,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gigc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ab1 #bjbd,mr4 
,gim5ez 7= himself & ,ms4 ,wass]man     
,s*ultz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to e/abli% a grant 
program to support ! re/oration ( coral 
reefs 9 ,s\? ,florida4  #a4 ,s\?        
,florida coral reef re/oration grant    
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all 
e/abli% a grant program to aw>d am\nts  
to eligible entities-- 7#a7 to c>ry out 
coral reef re/oration activities 9 ,s\? 
,florida2 or  7#b7 to reimburse su*     
eligible entities = am\nts sp5t by su*  
eligible entities to c>ry out coral reef
 re/oration activities 9 ,s\? ,florida  
)9 ! #e ye>s prec$+ ! date on :i* su*   
eligible entities are aw>d$ a grant "u  
?is section4  7b7 ,applications ,to be  
eligible = a grant "u ?is section1 an   
eligible entity %all submit to !        
,secret>y an application 9 su* =m1 at   

su* "t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !     
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7c7    
,grant am\nt limitation ,! ,secret>y may
 n aw>d any s+le eligible entity m ?an  
#a1jjj1jjj "u ?is section 9 a s+le      
fiscal ye>4  7d7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  
?is section #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  7e7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,coral reef       
re/oration activity ,! t]m coral reef   
re/oration activity means--  7,a7 !     
sexual propagation ( coral to increase  
div]sity ( g5etic-bas$ resili5cy 9      
support ( coral re/oration2 &  7,b7 !   
evacuation1 rehabilitation1 &           
re-deploym5t ( coral fragm5ts4  7#b7    
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible        
entity-- 7,a7 means--  7i7 a ,/ate2     
7ii7 a local municipality2  7iii7 a     
nonpr(it organization2 &  7iv7 a        
nongov]nm5tal organization2 &  7,b7     
includes ! ,mote ,m>9e ,laboratory4     
7#c7 ,nonpr(it organization ,! t]m      

nonpr(it organization means an          
organization--  7,a7 describ$ 9 section 
#eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aifh2 &  7,b7 exempt f taxation "u   
section #eja7;a7 ( su* ,code4  7#d7     
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh !      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  7#e7 ,s\?   
,florida ,! t]m ,s\? ,florida means--   
7,a7 all l& & wat] )9 ! adm9i/rative    
b\nd>ies ( ! ,s\? ,florida ,wat]        
,managem5t ,di/rict2  7,b7 regional     
coa/al wat]s1 includ+ ,biscayne ,bay1 ! 
,caloosahat*ee ,e/u>y1 ,florida ,bay1   
,indian ,riv] ,lagoon1 & ,/4 ,lucie     
,riv] ,e/u>y2 &  7,c7 ! ,florida ,reef  
,tract4