,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ac1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,keating introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,commerce to establish the ,sea ,turtle
 ,rescue ,assistance ,grant ,program4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,sea ,turtle ,rescue ,assistance
 and ,rehabilitation ,act of #bjbe4  #b4
 ,sea turtle rescue1 rehabilitation1 and
 response ,section #djh of the ,marine  
,mammal ,protection ,act of #aigb 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #adba;f-#a7 is amended-- 7#a7 
in subsection 7b71 by adding at the end 
the following3  7#aj7 ,sea turtle       
rescue1 rehabilitation1 and response    
7,a7 ,in general ,subject to the        
availability of appropriations specific 
to address sea turtle rescue1           
rehabilitation1 and response1 the       
,secretary of ,commerce and the         
,director of the ,united ,states ,fish  

and ,wildlife ,service shall include    
separate eligibility for grants under   
this subsection to address the purposes 
described in paragraph 7#b7 with respect
 to sea turtles4  7,b7 ,conditions of   
grant ,a grant awarded under this       
subsection to address sea turtle rescue1
 rehabilitation1 and response shall--   
7i7 include the equivalent grant        
criteria and administration authorities 
and requirements described under        
paragraph 7#c71 subparagraphs 7,a7 and  
7,b7 of paragraph 7#d71 and paragraphs  
7#e7 through 7#i71 developed1 as        
appropriate1 and awarded separately for 
sea turtles and in consultation with the
 ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife    
,service in lieu of the ,marine ,mammal 
,commission2 and  7ii7 in addition to   
the considerations under paragraph      
7#d77;,b71 also consider rehabilitation 
of stranded sea turtles4  7,c7          
,eligibility criteria ,in order to apply
 for a grant awarded under this         
subsection to address sea turtle rescue1

 rehabilitation1 and response1 an entity
 shall-- 7i7 submit an application      
described in paragraph 7#e7 to the      
,secretary of ,commerce with respect to 
sea turtles2  7ii7 be authorized by and 
in compliance with-- 7,i7 an            
authorization issued under section      
#aj7;a77#a77;,a7 of the ,endangered     
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeci7;a77#a77;,a77 with respect to sea 
turtles2 or  7,,ii7 a cooperative       
agreement entered into under section #f 
of the ,endangered ,species ,act of     
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aece7 with respect
 to sea turtles2  7iii7 comply with the 
standard conditions for care and        
maintenance of captive sea turtles      
prescribed by the ,secretary of the     
,interior when relevant facilities will 
be utilized for such purposes2 and  7iv7
 comply with all relevant data reporting
 requirements1 such as the ,sea ,turtle 
,stranding and ,salvage ,network data   
collection requirements4  7,d7 ,sunset  
,the authority of the ,secretary of     

,commerce and the ,director of the      
,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife     
,service to carry out this paragraph    
shall terminate on the date that is #g  
years after the date of the enactment of
 this paragraph4  2  7#b7 by striking   
subsection 7c7 and inserting the        
following3  7c7 ,rescue and rapid       
response funds  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is established in the ,treasury of the  
,united ,states-- 7,a7 an               
interest-bearing fund to known as the   
,joseph ,r4 ,geraci ,marine ,mammal     
,rescue and ,rapid ,response ,fund2 and 
7,b7 an interest-bearing fund to be     
known as the ,sea ,turtle ,rescue1      
,rehabilitation1 and ,rapid ,response   
,fund4  7#b7 ,use of funds ,amounts in  
the funds established under paragraph   
7#a7 shall be available only for use by 
the ,secretary to provide emergency     
assistance4  2 and  7#c7 in subsection  
7d77#a77;,a71 by inserting marine mammal
 rescue and response after to carry out 
the4