; (4) international organizations; (5) foreign governments; (6) research institutions, including marine laboratories and coral reef institutes; (7) nongovernmental organizations; (8) nonprofit organizations; (9) commercial organizations; and (10) other public and private persons or entities, as necessary for purposes identified in section 202 and actions taken under section 206. (c) Cooperative institute (1) Establishment Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish a cooperative institute or cooperative institutes for the purpose of advancing and sustaining essential capability in coral reef research. (2) Membership To be eligible to designed as a cooperative institute under paragraph (1), an institution shall include a coral research center, designated by the administrator, that— (A) is operated by an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ); (B) has established management-driven national or regional coral reef research or restoration programs; (C) is located in a State; (D) has demonstrated the ability to coordinate closely with appropriate Federal and State agencies, as well as other academic and nonprofit organizations; and (E) maintains significant local community engagement and outreach programs related to coral reef ecosystems. (3) Functions The cooperative institute or institutes established under this section shall— (A) conduct bona fide research, observation, and monitoring of coral reef ecosystems aimed at building capacity for more effective resource management and coral reef restoration; and (B) through agreements with centers referred to in paragraph (1)— (i) collaborate directly with governmental resource management agencies, nonprofit organizations, academic research institutions, and other research organizations; (ii) build capacity within resource management agencies to establish research priorities, plan interdisciplinary research projects, and make effective use of research results