; and (J) regional or international priorities or threats. (4) To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize grants to a natural resource management authority of a State that is represented on the United States Coral Reef Task Force. ; (3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: (3) Applicants seeking immediate release of funds Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, if an applicant for assistance under this section seeks an immediate release of such assistance to respond to an emergency, the Secretary— (A) shall by not later than 15 days after the date of receipt of the application for assistance, conduct a preliminary review of the proposed project and determine whether it qualifies for such a release; and (B) if the project so qualifies, may— (i) immediately release up to 50 percent of the total amount of assistance for which the Secretary estimates the project will qualify; and (ii) release the remainder of the total amount for which the project qualifies after providing written notification of approval of the project in accordance with paragraph (2)(D). ; (4) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting and resilient coral reef ecosystems after coral reefs ; and (B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: (4) developing sound scientific information on the condition of coral reef ecosystems, threats to such ecosystems or the biodiversity of such ecosystems, the impacts of such threats, and potential interventions to address such threats; . (C) in paragraph (5), by striking to implement and inserting the implementation of ; (D) in paragraph (6), by inserting , including how coral reefs function to protect island and coastal communities after conservation ; (E) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: (7) mapping the location, distribution, and biodiversity, including taxonomic classification and related research, of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems; ; (F) in paragraph (8), by inserting and coral reef ecosystems after reefs