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interest will be administered to support the pur-
poses of this Act. 
‘‘(9) Protection and modification of critical 
coastal public infrastructure affected by erosion, hur-
ricanes or other extreme weather, flooding, or sea level 
change. 
‘‘(10) Assistance for small businesses and com-
munities that are dependent on coastal tourism as eli-
gible efforts that help coastal economies minimize im-
pacts from sea level rise and disasters. 
‘‘(11) Projects that use natural and nature-based 
approaches for enhancing the resiliency of wastewater 
and stormwater infrastructure as eligible critical in-
frastructure projects (as compared to just general 
water infrastructure, which can also include drinking 
water systems). 
‘‘(12) Technical assistance to help develop com-
prehensive resilience and mitigation plans and to en-
gage community stakeholders, as an eligible funding 
effort. 
‘‘(13) Community-led strategic relocation efforts. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR LITIGATION 
AND LOBBYING.—No funds made available under this Act 
may be used to fund any expense related to litigation or 
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any activity the purpose of which is to influence legislation 
pending before Congress.’’. 
(d) GRANTS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—Subsection (a)(1) of sec-
tion 906 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 7505) is amended— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) Selection procedures and criteria for 
the awarding of grants under this section that 
require consultation with the Administrator and 
the Secretary of the Interior.’’; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (C)(ii) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) under subsection (c), as appro-
priate, to entities including States, local 
governments, 
regional 
and 
interstate 
collaboratives, associations, nonprofit and 
for-profit private entities, public-private 
partnerships, academic institutions, Indian 
Tribes, and Indigenous communities.’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘year 
if grants have been awarded in that year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5 years’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(I) A method to give special consideration 
in reviewing proposals to projects with either di-
rect or indirect coastal or marine blue carbon 
benefits and an accounting methodology to quan-
tify these benefits for the purposes of the annual 
report required under section 907.’’. 
(2) GRANTS
TO
COASTAL
STATES.—Subsection 
(b) of section 906 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 7505) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) GRANTS
TO
COASTAL
STATES
AND
INDIAN 
TRIBES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to section 904(d)(1) 
and paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, the 
Administrator and the Foundation shall award 
grants to eligible coastal States based on the following 
formula: 
‘‘(A) 50 percent of the funds are allocated 
equally among such coastal States and Tribes, 
with not less than 15 percent going to Indian 
Tribes. 
‘‘(B) 30 percent of the funds are allocated 
on the basis of the ratio of tidal shoreline miles 
in a coastal State to the tidal shoreline miles of 
all coastal States. 
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‘‘(C) 20 percent of the funds are allocated 
on the basis of the ratio of population of the 
coastal counties of a coastal State to the total 
population of all coastal counties of all coastal 
States based on the most recent data available by 
the United States Census Bureau. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE COASTAL STATES.—For purposes 
of this subsection, an eligible coastal State is any 
coastal State as defined in section 304 of the Coastal 
Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453). 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM ALLOCATION TO STATES.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (1), not more than 5 percent 
of the total funds distributed under this subsection 
may be allocated to any single State. Any amount ex-
ceeding this limit shall be redistributed equally 
among the remaining eligible coastal States. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT PLANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this subsection, an eligible coastal 
State shall submit to the Administrator for re-
view and approval, a 5-year plan, which shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(i) Criteria to determine eligibility 
for entities which may receive grants under 
this subsection. 
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‘‘(ii) A description of the competitive 
process the coastal State will use in allo-
cating funds received from the Fund, except 
in the case of allocating funds under para-
graph (7), which shall include— 
‘‘(I) a description of the relative 
roles of and consistency with the State 
coastal zone management program ap-
proved under the Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 
et seq.), if the coastal State has such a 
plan, and any State Sea Grant Pro-
gram, 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 
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or program in that State, including all ap-
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 fre-
quently than once every 5 years, an update to 
the plan submitted by the coastal State under 
subparagraph (A) for the 5-year period imme-
diately following the most recent submittal under 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(5) OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.—In 
determining whether to approve a plan or an update 
to a plan described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
paragraph (4), the Administrator or the Foundation 
shall provide the opportunity for, and take into con-
sideration, public input and comment on the plan. 
‘‘(6) INDIAN TRIBES.—As a condition on receipt 
of a grant under this subsection, a State that receives 
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a grant under this subsection shall ensure that Indian 
Tribes in the State are eligible to participate in the 
competitive process described in the State’s plan 
under paragraph (5)(A)(ii). 
‘‘(7) NONPARTICIPATION BY A STATE.—In any 
year, if an eligible coastal State or geographic area 
does not submit the plan required by paragraph (4) 
or declines the funds distributed under this subsection, 
the funds that would have been allocated to the State 
or area shall be reallocated to carry out subsection (c) 
for the national grant program.’’. 
(3) NATIONAL GRANTS FOR OCEANS, COASTS, AND 
GREAT LAKES.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section 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: 
‘‘(iii) nongovernmental organizations; 
and’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) CAP ON STATE FUNDING.—The amount 
of a grant awarded under this subsection shall 
not count toward the cap on funding to States 
through grants awarded under subsection (b). 
‘‘(D) INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.—Not less 
than $5,000,000 each year shall be awarded to 
Tribes and Indigenous communities.’’. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 907 of the National 
Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 U.S.C. 7506) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection (b) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) a description of the expenditures made from 
the Fund for the fiscal year, including the purpose of 
the expenditures; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) an estimate of blue carbon benefits, in tons 
of carbon dioxide, expected through grants awarded to 
projects that received special consideration under sec-
tion 906 due to their blue carbon potential.’’. 
(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 authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 
to carry out this title for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026.’’. 
SEC. 904. SHOVEL-READY RESTORATION GRANTS FOR 
COASTLINES AND FISHERIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall estab-
lish a grant program to provide funding and technical as-
sistance to eligible entities for purposes of carrying out a 
project described in subsection (d). 
(b) PROJECT PROPOSAL.—To be considered for a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall submit a grant 
proposal to the Administrator in a time, place, and manner 
determined by the Administrator. Such proposal shall in-
clude monitoring, data collection, and measurable perform-
ance criteria with respect to the project. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA.—The Administrator 
shall select eligible entities to receive grants under this sec-
tion based on criteria developed by the Administrator, in 
consultation with relevant offices of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, such as the Office of 
Habitat Conservation, the Office for Coastal Management, 
the Office of Response and Restoration, and the Office of 
National Marine Sanctuaries. 
(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A proposal is eligible for 
a grant under this section if— 
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(1) the purpose of the project is to restore a ma-
rine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lake habitat, in-
cluding— 
(A) restoration of habitat to protect or re-
cover a species that is threatened, endangered, or 
a species of concern under the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
(B) through the removal or remediation of 
marine debris, including derelict vessels and 
abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear, in 
coastal and marine habitats; or 
(C) for the benefit of— 
(i) shellfish; 
(ii) fish, including diadromous fish; 
(iii) coral reef systems; 
(iv) marine wildlife; 
(v) blue carbon ecosystems such as 
coastal wetlands, marshes, coastal forests, 
seagrasses, kelp forests, and other habitats 
important to carbon sequestration and stor-
age; or 
(vi) ecosystems such as beaches, dunes, 
oyster beds, submerged aquatic vegetation, 
and other ecosystems that provide protection 
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(E) coordinate the delivery of science and 
data and technical assistance from Federal agen-
cies, including to support and inform the devel-
opment and delivery of National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration products and serv-
ices; and 
(F) define and prioritize needs from other 
Federal agencies that could be addressed by en-
hancements to Federal data and services, includ-
ing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration products and services. 
(3) LEADERSHIP.—The Subcommittee shall be 
co-chaired by the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy and the Administrator. 
(4) MEMBERSHIP.—The following entities shall 
be members of the committee: 
(A) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration. 
(B) The National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration. 
(C) The Department of Interior through the 
United States Geological Survey. 
(D) The United States Army Corps of Engi-
neers. 
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