(6) such other expenses related to conducting a 
youth fishing project as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate. 
(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to applications con-
taining proposals for youth fishing projects focused on an 
underserved community. 
(f) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on— 
(1) the eligible entities awarded grants under 
this section; 
(2) the amount each such entity received; 
(3) how those entities used the grant award; 
and 
(4) the number of participants in youth fishing 
projects funded by grants under this section. 
(g) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2028 to carry out this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur-
suant to the authorization of appropriations under 
paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. 
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(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 3 
percent of amounts appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) 
may be used by the Secretary for the administrative 
costs of carrying out this section. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a nonprofit organization; 
(B) an educational institution; 
(C) a State, local, or Tribal government; or 
(D) a Native Hawaiian organization (as 
defined in section 6207 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7517)). 
(2) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization de-
scribed in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
501(a) of that Code. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and At-
mosphere. 
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(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American 
Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United 
States, and any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
(5) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
government’’ means the recognized governing body 
of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, 
pueblo, village, community, component band, or com-
ponent reservation, individually identified (including 
parenthetically) in the list published most recently as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to 
section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian 
Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). 
(6) UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘underserved community’’ means a population of in-
dividuals sharing a particular characteristic, or a ge-
ographic community, that has been systematically 
denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of 
economic, social, and civic life, such as— 
(A) racial and ethnic minorities; 
(B) individuals with access and functional 
needs; or 
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(C) individuals otherwise adversely affected 
by persistent poverty or inequality. 
(7) YOUTH
FISHING
PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘youth fishing project’’ means a project that pro-
vides youth with— 
(A) a recreational fishing experience con-
ducted from a shore, pier, or boat located in the 
Great Lakes, coastal waters, ocean waters, or a 
tidal river; 
(B) education about marine science, con-
servation, and fishing regulations; and 
(C) information on where and how to con-
tinue fishing. 
Æ 
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