,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gchg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bf1 #bjbj,ms4 
,mucarsel-,powell 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,young1 ,mr4 ,cunningham1 ,ms4          
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,huffman1   
and ,mr4 ,grijalva7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 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     
require the ,secretary of ,commerce to  
establish a grant program to benefit    
coastal habitats1 resiliency1 and the   
economy1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,shovel-,ready ,restoration ,grants 
for ,coastlines and ,fisheries ,act of  
#bjbj4  #b4 ,grant program for coastal  
resiliency  7a7 ,establishment ,the     

,secretary shall establish a grant      
program to provide funding and technical
 assistance to eligible entities for    
purposes of carrying out a project      
described in subsection 7d7  7b7        
,project proposal ,to be considered for 
a grant under this section1 an eligible 
entity shall submit a grant proposal to 
the ,secretary in a time1 place1 and    
manner determined by the ,secretary4    
,such proposal shall include monitoring1
 data collection1 and measurable        
performance criteria with respect to the
 project4  7c7 ,development of criteria 
,the ,secretary shall select eligible   
entities to receive grants under this   
section based on criteria developed by  
the ,secretary1 in consultation with    
relevant offices of the ,national       
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration1 such as the ,office of 
,habitat ,conservation and the ,office  
for ,coastal ,management4  7d7 ,eligible
 projects ,a project is described by    
this section if-- 7#a7 the purpose of   

the project is to restore a marine1     
estuarine1 coastal1 or ,great ,lake     
habitat1 including-- 7,a7 restoration of
 habitat to protect or recover a species
 that is threatened1 endangered1 or a   
species of concern under the ,endangered
 ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#aeca et seq472  7,b7 through the       
removal or remediation of marine debris1
 including derelict vessels and fishing 
gear1 in coastal and marine habitats2   
7,c7 for the benefit of-- 7i7 shellfish2
  7ii7 fish1 including diadromous fish2 
or  7iii7 coral reef2 or  7#b7 provides 
adaptation to climate change1 including 
by constructing or protecting ecological
 features or green infrastructure that  
protects coastal communities from sea   
level rise1 coastal storms1 or flooding1
 and blue carbon projects4  7e7         
,priority ,in determining which projects
 to fund under this section1 the        
,secretary shall give priority to a     
proposed project-- 7#a7 that would      
stimulate the economy2  7#b7 for which  

the applicant can demonstrate that the  
grant will fund work that will begin not
 more than #ij days after the date of   
the award2  7#c7 for which the applicant
 can demonstrate that the grant will    
fund work that will employ fishermen who
 have been negatively impacted by the   
,,covid-#ai pandemic or pay a fisherman 
for the use of a fishing vessel2  7#d7  
for which the applicant can demonstrate 
that any preliminary study or permit    
required before the project can begin   
has been completed or can be completed  
shortly after an award is made2 or  7#e7
 which include communities that may not 
have adequate resources including low   
income communities1 communities of      
color1 ,tribal communities1 and rural   
communities4  7f7 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #c1jjj1jjj1jjj for      
fiscal year #bjbj to the ,secretary of  
,commerce to carry out this section to  
remain available until expended4  7g7   
,definitions  7#a7 ,eligible entity ,in 

this ,act1 eligible entity means a      
nonprofit1 a for-profit business1 an    
institution of higher education 7as such
 term is defined in section #aja7;a7 of 
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a7771 or a ,state1
 local1 ,tribal1 or territorial         
government4  7#b7 ,fishermen ,the term  
fisherman means a commercial or for-hire
 fisherman or an oyster farmer4  7#c7   
,secretary ,in this section1 the term   
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,commerce1 acting through the the       
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration4