#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #ebff  ,,an ,,act  ,to reauthorize  
the ,national ,estuary ,programs1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,competitive   
awards ,section #cbj7;g7 of the ,federal
 ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc   
,u4,s4,c4 #accj7;g77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,competitive awards  7,a7 ,in general   
,of the amount made available under     
subsection 7i77#b77;,b71 the            
,administrator shall make competitive   
awards under this paragraph4  7,b7      
,application for awards ,the            
,administrator shall solicit            
applications for awards under this      
paragraph from ,state1 interstate1 and  
regional water pollution control        
agencies and entities1 ,state coastal   
zone management agencies1 interstate    
agencies1 other public or nonprofit     
private agencies1 institutions1         
organizations1 and individuals4  7,c7   
,selection of recipients ,in selecting  
award recipients under this paragraph1  

the ,administrator shall select         
recipients that are best able to address
 urgent and challenging issues that     
threaten the ecological and economic    
well-being of coastal areas4 ,such      
issues shall include--  7i7 extensive   
seagrass habitat losses resulting in    
significant impacts on fisheries and    
water quality2  7ii7 recurring harmful  
algae blooms1 unusual marine mammal     
mortalities2  7iii7 invasive exotic     
species which can threaten wastewater   
systems and cause other damage2  7iv7   
jellyfish proliferation limiting        
community access to water during peak   
tourism seasons2  7v7 flooding which may
 be related to sea level rise or wetland
 degradation or loss2 or  7vi7 low      
dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine
 waters and related nutrient management4
  4  #b4 ,authorization of              
appropriations ,section #cbj of the     
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #accj7 is amended by    
striking subsection 7i7 and inserting   

the following3  7i7 ,authorization of   
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,administrator #bg1jjj1jjj1 for each of 
fiscal years #bjad through #bjah for--  
7,a7 expenses relating to the           
administration of grants or awards by   
the ,administrator under this section1  
including the award and oversight of    
grants and awards1 except that such     
expenses shall not exceed #e percent of 
the amount appropriated under this      
subsection2 and  7,b7 making grants and 
awards under subsection 7g74  7#b7      
,allocations  7,a7 ,conservation and    
management plan ,the ,administrator     
shall provide not less than #hj percent 
of the amounts made available for this  
section for each fiscal year referred to
 in paragraph 7#a7 for the development1 
implementation1 and monitoring of each  
conservation and management plan        
eligible for grant assistance under     
subsection 7g77#b74  7,b7 ,competitive  
awards ,the ,administrator shall provide

 not less than #ae percent of the       
amounts made available for this section 
in each fiscal year to make competitive 
awards described in subsection 7g77#d74 
4  ,passed the ,house of                
,representatives ,november #ab1         
#bjad4;,clerk4