Sec. 102. National program
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Section 202 ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(2)through
(6)as paragraphs
(3)through (7), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: to promote the resilience of coral reef ecosystems, especially with respect to warming sea temperatures, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, coral diseases, and invasive species; ; by amending paragraph (4), as so redesignated, to read as follows: to develop sound scientific information on the condition of coral reef ecosystems and the threats to such ecosystems including warming sea temperatures, coral bleaching, coral diseases, and ocean acidification, to benefit local communities and the Nation, and to the extent practicable to support and enhance management and research capabilities at local management agencies and local research and academic institutions; ; by amending paragraph (5), as so redesignated, to read as follows: to assist in the preservation of coral reefs by supporting consensus-driven conservation and restoration programs, including those that involve affected local communities, businesses, and nongovernmental organizations; ; and by striking paragraph (7), as so redesignated, and inserting the following: to recognize the benefits of healthy coral reefs to island and coastal communities and to encourage Federal, State, territorial, and local community cooperation to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the continued availability of those benefits. . Section 207(b) ( 16 U.S.C. 6406(b) ) is amended— in paragraph
(3)by striking and after the semicolon; in paragraph (4)— by striking cooperative conservation and management and inserting cooperative research, conservation, management, and restoration ; and by striking partners. and inserting partners, including academic institutions located in States and United States territories; and ; and by adding at the end the following: improving and promoting the resilience of coral reefs, especially to warming sea temperatures, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, coral diseases, and invasive species. .
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