,i #aae? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ddag ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,novemb] #af1 #bjag,ms4 ,bonamici 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,ohio1 & ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$ ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,h>mful ,algal ,bloom & ,hypoxia ,rese>* & ,control ,act ( #aiih to address h>mful algal blooms1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,h>mful ,algal ,bloom & ,hypoxia ,rese>* & ,control ,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjag4 #b4 ,ref]5ces to ! ,h>mful ,algal ,bloom & ,hypoxia ,rese>* & ,control ,act ( #aiih ,except z o!rwise expressly provid$1 :]ev] 9 ?is ,act an am5dm5t or repeal is express$ 9 t]ms ( an am5dm5t to1 or repeal (1 a section or o!r provision1 ! ref]5ce %all be consid]$ to be made to a section or o!r provision ( ! ,h>mful ,algal ,bloom & ,hypoxia ,rese>* & ,control ,act ( #aiih 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djja et seq474 #c4 ,int]-,ag5cy ,task ,=ce ,section #fjc7;a7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djja7;a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#ab71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#ac7 z p>agraph 7#ad72 & 7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ab7 ! foll[+3 7#ac7 ! ,army ,corps ( ,eng9e]s2 & 4 #d4 ,sci5tific assessm5ts ( fre%wat] h>mful algal blooms ,section #fjc 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #djja7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7f72 7#b7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7g71 7h71 7i71 & 7j7 z subsections 7f71 7g71 7h71 & 7i71 respectively2 & 7#c7 by am5d+ subsection 7g7 to read z foll[s3 7g7 ,sci5tific assessm5ts ( m>9e & fre%wat] h>mful algal blooms ,n less ?an once e #e ye>s ! ,task ,=ce %all complete & submit to ,congress a sci5tific assessm5t ( h>mful algal blooms 9 ,unit$ ,/ates coa/al wat]s & fre%wat] sy/ems4 ,ea* assessm5t %all exam9e bo? 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