An Act to amend section 509 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended
PL 92-374 (S.2684), enacted 08/10/1972

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64 Stat. 149. 
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72 Stat. 1601. 
42 u s e 1876. 
82 Stat. 360. 
42 u s e 1862. 
Short title. 
August 10, 1972 
[S.3463] 
U.S. Courts. 
Congressional 
Record, copies. 
82 Stat. 1256. 
(1) The programs authorized by the National Science Founda-
tion Act of 1950; and 
(2) The pro-ams authorized under title IX of the National 
Defense Education Act of 1958 relating to establishing the Science 
Information Service. 
(d) (1) Nothing in this Act, or any Act amended by this Act, shall 
be construed to prohibit any institution of higher education from 
refusing to award, continue, or extend any financial assistance under 
any sucn Act to any individual because of any misconduct which in its 
judgment bears adversely on his fitness for such assistance. 
^2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or prej-
udicing the rights and prerogatives of any institution of higher 
education to institute and carry out an independent, disciplinary pro-
ceeding pursuant to existing authority, practice, and law. 
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the freedom of 
any student to verbal expression of individual views or opinions. 
SEC. 8. Section 3(a) (1) of the National Science Foundation Act of 
1950 is amended— 
(1) by inserting "and science education programs at all levels" 
after "scientific research potential"; and 
(2) by striking out "scientific activities" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "scientific and educational activities". 
SEC. 9. This Act may be cited as the "National Science Foundation 
Authorization Act of 1973". 
Approved August 10, 1972. 
Public Law 92-373 
AN ACT 
To amend section 906 of title 44, United States Code, to provide copies of tlie 
daily and semimonthly Congressional Record to libraries of certain United 
States courts. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Home of Re2)rese7itative8 of the 
United Statjes of America in Congress OHHenibJed, That that clause of 
section 906 of title 44. United States Code, relating to the furnishing 
of bound copies of the Congiessional Record to libraries of the United 
States courts of appeals and ceitain other coui-ts, is amended by insert-
ing immediately l)efore "one bound copy" the following: "one copy 
of the daily, one semimonthly copy, and". 
Approved August 10, 1972. 
August 10, 1972 
[S.2684] 
Public Law 92-374 
AN ACT 
To amend section r>09 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended. 
High speed 
vessels. 
49 Stat. 2000, 
66 Stat. 761; 
81 Stat. 660. 
46 u s e 1159. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houm of Representatives of tlie 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 509 of 
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, is amended by inserting in the fourth 
sentence thereof after the words, "oceangoing barge of more than 
two thousand five hmidred gross tons" a comma and the words, "or in 
the case of a vessel of more than two thousand five hundred horsepower 
designed to be capable of sustained speed of not less than forty knots". 
Approved August 10, 1972. 
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