‘‘(iii) the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, including the 
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and 
the National Marine Fisheries Service. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION.—The study required 
in subparagraph (A) shall be published in the 
Federal Register for public comment for not 
fewer than 60 days. 
‘‘(D) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Secretary shall submit the 
results of the study conducted under subpara-
graph (A) to: 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate; 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; 
and 
‘‘(iii) each of the delegates or resident 
commissioner to the House of Representa-
tives from American Samoa, Guam, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands, 
respectively. 
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‘‘(E) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The study 
required under subparagraph (A) and results 
submitted under subparagraph (C) shall be 
made readily available on a public website. 
‘‘(2) CALL
FOR
INFORMATION
AND
NOMINA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall issue a call for informa-
tion and nominations for proposed wind lease sales 
for areas determined to be feasible under the study 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) CONDITIONAL WIND LEASE SALES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For each territory, 
the Secretary shall conduct not less than 1 wind 
lease sale on an area of the outer Continental 
Shelf within the territorial jurisdiction of such 
territory that meets each of the following cri-
teria: 
‘‘(i) The study required under para-
graph (1)(A) concluded that a wind lease 
sale on the area is feasible. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary has determined 
that the call for information has generated 
sufficient interest for the area. 
‘‘(iii) The Secretary has consulted 
with the Secretary of Defense regarding 
such a sale. 
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‘‘(iv) The Secretary has consulted 
with the Governor of the territory regard-
ing the suitability of the area for wind en-
ergy development. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If no area of the outer 
Continental Shelf within the territorial jurisdic-
tion of a territory meets each of the criteria in 
clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A), 
the requirement under subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply to such territory.’’. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF CORAL REEF CONSERVATION 
FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Coral Reef Conservation Act 
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 211. CORAL REEF CONSERVATION FUND. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury the Coral Reef Conservation Fund, hereafter re-
ferred to as the Fund. 
‘‘(b) DEPOSITS.—For each fiscal year, there shall be 
deposited in the Fund the portion of such revenues due 
and payable to the United States under subsection (b)(2) 
of section 9 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1338). 
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‘‘(c) USES.—Amounts deposited in the Fund under 
this section and appropriated to the Secretary of Com-
merce under subsection (f) shall be used by the Secretary 
of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act 
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.), with priority given to 
carrying out sections 204 and 206 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
6403 and 6405). 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts deposited in the Fund 
shall remain in the Fund until appropriated by Congress. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING.—The President shall include with 
the proposed budget for the United States Government 
submitted to Congress for a fiscal year a comprehensive 
statement of deposits into the Fund during the previous 
fiscal year and estimated requirements during the fol-
lowing fiscal year for appropriations from the Fund. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated from the Fund to the 
Secretary of Commerce, an amount equal to the amount 
deposited in the Fund in the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(g) NO
LIMITATION.—Appropriations from the 
Fund pursuant to this section may be made without fiscal 
year limitation.’’. 
(b) RENAMING OF EXISTING FUND.—Section 205 of 
the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6404) 
is amended— 
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(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CORAL REEF 
CONSERVATION
FUND’’ and inserting ‘‘CORAL 
REEF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FUND’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘PUBLIC-PRIVATE 
PARTNERSHIP’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, hereafter referred to as 
the Fund,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Fund’’ and 
inserting ‘‘separate interest bearing account’’. 
Æ 
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