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Union Calendar No. 55
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1175
[Report No. 104–124]
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]
A BILL
To amend Public Law 89–454 to provide for the
reauthorization of appropriations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marine Resources Re-
vitalization Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 212(a) of Public Law 89–454 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out sections 205 and 208 of this title such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1996
through 2000.’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marine Resources Revi-
talization Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE
PROGRAM ACT.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever 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 National Sea Grant College Program
Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.).
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS.
(a) FIELD RELATED TO OCEAN, COASTAL, AND GREAT
LAKES RESOURCES.—Section 203(4) (33 U.S.C. 1122(4))
is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘marine biotechnology,’’ after
‘‘marine technology,’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘shellfish disease studies,’’ after
‘‘marine affairs and resource management,’’.
(b) SEA GRANT INSTITUTION.—Section 203 (33 U.S.C.
1122) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(16) The term ‘sea grant institution’ means a
sea grant college or a sea grant regional consortium.’’.
SEC. 4. CONSULTATIONS REGARDING LONG-RANGE PLAN-
NING 
GUIDELINES 
AND 
PRIORITIES 
AND
EVALUATION.
Section 204(a) (33 U.S.C. 1123(a)) is amended in the
last sentence by inserting after ‘‘The Secretary’’ the follow-
ing: ‘‘, in consultation with the sea grant institutions and
the panel established under section 209,’’.
SEC. 5. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.
Section 204(c) (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall admin-
ister the National Sea Grant College Program subject
to the supervision of the Secretary and the Under Sec-
retary. In addition to any other duty prescribed by
law or assigned by the Secretary, the Director shall—
‘‘(A) advise the Under Secretary with re-
spect to the expertise and capabilities which are
available within or through the National Sea
Grant College Program, and provide (as directed
by the Under Secretary) those which are or could
be of use to other offices and activities within the
Administration;
‘‘(B) encourage other Federal departments,
agencies, and instrumentalities to use and take
advantage of the expertise and capabilities which
are available through the National Sea Grant
College Program, on a cooperative or other basis;
‘‘(C) encourage cooperation and coordina-
tion with other Federal programs concerned with
ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources con-
servation and usage;
‘‘(D) advise the Secretary on the designa-
tion of sea grant institutions and, in appro-
priate cases, if any, on the termination or sus-
pension of any such designation;
‘‘(E) encourage the formation and growth of
sea grant programs; and
‘‘(F) oversee the operation of the National
Sea Grant Office established under subsection
(a).
‘‘(2) DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO SEA GRANT IN-
STITUTIONS.—With respect to the sea grant institu-
tions, the Director shall—
‘‘(A) evaluate the programs of the institu-
tions, using the guidelines and priorities estab-
lished by the Secretary under subsection (a), to
ensure that the objective set forth in section
202(b) is achieved;
‘‘(B) subject to the availability of appro-
priations, allocate funding among the sea grant
institutions so as to—
‘‘(i) 
promote 
healthy 
competition
among those institutions,
‘‘(ii) promote achievement of the goals
established by the institutions under sub-
section (e), and
‘‘(iii) to the maximum extent consist-
ent with the other provisions of this sub-
paragraph, provide a stable base of funding
for the institutions; and
‘‘(C) ensure compliance by the institutions
with the guidelines for merit review published
pursuant to section 207(b)(2).’’.
SEC. 6. DUTIES OF SEA GRANT INSTITUTIONS.
Section 204 (33 U.S.C. 1123) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) DUTIES OF THE SEA GRANT INSTITUTIONS.—
Subject to any regulations or guidelines promulgated by the
Secretary, it shall be the responsibility of each sea grant
institution to—
‘‘(1) develop, in consultation with the Secretary
and the panel established under section 209, goals for
its program that are consistent with the guidelines
and priorities developed under section 204(a);
‘‘(2) conduct merit review of all applications for
project grants or contracts to be awarded under sec-
tion 205; and
‘‘(3) demonstrate significant progress toward the
goals established under this section.’’.
SEC. 7. REPEAL OF SEA GRANT INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 3 of the Sea Grant Program
Improvement Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 1124a) is repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 209(b)(1) (33
U.S.C. 1128(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and section 3
of the Sea Grant Program Improvement Act of 1976’’.
SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF SEA GRANT INSTITUTIONS.
Section 207 (33 U.S.C. 1126) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 207. SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT RE-
GIONAL CONSORTIA.
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary may designate an
institution of higher learning as a sea grant college, and
an association or alliance of two or more persons as a sea
grant regional consortium, if the institution, association,
or alliance—
‘‘(1) is maintaining a balanced program of re-
search, education, training, and advisory services in
fields related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes re-
sources and has received financial assistance under
section 205 of this Act or under section 204(c) of the
National Sea Grant College and Program Act of
1966;
‘‘(2) will encourage and follow a regional ap-
proach to solving problems or meeting needs relating
to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources, in co-
operation with appropriate sea grant colleges, sea
grant programs, and other persons in the region;
‘‘(3) will act in accordance with such guidelines
as are prescribed under subsection (b)(2); and
‘‘(4) meets such other qualifications as the Sec-
retary considers necessary or appropriate.
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall by regu-
lation prescribe the qualifications required to be met
under subsection (a)(4).
‘‘(2) MERIT REVIEW.—Within 6 months of the
date of enactment of the Marine Resources Revitaliza-
tion Act of 1995, the Secretary, after consultation
with the sea grant institutions, shall publish in the
Federal Register guidelines for the conduct of merit
review by the sea grant institutions of applications
for project grants and contracts to be awarded under
section 205. The guidelines shall, at a minimum, pro-
vide for mail review of all applications for grants or
contracts and require standardized documentation of
all peer review.’’.
SEC. 9. REPEAL OF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PRO-
GRAM.
Section 208(c) (33 U.S.C. 1127(c)) is repealed.
SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SEA GRANT REVIEW
PANEL.
Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking the second sen-
tence; and
(2) in subsection (c)(6) by striking ‘‘a biannual’’
and inserting ‘‘an annual’’.
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS.—Sec-
tion 212(a) (33 U.S.C. 1131(a)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 205
and 208—
‘‘(1) $50,600,000 for fiscal year 1996;
‘‘(2) $52,500,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
‘‘(3) $54,500,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 212(b) (33 U.S.C.
1131(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking so much as precedes paragraph
(2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be
appropriated for administration of this Act, includ-
ing section 209, by the National Sea Grant Office and
the Administration—
‘‘(A) $2,700,000 for fiscal year 1996;
‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
‘‘(C) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (c)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)
LIMITATION ON USE OF OTHER AMOUNTS.—’’;
and
(3) by moving paragraph (2) 2 ems to the right,
so that the left margin of paragraph (2) is aligned
with the left margin of paragraph (1), as amended by
paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(c) REPEAL.—Section 212 (33 U.S.C. 1131) is amend-
ed by repealing subsection (c) and redesignating subsections
(d) and (e) in order as subsections (c) and (d).
SEC. 12. CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 209, as amended
by section 10(1) of this Act, (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)) is amended
by striking all of the matter that follows the first full sen-
tence through ‘‘shall advise’’, and inserting ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—
The panel shall advise’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 204(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1123(b)(2)) is
amended by striking ‘‘maximum rate for GS–18’’ and
all that follows through the end of the sentence and
inserting ‘‘maximum rate payable under section 5376
of title 5, United States Code.’’.
(2) 
Section 
209(c)(5)(A) 
(33 
U.S.C.
1128(c)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘the daily rate
for GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332
of title 5, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘the
maximum daily rate payable under section 5376 of
title 5, United States Code’’.
(3) Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128) is amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(3) by striking ‘‘colleges
and sea grant regional consortia’’ and inserting
‘‘institutions’’; and
(B) in subsection (c)(1) in the last sentence
in clause (A) by striking ‘‘college, sea grant re-
gional consortium,’’ and inserting ‘‘institution’’.