#aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#hdc  ,,an ,,act  ,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          
reporting1 requirements1 such as the    
,sea ,turtle ,stranding and ,salvage    
,network data collection requirements4  
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 be 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  
7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in   
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting marine  
mammal rescue and response after to     
carry out the2  7ii7 by redesignating   
subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 
7iii7 by inserting after clause 7ii7 of 
subparagraph 7,a7 the following3  7,b7  
,authorization of appropriations with   
respect to sea turtle rescue1           
rehabilitation1 and response ,there is  
authorized to be appropriated for the   
,secretary of ,commerce to carry out the
 sea turtle rescue1 rehabilitation1 and 
response grant program under subsection 
7b77#aj71 #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal 

years #bjbe through #bjcj1 to remain    
available until expended4  2 and  7iv7  
in subparagraph 7,c71 as redesignated by
 clause 7ii71 by inserting or 7,b7 after
 subparagraph 7,a72 and  7,b7 by        
striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting   
the following3  7#b7 ,rescue and rapid  
response funds ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated-- 7,a7 to the ,joseph   
,r4 ,geraci ,marine ,mammal ,rescue and 
,rapid ,response ,fund #ejj1jjj for each
 of fiscal years #bjbe through #bjcj2   
and  7,b7 to the ,sea ,turtle ,rescue1  
,rehabilitation1 and ,rapid ,response   
,fund #ejj1jjj for each of fiscal years 
#bjbe through #bjcj4  4  ,passed the    
,senate ,march #bb1 #bjbf4,secretary