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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5456 
To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration to create an electronic database of research and information 
on the causes of, and corrective actions being taken with regard to, 
algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other surface 
fresh waters, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 
Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
PETERS of Michigan, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, and Mr. 
GIBBS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration to create an electronic data-
base of research and information on the causes of, and 
corrective actions being taken with regard to, algal 
blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and other 
surface fresh waters, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Great Lakes and Fresh 
Water Algal Bloom Information Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GREAT LAKES ALGAL BLOOMS INFORMATION DATA-
BASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall cre-
ate an electronic database of research and information on 
the causes and corrective actions being taken with regard 
to algal blooms in the Great Lakes, their tributaries, and 
other surface fresh waters. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The Administrator shall include in 
the database relevant chemical, physical, and biological 
data that have been collected by an accredited university, 
association or organization, research group, Federal agen-
cy, State, or local government in the United States or 
Canada. 
(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—In creating and making in-
formation available through the database, the Adminis-
trator shall protect confidentiality of information in ac-
cordance with all applicable United States laws and regu-
lations. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT AND AVAILABILITY OF INFOR-
MATION.—The Administrator shall— 
(1) report to the Congress each year com-
prehensive findings on information that was included 
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in the database in the year covered by the report, in-
cluding information regarding corrective actions 
being taken; and 
(2) make information in the database electroni-
cally available to the public. 
(e) NO NEW AUTHORITY.—This section shall not be 
construed to grant any authority to the Administrator, in-
cluding any authority to require submission of data. 
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