,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #accb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,m9 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1
 & ,ms4 ,elfre?7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to e/abli%
 & c>ry out a program to sequ5ce !      
g5omes ( aquatic species4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,aquatic
 ,biodiv]sity ,pres]vation ,act ( #bjbe4
  #b4 ,aquatic species g5ome sequ5c+    
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all 
e/abli% & c>ry out a program to sequ5ce 
! g5omes ( aquatic species1 9           
coord9ation ) cov]$ entities1 to enhance
 sci5tific und]/&+ & cons]vation1       
managem5t1 & en=cem5t ef=ts ) respect to
 su* species4  7b7 ,program duties ,9   
c>ry+ out ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y %all  
c>ry out activities t include ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,id5tify & catalogue v\*]$         
specim5s1 v]ifiably id5tifi$ by a       
taxonomi/1 ( aquatic species held by    

cov]$ entities = ! purpose ( includ+ su*
 aquatic species 9 ! ,program4  7#b7    
,obta9 g5etic samples1 includ+ ?r\gh    
pur*ase or field collection1 ( priority 
species4  7#c7 ,extract & process ,,dna 
f samples ( aquatic species or !        
environm5t ?r\gh laboratory analysis1   
includ+ c>ry+ out any labor & acquir+   
any supplies requir$ = su* analysis4    
7#d7 ,sequ5ce ! g5omes ( aquatic species
 to accept$ complet5ess & quality /&>ds 
= ref]5ce g5omes1 includ+1 z ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es appropriate1 nucle>1          
mito*ondrial1 & *loropla/ ,,dna4  7#e7  
,collect1 catalogue1 & /ore ! metadata  
creat$ by sequ5c+ ! g5omes ( aquatic    
species "u p>agraph 7#d74  7#f7 ,make   
publicly available ! g5omes & associat$ 
metadata ( aquatic species t h be5      
sequ5c$ b are n publicly available4     
7#g7 ,provide fund+ & te*nical assi/ance
 to cov]$ entities t ! ,secret>y        
det]m9es appropriate to c>ry out !      
activities describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7    
?r\gh 7#f74  7#h7 ,e/abli% pr9ciples = !

 managem5t & %>+ ( data collect$ &      
produc$ ?r\gh ! ,program 9 accordance ) 
! docum5t titl$ ,! ,,fair ,guid+        
,pr9ciples = sci5tific data managem5t & 
/ew>d%ip 7publi%$ ,m>* #ae1 #bjaf74  7c7
 ,program p>ticipation by cov]$ entities
 ,a cov]$ entity may c>ry out !         
activities describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7    
?r\gh 7#f7 ( subsection 7b7 pursuant to 
! ,program4  7d7 ,data %>+  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71
 if ! ,secret>y or a cov]$ entity       
sequ5ces ! g5ome ( an aquatic species   
pursuant to ! ,program1 n lat] ?an #cfj 
days aft] ! date on :i* ! sequ5c+ ( su* 
g5ome is complet$1 ! ,secret>y or !     
cov]$ entity t sequ5c$ su* g5ome1 z     
applicable1 %all submit to ! ,national  
,c5t] = ,biote*nology ,in=mation to make
 publicly available su* sequ5c$ g5ome & 
any associat$ raw sequ5ce data &        
metadata1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! species ( su*
 g5ome2  7,b7 ! location ( :]e ! sample 
t 0 us$ to sequ5ce su* g5ome 0 collect$2
  7,c7 ! "t & date ( :5 su* sample 0    

collect$2  7,d7 ! process by :i* su*    
g5ome 0 sequ5c$2 &  7,e7 any in=mation  
requir$ pursuant to ! pr9ciples = !     
managem5t & %>+ ( data collect$ &       
produc$ ?r\gh ! ,program e/abli%$ "u    
subsection 7b77#h74  7#b7 ,exception =  
,tribal gov]nm5ts ,if1 pursuant to !    
,program1 a ,tribal ,gov]nm5t sequ5ces !
 g5ome ( an aquatic species or provides 
a sample ( an aquatic species to !      
,secret>y t ! ,secret>y uses to sequ5ce 
! g5ome ( su* species1 ! ,tribal        
,gov]nm5t %all be ! only entity ) !     
au?ority to det]m9e :e!r & :5 to submit 
to ! ,national ,c5t] = ,biote*nology    
,in=mation to make publicly available ! 
data collect$ & produc$ ?r\gh su*       
sequ5c+4  7e7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out !
 ,program #b1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
 #bjbe ?r\gh #bjca4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,aquatic species (    
greate/ cons]vation ne$ ,! t]m aquatic  
species ( greate/ cons]vation ne$ means 

an aquatic species t1 unless o!rwise    
specifi$1 ! ,secret>y det]m9es requires 
cons]vation att5tion because su*        
species--  7,a7 has a l[ or decl9+      
population2  7,b7 is fac+ ?reats2 or    
7,c7 is consid]$ by a ,tribal ,gov]nm5t 
or ,native ,hawaiian organization to be 
biologically or culturally significant =
 indig5\s purposes4  7#b7 ,cov]$ entity 
,! t]m cov]$ entity means--  7,a7 a     
,f$]al ag5cy2  7,b7 a ,/ate ,gov]nm5t2  
7,c7 a ,tribal ,gov]nm5t2  7,d7 a       
,native ,hawaiian organization2  7,e7 a 
nonpr(it organization2 &  7,f7 an       
in/itution ( high] education4  7#c7     
,h>mful algal bloom ,! t]m h>mful algal 
bloom has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section  
#fji ( ! ,h>mful ,algal ,bloom &        
,hypoxia ,rese>* & ,control ,act ( #aiih
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djjh74  7#d7 ,indian   
,tribe ,! t]m ,indian ,tribe has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( ! ,indian    
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
7#e7 ,in/itution ( high] education ,!   

t]m in/itution ( high] education has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#f7 ,native         
,hawaiian organization ,! t]m ,native   
,hawaiian organization--  7,a7 means an 
organization t-- 7i7 s]ves & repres5ts !
 int]e/s ( ,native ,hawaiians2  7ii7 has
 z a prim>y & /at$ purpose ! provision (
 s]vices to ,native ,hawaiians2 &  7iii7
 has exp]tise 9 ,native ,hawaiian       
affairs2 &  7,b7 includes ,native       
,hawaiian organizations regi/]$ ) !     
,(fice ( ,native ,hawaiian ,relations ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior4  7#g7         
,nonpr(it organization ,! t]m nonpr(it  
organization means an organization--    
7,a7 describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7 ( !
 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf2 &  7,b7
 t is exempt f taxation "u section      
#eja7;a7 ( t ,code4  7#h7 ,priority     
species ,! t]m priority species means an
 aquatic species-- 7,a7 ! g5ome ( :i*   
has n be5 fully sequ5c$ or is n publicly
 available2 &  7,b7 t is-- 7i7 li/$ z a 

?reat5$ species or z an endang]$ species
 pursuant to section #d ( ! ,endang]$   
,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aecc72  7ii7 includ$ 9 ! ,non-indig5\s 
,aquatic ,species database ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,geological ,survey2  7iii7 li/$ 
9 #a ( ! ,app5dices ( ! ,conv5tion on   
,int]national ,trade 9 ,endang]$        
,species ( ,wild ,fauna & ,flora2  7iv7 
a macro9v]tebrate t acts z a biological 
indicator ( aquatic ecosy/em heal?2  7v7
 a species t contributes to h>mful algal
 blooms or a foodborne illness d]iv$ f  
eat+ seafood2  7vi7 a species ( fi% t is
 manag$ pursuant to ! ,magnuson-,/ev5s  
,fi%]y ,cons]vation & ,managem5t ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja72  7vii7 an aquatic
 species ( greate/ cons]vation ne$2     
7viii7 a species protect$ "u ! ,m>9e    
,mammal ,protection ,act ( #aigb 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #acfa et seq472  7ix7 a       
species monitor$ "u ! ,seafood ,import  
,monitor+ ,program ( ! ,national ,m>9e  
,fi%]ies ,s]vice2 or  7x7 a look-alike  
species or a species t is               

morphologically or g5etically closely   
relat$ to a species describ$ 9 clauses  
7i7 ?r\gh 7x74  7#i7 ,program ,! t]m    
,program means ! program e/abli%$ "u    
subsection 7a74  7#aj7 ,secret>y ,! t]m 
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce4 
7#aa7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !  
sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !
 ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican  
,samoa1 ,guam1 ! ,commonweal? ( !       
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & any o!r t]ritory or
 possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#ab7   
,tribal ,gov]nm5t ,! t]m ,tribal        
,gov]nm5t means ! recogniz$ gov]n+ body 
( an ,indian ,tribe4  7g7 ,effective    
date ,?is section %all take effect on ! 
date t is #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is section4