(B) REVIEW OF PROCESS BY COMMITTEE.—
Not later than 3 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Committee shall—
(i) determine whether all Centers are
implementing subparagraph (A);
(ii) determine whether the opportunity
of persons who submit proposals to respond
to reviews pursuant to subparagraph (A)
has been utilized by those persons;
(iii) determine whether those responses
have been effective in ensuring full and fair
consideration of those proposals; and
(iv) recommend to the Program Direc-
tor that the procedures established by sub-
paragraph (A) be continued, terminated, or
modified (including the specific modifica-
tions which should be made).
(C) REGULATIONS
IMPLEMENTING
REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—The Program Director may
issue 
regulations 
implementing 
any 
rec-
ommendation made by the Committee under sub-
paragraph (B)(iv).
(b) PROPOSED CENTER PROGRAM.—Each fiscal year
each Center Director shall submit to the Program Direc-
tor—
(1) a proposed program for the Center for the
upcoming fiscal year, which shall adhere to guidelines
established by the Program Director pursuant to sec-
tion 3(e)(2) and shall include—
(A) a description of the activities performed
and research funded by the Center in the pre-
vious fiscal year;
(B) those individual research proposals sub-
mitted under subsection (a) that the Center Di-
rector determines to be meritorious based on re-
views conducted under that subsection;
(C) a proposed budget for the operation of
the Center for the current fiscal year;
(D) any other materials requested by the
Program Director to clarify the proposed pro-
gram; and
(E) an annually revised long-range research
and operations plan; and
(2) reviews, and responses thereto, of all individ-
ual research proposals submitted to the Center Direc-
tor for the upcoming fiscal year.
(c) REVIEW OF PROPOSED CENTER PROGRAMS.—The
Program Director shall review the proposed programs sub-
mitted by each Center Director under subsection (b) and
make recommendations to the Under Secretary for funding
allocations under section 8(b).
(d) GIFTS, DEVISES, AND BEQUESTS.—Each Center
may accept, solicit, and use the services of volunteers, and
may accept, receive, hold, administer, and use gifts, devises,
and bequests, to carry out the research program of the Cen-
ter.
SEC. 7. PROCEDURES FOR JOINT REVIEW OF RESEARCH
PROPOSALS.
The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Pro-
gram Director and the Committee and jointly with the Di-
rector of the National Science Foundation and the Sec-
retary of the Navy, shall—
(1) develop procedures for the submittal and
joint review of proposals for research in priority re-
search areas to be carried out with assistance from 2
or more agencies within the Department of Com-
merce, the National Science Foundation, or the De-
partment of Defense; and
(2) issue final rules establishing those procedures
by not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 8. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR NATIONAL UNDER-
SEA RESEARCH CENTERS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Under Secretary may
make grants and enter into contracts and cooperative agree-
ments under this section to fund any Center program if
the Under Secretary finds that the program will advance
knowledge in the priority research areas.
(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Based on the reviews under
section 6(c) of proposed Center programs, the Under
Secretary shall—
(A) allocate among the Centers, in such
manner as will best advance knowledge in the
priority research areas, all amounts available for
the current fiscal year for research to be con-
ducted by the Centers and administration of the
Centers, consistent with each Center’s long-term
responsibilities to conduct priority research; and
(B) notify each Center Director of the
amount allocated to that Center under subpara-
graph (A).
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any grant made or contract
entered into under this section shall be subject to
paragraphs (2) and (3) and to any other terms, con-
ditions, and requirements the Under Secretary con-
siders necessary.
(2) LIMITATIONS ON USE FOR LAND AND BUILD-
INGS.—Amounts provided under any grant or con-
tract under this section may not be used for—
(A) the purchase of any land; or
(B) the purchase or construction of any
building.
(3) MAINTENANCE
OF
RECORDS.—Any person
who receives or utilizes any proceeds of any grant of
contract under this section shall keep any records the
Under Secretary prescribes as necessary to facilitate
effective audit and evaluation, including reports
which fully disclose the amount and disposition of
funds received under this Act, the total cost of activi-
ties for which those funds were used, and the amount,
if any, of costs which were provided through other
sources. The records shall be maintained for 6 years
after the completion of the activity. The Under Sec-
retary and the Comptroller General of the United
States, or any of their duly authorized representa-
tives, shall have access, for the purpose of audit and
evaluation, to any books, documents, papers, and
records of receipts, which in the opinion of the Under
Secretary or of the Comptroller General may be relat-
ed or pertinent to the grants and contracts.
SEC. 9. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REVIEW BOARD.
After the date of the enactment of this Act, grants and
contracts under the Program shall not be subject to review
by the board in the Department of Commerce known as the
Financial Assistance Review Board.
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) CENTER PROGRAM FUNDING.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Under Secretary for use for grants
and contracts under section 8, to remain available until
expended, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $22,000,000 for
fiscal year 1996, $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1997,
$26,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $28,000,000 for fiscal
year 1999.
(b) OFFICE OF UNDERSEA RESEARCH.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary for the
administration of the Office of Undersea Research and sup-
port of the Memorandum of Agreement Concerning Support
of a National Academic Deep Submergence Facility for Sci-
entific Use, to remain available until expended, $2,100,000
for fiscal year 1995, $2,200,000 for fiscal year 1996,
$2,300,000 for fiscal year 1997, $2,400,000 for fiscal year
1998, and $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1999.