,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cchd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjai,mr4  
,case 7= himself1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln (
 ,pu]to ,rico1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4      
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4        
,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,ms4 ,frankel1   
,mr4 ,ha/+s1 & ,mr4 ,panetta7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1    
,space1 & ,te*nology1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ,f$]al 
ag5cies to e/abli% prize competitions = 
innovation or adaptation managem5t      
developm5t relat+ to coral reef         
ecosy/ems1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,coral  
,reef ,su/a9ability ,?r\gh ,innovation  
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,prize competitions  
to promote innovation 9 coral reef      

rese>* & cons]vation ,! ,coral ,reef    
,cons]vation ,act ( #bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #fdja et seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7 by     
r$esignat+ sections #bjh1 #bji1 & #baj  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fdjg1 #fdjh1 & #fdji7 z 
sections #bji1 #baj1 & #baa1            
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
section #bjg ! foll[+3  #bjh4 ,coral    
reef prize competitions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 head ( any ,f$]al ag5cy ) a            
repres5tative s]v+ on ! ,u4,s4 ,coral   
,reef ,task ,=ce e/abli%$ "u ,executive 
,ord] #acjhi issu$ on ,june #aa1 #aiih  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fdja note71 may1 ei!r   
individually or 9 coop]ation ) "o or m  
ag5cies1 c>ry out a program to aw>d     
prizes competitively "u section #bd ( ! 
,/ev5son-,wydl] ,te*nology ,innovation  
,act ( #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai74  7b7
 ,purposes ,any program c>ri$ out "u ?is
 section %all be = ! purpose ( /imulat+ 
innovation to advance ! ability ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates to und]/&1 rese>*1 or     
monitor coral reef ecosy/ems1 or to     
develop managem5t or adaptation options 

to pres]ve1 su/a91 & re/ore coral reef  
ecosy/ems4  7c7 ,priority programs      
,priority %all be giv5 to e/abli%       
programs "u ?is section t address       
communities1 environm5ts1 or indu/ries t
 are 9 di/ress due to ! decl9e or       
degradation ( coral reef ecosy/ems1     
includ+--  7#a7 sci5tific rese>* &      
monitor+ t fur!rs ! und]/&+ ( causes    
beh9d coral reef decl9e & degradation & 
! g5]ally sl[ recov]y foll[+            
di/urbances1 includ+ ocean acidification
 & its impacts on coral reproduction2   
7#b7 ! developm5t ( monitor+ or         
managem5t options = communities or      
indu/ries t are exp]i5c+ significant    
f9ancial h>d%ip2  7#c7 ! developm5t (   
adaptation options to alleviate economic
 h>m & job loss caus$ by damage to coral
 reef ecosy/ems2  7#d7 ! developm5t (   
measures to help vuln]able communities  
or indu/ries1 ) an emphasis on rural    
communities & bus9esses2 &  7#e7 !      
developm5t ( adaptation & managem5t     
options = impact$ t\rism indu/ries4  4