,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #idc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjag,mr4
 ,curbelo ( ,florida 7= himself & ,mr4  
,ha/+s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !    
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to aw>d competitive
 grants to combat ! c]ta9 species (     
lionfi% 9 ! ,atlantic ,ocean & ! ,gulf (
 ,mexico4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,f9d+ ,innovative ,lionfi% 
,elim9ation ,te*nologies ,act ( #bjag4  
#b4 ,competitive grants to in/itutions (
 high] education & nonpr(it rese>*      
organizations to combat lionfi% 9 !     
,atlantic ,ocean & ! ,gulf ( ,mexico    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1   
?r\gh ! ,coop]ative ,sci5ce & ,education
 ,program ( ! ,national ,oceanic &      
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration conduct$ "u   
,public ,law #hf-fhe 7#gd ,/at4 #gcc71 !
 ,fi% & ,wildlife ,coord9ation ,act 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa et seq471 & ! ,dep>tm5ts
 ( ,comm]ce1 ,ju/ice1 & ,/ate1 !        

,judici>y1 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies           
,appropriations ,act1 #aiii 7section    
#aja7;b7 ( division ,a ( ,public ,law   
#aje-bgg2 #aab ,/at4 #bfha-ej71 %all    
aw>d competitive grants to in/itutions (
 high] education & nonpr(it rese>*      
organizations to combat ! species (     
lionfi% ,pt]ois miles & ,pt]ois         
volitans1 9 ! ,atlantic ,ocean & ! ,gulf
 ( ,mexico4  7b7 ,eligibility ,to be    
eligible = a grant "u ?is section1 an   
in/itution ( high] education or nonpr(it
 rese>* organization mu/--  7#a7 h      
e/abli%$ rese>* infra/ructure & prov5   
capabilities ( und]/&+ ! behavior ( su* 
species & ! ecosy/ems ( ! ,atlantic     
,ocean or ! ,gulf ( ,mexico2 &  7#b7    
demon/rate a cle> appreciation & und]/&+
 ( ! biological1 *emical1 & physical    
aspects ( su* ecosy/em4  7c7            
,enc\ragem5t ( collaboration ,9 select+ 
projects = grants "u ?is section1 !     
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce may enc\rage       
collaborative "w ) /akehold] gr\ps hav+ 
practical exp]i5ce ) ge>1 h>ve/         

te*niques1 & k ( local ecosy/ems4  7d7  
,use ,am\nts aw>d$ z grants "u ?is      
section %all be us$-- 7#a7 = lionfi%    
rese>* & ! impact ( su* species on !    
ecosy/ems ( ! ,atlantic ,ocean or !     
,gulf ( ,mexico2  7#b7 to develop       
innovative te*nologies1 includ+         
autonom\s cam]as & active ac\/ic sy/ems 
appropriate = coa/al environm5ts1 =     
detection ( lionfi% & det]m9ation (     
priority areas = removal ( invasive     
species2 &  7#c7 to develop lionfi%     
mitigation te*nologies1 includ+ traps & 
c\nt]measures4  7e7 ,fund+ ,( am\nts    
available = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjah     
?r\gh #bjbb = ! ,coa/al ,ecosy/em       
,resili5cy ,grant program ( ! ,national 
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1   
#a1ejj1jjj may be us$ to c>ry out ?is   
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