In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Institute on Minority 
Health Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that--
            (1) heart disease and strokes lead to about 2\1/2\ times as 
        many deaths among Black Americans (between the ages of 25 and 
        44) as among White Americans;
            (2) diabetes is twice as prevalent among Mexican- and 
        Puerto Rican-Americans as among White Americans;
            (3) Black and Hispanic women account for 73 percent of the 
        reported cases of AIDS among American women, and the death rate 
        from AIDS is 9 times higher among Black women than among White 
        women;
            (4) between 1983 and 1985, when the infant mortality rate 
        among Whites was 9.0 deaths per 1,000 live births, the infant 
        mortality rate among Blacks was 18.7 and 13.9 among Native 
        Americans, with similar disparities among rates of low-
        birthweight babies;
            (5) in 1988, when the rates of death resulting from 
        homicides was 8 per 100,000 among young (ages 15 to 24) White 
        males, the rate among young Black males was 59 per 100,000, and 
        the rates for young Hispanic and Native American males was 
        roughly 2 to 3 times that of young White males;
            (6) biomedical research, including clinical trials for 
        pharmaceuticals, often has failed to include minorities in the 
        population being studied or tested, even when it is certain 
        that minorities will be among the population subject to the 
        medical condition or receiving the treatment or pharmaceutical 
        that is being studied or tested;
            (7) the percentages of medical professionals, especially 
        physicians, who are minorities are significantly lower than 
        their representation in the general population; and
            (8) the ratio of physicians to inhabitants of neighborhoods 
        that are heavily populated by minorities (or low-income 
        residents) is often much lower than the ratio of physicians to 
        inhabitants of predominantly White neighborhoods.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MINORITY HEALTH.

    Part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285 
et seq.), as amended by section 124 of Public Law 102-321 (106 Stat. 
364), is amended by adding at the end the following subpart:

          ``Subpart 17--National Institute on Minority Health

                         ``purpose of institute

    ``Sec. 464V. (a) The general purpose of the National Institute on 
Minority Health is the conduct and support of research, training, the 
dissemination of health information, and other programs with respect to 
minority health conditions, including the advancement of opportunities 
for and recruitment of minorities for training and placement as health 
professionals.
    ``(b) For purposes of this subpart:
            ``(1) The term `health care system' means the system in the 
        United States for the delivery of health care.
            ``(2) The term `minorities' means members of minority 
        groups.
            ``(3) The term `minority health conditions' means all 
        diseases, disorders, and conditions (including conditions 
        regarding mental health)--
                    ``(A) unique to, more serious in, or more prevalent 
                in minorities;
                    ``(B) for which the factors of medical risk or 
                types of medical intervention are different for 
                minorities, or for which it is unknown whether such 
                factors or types are different for minorities; or
                    ``(C) with respect to which there has been 
                insufficient clinical research involving minorities as 
                subjects, or insufficient clinical data on minorities.
            ``(4) The term `research on minority health' means research 
        on minority health conditions.
            ``(5) The term `Institute' means the National Institute on 
        Minority Health.

                         ``certain authorities

    ``Sec. 464W. (a) In carrying out section 464V, the Director of the 
Institute shall--
            ``(1) recommend an agenda for conducting and supporting 
        research on minority health;
            ``(2) identify projects of research on minority health that 
        should be conducted or supported by the national research 
        institutes;
            ``(3) identify multidisciplinary research relating to 
        research on minority health that should be so conducted or 
        supported;
            ``(4) promote coordination and collaboration among entities 
        conducting research identified under paragraph (2) or (3);
            ``(5) encourage the conduct of research identified under 
        paragraph (2) or (3) by entities receiving funds from the 
        national research institutes;
            ``(6) ensure that minorities are appropriately represented 
        as subjects in projects of clinical research conducted or 
        supported by the national research institutes and, as 
        appropriate, encourage similar representation in research 
        conducted under other circumstances; and
            ``(7) promote the sufficient allocation of the resources of 
        the national research institutes for conducting and supporting 
        such research.
    ``(b)(1) The Director of the Institute shall monitor the health 
care system for the purpose of determining the effects of the system on 
the health of minorities, including the extent to which minorities have 
access to health care. In monitoring the system, the Director shall 
determine, with respect to such purpose, the effects of the policies 
and practices of entities that provide health benefits plans.
    ``(2) With respect to Federal proposals for reforming the health 
care system, the Director of the Institute shall, in carrying out 
paragraph (1), monitor such proposals for the purpose of determining 
whether the proposals adequately provide for the health of minorities.
    ``(c)(1) The Director of the Institute shall serve as an advocate 
regarding the health of minorities. The Director may in so serving 
carry out advocacy activities regarding the Federal Government, State 
and local governments, and private entities, including public and 
private educational entities.
    ``(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director of the Institute 
shall determine the health benefits for minorities that should, at a 
minimum, be provided for in any reform of the health care system.
    ``(d) The Director of the Institute shall encourage the creation of 
opportunities for the training of minorities as health professionals 
and shall facilitate the placement of minorities trained as health 
professionals into appropriate positions.''.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 401(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
281(b)(1)), as amended by section 121 of Public Law 102-321 (106 Stat. 
358), is amended by adding at the end the following subparagraph:
            ``(Q) The National Institute on Minority Health.''.
Example Output: National Institute on Minority Health Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to declare that the National Institute on Minority Health's purpose is the conduct and support of research, training, information dissemination, and other programs regarding minority health, including the advancement of opportunities for and recruitment of minorities for training and placement as health professionals.  Adds the Institute to the list of research institutes of the National Institutes of Health.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Commission on 
Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 1808, Albert Gallatin, while serving as President 
        Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of the Treasury, reported to 
        Congress on the infrastructure investments needed by the young 
        Nation.
            (2) Gallatin's plan built on President George Washington's 
        vision of connecting the interior settlements of the Nation 
        with the markets and ports of the East Coast through a network 
        of roads and canals, and provided a roadmap for infrastructure 
        development in the 19th century.
            (3) In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt convened a 
        conference of State and territorial governors, members of his 
        Cabinet and Congress, professional organizations, private 
        citizens, and government agencies to plan for the United States 
        conservation and infrastructure needs in the 20th century.
            (4) The resulting plan laid the groundwork for many of the 
        critical investments initiated by President Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt to jumpstart the Nation's recovery from the Great 
        Depression.
            (5) Today, as in 1808 and 1908, the United States is faced 
        with significant economic, environmental, and demographic 
        challenges.
            (6) To stave off the worst effects of global warming, the 
        United States will need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
        significantly.
            (7) The Nation's population is projected to increase to 420 
        million by 2050, which is nearly a 50 percent increase from the 
        Nation's population size in 2000.
            (8) By 2050, more than 70 percent of the Nation's 
        population growth and economic growth is expected to take place 
        in extended networks of metropolitan regions linked by 
        environmental systems, transportation networks, economies, and 
        culture.
            (9) The National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue 
        Study Commission recently calculated that maintaining the 
        Nation's existing transportation system over the next 50 years 
        will require $225 billion annually. The latest transportation 
        authorization, SAFETEA-LU, provided only $244 billion total for 
        the 5 years ending with fiscal year 2009.
            (10) The American Society of Civil Engineers has given the 
        Nation's public infrastructure, consisting of water, sewer, and 
        transportation systems, a grade of D-minus, estimating that it 
        will cost $1.6 trillion over the next 5 years merely to repair 
        the Nation's existing infrastructure.
            (11) The Nation's decaying water infrastructure and a lack 
        of available funding to maintain and upgrade the Nation's 
        wastewater infrastructure pose a serious threat to water 
        quality. More than 72,000 miles of municipal water and sewer 
        pipe are more than 80 years old, threatening the health, 
        environment, and economy of communities large and small.
            (12) Population growth and associated development will 
        place the Nation's water resources under increasing stress, 
        including increased pollutant loads, increased potential for 
        flooding, diminished drinking water supplies, loss of aquatic 
        habitat, and stream scouring and erosion. Global warming will 
        exacerbate existing water challenges and make other changes to 
        the natural hydrology, including more extreme storm events, 
        more frequent droughts, higher air and water temperatures, 
        changes in timing of stream flows, and sea level rise. New 
        technologies and a comprehensive strategy will be needed to 
        overcome these challenges and ensure a safe, adequate, 
        reliable, and sustainable water supply.
            (13) The Environmental Protection Agency, the Congressional 
        Budget Office, and other stakeholders have identified a funding 
        gap of between $300 billion and $400 billion over the next 20 
        years for the restoration and replacement of wastewater 
        infrastructure, and an additional $250 billion over the next 30 
        years will be needed to replace worn-out drinking water pipes 
        and associated structures.
            (14) From 1999 to 2009, the Nation's electricity demand 
        rose by nearly 20 percent while transmission capacity grew by 
        only 3.5 percent. To accommodate increased demand, and to 
        accommodate increased electrical supply from renewable sources 
        by 2050, electrical transmission infrastructure requires 
        significant investment.
            (15) The Nation's rural economy is dependant on 
        transportation and communications networks to grow and compete 
        in an increasingly globalized market.
            (16) Significant under-investment in public lands 
        infrastructure jeopardizes the tremendous conservation, 
        environmental, and mixed use benefits that these lands provide 
        the public.
            (17) Much of the Nation's infrastructure was built in the 
        last half of the 20th century and will reach its capacity 
        limits early in the 21st century. Unless new capacity is 
        created in roads, rails, airports, seaports, and other systems, 
        the Nation's economic potential will be artificially limited.
            (18) Since 1980, the number of miles people in the United 
        States drive has grown 3 times faster than the Nation's 
        population. Residents of walkable cities, however, drive 26 
        percent fewer miles per day than those living in the most 
        sprawling areas.
            (19) By 2050, 89 million new or replaced homes as well as 
        190 billion square feet of new offices, stores, and other 
        nonresidential buildings will be constructed.
            (20) By 2050, smart growth building policies could reduce 
        total transportation-related CO&lt;INF&gt;2&lt;/INF&gt; emissions by 7 to 
        10 percent.
            (21) Development of a bold national plan to overcome these 
        challenges by 2050 will allow the United States to respond in 
        the most economically and environmentally sustainable way.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``United 
States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century'' (in this 
Act referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Appointment of Members.--The Commission shall be composed of 17 
members as follows:
            (1) Two members, including the chairman of the Commission, 
        to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Two members to be appointed by the majority leader of 
        the Senate.
            (3) Three members to be appointed jointly by the minority 
        leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader 
        of the Senate.
            (4) One member to be appointed by the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency.
            (5) One member to be appointed by the Secretary of 
        Transportation.
            (6) One member to be appointed by the Secretary of Housing 
        and Urban Development.
            (7) One member to be appointed by the Secretary of the 
        Interior.
            (8) One member to be appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
            (9) One member to be appointed by the President of the 
        Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the National 
        Association of Counties, in consultation with the other members 
        of the Board.
            (10) One member to be appointed by the Chair of the 
        National Governors Association.
            (11) One member to be appointed by the Executive Director 
        of the National Conference of State Legislatures, in 
        consultation with the members of the Conference's executive 
        committee.
            (12) One member to be appointed by the President of the 
        Board of Directors of the National Association of Regional 
        Councils, in consultation with the other members of the Board.
            (13) One member to be appointed by the President of the 
        United States Conference of Mayors, in consultation with the 
        members of the Conference's executive board.
    (b) Dates of Appointments.--The initial member appointed to the 
Commission shall be the Chairman, as designated by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives under subsection (a)(1). The remainder of the 
members of the Commission shall be appointed in the 30-day period 
beginning on the 30th day following the date of the appointment of the 
Chairman.
    (c) Qualifications.--
            (1) In general.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
        knowledgeable in--
                    (A) the fields of transportation finance, highway 
                and transit programs, and transportation policy;
                    (B) the fields of land use and housing policy, 
                including community planning and design;
                    (C) the fields of water supply, water 
                infrastructure, and water conservation policy; or
                    (D) the fields of energy supply, energy 
                infrastructure, and energy conservation policy.
            (2) Eligibility of certain representatives.--The members of 
        the Commission--
                    (A) may include representatives of State and local 
                governments, public transportation authorities, and 
                other appropriate governmental units; but
                    (B) may not include any member of the House of 
                Representatives, the Senate, or the President's 
                Cabinet.
    (d) Terms.--The members of the Commission shall be appointed for 
the life of the Commission.
    (e) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled 
promptly and in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (f) Meetings.--
            (1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 60 days after the last 
        day of the appointment period described in section 4(b), the 
        Commission shall hold the initial meeting of the Commission.
            (2) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
        chairman of the Commission or a majority of its members.
            (3) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
        shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may 
        hold hearings.
    (g) Pay.--Members of the Commission shall serve without pay.
    (h) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 
of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 5. DUTIES.

    (a) Review of Published Materials.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall review published 
        materials on the Nation's transportation, water, energy, public 
        lands, and housing infrastructure and, based on the review, 
        assess the challenges of meeting the Nation's infrastructure 
        needs in the 21st century.
            (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        last day of the appointment period described in section 4(b), 
        the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the review 
        and assessment conducted under paragraph (1) and make the 
        report available to the public.
    (b) Public Hearings.--In order to facilitate a national dialogue on 
the Nation's infrastructure needs, the Commission shall hold public 
hearings in at least 50 congressional districts representing a cross-
section of the geographical regions of the United States, and consult 
with other interested persons, before submitting a final report under 
subsection (c)
    (c) Final Report.--
            (1) National vision of infrastructure investments.--Not 
        later than one year after the last day of the appointment 
        period described in section 4(b), the Commission shall prepare 
        and submit to Congress a report that--
                    (A) documents the challenges of meeting the 
                Nation's transportation, water, energy, public lands, 
                and housing infrastructure needs in the 21st century; 
                and
                    (B) articulates a national vision of infrastructure 
                investments to overcome the challenges.
            (2) Specific recommendations.--The report to be submitted 
        under paragraph (1) shall contain specific recommendations on 
        appropriate policies and investments, including integration of 
        existing programs, to provide the people of the United States 
        with--
                    (A) improved transportation mobility, choice, and 
                access to economic opportunities;
                    (B) streamlined investment processes to facilitate 
                State and local transportation investments;
                    (C) improved community health outcomes and social 
                equity;
                    (D) improved water conservation, quality, and 
                quantity;
                    (E) an efficient, vibrant, and flexible electric 
                grid that delivers clean, safe, and affordable energy;
                    (F) reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; and
                    (G) improved public lands infrastructure sufficient 
                to accommodate the growth in users without degrading 
                the environmental and conservation values of the public 
                lands.
            (3) Model principles.--The report to be submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall contain a set of model principles to ensure 
        that future investments in the Nation's transportation, water, 
        energy, public lands, and housing infrastructure incorporate 
        the findings and recommendations contained in the report.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
Act, the Commission may hold such hearings, meet and act at such times 
and places, take such testimony, administer such oaths, and receive 
such evidence as the Commission considers appropriate.
    (b) Other Evidence.--The Commission shall gather evidence through 
such means as the Commission considers appropriate, including--
            (1) by soliciting comments through Federal Register 
        notices; and
            (2) by receiving testimony at public hearings conducted by 
        members of the Commission, at the direction of the chairman of 
        the Commission, subject to appropriate rules governing the 
        receiving of evidence.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly 
from any department or agency of the United States information (other 
than information required by any law to be kept confidential by such 
department or agency) necessary for the Commission to carry out its 
duties under this Act. Upon request of the Commission, the head of that 
department or agency shall furnish such nonconfidential information to 
the Commission.
    (d) Contracts.--The Commission may enter into contracts with other 
entities in carrying out the duties of the Commission.
    (e) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--To the extent or in the amounts 
provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Commission may accept, 
use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or 
property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or 
facilitating the work of the Commission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of 
money and proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, 
bequests, or devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be 
available for disbursement upon order of the Chairperson.
    (f) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the United States.
    (g) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the 
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the 
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support 
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities 
under this Act.

SEC. 7. STAFF.

    (a) Staff.--The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such 
personnel as the Commission considers appropriate.
    (b) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Commission, the 
head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable 
basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the 
Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under 
this Act.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary 
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily 
equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay for GS-15 of the 
General Schedule.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$2,500,000.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate on the 180th day following the date 
of transmittal of the final report required under section 5(c). All 
records and papers of the Commission shall thereupon be delivered to 
the Administrator of General Services for deposit in the National 
Archives.
Example Output: United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century Act - Establishes the United States Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century to review published materials on the nation's transportation, water, energy, public lands, and housing infrastructure and assess the challenges of meeting the nation's infrastructure needs in the 21st century.

Directs the Commission to submit to Congress a report that: (1) documents those challenges and articulates a national vision of infrastructure investments to overcome them; (2) contains specific recommendations on policies and investments to provide for streamlined state and local transportation investment processes, an electric grid that delivers clean, safe, and affordable energy, reductions in greenhouse has emissions, and improved transportation mobility, community health outcomes, water conservation, and public lands infrastructure accommodating user growth without degrading the environment; and (3) contains a set of model principles to ensure that future investments in the nation's infrastructure incorporate the report's findings and recommendations.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College Program 
Reauthorization Act of 1998''.
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 or repeal 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. FINDINGS.

    (a) Section 202(a)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1121(a)(1)) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs 
    (E) and (F), respectively; and
        (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
            ``(D) encourage the development of forecast and analysis 
        systems for coastal hazards;''.
    (b) Section 202(a)(6) (33 U.S.C. 1121(a)(6)) is amended by striking 
the second sentence and inserting the following: ``The most cost-
effective way to promote such activities is through continued and 
increased Federal support of the establishment, development, and 
operation of programs and projects by sea grant colleges, sea grant 
institutes, and other institutions.''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Section 203 (33 U.S.C. 1122) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (3)--
            (A) by striking ``their university or'' and inserting ``his 
        or her''; and
            (B) by striking ``college, programs, or regional 
        consortium'' and inserting ``college or sea grant institute'';
        (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
        ``(4) The term `field related to ocean, coastal, and Great 
    Lakes resources' means any discipline or field, including marine 
    affairs, resource management, technology, education, or science, 
    which is concerned with or likely to improve the understanding, 
    assessment, development, utilization, or conservation of ocean, 
    coastal, or Great Lakes resources.'';
        (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (15) as paragraphs 
    (7) through (17), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (4) 
    the following:
        ``(5) The term `Great Lakes' includes Lake Champlain.
        ``(6) The term `institution' means any public or private 
    institution of higher education, institute, laboratory, or State or 
    local agency.'';
        (4) by striking ``regional consortium, institution of higher 
    education, institute, or laboratory'' in paragraph (11) (as 
    redesignated) and inserting ``institute or other institution''; and
        (5) by striking paragraphs (12) through (17) (as redesignated) 
    and inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
        ``(12) The term `project' means any individually described 
    activity in a field related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes 
    resources involving research, education, training, or advisory 
    services administered by a person with expertise in such a field.
        ``(13) The term `sea grant college' means any institution, or 
    any association or alliance of two or more such institutions, 
    designated as such by the Secretary under section 207 (33 U.S.C. 
    1126) of this Act.
        ``(14) The term `sea grant institute' means any institution, or 
    any association or alliance of two or more such institutions, 
    designated as such by the Secretary under section 207 (33 U.S.C. 
    1126) of this Act.
        ``(15) The term `sea grant program' means a program of research 
    and outreach which is administered by one or more sea grant 
    colleges or sea grant institutes.
        ``(16) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Commerce, 
    acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
    Atmosphere.
        ``(17) The term `State' means any State of the United States, 
    the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
    Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
    Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United 
    States.''.
    (b) The Act is amended--
        (1) in section 209(b) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)), as amended by this 
    Act, by striking ``, the Under Secretary,''; and
        (2) by striking ``Under Secretary'' every other place it 
    appears and inserting ``Secretary''.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.

    Section 204 (33 U.S.C. 1123) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 204. NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Maintenance.--The Secretary shall maintain within the 
Administration a program to be known as the national sea grant college 
program. The national sea grant college program shall be administered 
by a national sea grant office within the Administration.
    ``(b) Program Elements.--The national sea grant college program 
shall consist of the financial assistance and other activities 
authorized in this title, and shall provide support for the following 
elements--
        ``(1) sea grant programs which comprise a national sea grant 
    college program network, including international projects conducted 
    within such programs;
        ``(2) administration of the national sea grant college program 
    and this title by the national sea grant office, the 
    Administration, and the panel;
        ``(3) the fellowship program under section 208; and
        ``(4) any national strategic investments in fields relating to 
    ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources developed with the 
    approval of the panel, the sea grant colleges, and the sea grant 
    institutes.
    ``(c) Responsibilities of the Secretary.--
        ``(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the panel, sea grant 
    colleges, and sea grant institutes, shall develop a long-range 
    strategic plan which establishes priorities for the national sea 
    grant college program and which provides an appropriately balanced 
    response to local, regional, and national needs.
        ``(2) Within 6 months of the date of enactment of the National 
    Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998, the 
    Secretary, in consultation with the panel, sea grant colleges, and 
    sea grant institutes, shall establish guidelines related to the 
    activities and responsibilities of sea grant colleges and sea grant 
    institutes. Such guidelines shall include requirements for the 
    conduct of merit review by the sea grant colleges and sea grant 
    institutes of proposals for grants and contracts to be awarded 
    under section 205, providing, at a minimum, for standardized 
    documentation of such proposals and peer review of all research 
    projects.
        ``(3) The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe the 
    qualifications required for designation of sea grant colleges and 
    sea grant institutes under section 207.
        ``(4) To carry out the provisions of this title, the Secretary 
    may--
            ``(A) appoint, assign the duties, transfer, and fix the 
        compensation of such personnel as may be necessary, in 
        accordance with civil service laws;
            ``(B) make appointments with respect to temporary and 
        intermittent services to the extent authorized by section 3109 
        of title 5, United States Code;
            ``(C) publish or arrange for the publication of, and 
        otherwise disseminate, in cooperation with other offices and 
        programs in the Administration and without regard to section 
        501 of title 44, United States Code, any information of 
        research, educational, training or other value in fields 
        related to ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes resources;
            ``(D) enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
        other transactions without regard to section 5 of title 41, 
        United States Code;
            ``(E) notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United 
        States Code, accept donations and voluntary and uncompensated 
        services;
            ``(F) accept funds from other Federal departments and 
        agencies, including agencies within the Administration, to pay 
        for and add to grants made and contracts entered into by the 
        Secretary; and
            ``(G) promulgate such rules and regulations as may be 
        necessary and appropriate.
    ``(d) Director of the National Sea Grant College Program.--
        ``(1) The Secretary shall appoint, as the Director of the 
    National Sea Grant College Program, a qualified individual who has 
    appropriate administrative experience and knowledge or expertise in 
    fields related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. The 
    Director shall be appointed and compensated, without regard to the 
    provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 
    in the competitive service, at a rate payable under section 5376 of 
    title 5, United States Code.
        ``(2) Subject to the supervision of the Secretary, the Director 
    shall administer the national sea grant college program and oversee 
    the operation of the national sea grant office. In addition to any 
    other duty prescribed by law or assigned by the Secretary, the 
    Director shall--
            ``(A) facilitate and coordinate the development of a long-
        range strategic plan under subsection (c)(1);
            ``(B) advise the Secretary with respect to the expertise 
        and capabilities which are available within or through the 
        national sea grant college program and encourage the use of 
        such expertise and capabilities, on a cooperative or other 
        basis, by other offices and activities within the 
        Administration, and other Federal departments and agencies;
            ``(C) advise the Secretary on the designation of sea grant 
        colleges and sea grant institutes, and, if appropriate, on the 
        termination or suspension of any such designation; and
            ``(D) encourage the establishment and growth of sea grant 
        programs, and cooperation and coordination with other Federal 
        activities in fields related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes 
        resources.
        ``(3) With respect to sea grant colleges and sea grant 
    institutes, the Director shall--
            ``(A) evaluate the programs of sea grant colleges and sea 
        grant institutes, using the priorities, guidelines, and 
        qualifications established by the Secretary;
            ``(B) subject to the availability of appropriations, 
        allocate funding among sea grant colleges and sea grant 
        institutes so as to--
                ``(i) promote healthy competition among sea grant 
            colleges and institutes;
                ``(ii) encourage successful implementation of sea grant 
            programs; and
                ``(iii) to the maximum extent consistent with other 
            provisions of this Act, provide a stable base of funding 
            for sea grant colleges and institutes; and
            ``(C) ensure compliance with the guidelines for merit 
        review under subsection (c)(2).''.

SEC. 6. REPEAL OF SEA GRANT INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM.

    Section 3 of the Sea Grant Program Improvement Act of 1976 (33 
U.S.C. 1124a) is repealed.

SEC. 7. SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT INSTITUTES.

    Section 207 (33 U.S.C. 1126) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 207. SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT INSTITUTES.

    ``(a) Designation.--
        ``(1) A sea grant college or sea grant institute shall meet the 
    following qualifications--
            ``(A) have an existing broad base of competence in fields 
        related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources;
            ``(B) make a long-term commitment to the objective in 
        section 202(b), as determined by the Secretary;
            ``(C) cooperate with other sea grant colleges and 
        institutes and other persons to solve problems or meet needs 
        relating to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources;
            ``(D) have received financial assistance under section 205 
        of this title (33 U.S.C. 1124);
            ``(E) be recognized for excellence in fields related to 
        ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources (including marine 
        resources management and science), as determined by the 
        Secretary; and
            ``(F) meet such other qualifications as the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the panel, considers necessary or 
        appropriate.
        ``(2) The Secretary may designate an institution, or an 
    association or alliance of two or more such institutions, as a sea 
    grant college if the institution, association, or alliance--
            ``(A) meets the qualifications in paragraph (1); and
            ``(B) maintains a program of research, advisory services, 
        training, and education in fields related to ocean, coastal, 
        and Great Lakes resources.
        ``(3) The Secretary may designate an institution, or an 
    association or alliance of two or more such institutions, as a sea 
    grant institute if the institution, association, or alliance--
            ``(A) meets the qualifications in paragraph (1); and
            ``(B) maintains a program which includes, at a minimum, 
        research and advisory services.
    ``(b) Existing Designees.--Any institution, or association or 
alliance of two or more such institutions, designated as a sea grant 
college or awarded institutional program status by the Director prior 
to the date of enactment of the National Sea Grant College Program 
Reauthorization Act of 1998, shall not have to reapply for designation 
as a sea grant college or sea grant institute, respectively, after the 
date of enactment of the National Sea Grant College Program 
Reauthorization Act of 1998, if the Director determines that the 
institution, or association or alliance of institutions, meets the 
qualifications in subsection (a).
    ``(c) Suspension or Termination of Designation.--The Secretary may, 
for cause and after an opportunity for hearing, suspend or terminate 
any designation under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Duties.--Subject to any regulations prescribed or guidelines 
established by the Secretary, it shall be the responsibility of each 
sea grant college and sea grant institute--
        ``(1) to develop and implement, in consultation with the 
    Secretary and the panel, a program that is consistent with the 
    guidelines and priorities established under section 204(c); and
        ``(2) to conduct a merit review of all proposals for grants and 
    contracts to be awarded under section 205.''.

SEC. 8. SEA GRANT REVIEW PANEL.

    (a) Section 209(a) (33 U.S.C. 1128(a)) is amended by striking the 
second sentence.
    (b) Section 209(b) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Panel'' and inserting ``(b) Duties.--The 
    panel'';
        (2) by striking ``and section 3 of the Sea Grant College 
    Program Improvement Act of 1976'' in paragraph (1); and
        (3) by striking ``regional consortia'' in paragraph (3) and 
    inserting ``institutes''.
    (c) Section 209(c) (33 U.S.C. 1128(c)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``college, sea grant regional 
    consortium, or sea grant program'' and inserting ``college or sea 
    grant institute''; and
        (2) by striking paragraph (5)(A) and inserting the following:
            ``(A) receive compensation at a rate established by the 
        Secretary, not to exceed the maximum daily rate payable under 
        section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, when actually 
        engaged in the performance of duties for such panel; and''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Grants, Contracts, and Fellowships.--Section 212(a) (33 U.S.C. 
1131(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Authorization.--
        ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
    carry out this Act--
            ``(A) $56,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
            ``(B) $57,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
            ``(C) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
            ``(D) $59,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
            ``(E) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
        ``(2) Zebra mussel and oyster research.--In addition to the 
    amount authorized for each fiscal year under paragraph (1)--
            ``(A) up to $2,800,000 may be made available as provided in 
        section 1301(b)(4)(A) of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
        Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4741(b)(4)(A)) 
        for competitive grants for university research on the zebra 
        mussel;
            ``(B) up to $3,000,000 may be made available for 
        competitive grants for university research on oyster diseases 
        and oyster-related human health risks; and
            ``(C) up to $3,000,000 may be made available for 
        competitive grants for university research on Pfiesteria 
        piscicida and other harmful algal blooms.''.
    (b) Limitation on Certain Funding.--Section 212(b)(1) (33 U.S.C. 
1131(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Program Elements.--
        ``(1) Limitation.--No more than 5 percent of the lesser of--
            ``(A) the amount authorized to be appropriated; or
            ``(B) the amount appropriated,
    for each fiscal year under subsection (a) may be used to fund the 
    program element contained in section 204(b)(2).''.
    (c) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized by this 
section are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 
be provided to the Appropriations Committees of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, notice of such action shall 
concurrently be provided to the Committees on Science and Resources of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate.
    (d) Notice of Reorganization.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
provide notice to the Committees on Science, Resources, and 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate, 
not later than 45 days before any major reorganization of any program, 
project, or activity of the National Sea Grant College Program.

SEC. 10. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES.

    Notwithstanding section 559 of title 5, United States Code, with 
respect to any marine resource conservation law or regulation 
administered by the Secretary of Commerce acting through the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, all adjudicatory functions 
which are required by chapter 5 of title 5 of such Code to be performed 
by an Administrative Law Judge may be performed by the United States 
Coast Guard on a reimbursable basis. Should the United States Coast 
Guard require the detail of an Administrative Law Judge to perform any 
of these functions, it may request such temporary or occasional 
assistance from the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to section 
3344 of title 5, United States Code.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
Example Output:
National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998 - Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to add or modify various definitions. 
(Sec. 5) Replaces provisions establishing and administering the National Sea Grant College Program with provisions maintaining such a program and setting forth its elements and the Program duties of the Secretary of Commerce. 
(Sec. 6) Repeals provisions authorizing grants and contracts regarding specified international activities, including research, education, and technology transfer. 
(Sec. 7) Replaces provisions providing for the designation of sea grant colleges and regional consortia with provisions setting forth the criteria for designation as a sea grant college or institute and designee duties. 
(Sec. 8) Modifies requirements regarding the sea grant review panel. 
(Sec. 9) Authorizes appropriations for carrying out the Act and for competitive grants for university research on:  (1) the zebra mussel; (2) oyster diseases and oyster-related human health risks; and (3) Pfiesteria piscicida and other harmful algal blooms.  Mandates notice to specified congressional committees before certain reprogramming of funds and major reorganizations. 
(Sec. 10) Allows, with respect to any marine resource conservation law or regulation administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), all adjudicatory functions that are required by Federal law relating to administrative procedures to be performed by an Administrative Law Judge to be performed by the Coast Guard on a reimbursable basis.  Allows the Coast Guard, if it needs the detail of an Administrative Law Judge for such purposes, to request temporary or occasional assistance form the Office of Personnel Management.