,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aa1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,latta 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,ribble1
 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1    
,mr4 ,peters of ,michigan1 ,mr4         
,walberg1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,florida1 and 
,mr4 ,gibbs7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology1 and in addition to the     
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,administrator of the       
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration to create an electronic 
database of research and information on 
the causes of1 and corrective actions   
being taken with regard to1 algal blooms
 in the ,great ,lakes1 their            
tributaries1 and other surface fresh    

waters1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,great ,lakes and ,fresh ,water     
,algal ,bloom ,information ,act4  #b4   
,great ,lakes algal blooms information  
database  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration shall 
create an electronic database of        
research and information on the causes  
and corrective actions being taken with 
regard to algal blooms in the ,great    
,lakes1 their tributaries1 and other    
surface fresh waters4  7b7 ,contents    
,the ,administrator shall include in the
 database relevant chemical1 physical1  
and biological data that have been      
collected by an accredited university1  
association or organization1 research   
group1 ,federal agency1 ,state1 or local
 government in the ,united ,states or   
,canada4  7c7 ,confidentiality ,in      
creating and making information         
available through the database1 the     
,administrator shall protect            

confidentiality of information in       
accordance with all applicable ,united  
,states laws and regulations4  7d7      
,annual report and availability of      
information ,the ,administrator shall-- 
7#a7 report to the ,congress each year  
comprehensive findings on information   
that was included in the database in the
 year covered by the report1 including  
information regarding corrective actions
 being taken2 and  7#b7 make information
 in the database electronically         
available to the public4  7e7 ,no new   
authority ,this section shall not be    
construed to grant any authority to the 
,administrator1 including any authority 
to require submission of data4