,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ibii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbf,ms4  
,s*olt5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to e/abli% a     
grant program to aw>d am\nts to eligible
 entities to develop & c>ry out programs
 to incorporate e,d,n,a monitor+        
te*niques into & use e,d,n,a monitor+   
te*niques 9 c>ry+ out sport fi% surveys1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,advanc+          
,next-,g5]ation ,g5etic ,le>n+ =        
,effective ,res\rce ,/rategy ,act4  #b4 
e,d,n,a sport fi% survey grant program  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation
 ) ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 & ,sport     
,fi%+ & ,boat+ ,p>tn]%ip ,c\ncil1 %all  
e/abli% a grant program to aw>d am\nts  
to eligible entities to develop & c>ry  
out programs to incorporate e,d,n,a     

monitor+ te*niques into & use e,d,n,a   
monitor+ te*niques 9 c>ry+ out sport fi%
 surveys1 to be kn[n z ! e,d,n,a ,sport 
,fi% ,survey grant program4  7b7        
,applications  ,to be eligible = a grant
 "u ! grant program1 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  ,/ate &     
tribal fi% & wildlife ag5cies  ,9 c>ry+ 
out ! grant program1 ! ,secret>y %all   
enc\rage ea* eligible entity t is aw>d$ 
a grant "u ! grant program to           
collaborate & "w 9 coord9ation )        
relevant ,/ate & ,tribal fi% & wildlife 
ag5cies4  7d7  ,eligible uses  ,an      
eligible entity t is aw>d$ a grant "u ! 
grant program %all use su* grant to     
develop & c>ry out a program to         
incorporate e,d,n,a monitor+ te*niques  
into & use e,d,n,a monitor+ te*niques 9 
c>ry+ out sport fi% surveys 9 ord] to-- 
7#a7 increase ! spatial scale ( ! sampl+
 ( sport fi% surveys across broad]      

geographic areas1 includ+ "u survey$ or 
remote regions2  7#b7 increase !        
frequ5cy ( sport fi% surveys = improv$  
accuracy ( population c\nt & species    
di/ribution = managem5t2  7#c7 enhance !
 accuracy ( species id5tification &     
population e/imates ( sport fi%2  7#d7  
improve ! availability ( data = sport   
fi% populations to in=m fi%]ies         
managem5t & cons]vation practices2  7#e7
 detect invasive species2 or  7#f7      
monitor species li/$ z endang]$ species 
"u section #d ( ! ,endang]$ ,species    
,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecc74  7e7
  ,priority  ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ! grant 
program1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 
to applications f eligible entities t   
demon/rate ! int5t ( ! eligible entity  
to collaborate ) o!r eligible entities 9
 us+ any aw>d$ am\nts4  7f7  ,data      
collection  ,9 c>ry+ out ! grant        
program1 ! ,secret>y %all1 to ! ext5t   
practicable1 id5tify & collect data t   
in=ms objective metrics ( ! efficacy (  
ea* program c>ri$ out by ea* eligible   

entity t is aw>d$ a grant "u ! grant    
program4  7g7  ,au?orization (          
appropriations  ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  
?is section #d1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbg ?r\gh #bjcc4  7h7            
,def9itions  ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
e,d,n,a ,! t]m e,d,n,a means g5etic     
mat]ial1 su* z ,,dna or ,,rna1 t is     
collect$ f an environm5tal sample ( wat]
 or s$im5t4  7#b7  ,eligible entity  ,! 
t]m eligible entity means--  7,a7 a     
,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal gov]nm5t2  7,b7
 an in/itution ( high] education2 &     
7,c7 a nonpr(it organization4  7#c7     
,grant program ,! t]m grant program     
means ! e,d,n,a ,sport ,fi% ,survey     
grant program e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7a74  7#d7  ,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#e7    
,secret>y  ,! t]m ,secret>y means !     
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh !    

,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological 
,survey4