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oping such plan, the Task Force shall consult with State, 
Indian tribe, and local governments, and academic, agri-
cultural, industry, and environmental groups and rep-
resentatives. Such plan shall include incentive-based part-
nership approaches. The plan shall also address the social 
and economic costs and benefits of the measures for reduc-
ing, mitigating, and controlling hypoxia.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents in section 2 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 1998 is amended by adding after the item relating 
to section 604 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 604A. Pacific Northwest, estuaries, and Puget Sound hypoxia.’’. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 605 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 605. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) to the Under Secretary to carry out sec-
tions 603A and 603B, $34,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2015, of which, for each fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(A) $2,000,000 may be used for the de-
velopment of the Regional Research and Action 
Plans and the reports required by section 604A; 
‘‘(B) $3,000,000 may be used for the re-
search and assessment activities related to ma-
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rine and freshwater harmful algal blooms at re-
search laboratories of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration; 
‘‘(C) $8,000,000 may be used to carry out 
the Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful 
Algal Blooms Program (ECOHAB); 
‘‘(D) $5,500,000 may be used to carry out 
the Monitoring and Event Response for Harm-
ful Algal Blooms Program (MERHAB); 
‘‘(E) $1,500,000 may be used to carry out 
the Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and 
Hypoxia Assessment Program (NGOMEX); 
‘‘(F) $5,000,000 may be used to carry out 
the 
Coastal 
Hypoxia 
Research 
Program 
(CHRP); 
‘‘(G) $5,000,000 may be used to carry out 
the Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of 
Harmful Algal Blooms Program (PCM); 
‘‘(H) $1,000,000 may be used to carry out 
marine and freshwater harmful algal bloom and 
hypoxia events response activities; and 
‘‘(I) $3,000,000 may be used for increased 
availability, communication, and coordination 
activities; and 
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‘‘(2) to the Administrator to carry out sections 
603A, 603B, and 604, $7,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2011 through 2015.’’. 
(b) EXTRAMURAL
RESEARCH
ACTIVITIES.—The 
Under Secretary shall ensure that a substantial portion 
of funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) that are 
used for research purposes are allocated to extramural re-
search activities. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 12, 
2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 318 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3650 
AN ACT 
To establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and 
Hypoxia Program, to develop and coordinate a 
comprehensive and integrated strategy to address 
harmful algal blooms and hypoxia, and to provide 
for the development and implementation of com-
prehensive regional action plans to reduce harm-
ful algal blooms and hypoxia. 
MARCH 15, 2010 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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