Sec. 3. PROTECTION OF TROPICAL FORESTS AND CORAL REEFS
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## SEC. 3 PROTECTION OF TROPICAL FORESTS AND CORAL REEFS ###
(a)In General Section 802 of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431), as renamed by section 2(a), is amended— ####
(1)in subsections (a)(1), (a)(6), (b)(1), (b)(3), and (b)(4), by striking “tropical forests” each place it appears and inserting “tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems”; ####
(2)in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking “far-flung”; ####
(3)in subsection (a)(7), by striking “tropical forests is critical to the protection of tropical forests” and inserting “tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems is critical to the protection of such areas”; and ####
(4)in subsection (b)(2)— #####
(A)by striking “tropical forests” the first place it appears and inserting “tropical forests and coral ecosystems”; #####
(B)by striking “tropical forests” the second place it appears and inserting “areas”; and #####
(C)by striking “tropical forests” the third place it appears and inserting “tropical forests and coral reef ecosystems”. ###
(b)Amendments Related to Definitions Section 803 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2431a) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (5)— #####
(A)in the heading, by striking “tropical forest” and inserting “tropical forest or coral reef”; #####
(B)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “tropical forest” and inserting “tropical forest or coral reef”; and #####
(C)in subparagraph (B)— ######
(i)by striking “tropical forest” and inserting “tropical forest or coral reef”; and ######
(ii)by striking “tropical forests” and inserting “tropical forests or coral reefs”; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(10) Coral > > The term ‘coral’ means species of the phylum Cnidaria, including— > > > ##### “(A) > > all species of the orders Antipatharia (black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Alcyonacea (soft corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organpipe corals and others), and Coenothecalia (blue coral), of the class Anthoza; and > > > ##### “(B) > > all species of the order Hydrocorallina (fire corals and hydrocorals) of the class Hydrozoa. > > > #### “(11) Coral reef > > The term ‘coral reef’ means any reef or shoal composed primarily of coral. > > > #### “(12) Coral reef ecosystem > > The term ‘coral reef ecosystem’ means any coral reef and any coastal marine ecosystem surrounding, or directly related to, a coral reef and important to maintaining the ecological integrity of that coral reef, such as seagrasses, mangroves, sandy seabed communities, and immediately adjacent coastal areas.” > .
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