In the Senate of the United States,

September 26 (legislative day, September 17), 2008.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 5618) entitled ‘‘An Act to reauthorize and amend

the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other

purposes.’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Sea Grant Col3 lege Program Amendments Act of 2008’’.

4 SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

5 Except as otherwise expressly provided therein, when6 ever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in

7 terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other

8 provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to

9 a section or other provision of the National Sea Grant Col10 lege Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.).
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1 SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 202(a) (33 U.S.C. 1121(a)) is

3 amended—

4 (1) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) of

5 paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

6 ‘‘(D) encourage the development of prepara7 tion, forecast, analysis, mitigation, response, and

8 recovery systems for coastal hazards;

9 ‘‘(E) understand global environmental proc10 esses and their impacts on ocean, coastal, and

11 Great Lakes resources; and’’;

12 (2) by striking ‘‘program of research, education,’’

13 in paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘program of inte14 grated research, education, extension,’’; and

15 (3) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the

16 following:

17 ‘‘(6) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad18 ministration, through the national sea grant college

19 program, offers the most suitable locus and means for

20 such commitment and engagement through the pro21 motion of activities that will result in greater such

22 understanding, assessment, development, manage23 ment, utilization, and conservation of ocean, coastal,

24 and Great Lakes resources. The most cost-effective

25 way to promote such activities is through continued

26 and increased Federal support of the establishment,
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1 development, and operation of programs and projects

2 by sea grant colleges, sea grant institutes, and other

3 institutions, including strong collaborations between

4 Administration scientists and research and outreach

5 personnel at academic institutions.’’.

6 (b) PURPOSE.—Section 202(c) (33 U.S.C. 1121(c)) is

7 amended by striking ‘‘to promote research, education, train8 ing, and advisory service activities’’ and inserting ‘‘to pro9 mote integrated research, education, training, and extension

10 services and activities’’.

11 (c) TERMINOLOGY.—Subsections (a) and (b) of section

12 202 (15 U.S.C. 1121(a) and (b)) are amended by inserting

13 ‘‘management,’’ after ‘‘development,’’ each place it appears.

14 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 203 (33 U.S.C. 1122) is

16 amended—

17 (1) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘manage18 ment,’’ after ‘‘development,’’;

19 (2) in paragraph (11) by striking ‘‘advisory

20 services’’ and inserting ‘‘extension services’’; and

21 (3) in each of paragraphs (12) and (13) by strik22 ing ‘‘(33 U.S.C. 1126)’’.

23 (b) REPEAL.—Section 307 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act

24 to provide for the designation of the Flower Garden Banks
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1 National Marine Sanctuary’’ (Public Law 102–251; 106

2 Stat. 66) is repealed.

3 SEC. 5. NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.

4 (a) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Section 204(b) (33 U.S.C.

5 1123(b)) is amended—

6 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol7 lows:

8 ‘‘(1) sea grant programs that comprise a na9 tional sea grant college program network, including

10 international projects conducted within such pro11 grams and regional and national projects conducted

12 among such programs;’’;

13 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol14 lows:

15 ‘‘(2) administration of the national sea grant

16 college program and this title by the national sea

17 grant office and the Administration;’’; and

18 (3) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol19 lows:

20 ‘‘(4) any regional or national strategic invest21 ments in fields relating to ocean, coastal, and Great

22 Lakes resources developed in consultation with the

23 Board and with the approval of the sea grant colleges

24 and the sea grant institutes.’’.
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1 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 204(c)(2) (33

2 U.S.C. 1123(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Within 6

3 months of the date of enactment of the National Sea Grant

4 College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998, the’’ and in5 serting ‘‘The’’.

6 (c) FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL SEA

7 GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.—Section 204(d) (33 U.S.C.

8 1123(d)) is amended—

9 (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘long

10 range’’;

11 (2) in paragraph (3)(A)—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘(A)(i) evaluate’’ and in13 serting ‘‘(A) evaluate and assess’’;

14 (B) by striking ‘‘activities; and’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘activities;’’; and

16 (C) by striking clause (ii); and

17 (3) in paragraph (3)(B)—

18 (A) by redesignating clauses (ii) through

19 (iv) as clauses (iii) through (v), respectively, and

20 by inserting after clause (i) the following:

21 ‘‘(ii) encourage collaborations among

22 sea grant colleges and sea grant institutes to

23 address regional and national priorities es24 tablished under subsection (c)(1);’’;
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1 (B) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated) by

2 striking ‘‘encourage’’ and inserting ‘‘ensure’’;

3 (C) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated) by

4 striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

5 (D) by inserting after clause (v) (as so re6 designated) the following:

7 ‘‘(vi) encourage cooperation with Minority

8 Serving Institutions to enhance collaborative re9 search opportunities and increase the number of

10 such students graduating in NOAA science areas;

11 and’’.

12 SEC. 6. PROGRAM OR PROJECT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.

13 Section 205 (33 U.S.C. 1124) is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘204(c)(4)(F).’’ in subsection (a)

15 and inserting ‘‘204(c)(4)(F) or that are appropriated

16 under section 208(b).’’; and

17 (2) by striking the matter following paragraph

18 (3) in subsection (b) and inserting the following:

19 ‘‘The total amount that may be provided for grants

20 under this subsection during any fiscal year shall not exceed

21 an amount equal to 5 percent of the total funds appro22 priated for such year under section 212.’’.
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1 SEC. 7. EXTENSION SERVICES BY SEA GRANT COLLEGES

2 AND SEA GRANT INSTITUTES.

3 Section 207(a) (33 U.S.C. 1126(a)) is amended in each

4 of paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(B) by striking ‘‘advisory serv5 ices’’ and inserting ‘‘extension services’’.

6 SEC. 8. FELLOWSHIPS.

7 Section 208(a) (33 U.S.C. 1127) is amended—

8 (1) by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the

9 date of the enactment of the National Sea Grant Col10 lege Program Act Amendments of 2002, and every 2

11 years thereafter,’’ in subsection (a) and inserting

12 ‘‘Every 2 years,’’; and

13 (2) by adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘(c) Restriction on Use of Funds.—Amounts available

15 for fellowships under this section, including amounts ac16 cepted under section 204(c)(4)(F) or appropriated under

17 section 212 to implement this section, shall be used only

18 for award of such fellowships and administrative costs of

19 implementing this section.’’

20 SEC. 9. NATIONAL SEA GRANT ADVISORY BOARD.

21 (a) REDESIGNATION OF SEA GRANT REVIEW PANEL

22 AS BOARD.—

23 (1) REDESIGNATION.—The sea grant review

24 panel established by section 209 of the National Sea

25 Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1128), as in

26 effect before the date of the enactment of this Act, is
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1 redesignated as the National Sea Grant Advisory

2 Board.

3 (2) MEMBERSHIP NOT AFFECTED.—An indi4 vidual serving as a member of the sea grant review

5 panel immediately before date of the enactment of this

6 Act may continue to serve as a member of the Na7 tional Sea Grant Advisory Board until the expiration

8 of such member’s term under section 209(c) of such

9 Act (33 U.S.C. 1128(c)).

10 (3) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map,

11 regulation, document, paper, or other record of the

12 United States to such sea grant review panel is

13 deemed to be a reference to the National Sea Grant

14 Advisory Board.

15 (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 209 (33 U.S.C.

17 1128) is amended by striking so much as pre18 cedes subsection (b) and inserting the following:

19 ‘‘SEC. 209. NATIONAL SEA GRANT ADVISORY BOARD.

20 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be an independent

21 committee to be known as the National Sea Grant Advisory

22 Board.’’.

23 (B) DEFINITION.—Section 203(9) (33

24 U.S.C. 1122(9)) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(9) The term ‘Board’ means the National Sea

2 Grant Advisory Board established under section

3 209.’’;

4 (C) OTHER PROVISIONS.—The following

5 provisions are each amended by striking ‘‘panel’’

6 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Board’’:

7 (i) Section 204 (33 U.S.C. 1123).

8 (ii) Section 207 (33 U.S.C. 1126).

9 (iii) Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128).

10 (b) DUTIES.—Section 209(b) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)) is

11 amended to read as follows:

12 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall advise the

14 Secretary and the Director concerning—

15 ‘‘(A) strategies for utilizing the sea grant

16 college program to address the Nation’s highest

17 priorities regarding the understanding, assess18 ment, development, management, utilization,

19 and conservation of ocean, coastal, and Great

20 Lakes resources;

21 ‘‘(B) the designation of sea grant colleges

22 and sea grant institutes; and

23 ‘‘(C) such other matters as the Secretary re24 fers to the Board for review and advice.
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1 ‘‘(2) BIENNIAL REPORT.—The Board shall report

2 to the Congress every two years on the state of the na3 tional sea grant college program. The Board shall in4 dicate in each such report the progress made toward

5 meeting the priorities identified in the strategic plan

6 in effect under section 204(c). The Secretary shall

7 make available to the Board such information, per8 sonnel, and administrative services and assistance as

9 it may reasonably require to carry out its duties

10 under this title.’’.

11 (c) MEMBERSHIP, TERMS, AND POWERS.—Section

12 209(c)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1128(c)(1)) is amended—

13 (1) by inserting ‘‘coastal management,’’ after

14 ‘‘resource management,’’; and

15 (2) by inserting ‘‘management,’’ after ‘‘develop16 ment,’’.

17 (d) EXTENSION OF TERM.—Section 209(c)(3) (33

18 U.S.C. 1128(c)(3)) is amended by striking the second sen19 tence and inserting the following: ‘‘The Director may extend

20 the term of office of a voting member of the Board once

21 by up to 1 year.’’.

22 (e) ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEES.—Section

23 209(c) (33 U.S.C. 1128(c)) is amended by adding at the

24 end the following:
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1 ‘‘(8) The Board may establish such subcommittees as

2 are reasonably necessary to carry out its duties under sub3 section (b). Such subcommittees may include individuals

4 who are not Board members.’’.

5 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

6 Section 212 of the National Sea Grant College Pro7 gram Act (33 U.S.C. 1131) is amended—

8 (1) by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting

9 the following: ‘‘

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be

11 appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this title—

12 ‘‘(A) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;

13 ‘‘(B) $75,600,000 for fiscal year 2010;

14 ‘‘(C) $79,380,000 for fiscal year 2011;

15 ‘‘(D) $83,350,000 for fiscal year 2012;

16 ‘‘(E) $87,520,000 for fiscal year 2013; and

17 ‘‘(F) $91,900,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’;

18 (2) in subsection (a)(2)—

19 (A) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2003 through

20 2008—’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2009

21 through 2014—’’;

22 (B) by striking ‘‘biology and control of

23 zebra mussels and other important aquatic’’ in

24 subparagraph (A) and inserting ‘‘biology, pre25 vention, and control of aquatic’’; and
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1 (C) by striking ‘‘blooms, including

2 Pfiesteria piscicida; and’’ in subparagraph (C)

3 and inserting ‘‘blooms; and’’;

4 (3) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ‘‘rating under

5 section 204(d)(3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘performance as6 sessments’’; and

7 (4) by striking subsection (c)(2) and inserting

8 the following:

9 ‘‘(2) regional or national strategic investments author10 ized under section 204(b)(4);’’.

Attest:

Secretary.
110TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5618

AMENDMENT