,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #af1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,jolly introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural   
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize      
grants = data collection = use 9 /ock   
assessm5ts ( r$ snapp] & o!r reef fi%   
species 9 ! ,gulf ( ,mexico1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,gulf ,r$ ,snapp] ,data    
,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,gulf ( ,mexico  
r$ snapp] & o!r reef fi% species data   
collection grants  7a7 ,grants au?oriz$ 
,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh !   
,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice ,s\!a/ 
,regional ,(fice1 %all aw>d competitive 
grants = fi%]y-dep5d5t & fi%]y-indep5d5t
 data collection = use 9 /ock assessm5ts
 = r$ snapp] & o!r reef fi% species 9 ! 
,gulf ( ,mexico4  7b7 ,innovative       
approa*es ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all seek to       
improve r$ snapp] & o!r reef fi% species
 /ock assessm5ts ?r\gh innovative       

approa*es to data collection t          
incorporates data f coop]ative          
pe]-review$ rese>* involv+ academia1    
fi%]m51 & o!r fi%]ies s\rces4  7c7      
,grant p]iod ,grants "u ?is section may 
be = "o or m fiscal ye>s4  #c4          
,communication ) /akehold]s  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all seek 
to improve communications by ! ,national
 ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice ) /akehold]s    
reg>d+ ! ,gulf ( ,mexico r$ snapp] & o!r
 reef fi% species /ock assessm5t        
processes & outcomes ( su* processes4   
7b7 ,report ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 by 
n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 report to ,congress
 on actions tak5 "u ?is section & !     
results ( su* actions2 &  7#b7 update   
su* report e #ahj days !reaft]4  #d4    
,process = us+ ,gulf ( ,mexico r$ snapp]
 & o!r reef fi% species coop]ative      
rese>* data ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce     
%all--  7#a7 by n lat] ?an #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1    
develop & report to ! ,congress on a    

process = us+ data collect$ ?r\gh       
coop]ative rese>* activities = ,gulf (  
,mexico r$ snapp] & o!r reef fi% species
 /ock assessm5ts2 &  7#b7 update su*    
report e #ahj days !reaft]4  #e4        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce #aj1jjj1jjj =      
grants1 p]sonnel1 op]ations1 & data     
collection "u ?is ,act to improve ,gulf 
( ,mexico r$ snapp] & o!r reef fi%      
species /ock assessm5ts4