,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cchd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bj1 #bjai,mr4 
,case 7for himself1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln
 of ,puerto ,rico1 ,ms4 ,wasserman      
,schultz1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1 ,mr4  
,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,ms4 ,frankel1
 ,mr4 ,hastings1 and ,mr4 ,panetta7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize ,federal       
agencies to establish prize competitions
 for innovation or adaptation management
 development relating to coral reef     
ecosystems1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,coral ,reef ,sustainability       

,through ,innovation ,act of #bjai4  #b4
 ,prize competitions to promote         
innovation in coral reef research and   
conservation ,the ,coral ,reef          
,conservation ,act of #bjjj 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #fdja et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 by redesignating sections #bjh1    
#bji1 and #baj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fdjg1    
#fdjh1 and #fdji7 as sections #bji1     
#baj1 and #baa1 respectively2 and  7#b7 
by inserting after section #bjg the     
following3  #bjh4 ,coral reef prize     
competitions  7a7 ,in general ,the head 
of any ,federal agency with a           
representative serving on the ,u4,s4    
,coral ,reef ,task ,force established   
under ,executive ,order #acjhi issued on
 ,june #aa1 #aiih 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fdja  
note71 may1 either individually or in   
cooperation with one or more agencies1  
carry out a program to award prizes     
competitively under section #bd of the  
,stevenson-,wydler ,technology          
,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #cgai74  7b7 ,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 understand1         
research1 or monitor coral reef         
ecosystems1 or to develop management or 
adaptation options to preserve1 sustain1
 and restore coral reef ecosystems4  7c7
 ,priority programs ,priority shall be  
given to establish programs under this  
section that address communities1       
environments1 or industries that are in 
distress due to the decline or          
degradation of coral reef ecosystems1   
including--  7#a7 scientific research   
and monitoring that furthers the        
understanding of causes behind coral    
reef decline and degradation and the    
generally slow recovery following       
disturbances1 including ocean           
acidification and its impacts on coral  
reproduction2  7#b7 the development of  
monitoring or management options for    
communities or industries that are      
experiencing significant financial      

hardship2  7#c7 the development of      
adaptation options to alleviate economic
 harm and job loss caused by damage to  
coral reef ecosystems2  7#d7 the        
development of measures to help         
vulnerable communities or industries1   
with an emphasis on rural communities   
and businesses2 and  7#e7 the           
development of adaptation and management
 options for impacted tourism           
industries4  4