‘‘(ii) A description of the competitive 
process the coastal State will use in allo-
cating funds received from the Fund, ex-
cept in the case of allocating funds under 
paragraph (6), which shall include— 
‘‘(I) a description of the relative 
roles of and consistency with the 
State coastal zone management pro-
gram approved under the Coastal 
Zone Management Act of 1972, if the 
coastal State has such a plan, and 
any State Sea Grant Program, if the 
State has such program; and 
‘‘(II) a demonstration that such 
competitive process is consistent with 
the application and review procedures 
established by the Administrator and 
Foundation under subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(iii) A process to certify that the 
project or program and the awarding of a 
contract for the expenditure of amounts re-
ceived under this paragraph are consistent 
with the standard procurement rules and 
regulations governing a comparable project 
or program in that State, including all ap-
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plicable competitive bidding and audit re-
quirements. 
‘‘(iv) Procedures to make publicly 
available on the internet a list of all 
projects supported by the Fund, that in-
cludes at a minimum the grant recipient, 
grant amount, project description, and 
project status. 
‘‘(B) UPDATES.—As a condition of receiv-
ing a grant under this subsection, a coastal 
State shall submit to the Administrator, not 
less frequently than once every 5 years, an up-
date to the plan submitted by the coastal State 
under subparagraph (A) for the 5-year period 
immediately following the most recent submittal 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.—In 
determining whether to approve a plan or an update 
to a plan described paragraph (3), the Administrator 
or the Foundation shall provide the opportunity for, 
and take into consideration, public input and com-
ment on the plan. 
‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBES.—As a condition on receipt 
of a grant under this subsection, a State that re-
ceives a grant under this subsection shall ensure 
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that Indian Tribes in the State are eligible to par-
ticipate in the competitive process described in the 
State’s plan under paragraph (3)(A)(ii). 
‘‘(6) NONPARTICIPATION BY A STATE.—In any 
fiscal year, if an eligible coastal State does not sub-
mit the plan required by paragraph (3) or declines 
the funds distributed under this subsection, the 
funds allocable to such State or area shall be allo-
cated to the national grant program under sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(7) ELIGIBLE COASTAL STATE DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘eligible coastal State’ has 
the meaning given the term ‘coastal state’ in section 
304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.’’. 
(3) NATIONAL GRANTS FOR OCEANS, COASTS, 
AND GREAT LAKES.—Section 906(c)(2) of such Act 
(16 U.S.C. 7505(c)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
clause (iv); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following: 
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‘‘(iii) nongovernmental organizations; 
and’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) CAP
ON
STATE
FUNDING.—The 
amount of a grant awarded under this sub-
section shall not count toward the cap on fund-
ing to States through grants awarded under 
subsection (b).’’. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 907 of the National 
Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7506) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b)(3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) a description of the expenditures made 
from the Fund for the fiscal year, including the pur-
pose of the expenditures; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) an estimate of blue carbon benefits, in 
tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions, expected 
through grants awarded to projects that received 
special consideration under section 906 due to the 
blue carbon potential of such projects.’’. 
(f) FUNDING.—Section 908 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
7507) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 908. FUNDING. 
‘‘There is appropriated $200,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2021 through 2030 to the Fund, to remain avail-
able until expended.’’. 
SEC. 3. INCREASING FUNDING FOR COASTAL CONSERVA-
TION AND RESILIENCE. 
Section 8(p)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) With respect to any lease under this 
subsection for the production of wind energy, 
30 percent of the revenue from such lease shall 
be deposited in the National Oceans and Coast-
al Security Fund established by section 904 of 
the National Oceans and Coastal Security 
Act.’’. 
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