,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajjce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #be1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,amo introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
au?orize ! ,director ( ! ,national      
,sci5ce ,f\ndation to c>ry out a grant  
program reg>d+ ocean sci5ce & ocean1    
coa/al1 & ,great ,lakes wat]s1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,blue ,economy &           
,innovation ,act4  #b4 ,grant program   
reg>d+ ocean sci5ce & ocean1 coa/al1 &  
,great ,lakes wat]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! 
,director7 may c>ry out a program1 on a 
competitive1 m]it-review$ basis1 to aw>d
 grants = any ( ! foll[+ activities3    
7#a7 ,support+ transdiscipl9>y rese>* t 
w\ld advance ! und]/&+ ( ocean sci5ce & 
ocean1 coa/al1 or ,great ,lakes wat]s4  
7#b7 ,develop+1 pilot+1 & deploy+ an    
innovative te*nology1 sy/em1 or approa* 

t w\ld id5tify & address ! *all5ges t   
affect ocean sci5ce & ocean1 coa/al1 or 
,great ,lakes wat]s1 includ+ ?r\gh ei!r 
( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,direct engagem5t ) a  
community t is affect$ by ocean sci5ce  
or ocean1 coa/al1 or ,great ,lakes      
wat]s4  7,b7 ,a p>tn]%ip ) any ( !      
foll[+3 7i7 ,a =-pr(it organization4    
7ii7 ,a nonpr(it organization4  7iii7 ,a
 gov]nm5tal unit ( a ,/ate1 a f$]ally   
recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe1 ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia1 or a t]ritory or possession (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7iv7 ,a regional     
te*nology & innovation hub "u section   
#bh ( ! ,/ev5son-,wydl] ,te*nology      
,innovation ,act ( #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#cgbb;a74  7#c7 ,exp&+ ! sci5tific      
work=ce t is capable ( /udy+ or manag+  
ocean sci5ce or ocean1 coa/al1 or ,great
 ,lakes wat]s ?r\gh education1 tra9+1 or
 o!r pr(essional developm5t4  7#d7      
,subject to subsection 7b71 repair+1    
ma9ta9+1 or upgrad+ rese>* in/rum5tation
 or infra/ructure1 includ+ laboratories 
or telecommunications1 relat+ to ocean  

sci5ce or ocean1 coa/al1 or ,great      
,lakes wat]s4  7b7 ,rese>* in/rum5tation
 & infra/ructure ,if ! ,director aw>ds  
multiple grants "u subsection 7a77#d71 !
 ,director %all ensure t ! grants are   
aw>d$ to repair1 ma9ta91 or upgrade a   
balanc$ portfolio ( rese>* in/rum5tation
 & infra/ructure4  7c7 ,coord9ation ,if 
! ,director aw>ds a grant "u ?is section
 = an activity t involves ano!r dep>tm5t
 or ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 !       
,director %all coord9ate ! activity ) ! 
o!r dep>tm5t or ag5cy4