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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1968

 To support rural coastal and maritime economic development, and for 
 other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 5, 2025

 Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. King) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
 Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To support rural coastal and maritime economic development, and for 
 other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Working 
Waterfronts Act of 2025''.

    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
 TITLE I--COASTAL ENERGY

Sec. 101. Credit for maintaining and enhancing hydroelectric 
 facilities.

Sec. 102. Transition to alternative fuel commercial fishing vessels.
 TITLE II--FISHERIES AND SEAFOOD

Sec. 201. Department of Agriculture loans and grants for fishing and 
 mariculture businesses.

Sec. 202. Extension of credit to businesses providing services to 
 producers or harvesters of aquatic 
 products.

Sec. 203. Shellfish mariculture under the national harmful algal bloom 
 and hypoxia program.

Sec. 204. Allocation of funds under Saltonstall-Kennedy Act.

Sec. 205. Electronic Monitoring Innovation Prize.
 TITLE III--SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE

 Subtitle A--Rural Coastal Community Processing Grants

Sec. 301. Definitions.

Sec. 302. Action plan and identification of coastal communities.

Sec. 303. Grants and cooperative agreements to support rural seafood 
 processing and cold storage.

Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations.
 Subtitle B--Working Waterfronts Preservation

Sec. 311. Working waterfront access protection grant program.
 TITLE IV--WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 401. Maritime workforce grant program.

Sec. 402. Safety standards for certain fishing vessels.
 TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

 Subtitle A--Ocean Innovation

Sec. 501. Definitions.

Sec. 502. Ocean Innovation Clusters.

Sec. 503. Grants for Ocean Innovation Clusters.
 Subtitle B--Vegetated Coastal Ecosystems and Great Lakes Ecosystems

Sec. 511. Definitions.

Sec. 512. Interagency Working Group on Vegetated Coastal Ecosystems and 
 Great Lakes ecosystems.

Sec. 513. National-level map and inventory of vegetated coastal 
 ecosystems and Great Lakes ecosystems.

Sec. 514. Grants for pilot projects and research on coastal natural 
 infrastructure in cold climates.
 Subtitle C--Ocean Acidification

Sec. 521. Definitions in Federal Ocean Acidification Research And 
 Monitoring Act of 2009.

Sec. 522. Improvement of collaboration on ocean acidification.

Sec. 523. Technical corrections.
 Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 531. Transfer of, and amendments to, the Coastal Aquatic Invasive 
 Species Mitigation Grant Program and 
 mitigation fund.

 TITLE I--COASTAL ENERGY

SEC. 101. CREDIT FOR MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING HYDROELECTRIC 
 FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after 

section 48E the following new section:

``

SEC. 48F. CREDIT FOR MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING HYDROELECTRIC 
 FACILITIES.

 ``

    (a) In General.--For purposes of 

section 46, the credit for 
maintaining and enhancing hydroelectric facilities for any taxable year 
is an amount equal to 30 percent of the basis of any hydropower 
improvement property placed in service during such taxable year.
 ``

    (b) Certain Progress Expenditure Rules Made Applicable.--Rules 
similar to the rules of subsections
            (c) (4) and
            (d) of 

section 46 (as in 
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue 
Reconciliation Act of 1990) shall apply for purposes of subsection

    (a) .
 ``
            (c) Hydropower Improvement Property.--In this section, the term 
`hydropower improvement property' means property which--
 ``

    (1) adds or improves fish passage at a qualified dam,
 ``

    (2) maintains or improves the quality of the water 
 retained or released by a qualified dam,
 ``

    (3) promotes downstream sediment transport processes and 
 habitat maintenance with respect to a qualified dam,
 ``

    (4) is part of a marine energy technology project or a 
 marine energy project, or
 ``

    (5) places into service an approved remote dam.
 ``
            (d) Other 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section--
 ``

    (1) Approved remote dam.--The term `approved remote dam' 
 means--
 ``
        (A) a hydroelectric dam which--
 ``
            (i) exclusively services communities not 
 interconnected to the Electric Reliability 
 Council of Texas, the Eastern Interconnection, 
 or the Western Interconnection,
 ``
            (ii) does not contribute to atmosphere 
 pollution, and
 ``
            (iii) has a maximum net output of not 
 greater than 40 megawatts, and
 ``
        (B) any interconnection property associated with 
 a dam described in subparagraph
        (A) .
 ``

    (2) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Federal 
 Energy Regulatory Commission.
 ``

    (3) Fish passage.--The term `fish passage' means, with 
 respect to any qualified dam, any new or upgraded turbine, 
 fishway, or other fish passage technology which improves fish 
 migration and survival rates.
 ``

    (4) Interconnection property.--The term `interconnection 
 property' means any tangible property--
 ``
        (A)
            (i) with respect to any dam described in 
 paragraph

    (1)
        (A) , to enable the delivery of electricity 
 from such dam to any customer, or
 ``
            (ii) with respect to any project described 
 paragraph

    (5)
        (A) or

    (6)
        (A) , to enable the delivery of 
 electricity from such project to any customer, and
 ``
        (B) which satisfies the requirements under 
 clauses
            (ii) and
            (iii) of 

section 48

    (a)

    (8)
        (B) .
 ``

    (5) Marine energy project.--The term `marine energy 
 project' means--
 ``
        (A) a project which produces electricity from--
 ``
            (i) waves, tides, and currents in oceans, 
 estuaries, and tidal areas,
 ``
            (ii) free flowing water in rivers, lakes, 
 streams, and man-made channels,
 ``
            (iii) differentials in salinity and 
 pressure gradients, or
 ``
            (iv) differentials in water temperature, 
 including ocean thermal energy conversion, and
 ``
        (B) any interconnection property associated with 
 a project described in subparagraph
        (A) .
 ``

    (6) Marine energy technology project.--The term `marine 
 energy technology project' means--
 ``
        (A) a project which the Commission determines--
 ``
            (i) will produce electricity from a 
 generator that converts the potential energy of 
 flowing water,
 ``
            (ii) will utilize a generating technology 
 that is not in widespread, utility scale use in 
 the United States as of the date of enactment 
 of this section,
 ``
            (iii) will not be, based on information 
 available to the Commission, likely to 
 jeopardize the continued existence of any 
 species listed as a threatened species or an 
 endangered species under the Endangered Species 
 Act of 1973, and
 ``
            (iv) will not be, based on information 
 available to the Commission, likely to result 
 in the destruction or adverse modification of 
 an area designated as critical habitat for any 
 species listed as a threatened species or an 
 endangered species under such Act, and
 ``
        (B) any interconnection property associated with 
 a project described in subparagraph
        (A) .
 ``

    (7) Qualified dam.--The term `qualified dam' means a 
 hydroelectric dam that is licensed by the Commission or legally 
 operating without such a license before the date of enactment 
 of this section.''.

    (b) Elective Payment and Transfer of Credit.--

    (1) Elective payment.--

Section 6417 of the Internal Revenue 
 Code of 1986 is amended--
        (A) in subsection

    (b) , by adding at the end the 
 following:
 ``

    (13) The credit for maintaining and enhancing 
 hydroelectric facilities under 

section 48F.'', and
        (B) in subsection
            (d) (1) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (E) , by striking ``
            (C) , 
 or
            (D) '' each place it appears and inserting 
 ``
            (C) ,
            (D) , or
        (E) '',
            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph
        (E) (as 
 amended by clause
            (i) ) as subparagraph
        (F) , and
            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph
            (D) the following:
 ``
        (E) Election with respect to credit for 
 maintaining and enhancing hydroelectric facilities.--If 
 a taxpayer other than an entity described in 
 subparagraph
        (A) makes an election under this 
 subparagraph with respect to any taxable year in which 
 such taxpayer has, after December 31, 2022, placed in 
 service hydropower improvement property (as defined in 
 

section 48F
            (c) ), such taxpayer shall be treated as an 
 applicable entity for purposes of this section for such 
 taxable year, but only with respect to the credit 
 described in subsection

    (b)

    (13) .''.

    (2) Transfer.--

Section 6418

    (f)

    (1)
        (A) of the Internal 
 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
 following:
 ``
            (xii) The credit for maintaining and 
 enhancing hydroelectric facilities under 
 

section 48F.''.
            (c) Conforming Amendments.--

    (1) Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
 amended--
        (A) in paragraph

    (6) , by striking ``and'' at the 
 end,
        (B) in paragraph

    (7) , by striking the period at the 
 end and inserting ``, and'', and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (8) the credit for maintaining and enhancing 
 hydroelectric facilities.''.

    (2) Section 49

    (a)

    (1)
            (C) of such Code is amended--
        (A) in clause
            (vii) , by striking ``and'' at the 
 end,
        (B) in clause
            (viii) , by striking the period at the 
 end and inserting ``, and'', and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (ix) the basis of any hydropower 
 improvement property under 

section 48F.''.

    (3) Section 50 of such Code is amended--
        (A) in subsection

    (a)

    (2)
        (E) , as amended by 

section 13702

    (b) of Public Law 117-169, by striking ``or 
 48E

    (e) '' and inserting ``48E

    (e) , or 48F

    (b) '', and
        (B) in subsection
            (d) (2) --
            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by inserting ``or any hydropower 
 improvement property (as defined in 

section 48F
            (c) )'' after ``any energy storage technology 
 (as defined in 

section 48
            (c) (6) )'', and
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking 
 ``energy storage technology'' each place it 
 appears and inserting ``energy storage 
 technology or hydropower improvement 
 property''.

    (4) The table of sections for subpart E of part IV of 
 subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting 
 after the item relating to 

section 48E the following new item:

``

Sec. 48F. Credit for maintaining and enhancing hydroelectric 
 facilities.''.
            (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2022.

SEC. 102. TRANSITION TO ALTERNATIVE FUEL COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
 Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
 Administration.

    (2) Alternative fuel commercial fishing vessel.--The term 
 ``alternative fuel commercial fishing vessel'' means a 
 commercial fishing vessel that runs on an energy source other 
 than an energy source that is exclusively derived from 
 petroleum, including a hybrid energy source.

    (3) Commercial fishing vessel.--The term ``commercial 
 fishing vessel'' has the meaning given the term ``fishing 
 vessel'' in 

section 2101 of title 46, United States Code.

    (4) Necessary shoreside infrastructure.--The term 
 ``necessary shoreside infrastructure'' means shoreside 
 infrastructure necessary to facilitate the transition of 
 commercial fishing vessels to alternative fuel commercial 
 fishing vessels, including charging stations for electric 
 alternative fuel commercial fishing vessels and refueling 
 stations for alternative fuel commercial fishing vessels.

    (5) Pilot program.--The term ``pilot program'' means the 
 pilot program established under subsection

    (b)

    (1) .

    (b) Pilot Program.--

    (1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation 
 with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall establish a pilot 
 program to facilitate the transition of United States-flagged 
 commercial fishing vessels to alternative fuel commercial 
 fishing vessels.

    (2) Use of funds.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
 Administrator may make loans--
        (A) to facilitate the transition from commercial 
 fishing vessels using energy sources exclusively 
 derived from petroleum to alternative fuel commercial 
 fishing vessels, including loans for the building of 
 new alternative fuel commercial fishing vessels or 
 retrofitting existing commercial fishing vessels into 
 alternative fuel commercial fishing vessels; and
        (B) for research and development of alternative 
 fuel technologies for commercial fishing vessels and 
 necessary shoreside infrastructure.

    (3) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Commandant 
 of the Coast Guard shall each promulgate regulations necessary 
 for the implementation of the pilot program.
            (c) Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator, jointly with the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard, shall carry out, and submit to Congress a report 
describing the results of, a study on--

    (1) methods to further develop alternative fuels for use 
 with commercial fishing vessels;

    (2) how to improve existing alternative fuel technologies 
 in commercial fishing vessels;

    (3) the fuel sources available for commercial fishing 
 vessels, and the limitations of those fuel sources; and

    (4) opportunities for the use of hybrid technologies in 
 commercial fishing vessels.
            (d) Authorizations of Appropriations.--

    (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
 the Administrator $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 
 through 2030 to carry out subsection

    (b) .

    (2) Allocation of funding.--Of the amounts made available 
 under paragraph

    (1) for each fiscal year--
        (A) not less than $10,000,000 shall be used to make 
 loans described in subsection

    (b)

    (2)
        (A) ; and
        (B) not less than $10,000,000 shall be used to make 
 loans described in subsection

    (b)

    (2)
        (B) .

 TITLE II--FISHERIES AND SEAFOOD

SEC. 201. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOANS AND GRANTS FOR FISHING AND 
 MARICULTURE BUSINESSES.

    (a) Definitions of Farmer and Farming.--

Section 343

    (a) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991

    (a) ) is 
amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``farming.'' and 
 inserting ``farming, commercial fishing, or fish processing.'';

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``farming.'' and 
 inserting ``farming, commercial fishing, and fish 
 processing.''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (14) Commercial fishing.--The term `commercial fishing' 
 means fishing (as defined in 

section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
 Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) in 
 which the fish harvested, either in whole or in part, are 
 intended to enter commerce or enter commerce through sale, 
 barter, or trade.
 ``

    (15) Commercial fishing vessel.--The term `commercial 
 fishing vessel' means a fishing vessel and a fish processing 
 vessel (as those terms are defined in 

section 2101 of title 46, 
 United States Code).
 ``

    (16) Fish.--The term `fish' has the meaning given the 
 term in 

section 2101 of title 46, United States Code.
 ``

    (17) Fish processing.--The term `fish processing' means 
 the processing of fish for commercial use or consumption.
 ``

    (18) Fish processing facility.--The term `fish processing 
 facility' means a facility or vessel, boat, ship, or other 
 craft used or equipped for fish processing.''.

    (b) Farm Ownership Loans.--

    (1) Eligibility.--

Section 302

    (a) of the Consolidated Farm 
 and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922

    (a) ) is amended by 
 adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (3) Eligibility of wild-caught fish and shellfish.--For 
 purposes of direct and guaranteed farm loans under this 
 subtitle--
 ``
        (A) the terms `farmer' and `rancher' shall 
 include an individual or entity engaged in commercial 
 fishing or fish processing; and
 ``
        (B) the terms `farm' and `ranch' shall include--
 ``
            (i) a commercial fishing vessel; and
 ``
            (ii) a fish processing facility.''.

    (2) === Purposes ===
-

Section 303

    (a) of the Consolidated Farm and 
 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1923

    (a) ) is amended by adding 
 at the end the following:
 ``

    (3) Commercial fishery participants; fish processors.--
 ``
        (A) Commercial fishery participants.--An 
 individual or entity engaged in commercial fishing may 
 use a direct or guaranteed loan under this subtitle 
 for--
 ``
            (i) acquiring a commercial fishing 
 permit; and
 ``
            (ii) acquiring, operating, and 
 maintaining a commercial fishing vessel.
 ``
        (B) Fish processors.--An individual or entity 
 engaged in fish processing may use a direct or 
 guaranteed loan under this subtitle for acquiring, 
 operating, and maintaining a fish processing 
 facility.''.
            (c) Farm Operating Loans.--

    (1) Eligibility.--

Section 311

    (a) of the Consolidated Farm 
 and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941

    (a) ) is amended by 
 adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (3) Eligibility of wild-caught fish and shellfish.--For 
 purposes of direct and guaranteed farm loans under this 
 subtitle--
 ``
        (A) the terms `farmer' and `rancher' shall 
 include an individual or entity engaged in commercial 
 fishing or fish processing; and
 ``
        (B) the terms `farm' and `ranch' shall include--
 ``
            (i) a commercial fishing vessel; and
 ``
            (ii) a fish processing facility.''.

    (2) === Purposes ===
-

Section 312 of the Consolidated Farm and 
 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1942) is amended by adding at 
 the end the following:
 ``

    (f) Commercial Fishery Participants; Fish Processors.--
 ``

    (1) Commercial fishery participants.--An individual or 
 entity engaged in commercial fishing may use a direct or 
 guaranteed loan under this subtitle for acquiring, operating, 
 and maintaining a commercial fishing vessel.
 ``

    (2) Fish processors.--An individual or entity engaged in 
 fish processing may use a direct or guaranteed loan under this 
 subtitle for acquiring, operating, and maintaining a fish 
 processing facility.''.
            (d) Farmers' Markets and Local Food Promotion Program.--

Section 210A
            (d) (6) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1627c
            (d) (6) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (F) Eligibility of wild-caught fish and 
 shellfish.--For purposes of this paragraph--
 ``
            (i) an agricultural commodity or product 
 described in subsection

    (a)

    (12) shall include 
 fish (as defined in 

section 2101 of title 46, 
 United States Code) that is caught, taken, or 
 harvested from the wild; and
 ``
            (ii) the eligible activities described in 
 paragraph

    (2) shall include domestic seafood 
 marketing.''.

SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF CREDIT TO BUSINESSES PROVIDING SERVICES TO 
 PRODUCERS OR HARVESTERS OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS.

    (a) Farm Credit Banks.--

    (1) Eligibility for credit and financial services.--

Section 1.9 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2017) is 
 amended--
        (A) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``or'' at the 
 end;
        (B) by redesignating paragraph

    (3) as paragraph

    (4) ; and
            (C) by inserting after paragraph

    (2) the following:
 ``

    (3) persons furnishing to producers or harvesters of 
 aquatic products services directly related to their operating 
 needs; or''.

    (2) Purposes for extensions of credit.--

Section 1.11
            (c) (1) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2019
            (c) (1) ) is 
 amended by inserting ``and to persons furnishing services 
 directly related to the operating needs of producers or 
 harvesters of aquatic products'' after ``needs''.

    (b) Production Credit Associations.--

Section 2.4

    (a) of the Farm 
Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2075

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking the period at the end and 
 inserting ``; and''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (4) persons furnishing to producers or harvesters of 
 aquatic products services directly related to their operating 
 needs.''.

SEC. 203. SHELLFISH MARICULTURE UNDER THE NATIONAL HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM 
 AND HYPOXIA PROGRAM.

 

Section 603A of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and 
Control Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 4002) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (e) --
        (A) by redesignating paragraphs

    (10) and

    (11) as 
 paragraphs

    (11) and

    (12) , respectively; and
        (B) by inserting after paragraph

    (9) the following:
 ``

    (10) enhance competitive grant programs to support 
 shellfish mariculture and expand access to testing for harmful 
 algal bloom toxins for subsistence and recreational shellfish 
 harvesters through innovative methods that increase the 
 efficiency and effectiveness of such testing in rural and 
 remote areas;''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (j) Definition of Shellfish Mariculture.--In this section, the 
term `shellfish mariculture' means the cultivation of shellfish in 
their natural habitat for human consumption.''.

SEC. 204. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER SALTONSTALL-KENNEDY ACT.

 

Section 2

    (f) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (commonly known as the 
``Saltonstall-Kennedy Act'') (chapter 696; 15 U.S.C. 713c-3

    (f) ) is 
amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) --
            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
 ``all moneys in the fund shall'' and inserting 
 ``25 percent of all moneys transferred to the 
 Secretary under subsection

    (b)

    (1) shall''; and
            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
 ``all moneys in the fund,'' and all that 
 follows through ``with respect to that fiscal 
 year,'' and inserting ``such moneys'';
        (B) in subparagraph
        (A) --
            (i) by striking ``use no less than 60 per 
 centum of such moneys'' and inserting ``make 
 available not less than 75 percent of such 
 moneys, equal to 18.75 percent of all moneys 
 transferred to the Secretary under subsection

    (b)

    (1) ,'';
            (ii) by inserting ``under the Saltonstall-
 Kennedy competitive grant program of the 
 National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
 Administration'' after ``grants''; and
            (iii) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
 semicolon;
            (C) by redesignating subparagraph
        (B) as 
 subparagraph
            (C) ; and
            (D) by inserting after subparagraph
        (A) the 
 following:
 ``
        (B) the Secretary shall make available not less 
 than 20 percent of such moneys, equal to 5 percent of 
 all moneys transferred to the Secretary under 
 subsection

    (b)

    (1) , to carry out the Young Fishermen's 
 Development Act (33 U.S.C. 1141 et seq.); and''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``$3,000,000'' and 
 inserting ``$10,000,000''.

SEC. 205. ELECTRONIC MONITORING INNOVATION PRIZE.

 Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and under the authority provided by 

section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719), the Administrator 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation 
with the heads of relevant Federal agencies and nongovernmental 
partners, as appropriate, shall establish an Electronic Monitoring 
Innovation Prize, which the Administrator may award for the development 
of advanced electronic fisheries monitoring equipment and data analysis 
tools, including improved fish species recognition software.

 TITLE III--SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE

 Subtitle A--Rural Coastal Community Processing Grants

SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

 In this subtitle:

    (1) Mariculture.--The term ``mariculture'' means shellfish 
 and aquatic plants grown under controlled conditions.

    (2) Rural coastal community.--The term ``rural coastal 
 community'' means a coastal community in a rural area (as 
 defined in 

section 343

    (a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991

    (a) )).

    (3) Rural processing facility.--The term ``rural processing 
 facility'' means a seafood or mariculture processing facility 
 that is located in a rural coastal community.

    (4) Seafood.--The term ``seafood'' means wild caught 
 finfish and shellfish.

    (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Agriculture.

SEC. 302. ACTION PLAN AND IDENTIFICATION OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce, shall develop an action plan to facilitate more 
domestic processing of United States-caught seafood and mariculture by 
rural processing facilities, including rural processing facilities that 
have less than 50 employees.

    (b) Inclusions.--The action plan developed under subsection

    (a) shall include--

    (1) an identification of rural coastal communities where 
 commercial fishing is a significant economic driver and there 
 exists a need and voiced community desire for the creation of 
 new (or rehabilitation of existing) seafood processing 
 infrastructure for rural processing facilities to allow those 
 communities--
        (A) to effectively process their own catch locally; 
 and
        (B) to provide for the local and domestic market;

    (2) an identification of rural coastal communities with 
 existing or developing mariculture operations where processing 
 infrastructure for rural processing facilities is not 
 sufficient to meet the needs of the mariculture operations; and

    (3) a consideration of the diversity of rural coastal 
 communities, including geographic diversity.
            (c) Identification of Eligible Communities.--The action plan 
developed under subsection

    (a) shall identify rural coastal communities 
across the United States that would be eligible for the grants and 
cooperative agreements under 

section 303.
            (d) Stakeholder Engagement.--In developing the action plan under 
subsection

    (a) , the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Commerce, shall provide a meaningful stakeholder engagement process 
that prioritizes outreach and engagement through methods that 
effectively reach out to residents of rural coastal communities 
described in paragraphs

    (1) through

    (3) of subsection

    (b) .

SEC. 303. GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO SUPPORT RURAL SEAFOOD 
 PROCESSING AND COLD STORAGE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall, for the period of fiscal 
years 2026 through 2030, make competitive grants or enter into 
cooperative agreements--

    (1) to support pilot projects for new seafood or 
 mariculture processing infrastructure for rural processing 
 facilities in rural coastal communities identified under 
 

section 302
            (c) ;

    (2) to support pilot projects for the rehabilitation, 
 repair, or retrofitting of existing seafood or mariculture 
 processing infrastructure for rural processing facilities in 
 rural coastal communities identified under 

section 302
            (c) ;

    (3) to support pilot projects for new cold storage 
 infrastructure for rural processing facilities in rural coastal 
 communities identified under 

section 302
            (c) ; and

    (4) to support pilot projects for the rehabilitation, 
 repair, or retrofitting of existing cold storage infrastructure 
 for rural processing facilities in rural coastal communities 
 identified under 

section 302
            (c) .

    (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a 
cooperative agreement under subsection

    (a) , the recipient of the grant 
or participant in the cooperative agreement shall be--

    (1) a collaborative State, Tribal, local, or regionally 
 based network or partnership of public or private entities; or

    (2) an individual company that owns or operates one or more 
 rural processing facilities.
            (c) Allocation for Small-Scale Rural Processing Facilities.--Of the 
amount made available to make competitive grants and enter into 
cooperative agreements under subsection

    (a) for each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall use 50 percent to support pilot projects described in 
that subsection for rural processing facilities that have less than 50 
employees.
            (d) Evaluation Criteria.--In making grants or entering into 
cooperative agreements under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary shall 
evaluate, with respect to applications for the grants or cooperative 
agreements--

    (1) relevancy;

    (2) technical merit;

    (3) achievability, expertise, and track record; and

    (4) equity and community impacts.

    (e) Requirements.--A grant or cooperative agreement under 
subsection

    (a) shall be for an amount and term determined appropriate 
by the Secretary.

SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

 Subtitle B--Working Waterfronts Preservation

SEC. 311. WORKING WATERFRONT ACCESS PROTECTION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Boat.--The term ``boat'' means a watercraft that is not 
 built in a shipyard, and is typically of the type suitable or 
 intended for personal use or for use in a fishery.

    (2) Boatbuilding industry.--The term ``boatbuilding 
 industry'' means an industry primarily engaged in building 
 boats.

    (3) Coastal waters.--The term ``coastal waters'' means--
        (A) in the Great Lakes area, the waters within the 
 territorial jurisdiction of the United States 
 consisting of the Great Lakes, their connecting waters, 
 harbors, roadsteads, and estuary-type areas such as 
 bays, shallows, and marshes; and
        (B) in other areas, those waters, adjacent to the 
 shorelines, which contain a measurable quantity or 
 percentage of sea water, including sounds, bays, 
 lagoons, bayous, ponds, and estuaries.

    (4) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
        (A) the government of a coastal State;
        (B) a unit of local government within a coastal 
 State;
            (C) a nonprofit organization that the Secretary 
 determines is appropriate to receive a grant under 
 subsection

    (b) ; or
            (D) a participant in the commercial fishing 
 industry, the mariculture industry, or the for-hire 
 recreational fishing industry.

    (5) Eligible project.--The term ``eligible project'' means 
 a project--
        (A) to--
            (i) make improvements to real property that 
 is a working waterfront area located in a 
 coastal State and owned by an eligible entity, 
 including--
            (I) the construction or repair of 
 wharfs or related facilities;
            (II) the provision of access to 
 coastal waters in working waterfront 
 areas to persons engaged in the 
 commercial fishing industry, the 
 mariculture industry, the for-hire 
 recreational fishing industry, or the 
 boatbuilding industry; and
            (III) improvements made to such 
 property in order to be resilient to 
 climate change; or
            (ii) permanently designate or otherwise 
 protect real property owned or operated by an 
 eligible entity as a working waterfront area;
        (B) that has been approved or endorsed by the State 
 government entity responsible for fishery management or 
 the State's coastal zone management agency; and
            (C) that is consistent with State coastal shoreline 
 access laws (including regulations).

    (6) Mariculture.--The term ``mariculture'' means shellfish 
 and aquatic plants grown under controlled conditions.

    (7) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit 
 organization'' means an organization that is--
        (A) described in 

section 501
            (c) of the Internal 
 Revenue Code of 1986; and
        (B) exempt from taxation under 

section 501

    (a) of 
 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

    (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Commerce.

    (9) Working waterfront area.--The term ``working waterfront 
 area'' means land that is used for, or that supports, the 
 commercial fishing industry, the mariculture industry, the for-
 hire recreational fishing industry, or the boatbuilding 
 industry.

    (b) Grant Program Authorized.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Economic 
 Development Administration of the Department of Commerce, shall 
 award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to 
 carry out eligible projects that support the commercial fishing 
 industry, the mariculture industry, the for-hire recreational 
 fishing industry, or the boatbuilding industry in coastal 
 States.

    (2) Application.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under 
 this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
 such time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
 the Secretary may reasonably require.

    (3) Grant selection considerations.--In selecting eligible 
 entities to receive grants under this section, the Secretary 
 shall give substantial weight to--
        (A) the economic significance of the eligible 
 project to the commercial fishing industry, the 
 mariculture industry, the for-hire recreational fishing 
 industry, or the boatbuilding industry in the immediate 
 vicinity and in the coastal State in which the eligible 
 project is located;
        (B) whether other adequate waterfront access 
 alternatives exist for the commercial fishing industry 
 within the community in which the eligible entity seeks 
 to use grant funding;
            (C) the utility of the eligible project for use in 
 the commercial fishing industry, the mariculture 
 industry, the for-hire recreational fishing industry, 
 or the boatbuilding industry, with respect to the 
 natural characteristics and developed infrastructure of 
 the relevant property;
            (D) whether the applicant has a business plan for 
 the area in which the project will be located;
        (E) the likelihood that the working waterfront area 
 will remain compatible with commercial fishing, 
 mariculture, for-hire recreational fishing, or 
 boatbuilding, and the applicant's ability to 
 demonstrate a need for, or support for, the project 
 within the community; and
        (F) whether the applicant intends to permanently 
 protect the relevant property.
            (c) Cost Sharing.--The amount of a grant awarded under this section 
to carry out an eligible project may not exceed 50 percent of the total 
cost of the eligible project.
            (d) Improved or Protected Property.--

    (1) In general.--Grants awarded under this section may be 
 used to improve or protect privately owned real property or 
 interests in privately owned real property, including 
 easements, only from willing owners.

    (2) No exercise of eminent domain.--No Federal, State, or 
 local agency may exercise the power of eminent domain to secure 
 title to any real property or facilities in connection with a 
 project carried out under this Act.

    (e) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress an 
annual report that describes the eligible projects funded with grants 
awarded under this section.

    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2026 through 2030.

 TITLE IV--WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 401. MARITIME WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Amendment.--Chapter 517 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``

Sec. 51708. Maritime workforce grant program
 ``

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:
 ``

    (1) Eligible applicant.--The term `eligible applicant' 
 means an entity that--
 ``
        (A) operates a program or performs activities 
 leading to the recruitment, education, or training of 
 future or current members of the maritime workforce; 
 and
 ``
        (B) submits an application in such form as the 
 Secretary may require.
 ``

    (2) Maritime workforce.--The term `maritime workforce' 
 includes positions of employment requiring a license, 
 certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document issued 
 under part E of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code.
 ``

    (3) Rural area.--The term `rural area' has the meaning 
 given the term in 

section 343

    (a) of the Consolidated Farm and 
 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991

    (a) ), without regard to 
 subparagraphs
        (B) ,
            (C) , and
        (E) through
            (I) of paragraph

    (13) of that section.
 ``

    (4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
 of Transportation.
 ``

    (b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Maritime Administrator, shall establish a program to provide grants, on 
a competitive basis, to eligible applicants for eligible activities 
described in subsection
            (c) that support maritime workforce 
development.
 ``
            (c) Eligible Activities.--An eligible activity is an activity 
carried out by an eligible applicant--
 ``

    (1) to establish a new, or improve an existing, training 
 program that teaches technical skills used in general seagoing 
 operations and specific areas, such as deck or engineering, 
 including the purchase of equipment for such programs;
 ``

    (2) to provide technical training or certification 
 courses leading to maritime workforce credentialing, including 
 any of the endorsements listed in 

section 10.109 of title 46, 
 Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation;
 ``

    (3) to create and deliver a program designed to provide 
 high school students with meaningful maritime education in 
 order to teach the future maritime workforce;
 ``

    (4) to support the professional development of teachers 
 using a curriculum of a program described in paragraph

    (1) ,

    (2) , or

    (3) ;
 ``

    (5) to establish, or support existing, scholarships or 
 apprenticeships for individuals pursuing employment in the 
 maritime workforce;
 ``

    (6) to support outreach about careers in the maritime 
 workforce to--
 ``
        (A) secondary and postsecondary school students; 
 or
 ``
        (B) underrepresented communities, as defined by 
 the Secretary, in the maritime workforce; or
 ``

    (7) to otherwise enhance the maritime workforce.
 ``
            (d) Grant Application Review.--In reviewing and selecting 
eligible applicants to receive grants under this section, the Secretary 
shall--
 ``

    (1) prior to selecting among competing applications, 
 consult, as appropriate, with representatives of the maritime 
 workforce;
 ``

    (2) ensure that the grants awarded under subsection

    (b) will allow participation from eligible applicants in rural, 
 suburban, and urban areas; and
 ``

    (3) award not less than 25 percent of the grant funds 
 available for each fiscal year to eligible applicants located 
 in rural areas.''.

    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out 

section 51708 of title 46, United States 
Code, as added by subsection

    (a) , $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2026 through 2030.
            (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 517 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``51708. Maritime workforce grant program.''.

SEC. 402. SAFETY STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN FISHING VESSELS.

 

Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in subsection
            (i) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (A)
            (ii) , by striking 
 ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph
        (B) as 
 subparagraph
            (C) ; and
            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph
        (A) the following:
 ``
        (B) to conduct safety and prevention training that 
 addresses behavioral and physical health risks, to include 
 substance use disorder and worker fatigue, facing fishing 
 vessel operators and crewmembers; and'';
        (B) by striking paragraph

    (3) ;
            (C) by redesignating paragraph

    (4) as paragraph

    (3) ; and
            (D) in paragraph

    (3) , as redesignated by 
 subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``$3,000,000 for fiscal 
 year 2023'' and inserting ``$6,000,000 for each of 
 fiscal years 2026 and 2027'';

    (2) in subsection

    (j) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``and severe 
 weather detection'' and inserting ``severe weather 
 detection, and understanding and mitigating behavioral 
 and physical health risks, to include substance use 
 disorder and worker fatigue, facing members of the 
 commercial fishing industry'';
        (B) by striking paragraph

    (3) ;
            (C) by redesignating paragraph

    (4) as paragraph

    (3) ; and
            (D) in paragraph

    (3) , as redesignated by 
 subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``$3,000,000 for fiscal 
 year 2023'' and inserting ``$6,000,000 for each of 
 fiscal years 2026 and 2027'';

    (3) by redesignating subsection

    (k) as subsection
            (l) ; and

    (4) by inserting after subsection

    (j) the following:
 ``

    (k) From amounts appropriated under subsections
            (i) (3) and

    (j)

    (3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services funds to pay for the Secretary's 
administration of the grant programs under subsections
            (i) and

    (j) for 
such fiscal year.''.

 TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

 Subtitle A--Ocean Innovation

SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.

 In this subtitle:

    (1) Blue economy.--The term ``Blue Economy'' means the 
 value and impact of sustainable industries related to the Great 
 Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts on the economy of 
 the United States, including living resources, marine 
 construction, marine transportation, offshore energy 
 development and siting including for renewable energy, offshore 
 mineral production, ship and boat building, tourism, 
 recreation, subsistence, commercial, recreational, and charter 
 fishing, seafood processing, and other fishery-related 
 businesses, kelp and shellfish aquaculture, coastal resilience, 
 and other industries the Secretary of Commerce considers 
 appropriate.

    (2) Director of sea grant.--The term ``Director of Sea 
 Grant'' means the Director of the National Sea Grant College 
 Program appointed under 

section 204
            (d) (1) of the National Sea 
 Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1123
            (d) (1) ).

    (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
 meaning given the term in 

section 4 of the Indian Self-
 Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

    (4) Native hawaiian organization.--The term ``Native 
 Hawaiian organization'' has the meaning given the term in 
 

section 6207 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
 7517).

    (5) Ocean innovation center for cross-sector 
 collaboration.--The term ``Ocean Innovation Center for Cross-
 Sector Collaboration'' means a physical space for collaboration 
 developed and managed in accordance with 

section 502
            (i) .

    (6) Ocean innovation cluster.--The term ``Ocean Innovation 
 Cluster'' means an eligible entity designated by the Secretary 
 of Commerce under 

section 502.

SEC. 502. OCEAN INNOVATION CLUSTERS.

    (a) Designation.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with 
the Director of Sea Grant, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere, and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Economic Development, shall designate not fewer than 7 eligible 
entities as Ocean Innovation Clusters.

    (b) Eligible Entities.--For purposes of this section, an eligible 
entity is an entity--

    (1) that is composed, in a concentrated geographic region, 
 of 1 or more--
        (A) business organizations;
        (B) academic institutions, including minority- and 
 Tribal-serving institutions;
            (C) not-for-profit organizations;
            (D) Federal, State, or local governmental entities, 
 agencies, or instrumentalities;
        (E) Indian Tribes; or
        (F) Native Hawaiian organizations;

    (2) that is led by a not-for-profit organization; and

    (3) that works to deliver services in the concentrated 
 geographic region where the entity is located, enhance 
 collaboration, promote innovation, and contribute to the 
 equitable and sustainable growth of the Blue Economy across all 
 sectors.
            (c) Priority.--In designating entities as Ocean Innovation Clusters 
under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary of Commerce shall prioritize 
entities with a history of supporting cross-sector growth and 
development of the Blue Economy.
            (d) Geographic Diversity.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
designate not fewer than 1 Ocean Innovation Cluster under subsection

    (a) in--

    (1) each of the regions covered by the 5 regional offices 
 of the National Marine Fisheries Service;

    (2) the Great Lakes region; and

    (3) the Gulf of Mexico region.

    (e) Considerations.--In designating an eligible entity as an Ocean 
Innovation Cluster under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary of Commerce 
shall consider the following:

    (1) The economic development potential of the coastal 
 community or region in which the entity is located.

    (2) The ability of the entity to incorporate and bring 
 growth and opportunity to broad geographic areas, including 
 urban, rural, and underserved areas.

    (3) Whether the entity serves a diverse, multigenerational, 
 ocean-dependent population consisting of groups with different 
 socioeconomic and educational attainment levels, industries, 
 and Indian Tribes.

    (4) The ability of the entity to cultivate and leverage 
 partnerships with private industry, academia, nongovernmental 
 organizations, Federal, State, and local governments, and 
 Indian Tribes to collaborate on shared outcomes.

    (5) The relative potential for the designation of the 
 entity as an Ocean Innovation Cluster to reverse a decline, or 
 accelerate growth, in ocean sector jobs.

    (6) The ability of the entity to carry out projects that 
 support economic and climate resilience through economic 
 diversification and long-term recovery from natural disasters.

    (7) The extent, rural and underserved nature, and economic 
 underutilization of the coastline and ocean area that projects 
 carried out by the entity could affect.

    (f) Partnership Management.--

    (1) Partnership liaisons.--
        (A) Designation.--The Director of Sea Grant, the 
 Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
 Atmosphere, and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
 Economic Development shall each designate 1 partnership 
 manager from within their respective agencies to serve 
 as a partnership liaison between each Ocean Innovation 
 Cluster and Sea Grant, the National Oceanic and 
 Atmospheric Administration, and the Economic 
 Development Administration, respectively.
        (B) Function.--Each partnership liaison designated 
 under subparagraph
        (A) shall ensure that Ocean 
 Innovation Clusters--
            (i) have direct communication with the 
 agency of the liaison; and
            (ii) allow for collaboration and alignment 
 with Federal objectives in each region 
 regarding the Blue Economy.

    (2) Interagency coordination.--
        (A) Secretary of commerce.--The Secretary of 
 Commerce shall coordinate with the Director of Sea 
 Grant, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans 
 and Atmosphere, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
 Economic Development, the Department of Energy, the 
 Maritime Administration of the Department of 
 Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
 the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of the Department 
 of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the 
 Coast Guard, and such other Federal agencies, including 
 bureaus of the Department of Commerce, as the Secretary 
 of Commerce considers appropriate to increase technical 
 knowledge exchange and opportunities for cross-sector 
 collaboration with those agencies.
        (B) Secretary of energy.--With respect to matters 
 relating to the nexus of the Blue Economy and the 
 responsibilities and expertise of the Department of 
 Energy, the Secretary of Energy--
            (i) shall provide advice and 
 recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce in 
 order to increase technical knowledge exchange 
 and opportunities for cross-sector 
 collaboration; and
            (ii) may provide such advice and 
 recommendations without any formal request from 
 the Department of Commerce.

    (g) Development of Economic Impact Metrics of Ocean Innovation 
Clusters.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the 
Department of Commerce, and the heads of other relevant Federal 
agencies shall use and refine the Marine Economy Satellite Account to 
measure the value to and impact of Ocean Innovation Clusters on the 
Blue Economy.

    (h) Areas of Focus.--The Director of Sea Grant, the Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and the Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development shall coordinate with 
each Ocean Innovation Cluster in the following areas of focus:

    (1) Increasing pathways for new entrants into the Blue 
 Economy for individuals and entities.

    (2) Intellectual property management.

    (3) Enhancing the sustainability of seafood supply chains, 
 including with respect to food, transportation, processing, 
 health and beauty products, animal feed, medical biotechnology, 
 bioplastics, biofuels, and other value-added products, to 
 strive for full use of harvested natural resources.

    (4) Providing significant and sustainable economic 
 opportunity through advanced research, cross-sector science, 
 and technology development.

    (5) Contributing new knowledge, processes, technology, and 
 support for stakeholders in the Blue Economy, especially to 
 advance sustainability in specific sectors.

    (6) Working with Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies 
 to clearly communicate laws, regulations, and agency practices 
 affecting industry needs, planning, or growth opportunities.

    (7) Creating investable opportunities through the 
 development of economies of scale to enhance growth 
 opportunities, job creation, sustainability, and expansion for 
 small businesses within the Blue Economy.

    (8) Workforce development and training, business planning, 
 identifying existing and needed technology and economic 
 infrastructure, and coordinated research and development among 
 small businesses, government, and industry.

    (9) Research, development, and implementation of ocean 
 energy, bioprospecting, and other innovative and sustainable 
 ocean resource development endeavors.
            (i) Ocean Innovation Centers for Cross-Sector Collaboration.--

    (1) In general.--In order to foster collaboration and 
 innovation and strengthen regional ocean sector economies while 
 creating employment opportunities, the Director of Sea Grant, 
 the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, 
 and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic 
 Development shall collaborate with cross-sector partners to 
 jointly develop or designate at least 1 physical space for 
 collaboration as an Ocean Innovation Center for Cross-Sector 
 Collaboration within each of the 7 regions with an Ocean 
 Innovation Cluster.

    (2) Management.--An Ocean Innovation Cluster or a group of 
 Ocean Innovation Clusters shall manage the Ocean Innovation 
 Center for Cross-Sector Collaboration of the region in which 
 the Cluster or Clusters is located.

    (3) Functions.--Each Ocean Innovation Center for Cross-
 Sector Collaboration shall--
        (A) serve as a hub for partners within Ocean 
 Innovation Clusters to work toward the areas of focus 
 in described in subsection

    (h) ;
        (B) support a community of entrepreneurs focused on 
 strengthening vibrant marine-dependent communities and 
 the Blue Economy;
            (C) create workspaces and laboratories designed to 
 promote collaboration, including through shared meeting 
 rooms, access to technology, common spaces, and 
 offices;
            (D) strengthen relationships among industry sectors 
 through shared scientific, staffing, and business 
 resources;
        (E) develop the critical networks with cross-sector 
 partners that entrepreneurs need to grow effectively; 
 and
        (F) develop the next generation of Blue Economy 
 workers by providing internships, apprenticeships, or 
 training, as appropriate, including for 
 underrepresented and Tribal communities and local trade 
 schools.

SEC. 503. GRANTS FOR OCEAN INNOVATION CLUSTERS.

 The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``

SEC. 31. GRANTS FOR OCEAN INNOVATION CLUSTERS.

 ``

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Director 
of Sea Grant, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic 
Development, may award grants, on a competitive basis, to Ocean 
Innovation Clusters for the purposes described in subsection

    (b) .
 ``

    (b) 

=== Purposes ===
-The Secretary may award grants under subsection

    (a) for the operation and administration of one or more Ocean 
Innovation Clusters under 

section 502 of the Working Waterfronts Act of 
2025, with the goal that Ocean Innovation Clusters will become 
membership-based, self-sustaining entities.
 ``
            (c) Input.--In awarding a grant under subsection

    (a) , the 
Secretary shall provide an opportunity for input from the Director of 
Sea Grant, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic 
Development.
 ``
            (d) Term of Grants.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--The term of a grant awarded under 
 subsection

    (a) shall be 2 years.
 ``

    (2) Renewal.--The Secretary may renew a grant awarded 
 under subsection

    (a) for additional periods of such duration as 
 the Secretary determines to be appropriate and necessary for 
 the Ocean Innovation Cluster that received the grant to provide 
 regional economic benefits.
 ``

    (e) Limitations on Grant Amounts.--A grant awarded under 
subsection

    (a) may not exceed $10,000,000.
 ``

    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to award grants under subsection

    (a) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
 ``

    (g) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:
 ``

    (1) Director of sea grant.--The term `Director of Sea 
 Grant' means the Director of the National Sea Grant College 
 Program appointed under 

section 204
            (d) (1) of the National Sea 
 Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1123
            (d) (1) ).
 ``

    (2) Ocean innovation cluster.--The term `Ocean Innovation 
 Cluster' has the meaning given that term in 

section 501 of the 
 Working Waterfronts Act of 2025.''.

 Subtitle B--Vegetated Coastal Ecosystems and Great Lakes Ecosystems

SEC. 511. DEFINITIONS.

 In this subtitle:

    (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
 Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the 
 Under Secretary's capacity as the Administrator of the National 
 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

    (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
 meaning given that term in 

section 4 of the Indian Self-
 Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

    (3) Interagency working group.--The term ``Interagency 
 Working Group'' means the Interagency Working Group on 
 Vegetated Coastal Ecosystems and Great Lakes Ecosystems 
 established under 

section 512

    (a) .

    (4) Natural infrastructure.--The term ``natural 
 infrastructure'' has the meaning given that term in 

section 101

    (a) of title 23, United States Code.

    (5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit 
 organization'' means an organization described in 

section 501
            (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
 taxation under 501

    (a) of that Code.

    (6) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of the 
 United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
 Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
 Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United 
 States, and any other territory or possession of the United 
 States.

    (7) Vegetated coastal ecosystems.--The term ``vegetated 
 coastal ecosystems'' includes mangroves, tidal marshes, 
 seagrasses, kelp forests, and other tidal, freshwater, or salt-
 water wetlands.

SEC. 512. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON VEGETATED COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS AND 
 GREAT LAKES ECOSYSTEMS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Subcommittee on Ocean Science and 
Technology of the National Science and Technology Council shall 
establish an interagency working group to be known as the ``Interagency 
Working Group on Vegetated Coastal Ecosystems and Great Lakes 
Ecosystems''.

    (b) Membership.--The Interagency Working Group shall be comprised 
of the Ocean Policy Committee established by 

section 8932 of title 10, 
United States Code.
            (c) Chairperson.--The Interagency Working Group shall be chaired by 
the Administrator.
            (d) Responsibilities.--The Administrator, in consultation with the 
Interagency Working Group, shall produce, update, maintain, and use a 
map and inventory of vegetated coastal ecosystems and Great Lakes 
ecosystems as described in 

section 513.

SEC. 513. NATIONAL-LEVEL MAP AND INVENTORY OF VEGETATED COASTAL 
 ECOSYSTEMS AND GREAT LAKES ECOSYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--The Interagency Working Group shall produce, 
update, and maintain a national-level map and inventory of vegetated 
coastal and Great Lakes ecosystems that includes--

    (1) the types of habitats and the species in such 
 ecosystems;

    (2) the condition of such ecosystems, including whether an 
 ecosystem is degraded, drained, eutrophic, or tidally 
 restricted;

    (3) the type of public or private ownership and any 
 protected status of such ecosystems;

    (4) the size of such ecosystems;

    (5) the salinity boundaries of such ecosystems;

    (6) the tidal boundaries of such ecosystems;

    (7) an assessment of carbon sequestration potential, 
 methane production, and net greenhouse gas reductions with 
 respect to such ecosystems, including consideration of--
        (A) quantification;
        (B) verifiability;
            (C) comparison to a historical baseline as 
 available; and
            (D) permanence of those benefits;

    (8) the potential for landward migration within such 
 ecosystems as a result of sea level rise;

    (9) any upstream restrictions of such ecosystems that are 
 detrimental to the watershed process and conditions, such as 
 dams, dikes, levees, and other water management practices;

    (10) the conversion of such ecosystems to other land uses 
 and the cause of such conversion; and

    (11) a depiction of the effects of climate change, 
 including sea level rise, environmental stressors, and other 
 stressors on the sequestration rate, carbon storage, and 
 potential of such ecosystems.

    (b) Data Incorporation; Engagement.--In carrying out subsection

    (a) , the Interagency Working Group shall--

    (1) incorporate, to the extent practicable, data 
 collected--
        (A) by Federal agencies, State agencies, Indian 
 Tribes, or local agencies through research that is 
 funded, in whole or in part, by the Federal Government; 
 and
        (B) through peer-reviewed published works; and

    (2) engage regional experts, State agencies, Indian Tribes, 
 and additional data and information resources in order to 
 accurately account for regional differences in vegetated 
 coastal ecosystems and Great Lakes ecosystems.
            (c) Use of Map and Inventory.--The Interagency Working Group shall 
use the national-level map and inventory produced under subsection

    (a) --

    (1) to assess the carbon sequestration potential of 
 different vegetated coastal ecosystems and Great Lakes 
 ecosystems and account for any regional differences;

    (2) to assess and quantify emissions from degraded and 
 destroyed vegetated coastal ecosystems and Great Lakes 
 ecosystems;

    (3) to develop regional assessments in partnership with, or 
 to provide technical assistance to--
        (A) regional, State, and local government agencies;
        (B) Indian Tribes; and
            (C) regional coastal observing systems (as defined 
 in 

section 12303

    (6) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 
 Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3602

    (6) ));

    (4) to assess degraded vegetated coastal ecosystems and 
 Great Lakes ecosystems and the potential for restoration of 
 such ecosystems, including developing scenario modeling to 
 identify vulnerable land areas and living shorelines where 
 management, conservation, and restoration efforts should be 
 focused;

    (5) to produce predictions relating to carbon sequestration 
 rates in the context of climate change, environmental 
 stressors, and other stressors;

    (6) to inform how and where coastal vegetation can serve as 
 natural infrastructure to most effectively protect coastlines 
 from storm surges and climate hazards; and

    (7) to further understand which types of coastal and Great 
 Lakes vegetation can be used as natural infrastructure to 
 protect coastlines in different climates, especially cold 
 climates, including the Arctic region.

SEC. 514. GRANTS FOR PILOT PROJECTS AND RESEARCH ON COASTAL NATURAL 
 INFRASTRUCTURE IN COLD CLIMATES.

    (a) In General.--During fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the 
Administrator shall award grants through the national sea grant college 
program, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to support--

    (1) the implementation of coastal natural infrastructure 
 pilot projects in cold climates, including the Arctic region of 
 the United States, that will protect the coastline from storm 
 surges, hazards caused by climate change, erosion, and 
 permafrost melt; and

    (2) research on how effective coastal natural 
 infrastructure projects can be in protecting coastlines in cold 
 climates, including the Arctic region.

    (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection

    (a) , an entity shall be a--

    (1) a State or local government;

    (2) an Indian Tribe;

    (3) an academic institution;

    (4) a nonprofit organization; or

    (5) a combination of entities described in paragraphs

    (1) through

    (4) .
            (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2026 and 2027.
            (d) National Sea Grant College Program Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``national sea grant college program'' means the national sea 
grant college program maintained under 

section 204 of the National Sea 
Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1123).

 Subtitle C--Ocean Acidification

SEC. 521. DEFINITIONS IN FEDERAL OCEAN ACIDIFICATION RESEARCH AND 
 MONITORING ACT OF 2009.

 

Section 12403 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research And 
Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3702) is amended--

    (1) by striking paragraph

    (4) ;

    (2) by redesignating paragraphs

    (2) ,

    (3) , and

    (5) as 
 paragraphs

    (4) ,

    (5) , and

    (6) respectively;

    (3) by inserting after paragraph

    (1) the following:
 ``

    (2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the 
 meaning given that term in 

section 4 of the Indian Self-
 Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
 ``

    (3) Native hawaiian organization.--The term `Native 
 Hawaiian organization' has the meaning given that term in 
 

section 3 of the NATIVE Act (25 U.S.C. 4352).'';

    (4) in paragraph

    (4) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (2) , by 
 inserting ``an increase of'' before ``carbon dioxide''; and

    (5) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (7) Subcommittee.--The term `Subcommittee' means the 
 National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Ocean 
 Science and Technology.
 ``

    (8) United states.--The term `United States' means the 
 States, collectively.''.

SEC. 522. IMPROVEMENT OF COLLABORATION ON OCEAN ACIDIFICATION.

    (a) Ongoing Input Mechanism.--

Section 12404
            (c) (2) of the Federal 
Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 
3703
            (c) (2) ) is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking ``; and'' and 
 inserting a semicolon;

    (2) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking the period at the end 
 and inserting ``; and''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (D) establish an ongoing mechanism (such as a 
 liaison or other contact of the National Oceanic and 
 Atmospheric Administration, standing meetings, or an 
 online platform) to engage affected industry members, 
 coastal stakeholders, community acidification networks, 
 fishery management councils and commissions, Indian 
 Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, Tribal 
 organizations, Tribal consortia, non-Federal resource 
 managers, and scientific experts not employed by the 
 Federal Government to provide input on research, data, 
 and monitoring that is necessary to support on-the-
 ground management, decision making, and adaptation 
 related to ocean acidification and coastal 
 acidification and the impacts of ocean acidification 
 and coastal acidification.''.

    (b) Advisory Board Membership.--

Section 12404
            (c) (3) of the Federal 
Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 
3703
            (c) (3) ) is amended--

    (1) by redesignating subparagraphs
        (G) through
        (Q) as 
 subparagraphs
        (H) through
        (R) , respectively;

    (2) by inserting after subparagraph
        (F) the following:
 ``
        (G) Two representatives from Indian Tribes, 
 Native Hawaiian organizations, Tribal organizations, or 
 Tribal consortia affected by ocean acidification and 
 coastal acidification.''; and

    (3) in subparagraph
        (H) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (1) , 
 by striking ``Six'' and inserting ``Four''.
            (c) Appointment of Advisory Board Members.--

Section 12404
            (c) (4)
            (C) of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 
(33 U.S.C. 3703
            (c) (4)
            (C) ) is amended by inserting ``Indian Tribes and 
Native Hawaiian organizations,'' after ``managers,''.
            (d) Engagement and Coordination With Indian Tribes and Native 
Hawaiian Organizations.--Paragraph

    (9) of 

section 12404
            (c) of the 
Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 
U.S.C. 3703
            (c) ) is amended to read as follows:
 ``

    (9) Engagement and coordination with indian tribes and 
 native hawaiian organizations.--
 ``
        (A) Policy required.--Not later than one year 
 after the date on which the Advisory Board is 
 established, the Advisory Board shall develop and 
 commence maintaining a policy for engagement and 
 coordination with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
 organizations affected by ocean acidification and 
 coastal acidification.
 ``
        (B) Consultation.--In developing the policy under 
 subparagraph
        (A) , the Advisory Board shall consult with 
 Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations 
 affected by ocean acidification and coastal 
 acidification.''.

    (e) Collaboration on Vulnerability Assessments, Research Planning, 
and Similar Activities.--

Section 12404

    (e)

    (4)
        (A) of the Federal Ocean 
Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 
3703

    (e)

    (4)
        (A) ) is amended--

    (1) by redesignating clauses
            (ix) and
            (x) as clauses
            (x) and
            (xi) , respectively; and

    (2) by inserting after clause
            (viii) the following:
 ``
            (ix) identifies the efforts of the 
 Secretary to collaborate with State and local 
 governments, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian 
 organizations on community vulnerability 
 assessments, research planning, and similar 
 activities, pursuant to 

section 12406

    (e) ;''.

    (f) Contents of Strategic Research Plan.--

Section 12405

    (b) of the 
Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 
U.S.C. 3704

    (b) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (10) , by striking ``

section 12404
            (c) (4) '' 
 and inserting ``

section 12404

    (e)

    (4) ''; and

    (2) in paragraph

    (11) , by striking ``potentially affected 
 industry members, coastal stakeholders, fishery management 
 councils and commissions, Tribal governments, non-Federal 
 resource managers, and scientific experts'' and inserting 
 ``affected industry members, coastal stakeholders, community 
 acidification networks, fishery management councils and 
 commissions, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, non-
 Federal resource managers, and scientific experts not employed 
 by the Federal Government''.

    (g) Improving Collaboration on NOAA Ocean Acidification 
Activities.--

Section 12406 of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research 
And Monitoring Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3705) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) in subparagraph
            (D) , by adding a 
 semicolon at the end; and
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (F) , by striking 
 ``Tribal governments'' and inserting ``Indian 
 Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (4) , by striking ``industry 
 members, coastal stakeholders, fishery management 
 councils and commissions, non-Federal resource 
 managers, community acidification networks, indigenous 
 knowledge groups, and scientific experts'' and 
 inserting ``affected industry members, coastal 
 stakeholders, community acidification networks, fishery 
 management councils and commissions, Indian Tribes, 
 Native Hawaiian organizations, non-Federal resource 
 managers, and scientific experts not employed by the 
 Federal Government'';

    (2) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``State, local, 
 and Tribal governments'' and inserting ``State and 
 local governments, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian 
 organizations,''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``; 
 or'' and inserting a semicolon;
            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph
        (B) as 
 subparagraph
            (C) ;
            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph
        (A) the following:
 ``
        (B) on ocean acidification and coastal 
 acidification research, data, and monitoring from 
 affected industry members, coastal stakeholders, 
 community acidification networks, fishery management 
 councils and commissions, Indian Tribes, Native 
 Hawaiian organizations, non-Federal resource managers, 
 and scientific experts not employed by the Federal 
 Government; or''; and
            (iv) in subparagraph
            (C) , as redesignated 
 by clause
            (ii) , by striking ``State 
 governments, local governments, Tribal 
 governments'' and inserting ``State and local 
 governments, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian 
 organizations'';

    (3) in subsection
            (d) (1)
            (C) , by striking ``Tribes or Tribal 
 governments'' and inserting ``Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian 
 organizations, Tribal organizations, and Tribal consortia''; 
 and

    (4) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (e) Better Collaboration on Vulnerability Assessments, Research 
Planning, and Similar Activities.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--In carrying out the program under 
 subsection

    (a) , and in support of vulnerability assessments 
 transmitted under 

section 12404

    (e)

    (4) and recommendations 
 included in the strategic research plan described in 

section 12405

    (b)

    (10) , the Secretary shall build upon existing 
 activities and collaborate with State and local governments and 
 Indian Tribes that are conducting or have completed 
 vulnerability assessments, research planning, climate action 
 plans, or other similar activities related to ocean 
 acidification and coastal acidification and the impacts of 
 ocean acidification and coastal acidification on coastal 
 communities, for the purpose of--
 ``
        (A) supporting collaborative interagency 
 relationships and information sharing at the State, 
 local, and Tribal levels; and
 ``
        (B) assisting State and local governments and 
 Indian Tribes in--
 ``
            (i) improving existing systems and 
 programs to better address ocean acidification 
 and coastal acidification; and
 ``
            (ii) identifying whether such activities 
 can be used as a model for other communities.
 ``

    (2) Indian tribes, native hawaiian organizations, tribal 
 organizations, and tribal consortia.--In carrying out the 
 program under subsection

    (a) , and in support of vulnerability 
 assessments transmitted under 

section 12404

    (e)

    (4) and 
 recommendations included in the strategic research plan 
 described in 

section 12405

    (b)

    (10) , the Secretary may build upon 
 existing activities and collaborate with Indian Tribes, Native 
 Hawaiian organizations, Tribal organizations, and Tribal 
 consortia that are conducting or have completed vulnerability 
 assessments, research planning, climate action plans, or other 
 similar activities related to ocean acidification and coastal 
 acidification and the impacts of ocean acidification and 
 coastal acidification on coastal communities.''.

SEC. 523. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

 The Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 
(33 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended--

    (1) in 

section 12402 (33 U.S.C. 3701)--
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``development 
 coordination and implementation'' and inserting 
 ``development, coordination, and implementation''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (4) , by striking ``research 
 adaptation strategies and mitigating the impacts'' and 
 inserting ``research on adaptation strategies and 
 mitigation of the impacts'';

    (2) in 

section 12404 (33 U.S.C. 3703)--
        (A) in subsection

    (b)

    (5) , by striking ``; and'' and 
 inserting a period;
        (B) in subsection
            (c) (2)
        (A) --
            (i) in clause
            (i) , by striking ``subsection
            (d) (2) '' and inserting ``subsection

    (e)

    (2) ''; 
 and
            (ii) in clause
            (ii) , by striking 
 ``subsection
            (d) (3) '' and inserting 
 ``subsection

    (e)

    (3) '';
            (C) in subsection
            (d) (3) , by striking ``this 
 section'' and inserting ``this subsection''; and
            (D) in subsection

    (e) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (2)
        (B) , by striking 
 ``interagency'' and inserting ``the''; and
            (ii) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking ``years 
 until 2031 thereafter'' and inserting ``years 
 thereafter until 2031''; and

    (3) in 

section 12406
            (d) (2) (33 U.S.C. 3705
            (d) (2) ), by 
 striking ``The Secretary to,'' and inserting ``The Secretary, 
 to''.

 Subtitle D--Other Matters

SEC. 531. TRANSFER OF, AND AMENDMENTS TO, THE COASTAL AQUATIC INVASIVE 
 SPECIES MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM AND MITIGATION FUND.

    (a) Transfer.--

    (1) In general.--Subsection

    (f) of 

section 903 of the 
 Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2018 (16 U.S.C. 4729) is--
        (A) transferred to 

section 1202 of the 
 Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control 
 Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4722);
        (B) redesignated as subsection
            (l) of that 

section 1202; and
            (C) added at the end of that 

section 1202.

    (2) Availability of appropriations.--Paragraph

    (1) shall 
 not affect the availability of amounts made available in 
 appropriation Acts for the purpose of carrying out the program 
 transferred by paragraph

    (1) to the Nonindigenous Aquatic 
 Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et 
 seq.).

    (b) Amendments.--Subsection
            (l) of 

section 1202 of the 
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 
U.S.C. 4722), as transferred and redesignated under subsection

    (a) , is 
amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) by striking subparagraph
            (D) ; and
        (B) by redesignating subparagraphs
        (E) ,
        (F) , and
        (G) , as subparagraphs
            (D) ,
        (E) , and
        (F) , respectively;

    (2) in paragraph

    (2) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``and the 
 Foundation'' both places the term appears;
        (B) in subparagraph
            (C) 
            (i) --
            (i) in subclause
            (I) , by striking 
 ``programs, including permissible State ballast 
 water'' and inserting ``programs for Federal 
 and State agencies, territories of the United 
 States, Tribal governments or organizations, 
 and interstate organizations, including 
 permissible ballast water'';
            (ii) by striking subclause
            (III) ;
            (iii) by redesignating subclauses
            (IV) and
            (V) as subclauses
            (III) and
            (IV) , respectively; 
 and
            (iv) in subclause
            (IV) , as redesignated by 
 clause
            (iii) , by striking ``infrastructure, 
 such as hydroelectric infrastructure, from 
 aquatic invasive species'' and inserting 
 ``aquaculture and associated infrastructure 
 from aquatic invasive species with particular 
 emphasis on underserved communities'';
            (C) in subparagraph
            (D) , by striking ``Not later 
 than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
 the Foundation, in consultation with the Secretary'' 
 and inserting ``Not later than 90 days after the date 
 of enactment of the Working Waterfronts Act of 2025, 
 the Secretary''; and
            (D) in subparagraph
        (F) , by striking ``and the 
 Foundation are'' and inserting ``is''; and

    (3) in paragraph

    (3) --
        (A) by striking subparagraph
        (B) and inserting the 
 following:
 ``
        (B) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
 authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $5,000,000 
 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.''; and
        (B) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``and the 
 Foundation''.
            (c) Conforming Amendment.--

Section 903 of the Vessel Incidental 
Discharge Act of 2018 (16 U.S.C. 4729), as amended by subsection

    (a) , 
is further amended by redesignating subsections

    (g) and

    (h) as 
subsections

    (f) and

    (g) , respectively.
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