,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aibb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bj1 #bjai,ms4   
,hirono 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4   
,c>p]1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,book]1 &    
,mr4 ,m>key7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,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 ,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