Bill > HR6738

This bill: - Reauthorizes and amends the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 to strengthen efforts to conserve and restore coral reef ecosystems. Key provisions include: - Revising the purposes of the Act to ensure healthy and resilient coral reefs for the benefit of island and coastal communities. - Expanding the national coral reef action strategy to include considerations of coral reef condition, emerging threats, and restoration efforts. - Revising the Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program to prioritize funding for projects addressing specific threats like bleaching, disease, and pollution. - Establishing a public-private partnership to support coral reef conservation and emergency response activities. - Authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to provide emergency assistance for significant coral reef events, such as disease outbreaks or vessel groundings. - Requiring the establishment of an inventory of vessel grounding incidents and at-risk coral reefs. - Increasing authorized appropriations for the Act. The bill also provides new authorities and funding for the Department of the Interior to conserve coral reefs and establishes a National Coral Reef Management Fellowship Program.