; and (6) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows: (h) Anti-Deficiency Act applied to harmful algal bloom services Any services by an officer or employee under this title relating to the immediate development and dissemination of the Harmful Algal Bloom Operational Forecast System of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall be considered, for purposes of section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, services for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property. Such consideration shall only apply to areas with active harmful algal blooms during any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection. . (d) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration activities (1) In general Section 603B of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 ( 33 U.S.C. 4003 ) is amended to read as follows: 603B. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration activities (a) In general The Under Secretary shall— (1) carry out marine, coastal, and Great Lakes harmful algal bloom and hypoxia events response activities; (2) develop and enhance operational harmful algal bloom observing and forecasting programs, including operational observations and forecasting, monitoring, modeling, data management, and information dissemination; (3) maintain and enhance peer-reviewed, merit-based, competitive grant funding relating to harmful algal blooms and hypoxia to— (A) maintain and enhance baseline monitoring programs established by the Program; (B) support the projects maintained and established by the Program; (C) address the research and management needs and priorities identified in the Action Strategy under section 603(c); (D) accelerate the utilization of effective methods of intervention and mitigation to reduce the frequency, severity, and impacts of harmful algal bloom and hypoxia events