,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #biga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbe,ms4 
,ans>i 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 & ,ms4 
,matsui7 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 y\?   
biodiv]sity monitor+ grant program4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,y\? ,outdoors ,us+ ,nature's ,g5etics  
,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,"y ,act ( #bjbe4    
#b4 ,y\? biodiv]sity monitor+ grant     
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9   
coord9ation ) ! heads ( relevant ,f$]al 
ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,director ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,geological ,survey & ! ,director
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife     
,s]vice1 %all e/abli% a grant program to
 aw>d am\nts & provide te*nical         
assi/ance to cov]$ entities to c>ry out 
y\? biodiv]sity monitor+ projects t use 
& educate /ud5ts ab\t advanc$           
te*nologies4  7b7 ,applications ,to be  
eligible = a grant "u ?is section1 a    

cov]$ 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 ,use ( am\nts
 ,a cov]$ entity t is aw>d$ a grant "u  
?is section may use su* grant to c>ry   
out ! foll[+ activities z "p ( a y\?    
biodiv]sity monitor+ project3 7#a7 ,!   
pur*ase ( supplies4  7#b7               
,transportation ( p>ticipants to & f a  
y\? biodiv]i/y monitor+ project4  7#c7  
,outrea* ) respect to a y\? biodiv]sity 
monitor+ project to promote p>ticipation
 9 su* project4  7#d7 ,! pur*ase (      
sci5tific collection lic5ses & p]mits4  
7#e7 ,o!r exp5ses relat$ to c>ry+ out a 
y\? biodiv]sity monitor+ project !      
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7d7    
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 
to applications f cov]$ entities t      
include a proposal = a y\? biodiv]sity  
monitor+ project focus$ on an und]s]v$  
community4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b  
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     

section1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to     
,congress a report reg>d+ ! grant       
program1 includ+ ! foll[+ in=mation3    
7#a7 ,ea* eligible entity aw>d$ a grant 
"u ?is section4  7#b7 ,! am\nt aw>d$ to 
ea* su* eligible entity4  7#c7 ,h[ ea*  
su* eligible entity us$ su* grant4  7#d7
 ,! numb] ( p>ticipants 9 y\?           
biodiv]sity monitor+ projects c>ri$ out 
us+ grants aw>d$ "u ?is section4  7f7   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section       
#a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf    
?r\gh #bjcb4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,advanc$ te*nologies ,!   
t]m advanc$ te*nologies means-- 7,a7    
environm5tal ,,dna collection & analysis
 proc$ures2  7,b7 remote s5s+2  7,c7    
drones2  7,d7 cam]a traps2  7,e7 ac\/ic 
monitor+2  7,f7 advanc$ s5sors & s5sor  
networks2  7,g7 ,,ai1 ma*9e le>n+1 or   
advanc$ model+2 or  7,h7 any o!r        
te*nology or me?od ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
appropriate4  7#b7 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m 

cov]$ entity means-- 7,a7 a nonpr(it    
organization2  7,b7 an elem5t>y s*ool or
 second>y s*ool 7z ^? t]ms are def9$ 9  
section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja772  7,c7 an in/itution ( high]    
education 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section   
#aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja772 or  7,d7 a      
,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal gov]nm5t4  7#c7
 ,grant program ,! t]m grant program    
means ! grant program e/abli%$ pursuant 
to subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,nonpr(it      
organization ,! t]m nonpr(it            
organization means an organization t    
is-- 7,a7 describ$ 9 section            
#eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf2 &  7,b7 exempt f taxation "u   
section #eja7;a7 ( t ,code4  7#e7       
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,"u  
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,oceans &        
,atmosph]e4  7#f7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate    
means-- 7,a7 ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates2     
7,b7 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2  7,c7 !    

,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico2  7,d7      
,am]ican ,samoa2  7,e7 ,guam2  7,f7 !   
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s2
  7,g7 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 &  7,h7 any o!r t]ritory or     
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#g7     
,tribal gov]nm5t ,! t]m ,tribal gov]nm5t
 means ! recogniz$ gov]n+ body ( any    
,indian or ,alaska ,native ,tribe1 b&1  
nation1 pueblo1 village1 community1     
compon5t b&1 or compon5t res]vation     
individually id5tifi$ 7includ+          
p>5!tically7 9 ! li/ publi%$ pursuant to
 section #ajd ( ! ,f$]ally ,recogniz$   
,indian ,tribe ,li/ ,act ( #aiid 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #eaca74  7#h7 ,und]s]v$       
community ,! t]m und]s]v$ community     
means a population ( individuals %>+ a  
p>ticul> *>act]i/ic1 or a geographic    
community1 t has be5 sy/ematically d5i$ 
a full opportunity to p>ticipate 9      
aspects ( economic1 social1 or civic    
life1 su* z-- 7,a7 racial & e?nic       
m9orities2  7,b7 individuals ) access & 
functional ne$s2 or  7,c7 individuals   

o!rwise adv]sely affect$ by p]si/5t     
pov]ty or inequality4  7#i7 ,y\?        
biodiv]sity monitor+ project ,! t]m y\? 
biodiv]sity monitor+ project means a    
project t provides y\? )-- 7,a7 h&s-on  
exp]i5ce collect+1 analyz+1 or int]pret+
 biological data ab\t wildlife          
populations & ! ecosy/ems associat$ )   
su* populations2 &  7,b7 education      
reg>d+-- 7i7 wildlife sci5ce2  7ii7 m>9e
 sci5ce2  7iii7 cons]vation2 or  7iv7   
biodiv]sity4