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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3570 
To promote ocean and human health and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2011 
Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, and Mr. 
KEATING) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote ocean and human health and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF OCEANS AND 
HUMAN HEALTH ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Oceans and Human Health Reauthorization Act of 
2011’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT OF OCEANS AND HUMAN HEALTH 
ACT.—Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever 
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
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of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Oceans and Human 
Health Act (33 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 
SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY OCEANS AND HUMAN HEALTH RE-
SEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) COORDINATION.—Section 902(a) (33 U.S.C. 
3101(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘oceans in human 
health.’’ and inserting ‘‘oceans in human health and de-
liver information, products, and services to assist the Na-
tion in reducing public health risks, and enhancing health 
benefits, from the ocean.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Section 902(b) (33 
U.S.C. 3101(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Within 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of the Oceans and Human 
Health Reauthorization Act of 2011, and every 10 years 
thereafter, the National Science and Technology Council, 
through the Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy, shall revise and update the 2007 ‘Inter-
agency Oceans and Human Health Research Implementa-
tion Plan’ and submit the updated plan to the Congress. 
The updated Plan shall define the roles of Federal agen-
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cies and departments in order to avoid duplication of ac-
tivities and coordinate efforts in support of the research 
program. Nothing in this subsection is intended to dupli-
cate or supersede the activities of the Inter-Agency Task 
Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia established 
under section 603 of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hy-
poxia Research and Control Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 1451 
note). The updated Plan shall build on and complement 
the ongoing research, monitoring, surveillance, and out-
reach activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Na-
tional Institutes of Health (including the National Insti-
tute of Environmental Health Sciences), the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, 
and other Federal departments and agencies, and shall— 
’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘prediction’’ and inserting 
‘‘monitoring, 
surveillance, 
prediction 
fore-
casting, and mitigation’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and chemical’’ after ‘‘bi-
ological’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘treatments’’ and inserting 
‘‘products for the prevention and treatment’’; 
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(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘training’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘Federal oceans 
and human health research centers, training, and 
support for scientists, and participation in national 
and international research and outreach efforts, in-
cluding outreach to the public health and medical 
communities, and the public;’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘preventive’’ 
and inserting ‘‘preventing’’; 
(5) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘the National 
Ocean Council,’’ after ‘‘the Ocean Research Advisory 
Panel,’’; and 
(6) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(7) estimate funding needed for research, sur-
veillance, prediction, education, and outreach activi-
ties to be conducted within and supported by Fed-
eral agencies under the program.’’. 
(c) PROGRAM SCOPE.—Section 902(c) (33 U.S.C. 
3101(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) Interdisciplinary research among the 
ocean, atmospheric, biological, and medical sciences, 
and coordinated research and activities to improve 
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