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Union Calendar No. 350 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1254 

[Report No. 113–471, Part I] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 18, 2014 

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition 

to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JUNE 5, 2014 

Reported from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology with an 

amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JUNE 5, 2014 

The Committee on Natural Resources discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 

[For text of Senate passed bill, see copy of bill as printed in the House on February 18, 2014] 

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A BILL 

To amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research 

and Control Act of 1998, and for other purposes. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Harmful Algal Bloom 

5 and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 

6 2014’’. 

7 SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND 

8 HYPOXIA RESEARCH AND CONTROL ACT OF 

9 1998. 

10 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

11 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of 

12 an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 

13 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 

14 other provision of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia 

15 Research and Control Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 1451 note). 

16 SEC. 3. INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE ON HARMFUL ALGAL 

17 BLOOMS AND HYPOXIA. 

18 Section 603(a) is amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘the following representatives 

20 from’’ and inserting ‘‘a representative from’’; 

21 (2) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

22 (3) by redesignating paragraph (12) as para23 graph (13); 

24 (4) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol25 lowing: 

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1 ‘‘(12) the Centers for Disease Control and Pre2 vention; and’’; and 

3 (5) in paragraph (13), as redesignated, by strik4 ing ‘‘such’’. 

5 SEC. 4. NATIONAL HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HYPOXIA 

6 PROGRAM. 

7 The Act is amended by inserting after section 603 the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 603A. NATIONAL HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HY10 POXIA PROGRAM. 

11 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

12 date of enactment of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hy13 poxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2014, the 

14 Under Secretary, acting through the Task Force, shall 

15 maintain and enhance a national harmful algal bloom and 

16 hypoxia program, including— 

17 ‘‘(1) a statement of objectives, including under18 standing, detecting, predicting, controlling, miti19 gating, and responding to marine and freshwater 

20 harmful algal bloom and hypoxia events; and 

21 ‘‘(2) the comprehensive research plan and action 

22 strategy under section 603B. 

23 ‘‘(b) PERIODIC REVISION.—The Task Force shall peri24 odically review and revise the Program, as necessary. 

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1 ‘‘(c) TASK FORCE FUNCTIONS.—The Task Force 

2 shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) coordinate interagency review of the objec4 tives and activities of the Program; 

5 ‘‘(2) expedite the interagency review process by 

6 ensuring timely review and dispersal of required re7 ports and assessments under this title; 

8 ‘‘(3) support the implementation of the Action 

9 Strategy, including the coordination and integration 

10 of the research of all Federal programs, including 

11 ocean and Great Lakes science and management pro12 grams and centers, that address the chemical, biologi13 cal, and physical components of marine and fresh14 water harmful algal blooms and hypoxia; 

15 ‘‘(4) support the development of institutional 

16 mechanisms and financial instruments to further the 

17 objectives and activities of the Program; 

18 ‘‘(5) review the Program’s distribution of Federal 

19 funding to address the objectives and activities of the 

20 Program; 

21 ‘‘(6) promote the development of new technologies 

22 for predicting, monitoring, and mitigating harmful 

23 algal bloom and hypoxia conditions; and 

24 ‘‘(7) establish such interagency working groups 

25 as it considers necessary. 

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1 ‘‘(d) LEAD FEDERAL AGENCY.—Except as provided in 

2 subsection (h), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad3 ministration shall have primary responsibility for admin4 istering the Program. 

5 ‘‘(e) PROGRAM DUTIES.—In administering the Pro6 gram, the Under Secretary shall— 

7 ‘‘(1) promote the Program; 

8 ‘‘(2) prepare work and spending plans for imple9 menting the research and activities identified under 

10 the Action Strategy; 

11 ‘‘(3) administer peer-reviewed, merit-based, com12 petitive grant funding— 

13 ‘‘(A) to maintain and enhance baseline 

14 monitoring programs established by the Pro15 gram; 

16 ‘‘(B) to support the projects maintained 

17 and established by the Program; and 

18 ‘‘(C) to address the research and manage19 ment needs and priorities identified in the Ac20 tion Strategy; 

21 ‘‘(4) coordinate with and work cooperatively 

22 with regional, State, tribal, and local government 

23 agencies and programs that address marine and 

24 freshwater harmful algal blooms and hypoxia; 

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1 ‘‘(5) coordinate with the Secretary of State to 

2 support international efforts on marine and fresh3 water harmful algal bloom and hypoxia information 

4 sharing, research, prediction, mitigation, control, and 

5 response activities; 

6 ‘‘(6) identify additional research, development, 

7 and demonstration needs and priorities relating to 

8 monitoring, prevention, control, mitigation, and re9 sponse to marine and freshwater harmful algal blooms 

10 and hypoxia, including methods and technologies to 

11 protect the ecosystems affected by marine and fresh12 water harmful algal blooms and hypoxia; 

13 ‘‘(7) integrate, coordinate, and augment existing 

14 education programs to improve public understanding 

15 and awareness of the causes, impacts, and mitigation 

16 efforts for marine and freshwater harmful algal 

17 blooms and hypoxia; 

18 ‘‘(8) facilitate and provide resources to train 

19 State and local coastal and water resource managers 

20 in the methods and technologies for monitoring, pre21 venting, controlling, and mitigating marine and 

22 freshwater harmful algal blooms and hypoxia; 

23 ‘‘(9) support regional efforts to control and miti24 gate outbreaks through— 

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1 ‘‘(A) communication of the contents of the 

2 Action Strategy and maintenance of online data 

3 portals for other information about harmful 

4 algal blooms and hypoxia to State, tribal, and 

5 local stakeholders; and 

6 ‘‘(B) overseeing the development, review, 

7 and periodic updating of the Action Strategy; 

8 ‘‘(10) convene at least 1 meeting of the Task 

9 Force each year; and 

10 ‘‘(11) perform such other tasks as may be dele11 gated by the Task Force. 

12 ‘‘(f) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINIS13 TRATION ACTIVITIES.—The Under Secretary shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) maintain and enhance the existing competi15 tive programs at the National Oceanic and Atmos16 pheric Administration relating to harmful algal 

17 blooms and hypoxia; 

18 ‘‘(2) carry out marine and Great Lakes harmful 

19 algal bloom and hypoxia events response activities; 

20 ‘‘(3) develop and enhance, including with respect 

21 to infrastructure as necessary, critical observations, 

22 monitoring, modeling, data management, information 

23 dissemination, and operational forecasts relevant to 

24 harmful algal blooms and hypoxia events; 

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1 ‘‘(4) enhance communication and coordination 

2 among Federal agencies carrying out marine and 

3 freshwater harmful algal bloom and hypoxia activities 

4 and research; 

5 ‘‘(5) to the greatest extent practicable, leverage 

6 existing resources and expertise available from local 

7 research universities and institutions; and 

8 ‘‘(6) increase the availability to appropriate 

9 public and private entities of— 

10 ‘‘(A) analytical facilities and technologies; 

11 ‘‘(B) operational forecasts; and 

12 ‘‘(C) reference and research materials. 

13 ‘‘(g) COOPERATIVE EFFORTS.—The Under Secretary 

14 shall work cooperatively and avoid duplication of effort 

15 with other offices, centers, and programs within the Na16 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, other 

17 agencies on the Task Force, and States, tribes, and non18 governmental organizations concerned with marine and 

19 freshwater issues to coordinate harmful algal bloom and hy20 poxia (and related) activities and research. 

21 ‘‘(h) FRESHWATER.—With respect to the freshwater as22 pects of the Program, the Administrator, through the Task 

23 Force, shall carry out the duties otherwise assigned to the 

24 Under Secretary under this section, except the activities de25 scribed in subsection (f). 

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1 ‘‘(1) PARTICIPATION.—The Administrator’s par2 ticipation under this section shall include— 

3 ‘‘(A) research on the ecology and impacts of 

4 freshwater harmful algal blooms; and 

5 ‘‘(B) forecasting and monitoring of and 

6 event response to freshwater harmful algal 

7 blooms in lakes, rivers, estuaries (including their 

8 tributaries), and reservoirs. 

9 ‘‘(2) NONDUPLICATION.—The Administrator 

10 shall ensure that activities carried out under this title 

11 focus on new approaches to addressing freshwater 

12 harmful algal blooms and are not duplicative of exist13 ing research and development programs authorized by 

14 this title or any other law. 

15 ‘‘(i) INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION

16 SYSTEM.—The collection of monitoring and observation 

17 data under this title shall comply with all data standards 

18 and protocols developed pursuant to the Integrated Coastal 

19 and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601 

20 et seq.). Such data shall be made available through the sys21 tem established under that Act.’’. 

22 SEC. 5. COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PLAN AND ACTION 

23 STRATEGY. 

24 The Act, as amended by section 4 of this Act, is further 

25 amended by inserting after section 603A the following: 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 603B. COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PLAN AND ACTION 

2 STRATEGY. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

4 date of enactment of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hy5 poxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2014, the 

6 Under Secretary, through the Task Force, shall develop and 

7 submit to Congress a comprehensive research plan and ac8 tion strategy to address marine and freshwater harmful 

9 algal blooms and hypoxia. The Action Strategy shall iden10 tify— 

11 ‘‘(1) the specific activities to be carried out by 

12 the Program and the timeline for carrying out those 

13 activities; 

14 ‘‘(2) the roles and responsibilities of each Federal 

15 agency in the Task Force in carrying out the activi16 ties under paragraph (1); and 

17 ‘‘(3) the appropriate regions and subregions re18 quiring specific research and activities to address 

19 harmful algal blooms and hypoxia. 

20 ‘‘(b) REGIONAL FOCUS.—The regional and subregional 

21 parts of the Action Strategy shall identify— 

22 ‘‘(1) regional priorities for ecological, economic, 

23 and social research on issues related to the impacts of 

24 harmful algal blooms and hypoxia; 

25 ‘‘(2) research, development, and demonstration 

26 activities needed to develop and advance technologies 

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1 and techniques for minimizing the occurrence of 

2 harmful algal blooms and hypoxia and improving ca3 pabilities to detect, predict, monitor, control, miti4 gate, respond to, and remediate harmful algal blooms 

5 and hypoxia; 

6 ‘‘(3) ways to reduce the duration and intensity 

7 of harmful algal blooms and hypoxia, including de8 ployment of response technologies in a timely manner; 

9 ‘‘(4) research and methods to address human 

10 health dimensions of harmful algal blooms and hy11 poxia; 

12 ‘‘(5) mechanisms, including the potential costs 

13 and benefits of those mechanisms, to protect eco14 systems that may be or have been affected by harmful 

15 algal bloom and hypoxia events; 

16 ‘‘(6) mechanisms by which data, information, 

17 and products may be transferred between the Program 

18 and the State, tribal, and local governments and re19 search entities; 

20 ‘‘(7) communication and information dissemina21 tion methods that State, tribal, and local governments 

22 may undertake to educate and inform the public con23 cerning harmful algal blooms and hypoxia; and 

24 ‘‘(8) roles that Federal agencies may have to as25 sist in the implementation of the Action Strategy, inmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 cluding efforts to support local and regional scientific 

2 assessments under section 603(e). 

3 ‘‘(c) UTILIZING AVAILABLE STUDIES AND INFORMA4 TION.—In developing the Action Strategy, the Under Sec5 retary shall utilize existing research, assessments, reports, 

6 and program activities, including— 

7 ‘‘(1) those carried out under existing law; and 

8 ‘‘(2) other relevant peer-reviewed and published 

9 sources. 

10 ‘‘(d) DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACTION STRATEGY.—In 

11 developing the Action Strategy, the Under Secretary shall, 

12 as appropriate— 

13 ‘‘(1) coordinate with— 

14 ‘‘(A) State coastal management and plan15 ning officials; 

16 ‘‘(B) tribal resource management officials; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(C) water management and watershed offi19 cials from both coastal States and noncoastal 

20 States with water sources that drain into water 

21 bodies affected by harmful algal blooms and hy22 poxia; and 

23 ‘‘(2) consult with— 

24 ‘‘(A) public health officials; 

25 ‘‘(B) emergency management officials; 

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1 ‘‘(C) science and technology development in2 stitutions; 

3 ‘‘(D) economists; 

4 ‘‘(E) industries and businesses affected by 

5 marine and freshwater harmful algal blooms and 

6 hypoxia; 

7 ‘‘(F) scientists with expertise concerning 

8 harmful algal blooms or hypoxia from academic 

9 or research institutions; and 

10 ‘‘(G) other stakeholders. 

11 ‘‘(e) FEDERAL REGISTER.—The Under Secretary shall 

12 publish the Action Strategy in the Federal Register. 

13 ‘‘(f) PERIODIC REVISION.—The Under Secretary, in 

14 coordination and consultation with the individuals and en15 tities under subsection (d), shall periodically review and re16 vise the Action Strategy prepared under this section, as nec17 essary.’’. 

18 SEC. 6. REPORTING. 

19 Section 603 is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(j) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

22 the Action Strategy is submitted under section 603B, the 

23 Under Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that de24 scribes— 

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1 ‘‘(1) the proceedings of the annual Task Force 

2 meetings; 

3 ‘‘(2) the activities carried out under the Pro4 gram, including the regional and subregional parts of 

5 the Action Strategy; 

6 ‘‘(3) the budget related to the activities under 

7 paragraph (2); 

8 ‘‘(4) the progress made on implementing the Ac9 tion Strategy; and 

10 ‘‘(5) any need to revise or terminate research 

11 and activities under the Program.’’. 

12 SEC. 7. NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO HYPOXIA. 

13 Section 604 is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 604. NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO HYPOXIA. 

15 ‘‘(a) INITIAL PROGRESS REPORTS.—Beginning not 

16 later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the 

17 Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control 

18 Amendments Act of 2014, and biennially thereafter, the Ad19 ministrator, through the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico 

20 Watershed Nutrient Task Force, shall submit a progress re21 port to the appropriate congressional committees and the 

22 President that describes the progress made by activities di23 rected by the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed 

24 Nutrient Task Force and carried out or funded by the Envi25 ronmental Protection Agency and other State and Federal 

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1 partners toward attainment of the goals of the Gulf Hy2 poxia Action Plan 2008. 

3 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under this sec4 tion shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) assess the progress made toward nutrient 

6 load reductions, the response of the hypoxic zone and 

7 water quality throughout the Mississippi/Atchafalaya 

8 River Basin, and the economic and social effects; 

9 ‘‘(2) evaluate lessons learned; and 

10 ‘‘(3) recommend appropriate actions to continue 

11 to implement or, if necessary, revise the strategy set 

12 forth in the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan 2008.’’. 

13 SEC. 8. GREAT LAKES HYPOXIA AND HARMFUL ALGAL 

14 BLOOMS. 

15 Section 605 is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 605. GREAT LAKES HYPOXIA AND HARMFUL ALGAL 

17 BLOOMS. 

18 ‘‘(a) INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 18 

19 months after the date of enactment of the Harmful Algal 

20 Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments 

21 Act of 2014, the Task Force, in accordance with the author22 ity under section 603, shall complete and submit to the Con23 gress and the President an integrated assessment that exam24 ines the causes, consequences, and approaches to reduce hy25 poxia and harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes, includmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 ing the status of and gaps within current research, moni2 toring, management, prevention, response, and control ac3 tivities by— 

4 ‘‘(1) Federal agencies; 

5 ‘‘(2) State agencies; 

6 ‘‘(3) regional research consortia; 

7 ‘‘(4) academia; 

8 ‘‘(5) private industry; and 

9 ‘‘(6) nongovernmental organizations. 

10 ‘‘(b) PLAN.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

12 the date of enactment of the Harmful Algal Bloom 

13 and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act 

14 of 2014, the Task Force shall develop and submit to 

15 the Congress a plan, based on the integrated assess16 ment under subsection (a), for reducing, mitigating, 

17 and controlling hypoxia and harmful algal blooms in 

18 the Great Lakes. 

19 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The plan shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) address the monitoring needs identi21 fied in the integrated assessment under sub22 section (a); 

23 ‘‘(B) develop a timeline and budgetary re24 quirements for deployment of future assets; 

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1 ‘‘(C) identify requirements for the develop2 ment and verification of Great Lakes hypoxia 

3 and harmful algal bloom models, including— 

4 ‘‘(i) all assumptions built into the 

5 models; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) data quality methods used to en7 sure the best available data are utilized; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(D) describe efforts to improve the assess10 ment of the impacts of hypoxia and harmful 

11 algal blooms by— 

12 ‘‘(i) characterizing current and past 

13 biological conditions in ecosystems affected 

14 by hypoxia and harmful algal blooms; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) quantifying effects, including eco16 nomic effects, at the population and com17 munity levels. 

18 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the plan, 

19 the Task Force shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) coordinate with State and local gov21 ernments; 

22 ‘‘(B) consult with representatives from aca23 demic, agricultural, industry, and other stake24 holder groups, including relevant Canadian 

25 agencies; 

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1 ‘‘(C) ensure that the plan complements and 

2 does not duplicate activities conducted by other 

3 Federal or State agencies; 

4 ‘‘(D) identify critical research for reducing, 

5 mitigating, and controlling hypoxia events and 

6 their effects; 

7 ‘‘(E) evaluate cost-effective, incentive-based 

8 partnership approaches; 

9 ‘‘(F) ensure that the plan is technically 

10 sound and cost effective; 

11 ‘‘(G) utilize existing research, assessments, 

12 reports, and program activities; 

13 ‘‘(H) publish a summary of the proposed 

14 plan in the Federal Register at least 180 days 

15 prior to submitting the completed plan to Con16 gress; and 

17 ‘‘(I) after submitting the completed plan to 

18 Congress, provide biennial progress reports on 

19 the activities toward achieving the objectives of 

20 the plan.’’. 

21 SEC. 9. APPLICATION WITH OTHER LAWS. 

22 The Act is amended by adding after section 606 the 

23 following: 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 607. EFFECT ON OTHER FEDERAL AUTHORITY. 

2 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in this title 

3 supersedes or limits the authority of any agency to carry 

4 out its responsibilities and missions under other laws. 

5 ‘‘(b) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this title 

6 may be construed as establishing new regulatory authority 

7 for any agency.’’. 

8 SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS; CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Act, as amended by section 9 

10 of this Act, is further amended by adding after section 607 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 608. DEFINITIONS. 

13 ‘‘In this title: 

14 ‘‘(1) ACTION STRATEGY.—The term ‘Action 

15 Strategy’ means the comprehensive research plan and 

16 action strategy established under section 603B. 

17 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis18 trator’ means the Administrator of the Environ19 mental Protection Agency. 

20 ‘‘(3) HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM.—The term ‘harm21 ful algal bloom’ means marine and freshwater 

22 phytoplankton that proliferate to high concentrations, 

23 resulting in nuisance conditions or harmful impacts 

24 on marine and aquatic ecosystems, coastal commu25 nities, and human health through the production of 

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1 toxic compounds or other biological, chemical, and 

2 physical impacts of the algae outbreak. 

3 ‘‘(4) HYPOXIA.—The term ‘hypoxia’ means a 

4 condition where low dissolved oxygen in aquatic sys5 tems causes stress or death to resident organisms. 

6 ‘‘(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means the 

7 national harmful algal bloom and hypoxia program 

8 established under section 603A. 

9 ‘‘(6) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the 

10 several States of the United States, the District of Co11 lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 

12 Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth 

13 of the Northern Mariana Islands, any other territory 

14 or possession of the United States, and any Indian 

15 tribe. 

16 ‘‘(7) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘Task Force’ 

17 means the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal 

18 Blooms and Hypoxia under section 603(a). 

19 ‘‘(8) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘Under Sec20 retary’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

21 Oceans and Atmosphere. 

22 ‘‘(9) UNITED STATES COASTAL WATERS.—The 

23 term ‘United States coastal waters’ includes the Great 

24 Lakes.’’. 

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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 603(a) is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘(hereinafter referred to as the ‘Task 

3 Force’)’’. 

4 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 The Act is further amended by adding after section 608 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 609. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro9 priated to the Under Secretary to carry out sections 603A 

10 and 603B $20,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 

11 2018. 

12 ‘‘(b) EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—The 

13 Under Secretary shall ensure that a substantial portion of 

14 funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) that are used 

15 for research purposes are allocated to extramural research 

16 activities. For each fiscal year, the Under Secretary shall 

17 publish a list of all grant recipients and the amounts for 

18 all of the funds allocated for research purposes, specifying 

19 those allocated for extramural research activities.’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 350 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1254 

[Report No. 113–471, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia 

purposes. Research and Control Act of 1998, and for other 

JUNE 5, 2014 

Reported from the Committee on Science, Space, and 

Technology with an amendment 

JUNE 5, 2014 

The Committee on Natural Resources discharged; comState of the Union and ordered to be printed mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

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