to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
of the House of Representatives a report containing— 
‘‘(A) a detailed budget explanation for all of 
the activities conducted by the Administrator 
under this Act; and 
‘‘(B) a description of how such activities re-
duce the effects of freshwater harmful algal 
blooms and improve water quality. 
‘‘(e) NOAA ACTIVITIES.—As part of the program 
under this section, the Under Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) maintain existing peer-reviewed competitive 
grant programs at NOAA relating to marine and 
freshwater harmful algal blooms and hypoxia; 
‘‘(2) conduct marine and freshwater harmful 
algal bloom and hypoxia event response activities; 
and 
‘‘(3) ensure communication and coordination 
among Federal agencies carrying out marine and 
freshwater harmful algal bloom and hypoxia activities 
and increase the availability to appropriate public 
and private entities of— 
‘‘(A) analytical facilities and technologies; 
‘‘(B) operational forecasts; and 
‘‘(C) reference and research materials. 
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‘‘(f) INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION 
SYSTEM.—All monitoring and observation data collected 
under this Act shall be collected in compliance with all data 
standards and protocols developed pursuant to the National 
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 
2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and such data shall be made 
available through the system established under that Act. 
‘‘(g) TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
DEMONSTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the duties de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Under Secretary and the 
Administrator, through the Task Force, shall main-
tain a focus on technology research and development 
for each of the categories of marine harmful algal 
blooms, freshwater harmful algal blooms, and hypoxia 
in the following areas: 
‘‘(A) Monitoring. 
‘‘(B) Prediction. 
‘‘(C) Prevention. 
‘‘(D) Control. 
‘‘(E) Mitigation. 
‘‘(F) Response to events, including remedi-
ation. 
‘‘(2) ENUMERATION.—As part of the report re-
quired under subsection (i), the Under Secretary, in 
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coordination with the Administrator, shall enumerate 
the technology research and development conducted for 
each of the areas identified in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) PROTOCOL.—The Under Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Administrator, shall develop a 
protocol for— 
‘‘(A) assessing the stage of technology devel-
opment that is ready to move from lab testing to 
field testing; 
‘‘(B) coordinating local, State, and Federal 
authorities to facilitate measures necessary to 
conduct field tests in a timely manner; and 
‘‘(C) working with local and State entities, 
programs, and interested stakeholders to conduct 
outreach and education on technology field test-
ing projects. 
‘‘(h) INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.— 
‘‘(1) ELECTRONIC INFORMATION.—Using the au-
thority under section 603(i)(2)(B), the Under Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall 
expand the existing electronic clearinghouse to provide 
information about marine and freshwater harmful 
algal blooms and hypoxia, including— 
‘‘(A) the Federal agencies involved in re-
search and development on understanding, detec-
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tion, monitoring, prediction, prevention, control, 
mitigation, and response activities; 
‘‘(B) tools available to predict and model 
events; and 
‘‘(C) current or developing technologies for 
detection, monitoring, prediction, prevention, 
control, mitigation, and response, including re-
mediation. 
‘‘(2) TOXIN STANDARDS.—The Under Secretary, 
in consultation with the Administrator, shall— 
‘‘(A) develop a mechanism to provide a reli-
able and cost-effective supply of toxin standards 
for comparative research; and 
‘‘(B) notify the Congress of such mechanism 
as part of the report required under subsection 
(i). 
‘‘(i) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the submis-
sion of the Plan, the Under Secretary, through the Task 
Force, shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report 
that describes— 
‘‘(1) the activities carried out under the Program 
and the Plan and the budget related to such activities; 
and 
‘‘(2) the need to revise or terminate activities or 
projects under the Program.’’. 
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SEC. 6. COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PLAN AND ACTION 
STRATEGY. 
The Act is amended by inserting after section 604, as 
added by section 5(3) of this Act, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 605. COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PLAN AND ACTION 
STRATEGY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hy-
poxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011, the 
Under Secretary, through the Task Force, shall transmit to 
the Congress a comprehensive research plan and action 
strategy to address marine and freshwater harmful algal 
blooms and hypoxia that identifies— 
‘‘(1) the specific activities to be carried out by 
the Program and the timeline for carrying out such 
activities; 
‘‘(2) the roles and responsibilities of each Federal 
agency in the Task Force in carrying out Program 
activities; and 
‘‘(3) appropriate regions and subregions requir-
ing specific research and activities to address local, 
State, and regional harmful algal blooms and hy-
poxia. 
‘‘(b) REGIONAL FOCUS.—The regional and subregional 
parts of the Plan shall identify— 
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