‘‘(C) assist in the implementation of the 
National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs, 
the national coral reef action strategy developed 
under section 203, the local action strategies, 
and any other coordinated efforts approved by 
the Task Force. 
‘‘(2) CO-CHAIRS.—In addition to their respon-
sibilities under paragraph (1), the co-chairs of the 
Task Force shall administer performance of the 
functions of the Task Force and facilitate the co-
ordination of the Federal agency members of the 
Task Force. 
‘‘(g) WORKING GROUPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The co-chairs of the Task 
Force may establish working groups as necessary to 
meet the goals and duties of this Act. The Task 
Force may request the co-chairs to establish such a 
working group. 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION
BY
NONGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—The co-chairs may allow a non-
governmental organization or academic institution to 
participate in such a working group. 
‘‘(h) FACA.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Task Force.’’.
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 204 of the 
Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6403) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) MULTIYEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 
Administrator may enter into multiyear cooperative agree-
ments with the heads of other Federal agencies, States, 
territories, other freely associated States, local govern-
ments, academic institutions, and non-governmental orga-
nizations to carry out the activities of the national coral 
reef action strategy developed under section 203 and to 
implement regional strategies developed pursuant to sec-
tion 211.’’. 
SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICATIONS TO DEFINI-
TIONS.— 
(1) FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION ACT.— 
Section 8 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 
(16 U.S.C. 666b) is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, including coral 
reef ecosystems (as such term is defined in section 
214 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000)’’. 
(2) FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT OF 1956 AND FISH 
AND WILDLIFE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1978.—With 
respect to the authorities under the Fish and Wild-
life Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.) and the 
authorities under the Fish and Wildlife Improvement 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 742l), references in such 
Acts to ‘‘wildlife’’ and ‘‘fish and wildlife’’ shall be 
construed to include coral reef ecosystems (as such 
term is defined in section 214 of the Coral Reef 
Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by this Act). 
(b) CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary of the Interior may provide technical assistance 
and, subject to the availability of appropriations, financial 
assistance to coastal States (as that term is defined in 
the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by 
this Act). 
SEC. 8. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITIONS. 
Section 214 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
2000, as redesignated by section 6(a) of this Act (relating 
to definitions; 16 U.S.C. 6409), is further amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), means the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
‘‘(B) in sections 206 and 209, means the 
Secretary of the Interior for purposes of appli-
cation of those sections to national parks, na-
tional wildlife refuges, and Wake Island.’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) CONSERVATION.—The term ‘conservation’ 
means the use of methods and procedures that are 
necessary to preserve or sustain coral reefs and asso-
ciated species as diverse, viable, and self-perpet-
uating coral reef ecosystems, including— 
‘‘(A) all activities associated with resource 
management, such as assessment, conservation, 
protection, restoration, sustainable use, and 
management of habitat; 
‘‘(B) mapping; 
‘‘(C) monitoring of coral reef ecosystems; 
‘‘(D) assistance in the development of 
management strategies for marine protected 
area or networks thereof and marine resources 
consistent with the National Marine Sanc-
tuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) and the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); 
‘‘(E) law enforcement;
‘‘(F) conflict resolution initiatives; 
‘‘(G) community outreach and education; 
and 
‘‘(H) activities that promote safe and eco-
logically sound navigation.’’; 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) CORAL.—The term ‘coral’ means species 
of the phylum Cnidaria, including— 
‘‘(A) all species of the orders Antipatharia 
(black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), 
Gorgonacea 
(horny 
corals), 
Stolonifera 
(organpipe corals and others), Alcyonacea (soft 
corals), and Helioporacea (blue coral), of the 
class Anthozoa; and 
‘‘(B) all species of the families Milleporidae 
(fire corals) and Stylasteridae (stylasterid 
hydrocorals), of the class Hydrozoa.’’; 
(4) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(4) CORAL
REEF.—The term ‘coral reef’ 
means a limestone structure composed in whole or in 
part of living zooxanthellate stony corals (Class 
Anthozoa, Order Scleractinia), their skeletal re-
mains, or both.’’;
(5) by amending paragraph (5) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(5) CORAL
REEF
ECOSYSTEM.—The term 
‘coral reef ecosystem’ means a system of coral reefs 
and geographically associated species, habitats, and 
environment, including mangroves and seagrass 
habitats, and the processes that control its dynam-
ics.’’; and 
(6) by amending paragraph (7) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraphs 
(B) and (C), means the Secretary of Commerce; 
‘‘(B) in section 206(e), means— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary of the Interior, with 
respect to any coral reef or component 
thereof that is located in— 
‘‘(I) the National Wildlife Refuge 
System; 
‘‘(II) the National Park System; 
or 
‘‘(III) the waters surrounding 
Wake Island under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Interior, as set 
forth in Executive Order No. 11048
(27 Fed. Reg. 8851), dated Sep-
tember 4, 1962; or 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of Commerce, with 
respect to any other coral reef or compo-
nent thereof; and 
‘‘(C) in sections 203 and 209, means the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of 
the Interior.’’. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 213 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
2000 (formerly 16 U.S.C. 6408), as redesignated by sec-
tion 4, is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Commerce to carry out this 
title $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $32,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2009, $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and 
$35,000,000 for fiscal years 2011 and 2012.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) COMMUNITY-BASED
PLANNING
GRANTS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Adminis-
trator to carry out section 209, $8,000,000 for fiscal years 
2008 through 2012, to remain available until expended.’’; 
and 
(4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior 
to carry out this title $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 10. ENSURING RESILIENCE. 
(a) PURPOSES.—Section 202 of the Coral Reef Con-
servation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401) is further amend-
ed by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as para-
graphs (3) through (8), respectively, and by inserting after 
paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) to promote the resilience of coral reef eco-
systems;’’. 
(b) CRITERIA
FOR APPROVAL
OF PROJECT PRO-
POSALS.—Section 204(g) of the Coral Reef Conservation 
Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6403(g)) is further amended by 
striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
(10), by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12), 
and by inserting after paragraph (10) the following: 
‘‘(11) improving and promoting the resilience of 
coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems; or’’.
(c) ACTIVITIES
AUTHORIZED
UNDER
NATIONAL 
PROGRAM.—Section 207(b) of the Coral Reef Conserva-
tion Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6406(b)) is further amended 
by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end of para-
graph (4), by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
(6), and by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) improving and promoting the resilience of 
coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems; and’’. 
SEC. 11. FUNDING FOR MARINE FACILITIES, CORAL REEF 
RESEARCH, AND CORAL REEF INSTITUTES. 
(a) AMERICAN
SAMOA
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to the 
Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration, to provide funds to 
a research facility for coral reef research and protection, 
and coastal ecology and development, at the American 
Samoa Community College. 
(b) UNIVERSITY OF GUAM.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated $1,000,000 to the Secretary of Com-
merce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration, to provide funds to the University 
of Guam for coral reef research and protection. 
(c) SUPPORT FOR CORAL REEF INSTITUTES.—The 
Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations 
specifically to carry out this subsection, may enter into,
renegotiate, or extend a cooperative agreement with any 
university or local academic institution or other research 
center with established programs that support coral reef 
conservation to accomplish the following: 
(1) Provide technical and other assistance to 
build capacity for effective resource management on 
a regional level and within local communities. 
(2) Facilitate interdisciplinary research regard-
ing coral reef ecosystems to improve resource man-
agement and improve understanding of potential im-
pacts to such ecosystems attributed to climate 
change. 
(3) Conduct public education programs regard-
ing coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems to improve 
public awareness of the need to protect and conserve 
such resources. 
(4) To advance the purposes and policies set 
forth in the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section the 
definitions in section 214 of the Coral Reef Conservation
Act of 2000, as redesignated by section 6(a) of this Act 
and amended by section 8 of this Act, apply. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 22, 
2007. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1205 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
2000, and for other purposes.