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and title I and the Convention with respect to the 
aisposal of sewage sludge in ocean waters; 
**“(B) to the extent that the assessment made 
Ppucsuant to sudparagraph (A) indicates that research and 
monitoring actions are required, and to the extent that 
they are not duplicative of actions being underteken by 
othec Federal agencies, cause to be undertaken, through 
contracts and grants with appropriate organizaticns cr 
individuals, public or private, including agencies of 
the Federal Government-- 
“*(i) a research program to monitor and review 
the cumulative impacts of sewage sludge disposal on 
ocean waters, plankton, fish, shellfish, wildlife, 
shorelines, wetlands, and beaches, 
**(1i) such research relating to ccean disposal 
of sewage sluage as it deems necessary, and 
‘““(iii) such cesearch and evaluation as it deems 
necessary cegarcding improved methodologies for 
comparing the human health risks siete eee cre sat 
degradation caused by ocean disposal of sewage 
sludge with alternative methods of sewage sludge 
disposal; 
**(C) on the Dasis of the assessments undertaken 
pursuant te suEparagraph (A), and the research and 
monitoring activities initiated under subparagraph (8), 
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