,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gchg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjbj,ms4  
,muc>sel-,p[ell 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,"y1    
,mr4 ,cunn+ham1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4    
,case1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 & ,mr4 ,grijalva7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on            
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 = 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 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to       
e/abli% a grant program to b5efit coa/al
 habitats1 resili5cy1 & ! economy1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,%ovel-,ready          
,re/oration ,grants = ,coa/l9es &       
,fi%]ies ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,grant      
program = coa/al resili5cy  7a7         
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a 
grant program to provide fund+ &        
te*nical assi/ance to eligible entities 

= purposes ( c>ry+ out a project        
describ$ 9 subsection 7d7  7b7 ,project 
proposal ,to be consid]$ = a grant "u   
?is section1 an eligible entity %all    
submit a grant proposal to ! ,secret>y 9
 a "t1 place1 & mann] det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y4 ,su* proposal %all include   
monitor+1 data collection1 & measurable 
p]=mance crit]ia ) respect to ! project4
  7c7 ,developm5t ( crit]ia ,! ,secret>y
 %all select eligible entities to       
receive grants "u ?is section bas$ on   
crit]ia develop$ by ! ,secret>y1 9      
consultation ) relevant (fices ( !      
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration1 su* z ! ,(fice ( ,habitat
 ,cons]vation & ! ,(fice = ,coa/al      
,managem5t4  7d7 ,eligible projects ,a  
project is describ$ by ?is section if-- 
7#a7 ! purpose ( ! project is to re/ore 
a m>9e1 e/u>9e1 coa/al1 or ,great ,lake 
habitat1 includ+-- 7,a7 re/oration (    
habitat to protect or recov] a species t
 is ?reat5$1 endang]$1 or a species (   
conc]n "u ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act (   

#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472    
7,b7 ?r\gh ! removal or rem$iation (    
m>9e debris1 includ+ d]elict vessels &  
fi%+ ge>1 9 coa/al & m>9e habitats2     
7,c7 = ! b5efit (-- 7i7 %ellfi%2  7ii7  
fi%1 includ+ diadrom\s fi%2 or  7iii7   
coral reef2 or  7#b7 provides adaptation
 to climate *ange1 includ+ by con/ruct+ 
or protect+ ecological features or gre5 
infra/ructure t protects coa/al         
communities f sea level rise1 coa/al    
/orms1 or flood+1 & blue c>bon projects4
  7e7 ,priority ,9 det]m9+ :i* projects 
to fund "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all
 give priority to a propos$ project--   
7#a7 t w\ld /imulate ! economy2  7#b7 = 
:i* ! applicant c demon/rate t ! grant w
 fund "w t w beg9 n m ?an #ij days aft] 
! date ( ! aw>d2  7#c7 = :i* ! applicant
 c demon/rate t ! grant w fund "w t w   
employ fi%]m5 :o h be5 negatively       
impact$ by ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic or pay a
 fi%]man = ! use ( a fi%+ vessel2  7#d7 
= :i* ! applicant c demon/rate t any    
prelim9>y /udy or p]mit requir$ be=e !  

project c beg9 has be5 complet$ or c be 
complet$ %ortly aft] an aw>d is made2 or
  7#e7 :i* include communities t may n h
 adequate res\rces includ+ l[ income    
communities1 communities ( color1       
,tribal communities1 & rural            
communities4  7f7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #c1jjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> 
#bjbj to ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to c>ry 
out ?is section to rema9 available until
 exp5d$4  7g7 ,def9itions  7#a7         
,eligible entity ,9 ?is ,act1 eligible  
entity means a nonpr(it1 a =-pr(it      
bus9ess1 an in/itution ( high] education
 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a7771 or a ,/ate1      
local1 ,tribal1 or t]ritorial gov]nm5t4 
7#b7 ,fi%]m5 ,! t]m fi%]man means a     
comm]cial or =-hire fi%]man or an oy/]  
f>m]4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,9 ?is section1 ! 
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh ! ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic      

,adm9i/ration4