,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjba,mr4  
,huffman 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4 
,lieu1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4      
,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1   
,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 & ,ms4  
,norton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a     
grant program )9 ! ,national ,oceanic & 
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration to aw>d grants
 to eligible entities = ! purpose (     
c>ry+ out projects on ! cons]vation1    
re/oration1 or managem5t ( kelp =e/     
ecosy/ems4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,keep+ ,eco/y/ems ,liv+ 
& ,productive ,act or ! ,,kelp ,act4    
#b4 ,grants = cons]v+1 recov]+1 &       
ma9ta9+ kelp =e/ ecosy/ems  7a7         
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !         
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration %all e/abli% a grant      
program 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !    
,program7 "u :i* ! ,adm9i/rator %all    

aw>d grants to eligible entities        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 to c>ry out   
projects relat+ to ! cons]vation1       
re/oration1 or managem5t ( kelp =e/     
ecosy/ems4  7b7 ,eligible entity ,to be 
eligible = a grant "u ?is section1 an   
entity %all-- 7#a7 be a memb] ( ! fi%+  
indu/ry1 an academic community1 a       
relevant nonpr(it organization1 a       
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe1 or a  
relevant ,/ate ag5cy2  7#b7 propose or  
be conduct+ a project relat+ to !       
cons]vation1 re/oration1 or managem5t ( 
kelp =e/ ecosy/ems develop$ ?r\gh       
consultation ) any ( ! o!r entities     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#c7 submit
 to ! ,adm9i/rator an application       
describ+ su* project at su* "t1 9 su*   
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !      
,adm9i/rator may require1 includ+       
in=mation ab\t :at crit]ia w be us$ to  
monitor & evaluate ! effectiv5ess ( !   
project4  7c7 ,eligible projects ,!     
,adm9i/rator %all aw>d grants to        
eligible entities = projects t-- 7#a7   

address greate/ relative regional       
decl9es 9 kelp =e/ ecosy/ems2  7#b7     
focus on-- 7,a7 long t]m ecosy/em       
resili5ce2  7,b7 long t]m socioeconomic 
resili5ce2  7,c7 kelp =e/ se$+ &        
connectivity2  7,d7 ur*9 removal &      
pr$ator control ef=ts2  7,e7 monitor+ & 
assessm5t ( kelp =e/ ecosy/ems2 or  7,f7
 o!r ef=ts to re/ore kelp =e/ ecosy/ems 
& prev5t l>ge scale losses ( kelp =e/s2 
or  7#c7 are id5tifi$ by ,f$]al or ,/ate
 re/oration & managem5t plans z focal   
areas = recov]y ( kelp =e/s & associat$ 
species4  7d7 ,mat*+ requirem5t  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph     
7#b71 ! total am\nt ( ,f$]al fund+      
receiv$ "u ! ,program by an eligible    
entity may n exce$ #he p]c5t ( ! total  
co/ ( ! project = :i* a grant is aw>d$4 
,= ! purposes ( ?is subp>agraph1 !      
non-,f$]al %>e ( project co/s may be    
provid$ by 9-k9d contributions & o!r    
nonca% support4  7#b7 ,waiv] ,!         
,adm9i/rator may waive all or "p ( !    
requirem5t 9 p>agraph 7#a7 if !         

,adm9i/rator det]m9es t no reasonable   
means are available ?r\gh :i* an        
eligible entity apply+ = a grant "u ?is 
section c meet su* requirem5t & !       
probable b5efit ( su* project outweighs 
! public int]e/ 9 su* requirem5t4  7e7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
academic community means faculty1       
rese>*]s1 pr(essors1 & repres5tatives ( 
,/ate-accr$it$ colleges & univ]sities2  
7#b7 ! t]m fi%+ indu/ry means           
processors1 comm]cial fi%]m51 &         
recreational fi%]m52  7#c7 ! t]m kelp   
=e/ ecosy/em means a naturally occurr+1 
biotic sy/em dom9at$ by canopy =m+ b5?ic
 macroalgae & associat$ taxa2 &  7#d7 ! 
t]m nonpr(it organization means an      
organization describ$ 9 section         
#eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf & exempt f tax "u section       
#eja7;a7 ( su* ,code4  7f7 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to ! ,adm9i/rator          
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjbb 
?r\gh #bjbf to c>ry out ?is section4    

#c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t ! purposes ( ?is ,act & !   
grants au?oriz$ by section #b are to    
support wild kelp =e/ ecosy/ems &       
re/oration ( wild kelp to enable long   
t]m recov]y ( naturally function+ kelp  
=e/ ecosy/ems t d n involve comm]cial or
 me*aniz$ h>ve/+4