‘‘(D) utilize existing research, assessments, 
reports, and program activities; 
‘‘(E) publish a summary of the proposed 
plan in the Federal Register 90 days prior to 
the submission to the Congress of the com-
pleted plan; and 
‘‘(F) provide progress reports every 2 
years after the submission to the Congress of 
the completed plan on the activities leading to-
ward attainment of the goals set forth in the 
plan. 
‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—The plan shall— 
‘‘(A) address the monitoring needs identi-
fied in the integrated assessment submitted 
under subsection (a) and develop a timeline and 
budgetary requirements for deployment of fu-
ture assets; 
‘‘(B) detail procedures for the development 
and verification of Chesapeake Bay hypoxia 
models, including making available to the pub-
lic— 
‘‘(i) all assumptions built into the 
models; and 
‘‘(ii) data quality methods used to en-
sure the best available data is utilized; and 
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‘‘(C) describe efforts to improve the assess-
ment of the impacts of hypoxia by— 
‘‘(i) characterizing current and past 
biological conditions in ecosystems affected 
by hypoxia; and 
‘‘(ii) quantifying effects, including 
economic effects, at the population and 
community level.’’. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 608, as redesignated 
by section 5(1) of this Act, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 608. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Under Secretary to carry out this Act 
$18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015, 
of which, for each fiscal year— 
‘‘(1) $1,000,000 may be used for the develop-
ment of the comprehensive research plan and action 
strategy under section 605 and the assessment and 
reports required by sections 606 and 607; 
‘‘(2) $4,000,000 may be used for the research 
and assessment activities related to marine and 
freshwater harmful algal blooms at research labora-
tories of NOAA; 
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‘‘(3) $4,000,000 may be used to carry out the 
Ecology 
of 
Harmful 
Algal 
Blooms 
Program 
(ECOHAB); 
‘‘(4) $1,500,000 may be used to carry out the 
Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal 
Blooms Program (MERHAB); 
‘‘(5) $2,000,000 may be used to carry out re-
search and assessment for the Northern Gulf of 
Mexico ecosystem and hypoxia activities; 
‘‘(6) $1,500,000 may be used to carry out 
coastal hypoxia research activities; 
‘‘(7) $1,500,000 may be used to carry out pre-
vention, control, and mitigation activities; 
‘‘(8) $500,000 may be used to carry out event 
response activities; and 
‘‘(9) $500,000 may be used to carry out infra-
structure activities. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—From funds made available 
under section 2(a)(2) of the Environmental Research, De-
velopment, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1981 
(Public Law 96–569; 94 Stat. 3335), the Administrator 
may utilize up to $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2012 through 2015 to carry out the authorized activities 
under this Act.’’. 
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(b) EXTRAMURAL
RESEARCH
ACTIVITIES.—The 
Under Secretary shall ensure that a substantial portion 
of funds appropriated pursuant to section 608 of the 
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control 
Act of 1998 that are used for research purposes are allo-
cated to extramural research activities. 
SEC. 10. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents in section 2 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 1998 is amended by striking the items relating to 
sections 602 through 606 and inserting the following: 
‘‘602. Definitions. 
‘‘603. Assessments. 
‘‘604. National harmful algal bloom and hypoxia program. 
‘‘605. Comprehensive research plan and action strategy. 
‘‘606. Northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxia. 
‘‘607. Chesapeake Bay dead zone. 
‘‘608. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘609. Protection of States’ rights.’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Section 609, as redesignated by 
section 5(1) of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘Clean 
Water Act or’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act or the’’. 
Æ 
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