,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4   
,cri/ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,posey7         
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 direct !        
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh !      
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration1 to designate             
organizations z ,national ,c5t]s (      
,excell5ce 9 ,h>mful ,algal ,bloom      
,rese>*1 ,prev5tion1 ,response1 &       
,mitigation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,prev5t ,h>mful ,algal ,blooms ,act4    
#b4 ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 9 ,h>mful ,algal
 ,bloom ,rese>*1 ,prev5tion1 ,response1 
& ,mitigation  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat]  
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   

?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+  
?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national      
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1   
%all designate organizations z ,national
 ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce 9 ,h>mful ,algal   
,bloom ,rese>*1 ,prev5tion1 ,response1 &
 ,mitigation4  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose (
 ! ,c5t]s is-- 7#a7 to fur!r und]/&+ (  
h>mful algal blooms2  7#b7 to fur!r     
und]/&+ ( ! impacts ( h>mful algal      
blooms on public heal?1 includ+ ! heal? 
( at-risk populations2  7#c7 to fur!r ! 
ability to rese>*1 =eca/1 & monitor     
h>mful algal blooms2  7#d7 to =malize & 
enhance exi/+ p>tn]%ips & collaborations
 among in/itutions ( high] education1   
rese>* entities1 local1 ,/ate1          
t]ritorial1 & tribal ag5cies1 & ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t2  7#e7 to fur!r ! prev5tion1 
control1 & mitigation ( h>mful algal    
blooms2  7#f7 to transition h>mful algal
 bloom rese>* & =eca/+ f obs]vational to
 op]ational use2 &  7#g7 to address     
exi/+ & em]g+ h>mful algal bloom issues 
z ! ,adm9i/rator consid]s appropriate4  

7c7 ,eligibility = designations ,to be  
eligible = designation "u ?is section1  
an organization mu/-- 7#a7 be an        
in/itution ( high] education1 z t t]m is
 def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 ( ! ,high]    
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja7;a772 a ,/ate1 t]ritorial1 or     
tribal rese>* ag5cy2 a nonpr(it         
laboratory or o!r rese>* entity2 or a   
consortium ( su* eligible in/itutions2  
7#b7 h demon/rat$ exp]tise & success 9  
h>mful algal bloom rese>*1 monitor+1    
=eca/+1 prev5tion1 or response ef=ts2   
7#c7 h demon/rat$ ability to collaborate
 ) local1 ,/ate1 t]ritorial1 & tribal   
gov]nm5ts & ,f$]al ag5cies on h>mful    
algal blooms2 &  7#d7 be locat$ 9 an    
area t is economically & environm5tally 
impact$ by h>mful algal blooms4  7d7    
,requirem5ts = designations ,9 designat+
 ,national ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce "u ?is   
section ! ,adm9i/rator %all-- 7#a7      
consult ) ! ,int]-,ag5cy ,task ,=ce on  
,h>mful ,algal ,blooms & ,hypoxia2  7#b7
 ensure regional balance by designat+   

,national ,c5t]s 9 a v>iety ( locations 
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 ! 
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 & o!r   
t]ritories & possessions ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 &  7#c7 avoid duplication ( o!r 
h>mful algal bloom rese>*4  7e7         
,effective p]iod1 review1 & r5ewal ,ea* 
designation ( an organization z a       
,national ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce "u ?is     
section-- 7#a7 %all be effective = #e   
ye>s2  7#b7 %all be review$ by !        
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic       
,adm9i/ration1 9 ! f\r? ye> ( su*       
effective p]iod2  7#c7 foll[+ su*       
review1 may be r5ew$ = an additional    
#e-ye> p]iod4  7f7 ,annual reports ,!   
,secret>y %all require & publi% an      
annual activity report f ea* ,national  
,c5t] ( ,excell5ce4  7g7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is        
section1 includ+ = provid+ fund+ to     

,national ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce designat$ 
"u ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration #ab1ejj1jjj = 
ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe1 (  
:i* n m ?an #e p]c5t may be available   
ea* fiscal ye> = adm9i/rative exp5ses4