‘‘(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 11048 (27 
Fed. Reg. 8851), dated September 4, 
1962; or 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of Commerce, with 
respect to any other coral reef or component 
thereof.’’. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 213 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 
(formerly 16 U.S.C. 6408), as redesignated by section 4, is 
amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated 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’’; 
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(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING GRANTS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 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. 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 Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, to provide funds to a research 
facility for coral reef research and protection, and coastal 
ecology and development, at the American Samoa Commu-
nity College. 
(b) UNIVERSITY OF GUAM.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000 to the Secretary of Commerce, act-
ing through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
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istration, to provide funds to the University of Guam for 
coral reef research and protection. 
(c) SUPPORT FOR CORAL REEF INSTITUTES.—The Ad-
ministrator, subject to the availability of appropriations 
specifically to carry out this subsection, may enter into, re-
negotiate, or extend a cooperative agreement with any uni-
versity or local academic institution or other research center 
with established programs that support coral reef conserva-
tion 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 manage-
ment 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 
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Act of 2000, as redesignated by section 6(a) of this Act and 
amended by section 8 of this Act, apply. 
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Union Calendar No. 248 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1205 
[Report No. 110–394, Part I] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 
2000, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 22, 2007 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
OCTOBER 22, 2007 
Committee on Science and Technology discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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