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‘‘(B) examine the effect of other environ-
mental stressors on hypoxia; 
‘‘(C) evaluate alternatives for reducing, 
mitigating, and controlling hypoxia and its envi-
ronmental impacts;’’; 
(IV) in subparagraph (D), as re-
designated by subclause (II), by in-
serting ‘‘, social,’’ after ‘‘ecological’’; 
and 
(V) in subparagraph (E), as re-
designated by subclause (II), by strik-
ing ‘‘hypoxia modeling and monitoring 
data’’ and inserting ‘‘hypoxia mod-
eling, forecasting, and monitoring and 
observation data’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following new 
subsections: 
‘‘(c) ACTION STRATEGY AND SCIENTIFIC ASSESS-
MENT FOR MARINE AND FRESHWATER HARMFUL ALGAL 
BLOOMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once every five years, the Task Force shall complete 
and submit to Congress an action strategy for harm-
ful algal blooms in the United States. 
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‘‘(2) 
ELEMENTS.—Each 
Action 
Strategy 
shall— 
‘‘(A) examine, and include a scientific as-
sessment of, marine and freshwater harmful 
algal blooms, including such blooms— 
‘‘(i) in the Great Lakes; 
‘‘(ii) in the upper reaches of estuaries; 
‘‘(iii) in freshwater lakes and rivers; 
‘‘(iv) in coastal and marine waters; 
and 
‘‘(v) that originate in freshwater lakes 
or rivers and migrate to coastal waters; 
‘‘(B) examine the causes, ecological con-
sequences or physiological consequences on fish 
function, and economic or sociocultural impacts, 
including food safety and security, of harmful 
algal blooms; 
‘‘(C) examine the effect of other environ-
mental stressors on harmful algal blooms; 
‘‘(D) examine potential methods to pre-
vent, control, and mitigate harmful algal blooms 
and the potential ecological, social, cultural, and 
economic costs and benefits of such methods; 
‘‘(E) 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; 
‘‘(F) evaluate progress made by, and the 
needs of, activities and actions of the Task 
Force to prevent, control, and mitigate harmful 
algal blooms; 
‘‘(G) identify ways to improve coordination 
and prevent unnecessary duplication of effort 
among Federal agencies with respect to re-
search on harmful algal blooms; and 
‘‘(H) 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. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsections 
(b) and (c), the Task Force shall consult with the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) States, Indian tribes, and local govern-
ments. 
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‘‘(2) Appropriate industries (including fisheries, 
agriculture, and fertilizer), academic institutions, 
and nongovernmental organizations with relevant ex-
pertise.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–383; 112 Stat. 3412; 
136 Stat. 1268) is amended by amending the item 
relating to section 603 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 603. Task Force, assessments, and Action Strategy.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 102 
of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Amend-
ments Act of 2004 (33 U.S.C. 4001a) is amended 
by striking ‘‘In developing’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘management.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HY-
POXIA PROGRAM.—Section 603A of the Harmful Algal 
Blooms 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; and 
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(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) the scientific assessment submitted under 
section 603(b); and 
‘‘(3) the Action Strategy.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘ocean 
and Great Lakes science and management pro-
grams and centers’’ and inserting ‘‘programs 
and centers relating to the science and manage-
ment of marine, estuarine, and freshwater sys-
tems’’; 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 the causes, ecological con-
sequences, and costs of harmful algal blooms and 
hypoxia;’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘, including the annual Gulf of Mexico hy-
poxia zone mapping cruise’’ after ‘‘Pro-
gram’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) to identify opportunities to improve 
monitoring of harmful algal blooms and hy-
poxia, with a particular focus on waters that 
may affect fisheries, public health, or subsist-
ence harvest; 
‘‘(F) to evaluate adaptation and mitigation 
strategies to address the impacts of harmful 
algal blooms and hypoxia; 
‘‘(G) to support the resilience of the sea-
food industry to harmful algal blooms and to 
expand access to testing for harmful algal 
bloom toxins, including for subsistence and rec-
reational harvesters, through innovative meth-
ods that increase the efficiency and effective-
ness of such testing in rural and remote areas; 
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reational harvesters, through innovative methods 
that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of such 
testing in rural and remote areas;’’; 
(5) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(f) COOPERATION; DUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—The 
Under Secretary shall work cooperatively with and avoid 
duplication of effort of other agencies on the Task Force 
and States, Indian tribes, Tribal organizations, Native 
Hawaiian organizations, and nongovernmental organiza-
tions concerned with marine and freshwater issues.’’; and 
(6) by striking subsection (g), (h), and (i). 
(c) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN-
ISTRATION ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 603B of the Harm-
ful Algal Blooms 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 carry 
out the following: 
‘‘(1) Carry out response activities for marine, 
coastal, and Great Lakes harmful algal bloom and 
hypoxia events. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(3) Develop forecast modeling that includes 
the effect of hurricanes and other weather events on 
the resuspension of bioavailable nutrients in sedi-
ments and related interactions with harmful algal 
blooms. 
‘‘(4) Enhance communication and coordination 
among Federal agencies carrying out activities and 
research relating to marine and freshwater harmful 
algal bloom and hypoxia. 
‘‘(5) Leverage existing resources and expertise 
available from local research universities and institu-
tions. 
‘‘(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 
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available through the National Integrated Coastal and 
Ocean Observation System established under section 
12304 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 3603).’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–383; 112 Stat. 3412; 
136 Stat. 1268) is amended by striking the item re-
lating to section 603B and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 603B. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration activities.’’. 
(d) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Harmful Algal Bloom 
and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 is 
amended by inserting after section 603B (33 U.S.C. 
4003) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 603C. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AC-
TIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall carry 
out the following: 
‘‘(1) Carry out research on the ecology and 
human health impacts of freshwater harmful algal 
blooms and hypoxia events. 
‘‘(2) Develop and enhance operational fresh-
water harmful algal bloom monitoring, observing, 
and forecasting programs in lakes, rivers, and res-
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ervoirs, and coordinate with the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration on such programs 
in the Great Lakes and estuaries (including tribu-
taries thereof), including operational observations 
and forecasting, monitoring, modeling, data manage-
ment, and information dissemination, to support 
event response, prioritization, prevention, adapta-
tion, and mitigation activities. 
‘‘(3) Enhance communication and coordination 
among Federal agencies carrying out freshwater 
harmful algal bloom and hypoxia activities and re-
search. 
‘‘(4) To the greatest extent practicable, leverage 
existing resources and expertise available from Fed-
eral and State partners and local research univer-
sities and institutions. 
‘‘(5) Utilize cost-effective methods in carrying 
out this section. 
‘‘(b) NONDUPLICATION.—The Administrator shall 
ensure that activities carried out under subsection (a) 
focus on new approaches to addressing freshwater harmful 
algal blooms and are not duplicative of existing research 
and development programs authorized by this title or any 
other law.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–383; 112 Stat. 3412; 
136 Stat. 1268) is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 603B the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 603C. Environmental Protection Agency activities.’’. 
(e) NATIONAL HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HY-
POXIA OBSERVING NETWORK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 606 of the Harmful 
Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control 
Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 4005) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 606. NATIONAL HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OBSERVING 
NETWORK. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary, acting 
through the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science 
and the Integrated Ocean Observing System of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall in-
tegrate Federal, State, regional, and local observing capa-
bilities to establish a national network of observing sys-
tems for the monitoring, detection, and forecasting of 
harmful algal blooms by leveraging the capacity of re-
gional associations of the Integrated Ocean Observing Sys-
tem, including through the incorporation of emerging tech-
nologies and new data integration methods. 
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‘‘(b) COORDINATION AND DATA ASSEMBLY.—In car-
rying out subsection (a), the Program Office of the Inte-
grated Ocean Observing System shall carry out the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Coordinate with the National Centers for 
Coastal Ocean Science regarding observations, data 
integration, and information dissemination. 
‘‘(2) Organize, integrate, disseminate, and pro-
vide a central architecture to support ecological fore-
casting of harmful algal blooms. 
‘‘(3) Coordinate with the Water Quality Portal 
to store and serve discrete data related to the moni-
toring of freshwater, estuarine, and coastal harmful 
algal blooms.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–383; 112 Stat. 3412; 
136 Stat. 1268) is amended by striking the item re-
lating to section 606 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 606. National harmful algal bloom observing network.’’. 
(f) NATIONAL-LEVEL INCUBATOR PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Harmful Algal Blooms 
and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 is 
amended by inserting after section 606 (33 U.S.C. 
4005) the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 606A. NATIONAL-LEVEL INCUBATOR PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary, in collabo-
ration with the Administrator and research universities 
and institutions, shall establish a national-level incubator 
program (in this section referred to as the ‘program’) to 
increase the number of strategies, technologies, and meas-
ures available to prevent, mitigate, and control harmful 
algal blooms. 
‘‘(b) FRAMEWORK.—The program shall establish a 
framework for preliminary assessments of novel strategies, 
technologies, and measures to prevent, mitigate, and con-
trol harmful algal blooms in order to determine the poten-
tial effectiveness and scalability of such technologies. 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.—The program shall provide merit- 
based funding, using amounts otherwise available to the 
Under Secretary for the award of grants, for strategies, 
technologies, and measures that eliminate or reduce, 
through biological, chemical, or physical means, the levels 
of harmful algae and associated toxins resulting from 
harmful algal blooms. 
‘‘(d) DATABASE.—The program shall include a data-
base for cataloging the licensing and permitting require-
ments, economic costs, feasibility, effectiveness, and 
scalability of novel and established strategies, tech-
nologies, and measures to prevent, mitigate, and control 
harmful algal blooms. 
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‘‘(e) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out the program, 
the Under Secretary shall prioritize proposed strategies, 
technologies, and measures that would, to the maximum 
extent practicable, accomplish the following: 
‘‘(1) Protect key habitats for fish and wildlife. 
‘‘(2) Maintain biodiversity. 
‘‘(3) Protect public health. 
‘‘(4) Protect coastal resources of national, his-
torical, and cultural significance. 
‘‘(5) Benefit low-income communities, Indian 
tribes, and rural communities.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–383; 112 Stat. 3412; 
136 Stat. 1268) is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 606 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 606A. National-level incubator program.’’. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—Section 609 of the Harmful Algal 
Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 
(33 U.S.C. 4008) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘means the 
comprehensive research plan and action strategy es-
tablished under section 603B’’ and inserting ‘‘means 
the action strategy for harmful algal blooms in the 
United States most recently submitted under section 
603(c)’’; 
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(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) HARMFUL
ALGAL
BLOOM.—The term 
‘harmful algal bloom’ means a high concentration of 
marine or freshwater algae (including diatoms), 
macroalgae (including Sargassum), or cyanobacteria 
resulting in nuisance conditions or harmful impacts 
on marine and freshwater ecosystems, subsistence 
resources, communities, or human health through 
the production of toxic compounds or other biologi-
cal, chemical, or physical impacts of the bloom.’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (9); 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), 
(7), and (8) as paragraphs (5), (8), (9), (11), and 
(13), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) HARMFUL
ALGAL
BLOOM
AND
HYPOXIA 
EVENT.—The term ‘harmful algal bloom and hy-
poxia event’ means the occurrence of a harmful algal 
bloom or hypoxia as a result of a natural, anthropo-
genic, or undetermined cause.’’; 
(6) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by para-
graph (4)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘aquatic’’ and inserting 
‘‘marine or freshwater’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘resident’’ and inserting 
‘‘marine or freshwater’’; 
(7) by inserting after paragraph (5), as redesig-
nated by paragraph (4), the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(6) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(7) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘Native Hawaiian organization’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 6207 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7517) and includes the Department of Ha-
waiian Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Af-
fairs.’’; 
(8) by inserting after paragraph (9), as redesig-
nated by paragraph (4), the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(10) SUBSISTENCE USE.—The term ‘subsist-
ence use’ means the customary and traditional use 
of fish, wildlife, or other freshwater, coastal, or ma-
rine resources by any individual or community to 
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meet personal or family needs, including essential 
economic, nutritional, or cultural applications.’’; and 
(9) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (4), the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(12) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Trib-
al organization’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
610 of the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research 
and Control Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 4009) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title, for each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2030, the following: 
‘‘(1) $19,500,000 to the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(2) $8,000,000 to the Administrator.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—As specifically pro-
vided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Under Sec-
retary or the Administrator may transfer funds made 
available to carry out this title to the head of any Federal 
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department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, 
to carry out, as appropriate, relevant provisions of this 
title and section 9(g) of the National Integrated Drought 
Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018 (33 
U.S.C. 4010).’’. 
SEC. 603. OTHER HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM MATTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(g) of the National Inte-
grated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act 
of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4010) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘The appro-
priate Federal official may waive the non-Fed-
eral share requirements of the preceding sen-
tence if such official determines no reasonable 
means are available through which the recipient 
of the Federal share is able to satisfy the non- 
Federal share requirement.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) CONTRACT, COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENT, AND
GRANT
AUTHORITY.—The appro-
priate Federal official may enter into contracts, 
cooperative agreements, and grants with States, 
Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Native Ha-
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waiian organizations, local governments, or 
other entities to pay for or reimburse costs in-
curred by such entities for the purposes of sup-
porting the determination of, and assessing the 
environmental, economic, social, subsistence 
use, and public health effects of, a harmful 
algal bloom or hypoxia event of national signifi-
cance.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘a 
leadership official of an affected Indian Tribe, 
the executive official of the District of Colum-
bia, or the executive official of an affected terri-
tory or possession of the United States,’’ after 
‘‘State,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘con-
sider’’ and all that follows through ‘‘boundary.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘consider factors such as the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) The risk to public health and the 
potential severity of the detrimental envi-
ronmental effects of the harmful algal 
bloom or hypoxia event, as indicated by 
any of the following: 
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‘‘(I) Data on shellfish or water 
quality obtained through sampling 
programs, including baseline data, 
and regulatory or advisory thresholds 
established to explain management ac-
tions related to the event. 
‘‘(II) Toxin levels in fish, marine 
mammals, seabirds, shellfish, or water 
during the event. 
‘‘(III) Toxic aerosols produced 
during the event, including potential 
human exposures to toxic aerosols. 
‘‘(IV) Reports of human or ani-
mal illnesses or mortalities during the 
event. 
‘‘(V) Any closures of fishing or 
shellfish harvesting locations or rec-
reational 
public 
waters, 
including 
beaches, during the event. 
‘‘(VI) The duration and spatial 
extent of the event. 
‘‘(VII) Impacts to habitats or 
ecosystems associated with the event. 
‘‘(ii) The potential economic, social, 
and subsistence impacts associated with 
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the harmful algal bloom or hypoxia event, 
including to fisheries and aquaculture, 
recreation and tourism, monitoring and 
management, social or cultural resource 
use, and event response activities, assessed 
in comparison with historical data from 
when a State or region did not experience 
such an event, as possible, as indicated by 
any of the following: 
‘‘(I) Increases in public health 
expenditures. 
‘‘(II) Losses to commercial fish-
eries 
and 
aquaculture 
industries, 
recreation and tourism, real estate, 
and other impacted industries or busi-
nesses. 
‘‘(III) Increases in monitoring 
and management expenditures, includ-
ing costs incurred for event response 
and clean-up (such as for beach clean- 
up following an influx of biomass or a 
fish-kill) by public or private sectors. 
‘‘(IV) Impacts to subsistence re-
sources, including nutritional, cul-
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tural, and economic effects on subsist-
ence communities. 
‘‘(iii) The relative magnitude of the 
impacts described in clause (ii) in relation 
to past occurrences of harmful algal bloom 
or hypoxia events that occur on a recurrent 
or annual basis. 
‘‘(iv) The geographic scope of the 
harmful algal bloom or hypoxia event, in-
cluding the potential of the event to affect 
several municipalities, to affect more than 
one State, or to cross an international 
boundary.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian 
Tribe’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(E) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘Native Hawaiian organization’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 6207 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517) and includes the De-
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partment of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Of-
fice of Hawaiian Affairs. 
‘‘(F) TRIBAL
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘Tribal organization’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304).’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2026 through 2030, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
(b) PROTECT
FAMILIES
FROM
TOXIC
ALGAL 
BLOOMS.—Section 128 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM TECHNOLOGIES.—In 
carrying out the demonstration program under subsection 
(a), the Secretary may enter into agreements with water 
and irrigation districts located in the focus areas described 
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in subsections (c) and (d) for the use or sale of any new 
technologies developed under the program to expedite the 
removal of harmful algal blooms in such areas.’’. 
TITLE 
VII—PREVENTING 
HEALTH EMERGENCIES AND 
TEMPERATURE-RELATED ILL-
NESS AND DEATHS 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Health 
Emergencies And Temperature-related Illness and Deaths 
Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘Preventing HEAT Illness and 
Deaths Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) EXTREME
HEAT.—The term ‘‘extreme 
heat’’ means heat that substantially exceeds local 
temperature norms in terms of any combination of 
the following: 
(A) Duration. 
(B) Intensity. 
(C) Season length. 
(D) Frequency. 
(2) HEAT.—The term ‘‘heat’’ means any com-
bination of the atmospheric parameters associated 
with modulating human thermoregulation, such as 
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air temperature, humidity, solar exposure, and wind 
speed. 
(3) HEAT
EVENT.—The term ‘‘heat event’’ 
means an occurrence of extreme heat of 2 days or 
more that may have heat-health implications. 
(4) HEAT-HEALTH.—The term ‘‘heat-health’’ 
means health effects to humans from heat, during or 
outside of heat events, including from vulnerability 
and exposure, or the risk of such effects. 
(5) PLANNING.—The term ‘‘planning’’ means 
activities performed across timescales (including 
days, weeks, months, years, and decades) with sce-
nario-based, probabilistic or deterministic informa-
tion to identify and take actions to proactively miti-
gate heat-health risks. 
(6) PREPAREDNESS.—The term ‘‘preparedness’’ 
means activities performed across timescales with 
decision support tools to manage risk in advance of 
a heat event and increased ambient temperature. 
(7) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
government’’ means the recognized governing body 
of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, 
pueblo, village, community, component band, or com-
ponent reservation, individually identified (including 
parenthetically) in the list published most recently as 
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of the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to sec-
tion 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe 
List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). 
SEC. 703. NATIONAL INTEGRATED HEAT HEALTH INFORMA-
TION SYSTEM INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE.—There is es-
tablished within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration an interagency committee, to be known as 
the ‘‘National Integrated Heat Health Information Sys-
tem Interagency Committee’’ (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Committee’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The Committee shall coordinate 
agencies represented on the Committee to execute, as ap-
propriate, activities across such agencies to ensure a 
united Federal approach to reducing health risks from 
heat. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to carry out and 
achieve the purpose described in subsection (b), the 
Committee shall include the following: 
(A) The Director of the National Inte-
grated Heat Health Information System. 
(B) Not fewer than one representative 
from each of the following: 
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(i) From the Department of Com-
merce, the following: 
(I) From the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, the 
following: 
(aa) The National Weather 
Service. 
(bb) The Office of Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Research. 
(cc) The National Environ-
mental Satellite, Data, and Infor-
mation Service. 
(II) The National Institute of 
Standards and Technology. 
(III) The Bureau of the Census. 
(ii) From the Department of Health 
and Human Services, the following: 
(I) The Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, including the Na-
tional Institute for Occupational Safe-
ty and Health. 
(II) The Office of the Assistant 
Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices for Preparedness and Response. 
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(III) The Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administra-
tion. 
(IV) The National Institutes of 
Health. 
(V) The Indian Health Service. 
(iii) From the Department of the In-
terior, the following: 
(I) The Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
(II) The Bureau of Land Man-
agement. 
(III) The National Park Service. 
(IV) The Office of Hawaiian Re-
lations. 
(iv) From the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, the following: 
(I) The Office of Air and Radi-
ation, if the Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency deter-
mines appropriate. 
(II) The Office of Research and 
Development, if the Administrator de-
termines appropriate. 
(III) The Office of International 
and Tribal Affairs. 
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the Committee, select representatives who have ex-
pertise in areas relevant to the responsibilities of the 
Committee, such as weather prediction, health im-
pacts, behavioral science, public health hazard pre-
paredness and response, or mental health services. 
(3) CO-CHAIRS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The members of the 
Committee shall select three individuals from 
among such members to serve as co-chairs of 
the Committee, subject to the approval of the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere. 
(B) SELECTION.— 
(i) INITIAL
SELECTION.—Of the co- 
chairs first selected, one shall be from the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration, one shall be from the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, and 
one shall be from the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency. 
(ii) SUBSEQUENT
SELECTION.—Sub-
sequent co-chairs shall be selected from 
among the members of the Committee, ex-
cept the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
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Administration shall have the opportunity 
to maintain a co-chair position. 
(C) TERMS.—Each co-chair shall serve for 
a term of not more than five years. 
(D) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
CO-CHAIRS.— 
The co-chairs of the Committee shall, in con-
sultation with the Director of the National Inte-
grated Heat Health Information System, carry 
out the following: 
(i) Determine the agenda of the Com-
mittee, in consultation with other members 
of the Committee. 
(ii) Direct the work of the Committee. 
(iii) Convene meetings of the Com-
mittee not less frequently than once each 
fiscal quarter. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE.—The Com-
mittee shall coordinate an integrated, Federal Govern-
ment-wide approach to reducing health risks and impacts 
of heat, including by carrying out the following: 
(1) Developing the strategic plan required by 
subsection (e). 
(2) Coordinating across Federal agencies re-
garding heat-health communication, engagement, re-
search, service delivery, and workforce development. 
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(3) Building capacity and partnerships with 
Federal and non-Federal entities. 
(e) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Committee shall submit to Congress and make avail-
able on a public website a 5-year strategic plan that 
outlines the goals and projects of the Committee, in-
cluding how the Committee will improve coordination 
and integration of interagency Federal capacity and 
capabilities to address health risks of heat, including 
the following: 
(A) A strategy for improving and coordi-
nating existing Federal data collection and data 
management, including sharing of data and sta-
tistics on heat-related illnesses and mortalities 
and other impacts to inform heat-related activi-
ties. 
(B) A strategy for improving and coordi-
nating Federal activities to understand user 
gaps and needs, conduct research, foster inno-
vative solutions, and provide actionable infor-
mation and services. 
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(C) Mechanisms for financing heat plan-
ning and preparedness within such agencies as 
the Committee considers appropriate. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The head of an agency 
represented on the Committee may implement the 
portions of the strategic plan required under para-
graph (1) that are relevant to such agency. 
(3) UPDATES.—Not later than five years after 
the submission of the strategic plan required five 
paragraph (1) and every five years thereafter, the 
Committee shall brief Congress on an update of the 
plan, which shall include progress made toward goals 
outlined in the previous plan and new priorities that 
emerge. 
(f) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the responsibil-
ities of the Committee, the Committee shall consult with 
relevant— 
(1) regional, State, Tribal, and local govern-
ments; 
(2) international organizations and partners; 
(3) research institutions; 
(4) nongovernmental organizations and associa-
tions; 
(5) medical experts with expertise in emergency 
response; and 
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(6) environmental health, economic or business 
development, or other stakeholders. 
SEC. 704. NATIONAL INTEGRATED HEAT HEALTH INFORMA-
TION SYSTEM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Under Secretary of Com-
merce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall establish within 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a 
system, to be known as the ‘‘National Integrated Heat 
Health Information System’’ (NIHHIS) (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘System’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the System is to re-
duce heat-related impacts by accomplishing the following: 
(1) Improving the delivery of data, information, 
forecasts, warnings, predictions, and projections re-
lated to temperature and extreme heat and related 
impacts. 
(2) Through the Office of Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Research, developing science-based solutions 
and tools to improve impact-based decision support 
services for heat impacts to human life, property, 
and the United States economy. 
(3) Supporting a research program on heat 
health, in coordination with the agencies represented 
on the National Integrated Heat Health Information 
System Interagency Committee. 
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(c) DATA MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY.—The data and metadata as-
sociated with the System shall be fully and openly 
available, within the legal right to redistribute, in ac-
cordance with chapter 31 of title 44, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Records Act 
of 1950’’), and the Foundations for Evidence-Based 
Policymaking Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–435;132 
Stat. 5529) and the amendments made by such Act, 
to maximize use of such data to support the goals 
of the System. 
(2) NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall 
manage, maintain, and steward archival data 
and metadata associated with the System with-
in the National Centers for Environmental In-
formation. 
(B) WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLO-
GIST.—The Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere shall designate at least 
one warning coordination meteorologist, as de-
scribed in section 405 of the Weather Research 
and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 
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U.S.C. 8545), at the National Centers for Envi-
ronmental Information. 
SEC. 705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry 
out sections 703 and 704, including for any administrative 
costs for the National Integrated Heat Health Information 
System Interagency Committee and the National Inte-
grated Heat Health Information System, $5,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. 
TITLE 
VIII—NATIONAL 
LAND-
SLIDE 
PREPAREDNESS 
ACT 
REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Landslide 
Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 802. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS UNDER FLOOD LEVEL OB-
SERVATION, 
OPERATIONS, 
AND 
DECISION 
SUPPORT ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 12(a) of the Flood Level 
Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act (15 
U.S.C. 9707(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting before paragraph (4) (as so re-
designated) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) ATMOSPHERIC RIVER.—The term ‘atmos-
pheric river’ means a transient corridor of strong 
water vapor in the atmosphere that— 
‘‘(A) produces significant quantities of rain 
or snow; and 
‘‘(B) may be primarily beneficial to the 
water supply or hazardous due to flooding. 
‘‘(2) ATMOSPHERIC RIVER FLOODING EVENT.— 
The term ‘atmospheric river flooding event’ means 
an atmospheric river that— 
‘‘(A) results in flooding of rivers and 
streams or other hazards to human life, prop-
erty, or the economy; and 
‘‘(B) is of particular concern to human 
health, property, and the economy, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Commerce. 
‘‘(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 
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as precipitation resulting from hurricanes, atmospheric 
river flooding events, and extreme precipitation events’’ 
before the period at the end. 
SEC. 803. 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) through 
(11) as paragraphs (7), (8), (10), (11), (13), (14), 
(15), and (16), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(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)). 
‘‘(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 
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Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9707(a)).’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so re-
designated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(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 new paragraph: 
‘‘(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-
partment of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office 
of Hawaiian Affairs.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(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).’’. 
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(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, 
in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘implement’’ and inserting ‘‘disseminate’’. 
(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; 
(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 new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) ASSESSMENT.—For purposes of the 
first national strategy published after the date 
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of the 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 new subparagraph: 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(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’’; 
(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’’; 
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(ii) by amending clause (iii) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(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 new clause: 
‘‘(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 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘local, 
and Tribal emergency managers’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and local emergency managers 
and emergency managers of Indian tribes, 
Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian 
organizations’’. 
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(6) DEBRIS FLOW EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.— 
Section 3(b)(5) of the National Landslide Prepared-
ness Act (43 U.S.C. 3102(b)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘State, territorial, local, and Tribal govern-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘State, territorial, and 
local governments, Indian tribes, Tribal organi-
zations, and Native Hawaiian organizations’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
(C) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘In carrying out’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(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 other 
stakeholders to establish and support emer-
gency response procedures, as appropriate.’’. 
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(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 
(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iv) to improve real-time risk man-
agement during landslide events, including 
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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 new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may consult 
with an institution of higher education de-
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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 new subparagraph: 
‘‘(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’’. 
(10) REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 3 of 
the National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102) is amended— 
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(A) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(e) 
through (i) as subsections (f) through (j), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (d) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(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 ap-
propriate, 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 ac-
complish the following: 
‘‘(A) Allow the Secretary to leverage appli-
cable expertise in regional organizations. 
‘‘(B) Coordinate long-term landslide re-
search specific to the applicable region. 
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‘‘(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 new subclause: 
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appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
United States Geological Survey, $35,000,000 
shall be used to carry out this section, of which 
not less than $10,000,000 shall be used for the 
purchase, deployment, and repair of landslide 
early warning systems in high risk areas’’. 
(c) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 5(a) of the Na-
tional Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3104(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘and 
derivative’’ after ‘‘3D elevation’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
process, and integrate’’ after ‘‘acquire’’. 
(2) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY CO-
ORDINATING
COMMITTEE.—Section 5(b)(3) of the 
National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3104(b)(3)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) the 3D Hydrography Program Work-
ing Group;’’. 
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(3) 
GRANTS
AND
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.—Section 5(d)(3) of the National Landslide 
Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 3104(d)(3)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘publically’’ and inserting ‘‘publicly’’. 
(4) FUNDING.—Section 5(e) of the National 
Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 3104(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
TITLE IX—OTHER AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 901. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN THE ARC-
TIC REGION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSER-
VATION STATIONS IN THE ARCTIC REGION.—The Under 
Secretary may take such action as may be necessary in 
the development of an international basic meteorological 
observation network in the Arctic region of the Western 
Hemisphere, including the establishment, operation, and 
maintenance of observation stations in cooperation with 
the following: 
(1) The Department of State and other Federal 
agencies. 
(2) The meteorological services and space-based 
assets of the United States and foreign countries. 
(3) The commercial sector. 
(4) Local communities and Indian Tribes in the 
Arctic region. 
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(5) Persons engaged in air and marine com-
merce. 
(b) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF EMPLOY-
EES
FOR CONDUCT
OF METEOROLOGICAL INVESTIGA-
TIONS IN ARCTIC REGION.—The Secretary of Commerce, 
acting through the Under Secretary, may carry out the 
following: 
(1) Appoint employees for the conduct of mete-
orological investigations in the Arctic region without 
regard to the civil service laws and fix their com-
pensation without regard to chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
Code, and sections 5542, 5543, 5545, and 5546 of 
such title, at base rates not to exceed the maximum 
scheduled rate for GS–12 of the General Schedule 
under section 5332 of such title. 
(2) Grant extra compensation to employees of 
other Federal agencies for taking and transmitting 
meteorological observations without regard to section 
5533 of title 5, United States Code. 
(c) TRANSFER FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPART-
MENTS
OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT
AND SUPPLIES
FOR 
ARCTIC STATIONS.—Subject to approval of the President, 
and without charge to the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration, the Secretary of the Army, the Sec-
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retary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Navy 
may transfer to the National Weather Service equipment 
and supplies that are surplus to the needs of their respec-
tive Departments and necessary for the establishment, 
maintenance, and operation of Arctic observation stations 
in the United States. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that observations in polar regions and remote areas 
are important for weather and environmental monitoring. 
(e) REPEAL.—Section 1 of the Act of February 12, 
1946 (60 Stat. 4, chapter 4; 15 U.S.C. 313a), is hereby 
repealed. 
SEC. 902. UNFUNDED PRIORITIES LIST, REPORTS, AND 
PLANS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(3) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means the following: 
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(A) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(B) The Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate. 
(C) The Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(D) The Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives. 
(E) The Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(4) CAPITAL
BUDGETARY
LINE
ITEM.—The 
term ‘‘capital budgetary line item’’ means a line 
item in the budget justification materials submitted 
to Congress in support of the budget of the Presi-
dent for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of 
title 31, United States Code, for any aircraft or ves-
sel for the Administration valued at more than 
$3,000,000. 
(5) INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSETS.—The term 
‘‘infrastructure and assets’’ means the following: 
(A) Repair and construction of infrastruc-
ture, facilities, and laboratories. 
(B) Instrumentation. 
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