,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,ocasio-,cortez 7= h]self & ,mrs4      
,kiggans ( ,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to e/abli%
 ! ,oy/] ,reef ,re/oration &            
,cons]vation ,program4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,oy/] ,reef   
,recov]y ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,oy/] ,reef 
,re/oration & ,cons]vation ,program  7a7
 ,oy/] ,reef ,re/oration & ,cons]vation 
,program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator 
%all e/abli% a program = ! cons]vation (
 oy/] reefs1 to be kn[n z ! ,oy/] ,reef 
,re/oration & ,cons]vation ,program4    
7#b7 ,program duties ,9 c>ry+ out !     
,program1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all provide   
te*nical & f9ancial assi/ance to cov]$  
entities to-- 7,a7 id5tify priorities = 
oy/] reef re/oration1 includ+ exi/+ oy/]
 reef sites & locations ( hi/orically   
significant oy/] reefs ) ! pot5tial =   

re/oration2  7,b7 evaluate ! heal? ( &  
?reats to oy/] reefs1 includ+ ?r\gh     
mapp+ & wat] quality monitor+1 & id5tify
 cons]vation actions to address su*     
?reats2  7,c7 conduct volunt>y plann+1  
con/ruction1 assessm5t1 protection1     
monitor+1 re/oration1 & enhancem5t      
projects ) respect to oy/] reefs2  7,d7 
"w to ensure ! heal? & resili5ce ( exi/+
 & re/or$ oy/] reefs ?r\gh adaptive     
managem5t proc$ures bas$ on ! be/       
available sci5ce2  7,e7 build p>tn]%ips 
& capacity to c>ry out environm5tal     
cons]vation & /ew>d%ip measures )       
respect to oy/] reefs2  7,f7 develop &  
implem5t monitor+ protocols to ensure ! 
success ( cons]vation1 re/oration1 &    
enhancem5t measures ) respect to oy/]   
reefs2  7,g7 collaborate & %>e in=mation
 ) o!r cov]$ entities & ! public )      
respect to be/ managem5t practices = !  
cons]vation1 re/oration1 & enhancem5t ( 
oy/] reefs2 &  7,h7 support work=ce     
tra9+ focus$ on coa/al resili5ce &      
re/oration concepts1 pr9ciples1         

te*niques1 & implem5tation1 especially  
to b5efit und]s]v$ communities4  7#c7   
,grant program  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a competitive 
grant program to aw>d am\nts to p]sons t
 submit an application "u subp>agraph   
7,b7 = ! purposes ( conduct+ rese>*1    
plann+1 con/ruction1 assessm5ts1        
managem5t1 build+ capacity1 monitor+1   
collaborat+ & %>+ in=mation1 or work=ce 
tra9+ ) respect to ! cons]vation1       
re/oration1 enhancem5t1 or managem5t (  
oy/] reefs4  7,b7 ,applications ,to be  
eligible = a grant "u ?is p>agraph1 a   
p]son %all submit to ! ,adm9i/rator an  
application 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 &      
conta9+ su* in=mation1 includ+ a        
suffici5t demon/ration t ! project w n  
reasonably int]f]e ) comm]cial or       
recreational fi%+ or o!r wat]-relat$    
uses ( ! relevant area1 z ! ,adm9i/rator
 det]m9es appropriate4  7b7 ,rule (     
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to preempt or limit ! au?ority (
 a ,/ate or an ,indian ,tribe to manage 

oy/] reefs or species ( oy/]s4  7c7     
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,adm9i/rator to c>ry out ?is section    
#ae1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf   
?r\gh #bjcj4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m       
,adm9i/rator means ! ,secret>y (        
,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,cov]$ entity ,!   
t]m cov]$ entity means-- 7,a7 a unit ( !
 ,f$]al or a ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal   
gov]nm5t2  7,b7 a nongov]nm5tal         
in/itution2  7,c7 a nonpr(it            
organization2  7,d7 an in/itution (     
high] education2  7,e7 ! %ellfi%        
indu/ry2 &  7,f7 a private individual or
 entity4  7#c7 ,nonpr(it organization ,!
 t]m nonpr(it organization means an     
organization-- 7,a7 describ$ 9 section  
#eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf2 &  7,b7 exempt f tax "u section
 #eja7;a7 ( su* ,code4  7#d7 ,program ,!
 t]m ,program means ! ,oy/] ,reef       

,re/oration & ,cons]vation ,program     
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a77#a74  7#e7   
,%ellfi% indu/ry ,! t]m %ellfi% indu/ry 
means %ellfi% gr[]s & %ellfi% h>ve/]s4