,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aa1
 #bjad,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,brown7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,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  
association1 organization1 research     
group1 or ,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 ,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           
,prohibition on additional submission of
 data ,this section may not be construed
 to authorize the ,administrator to     
require the submission of additional    
data from any person or entity4