,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ciai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4  
,m\lton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,graves (     
,l\isiana7 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      
require rese>* 9 coa/al su/a9ability &  
resili5ce1 to ensure t ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t cont9ues to implem5t & advance
 coa/al resili5cy ef=ts1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,creat+ ,opportunity ,&    
,su/a9ability ,?r\gh ,sci5ce ,act or !  
,,coa/s ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress  
f9ds t--  7#a7 coa/al cities &          
communities are p>ticul>ly vuln]able to 
haz>ds & extreme wea!r ev5ts1 accel]at+ 
! degradation ( natural & built         
infra/ructure t coa/al economies &      

populations dep5d ^u2 &  7#b7 su*       
degradation h>ms community resili5cy &  
exposes coa/al cities & _! inhabitants  
to m frequ5t & m sev]e haz>ds1 impact+ !
 ecosy/ems t provide livelihoods1 food1 
& en]gy1 & o!r ess5tial b5efits4  #c4   
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration rese>* programs  7a7      
,coa/al sci5ce & assessm5t3 ,competitive
 ext]nal rese>*  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh        
applicable ,national ,oceanic &         
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration programs )9 ! 
,national ,ocean ,s]vice1 ! ,(fice (    
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,rese>*1 & !     
,national ,m>9e ,fi%]ies ,s]vice1 %all  
c>ry out an extramural competitively    
aw>d$ grants program focus$ on          
int]discipl9>y coa/al resili5ce &       
su/a9ability4  7#b7 ,objective ,!       
objective ( ! program %all be to develop
 scalable1 be/ practices-- 7,a7 to      
prep>e m resili5t1 su/a9able cities &   
resili5t communities2 &  7,b7 to r$uce  
disa/] recov]y co/s4  7#c7              

,collaboration ,! ,secret>y %all conduct
 ! program 9 collaboration ) bus9ess &  
indu/ry1 gov]nm5t ag5cies1 academic     
in/itutions1 & coa/al community         
/akehold]s4  7#d7 ,eligibility ,to be   
eligible = a grant "u ?is subsection1 an
 applicant mu/ be an in/itution ( high] 
education1 nonpr(it organization1 ,/ate1
 local1 or ,tribal ,gov]nm5t1 =-pr(it   
organization1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,t]ritory1  
or ,f$]al ag5cy t has /atutory au?ority 
to receive transf]s ( funds4  7b7       
,coa/al resili5ce rese>* competitive    
grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,national        
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1   
%all annually aw>d competitive grants   
=--  7,a7 activities t /r5g!n coa/al    
communities2 &  7,b7 re/oration ( coa/al
 habitats to provide vital habitat = fi%
 & /r5g!n ! resili5ce ( coa/al          
ecosy/ems4  7#b7 ,priorities ,9 aw>d+   
grants "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y   
%all give priority to fund+ projects =--
  7,a7 protect+ life & critical         

infra/ructure t1 if de/roy$ or damag$1  
w\ld h a debilitat+ impact on economic  
security1 und]m9e community resili5cy & 
adaptation1 & ?reat5 public heal? or    
safety2  7,b7 assess+ ! effects ( local 
l&-use consid]ations on coa/al & m>9e   
res\rces2  7,c7 develop+                
decision-support tools useful to coa/al 
communities2  7,d7 det]m9+ societal1    
ecological1 & resili5cy b5efits ( coa/al
 re/oration & natural1 nature-bas$1 &   
man-made infra/ructure1 & h[ ^! b5efits 
affect ! su/a9ability ( coa/al          
ecosy/ems2  7,e7 citiz5-sci5ce monitor+ 
( coa/al & m>9e res\rces z "p ( ef=ts to
 protect coa/al communities2  7,f7      
evaluat+ pot5tial outcomes associat$ )  
develop+ new comm]cial & recreational   
fi%]y res\rces1 includ+ aquaculture &   
t>get+ invasive & range-exp&+ species2  
7,g7 monitor+ & develop+ ecosy/em-bas$  
approa*es to manag+ coa/al ecosy/ems to 
promote su/a9ability2  7,h7 assess+ !   
capacity ( human communities to adapt to
 coa/al haz>ds2  7,i7 assess+ coa/al    

vuln]ability & risk2  7,j7 evaluat+     
adaptation & re/oration approa*es to    
r$uce risk1 includ+ ?r\gh ! use (       
natural1 nature-bas$1 & man-made        
features2 &  7,k7 m9imiz+ co/s associat$
 ) damages incurr$ f natural disa/]s1   
flood+1 & sea level rise4  #d4          
,donations ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+
 ?r\gh ! ,national ,oceanic &           
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 may accept & 
use donations ( funds to implem5t ?is   
,act4