John Cornyn: “I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 205, S. 1057. The…”

“I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 205, S. 1057. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1057) to amend the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HYPOXIA RESEARCH AND CONTROL ACT OF 1998. Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act 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.). SEC. 3. 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''. SEC. 4.…”