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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1175

[Report No. 104–123, Part I]

To amend Public Law 89–454 to provide for the reauthorization of

appropriations.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 8, 1995

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

MAY 16, 1995

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

MAY 17, 1995

The Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union discharged,

and referred to the Committee on Science for a period ending not later

than June 30, 1995, for consideration of such provisions of the bill and

amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Science

pursuant to clause 1(n), rule X

A BILL

To amend Public Law 89–454 to provide for the

reauthorization of appropriations.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marine Resources Re3 vitalization Act of 1995’’.

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

5 Section 212(a) of Public Law 89–454 is amended to

6 read as follows:

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro8 priated to carry out sections 205 and 208 of this title such

9 sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996

10 through 2000.’’.

11 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

12 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marine Resources Revi13 talization Act of 1995’’.

14 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE

15 PROGRAM ACT.

16 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in

17 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of

18 an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,

19 the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or

20 other provision of the National Sea Grant College Program

21 Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.).

22 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS.

23 (a) FIELD RELATED TO OCEAN, COASTAL, AND GREAT

24 LAKES RESOURCES.—Section 203(4) (33 U.S.C. 1122(4))

25 is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘marine biotechnology,’’ after

2 ‘‘marine technology,’’; and

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘shellfish disease studies,’’ after

4 ‘‘marine affairs and resource management,’’.

5 (b) SEA GRANT INSTITUTION.—Section 203 (33 U.S.C.

6 1122) is amended by adding at the end the following new

7 paragraph:

8 ‘‘(16) The term ‘sea grant institution’ means a

9 sea grant college or a sea grant regional consortium.’’.

10 SEC. 4. CONSULTATIONS REGARDING LONG-RANGE PLAN11 NING GUIDELINES AND PRIORITIES AND

12 EVALUATION.

13 Section 204(a) (33 U.S.C. 1123(a)) is amended in the

14 last sentence by inserting after ‘‘The Secretary’’ the follow15 ing: ‘‘, in consultation with the sea grant institutions and

16 the panel established under section 209,’’.

17 SEC. 5. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.

18 Section 204(c) (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)) is amended to read

19 as follows:

20 ‘‘(c) DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.—

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall admin22 ister the National Sea Grant College Program subject

23 to the supervision of the Secretary and the Under Sec24 retary. In addition to any other duty prescribed by

25 law or assigned by the Secretary, the Director shall—
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1 ‘‘(A) advise the Under Secretary with re2 spect to the expertise and capabilities which are

3 available within or through the National Sea

4 Grant College Program, and provide (as directed

5 by the Under Secretary) those which are or could

6 be of use to other offices and activities within the

7 Administration;

8 ‘‘(B) encourage other Federal departments,

9 agencies, and instrumentalities to use and take

10 advantage of the expertise and capabilities which

11 are available through the National Sea Grant

12 College Program, on a cooperative or other basis;

13 ‘‘(C) encourage cooperation and coordina14 tion with other Federal programs concerned with

15 ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources con16 servation and usage;

17 ‘‘(D) advise the Secretary on the designa18 tion of sea grant institutions and, in appro19 priate cases, if any, on the termination or sus20 pension of any such designation;

21 ‘‘(E) encourage the formation and growth of

22 sea grant programs; and

23 ‘‘(F) oversee the operation of the National

24 Sea Grant Office established under subsection

25 (a).
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1 ‘‘(2) DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO SEA GRANT IN2 STITUTIONS.—With respect to the sea grant institu3 tions, the Director shall—

4 ‘‘(A) evaluate the programs of the institu5 tions, using the guidelines and priorities estab6 lished by the Secretary under subsection (a), to

7 ensure that the objective set forth in section

8 202(b) is achieved;

9 ‘‘(B) subject to the availability of appro10 priations, allocate funding among the sea grant

11 institutions so as to—

12 ‘‘(i) promote healthy competition

13 among those institutions,

14 ‘‘(ii) promote achievement of the goals

15 established by the institutions under sub16 section (e), and

17 ‘‘(iii) to the maximum extent consist18 ent with the other provisions of this sub19 paragraph, provide a stable base of funding

20 for the institutions; and

21 ‘‘(C) ensure compliance by the institutions

22 with the guidelines for merit review published

23 pursuant to section 207(b)(2).’’.
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1 SEC. 6. DUTIES OF SEA GRANT INSTITUTIONS.

2 Section 204 (33 U.S.C. 1123) is amended by adding

3 at the end the following new subsection:

4 ‘‘(e) DUTIES OF THE SEA GRANT INSTITUTIONS.—

5 Subject to any regulations or guidelines promulgated by the

6 Secretary, it shall be the responsibility of each sea grant

7 institution to—

8 ‘‘(1) develop, in consultation with the Secretary

9 and the panel established under section 209, goals for

10 its program that are consistent with the guidelines

11 and priorities developed under section 204(a);

12 ‘‘(2) conduct merit review of all applications for

13 project grants or contracts to be awarded under sec14 tion 205; and

15 ‘‘(3) demonstrate significant progress toward the

16 goals established under this section.’’.

17 SEC. 7. REPEAL OF SEA GRANT INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM.

18 (a) REPEAL.—Section 3 of the Sea Grant Program

19 Improvement Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 1124a) is repealed.

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 209(b)(1) (33

21 U.S.C. 1128(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and section 3

22 of the Sea Grant Program Improvement Act of 1976’’.

23 SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF SEA GRANT INSTITUTIONS.

24 Section 207 (33 U.S.C. 1126) is amended to read as

25 follows:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 207. SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT RE2 GIONAL CONSORTIA.

3 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary may designate an

4 institution of higher learning as a sea grant college, and

5 an association or alliance of two or more persons as a sea

6 grant regional consortium, if the institution, association,

7 or alliance—

8 ‘‘(1) is maintaining a balanced program of re9 search, education, training, and advisory services in

10 fields related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes re11 sources and has received financial assistance under

12 section 205 of this Act or under section 204(c) of the

13 National Sea Grant College and Program Act of

14 1966;

15 ‘‘(2) will encourage and follow a regional ap16 proach to solving problems or meeting needs relating

17 to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources, in co18 operation with appropriate sea grant colleges, sea

19 grant programs, and other persons in the region;

20 ‘‘(3) will act in accordance with such guidelines

21 as are prescribed under subsection (b)(2); and

22 ‘‘(4) meets such other qualifications as the Sec23 retary considers necessary or appropriate.

24 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES.—
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall by regu2 lation prescribe the qualifications required to be met

3 under subsection (a)(4).

4 ‘‘(2) MERIT REVIEW.—Within 6 months of the

5 date of enactment of the Marine Resources Revitaliza6 tion Act of 1995, the Secretary, after consultation

7 with the sea grant institutions, shall publish in the

8 Federal Register guidelines for the conduct of merit

9 review by the sea grant institutions of applications

10 for project grants and contracts to be awarded under

11 section 205. The guidelines shall, at a minimum, pro12 vide for mail review of all applications for grants or

13 contracts and require standardized documentation of

14 all peer review.’’.

15 SEC. 9. REPEAL OF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PRO16 GRAM.

17 Section 208(c) (33 U.S.C. 1127(c)) is repealed.

18 SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SEA GRANT REVIEW

19 PANEL.

20 Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128) is amended—

21 (1) in subsection (a) by striking the second sen22 tence; and

23 (2) in subsection (c)(6) by striking ‘‘a biannual’’

24 and inserting ‘‘an annual’’.
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1 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 (a) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS.—Sec3 tion 212(a) (33 U.S.C. 1131(a)) is amended to read as fol4 lows:

5 ‘‘(a) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS.—There

6 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 205

7 and 208—

8 ‘‘(1) $50,600,000 for fiscal year 1996;

9 ‘‘(2) $52,500,000 for fiscal year 1997; and

10 ‘‘(3) $54,500,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’.

11 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 212(b) (33 U.S.C.

12 1131(b)) is amended—

13 (1) by striking so much as precedes paragraph

14 (2) and inserting the following:

15 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—

16 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be

17 appropriated for administration of this Act, includ18 ing section 209, by the National Sea Grant Office and

19 the Administration—

20 ‘‘(A) $2,700,000 for fiscal year 1996;

21 ‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and

22 ‘‘(C) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’;

23 (2) in paragraph (2)—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (c)’’

25 and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)

2 LIMITATION ON USE OF OTHER AMOUNTS.—’’;

3 and

4 (3) by moving paragraph (2) 2 ems to the right,

5 so that the left margin of paragraph (2) is aligned

6 with the left margin of paragraph (1), as amended by

7 paragraph (1) of this subsection.

8 (c) REPEAL.—Section 212 (33 U.S.C. 1131) is amend9 ed by repealing subsection (c) and redesignating subsections

10 (d) and (e) in order as subsections (c) and (d).

11 SEC. 12. CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

12 (a) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 209, as amended

13 by section 10(1) of this Act (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)), is amended

14 by striking all of the matter that follows the first full sen15 tence through ‘‘shall advise’’, and inserting ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—

16 The panel shall advise’’.

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

18 (1) Section 204(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1123(b)(2)) is

19 amended by striking ‘‘maximum rate for GS–18’’ and

20 all that follows through the end of the sentence and

21 inserting ‘‘maximum rate payable under section 5376

22 of title 5, United States Code.’’.

23 (2) Section 209(c)(5)(A) (33 U.S.C.

24 1128(c)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘the daily rate

25 for GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332
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1 of title 5, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘the

2 maximum daily rate payable under section 5376 of

3 title 5, United States Code’’.

4 (3) Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128) is amended—

5 (A) in subsection (b)(3) by striking ‘‘colleges

6 and sea grant regional consortia’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘institutions’’; and

8 (B) in subsection (c)(1) in the last sentence

9 in clause (A) by striking ‘‘college, sea grant re10 gional consortium,’’ and inserting ‘‘institution’’.

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