Sec. 9. National program
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Section 208 (formerly 16 U.S.C. 6406 ), as redesignated by section 7 of this Act, is amended to read as follows: Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary may conduct activities, including with local, State, regional, or international programs and partners, as appropriate, to conserve coral reef ecosystems, that are consistent with this title, the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 , the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 , and the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Activities authorized under subsection
(a)include— mapping, monitoring, assessment, restoration, socioeconomic and scientific research that benefit the understanding, sustainable use, biodiversity, and long-term conservation of coral reef ecosystems; enhancing public awareness, education, understanding, and appreciation of coral reef ecosystems; removing, and providing assistance to States in removing, abandoned fishing gear, marine debris, and abandoned vessels from coral reef ecosystems to conserve living marine resources; responding to incidents and events that threaten and damage coral reef ecosystems; conservation and management of coral reef ecosystems; centrally archiving, managing, and distributing data sets and providing coral reef ecosystem assessments and services to the general public with local, regional, or international programs and partners; and activities designed to prevent or minimize damage to coral reef ecosystems, including those activities described in section 212(b)(2) of this title. The Secretary, in coordination with similar efforts at other Departments and agencies shall provide for the long-term stewardship of environmental data, products, and information via data processing, storage, and archive facilities pursuant to this title. The Secretary may— archive environmental data collected by Federal, State, local agencies, and tribal organizations and federally funded research; promote widespread availability and dissemination of environmental data and information through full and open access and exchange to the greatest extent possible, including in electronic format on the Internet; develop standards, protocols, and procedures for sharing Federal data with State and local government programs and the private sector or academia; and develop metadata standards for coral reef ecosystems in accordance with Federal Geographic Data Committee guidelines. The Secretary shall establish an account (to be called the Emergency Response, Stabilization, and Restoration Account) in the Damage Assessment Restoration Revolving Fund established by the Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 1991 ( 33 U.S.C. 2706 note), for implementation of this subsection for emergency actions. Amounts appropriated for the Account under section 219, and funds authorized by sections 213(d)(1)(C)(ii) and 214(f)(3)(B), shall be deposited into the Account and made available for use by the Secretary as specified in sections 213 and 214. Any amounts received by the United States pursuant to sections 213(d)(1)(C)(ii) and 214(f)(3)(B) shall be deposited into the Emergency Response, Stabilization, and Restoration Account established under paragraph (1). The Secretary of Commerce may request the Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the Damage Assessment Restoration Revolving Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of Commerce, required to meet the current needs of the fund. Such investments shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in public debt securities, with maturities suitable to the needs of the fund, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce and bearing interest at rates determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturity. Interest earned by such investments shall be available for use by the Secretary of Commerce without further appropriation and remain available until expended. .
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