3) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means--
       (A) public lands; and
       (B) lands of the National Forest System as described in 
     section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
     Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
       (4) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Renewable Energy 
     Resource Conservation Fund established by section 
     __25C(c)(1).
       (5) Land use plan.--The term ``land use plan'' means--
       (A) in regard to Federal land, a land use plan established 
     under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
       (B) in regard to National Forest System lands, a land 
     management plan approved, amended, or revised under section 6 
     of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
     of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604).
       (6) Priority area.--The term ``priority area'' means 
     covered land identified by the land use planning process of 
     the Bureau of Land Management as being a preferred location 
     for a renewable energy project, including a designated 
     leasing area (as defined in section 2801.5(b) of title 43, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) that 
     is identified under the rule of the Bureau of Land Management 
     entitled ``Competitive Processes, Terms, and Conditions for 
     Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development 
     and Technical Changes and Corrections'' (81 Fed. Reg. 92122 
     (December 19, 2016)) (or a successor regulation).
       (7) Public lands.--The term ``public lands'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 103 of the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
       (8) Renewable energy project.--The term ``renewable energy 
     project'' means a project carried out on covered land that 
     uses wind, solar, or geothermal energy to generate energy.
       (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (10) Variance area.--The term ``variance area'' means 
     covered land that is--
       (A) not an exclusion area;
       (B) not a priority area; and
       (C) identified by the Secretary as potentially available 
     for renewable energy development and could be approved 
     without a plan amendment, consistent with the principles of 
     multiple use (as defined in the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)).

     SEC. __25A. LAND USE PLANNING; UPDATES TO PROGRAMMATIC 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.

       (a) Priority Areas.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Energy, shall establish priority areas on 
     covered land for geothermal, solar, and wind energy projects, 
     consistent with the principles of multiple use (as defined in 
     the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.)) and the renewable energy permitting goal 
     enacted by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 
     (Public Law 116-260). Among applications for a given 
     renewable energy source, proposed projects located in 
     priority areas for that renewable energy source shall--
       (A) be given the highest priority for incentivizing 
     deployment thereon; and
       (B) be offered the opportunity to participate in any 
     regional mitigation plan developed for the relevant priority 
     areas.
       (2) Establishing priority areas.--
       (A) Geothermal energy.--For geothermal energy, the 
     Secretary shall establish priority areas as soon as 
     practicable, but not later than 5 years, after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Solar energy.--For solar energy--
       (i) solar designated leasing areas (including the solar 
     energy zones established by Bureau of Land Management Solar 
     Energy Program, established in October 2012), and any 
     subsequent land use plan amendments, shall be considered to 
     be priority areas for solar energy projects; and
       (ii) the Secretary shall complete a process to consider 
     establishing additional solar priority areas as soon as 
     practicable, but not

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     later than 3 years, after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (C) Wind energy.--For wind energy, the Secretary shall 
     complete a process to consider establishing additional wind 
     priority areas as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 
     years, after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Variance Areas.--Variance areas shall be considered for 
     renewable energy project development, consistent with the 
     principles of multiple use (as defined in the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) 
     and the renewable energy permitting goal enacted by the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Public Law 116-260), 
     and applications for a given renewable energy source located 
     in those variance areas shall be timely processed in order to 
     assist in meeting that goal.
       (c) Review and Modification.--
       (1) In general.--Not less than once every 10 years, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) review the adequacy of land allocations for geothermal, 
     solar, and wind energy priority, exclusion, and variance 
     areas for the purpose of encouraging and facilitating new 
     renewable energy development opportunities; and
       (B) based on the review carried out under subparagraph (A), 
     add, modify, or eliminate priority, variance, and exclusion 
     areas.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
     renewable energy land use planning published in the Desert 
     Renewable Energy Conservation Plan developed by the 
     California Energy Commission, the California Department of 
     Fish and Wildlife, the Bureau of Land Management, and the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service until January 1, 
     2031.
       (d) Compliance With the National Environmental Policy 
     Act.--For purposes of this section, compliance with the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.) shall be accomplished--
       (1) for geothermal energy, by updating the document 
     entitled ``Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement 
     for Geothermal Leasing in the Western United States'', dated 
     October 2008, and incorporating any additional regional 
     analyses that have been completed by Federal agencies since 
     that programmatic environmental impact statement was 
     finalized;
       (2) for solar energy, by updating the document entitled 
     ``Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) 
     for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States'', 
     dated July 2012, and incorporating any additional regional 
     analyses that have been completed by Federal agencies since 
     that programmatic environmental impact statement was 
     finalized; and
       (3) for wind energy, by updating the document entitled 
     ``Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Wind 
     Energy Development on BLM-Administered Lands in the Western 
     United States'', dated July 2005, and incorporating any 
     additional regional analyses that have been completed by 
     Federal agencies since the programmatic environmental impact 
     statement was finalized.
       (e) No Effect on Processing Site Specific Applications.--
     Site specific environmental review and processing of permits 
     for proposed projects shall proceed during preparation of an 
     updated programmatic environmental impact statement, resource 
     management plan, or resource management plan amendment.
       (f) Coordination.--In developing updates required by this 
     section, the Secretary shall coordinate, on an ongoing basis, 
     with appropriate State, Tribal, and local governments, 
     transmission infrastructure owners and operators, developers, 
     and other appropriate entities to ensure that priority areas 
     identified by the Secretary are--
       (1) economically viable (including having access to 
     existing and planned transmission lines);
       (2) likely to avoid or minimize impacts to habitat for 
     animals and plants, recreation, cultural resources, and other 
     uses of covered land; and
       (3) consistent with section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
     and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), including 
     subsection (c)(9) of that section (43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(9)).

     SEC. __25B. LIMITED GRANDFATHERING.

       (a) Definition of Project.--In this section, the term 
     ``project'' means a system described in section 2801.9(a)(4) 
     of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
     date of enactment of this Act).
       (b) Requirement To Pay Rents and Fees.--Unless otherwise 
     agreed to by the owner of a project, the owner of a project 
     that applied for a right-of-way under section 501 of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1761) on or before December 19, 2017, shall be obligated to 
     pay with respect to the right-of-way all rents and fees in 
     effect before the effective date of the rule of the Bureau of 
     Land Management entitled ``Competitive Processes, Terms, and 
     Conditions for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy 
     Development and Technical Changes and Corrections'' (81 Fed. 
     Reg. 92122 (December 19, 2016)).

     SEC. __25C. DISPOSITION OF REVENUES.

       (a) Disposition of Revenues.--
       (1) Availability.--Subject to future appropriations, and 
     except as provided in paragraph (2), beginning on January 1, 
     2023, amounts collected from a wind or solar project as bonus 
     bids, rentals, fees, or other payments under a right-of-way, 
     permit, lease, or other authorization, are authorized to be 
     made available as follows:
       (A) Twenty-five percent shall be paid by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury to the State within the boundaries of which the 
     revenue is derived.
       (B) Twenty-five percent shall be paid by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury to the one or more counties within the 
     boundaries of which the revenue is derived, to be allocated 
     among the counties based on the percentage of land from which 
     the revenue is derived.
       (C) Twenty-five percent shall be deposited in the Treasury 
     and be made available to the Secretary to carry out the 
     program established under this subtitle, including the 
     transfer of the funds by the Bureau of Land Management to 
     other Federal agencies and State agencies to facilitate the 
     processing of renewable energy permits on Federal land, with 
     priority given to using the amounts, to the maximum extent 
     practicable without detrimental impacts to emerging markets, 
     to expediting the issuance of permits required for the 
     development of renewable energy projects in the States from 
     which the revenues are derived.
       (D) Twenty-five percent shall be deposited in the Renewable 
     Energy Resource Conservation Fund established by subsection 
     (c).
       (2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
     following:
       (A) Amounts collected under section 504(g) of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1764(g)).
       (B) Amounts deposited into the National Parks and Public 
     Land Legacy Restoration Fund under section 200402(b) of title 
     54, United States Code.
       (b) Payments to States and Counties.--
       (1) In general.--Amounts paid to States and counties under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be used consistent with section 35 of 
     the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191).
       (2) Payments in lieu of taxes.--A payment to a county under 
     paragraph (1) shall be in addition to a payment in lieu of 
     taxes received by the county under chapter 69 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund.--
       (1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury a 
     fund to be known as the ``Renewable Energy Resource 
     Conservation Fund'', which shall be administered by the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (2) Use of funds.--The Secretary may make amounts in the 
     Fund available to Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies 
     to be distributed in regions in which renewable energy 
     projects are located on Federal land. Such amounts may be 
     used to--
       (A) restore and protect--
       (i) fish and wildlife habitat for affected species;
       (ii) fish and wildlife corridors for affected species; and
       (iii) wetlands, streams, rivers, and other natural water 
     bodies in areas affected by wind, geothermal, or solar energy 
     development; and
       (B) preserve and improve recreational access to Federal 
     land and water in an affected region through an easement, 
     right-of-way, or other instrument from willing landowners for 
     the purpose of enhancing public access to existing Federal 
     land and water that is inaccessible or restricted.
       (3) Partnerships.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
     agreements with State and Tribal agencies, nonprofit 
     organizations, and other appropriate entities to carry out 
     the activities described in paragraph (2).
       (4) Investment of fund.--
       (A) In general.--Amounts deposited in the Fund shall earn 
     interest in an amount determined by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury on the basis of the current average market yield on 
     outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of 
     comparable maturities.
       (B) Use.--Interest earned under subparagraph (A) may be 
     expended in accordance with this subsection.
       (5) Report to congress.--At the end of each fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate that 
     includes a description of--
       (A) the amount collected as described in subsection (a), by 
     source, during that fiscal year;
       (B) the amount and purpose of payments during that fiscal 
     year to each Federal, State, local, and Tribal agency under 
     paragraph (2); and
       (C) the amount remaining in the Fund at the end of the 
     fiscal year.
       (6) Intent of congress.--It is the intent of Congress that 
     the revenues deposited and used in the Fund shall supplement 
     (and not supplant) annual appropriations for activities 
     described in paragraph (2).

     SEC. __25D. SAVINGS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the 
     Secretary shall continue to manage public lands under the 
     principles of multiple use and sustained yield in accordance 
     with title I of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
     seq.), as applicable, including due consideration of mineral 
     and nonrenewable energy-related projects and other 
     nonrenewable energy uses, for the purposes of land use 
     planning, permit processing, and conducting environmental 
     reviews.

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      Subtitle P--Increasing Community Access to Resiliency Grants

     SEC. __26. CENTRALIZED WEBSITE FOR RESILIENCY GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall 
     establish and regularly update a publicly available website 
     that includes--
       (1) hyperlinks to all grants administered by the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and hyperlinks to 
     other Federal agencies that offer similar grants to assist 
     State, Tribal, and local governments with resiliency, 
     adaptation, and mitigation of climate change and sea level 
     rise; and
       (2) with respect to each such grant, the contact 
     information for an individual who can offer assistance to 
     State, Tribal, and local governments.
       (b) Outreach.--The Administrator shall conduct outreach 
     activities to inform State, Tribal, and local governments of 
     the resiliency, adaptation, and mitigation grants.
       (c) Administrator.--In this section, the term 
     ``Administrator'' means the Secretary of Commerce acting 
     through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration.

             Subtitle Q--Keep America's Waterfronts Working

     SEC. __27. WORKING WATERFRONTS GRANT PROGRAM.

       The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 320. WORKING WATERFRONTS GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Working Waterfront Task Force.--
       ``(1) Establishment and functions.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce shall establish a task force to work directly with 
     coastal States, user groups, and coastal stakeholders to 
     identify and address critical needs with respect to working 
     waterfronts.
       ``(2) Membership.--The members of the task force shall be 
     appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, and shall include--
       ``(A) experts in the unique economic, social, cultural, 
     ecological, geographic, and resource concerns of working 
     waterfronts; and
       ``(B) representatives from the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration's Office of Coastal Management, 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department 
     of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
     United States Geological Survey, the Navy, the National 
     Marine Fisheries Service, the Economic Development Agency, 
     and such other Federal agencies as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(3) Functions.--The task force shall--
       ``(A) identify and prioritize critical needs with respect 
     to working waterfronts in States that have a management 
     program approved by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to 
     section 306, in the areas of--
       ``(i) economic and cultural importance of working 
     waterfronts to communities;
       ``(ii) changing environments and threats working 
     waterfronts face from environment changes, trade barriers, 
     sea level rise, extreme weather events, ocean acidification, 
     and harmful algal blooms; and
       ``(iii) identifying working waterfronts and highlighting 
     them within communities;
       ``(B) outline options, in coordination with coastal States 
     and local stakeholders, to address such critical needs, 
     including adaptation and mitigation where applicable;
       ``(C) identify Federal agencies that are responsible under 
     existing law for addressing such critical needs; and
       ``(D) recommend Federal agencies best suited to address any 
     critical needs for which no agency is responsible under 
     existing law.
       ``(4) Information to be considered.--In identifying and 
     prioritizing policy gaps pursuant to paragraph (3), the task 
     force shall consider the findings and recommendations 
     contained in section VI of the report entitled `The 
     Sustainable Working Waterfronts Toolkit: Final Report', dated 
     March 2013.
       ``(5) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the task force shall submit a 
     report to Congress on its findings.
       ``(6) Implementation.--The head of each Federal agency 
     identified in the report pursuant to paragraph (3)(C) shall 
     take such action as is necessary to implement the 
     recommendations contained in the report by not later than 1 
     year after the date of the issuance of the report.
       ``(b) Working Waterfront Grant Program.--
       ``(1) The Secretary shall establish a Working Waterfront 
     Grant Program, in cooperation with appropriate State, 
     regional, and other units of government, under which the 
     Secretary may make a grant to any coastal State for the 
     purpose of implementing a working waterfront plan approved by 
     the Secretary under subsection (c).
       ``(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
     Secretary shall award matching grants under the Working 
     Waterfronts Grant Program to coastal States with approved 
     working waterfront plans through a regionally equitable, 
     competitive funding process in accordance with the following:
       ``(A) The Governor, or the lead agency designated by the 
     Governor for coordinating the implementation of this section, 
     where appropriate in consultation with the appropriate local 
     government, shall determine that the application is 
     consistent with the State's or territory's approved coastal 
     zone plan, program, and policies prior to submission to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) In developing guidelines under this section, the 
     Secretary shall consult with coastal States, other Federal 
     agencies, and other interested stakeholders with expertise in 
     working waterfront planning.
       ``(C) Coastal States may allocate grants to local 
     governments, Indian Tribes, agencies, or nongovernmental 
     organizations eligible for assistance under this section.
       ``(3) In awarding a grant to a coastal State, the Secretary 
     shall consider--
       ``(A) the economic, cultural, and historical significance 
     of working waterfront to the coastal State;
       ``(B) the demonstrated working waterfront needs of the 
     coastal State as outlined by a working waterfront plan 
     approved for the coastal State under subsection (c), and the 
     value of the proposed project for the implementation of such 
     plan;
       ``(C) the ability to successfully leverage funds among 
     participating entities, including Federal programs, regional 
     organizations, State and other government units, landowners, 
     corporations, or private organizations;
       ``(D) the potential for rapid turnover in the ownership of 
     working waterfront in the coastal State, and where applicable 
     the need for coastal States to respond quickly when 
     properties in existing or potential working waterfront areas 
     or public access areas as identified in the working 
     waterfront plan submitted by the coastal State come under 
     threat or become available; and
       ``(E) the impact of the working waterfront plan approved 
     for the coastal State under subsection (c) on the coastal 
     ecosystem and the users of the coastal ecosystem.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall approve or reject an application 
     for such a grant within 60 days after receiving an 
     application for the grant.
       ``(c) Working Waterfront Plans.--
       ``(1) To be eligible for a grant under subsection (b), a 
     coastal State must submit and have approved by the Secretary 
     a comprehensive working waterfront plan in accordance with 
     this subsection, or be in the process of developing such a 
     plan and have an established working waterfront program at 
     the State or local level, or the Secretary determines that an 
     existing coastal land use plan for that State is in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       ``(2) Such plan--
       ``(A) must provide for preservation and expansion of access 
     to coastal waters to persons engaged in commercial fishing, 
     recreational fishing and boating businesses, aquaculture, 
     boatbuilding, or other water-dependent, coastal-related 
     business;
       ``(B) shall include one or more of--
       ``(i) an assessment of the economic, social, cultural, and 
     historic value of working waterfront to the coastal State;
       ``(ii) a description of relevant State and local laws and 
     regulations affecting working waterfront in the geographic 
     areas identified in the working waterfront plan;
       ``(iii) identification of geographic areas where working 
     waterfronts are currently under threat of conversion to uses 
     incompatible with commercial and recreational fishing, 
     recreational fishing and boating businesses, aquaculture, 
     boatbuilding, or other water-dependent, coastal-related 
     business, and the level of that threat;
       ``(iv) identification of geographic areas with a historic 
     connection to working waterfronts where working waterfronts 
     are not currently available, and, where appropriate, an 
     assessment of the environmental impacts of any expansion or 
     new development of working waterfronts on the coastal 
     ecosystem;
       ``(v) identification of other working waterfront needs 
     including improvements to existing working waterfronts and 
     working waterfront areas;
       ``(vi) a strategic and prioritized plan for the 
     preservation, expansion, and improvement of working 
     waterfronts in the coastal State;
       ``(vii) for areas identified under clauses (iii), (iv), 
     (v), and (vi), identification of current availability and 
     potential for expansion of public access to coastal waters;
       ``(viii) a description of the degree of community support 
     for such strategic plan; and
       ``(ix) a contingency plan for properties that revert to the 
     coastal State pursuant to determinations made by the coastal 
     State under subsection (g)(4)(C);
       ``(C) may include detailed environmental impacts on working 
     waterfronts, including hazards, sea level rise, inundation 
     exposure, and other resiliency issues;
       ``(D) may be part of the management program approved under 
     section 306;
       ``(E) shall utilize to the maximum extent practicable 
     existing information contained in relevant surveys, plans, or 
     other strategies to fulfill the information requirements 
     under this paragraph; and
       ``(F) shall incorporate the policies and regulations 
     adopted by communities under local working waterfront plans 
     or strategies in existence before the date of the enactment 
     of this section.
       ``(3) A working waterfront plan--
       ``(A) shall be effective for purposes of this section for 
     the 5-year period beginning on the date it is approved by the 
     Secretary;
       ``(B) must be updated and re-approved by the Secretary 
     before the end of such period; and
       ``(C) shall be complimentary to and incorporate the 
     policies and objectives of regional or local working 
     waterfront plans as in effect before the date of enactment of 
     this section or as subsequently revised.
       ``(4) The Secretary may--

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       ``(A) award planning grants to coastal States for the 
     purpose of developing or revising comprehensive working 
     waterfront plans; and
       ``(B) award grants consistent with the purposes of this 
     section to States undertaking the working waterfront planning 
     process under this section, for the purpose of preserving and 
     protecting working waterfronts during such process.
       ``(5) Any coastal State applying for a working waterfront 
     grant under this title shall--
       ``(A) develop a working waterfront plan, using a process 
     that involves the public and those with an interest in the 
     coastal zone;
       ``(B) coordinate development and implementation of such a 
     plan with other coastal management programs, regulations, and 
     activities of the coastal State; and
       ``(C) if the coastal State allows qualified holders (other 
     than the coastal State) to enter into working waterfront 
     covenants, provide as part of the working waterfront plan 
     under this subsection a mechanism or procedure to ensure that 
     the qualified holders are complying their duties to enforce 
     the working waterfront covenant.
       ``(d) Uses, Terms, and Conditions.--
       ``(1) Each grant made by the Secretary under this section 
     shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be 
     appropriate to ensure that the grant is used for purposes 
     consistent with this section.
       ``(2) A grant under this section may be used--
       ``(A) to acquire a working waterfront, or an interest in a 
     working waterfront;
       ``(B) to make improvements to a working waterfront, 
     including the construction or repair of wharfs, boat ramps, 
     or related facilities; or
       ``(C) for necessary climate adaptation mitigation.
       ``(e) Public Access Requirement.--A working waterfront 
     project funded by grants made under this section must provide 
     for expansion, improvement, or preservation of reasonable and 
     appropriate public access to coastal waters at or in the 
     vicinity of a working waterfront, except for commercial 
     fishing or other industrial access points where the coastal 
     State determines that public access would be unsafe.
       ``(f) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a grant awarded 
     under this section may be used to purchase working waterfront 
     or an interest in working waterfront, including an easement, 
     only from a willing seller and at fair market value.
       ``(2) A grant awarded under this section may be used to 
     acquire working waterfront or an interest in working 
     waterfront at less than fair market value only if the owner 
     certifies to the Secretary that the sale is being entered 
     into willingly and without coercion.
       ``(3) No Federal, State, or local entity may exercise the 
     power of eminent domain to secure title to any property or 
     facilities in connection with a project carried out under 
     this section.
       ``(g) Allocation of Grants to Local Governments and Other 
     Entities.--
       ``(1) The Secretary shall encourage coastal States to 
     broadly allocate amounts received as grants under this 
     section among working waterfronts identified in working 
     waterfront plans approved under subsection (c).
       ``(2) Subject to the approval of the Secretary, a coastal 
     State may, as part of an approved working waterfront plan, 
     designate as a qualified holder any unit of State or local 
     government or nongovernmental organization, if the coastal 
     State is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the 
     property will be managed in a manner that is consistent with 
     the purposes for which the land entered into the program.
       ``(3) A coastal State or a qualified holder designated by a 
     coastal State may allocate to a unit of local government, 
     nongovernmental organization, fishing cooperative, or other 
     entity, a portion of any grant made under this section for 
     the purpose of carrying out this section, except that such an 
     allocation shall not relieve the coastal State of the 
     responsibility for ensuring that any funds so allocated are 
     applied in furtherance of the coastal State's approved 
     working waterfront plan.
       ``(4) A qualified holder may hold title to or interest in 
     property acquired under this section, except that--
       ``(A) all persons holding title to or interest in working 
     waterfront affected by a grant under this section, including 
     a qualified holder, private citizen, private business, 
     nonprofit organization, fishing cooperative, or other entity, 
     shall enter into a working waterfront covenant;
       ``(B) such covenant shall be held by the coastal State or a 
     qualified holder designated under paragraph (2);
       ``(C) if the coastal State determines, on the record after 
     an opportunity for a hearing, that the working waterfront 
     covenant has been violated--
       ``(i) all right, title, and interest in and to the working 
     waterfront covered by such covenant shall, except as provided 
     in subparagraph (D), revert to the coastal State; and
       ``(ii) the coastal State shall have the right of immediate 
     entry onto the working waterfront;
       ``(D) if a coastal State makes a determination under 
     subparagraph (C), the coastal State may convey or authorize 
     the qualified holder to convey the working waterfront or 
     interest in working waterfront to another qualified holder; 
     and
       ``(E) nothing in this subsection waives any legal 
     requirement under any Federal or State law.
       ``(h) Matching Contributions.--
       ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     shall require that each coastal State that receives a grant 
     under this section, or a qualified holder designated by that 
     coastal State under subsection (g), shall provide matching 
     funds in an amount equal to at least 25 percent of the total 
     cost of the project carried out with the grant.
       ``(2) The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph 
     (1) for any qualified holder that is an underserved 
     community, a community that has an inability to draw on other 
     sources of funding because of the small population or low 
     income of the community, or for other reasons the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       ``(3) A local community designated as a qualified holder 
     under subsection (g) may utilize funds or other in-kind 
     contributions donated by a nongovernmental partner to satisfy 
     the matching funds requirement under this subsection.
       ``(4) As a condition of receipt of a grant under this 
     section, the Secretary shall require that a coastal State 
     provide to the Secretary such assurances as the Secretary 
     determines are sufficient to demonstrate that the share of 
     the cost of each eligible project that is not funded by the 
     grant awarded under this section has been secured.
       ``(5) If financial assistance under this section represents 
     only a portion of the total cost of a project, funding from 
     other Federal sources may be applied to the cost of the 
     project. Each portion shall be subject to match requirements 
     under the applicable provision of law.
       ``(6) The Secretary shall treat as non-Federal match the 
     value of a working waterfront or interest in a working 
     waterfront, including conservation and other easements, that 
     is held in perpetuity by a qualified holder, if the working 
     waterfront or interest is identified in the application for 
     the grant and acquired by the qualified holder within 3 years 
     of the grant award date, or within 3 years after the 
     submission of the application and before the end of the grant 
     award period. Such value shall be determined by an appraisal 
     performed at such time before the award of the grant as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       ``(7) The Secretary shall treat as non-Federal match the 
     costs associated with acquisition of a working waterfront or 
     an interest in a working waterfront, and the costs of 
     restoration, enhancement, or other improvement to a working 
     waterfront, if the activities are identified in the project 
     application and the costs are incurred within the period of 
     the grant award, or, for working waterfront described in 
     paragraph (6), within the same time limits described in that 
     paragraph. These costs may include either cash or in-kind 
     contributions.
       ``(i) Limit on Administrative Costs.--No more than 5 
     percent of the funds made available to the Secretary under 
     this section may be used by the Secretary for planning or 
     administration of the program under this section.
       ``(j) Other Technical and Financial Assistance.--
       ``(1) Up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this 
     section may be used by the Secretary for purposes of 
     providing technical assistance as described in this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) provide technical assistance to coastal States and 
     local governments in identifying and obtaining other sources 
     of available Federal technical and financial assistance for 
     the development and revision of a working waterfront plan and 
     the implementation of an approved working waterfront plan;
       ``(B) provide technical assistance to States and local 
     governments for the development, implementation, and revision 
     of comprehensive working waterfront plans, which may include, 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, planning 
     grants and assistance, pilot projects, feasibility studies, 
     research, and other projects necessary to further the 
     purposes of this section;
       ``(C) assist States in developing other tools to protect 
     working waterfronts;
       ``(D) collect and disseminate to States guidance for best 
     storm water management practices in regards to working 
     waterfronts;
       ``(E) provide technical assistance to States and local 
     governments on integrating resilience planning into working 
     waterfront preservation efforts; and
       ``(F) collect and disseminate best practices on working 
     waterfronts and resilience planning.
       ``(k) Other Requirements.-- All laborers and mechanics 
     employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance 
     of construction, alteration or repair work carried out, in 
     whole or in part, with financial assistance made available 
     under this section shall be paid wages at rates not less than 
     those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the 
     locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
     accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 
     United States Code. With respect to the labor standards 
     specified in this section, the Secretary of Labor shall have 
     the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 
     Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and 
     section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.
       ``(l) Reports.--
       ``(1) The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) develop performance measures to evaluate and report 
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     the program under this section in accomplishing the purpose 
     of this section; and
       ``(B) submit to Congress a biennial report that includes 
     such evaluations, an account of all expenditures, and 
     descriptions of all projects carried out using grants awarded 
     under this section.
       ``(2) The Secretary may submit the biennial report under 
     paragraph (1)(B) by including it in the biennial report 
     required under section 316.
       ``(m) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `qualified holder' means a coastal State or 
     a unit of local or coastal State government or a non-State 
     organization designated by a coastal State under subsection 
     (g).
       ``(2) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary, acting 
     through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       ``(3) The term `working waterfront' means real property 
     (including support structures over water and other 
     facilities) that provides access to coastal waters to persons 
     engaged in commercial and recreational fishing, recreational 
     fishing and boating businesses, boatbuilding, aquaculture, or 
     other water-dependent, coastal-related business and is used 
     for, or that supports, commercial and recreational fishing, 
     recreational fishing and boating businesses, boatbuilding, 
     aquaculture, or other water-dependent, coastal-related 
     business.
       ``(4) The term `working waterfront covenant' means an 
     agreement in recordable form between the owner of working 
     waterfront and one or more qualified holders, that provides 
     such assurances as the Secretary may require that--
       ``(A) the title to or interest in the working waterfront 
     will be held by a grant recipient or qualified holder in 
     perpetuity, except as provided in subparagraph (C);
       ``(B) the working waterfront will be managed in a manner 
     that is consistent with the purposes for which the property 
     is acquired pursuant to this section, and the property will 
     not be converted to any use that is inconsistent with the 
     purpose of this section;
       ``(C) if the title to or interest in the working waterfront 
     is sold or otherwise exchanged--
       ``(i) all working waterfront owners and qualified holders 
     involved in such sale or exchange shall accede to such 
     agreement; and
       ``(ii) funds equal to the fair market value of the working 
     waterfront or interest in working waterfront shall be paid to 
     the Secretary by parties to the sale or exchange, and such 
     funds shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, be paid to 
     the coastal State in which the working waterfront is located 
     for use in the implementation of the working waterfront plan 
     of the State approved by the Secretary under this section; 
     and
       ``(D) such covenant is subject to enforcement and oversight 
     by the coastal State or by another person as determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary.
       ``(n) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Grant Program $15,000,000.''.

                 Subtitle R--Blue Carbon for Our Planet

     SEC. __28. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.

       (a) Establishment.--The National Science and Technology 
     Council Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology shall 
     establish an Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue 
     Carbon.
       (b) Purposes.--The Interagency Working Group on Coastal 
     Blue Carbon shall oversee the development of a national map 
     of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, establish national coastal 
     blue carbon ecosystem protection and restoration priorities, 
     assess the biophysical, social, and economic impediments to 
     coastal blue carbon ecosystem restoration, study the effects 
     of climate change, environmental stressors, and human 
     stressors on carbon sequestration rates, and preserve the 
     continuity of coastal blue carbon data.
       (c) Membership.--The Interagency Working Group on Coastal 
     Blue Carbon shall be comprised of senior representatives from 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science 
     Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, the United States Geological Survey, the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park 
     Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Smithsonian 
     Institution, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of 
     Agriculture, the Department of Energy, the Department of 
     Defense, the Department of Transportation, the Department of 
     State, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the 
     Council on Environmental Quality.
       (d) Chair.--The Interagency Working Group shall be chaired 
     by the Administrator.
       (e) Responsibilities.--The Interagency Working Group 
     shall--
       (1) oversee the development, update, and maintenance of a 
     national map and inventory of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, 
     including habitat types with a regional focus in analysis 
     that is usable for local level protection planning and 
     restoration;
       (2) develop a strategic assessment of the biophysical, 
     chemical, social, statutory, regulatory, and economic 
     impediments to protection and restoration of coastal blue 
     carbon ecosystems;
       (3) develop a national strategy for foundational science 
     necessary to study, synthesize, and evaluate the effects of 
     climate change, environmental, and human stressors on 
     sequestration rates and capabilities of coastal blue carbon 
     ecosystems protection;
       (4) establish national coastal blue carbon ecosystem 
     protection and restoration priorities, including an 
     assessment of current Federal funding being used for 
     restoration efforts;
       (5) ensure the continuity, use, and interoperability of 
     data assets through the Smithsonian Environmental Research 
     Center's Coastal Carbon Data Clearinghouse; and
       (6) assess current legal authorities to protect and restore 
     blue carbon ecosystems.
       (f) Reports to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Interagency Working Group 
     shall provide to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report containing the following:
       (A) A summary of federally funded coastal blue carbon 
     ecosystem research, monitoring, preservation, and restoration 
     activities, including the budget for each of these activities 
     and describe the progress in advancing the national 
     priorities established in section __28B(a)(4)(A).
       (B) An assessment of biophysical, social, and economic 
     impediments to coastal blue carbon ecosystem restoration, 
     including the vulnerability of coastal blue carbon ecosystems 
     to climate impacts, such as sea-level rise, ocean and coastal 
     acidification, and other environmental and human stressors.
       (2) Strategic plan.--
       (A) In general.--The Interagency Working group shall create 
     a strategic plan for Federal investments in basic research, 
     development, demonstration, long-term monitoring and 
     stewardship, and deployment of coastal blue carbon ecosystem 
     projects for the 5-year period beginning at the start of the 
     first fiscal year after the date on which the budget 
     assessment is submitted under paragraph (1). The plan shall 
     include an assessment of the use of existing Federal programs 
     to protect and preserve coastal blue carbon ecosystems and 
     identify the need for any additional authorities or programs.
       (B) Timing.--The Interagency Working Group shall--
       (i) submit the strategic plan under paragraph (A) to the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
     House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate on a date that is 
     not later than one year after the enactment of this Act and 
     not earlier than the date on which the report under paragraph 
     (1) is submitted to such committees of Congress; and
       (ii) submit a revised version of such plan not less than 
     quinquennially thereafter.
       (C) Federal register.--Not later than 90 days before the 
     strategic plan under this paragraph, or any revision thereof, 
     is submitted under subparagraph (B), the Interagency Working 
     Group shall publish such plan in the Federal Register and 
     provide an opportunity for submission of public comments for 
     a period of not less than 60 days.

     SEC. __28A. NATIONAL MAP OF COASTAL BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS.

       (a) National Map.--The Interagency Working Group shall--
       (1) produce, update at least once every five years, and 
     maintain a national level map and inventory of coastal blue 
     carbon ecosystems, including--
       (A) the species and types of habitats and species in the 
     ecosystem;
       (B) the condition of such habitats including whether a 
     habitat is degraded, drained, eutrophic, or tidally 
     restricted;
       (C) type of public or private ownership and any protected 
     status;
       (D) the size of the ecosystem;
       (E) the salinity boundaries;
       (F) the tidal boundaries;
       (G) an assessment of carbon sequestration potential, 
     methane production, and net greenhouse gas reductions 
     including consideration of--
       (i) quantification;
       (ii) verifiability;
       (iii) comparison to a historical baseline, as available; 
     and
       (iv) permanence of those benefits;
       (H) an assessment of cobenefits of ecosystem and carbon 
     sequestration;
       (I) the potential for landward migration as a result of sea 
     level rise;
       (J) any upstream restrictions detrimental to the watershed 
     process and conditions such as dams, dikes, and levees;
       (K) the conversion of coastal blue carbon ecosystems to 
     other land uses and the cause of such conversion; and
       (L) a depiction of the effects of climate change, including 
     sea level rise, environmental stressors, and human stressors 
     on the sequestration rate, carbon storage, and potential of 
     coastal blue carbon ecosystems; and
       (2) in carrying out paragraph (1)--
       (A) incorporate, to the extent possible, existing data 
     collected through federally funded research and by a Federal 
     agency, State agency, local agency, Tribe, including data 
     collected from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration Coastal Change Analysis Program, U.S. Fish and 
     Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory, United States 
     Geological Survey LandCarbon program, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency LiDAR information coordination and 
     knowledge program, Department of Energy

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     Biological and Environmental Research program, and Department 
     of Agriculture National Coastal Blue Carbon Assessment; and
       (B) engage regional technical experts in order to 
     accurately account for regional differences in coastal blue 
     carbon ecosystems.
       (b) Use.--The Interagency Working Group shall use the 
     national map and inventory--
       (1) to assess the carbon sequestration potential of 
     different coastal blue carbon habitats, and account for any 
     regional differences;
       (2) to assess and quantify emissions from degraded and 
     destroyed coastal blue carbon ecosystems;
       (3) to develop regional assessments and to provide 
     technical assistance to regional, State, Tribal, and local 
     government agencies, and regional information coordination 
     entities as defined in section 123030(6) of the Integrated 
     Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act (33 U.S.C. 3602);
       (4) to assess degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems and 
     their potential for restoration, including developing 
     scenario modeling to identify vulnerable areas where 
     management, protection, and restoration efforts should be 
     focused;
       (5) produce future predictions of coastal blue carbon 
     ecosystems and carbon sequestration rates in the context of 
     climate change, environmental stressors, and human stressors; 
     and
       (6) use such map to inform the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency's creation of the annual 
     Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks.

     SEC. __28B. RESTORATION AND PROTECTIONS FOR EXISTING COASTAL 
                   BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall--
       (1) lead the Interagency Working Group in implementing the 
     strategic plan under section __28(f)(2);
       (2) coordinate monitoring and research efforts among 
     Federal agencies in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal 
     government and international partners and nongovernmental 
     organizations;
       (3) establish a national goal for conserving ocean and 
     coastal blue carbon ecosystems within the territory of the 
     United States, and as appropriate setting targets for 
     restoration of degraded coastal blue carbon ecosystems;
       (4) in coordination with the Interagency Working Group and 
     as informed by the report under section __28(f) on current 
     Federal expenditures on coastal blue carbon ecosystem 
     restoration, identify--
       (A) national coastal blue carbon ecosystem protection and 
     restoration priorities that would produce the highest rate of 
     carbon sequestration and greatest ecosystem benefits such as 
     flood protection, soil and beach retention, erosion 
     reduction, biodiversity, water purification, and nutrient 
     cycling in the context of other environmental stressors and 
     climate change; and
       (B) ways to improve coordination and to prevent unnecessary 
     duplication of effort among Federal agencies and departments 
     with respect to research on coastal blue carbon ecosystems 
     through existing and new coastal management networks; and
       (5) in coordination with State, local, and Tribal 
     governments and coastal stakeholders, develop integrated 
     pilot programs to restore degraded coastal blue carbon 
     ecosystems in accordance with subsection (b).
       (b) Integrated Pilot Programs To Restore and Protect 
     Degraded Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystems.--In carrying out 
     subsection (a)(5), the Administrator shall--
       (1) establish integrated pilot programs that develop best 
     management practices, including design criteria and 
     performance functions for coastal blue carbon ecosystem 
     restoration and protection, nature-based adaptation 
     strategies, restoration areas that intersect with the built 
     environments as green-gray infrastructure projects, 
     management practices for landward progression or migration of 
     coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and identify potential 
     barriers to restoration efforts, and increase long-term 
     carbon sequestration and storage;
       (2) ensure that the pilot programs cover geographically and 
     ecologically diverse locations with significant ecological, 
     economic, and social benefits, such as flood protection, soil 
     and beach retention, erosion reduction, biodiversity, water 
     purification, and nutrient cycling to reduce hypoxic 
     conditions, and maximum potential for greenhouse gas emission 
     reduction;
       (3) establish a procedure for reviewing applications for 
     the pilot program, taking into account--
       (A) quantification;
       (B) verifiability;
       (C) additionality as compared to a historical baseline, 
     when feasible; and
       (D) permanence of those benefits;
       (4) ensure, through consultation with the Interagency 
     Working Group, that the goals and metrics for the pilot 
     programs are communicated to the appropriate State, Tribe, 
     and local governments, and to the general public;
       (5) coordinate with relevant Federal agencies on the 
     Interagency Working Group to prevent unnecessary duplication 
     of effort among Federal agencies and departments with respect 
     to restoration and protection programs;
       (6) give priority to proposed eligible restoration 
     activities that would--
       (A) result in long-term protection and sequestration of 
     carbon stored in coastal and marine environments;
       (B) protect key habitats for fish, wildlife, and the 
     maintenance of biodiversity;
       (C) provide coastal protection from development, storms, 
     flooding, and land-based pollution;
       (D) protect coastal resources of national, historical, and 
     cultural significance; and
       (E) benefit communities of color, low-income communities, 
     Tribal or Indigenous communities, or rural communities; and
       (7) report to the Interagency Working Group, and Committee 
     on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
     House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the total number 
     of acres of land or water protected or restored through the 
     program, the status of restoration projects, and the blue 
     carbon sequestration potential of each restoration pilot 
     project.

     SEC. __28C. NAS ASSESSMENT OF CONTAINMENT OF CARBON DIOXIDE 
                   IN DEEP SEAFLOOR ENVIRONMENT.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator shall seek to enter into an 
     agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a 
     comprehensive assessment on the long-term effects of geologic 
     stores of carbon dioxide in a deep seafloor environment, 
     including impacts on marine species and ecosystems.

     SEC. __28D. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out this 
     subtitle $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2023 
     through 2027.

     SEC. __28E. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the 
     Under Secretary's capacity as the Administrator of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       (2) Coastal blue carbon ecosystem.--The term ``coastal blue 
     carbon ecosystem'' refers to vegetated coastal habitats 
     including mangroves, tidal marshes, seagrasses, kelp forests, 
     and other tidal, freshwater, or salt-water wetlands, and 
     their ability to sequester carbon from the atmosphere, 
     accumulate it in biomass for years to decades, and store it 
     in soils for centuries to millennia. Coastal blue carbon 
     ecosystems include both autochthonous carbon and 
     allochthonous carbon.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United 
     States, and any other territory of the United States.

  Subtitle S--Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking 
                    Reauthorization and Improvements

     SEC. __29. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States Government should continue to work 
     with international partners, including nations, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector, to 
     identify long-standing and emerging areas of concern in 
     wildlife poaching and trafficking related to global supply 
     and demand; and
       (2) the activities and required reporting of the 
     Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, established 
     by Executive Order No. 13648 (78 Fed. Reg. 40621), and 
     modified by sections 201 and 301 of the Eliminate, 
     Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 
     U.S.C. 7621 and 7631) should be reauthorized to minimize the 
     disruption of the work of such Task Force.

     SEC. __29A. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 2 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt 
     Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7601) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``involving local 
     communities'' after ``approach to conservation'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) Country of concern.--The term `country of concern' 
     means a foreign country specially designated by the Secretary 
     of State pursuant to section 201(b) as a major source of 
     wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, a major 
     transit point of wildlife trafficking products or their 
     derivatives, or a major consumer of wildlife trafficking 
     products, in which--
       ``(A) the government has actively engaged in, or knowingly 
     profited from, the trafficking of protected species; or
       ``(B) the government facilitates such trafficking through 
     conduct that may include a persistent failure to make serious 
     and sustained efforts to prevent and prosecute such 
     trafficking.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (11), by striking ``section 201'' and 
     inserting ``section 301''.

     SEC. __29B. FRAMEWORK FOR INTERAGENCY RESPONSE AND REPORTING.

       (a) Reauthorization of Report on Major Wildlife Trafficking 
     Countries.--Section 201 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and 
     Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``annually thereafter'' 
     and inserting ``biennially thereafter by June 1 of each year 
     in which a report is required''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

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       ``(c) Designation.--A country may be designated as a 
     country of concern under subsection (b) regardless of such 
     country's status as a focus country.''.
       (b) Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking 
     Responsibilities.--Section 301(a) of the Eliminate, 
     Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 
     U.S.C. 7631(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (10); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) pursue programs and develop a strategy--
       ``(A) to expand the role of technology for anti-poaching 
     and anti-trafficking efforts, in partnership with the private 
     sector, foreign governments, academia, and nongovernmental 
     organizations (including technology companies and the 
     transportation and logistics sectors); and
       ``(B) to enable local governments to develop and use such 
     technologies;
       ``(6) consider programs and initiatives that address the 
     expansion of the illegal wildlife trade to digital platforms, 
     including the use of digital currency and payment platforms 
     for transactions by collaborating with the private sector, 
     academia, and nongovernmental organizations, including social 
     media, e-commerce, and search engine companies, as 
     appropriate;
       ``(7)(A) establish and publish a procedure for removing 
     from the list in the biennial report any country of concern 
     that no longer meets the definition of country of concern 
     under section 2(4);
       ``(B) include details about such procedure in the next 
     report required under section 201;
       ``(8)(A) implement interventions to address the drivers of 
     poaching, trafficking, and demand for illegal wildlife and 
     wildlife products in focus countries and countries of 
     concern;
       ``(B) set benchmarks for measuring the effectiveness of 
     such interventions; and
       ``(C) consider alignment and coordination with indicators 
     developed by the Task Force;
       ``(9) consider additional opportunities to increase 
     coordination between law enforcement and financial 
     institutions to identify trafficking activity; and''.
       (c) Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking 
     Strategic Review.--Section 301 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, 
     and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 
     7631), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``annually'' and inserting ``biennially'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) an analysis of the indicators developed by the Task 
     Force, and recommended by the Government Accountability 
     Office, to track and measure inputs, outputs, law enforcement 
     outcomes, and the market for wildlife products for each focus 
     country listed in the report, including baseline measures, as 
     appropriate, for each indicator in each focus country to 
     determine the effectiveness and appropriateness of such 
     indicators to assess progress and whether additional or 
     separate indicators, or adjustments to indicators, may be 
     necessary for focus countries.''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (e).

     SEC. __29C. FUNDING SAFEGUARDS.

       (a) Procedures for Obtaining Credible Information.--Section 
     620M(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2378d(d)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as 
     paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) routinely request and obtain such information from 
     the United States Agency for International Development, the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and other relevant 
     Federal agencies that partner with international 
     nongovernmental conservation groups;''.
       (b) Required Implementation.--The Secretary of State shall 
     implement the procedures established pursuant to section 
     620M(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended by 
     subsection (a), including vetting individuals and units, 
     whenever the United States Agency for International 
     Development, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or 
     any other relevant Federal agency that partners with 
     international nongovernmental conservation groups provides 
     assistance to any unit of the security forces of a foreign 
     country.

     SEC. __29D. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS IN WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING 
                   CIVIL PENALTY ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.

       (a) Endangered Species Act of 1973.--Section 11(e) of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540(e)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Issuance of subpoenas.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purposes of any inspection or 
     investigation relating to the import into, or the export 
     from, the United States of any fish or wildlife or plants 
     covered under this Act or relating to the delivery, receipt, 
     carrying, transport, shipment, sale, or offer for sale in 
     interstate or foreign commerce of any such fish or wildlife 
     or plants imported into, or exported from, the United States, 
     the Secretary may issue subpoenas for the attendance and 
     testimony of witnesses and the production of any papers, 
     books, or other records relevant to the subject matter under 
     investigation.
       ``(B) Fees and mileage for witnesses.--A witness summoned 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be paid the same fees and 
     mileage that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the 
     United States.
       ``(C) Refusal to obey subpoenas.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a contumacy or refusal to 
     obey a subpoena served on any person pursuant to this 
     paragraph, the district court of the United States for any 
     judicial district in which the person is found, resides, or 
     transacts business, on application by the United States and 
     after notice to that person, shall have jurisdiction to issue 
     an order requiring that person to appear and give testimony 
     before the Secretary, to appear and produce documents before 
     the Secretary, or both.
       ``(ii) Failure to obey.--Any failure to obey an order 
     issued by a district court of the United States under clause 
     (i) may be punished by that court as a contempt of that 
     court.''.
       (b) Lacey Act Amendments of 1981.--Section 6 of the Lacey 
     Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3375) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(e) Issuance of Subpoenas.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the purposes of any inspection or 
     investigation relating to the import into, or the export 
     from, the United States of any fish or wildlife or plants 
     covered under this Act or relating to the transport, sale, 
     receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign 
     commerce of any such fish or wildlife or plants imported into 
     or exported from the United States, the Secretary may issue 
     subpoenas for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and 
     the production of any papers, books, or other records 
     relevant to the subject matter under investigation.
       ``(2) Fees and mileage for witnesses.--A witness summoned 
     under paragraph (1) shall be paid the same fees and mileage 
     that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the United 
     States.
       ``(3) Refusal to obey subpoenas.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a contumacy or refusal to 
     obey a subpoena served on any person pursuant to this 
     subsection, the district court of the United States for any 
     judicial district in which the person is found, resides, or 
     transacts business, on application by the United States and 
     after notice to that person, shall have jurisdiction to issue 
     an order requiring that person to appear and give testimony 
     before the Secretary, to appear and produce documents before 
     the Secretary, or both.
       ``(B) Failure to obey.--Any failure to obey an order issued 
     by a district court of the United States under subparagraph 
     (A) may be punished by that court as a contempt of that 
     court.''.
       (c) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.--
       (1) Civil penalties.--Subsection (b) of the first section 
     of the Act of June 8, 1940 (commonly known as the ``Bald and 
     Golden Eagle Protection Act'') (16 U.S.C. 668(b)), is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``(b) Whoever, within the'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(b) Civil Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--Whoever, within the'';
       (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), in the first 
     sentence, by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Secretary 
     of the Interior (referred to in this subsection as the 
     `Secretary')''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Hearings; issuance of subpoenas.--
       ``(A) Hearings.--Hearings held during proceedings for the 
     assessment of civil penalties under paragraph (1) shall be 
     conducted in accordance with section 554 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(B) Issuance of subpoenas.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of any hearing held during 
     proceedings for the assessment of civil penalties under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may issue subpoenas for the 
     attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of 
     relevant papers, books, and documents, and may administer 
     oaths.
       ``(ii) Fees and mileage for witnesses.--A witness summoned 
     pursuant to clause (i) shall be paid the same fees and 
     mileage that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the 
     United States.
       ``(iii) Refusal to obey subpoenas.--

       ``(I) In general.--In the case of a contumacy or refusal to 
     obey a subpoena served on any person pursuant to this 
     subparagraph, the district court of the United States for any 
     judicial district in which the person is found, resides, or 
     transacts business, on application by the United States and 
     after notice to that person, shall have jurisdiction to issue 
     an order requiring that person to appear and give testimony 
     before the Secretary, to appear and produce documents before 
     the Secretary, or both.
       ``(II) Failure to obey.--Any failure to obey an order 
     issued by a court of the United States under subclause (I) 
     may be punished by that court as a contempt of that court.''.

       (2) Investigatory subpoenas.--Section 3 of the Act of June 
     8, 1940 (commonly known as the ``Bald and Golden Eagle 
     Protection Act'') (16 U.S.C. 668b), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(d) Issuance of Subpoenas.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the purposes of any inspection or 
     investigation relating to the import into or the export from 
     the United

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     States of any bald or golden eagles covered under this Act, 
     or any parts, nests, or eggs of any such bald or golden 
     eagles, the Secretary of the Interior may issue subpoenas for 
     the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production 
     of any papers, books, or other records relevant to the 
     subject matter under investigation.
       ``(2) Fees and mileage for witnesses.--A witness summoned 
     under paragraph (1) shall be paid the same fees and mileage 
     that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the United 
     States.
       ``(3) Refusal to obey subpoenas.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a contumacy or refusal to 
     obey a subpoena served on any person pursuant to this 
     subsection, the district court of the United States for any 
     judicial district in which the person is found, resides, or 
     transacts business, on application by the United States and 
     after notice to that person, shall have jurisdiction to issue 
     an order requiring that person to appear and give testimony 
     before the Secretary of the Interior, to appear and produce 
     documents before the Secretary of the Interior, or both.
       ``(B) Failure to obey.--Any failure to obey an order issued 
     by a court of the United States under subparagraph (A) may be 
     punished by that court as a contempt of that court.''.
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