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 118 STAT. 2932 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 (F) bioaccumulative and endocrine disrupting chemical contaminants; and (G) predictive models based on indicators of marine environmental health or public health threats. (2) Coordination with the National Ocean Research Leader ship Council (10 U.S.C. 7902(a)) to ensure that any integrated ocean and coastal observing system provides information nec essary to monitor and reduce marine public health problems including health related data on biological populations and detection of contaminants in marine waters and seafood. (3) Development through partnerships among Federal agen cies, States, academic institutions, or non profit research organizations of new technologies and approaches for detecting and reducing hazards to human health from ocean sources and to strengthen understanding of the value of marine bio diversity to biomedicine, including— (A) genomics and proteomics to develop genetic and immunological detection approaches and predictive tools and to discover new biomedical resources; (B) biomaterials and bioengineering; (C) in situ and remote sensors used to detect, quantify, and predict the presence and spread of contaminants in marine waters and organisms and to identify new genetic resources for biomedical purposes; (D) techniques for supplying marine resources, including chemical synthesis, culturing and aquaculturing marine organisms, new fermentation methods and recom binant techniques; and (E) adaptation of equipment and technologies from human health fields. (4) Support for scholars, trainees and education opportuni ties that encourage an interdisciplinary and international approach to exploring the diversity of life in the oceans. (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning with the first year occurring more than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Science and Technology Council, through the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress not later than January 31st of each year an annual report on the activities conducted pursuant to this title during the preceding fiscal year, including— (1) a summary of the achievements of Federal oceans and human health research, including Federally supported external research, during the preceding fiscal year; (2) an analysis of the progress made toward achieving the goals and objectives of the plan developed under subsection (b), including identification of trends and emerging trends; (3) a copy or summary of the plan and any changes made in the plan; (4) a summary of agency budgets for oceans and human health activities for that preceding fiscal year; and (5) any recommendations regarding additional action or legislation that may be required to assist in achieving the purposes of this title.

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