I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 738 
To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2011 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 
SABLAN, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. FARR, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. LEE of California, 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS 
of Florida, and Mr. HONDA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and En-
hancement Amendments of 2011’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Amendment of Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000. 
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TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE CORAL REEF CONSERVATION 
ACT 
Sec. 101. Expansion of Coral Reef Conservation Program. 
Sec. 102. Emergency response. 
Sec. 103. National program. 
Sec. 104. Report to Congress. 
Sec. 105. Fund; grants; grounding inventory; coordination. 
Sec. 106. Clarification of definitions. 
Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE 
Sec. 201. United States Coral Reef Task Force. 
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CORAL REEF 
AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 301. Coral reef conservation assistance. 
Sec. 302. National coral reef action strategy. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT 
OF 2000. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Coral Reef Conservation 
Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.). 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
CORAL REEF CONSERVATION 
ACT 
SEC. 101. EXPANSION OF CORAL REEF CONSERVATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) PROJECT
DIVERSITY.—Section 204(d) (16 
U.S.C. 6403(d)) is amended— 
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(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘GEOGRAPHIC 
AND BIOLOGICAL’’ and inserting ‘‘PROJECT’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) Remaining funds shall be awarded for— 
‘‘(A) projects (with priority given to com-
munity-based local action strategies) that ad-
dress emerging priorities or threats, including 
international 
and 
territorial 
priorities, 
or 
threats identified by the Administrator in con-
sultation with the United States Coral Reef 
Task Force; and 
‘‘(B) other appropriate projects, as deter-
mined by the Administrator, including moni-
toring and assessment, research, pollution re-
duction, education, and technical support.’’. 
(b) APPROVAL
CRITERIA.—Section 204(g) (16 
U.S.C. 6403(g)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon in 
paragraph (9); 
(2) by striking paragraph (10); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) promoting activities designed to minimize 
the likelihood of vessel impacts on coral reefs, par-
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