‘‘(3) EXTREME
PRECIPITATION
EVENT.—The 
term ‘extreme precipitation event’ means precipita-
tion quantities exceeding the 5-year annual recur-
rence interval for a specific location.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 12(d)(1) of the Flood 
Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9707(d)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, such 
as precipitation resulting from hurricanes, atmospheric 
river flooding events, and extreme precipitation events’’ 
before the period at the end. 
SEC. 116. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL LANDSLIDE 
PREPAREDNESS ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the National Land-
slide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 3101) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 
(7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (7), 
(8), (10), (11), (13), (14), (15), and (16), respec-
tively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ATMOSPHERIC RIVER.—The term ‘atmos-
pheric river’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 12(a) of the Flood Level Observation, Oper-
ations, and Decision Support Act (15 U.S.C. 
9707(a)). 
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‘‘(5) ATMOSPHERIC RIVER FLOODING EVENT.— 
The term ‘atmospheric river flooding event’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 12(a) of the 
Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision 
Support Act (15 U.S.C. 9707(a)). 
‘‘(6) EXTREME
PRECIPITATION
EVENT.—The 
term ‘extreme precipitation event’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 12(a) of the Flood Level 
Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9707(a)).’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(9) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1001(a)).’’; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (11), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(12) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘Native Hawaiian organization’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 6207 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7517), except that the term includes the De-
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partment of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office 
of Hawaiian Affairs.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(17) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Trib-
al organization’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’. 
(b) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS REDUCTION 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 3(a)(3) of the 
National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘protect’’ and 
inserting ‘‘contribute to protecting’’. 
(2) 
PROGRAM
ACTIVITIES.—Section 
3(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the National Landslide Prepared-
ness Act (43 U.S.C. 3102(b)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘implement’’ and inserting ‘‘dissemi-
nate’’. 
(3) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Section 3(b)(2) of 
the National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102(b)(2)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
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(B) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) ASSESSMENT.—For purposes of the 
first national strategy published after the date 
of enactment of the National Landslide Pre-
paredness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall 
include an assessment of the risks that atmos-
pheric river flooding events and extreme pre-
cipitation events pose to the safety of life and 
property in the United States with respect to 
landslide hazards.’’. 
(4) NATIONAL
LANDSLIDE
HAZARDS
DATA-
BASE.—Section 3(b)(3) of the National Landslide 
Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 3102(b)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
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‘‘(C) the identification of areas in need of 
additional hazard risk assessment, including 
areas that may be at risk due to— 
‘‘(i) hydrology or changes in hydrology 
that may include erosion, drought, or other 
characteristics that could impact landslide 
risk; 
‘‘(ii) atmospheric river flooding events 
and extreme precipitation events, as identi-
fied by the Secretary of Commerce and the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(iii) geologic activity, such as vol-
canic eruptions, earthquakes, or tsunamis; 
or 
‘‘(iv) data-poor areas or hazards with 
poor monitoring that could contribute to 
increased landslide risk;’’. 
(5) LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK PREPARED 
NESS
FOR
COMMUNITIES.—Section 3(b)(4) of the 
National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102(b)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions and other stakeholders, as appropriate,’’ 
before ‘‘and Indian tribes’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘local, and Tribal governments 
and decisionmakers’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
local governments, Indian tribes, Tribal or-
ganizations, Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions, and other decisionmakers’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (iii) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(iii) health and safety with respect to 
landslides;’’; 
(iii) by redesignating clause (iv) as 
clause (v); and 
(iv) by inserting after clause (iii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iv) reducing losses from landslides, 
including the threats caused by atmos-
pheric rivers and other extreme precipita-
tion events; and’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘local, 
and Tribal officials’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
local officials, Indian tribes, Tribal organi-
zations, and Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions’’; and 
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scribed in subsection (d)(2)(B)(iv) and other 
stakeholders to establish and support emer-
gency response procedures, as appropriate.’’. 
(7) EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—Sec-
tion 3(b)(6) of the National Landslide Preparedness 
Act (43 U.S.C. 3102(b)(6)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘In carrying’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A) (as so des-
ignated)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i) 
(as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘Native 
Hawaiian organizations,’’ before ‘‘and In-
dian tribes’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in clause (iii) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) to improve real-time risk man-
agement during landslide events, including 
with respect to landslide events caused 
by— 
‘‘(I) hydrology or changes in hy-
drology that may include erosion, 
drought, or other characteristics that 
could impact landslide risk; 
‘‘(II) atmospheric river flooding 
events 
and 
extreme 
precipitation 
events, as identified by the Secretary 
of Commerce and the Secretary; 
‘‘(III) geologic activity, such as 
volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, or 
tsunamis; 
‘‘(IV) data-poor areas or hazards 
with poor monitoring that could con-
tribute to increased landslide risk; or 
‘‘(V) thawing permafrost and gla-
cial retreat causing destabilization of 
slopes.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may consult 
with an institution of higher education de-
scribed in subsection (d)(2)(B)(iv) and the pri-
vate sector.’’. 
(8) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE 
ON
LANDSLIDE
HAZARDS.—Section 3(c)(2) of the 
National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(J) The Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration.’’. 
(9) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 3(d)(2)(B) 
of the National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 
U.S.C. 3102(d)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘geological’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘local, and 
Tribal emergency management agencies’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and local emergency management 
agencies and emergency management agencies 
of Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions’’. 
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(10) REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 3 of 
the National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(e) 
through (i) as subsections (f) through (j), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (d) the 
following: 
‘‘(e) REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of the National Land-
slide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025, 
the Secretary shall establish in the State of Alaska 
and other regions, as the Secretary determines to be. 
appropriate, a regional partnership with an eligible 
partner described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PARTNERS.—An organization or 
institution of higher education with expertise in 
landslide mapping, research, and monitoring shall be 
eligible for a regional partnership under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(3) PURPOSES AND DUTIES.—A regional part-
nership established under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) allow the Secretary to leverage appli-
cable expertise in regional organizations; 
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‘‘(B) coordinate long-term landslide re-
search specific to the applicable region; and 
‘‘(C) align interagency landslide moni-
toring efforts.’’. 
(11) GRANT PROGRAMS.—Section 3 of the Na-
tional Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 3102) 
is amended, in paragraph (1) of subsection (f) (as 
so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘local, and Tribal governments to research, 
map, assess’’ and inserting ‘‘and local govern-
ments, Indian tribes, Tribal organizations, and 
Native Hawaiian organizations to research, 
map, assess, monitor’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘institu-
tions of higher education described in sub-
section (d)(2)(B)(iv),’’ before ‘‘and Indian 
tribes’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by redesignating subclauses 
(II) through (IV) as subclauses (III) 
through (V), respectively; and 
(II) by inserting after subclause 
(I) the following: 
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‘‘(II) in regions that have re-
cently experienced loss of life due to 
landslides;’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘award-
ed’’ after ‘‘grants’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘made’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or other accomplishments 
resulting’’. 
(12) SIGNIFICANT EVENTS.—Section 3 of the 
National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102) is amended, in subsection (h)(3) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘local, and Tribal partners’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and local partners, Indian tribes, 
Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions’’. 
(13) FUNDING.—Section 3 of the National 
Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 3102) is 
amended, in subsection (i) (as so redesignated), in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
(c) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 5(a) of the Na-
tional Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3104(a)) is amended— 
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SEC. 117. AMENDMENTS TO HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND 
HYPOXIA RESEARCH AND CONTROL ACT OF 
1998. 
(a) ASSESSMENTS.—Section 603 of the Harmful 
Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 
1998 (33 U.S.C. 4001) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and 
(14) as paragraphs (14) and (15); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (12) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) the Department of Energy;’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (h), 
and (i) and redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively; 
(3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘coastal 
waters including the Great Lakes’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘marine, estuarine, and freshwater sys-
tems’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) examine the causes and ecological con-
sequences of hypoxia on marine and aquatic species 
in their natural environments, and socio-cultural or 
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economic costs of hypoxia, including impacts on food 
safety and security;’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) through (D) as subparagraphs (D) 
through (F), respectively; 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) examine the effect of other environmental 
stressors on hypoxia; 
‘‘(C) evaluate alternatives for reducing, miti-
gating, and controlling hypoxia and its environ-
mental impacts;’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (D), as so redes-
ignated, by inserting ‘‘, social,’’ after ‘‘eco-
logical’’; and 
(v) in subparagraph (E), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘hypoxia modeling and 
monitoring data’’ and inserting ‘‘hypoxia 
modeling, forecasting, and monitoring and 
observation data’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(c) ACTION STRATEGY AND SCIENTIFIC ASSESS-
MENT FOR MARINE AND FRESHWATER HARMFUL ALGAL 
BLOOMS.— 
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‘‘(1) Not less often than once every 5 years, the 
Task Force shall complete and submit to Congress 
an action strategy, including a scientific assessment, 
of harmful algal blooms in the United States (in this 
Act referred to as the ‘Action Strategy’). Each such 
Action Strategy, including scientific assessment, 
shall examine both marine and freshwater harmful 
algal blooms, including those in the Great Lakes and 
upper reaches of estuaries, those in freshwater lakes 
and rivers, and those that originate in freshwater 
lakes or rivers and migrate to coastal waters. 
‘‘(2) Each Action Strategy under this sub-
section shall— 
‘‘(A) examine the causes and ecological 
consequences, and the socio-cultural or eco-
nomic costs, including impacts food safety and 
security, of harmful algal blooms; 
‘‘(B) examine the effect of other environ-
mental stressors on harmful algal blooms; 
‘‘(C) examine potential methods to prevent, 
control, and mitigate harmful algal blooms and 
the potential ecological, social, cultural, and 
economic costs and benefits of such methods; 
‘‘(D) identify priorities for research needed 
to advance techniques and technologies to de-
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tect, predict, monitor, respond to, and minimize 
the occurrence, duration, and severity of harm-
ful algal blooms, including recommendations to 
eliminate significant gaps in harmful algal 
bloom forecasting, monitoring, and observation 
data; 
‘‘(E) evaluate progress made by, and the 
needs of, Task Force activities and actions to 
prevent, control, and mitigate harmful algal 
blooms; 
‘‘(F) identify ways to improve coordination 
and prevent unnecessary duplication of effort 
among Federal departments and agencies with 
respect to research on harmful algal blooms; 
‘‘(G) include regional chapters relating to 
the requirements described in this paragraph in 
order to highlight geographically and eco-
logically diverse locations with significant eco-
logical, social, cultural, and economic impacts 
from harmful algal blooms; and 
‘‘(H) define methodology used to determine 
ecological, social, cultural and economic impacts 
from harmful algal blooms and hypoxia.’’. 
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(b) CONSULTATIONS.—Section 102 of the Harmful 
Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2004 (33 
U.S.C. 4001a) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the coastal’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Indian tribes,’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘local govern-
ments,’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘with expertise in coastal zone 
science and management’’ and inserting ‘‘with rel-
evant expertise’’. 
(c) NATIONAL HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HY-
POXIA PROGRAM.—Section 603A of the Harmful Algal 
Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 
(33 U.S.C. 4002) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘predicting,’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘monitoring, 
observing, 
fore-
casting,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘comprehensive re-
search plan and action strategy under sec-
tion 603B’’ and inserting ‘‘Action Strat-
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egy, including scientific assessment, under 
section 603(c)’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) the scientific assessment under section 
603(b).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘ocean 
and Great Lakes’’ and inserting ‘‘marine, estu-
arine, and freshwater systems’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘while 
recognizing each agency is acting under its own 
independent mission and authority’’ before the 
semicolon; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Except as 
provided in subsection (h), the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) examine, in collaboration with State and 
local entities and Indian Tribes, including island 
communities, low-population rural communities, In-
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digenous communities, subsistence communities, 
fisheries, and recreation industries that are most de-
pendent on coastal and water resources that may be 
impacted by marine and freshwater harmful algal 
blooms and hypoxia, the causes, ecological con-
sequences, cultural impacts, and social and economic 
costs of harmful algal blooms and hypoxia;’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), 
and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec-
tively; 
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to, regional’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to regional’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘agencies’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘entities, and regional coastal observ-
ing systems (as such term is defined in 
section 12330(6) of the Integrated Coastal 
and Ocean Observation System Act of 
2009 (33 U.S.C. 3602(6)))’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘and communities’’ after ‘‘eco-
systems’’; 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(6) support sustained observations, including 
through 
peer-reviewed, 
merit-based, 
competitive 
grant funding, to provide State and local entities, 
Indian Tribes, and others access to real-time or near 
real-time observation data for decision-making to 
protect human and ecological health and local econo-
mies;’’; 
(G) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘State 
and local’’ and inserting ‘‘State, local, and Trib-
al’’; and 
(H) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ‘‘trib-
al’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal’’; 
(5) by amending subsections (f) and (g) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(f) COOPERATIVE EFFORTS.—The Under Secretary 
shall work cooperatively with and avoid duplication of ef-
fort of other agencies on the Task Force, and with and 
of States, Indian tribes, and nongovernmental organiza-
tions concerned with marine and freshwater issues, and 
shall coordinate harmful algal bloom and hypoxia and re-
lated activities and research. 
‘‘(g) FRESHWATER AND ESTUARINE PROGRAM DU-
TIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall— 
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‘‘(A) with respect to freshwater aspects of 
the Program, in coordination with the Task 
Force, carry out the duties under subsection (e) 
through the activities required under section 
603C; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to estuarine aspects of 
the Program, coordinate with the Under Sec-
retary to carry out activities required under this 
section. 
‘‘(2) 
NONDUPLICATION.—The 
Administrator 
shall ensure that activities carried out under this 
subsection focus on new approaches to addressing 
freshwater harmful algal blooms and are not dupli-
cative of existing research and development pro-
grams authorized under this Act or any other law.’’; 
and 
(6) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(h) ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT APPLIED TO HARMFUL 
ALGAL BLOOM SERVICES.—Any services by an officer or 
employee under this title relating to the immediate devel-
opment and dissemination of the Harmful Algal Bloom 
Operational Forecast System of the National Centers for 
Coastal Ocean Science and the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration shall be considered, for pur-
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poses of section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, serv-
ices for emergencies involving the safety of human life or 
the protection of property. Such consideration shall only 
apply to areas with active harmful algal blooms during any 
lapse in appropriations beginning on or after the date of 
the enactment of this subsection.’’. 
(d) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN-
ISTRATION ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 603B of the Harm-
ful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control 
Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 4003) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 603B. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) carry out marine, coastal, and Great 
Lakes harmful algal bloom and hypoxia events re-
sponse activities; 
‘‘(2) develop and enhance operational harmful 
algal bloom observing and forecasting programs, in-
cluding operational observations and forecasting, 
monitoring, modeling, data management, and infor-
mation dissemination; 
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‘‘(3) maintain and enhance peer-reviewed, 
merit-based, competitive grant funding relating to 
harmful algal blooms and hypoxia to— 
‘‘(A) maintain and enhance baseline moni-
toring programs established by the Program; 
‘‘(B) support the projects maintained and 
established by the Program; 
‘‘(C) address the research and manage-
ment needs and priorities identified in the Ac-
tion Strategy under section 603(c); 
‘‘(D) accelerate the utilization of effective 
methods of intervention and mitigation to re-
duce the frequency, severity, and impacts of 
harmful algal bloom and hypoxia events; 
‘‘(E) identify opportunities to improve 
monitoring of harmful algal bloom and hypoxia, 
with a particular focus on coastal waters that 
may affect fisheries, public health, or subsist-
ence harvest; 
‘‘(F) examine the effects of other environ-
mental stressors on harmful algal blooms and 
hypoxia; 
‘‘(G) assess the effects of multiple environ-
mental stressors on living marine resources and 
coastal ecosystems; and 
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‘‘(H) evaluate adaptation and mitigation 
strategies to address the impacts of harmful 
algal blooms and hypoxia; 
‘‘(4) enhance communication and coordination 
among Federal agencies carrying out marine and 
freshwater harmful algal bloom and hypoxia activi-
ties and research; 
‘‘(5) to the greatest extent practicable, leverage 
existing resources and expertise available from local 
research universities and institutions; and 
‘‘(6) use cost effective methods in carrying out 
this section. 
‘‘(b) INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVA-
TION SYSTEM.—The collection of monitoring and observ-
ing data under this section shall comply with all data 
standards and protocols developed pursuant to the Inte-
grated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 
2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.). Such data shall be made 
available through the system established under that Act.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–383) is amended by 
amending the item relating to section 603B to read 
as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 603B. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration activities.’’. 
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