‘‘(b) MULTIYEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 
Administrator may enter into multiyear cooperative agree-
ments with other Federal agencies, States and local gov-
ernments, academic institutions, and nongovernmental or-
ganizations to carry out the activities of the national coral 
reef action strategy. 
‘‘SEC. 212. UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the United States Coral Reef Task Force. 
‘‘(b) GOAL.—The goal of the Task Force shall be to 
lead, coordinate, and strengthen Federal Government ac-
tions to better preserve and protect coral reef ecosystems. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Task Force shall 
be— 
‘‘(1) to coordinate, in cooperation with State, 
territory, commonwealth, and local government part-
ners, and nongovernmental partners if appropriate, 
activities regarding the mapping, monitoring, re-
search, conservation, mitigation, restoration of coral 
reefs and coral reef ecosystems; 
‘‘(2) work with the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the Agency for International Devel-
opment, and in coordination with the other members 
of the Task Force, to— 
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‘‘(A) assess the United States role in inter-
national trade and protection of coral reef spe-
cies; and 
‘‘(B) implement appropriate strategies and 
actions to promote conservation and sustainable 
use of coral reef resources worldwide. 
‘‘(d) MEMBERSHIP, GENERALLY.—The Task Force 
shall be comprised of— 
‘‘(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 Agency of Inter-
national Development; 
‘‘(3) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
‘‘(4) the Secretary of Defense; 
‘‘(5) the Secretary of the Army, acting through 
the Corps of Engineers; 
‘‘(6) the Secretary of Homeland Security; 
‘‘(7) the Attorney General; 
‘‘(8) the Secretary of State; 
‘‘(9) the Secretary of Transportation; 
‘‘(10) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency; 
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‘‘(11) the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration; 
‘‘(12) the Director of the National Science 
Foundation; 
‘‘(13) the Governor, or a representative of the 
Governor, of the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; 
‘‘(14) the Governor, or a representative of the 
Governor, of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
‘‘(15) the Governor, or a representative of the 
Governor, of the State of Florida; 
‘‘(16) the Governor, or a representative of the 
Governor, of the State of Hawaii; 
‘‘(17) the Governor, or a representative of the 
Governor, of the Territory of Guam; 
‘‘(18) the Governor, or a representative of the 
Governor, of the Territory of American Samoa; and 
‘‘(19) the Governor, or a representative of the 
Governor, of the Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(e) NONVOTING MEMBERS.—The President, or a 
representative of the President, of each of the Freely Asso-
ciated States of the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of 
Palau may appoint a nonvoting member of the Task 
Force. 
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