[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 2200 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.2200
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen
An Act
To reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Integrated Drought
Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 3 of the National Integrated Drought
Information System Act of 2006 (15 U.S.C. 313d) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``in order to make
usable, reliable, and timely forecasts of drought, including''
and inserting ``, including precipitation, soil moisture, and
evaporative demand, in order to make usable, reliable, and
timely forecasts of drought and'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``watershed,'' after
``regional,'';
(C) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by inserting ``, through interagency agreements''
after ``integrate''; and
(ii) by inserting ``information'' after ``warning'';
(D) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
``(5) utilize existing forecasting and assessment programs and
partnerships, including forecast communication coordinators and
cooperative institutes, and improvements in seasonal precipitation
and temperature, subseasonal precipitation and temperature, and low
flow water prediction; and''; and
(E) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``the prediction,''
after ``relating to'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections
(d) through (f), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Partnerships.--The National Integrated Drought Information
System may--
``(1) engage with the private sector to improve drought
monitoring, forecast, and communication if the Under Secretary
determines the partnership is appropriate, cost-effective, and
beneficial to the public and decisionmakers described in subsection
(b)(2)(A);
``(2) facilitate the development of 1 or more academic
cooperative partnerships to assist with National Integrated Drought
Information System functions; and
``(3) utilize and support, as appropriate, monitoring by
citizen scientists, including by developing best practices to
facilitate maximum data integration.'';
(4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by inserting ``and
sustainment'' after ``development''; and
(5) by striking subsection (f), as redesignated, and inserting
the following:
``(f) Soil Moisture.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the National Integrated Drought Information System
Reauthorization Act of 2018, the Under Secretary, acting through the
National Integrated Drought Information System, shall develop a
strategy for a national coordinated soil moisture monitoring
network.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 4 of the National
Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 (15 U.S.C. 313d note)
is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act--
``(1) $13,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;
``(2) $13,750,000 for fiscal year 2020;
``(3) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(4) $14,250,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
``(5) $14,500,000 for fiscal year 2023.''.
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF TITLE II OF THE WEATHER RESEARCH AND
FORECASTING INNOVATION ACT OF 2017.
(a) Reauthorization of Title II of the Weather Research and
Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017.--Section 1762 of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 8521) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (j) to read as follows:
``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the activities under this section--
``(1) $26,500,000 for fiscal year 2019;
``(2) $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
``(3) $27,500,000 for fiscal year 2021;
``(4) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
``(5) $28,500,000 for fiscal year 2023.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Derivation of Funds.--Amounts made available to carry out
this section shall be derived from amounts appropriated or otherwise
made available to the National Weather Service.''.
(b) United States Weather Research and Forecasting Improvement.--
Section 110 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of
2017 (15 U.S.C. 8519) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research to carry out this title--
``(1) $136,516,000 for fiscal year 2019, of which--
``(A) $85,758,000 is authorized for weather laboratories
and cooperative institutes;
``(B) $30,758,000 is authorized for weather and air
chemistry research programs; and
``(C) $20,000,000 is authorized for the joint technology
transfer initiative described in section 102(b)(4);
``(2) $148,154,000 for fiscal year 2020, of which--
``(A) $87,258,000 is authorized for weather laboratories
and cooperative institutes;
``(B) $40,896,000 is authorized for weather and air
chemistry research programs; and
``(C) $20,000,000 is authorized for the joint technology
transfer initiative described in section 102(b)(4);
``(3) $150,154,000 for fiscal year 2021, of which--
``(A) $88,758,000 is authorized for weather laboratories
and cooperative institutes;
``(B) $41,396,000 is authorized for weather and air
chemistry research programs; and
``(C) $20,000,000 is authorized for the joint technology
transfer initiative described in section 102(b)(4);
``(4) $152,154,000 for fiscal year 2022, of which--
``(A) $90,258,000 is authorized for weather laboratories
and cooperative institutes;
``(B) $41,896,000 is authorized for weather and air
chemistry research programs; and
``(C) $20,000,000 is authorized for the joint technology
transfer initiative described in section 102(b)(4); and
``(5) $154,154,000 for fiscal year 2023, of which--
``(A) $91,758,000 is authorized for weather laboratories
and cooperative institutes;
``(B) $42,396,000 is authorized for weather and air
chemistry research programs; and
``(C) $20,000,000 is authorized for the joint technology
transfer initiative described in section 102(b)(4).
``(b) Limitation.--No additional funds are authorized to carry out
this title and the amendments made by this title.''.
SEC. 4. EARTH PREDICTION INNOVATION CENTER.
(a) Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation.--Section 102(b) of
the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C.
8512(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Advancing weather modeling skill, reclaiming and
maintaining international leadership in the area of numerical
weather prediction, and improving the transition of research into
operations by--
``(A) leveraging the weather enterprise to provide
expertise on removing barriers to improving numerical weather
prediction;
``(B) enabling scientists and engineers to effectively
collaborate in areas important for improving operational global
numerical weather prediction skill, including model
development, data assimilation techniques, systems architecture
integration, and computational efficiencies;
``(C) strengthening the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's ability to undertake research projects in
pursuit of substantial advancements in weather forecast skill;
``(D) utilizing and leverage existing resources across the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration enterprise; and
``(E) creating a community global weather research modeling
system that--
``(i) is accessible by the public;
``(ii) meets basic end-user requirements for running on
public computers and networks located outside of secure
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration information
and technology systems; and
``(iii) utilizes, whenever appropriate and cost-
effective, innovative strategies and methods, including
cloud-based computing capabilities, for hosting and
management of part or all of the system described in this
subsection.''.
(b) United States Weather Research Program.--Section 108(a) of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of
1992 (15 U.S.C. 8520(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semi-colon;
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(12) carry out the activities of the Earth Prediction
Innovation Center as described in section 102(b)(2) of the Weather
Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C.
8512(b)(2)).''.
SEC. 5. COMPUTING RESOURCES PRIORITIZATION.
(a) In General.--Section 108 of the Weather Research and
Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8518) is amended to read
as follows:
``SEC. 108. COMPUTING RESOURCE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT AND ANNUAL
REPORT.
``(a) Computing Resources.--
``(1) In general.--In acquiring computing capabilities,
including high performance computing technologies and
supercomputing technologies, that enable the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to meet its mission requirements, the
Under Secretary shall, when appropriate and cost-effective, assess
and prioritize options for entering into multi-year lease
agreements for computing capabilities over options for purchasing
computing hardware outright.
``(2) Acquisition.--In carrying out the requirements of
paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall structure multi-year lease
agreements in such a manner that the expiration of the lease is set
for a date on or around--
``(A) the expected degradation point of the computing
resources; or
``(B) the point at which significantly increased computing
capabilities are expected to be available for lease.
``(3) Pilot programs.--
``(A) In general.--In order to more efficiently and
effectively meet the mission requirements of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Under Secretary may
create 1 or more pilot programs for assessing new or innovative
information and technology capabilities and services.
``(B) Program requirements.--Any program created under
paragraph (3) shall assess only those capabilities and services
that--
``(i) meet or exceed the standards and requirements of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
including for processing speed, cybersecurity, and overall
reliability; or
``(ii) meet or exceed, or are expected to meet or
exceed, the performance of similar, in-house information
and technology capabilities and services that are owned and
operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration prior to the establishment of the pilot
program.
``(C) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated, out of funds appropriated to the National
Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, to
carry out this paragraph $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019,
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, and $5,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2021 through 2023, to remain available until
expended.
``(b) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization
Act of 2018, and triennially thereafter until the date that is 6 years
after the date on which the first report is submitted, the Under
Secretary, acting through the Chief Information Officer of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and in coordination with the
Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and the
Director of the National Weather Service, shall produce and make
publicly available a report that explains how the Under Secretary
intends--
``(1) to continually support upgrades to pursue the fastest,
most powerful, and cost-effective high performance computing
technologies in support of its weather prediction mission;
``(2) to ensure a balance between the research to operations
requirements to develop the next generation of regional and global
models as well as highly reliable operational models;
``(3) to take advantage of advanced development concepts to, as
appropriate, make next generation weather prediction models
available in beta-test mode to operational forecasters, the United
States weather industry, and partners in academic and Government
research;
``(4) to use existing computing resources to improve advanced
research and operational weather prediction;
``(5) to utilize non-Federal contracts to obtain the necessary
expertise for advanced weather computing, if appropriate;
``(6) to utilize cloud computing; and
``(7) to create a long-term strategy to transition the
programming language of weather model code to current and broadly-
used coding language.''.
(b) Table of Contents.--Section 1(b) of the Weather Research and
Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-25; 131 Stat. 91) is
amended by striking the item relating to section 108 and inserting the
following:
``Sec. 108. Computing resource efficiency improvement and annual
report.''.
SEC. 6. SATELLITE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING.
Section 301 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act
of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8531) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Next Generation Satellite Architecture.--
``(1) In general.--The Under Secretary shall analyze, test, and
plan the procurement of future data sources and satellite
architectures, including respective ground system elements,
identified in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's
Satellite Observing System Architecture Study that--
``(A) lower the cost of observations used to meet the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's mission
requirements;
``(B) disaggregate current satellite systems, where
appropriate;
``(C) include new, value-adding technological advancements;
and
``(D) improve weather forecasting and predictions.
``(2) Quantitative assessments and partnership authority.--In
meeting the requirements described in paragraph (1), the Under
Secretary--
``(A) may partner with the commercial and academic sectors,
non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations, and other
Federal agencies; and
``(B) shall, consistent with section 107 of this Act,
undertake quantitative assessments for objective analyses, as
the Under Secretary considers appropriate, to evaluate relative
value and benefits of future data sources and satellite
architectures described in paragraph (1).
``(d) Additional Forms of Transaction Authorized.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in order to
enhance the effectiveness of data and satellite systems used by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to meet its
missions, the Under Secretary may enter into and perform such
transaction agreements on such terms as the Under Secretary
considers appropriate to carry out basic, applied, and advanced
research projects to meet the objectives described in subparagraphs
(A) through (D) subsection (c)(1).
``(2) Method and scope.--
``(A) In general.--A transaction agreement under paragraph
(1) shall be limited to research and development activities.
``(B) Permissible uses.--A transaction agreement under
paragraph (1) may be used--
``(i) for the construction, use, operation, or
procurement of new, improved, innovative, or value-adding
satellites, instrumentation, ground stations, and data;
``(ii) to make determinations on how to best use
existing or planned data, systems, and assets of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
``(iii) only when the objectives of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cannot be met using
a cooperative research and development agreement, grants
procurement contract, or cooperative agreement.
``(3) Termination of effectiveness.--The authority provided in
this subsection terminates effective September 30, 2023.
``(e) Transparency.--Not later than 60 days after the date that a
transaction agreement is made under subsection (d), the Under Secretary
shall make publicly available, in a searchable format, on the website
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration all uses of the
authority under subsection (d), including an estimate of committed
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration resources and the
expected benefits to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
objectives for the transaction agreement, with appropriate redactions
for proprietary, sensitive, or classified information.
``(f) Reports.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after September 30 of
each fiscal year through September 30, 2023, the Under Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on the use
of additional transaction authority by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration during the previous fiscal year.
``(2) Contents.--Each report shall include--
``(A) for each transaction agreement in effect during the
fiscal year covered by the report--
``(i) an indication of whether the transaction
agreement is a reimbursable, non-reimbursable, or funded
agreement;
``(ii) a description of--
``(I) the subject and terms;
``(II) the parties;
``(III) the responsible National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration line office;
``(IV) the value;
``(V) the extent of the cost sharing among Federal
Government and non-Federal sources;
``(VI) the duration or schedule; and
``(VII) all milestones;
``(iii) an indication of whether the transaction
agreement was renewed during the previous fiscal year;
``(iv) the technology areas in which research projects
were conducted under that agreement;
``(v) the extent to which the use of that agreement--
``(I) has contributed to a broadening of the
technology and industrial base available for meeting
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration needs;
and
``(II) has fostered within the technology and
industrial base new relationships and practices that
support the United States; and
``(vi) the total value received by the Federal
Government under that agreement for that fiscal year; and
``(B) a list of all anticipated reimbursable, non-
reimbursable, and funded transaction agreements for the
upcoming fiscal year.
``(g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed as limiting the authority of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to use cooperative research and development
agreements, grants, procurement contracts, or cooperative
agreements.''.
SEC. 7. INTEGRATION OF OCEAN AND COASTAL DATA FROM THE INTEGRATED OCEAN
OBSERVING SYSTEM.
(a) In General.--Section 301(a)(2) of the Weather Research and
Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8531(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) support increasing use of autonomous, mobile surface,
sub-surface, and submarine vehicle ocean and fresh water sensor
systems and the infrastructure necessary to share and analyze
these data in real-time and feed them into predictive early
warning systems.''.
(b) Commercial Weather Data; Authorization of Appropriations.--
Section 302(c)(3) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation
Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8532(c)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``2017 through 2020'' and inserting ``2019
through 2023''; and
(2) by inserting ``the'' before ``National''.
SEC. 8. IMPROVEMENTS TO COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PROGRAM OF NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.
(a) In General.--The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere, acting through the National Weather Service, shall improve
the Cooperative Observer Program by--
(1) providing support to--
(A) State-coordinated programs relating to the Program; and
(B) States and regions where observations provided through
the Program are scarce;
(2) working with State weather service headquarters to increase
participation in the Program and to add stations in States and
regions described in paragraph (1)(B);
(3) where feasible, ensuring that data streams from stations
that have been contributing data to the Program for more than 50
years are maintained and continually staffed by volunteers;
(4) prioritizing the recruitment of new volunteers for the
Program;
(5) ensuring that opportunities exist for automated reporting
to lessen the burden on volunteers to collect and report data by
hand; and
(6) ensuring that integrated reporting is available for
qualitative observations that cannot be automated, such as drought
conditions, snow observations, and hazardous weather events, to
ensure that volunteers in the Program can report and upload
observations quickly and easily.
(b) Coordination With States and Regions.--Not less frequently than
every 180 days, the National Weather Service shall coordinate with
State and regional offices with respect to the status of Cooperative
Observer Program stations.
(c) Coordination With Federal Agencies.--The National Weather
Service shall coordinate with other Federal agencies, including the
Forest Service, the Department of Agriculture, and the United States
Geological Survey, to leverage opportunities to grow the Cooperative
Observer Program network and to more effectively use existing
infrastructure, weather stations, and staff of the Program.
SEC. 9. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HYPOXIA RESEARCH AND CONTROL.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Harmful Algal
Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2017''.
(b) References to the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and
Control Act of 1998.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever
in this section an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 (33
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.).
(c) Inter-Agency Task Force.--Section 603(a) (33 U.S.C. 4001(a)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
``(13) the Army Corps of Engineers; and''.
(d) Scientific Assessments of Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms.--
Section 603 (33 U.S.C. 4001) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (f);
(2) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j) as
subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively; and
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
``(g) Scientific Assessments of Marine and Freshwater Harmful Algal
Blooms.--Not less than once every 5 years the Task Force shall complete
and submit to Congress a scientific assessment of harmful algal blooms
in United States coastal waters and freshwater systems. Each assessment
shall examine both marine and freshwater harmful algal blooms,
including those in the Great Lakes and upper reaches of estuaries,
those in freshwater lakes and rivers, and those that originate in
freshwater lakes or rivers and migrate to coastal waters.''.
(e) National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program.--
(1) Program duties.--Section 603A(e) (33 U.S.C. 4002(e)) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including to local
and regional stakeholders through the establishment and
maintenance of a publicly accessible Internet website that
provides information as to Program activities completed under
this section'' after ``Program'';
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and'' after
the semicolon at the end; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(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;'';
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and work cooperatively
with'' and inserting ``, and work cooperatively to provide
technical assistance to,''; and
(D) in paragraph (7)--
(i) by inserting ``and extension'' after ``existing
education''; and
(ii) by inserting ``intervention,'' after ``awareness
of the causes, impacts,''.
(2) National oceanic and atmospheric administration
activities.--Section 603A(f) (33 U.S.C. 4002(f)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, which shall include
unmanned systems,'' after ``infrastructure'';
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(C) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) use cost effective methods in carrying out this Act; and
``(8) develop contingency plans for the long-term monitoring of
hypoxia.''.
(f) Consultation Required.--Section 102 of the Harmful Algal Bloom
and Hypoxia Amendments Act of 2004 (33 U.S.C. 4001a) is amended by
striking ``the amendments made by this title'' and inserting ``the
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998''.
(g) Hypoxia or Harmful Algal Bloom of National Significance.--
(1) Relief.--
(A) In general.--Upon a determination under paragraph (2)
that there is an event of national significance, the
appropriate Federal official is authorized to make sums
available to the affected State or local government for the
purposes of assessing and mitigating the detrimental
environmental, economic, subsistence use, and public health
effects of the event of national significance.
(B) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of any
activity carried out under this paragraph for the purposes
described in subparagraph (A) may not exceed 50 percent of the
cost of that activity.
(C) Donations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
an appropriate Federal official may accept donations of funds,
services, facilities, materials, or equipment that the
appropriate Federal official considers necessary for the
purposes described in subparagraph (A). Any funds donated to an
appropriate Federal official under this paragraph may be
expended without further appropriation and without fiscal year
limitation.
(2) Determinations.--
(A) In general.--At the discretion of an appropriate
Federal official, or at the request of the Governor of an
affected State, an appropriate Federal official shall determine
whether a hypoxia or harmful algal bloom event is an event of
national significance.
(B) Considerations.--In making a determination under
subparagraph (A), the appropriate Federal official shall
consider the toxicity of the harmful algal bloom, the severity
of the hypoxia, its potential to spread, the economic impact,
the relative size in relation to the past 5 occurrences of
harmful algal blooms or hypoxia events that occur on a
recurrent or annual basis, and the geographic scope, including
the potential to affect several municipalities, to affect more
than 1 State, or to cross an international boundary.
(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Appropriate federal official.--The term ``appropriate
Federal official'' means--
(i) in the case of a marine or coastal hypoxia or
harmful algal bloom event, the Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere; and
(ii) in the case of a freshwater hypoxia or harmful
algal bloom event, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
(B) Event of national significance.--The term ``event of
national significance'' means a hypoxia or harmful algal bloom
event that has had or will likely have a significant
detrimental environmental, economic, subsistence use, or public
health impact on an affected State.
(C) Hypoxia or harmful algal bloom event.--The term
``hypoxia or harmful algal bloom event'' means the occurrence
of hypoxia or a harmful algal bloom as a result of a natural,
anthropogenic, or undetermined cause.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 609(a) (33 U.S.C.
4009(a)) is amended by inserting ``, and $20,500,000 for each of fiscal
years 2019 through 2023'' before the period at the end.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.