,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #higg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bb1      
#bjbb,ms4 ,salazar 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mrs4
 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,wittman1
 ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana1 ,mrs4      
,radewagen1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4       
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,carter 
of ,georgia1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln1 ,mr4 
,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,mr4 ,gimenez1   
,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,ms4    
,barragn1 and ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of    
,georgia7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct the ,secretary of ,commerce1     
acting through the ,administrator of the
 ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric    
,administration1 to establish a grant   
program to fund youth fishing projects1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,youth ,coastal ,fishing ,program ,act  
of #bjbb4  #b4 ,youth ,coastal ,fishing 

,grant ,program  7a7 ,in ,general ,the  
,secretary of ,commerce1 acting through 
the ,administrator of the ,national     
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration 7in this section        
referred to as the ,secretary71 shall   
establish a program to award grants and 
provide technical assistance to eligible
 entities for the purpose of            
establishing youth fishing projects4    
7b7 ,applications ,an eligible entity   
seeking a grant under this section shall
 submit an application at such time1 in 
such manner1 and containing such        
information as the ,secretary may       
require4  7c7 ,eligible entities ,the   
,secretary shall1 for purposes of       
determining whether an entity is        
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section1 develop criteria to make that  
determination in consultation with      
relevant offices of the ,national       
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration1 such as the ,office of 
,coastal ,management1 the ,national ,sea

 ,grant ,office1 the ,national ,marine  
,fisheries ,service1 and the ,office of 
,national ,marine ,sanctuaries4  7d7    
,use of ,funds ,eligible entities       
receiving grants under this section     
shall use grant funds for purposes      
related to conducting a youth fishing   
project1 including the-- 7#a7 purchase  
or rental of fishing equipment2  7#b7   
cost of transporting participants to and
 from a youth fishing project2  7#c7    
fees associated with boat rental1 pier  
access1 or other facilities2  7#d7      
fishing license purchases2  7#e7 fishing
 guide costs2 or  7#f7 other expenses   
related to conducting a youth fishing   
project as determined by the ,secretary4
  7e7 ,priority ,in making grants under 
this section1 the ,secretary shall give 
priority to applications containing     
proposals for youth fishing projects    
focused on an underserved community4    
7f7 ,report ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to    

,congress a report on-- 7#a7 which      
eligible entities received grants2  7#b7
 the amount each eligible entity        
received2  7#c7 how eligible entities   
used funds as described in subsection   
7d72 and  7#d7 the number of            
participants in youth fishing projects  
funded by grants under this section4    
7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity means-- 7,a7 a nonprofit         
organization2  7,b7 an educational      
institution2  7,c7 a ,state1 local1     
,tribal1 or ,territorial government2 or 
7,d7 a ,native ,hawaiian organization4  
7#b7 ,underserved community ,the term   
underserved community means populations 
sharing a particular characteristic1 and
 geographic communities1 that have been 
systematically denied a full opportunity
 to participate in aspects of economic1 
social1 and civic life1 such as-- 7,a7  
racial and ethnic minorities2  7,b7     
persons with access and functional      
needs2 or  7,c7 persons otherwise       

adversely affected by persistent poverty
 or inequality4  7#c7 ,youth fishing    
project ,the term youth fishing project 
means a project that provides youth     
with-- 7,a7 a recreational fishing      
experience conducted from a shore1 pier1
 or boat located in the ,great ,lakes1  
coastal waters1 ocean waters1 or a tidal
 river2  7,b7 education about marine    
science1 conservation1 and fishing      
regulations2 and  7,c7 information on   
where and how to continue fishing4  7h7 
,funding  7#a7 ,authorization of        
,appropriations ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #b1jjj1jjj for fiscal year      
#bjbc4  7#b7 ,availability ,funds made  
available to carry out this section     
shall be available until expended4  7#c7
 ,administrative costs ,not more than #c
 percent of the amount made available   
for a fiscal year under paragraph 7#a7  
may be used by the ,secretary for the   
administrative costs of carrying out    
this section4