the granting of post-baccalaureate degrees in 
such fields; and 
(B) the institution agrees to the establish-
ment at the institution of a Center for Fishery 
Science Excellence, and to conduct the actions 
described in paragraph (4) and other actions 
the Secretary may prescribe by regulation as 
conditions for participation in the program. 
(4) CONDITIONS
FOR
PARTICIPATION.—The 
Secretary shall require that each participating insti-
tution shall— 
(A) designate one or more faculty members 
to manage its Center for Fishery Science Excel-
lence; 
(B) develop strategies for recruiting quali-
fied students to participate in the program at 
such institution; and 
(C) ensure that the courses of study pur-
sued by participating students include a signifi-
cant emphasis on subjects referred to in sub-
section (b). 
(5) APPLICATION.—Each institution desiring to 
participate in the Program under this subsection 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
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tion and assurances as the Secretary may require. If 
an institution’s application is approved, such institu-
tion shall be considered a participating institution 
for purposes of this subsection. 
(6) GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS.— 
(A) GRANT
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
shall award competitive grants— 
(i) to participating institutions to as-
sist such institutions in program develop-
ment, faculty development and training, 
participation in, or hosting, of conferences, 
or purchase of laboratory and research 
equipment; or 
(ii) to institutions that are not partici-
pating institutions to assist such institu-
tions in improving their existing post-bac-
calaureate programs in the subjects re-
ferred to in subsection (b) to a level that 
increases the likelihood of such institutions 
being eligible for future participation in 
the program. 
(B) MATCH REQUIREMENT.—Any institu-
tion receiving a grant under this paragraph 
shall be required to provide matching funds 
from non-Federal sources equal to 25 percent 
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of the total cost of the activities that are funded 
by the grant. 
(C) LIMITATIONS.—Funds provided as a 
grant under this paragraph shall not be used 
for construction or for the payment of salaries, 
except that the Secretary may prescribe by reg-
ulation an allowable percentage of grant funds 
that may be used for payments to employees of 
a participating institution for administration of 
the program. 
(D) APPLICATIONS.—Any institution of 
higher education that desires to apply for a 
grant under this paragraph shall prepare and 
submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
(d) FISHERY SCIENCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
the Fishery Science Scholars Program. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program is 
to expand the post-baccalaureate educational oppor-
tunities available to students who desire to pursue 
careers as government, private sector, or nonprofit 
research scientists in the subjects referred to in sub-
section (b). 
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(3) LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION.—A max-
imum of 25 students per year shall be eligible to 
begin participation in the program, and no student 
shall be eligible to participate for more than 3 years. 
(4) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to par-
ticipate in the program, a student must be ad-
mitted to a participating institution in a course 
of study that— 
(i) leads to a post-baccalaureate de-
gree in one of the subjects referred to in 
subsection (b); and 
(ii) includes significant emphasis on 
subjects referred to in subsection (b). 
(B) REMAINING
ELIGIBLE.—In order to 
remain eligible to participate in the program, a 
student must maintain an acceptable level of 
academic standing, and demonstrate sufficient 
progress toward completing the post-bacca-
laureate studies and receiving a post-bacca-
laureate degree. 
(5) STIPENDS.—Each participating student 
shall receive a stipend in the amount of $20,000 an-
nually, contingent upon— 
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(A) remaining a student in good standing 
who is making satisfactory progress toward 
completing a course of post-baccalaureate stud-
ies described in paragraph (3)(A), and 
(B) receiving a post-baccalaureate degree. 
(6) APPLICATIONS.—A student who has been 
admitted to a participating institution to pursue a 
course of study leading to a post-baccalaureate de-
gree as described in paragraph (3)(A), and who de-
sires to participate in the Fishery Science Scholars 
Program, shall prepare and submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall issue such 
regulations as may be necessary to administer the Fishery 
Science Education Program, including— 
(1) application procedures for students to apply 
for participation in the program and for stipends; 
(2) application procedures for institutions to 
apply for participating status, and for grants; 
(3) methods for assessing programs at institu-
tions for the purpose of determining eligibility; 
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(4) a system of regular reviews of the programs 
at each school to ensure that the purposes of the 
program are being met; 
(5) establishing an allowable level of adminis-
trative costs for the participating institutions; 
(6) establishing allowable administrative ex-
penditures for the management of the program by 
the Secretary; 
(7) provisions for revoking participating institu-
tion status; and 
(8) provisions for revoking participation in the 
program by individuals, including revocation of sti-
pends. 
(f) INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDUCATION
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘institution of higher 
education’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary— 
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
(3) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each 
fiscal year thereafter. 
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SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 (16 U.S.C. 1803) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for the purposes of carrying out this Act (other 
than any provision for which amounts are otherwise spe-
cifically authorized) such sums as are necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in the first section is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 3 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 4. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
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