,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #didi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bf1 #bjbc,mr4  
,soto 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,graves (        
,l\isiana1 ,mrs4 ,peltola1 ,mr4         
,huffman1 ,mrs4 ,gonzlez-,coln1 ,ms4    
,bonamici1 & ,mrs4 ,luna7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce to e/abli% a grant program to  
facilitate ! tra9+ & employm5t ( vet]ans
 = c]ta9 cons]vation activities1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,don ,"y ,vet]ans       
,advanc+ ,cons]vation ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,vet]ans are among ! greate/ assets ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,vet]ans are highly
 skill$ & tra9$ individuals ^: mission  
is to protect _! communities4  7#c7     
,/udies %[ t community-focus$ gr[? &    
engagem5t assi/s vet]ans ) m5tal heal? &
 combat-relat$ trauma4  7#d7 ,,scuba    
div+ has be5 f\nd to help improve m5tal1

 physical1 & emotional heal? & has be5  
specifically l9k$ to improvem5t 9 !     
symptoms ( po/-traumatic /ress disord]4 
#c4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce ,vet]ans       
,advanc+ ,cons]vation ,grant ,program   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #abj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y %all e/abli% a program1 to be 
kn[n z ! ,vet]ans ,advanc+ ,cons]vation 
,grant ,program1 "u :i* ! ,secret>y may 
aw>d grants1 on a competitive basis1 to 
nonpr(it organizations t tra9 or employ 
vet]ans to conduct und]wat] m>9e &      
coa/al cons]vation activities4  7b7     
,eligible entities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y may aw>d grants "u ?is section
 to nonpr(it organizations t tra9 or    
employ vet]ans to conduct activities    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7#b7        
,applications ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant "u ?is section1 an organization
 %all submit to ! ,secret>y an          
application 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 &      
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es appropriate4  7c7 ,use ( funds 

,an organization aw>d$ a grant "u ?is   
section may use grant funds to tra9 or  
employ vet]ans to conduct activities    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 :i* may      
include--  7#a7 response to coral       
disease2  7#b7 re/oration &             
rehabilitation ( coral2  7#c7           
eradication ( invasive species2  7#d7   
removal ( m>9e debris2  7#e7 rescue (   
m>9e mammals & reptiles2  7#f7 sci5tific
 rese>* & developm5t relat+ to su*      
activities2  7#g7 tagg+ ( %>ks & o!r    
m>9e animals2  7#h7 mapp+ ( %ipwrecks2  
7#i7 und]wat] survey "w2  7#aj7         
hurricane recov]y2 &  7#aa7 coa/al      
re/oration4  7d7 ,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+  
out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all       
coord9ate ) ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4   
7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,(   
funds o!rwise appropriat$ to !          
,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y is au?oriz$ to   
make available n m ?an ! foll[+ am\nts  
to c>ry out ?is section3 7#a7 #a1jjj1jjj
 = fiscal ye> #bjbd4  7#b7 #a1bjj1jjj = 
fiscal ye> #bjbe4  7#c7 #a1djj1jjj =    

fiscal ye> #bjbf4  7#d7 #a1fjj1jjj =    
fiscal ye> #bjbg4  7#e7 #a1hjj1jjj =    
fiscal ye> #bjbh4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3 7#a7 ,nonpr(it organization
 ,! t]m nonpr(it organization means an  
organization describ$ 9 section         
#eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf & exempt f taxation "u #eja7;a7 
( t ,code4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 
act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national 
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4   
7#c7 ,vet]an ,! t]m vet]an has ! mean+  
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja7b7 ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4