,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #giah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ca1 #bjbb,mr4   
,keat+ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to e/abli% ! ,sea  
,turtle ,rescue ,assi/ance ,grant       
,program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,sea ,turtle ,rescue       
,assi/ance ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,sea      
,turtle ,rescue ,assi/ance ,grant       
program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y   
%all e/abli% a grant program to be kn[n 
z ! ,sea ,turtle ,rescue ,assi/ance     
,grant ,program1 to aw>d grants = !     
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7b7
 ,designation ( /r&+ regions ,!         
,secret>y %all designate geographic     
regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates z /r&+ regions
 = ! purposes ( c>ry+ out ?is section4  
7c7 ,purposes ,! purposes ( ! ,program  
are to provide =--  7#a7 ! recov]y1 c>e1
 or treatm5t ( /r&$ m>9e turtles2  7#b7 
! collection ( data & samples f /r&$    

m>9e turtles = sci5tific rese>* or      
assessm5ts reg>d+ m>9e turtle heal?2 &  
7#c7 facility op]ation co/s t are       
directly relat$ to activities describ$ 9
 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b74  7d7 ,equitable 
di/ribution ( funds ,! ,secret>y %all   
ensure1 to ! ext5t practicable1 t funds 
aw>d$ "u ?is section are di/ribut$      
equitably among /r&+ regions1 tak+ into 
acc\nt--  7#a7 ! numb] ( /r&+ ev5ts t   
occurr$ 9 ea* /r&+ region 9 ! prec$+    
ye>2  7#b7 ! av]age numb] ( /r&+ ev5ts  
p] /r&+ region p] ye>2  7#c7 ! size (   
m>9e turtle populations 9 ea* /r&+      
region2 &  7#d7 ! cons]vation & recov]y 
( species ( m>9e turtles t are ?reat5$  
or endang]$ "u ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act
 ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474 
7e7 ,application ,an applicant = a grant
 "u ?is section %all submit an          
application 9 su* =m & mann] z !        
,secret>y %all prescribe4  7f7 ,grant   
crit]ia  7#a7 ,developm5t ( crit]ia ,!  
,secret>y %all1 9 consultation ) a      
repres5tative f ea* /r&+ region &       

repres5tatives ( public & private       
organizations t are actively involv$ 9  
rescue1 rehabilitation1 release1        
sci5tific rese>*1 m>9e cons]vation1 &   
=5sic sci5ce ) respect to /r&$ m>9e     
turtles1 develop crit]ia = aw>d+ grants 
"u ?is section4  7#b7 ,requir$ crit]ia  
,! crit]ia develop$ "u p>agraph 7#a7    
%all prioritize applicants ) an e/abli%$
 record ( rescu+ or rehabilitat+ /r&$   
m>9e turtles4  7g7 ,limitations  7#a7   
,maximum am\nt ( grant ,no grant aw>d$  
"u ?is section may exce$ #aej1jjj 9 any 
#ab-mon? p]iod4  7#b7 ,mat*+ requirem5t 
,! non-,f$]al %>e ( ! co/s ( an activity
 conduct$ ) a grant aw>d$ "u ! ,program 
%all be n less ?an #be p]c5t ( su* co/s1
 includ+ 9-k9d s]vices & ! use (        
prop]ty4  7h7 ,adm9i/rative co/ ,!      
,secret>y may n exp5d to adm9i/] !      
,program 9 a fiscal ye> an am\nt great] 
?an--  7#a7 #f p]c5t ( ! am\nt aw>d$ 9  
grants "u ?is section 9 su* fiscal ye>2 
or  7#b7 #hj1jjj4  7i7 ,transp>5cy ,!   
,secret>y %all publi% ea* grant proposal

 & approv$ grant "u ?is section4  7j7   
,receive gifts ,not)/&+ section #caac ( 
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !       
,secret>y may accept gifts 9 ca% or     
9-k9d to be us$ to c>ry out ! purposes (
 ?is section4  7k7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  
?is section #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbh to rema9         
available until exp5d$4  7l7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,m>9e turtle ,!  
t]m m>9e turtle means any memb] ( !     
family ,*eloniidae or ,d]mo*elyidae4    
7#b7 ,program ,! t]m ,program means !   
,sea ,turtle ,rescue ,assi/ance ,grant  
,program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74    
7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce4  7#d7 ,/r&+ ,! t]m
 /r&+ means an ev5t 9 ! wild 9 :i*--    
7,a7 a m>9e turtle is dead & is-- 7i7 on
 a bea* or %ore ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or   
7ii7 9 wat]s "u ! jurisdiction ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates 7includ+ any navigable    
wat]s72 or  7,b7 a m>9e turtle is alive 

& is--  7i7 on a bea* or %ore ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & unable to return to ! wat]2   
7ii7 on a bea* or %ore ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & 9 ne$ ( m$ical att5tion2 or  7iii7 9 
! wat]s "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates 7includ+ any navigable wat]s71 b 
is unable to return to its natural      
habitat "u its own p[] or )\t assi/ance4
  7#e7 ,/r&+ region ,! t]m /r&+ region  
means a geographic region designat$ by !
 ,secret>y "u subsection 7b74