To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a grant program to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a grant program to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Environment, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H7E58073BC31B4EBC9239765CEAEA96AA: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Our Kelp Act.
- Section HFBFE118A53F841CF810D558D14228D2E: 2. Grants to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems The Administrator shall establish, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a grant program to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Environment, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a grant program to conserve, restore, and manage kelp forest ecosystems, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. King, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a unit of general local government, a school district, or other special district established under State law. The term nonprofit organization means an organization— described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
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