,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #dae #aag?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ddeh
 ,report ,no4 #aag-egd ,,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        
,novemb] #af1 #bjbb;,additional         
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1   
,ms4 ,del,bene1 & ,mr4 ,kilm]  ,novemb] 
#af1 #bjbb,report$ ) an am5dm5t1        
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
printed,strike out all aft] ! enact+    
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic,for  
text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z
 introduc$ on ,july #af1 #bjba  ,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+ ,ecosy/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 %all e/abli% a grant       
program "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    
in/itution ( high] education1 a nonpr(it
 organization1 an ,indian ,tribe1 or a  
,/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 ( !   
project & ! qualifications ( ! applicant
 to conduct1 monitor1 & evaluate !      
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 elem5ts su* z-- 7,a7 long t]m  
ecosy/em resili5ce2  7,b7 long t]m      
socioeconomic resili5ce2  7,c7 kelp =e/ 
se$+ & connectivity2  7,d7 re-e/abli%+  
trophic /ructure to support resili5ce   
?r\gh actions su* z t>get$ 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 ! am\nt (      
,f$]al fund+ receiv$ z a grant "u ?is   
section 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 ,adm9i/rator means 
! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce act+ ?r\gh !     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ! t]m  
fi%+ indu/ry means processors1 comm]cial
 fi%]m51 & recreational fi%]m52  7#c7 ! 

t]m ,indian ,tribe has ! mean+ giv5 su* 
t]m 9 section #d ( ! ,indian            
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd72  
7#d7 ! t]m in/itution ( high] education 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section      
#aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a772  7#e7 !
 t]m kelp =e/ ecosy/em means a naturally
 occurr+1 biotic sy/em dom9at$ by       
canopy-=m+1 /ipitate1 or pro/rate b5?ic 
macroalgae & associat$ taxa2 &  7#f7 !  
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  #c4 ,s5se (      
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
purposes ( ?is ,act & ! grants au?oriz$ 
by section #b are to support native wild
 kelp =e/ ecosy/ems & re/oration (      
native 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  ,novemb] #af1         

#bjbb,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$