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16 U.S.C. § 6456 — Definitions
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In this subchapter:
(1) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
(D) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
(2) **Conservation, coral, coral reef, etc.** — The terms “conservation”, “coral”, “coral reef”, “coral reef ecosystem”, “covered reef manager”, “covered State”, “Federal reef manager”, “National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy”, “restoration”, “resilience”, and “State” have the meanings given those terms in [section 6415 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6415&num=0&edition=prelim), as added by this division.
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In this subchapter:
(1) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
(D) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
(2) **Conservation, coral, coral reef, etc.** — The terms “conservation”, “coral”, “coral reef”, “coral reef ecosystem”, “covered reef manager”, “covered State”, “Federal reef manager”, “National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy”, “restoration”, “resilience”, and “State” have the meanings given those terms in [section 6415 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6415&num=0&edition=prelim), as added by this division.
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In this chapter:
(1) **Administrator** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2) **Alaska Native Corporation** — The term “Alaska Native Corporation” has the meaning given the term “Native Corporation” in [section 1602 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
(4) **Conservation** — The term “conservation” means the use of methods and procedures necessary to preserve or sustain native corals and associated species as diverse, viable, and self-perpetuating coral reef ecosystems with minimal impacts from invasive species, including—
(A) all activities associated with resource management, such as monitoring, assessment, protection, restoration, sustainable use, management of habitat, and maintenance or augmentation of genetic diversity;
(B) mapping;
(C) scientific expertise and technical assistance in the development and implementation of management strategies for marine protected areas and marine resources required by Federal law;
(D) law enforcement;
(E) conflict resolution initiatives;
(F) community outreach and education; and
(G) promotion of safe and ecologically sound navigation and anchoring.
(5) **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, organ pipe corals, gorgonians), and Helioporacea (blue coral), of the class
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 6454
1 See References in Text note below.
§ 6454. Responsibilities of Federal agency mem-
bers
(a) In general
A member of the Task Force described in sec-
tion 6453(a) of this title shall—
(1) identify the actions of the agency that
member represents that may affect coral reef
ecosystems;
(2) use the programs and authorities of that
agency to protect and enhance the conditions
of such ecosystems, including through the pro-
motion of basic and applied scientific re-
search;
(3) collaborate with the Task Force to appro-
priately reflect budgetary needs for coral reef
conservation and restoration activities in all
agency budget planning and justification doc-
uments and processes; and
(4) engage in any other coordinated efforts
approved by the Task Force.
(b) Co-chairpersons
In addition to their responsibilities under sub-
section (a), the co-chairpersons of the Task
Force shall perform the administrative func-
tions of the Task Force and facilitate the co-
ordination of the members of the Task Force de-
scribed in section 6453(a) of this title.
(c) Briefing
Not less than 30 days before each meeting of
the Task Force, the program offices of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
responsible for implementing this title shall
provide a briefing to the relevant congressional
committees on efforts and spending associated
with such implementation.
(Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title C, § 10014, Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 3953.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
This title, referred to in subsec. (c), means title C of
division J of Pub. L. 117–263, which enacted this chapter
and sections 6401 to 6415 of this title, amended section
7504 of this title, repealed sections 6401 to 6409 of this
title, and enact
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