; 112 Stat. 3412; 136 Stat. 1268) is amended by striking the item relating to section 606 and inserting the following: Sec. 606. National harmful algal bloom observing network. . (f) National-Level incubator program (1) In general The Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 is amended by inserting after section 606 ( 33 U.S.C. 4005 ) the following: 606A. National-level incubator program (a) In general The Under Secretary, in collaboration with the Administrator and research universities and institutions, shall establish a national-level incubator program (in this section referred to as the program ) to increase the number of strategies, technologies, and measures available to prevent, mitigate, and control harmful algal blooms. (b) Framework The program shall establish a framework for preliminary assessments of novel strategies, technologies, and measures to prevent, mitigate, and control harmful algal blooms in order to determine the potential effectiveness and scalability of such technologies. (c) Funding The program shall provide merit-based funding, using amounts otherwise available to the Under Secretary for the award of grants, for strategies, technologies, and measures that eliminate or reduce, through biological, chemical, or physical means, the levels of harmful algae and associated toxins resulting from harmful algal blooms. (d) Database The program shall include a database for cataloging the licensing and permitting requirements, economic costs, feasibility, effectiveness, and scalability of novel and established strategies, technologies, and measures to prevent, mitigate, and control harmful algal blooms. (e) Prioritization In carrying out the program, the Under Secretary shall prioritize proposed strategies, technologies, and measures that would, to the maximum extent practicable— (1) protect key habitats for fish and wildlife; (2) maintain biodiversity; (3) protect public health; (4) protect coastal resources of national, historical, and cultural significance