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‘‘(1) a description of the funds obligated by 
each participating Federal agency to advance coral 
reef conservation during each fiscal year of the 5-fis-
cal-year period preceding the fiscal year in which the 
report is submitted; 
‘‘(2) a description of Federal interagency and 
cooperative efforts with States and non-govern-
mental partner organizations to prevent or address 
overharvesting, coastal runoff, or other anthropo-
genic impacts on coral reef ecosystems, including 
projects undertaken with the Department of the In-
terior, the Department of Agriculture, the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, and the Army Corps of 
Engineers; 
‘‘(3) a summary of the information contained in 
the vessel grounding inventory established under sec-
tion 210, including additional authorization or fund-
ing, needed for response and removal of such vessels; 
‘‘(4) a description of Federal disaster response 
actions taken pursuant to the National Response 
Plan to address damage to coral reefs and coral reef 
ecosystems; and 
‘‘(5) an assessment of the condition of United 
States coral reefs, accomplishments under this Act, 
and the effectiveness of management actions to ad-
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dress threats to coral reefs, including actions taken 
to address large-scale threats to coral reef eco-
systems related to climate change.’’. 
SEC. 105. FUND; GRANTS; GROUNDING INVENTORY; CO-
ORDINATION. 
The Act (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 205(a) (16 U.S.C. 6404(a)), by 
striking ‘‘organization solely’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘organization— 
‘‘(1) to support partnerships between the public 
and private sectors that further the purposes of this 
Act and are consistent with the national coral reef 
strategy under section 203; and 
‘‘(2) to address emergency response actions 
under section 206.’’; 
(2) by adding at the end of section 205(b) (16 
U.S.C. 6404(b)) the following: ‘‘The organization is 
encouraged to solicit funding and in-kind services 
from the private sector, including nongovernmental 
organizations, for emergency response actions under 
section 206 and for activities to prevent damage to 
coral reefs, including areas identified in section 
210(b)(2).’’; 
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(3) in section 205(c) (16 U.S.C. 6404(c)), by 
striking ‘‘the grant program’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
grant program or emergency response action’’; 
(4) by redesignating sections 209 and 210 as 
sections 217 and 218, respectively; and 
(5) by inserting after section 208 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 209. COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may make 
grants to entities that are eligible to receive grants under 
section 204(c) to provide additional funds to such entities 
to work with local communities and through appropriate 
Federal and State entities to prepare and implement plans 
for the increased protection of coral reef areas identified 
by the community and scientific experts as high priorities 
for focused attention. The plans shall— 
‘‘(1) support attainment of one or more of the 
criteria described in section 204(g); 
‘‘(2) be developed at the community level; 
‘‘(3) utilize where applicable watershed-based or 
ecosystem-based approaches; 
‘‘(4) provide for coordination with Federal and 
State experts and managers; 
‘‘(5) build upon local approaches or models, in-
cluding traditional or island-based resource manage-
ment concepts; and 
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‘‘(6) complement local action strategies or re-
gional plans for coral reef conservation. 
‘‘(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The provisions of 
subsections (b), (d), (f), and (h) of section 204 apply to 
grants under subsection (a), except that, for the purpose 
of applying section 204(b)(1) to grants under this section, 
‘75 percent’ shall be substituted for ‘50 percent’. 
‘‘SEC. 210. VESSEL GROUNDING INVENTORY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in coordina-
tion with other Federal agencies, may maintain an inven-
tory of all vessel grounding incidents involving coral reefs, 
including a description of— 
‘‘(1) the impacts to such resources; 
‘‘(2) vessel and ownership information, if avail-
able; 
‘‘(3) the estimated cost of removal, mitigation, 
or restoration; 
‘‘(4) the response action taken by the owner, 
the Administrator, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard, or other Federal or State agency representa-
tives; 
‘‘(5) the status of the response action, including 
the dates of vessel removal and mitigation or res-
toration and any actions taken to prevent future 
grounding incidents; and 
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‘‘(6) recommendations for additional naviga-
tional aids or other mechanisms for preventing fu-
ture grounding incidents. 
‘‘(b) IDENTIFICATION OF AT-RISK REEFS.—The Ad-
ministrator may— 
‘‘(1) use information from any inventory main-
tained under subsection (a) or any other available 
information source to identify all coral reef areas 
that have a high incidence of vessel impacts, includ-
ing groundings and anchor damage; 
‘‘(2) identify appropriate measures, including 
action by other agencies, to reduce the likelihood of 
such impacts; and 
‘‘(3) develop a strategy and timetable to imple-
ment such measures, including cooperative actions 
with other Government agencies and non-govern-
mental partners. 
‘‘SEC. 211. REGIONAL, STATE, AND TERRITORIAL COORDI-
NATION. 
‘‘(a) REGIONAL COORDINATION.—The Secretary and 
other Federal members of the United States Coral Reef 
Task Force shall work in coordination and collaboration 
with other Federal agencies and States to implement the 
strategies developed under section 203, including regional 
and local strategies, to address multiple threats to coral 
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reefs and coral reef ecosystems such as coastal runoff, ves-
sel impacts, and overharvesting. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSE AND RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.— 
The Secretary shall enter into written agreements with 
any States in which coral reefs are located regarding the 
manner in which response and restoration activities will 
be conducted within the affected State’s waters. Nothing 
in this subsection shall be construed to limit Federal re-
sponse and restoration activity authority before any such 
agreement is final. 
‘‘(c) COOPERATIVE ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS.— 
All cooperative enforcement agreements in place between 
the Secretary and States affected by this title shall be up-
dated to include enforcement of this title where appro-
priate. 
‘‘SEC. 212. AGREEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may execute 
and perform such contracts, leases, grants, or cooperative 
agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes 
of this title. 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.—Under an agreement entered into 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may fulfill the terms 
of the agreement by reimbursing or providing appro-
priated funds to, and may receive funds or reimburse-
ments from, Federal agencies, instrumentalities and lab-
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oratories; State and local governments; Native American 
tribes and organizations; international organizations; for-
eign governments; universities and research centers; edu-
cational institutions; nonprofit organizations; commercial 
organizations; and other public and private persons or en-
tities, as necessary for purposes identified in section 202 
and actions taken under subsections (a) through (d) of 
section 206. 
‘‘(c) MULTIYEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 
Administrator may enter into multiyear cooperative agree-
ments with the heads of other Federal agencies, States, 
local governments, academic institutions, including marine 
laboratories and coral reef institutes, and nongovern-
mental organizations to carry out the activities of the na-
tional coral reef action strategy developed under section 
203 and to implement regional strategies developed pursu-
ant to section 211. 
‘‘(d) USE OF OTHER AGENCIES’ RESOURCES.—For 
purposes related to the conservation, preservation, protec-
tion, restoration, or replacement of coral reefs or coral reef 
ecosystems and the enforcement of this title, the Adminis-
trator is authorized to use, with their consent and with 
or without reimbursement, the land, services, equipment, 
personnel, and facilities of any Department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States, or of any State, local 
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government, or Indian tribal government, or of any polit-
ical subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government or 
international organization. 
‘‘SEC. 213. INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF CONSERVATION 
STRATEGY. 
‘‘(a) INTERNATIONAL
CORAL
REEF
ECOSYSTEM 
STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Coral Reef Conserva-
tion Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amend-
ments of 2009, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
Resources and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives, and publish in the 
Federal Register, an international coral reef eco-
system strategy, consistent with the purposes of this 
title and the national strategy required pursuant to 
section 203(a). The Secretary shall periodically re-
view and revise this strategy as necessary. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategy developed by 
the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) 
identify 
coral 
reef 
ecosystems 
throughout the world that are of high value for 
United States marine resources, that support 
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high-seas resources of importance to the United 
States such as fisheries, or that support other 
interests of the United States; 
‘‘(B) summarize existing activities by Fed-
eral agencies and entities described in sub-
section (b) to address the conservation of coral 
reef ecosystems identified pursuant to subpara-
graph (A); 
‘‘(C) establish goals, objectives, and spe-
cific targets for conservation of priority inter-
national coral reef ecosystems; 
‘‘(D) describe appropriate activities to 
achieve the goals and targets for international 
coral reef conservation, in particular those that 
leverage activities already conducted under this 
title; 
‘‘(E) develop a plan to coordinate imple-
mentation of the strategy with entities de-
scribed in subsection (b) in order to leverage 
current activities under this title and other con-
servation efforts globally; 
‘‘(F) identify appropriate partnerships, 
grants, or other funding and technical assist-
ance mechanisms to carry out the strategy; and 
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‘‘(G) develop criteria for prioritizing part-
nerships under subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State, 
the Administrator of the Agency for International Devel-
opment, the Secretary of the Interior, and other relevant 
Federal agencies, and relevant United States stakeholders, 
and shall take into account coral reef ecosystem conserva-
tion initiatives of other nations, international agreements, 
and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organiza-
tions so as to provide effective cooperation and efficiencies 
in international coral reef conservation. The Secretary 
may consult with the United States Coral Reef Task Force 
in carrying out this subsection. 
‘‘(c) INTERNATIONAL
CORAL
REEF
ECOSYSTEM 
PARTNERSHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may estab-
lish an international coral reef ecosystem partner-
ship program to provide support, including funding 
and technical assistance, for activities that imple-
ment the strategy developed pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(2) MECHANISMS.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide such support working in collaboration with the 
entities described in subsection (b). 
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