I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1191
To establish a National Marine Scholarship Program to recruit and prepare 
graduate students for careers in the fields of marine science, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2005
Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
WELDON of Pennsylvania, and Mr. ALLEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science 
A BILL 
To establish a National Marine Scholarship Program to re-
cruit and prepare graduate students for careers in the 
fields of marine science, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘National Marine Schol-
arship Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MARINE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(3) 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)). 
(4) 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. Under the 
program, the Secretary shall award scholarships for 
those academic programs and fields of study de-
scribed 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 begin their employment, 
the scholarship recipient may fulfill such employ-
ment obligation in a full-time position in another 
Federal agency with administrative jurisdiction over 
programs relating to the marine environment that is 
approved by the Administrator. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—In order to be eligible 
for a scholarship under the program, an individual must—
(1) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a 
full-time graduate student at an institution of higher 
education in an academic program and field of study 
described in the list made available under subsection 
(d); 
(2) be a United States citizen or national or a 
permanent resident of the United States; and 
(3) at the time of the initial scholarship award, 
not be an employee of the Administration.