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(c) AVAILABILITY.—Sums appropriated under this 
section shall remain available until expended. 
TITLE VI—OCEAN EDUCATION 
SEC. 601. SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEAN EDUCATION. 
(a) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
Committee 
on 
Ocean 
Science, Education, and Operations shall establish a Sub-
committee on Ocean Education (in this title referred to 
as the ‘‘Subcommittee’’). Each member of the Committee 
on Ocean Science, Education, and Operations may des-
ignate a senior representative with expertise in education 
to serve on the Subcommittee. The Committee on Ocean 
Science, Education, and Operations shall select a Chair 
and 1 or more Vice Chairs for the Subcommittee from the 
membership of the Subcommittee. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Subcommittee shall— 
(1) support and advise the Committee on Ocean 
Science, Education, and Operations and the Com-
mittee on Ocean Policy on matters related to na-
tional-level ocean and coastal education for the pur-
pose of increasing the overall effectiveness and pro-
ductivity of Federal education and outreach efforts; 
(2) provide recommendations on education goals 
and priorities for and implementation of the Na-
tional Strategy for Ocean and Coastal Science devel-
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oped under section 502 and guidance for educational 
investments; 
(3) coordinate Federal ocean and coastal edu-
cation activities for students, including funding for 
educational opportunities at the undergraduate, 
graduate, and postdoctoral levels; 
(4) identify and work to establish linkages 
among Federal programs and those of States, aca-
demic institutions, State Sea Grant programs, muse-
ums and aquaria, industry, foundations, and other 
nongovernmental organizations; 
(5) facilitate Federal agency efforts to work 
with minority-serving institutions and historically 
Black colleges and universities, and also with tradi-
tionally majority-serving institutions, to ensure that 
students of underrepresented groups have access to 
and support for pursuing ocean-related careers; 
(6) lead development of effective strategies with 
common perspectives and messages for national-level 
formal and informal ocean and coastal education ef-
forts; and 
(7) carry out such other activities as the Com-
mittee on Ocean, Science, Education, and Oper-
ations and the Committee on Ocean Policy request.
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SEC. 602. OCEAN AND COASTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Consistent with the National 
Strategy for Ocean and Coastal Science, the Committee 
on Ocean Science, Education, and Operations, through the 
Subcommittee, shall establish an interagency ocean and 
coastal education program to improve public awareness, 
understanding, and appreciation of the role of the oceans 
in meeting our Nation’s economic, social, and environ-
mental needs. 
(b) SCOPE.—The ocean and coastal education pro-
gram shall include national-level formal education activi-
ties for elementary, secondary, undergraduate, graduate, 
and postdoctoral students, continuing education activities 
for adults, and informal education activities for learners 
of all ages. 
(c) ELEMENTS.—The program shall use the National 
Ocean Partnership Program and other appropriate mecha-
nisms and shall, at a minimum, provide sustained funding 
for the following: 
(1) A national network of centers for ocean 
science education excellence to improve the acquisi-
tion of knowledge by students at all levels. 
(2) A regional education network, in coordina-
tion with the Regional Ocean Partnerships, to sup-
port academic competition and experiential learning 
opportunities for high school students.
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(3) The National Sea Grant College Program’s 
education and outreach efforts. 
(4) Teacher enrichment programs that provide 
for participation in research expeditions, voyages of 
exploration, and the conduct of scientific research. 
(5) Development of model instructional pro-
grams for students at all levels. 
(6) Student training and support to provide di-
verse ocean-related education opportunities at the 
undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels. 
(7) Professional training, certification, and con-
tinuing education programs for commercial fisher-
men and other mariners. 
(8) Mentoring programs and partnerships with 
minority-serving institutions to ensure diversity in 
the ocean and coastal workforce. 
(9) Dissemination of ocean and coastal informa-
tion that is relevant for a wider public audience. 
SEC. 603. NATIONAL MARINE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning that term has under section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
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(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the National Marine Scholarship Program estab-
lished by the Administrator under this section. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall 
establish a National Marine Scholarship Program 
that is designed to recruit and prepare students for 
careers in the fields of marine science and such 
other related fields as the Administrator may des-
ignate. Under the program, the Secretary shall 
award scholarships for those academic programs and 
fields of study described in the list made available 
under subsection (d). 
(2) EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATION.—As a condition 
of the award of each scholarship under the Program, 
the Administrator shall require the recipient to enter 
into a contractual agreement under which the indi-
vidual is obligated to serve as a full-time employee 
of the Administration in a position needed by the 
Administration and for which the individual is quali-
fied, for a period of time to be determined by the 
Administrator and stated in the contractual agree-
ment. If a full-time equivalent position is not avail-
able within the Administration at the time the schol-
arship recipient is obligated to begin their employ-