; and (2) coordinate with the Under Secretary on estuarine aspects of the Program through the activities required under this section. (h) Anti-Deficiency Act applied to harmful algal bloom services Any services accepted by an officer or employee of the United States Government under this title relating to the development and dissemination of forecasts and bulletins through 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 an emergency involving the safety of human life or the protection of property. Such consideration shall apply only to services performed for areas with active harmful algal blooms during any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after the date of the enactment of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2023 . ; and (6) by striking subsection (i). (c) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration activities (1) In general Section 603B of the Harmful Algal Blooms 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 response activities for marine, coastal, and Great Lakes harmful algal bloom and hypoxia events; (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— (A) to maintain and enhance baseline monitoring programs established by the Program; (B) to support the projects maintained and established by the Program; (C) to address the research and management needs and priorities identified in the Action Strategy