‘‘(18) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘Task Force’ 
means the United States Coral Reef Task Force es-
tablished under section 201 of the Restoring Resil-
ient Reefs Act of 2019.’’. 
TITLE II—UNITED STATES 
CORAL REEF TASK FORCE 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT. 
There is established a task force to lead, coordinate, 
and strengthen Federal Government actions to better pre-
serve, conserve, and restore coral reef ecosystems, to be 
known as the ‘‘United States Coral Reef Task Force’’ (in 
this title referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
SEC. 202. DUTIES. 
The duties of the Task Force shall be— 
(1) to coordinate, in cooperation with State, 
Tribal, and local government partners, academic 
partners, and nongovernmental partners if appro-
priate, activities regarding the mapping, monitoring, 
research, conservation, mitigation, restoration of 
coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems; 
(2) to monitor and advise regarding implemen-
tation of the policy and Federal agency responsibil-
ities set forth in— 
(A) Executive Order 13089 (63 Fed. Reg. 
32701; relating to coral reef protection); and 
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(B) the national coral reef resilience strat-
egy developed under section 203(a) of the Coral 
Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by 
section 101; 
(3) to work with the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, and in coordination with 
the other members of the Task Force— 
(A) to assess the United States role in 
international trade and protection of coral spe-
cies; and 
(B) to encourage implementation of appro-
priate strategies and actions to promote con-
servation and sustainable use of coral reef re-
sources worldwide; 
(4) to provide technical assistance for the devel-
opment and implementation, as appropriate, of— 
(A) the national coral reef resilience strat-
egy under section 203 of the Coral Reef Con-
servation Act of 2000, as amended by section 
101; 
(B) State coral reef management and res-
toration strategies under section 206 of that 
Act; 
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(C) State coral reef action plans under sec-
tion 207 of that Act; and 
(D) State coral reef action plan assess-
ments under section 208 of that Act; and 
(5) to produce a report each year, for submis-
sion to the appropriate congressional committees 
and publication in the Federal Register, highlighting 
the status of one State member’s coral reef equities 
on a rotating basis, including— 
(A) a summary of recent coral reef man-
agement and restoration activities undertaken 
in the State; and 
(B) updated estimates of the direct and in-
direct economic activity supported by, and other 
benefits associated with, those coral reef equi-
ties. 
SEC. 203. MEMBERSHIP. 
(a) VOTING MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall 
have the following voting members: 
(1) The Secretary of Commerce, acting through 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, and the Secretary of the 
Interior, who shall be co-chairs of the Task Force. 
(2) The Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development. 
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(3) The Secretary of Agriculture. 
(4) The Secretary of Defense. 
(5) The Secretary of the Army, acting through 
the Chief of Engineers. 
(6) The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
through the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency. 
(7) The Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
(8) The Attorney General. 
(9) The Secretary of State. 
(10) The Secretary of Transportation. 
(11) The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
(12) The Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration. 
(13) The Director of the National Science 
Foundation. 
(14) The Governor, or a representative of the 
Governor, of each covered State. 
(b) NONVOTING MEMBERS.—The Task Force shall 
have the following nonvoting members: 
(1) The member of the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council who is designated by the Gov-
ernor of Florida under section 302(b)(1) of the Mag-
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nuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(b)(1)). 
(2) The member of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council who is designated by the Gov-
ernor of Florida under such section. 
(3) The members of the Western Pacific Fish-
ery Management Council who are designated by the 
Governors of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and 
the Northern Mariana Islands under such section. 
(4) The members of the Caribbean Fishery 
Management Council who are designated by the 
Governors of Puerto Rico and the United States Vir-
gin Islands under such section. 
(5) A member appointed by the President rep-
resenting each of the following: 
(A) The Freely Associated States of the 
Federated States of Micronesia. 
(B) The Republic of the Marshall Islands. 
(C) The Republic of Palau. 
SEC. 204. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCY MEM-
BERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Task Force 
specified in paragraphs (1) through (14) of section 203(a) 
shall— 
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(1) identify the actions of the agency that mem-
ber represents that may affect coral reef ecosystems; 
(2) utilize the programs and authorities of that 
agency to protect and enhance the conditions of such 
ecosystems, including through the promotion of basic 
and applied scientific research; 
(3) collaborate with the Task Force to appro-
priately reflect budgetary needs for coral reef con-
servation and restoration activities in all agency 
budget planning and justification documents and 
processes; and 
(4) engage in any other coordinated efforts ap-
proved by the Task Force. 
(b) CO-CHAIRS.—In addition to their responsibilities 
under subsection (a), the co-chairs of the Task Force shall 
administer performance of the functions of the Task Force 
and facilitate the coordination of the members of the Task 
Force specified in paragraphs (1) through (13) of section 
203(a). 
SEC. 205. WORKING GROUPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The co-chairs of the Task Force 
may establish working groups as necessary to meet the 
goals and carry out the duties of the Task Force. 
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(b) REQUESTS FROM MEMBERS.—The members of 
the Task Force may request the co-chairs to establish a 
working group under subsection (a). 
(c) PARTICIPATION BY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—The co-chairs may allow nongovernmental or-
ganizations, including academic institutions, conservation 
groups, and commercial and recreational fishing associa-
tions, to participate in a working group established under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 206. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) CONSERVATION, 
CORAL, 
CORAL
REEF, 
ETC.—The terms ‘‘conservation’’, ‘‘coral’’, ‘‘coral 
reef’’, ‘‘coral reef ecosystem’’, ‘‘covered State’’, ‘‘res-
toration’’, ‘‘resilience’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the mean-
ing given those terms in section 225 of the Coral 
Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by sec-
tion 101. 
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TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR CORAL REEF AU-
THORITIES 
SEC. 301. CORAL REEF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION 
ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior may 
provide scientific expertise and technical assistance and, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, financial as-
sistance for the conservation and restoration of coral reefs 
consistent with all applicable laws governing resource 
management in Federal and State waters, including— 
(1) the national coral reef resilience strategy in 
effect and developed under section 203 of the Coral 
Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by sec-
tion 101; and 
(2) Federal coral reef action plans in effect and 
developed under section 204 of that Act. 
(b) CONSULTATION WITH
THE DEPARTMENT
OF 
COMMERCE.—The Secretary of the Interior may consult 
with the Secretary of Commerce regarding the conduct of 
any activities to conserve and restore coral reefs and coral 
reef ecosystems in waters managed under the jurisdiction 
of the Federal agencies specified in paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) of section 205(c) of the Coral Reef Conservation 
Act of 2000, as amended by section 101. 
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(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 
the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with 
States to fund coral reef conservation and restoration ac-
tivities in waters managed under the jurisdiction of such 
States that are consistent with the national coral reef re-
silience strategy in effect and developed under section 203 
of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended 
by section 101, and support and enhance the success of 
Federal coral reef action plans in effect and developed 
under section 204 of that Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘con-
servation’’, ‘‘coral reef’’, ‘‘restoration’’, and ‘‘State’’ have 
the meaning given those terms in section 225 of the Coral 
Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by section 
101. 
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