I
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.
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: