[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 3348 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 512
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3348
To amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act
of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 27, 2023
Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. King, Mr.
Peters, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Wicker, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Butler, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cassidy, Mr.
Cornyn, and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation
September 17, 2024
Reported by Ms. Cantwell, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act
of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Harmful Algal Bloom and
Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2023''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS AND HYPOXIA
RESEARCH AND CONTROL ACT OF 1998.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Assessments.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Section 603 of the Harmful Algal
Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C.
4001) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in the section heading, by striking
``assessments'' and inserting ``task force,
assessments, and action strategy'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by redesignating paragraphs
(13) and (14) as paragraphs (14) and (15),
respectively; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by inserting after paragraph
(12) the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(13) the Department of Energy;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by striking subsections (b), (c), (d),
(e), (g), (h), and (i) and redesignating subsection (f)
as subsection (b);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) in subsection (b), as so
redesignated--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in paragraph (1), in the first
sentence, by striking ``coastal waters
including the Great Lakes'' and inserting
``marine, estuarine, and freshwater systems'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) by amending
subparagraph (A) to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) examine--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) the causes and ecological
consequences of hypoxia on marine and aquatic species
in their natural environments; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) the socio-cultural or economic
costs of hypoxia, including impacts on food safety and
security;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) by redesignating
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as
subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F),
respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) examine the effect of other environmental
stressors on hypoxia;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) evaluate alternatives for reducing,
mitigating, and controlling hypoxia and its environmental
impacts;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (IV) in subparagraph (D),
as redesignated by subclause (II), by
inserting ``, social,'' after
``ecological''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (V) in subparagraph (E),
as redesignated by subclause (II), by
striking ``hypoxia modeling and
monitoring data'' and inserting
``hypoxia modeling, forecasting, and
monitoring and observation data'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Action Strategy and Scientific Assessment for Marine
and Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Not less frequently than once
every 5 years, the Task Force shall complete and submit to
Congress an action strategy for harmful algal blooms in the
United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Elements.--Each Action Strategy shall--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) examine, and include a scientific
assessment of, marine and freshwater harmful algal
blooms, including such blooms--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) in the Great Lakes and upper
reaches of estuaries;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) in freshwater lakes and
rivers; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) that originate in
freshwater lakes or rivers and migrate to
coastal waters;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) examine the causes, ecological
consequences, and economic or socio-cultural impacts,
including food safety and security, of harmful algal
blooms;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) examine the effect of other
environmental stressors on harmful algal
blooms;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) examine potential methods to
prevent, control, and mitigate harmful algal blooms and
the potential ecological, social, cultural, and
economic costs and benefits of such methods;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) identify priorities for research
needed to advance techniques and technologies to
detect, predict, monitor, respond to, and minimize the
occurrence, duration, and severity of harmful algal
blooms, including recommendations to eliminate
significant gaps in harmful algal bloom forecasting,
monitoring, and observation data;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) evaluate progress made by, and the
needs of, activities and actions of the Task Force to
prevent, control, and mitigate harmful algal
blooms;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(G) identify ways to improve
coordination and prevent unnecessary duplication of
effort among Federal agencies with respect to research
on harmful algal blooms; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(H) include regional chapters relating
to the requirements described in this paragraph in
order to highlight geographically and ecologically
diverse locations with significant ecological, social,
cultural, and economic impacts from harmful algal
blooms.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out subsections (b) and
(c), the Task Force shall consult with--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) States, Indian tribes, and local
governments; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) appropriate industries (including fisheries,
agriculture, and fertilizer), academic institutions, and
nongovernmental organizations with relevant
expertise.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents 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 relating to section 603 and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 603. Task Force, assessments, and Action Strategy.''.
<DELETED> (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 102 of the
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2004 (33
U.S.C. 4001a) is amended by striking ``In developing'' and all
that follows through ``management.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program.--
Section 603A of the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and
Control Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 4002) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) by striking ``predicting,''
and inserting ``monitoring, observing,
forecasting,''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) the scientific assessment submitted under
section 603(b); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) the Action Strategy.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (c)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``ocean
and Great Lakes science and management programs and
centers'' and inserting ``programs and centers relating
to the science and management of marine, estuarine, and
freshwater systems''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``while
recognizing each agency is acting under its own
independent mission and authority'' before the
semicolon;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``Except as
provided in subsection (h), the'' and inserting
``The'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) in subsection (e)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by inserting ``(or the Administrator, as provided under
subsection (g))'' after ``Under Secretary'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) examine, in collaboration with State and
local entities and Indian tribes, including island communities,
low-population rural communities, Indigenous communities,
subsistence communities, fisheries, and recreation industries
that are most dependent on coastal and water resources that may
be impacted by marine and freshwater harmful algal blooms and
hypoxia, the causes, ecological consequences, cultural impacts,
and social and economic costs of harmful algal blooms and
hypoxia;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by striking paragraph (3);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5),
and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5),
respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated,
by striking ``agencies'' and inserting ``entities,
regional coastal observing systems (as defined in
section 12303 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean
Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C.
3602)),'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by
subparagraph (D), by inserting ``and communities''
after ``ecosystems'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) by inserting after paragraph (5), as
redesignated by subparagraph (D), the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) support sustained observations, including
through peer-reviewed, merit-based, competitive grant funding,
to provide State and local entities, Indian tribes, and other
entities access to real-time or near real-time observation data
for decision-making to protect human and ecological health and
local economies;'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``and
Indian tribes'' after ``managers''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ``,
tribal, and local stakeholders'' and inserting ``and
local stakeholders and Indian tribes'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) by amending subsections (f), (g), and (h) to
read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(f) Cooperation and Coordination.--The Under Secretary
shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) work cooperatively with and avoid
duplication of effort of other agencies on the Task Force and
States, Indian tribes, and nongovernmental organizations
concerned with marine and freshwater issues; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) coordinate harmful algal bloom and hypoxia
and related activities and research with those
entities.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(g) Freshwater and Estuarine Program Duties.--The
Administrator, in coordination with the Task Force, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) carry out the duties under the
Administrator's purview under subsection (e) for freshwater
aspects of the Program through the activities required under
section 603C; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) coordinate with the Under Secretary on
estuarine aspects of the Program through the activities
required under this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(h) Anti-Deficiency Act Applied to Harmful Algal Bloom
Services.--Any services accepted by an officer or employee of the
United States Government under this title relating to the development
and dissemination of forecasts and bulletins through the Harmful Algal
Bloom Operational Forecast System of the National Centers for Coastal
Ocean Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
shall be considered, for purposes of section 1342 of title 31, United
States Code, services for an emergency involving the safety of human
life or the protection of property. Such consideration shall apply only
to services performed for areas with active harmful algal blooms during
any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after the date of the
enactment of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control
Amendments Act of 2023.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) by striking subsection (i).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Activities.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Section 603B of the Harmful Algal
Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C.
4003) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 603B. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--The Under Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) carry out response activities for marine,
coastal, and Great Lakes harmful algal bloom and hypoxia
events;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) develop and enhance operational harmful
algal bloom observing and forecasting programs, including
operational observations and forecasting, monitoring, modeling,
data management, and information dissemination;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) maintain and enhance peer-reviewed, merit-
based, competitive grant funding relating to harmful algal
blooms and hypoxia--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) to maintain and enhance baseline
monitoring programs established by the
Program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) to support the projects maintained
and established by the Program;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) to address the research and
management needs and priorities identified in the
Action Strategy;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) to accelerate the utilization of
effective methods of intervention and mitigation to
reduce the frequency, severity, and impacts of harmful
algal bloom and hypoxia events;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) to identify opportunities to improve
monitoring of harmful algal bloom and hypoxia, with a
particular focus on coastal waters that may affect
fisheries, public health, or subsistence
harvest;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) to examine the effects of other
environmental stressors on harmful algal blooms and
hypoxia;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(G) to assess the effects of multiple
environmental stressors on living marine resources and
coastal ecosystems; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(H) to evaluate adaptation and
mitigation strategies to address the impacts of harmful
algal blooms and hypoxia;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) enhance communication and coordination among
Federal agencies carrying out activities and research relating
to marine and freshwater harmful algal bloom and
hypoxia;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) to the greatest extent practicable, leverage
existing resources and expertise available from local research
universities and institutions; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) use cost effective methods in carrying out
this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System.--
The collection of monitoring and observing data under this section
shall comply with all data standards and protocols developed pursuant
to the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33
U.S.C. 3601 et seq.). Such data shall be made available through the
National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established
under section 12304 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 3603).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents 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 relating to section 603B and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 603B. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
activities.''.
<DELETED> (d) Environmental Protection Agency Activities.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 603C. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) carry out research on the ecology and human
health impacts of freshwater harmful algal blooms and hypoxia
events;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) develop and maintain forecasting and
monitoring of, and event response to, freshwater harmful algal
blooms in lakes, rivers, estuaries (including tributaries
thereof), and reservoirs;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) enhance communication and coordination among
Federal agencies carrying out freshwater harmful algal bloom
and hypoxia activities and research;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) to the greatest extent practicable, leverage
existing resources and expertise available at local research
universities and institutions; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) use cost-effective methods in carrying out
this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents 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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 603C. Environmental Protection Agency activities.''.
<DELETED> (e) National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Observing
Network.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 606. NATIONAL HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM OBSERVING
NETWORK.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--The Under Secretary, acting through the
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and the Integrated Ocean
Observing System of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, shall integrate Federal, State, regional, and local
observing capabilities to establish a national network of observing
systems for the monitoring, detection, and forecasting of harmful algal
blooms by leveraging the capacity of regional associations of the
Integrated Ocean Observing System, including through the incorporation
of emerging technologies and new data integration methods, such as
artificial intelligence.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Coordination and Data Assembly.--In carrying out
subsection (a), the Program Office of the Integrated Ocean Observing
System shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) coordinate with the National Centers for
Coastal Ocean Science regarding observations, data integration,
and information dissemination; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) establish a center for the assembly of data
on harmful algal blooms to integrate, disseminate, and provide
a central architecture to support ecological
forecasting.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents 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 relating to section 606 and inserting the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 606. National harmful algal bloom observing network.''.
<DELETED> (f) National-Level Incubator Program.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``SEC. 606A. NATIONAL-LEVEL INCUBATOR PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--The Under Secretary, in collaboration
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 measures available to prevent, mitigate, and control
harmful algal blooms.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Framework.--The program shall establish a framework
for preliminary assessments of novel strategies, technologies, and
measures to prevent, mitigate, and control harmful algal blooms in
order to determine the potential effectiveness and scalability of such
technologies.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) Database.--The program shall include a database for
cataloging the licensing and permitting requirements, economic costs,
feasibility, effectiveness, and scalability of novel and established
strategies, technologies, and measures to prevent, mitigate, and
control harmful algal blooms.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(e) Prioritization.--In carrying out the program, the
Under Secretary shall prioritize proposed strategies, technologies, and
measures that would, to the maximum extent practicable--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) protect key habitats for fish and
wildlife;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) maintain biodiversity;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) protect public health;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) protect coastal resources of national,
historical, and cultural significance; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) benefit low-income communities, Indian
tribes or Indigenous communities, and rural
communities.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents 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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 606A. National-level incubator program.''.
<DELETED> (g) Definitions.--Section 609 of the Harmful Algal Blooms
and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 4008) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``means the
comprehensive research plan and action strategy established
under section 603B'' and inserting ``means the action strategy
for harmful algal blooms in the United States most recently
submitted under section 603(c)'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Harmful algal bloom.--The term `harmful
algal bloom' means a high concentration of marine or freshwater
algae or macroalgae, including Sargassum, resulting in nuisance
conditions or harmful impacts on marine and freshwater
ecosystems, communities, or human health through the production
of toxic compounds or other biological, chemical, or physical
impacts of the algae outbreak.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by striking paragraph (9);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6),
(7), and (8) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (10), and (11),
respectively;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Harmful algal bloom and hypoxia event.--The
term `harmful algal bloom and hypoxia event' means the
occurrence of a harmful algal bloom or hypoxia as a result of a
natural, anthropogenic, or undetermined cause.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has
the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5304).'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph
(4)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by striking ``aquatic'' and inserting
``marine or freshwater''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking ``resident'' and inserting
``marine or freshwater''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) by inserting after paragraph (8), as
redesignated by paragraph (4), the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(9) Subsistence use.--The term `subsistence use'
means the customary and traditional use of fish, wildlife, or
other freshwater, coastal, or marine resources by any
individual or community to meet personal or family needs,
including essential economic, nutritional, or cultural
applications.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Subsection (a) of
section 610 of the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and
Control Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 4009) is amended to read as
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this title, for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) $19,500,000 to the Under Secretary;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) $8,000,000 to the
Administrator.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. OTHER HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM MATTERS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Harmful Algal Bloom or Hypoxia Event of National
Significance.--Section 9(g) of the National Integrated Drought
Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4010(g)) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) Contract, grant, and cooperative
agreement authority.--The Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere may enter into agreements and
grants with States, Indian Tribes, local governments,
or other entities to pay for or reimburse costs
incurred by such entities for the purposes of
supporting 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 significance.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``, a
leadership official of an affected Indian Tribe, the executive
official of the District of Columbia, or the executive official
of an affected territory or possession of the United States,''
after ``State''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, to
remain available until expended.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Protect Families From Toxic Algal Blooms.--Section 128
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 610 note;
division AA of Public Law 116-260) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(f); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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 in subsections (c) and (d) for the use or sale of
any new technologies developed under the demonstration program to
expedite the removal of harmful algal blooms in those
areas.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia
Research and Control Amendments Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS AND HYPOXIA RESEARCH AND
CONTROL ACT OF 1998.
(a) Assessments.--
(1) In general.--Section 603 of the Harmful Algal Blooms
and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 4001)
is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking
``assessments'' and inserting ``task force,
assessments, and action strategy'';
(B) in subsection (a)--
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and
(14) as paragraphs (14) and (15), respectively;
and
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (12) the
following:
``(13) the Department of Energy;'';
(C) by striking subsections (b), (c), (d), (e),
(g), (h), and (i) and redesignating subsection (f) as
subsection (b);
(D) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--
(i) in paragraph (1), in the first
sentence, by striking ``coastal waters
including the Great Lakes'' and inserting
``marine, estuarine, and freshwater systems'';
and
(ii) in paragraph (2)--
(I) by amending subparagraph (A) to
read as follows:
``(A) examine--
``(i) the causes and ecological
consequences of hypoxia on marine and aquatic
species in their environments; and
``(ii) the costs of hypoxia, including
impacts on food safety and security;'';
(II) by redesignating subparagraphs
(B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (D),
(E), and (F), respectively;
(III) by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) examine the effect of other environmental
stressors on hypoxia;
``(C) evaluate alternatives for reducing,
mitigating, and controlling hypoxia and its
environmental impacts;'';
(IV) in subparagraph (D), as
redesignated by subclause (II), by
inserting ``, social,'' after
``ecological''; and
(V) in subparagraph (E), as
redesignated by subclause (II), by
striking ``hypoxia modeling and
monitoring data'' and inserting
``hypoxia modeling, forecasting, and
monitoring and observation data''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Action Strategy and Scientific Assessment for Marine and
Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms.--
``(1) In general.--Not less frequently than once every 5
years, the Task Force shall complete and submit to Congress an
action strategy for harmful algal blooms in the United States.
``(2) Elements.--Each Action Strategy shall--
``(A) examine, and include a scientific assessment
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 consequences
or physiological consequences on fish function, and
economic or socio-cultural impacts, including food
safety and security, of harmful algal blooms;
``(C) examine the effect of other environmental
stressors on harmful algal blooms;
``(D) examine potential methods to prevent,
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 detect, predict,
monitor, respond to, and minimize the occurrence,
duration, and severity of harmful 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 research on harmful algal
blooms; and
``(H) include regional chapters relating to the
requirements described in this paragraph in order to
highlight geographically and ecologically diverse
locations with significant ecological, social,
cultural, and economic impacts from harmful algal
blooms.
``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out subsections (b) and (c), the
Task Force shall consult with--
``(1) States, Indian tribes, and local governments; and
``(2) appropriate industries (including fisheries,
agriculture, and fertilizer), academic institutions, and
nongovernmental organizations with relevant expertise.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents 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 relating to section 603 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 603. Task Force, assessments, and Action Strategy.''.
(3) Conforming amendment.--Section 102 of the Harmful Algal
Bloom and Hypoxia Amendments 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 Hypoxia 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
inserting ``monitoring, observing,
forecasting,''; and
(ii) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(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 programs and centers'' and
inserting ``programs and centers relating to the
science and management of marine, estuarine, and
freshwater systems''; 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 striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) examine the causes, ecological consequences, and
costs of harmful algal blooms and hypoxia;'';
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``,
including the annual Gulf of Mexico hypoxia
zone mapping cruise'' after ``Program'';
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
``and'' after the semicolon; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) to identify opportunities to improve
monitoring of harmful algal blooms and hypoxia, with a
particular focus on waters that may affect fisheries,
public health, or subsistence 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 seafood
industry to harmful algal blooms and to expand access
to testing for harmful algal bloom toxins, including
for subsistence and recreational harvesters, through
innovative methods that increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of such testing in rural and remote
areas;
``(H) to support sustained observations to provide
State and local entities, Indian tribes, and other
entities access to real-time or near real-time
observations data for decision-making to protect human
and ecological health and local economies; and
``(I) to assess the combined effects of harmful
algal blooms, hypoxia, and stressors such as runoff and
infrastructure changes on marine, freshwater, or
estuarine ecosystems and living resources;'';
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``agencies'' and
inserting ``entities, regional coastal observing
systems (as defined in section 12303 of the Integrated
Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33
U.S.C. 3602)),'';
(D) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``and
communities'' after ``ecosystems'';
(E) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``and Indian
tribes'' after ``managers'';
(F) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ``, tribal,
and local stakeholders'' and inserting ``and local
stakeholders and Indian tribes, Tribal organizations,
and Native Hawaiian organizations'';
(G) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6),
(7), (8), (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs (4), (5),
(6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12), and (13), respectively;
(H) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) consult with entities that are most dependent on
coastal and water resources that may be impacted by marine and
freshwater harmful algal blooms and hypoxia, including--
``(A) State and local entities;
``(B) Indian tribes, Tribal organizations, and
Native Hawaiians organizations;
``(C) island communities;
``(D) low-population rural communities;
``(E) subsistence communities; and
``(F) fisheries and recreation industries;''; and
(I) by inserting after paragraph (10), as
redesignated by subparagraph (G), the following:
``(11) expand access to testing for harmful algal bloom
toxins, including for subsistence and recreational harvesters,
through innovative methods that increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of such testing in rural and remote areas;'';
(5) by amending subsections (f) to read as follows:
``(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
organizations concerned with marine and freshwater issues.''; and
(6) by striking subsection (g), (h), and (i).
(c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Activities.--
(1) In general.--Section 603B of the Harmful 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 ADMINISTRATION
ACTIVITIES.
``(a) In General.--The Under Secretary shall--
``(1) carry out response activities for marine, coastal,
and Great Lakes harmful algal bloom and hypoxia events;
``(2) develop and enhance operational harmful algal bloom
observing and forecasting programs, including operational
observations and forecasting, monitoring, modeling, data
management, and information dissemination;
``(3) develop forecast modeling that includes the effect of
hurricanes and other weather events on the resuspension of
bioavailable nutrients in sediments 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 institutions; and
``(6) use cost effective methods in carrying out this
section.
``(b) Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System.--The
collection of monitoring and observing data under this section shall
comply with all data standards and protocols developed pursuant to the
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C.
3601 et seq.). Such data shall be made available through the National
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established under
section 12304 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 3603).''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents 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 relating to section 603B and inserting the following:
``Sec. 603B. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
activities.''.
(d) Environmental Protection Agency Activities.--
(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:
``SEC. 603C. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACTIVITIES.
``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall--
``(1) carry out research on the ecology and human health
impacts of freshwater harmful algal blooms and hypoxia events;
``(2) develop and enhance operational freshwater harmful
algal bloom monitoring, observing, and forecasting programs in
lakes, rivers, and reservoirs, and coordinate with the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on such programs in the
Great Lakes and estuaries (including tributaries thereof),
including operational observations and forecasting, monitoring,
modeling, data management, and information dissemination, to
support event response, prioritization, prevention, adaptation,
and mitigation activities;
``(3) enhance communication and coordination among Federal
agencies carrying out freshwater harmful algal bloom and
hypoxia activities and research;
``(4) to the greatest extent practicable, leverage existing
resources and expertise available from Federal and State
partners and local research universities and institutions; and
``(5) use 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.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents 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:
``Sec. 603C. Environmental Protection Agency activities.''.
(e) National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia 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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall
integrate Federal, State, regional, and local observing capabilities to
establish a national network of observing systems for the monitoring,
detection, and forecasting of harmful algal blooms by leveraging the
capacity of regional associations of the Integrated Ocean Observing
System, including through the incorporation of emerging technologies
and new data integration methods.
``(b) Coordination and Data Assembly.--In carrying out subsection
(a), the Program Office of the Integrated Ocean Observing System
shall--
``(1) coordinate with the National Centers for Coastal
Ocean Science regarding observations, data integration, and
information dissemination;
``(2) organize, integrate, disseminate, and provide a
central architecture to support ecological forecasting of
harmful algal blooms; and
``(3) coordinate with the Water Quality Portal to store and
serve discrete data related to the monitoring of freshwater,
estuarine, and coastal harmful algal blooms.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents 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 relating 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:
``SEC. 606A. NATIONAL-LEVEL INCUBATOR PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--The Under Secretary, in collaboration 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 measures 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 control harmful algal blooms in order to
determine the potential 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 database for
cataloging the licensing and permitting requirements, economic costs,
feasibility, effectiveness, and scalability of novel and established
strategies, technologies, and measures to prevent, mitigate, and
control harmful algal blooms.
``(e) Prioritization.--In carrying out the program, the Under
Secretary shall prioritize proposed strategies, technologies, and
measures that would, to the maximum extent practicable--
``(1) protect key habitats for fish and wildlife;
``(2) maintain biodiversity;
``(3) protect public health;
``(4) protect coastal resources of national, historical,
and cultural significance; or
``(5) benefit low-income communities, Indian tribes, and
rural communities.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents 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:
``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 established under section
603B'' and inserting ``means the action strategy for harmful
algal blooms in the United States most recently submitted under
section 603(c)'';
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(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 biological, 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 following:
``(4) Harmful algal bloom and hypoxia event.--The term
`harmful algal bloom and hypoxia event' means the occurrence of
a harmful algal bloom or hypoxia as a result of a natural,
anthropogenic, or undetermined cause.'';
(6) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by paragraph (4)--
(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 redesignated by
paragraph (4), the following:
``(6) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the
meaning given that 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 meaning given that term in
section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517) and includes the Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.'';
(8) by inserting after paragraph (9), as redesignated by
paragraph (4), the following:
``(10) Subsistence use.--The term `subsistence use' means
the customary and traditional use of fish, wildlife, or other
freshwater, coastal, or marine resources by any individual or
community to meet personal or family needs, including essential
economic, nutritional, or cultural applications.''; and
(9) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redesignated by
paragraph (4), the following:
``(12) Tribal organization.--The term `Tribal organization'
has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education 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 follows:
``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this title, for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029--
``(1) $19,500,000 to the Under Secretary; and
``(2) $8,000,000 to the Administrator.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Transfer Authority.--The Under Secretary or the Administrator
may make a direct non-expenditure transfer of funds authorized to be
appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) to the head of any Federal
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. 3. OTHER HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM MATTERS.
Section 9(g) of the National Integrated 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 appropriate Federal
official may waive the non-Federal share requirements
of the preceding sentence if such official determines
no reasonable means are available through which the
recipient of the Federal share can meet the non-Federal
share requirement.''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Contract, cooperative agreement, and grant
authority.--The appropriate Federal official may enter
into contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants with
States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Native
Hawaiian organizations, local governments, or other
entities to pay for or reimburse costs incurred by such
entities for the purposes of supporting 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 significance.'';
(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 Columbia, or the
executive official of an affected territory or
possession of the United States,'' after ``State,'';
and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``consider''
and all that follows through ``boundary.'' and
inserting ``consider factors such as--
``(i) the risk to public health and the
potential severity of the detrimental
environmental effects of the harmful algal
bloom or hypoxia event, as indicated by--
``(I) data on shellfish or water
quality obtained through sampling
programs, including baseline data, and
regulatory or advisory thresholds
established to explain management
actions 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 animal
illnesses or mortalities during the
event;
``(V) any closures of fishing or
shellfish harvesting locations or
recreational public waters, including
beaches, during the event;
``(VI) the duration and spatial
extent of the event; or
``(VII) impacts to habitats or
ecosystems associated with the event;
``(ii) the potential economic, social, and
subsistence impacts associated with 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--
``(I) increases in public health
expenditures;
``(II) losses to commercial
fisheries and aquaculture industries,
recreation and tourism, real estate,
and other impacted industries or
businesses;
``(III) increases in monitoring and
management expenditures, including
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; or
``(IV) impacts to subsistence
resources, including nutritional,
cultural, and economic effects on
subsistence communities;
``(iii) the relative magnitude of those
impacts in relation to past occurrences of
harmful algal bloom or hypoxia events that
occur on a recurrent or annual basis; and
``(iv) the geographic scope of the harmful
algal bloom or hypoxia event, including the
potential of the event to affect several
municipalities, to affect more than 1 State, or
to cross an international boundary.'';
(3) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has
the meaning given that term in section 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 Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the
Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
``(F) Tribal organization.--The term `Tribal
organization' has the meaning given that term in
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available
until expended.''.
Calendar No. 512
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3348
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A BILL
To amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act
of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes.
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September 17, 2024
Reported with an amendment