Title: Harmful Algal Bloom Essential Forecasting Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Harmful Algal Bloom Essential Forecasting Act
This bill requires the Harmful Algal Bloom Operational Forecast System to continue to operate during a government shutdown by designating certain services related to the system as excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1954 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1954

 To amend the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act 
   of 1998 to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations certain 
 services relating to the Harmful Algal Bloom Operational Forecasting 
  System are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2021

Mr. Donalds (for himself, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Posey, Mr. Gonzalez 
  of Ohio, Mr. Crist, and Mr. Steube) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act 
   of 1998 to clarify that during a lapse in appropriations certain 
 services relating to the Harmful Algal Bloom Operational Forecasting 
  System are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Harmful Algal Bloom Essential 
Forecasting Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATING CERTAIN HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM SERVICES AS EXCEPTED 
              SERVICES UNDER THE ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 603A of the Harmful Algal Bloom and 
Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the 
end the following subsection:
    ``(j) Anti-Deficiency Act Applied to Harmful Algal Bloom 
Services.--Any services by an officer or employee under this chapter 
relating to web services and server processing for the Harmful Algal 
Bloom Operational Forecast System of the National Centers for Coastal 
Ocean Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
shall be deemed, for purposes of section 1342 of title 31, United 
States Code, services for emergencies involving the safety of human 
life or the protection of property.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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