An Act to amend the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 to authorize the establishment and operation of sea-grant colleges and programs by initiating and supporting Programs of education and research in the various fields relating to the development of marine resources, and for other pies
PL 89-688 (H.R.16559), enacted 10/15/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-688-OCT. 15, 1966 
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STAT. 
Working capi 
funds. 
76 Stat. 521. 
Restriction. 
Short title. 
SEC. 641. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working 
capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to 
section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in 
only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements 
to be made from such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made 
between such funds in such amounts as may be determined by the 
Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget. 
SEC. 642. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available 
for the expenses of the Special Training Enlistment 
Program 
(STEP). 
SEC. 643. This Act may be cited as the "Department of Defense 
Appropriation Act, 1967". 
Approved October 15, 1966. 
October 15, 1966 
[H. R. 16559] 
Public Law 89-688 
AN ACT 
To amend the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 
to authorize the establishment and operation of sea grant colleges and pro-
grams by initiating and supix)rting programs of education and research in 
the various fields relating to the development ot marine resources, and for 
other purposes. 
National Sea 
Grant College 
and Program Act 
of 1 966. 
Ante, p. 203. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
In Congress as^emhled. That the Marine 
Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new title: 
"TITLE II—SEA GEANT COLLEGES AND PROGRAMS 
u SHORT TITLE 
"SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the 'National Sea Grant College 
and Program Act of 1966'. 
DECLARATION or PURPOSE 
"SEC. 202. The Congress hereby finds and declares— 
"(a) that marine resources, including animal and vegetable life 
and mineral wealth, constitute a far-reaching and largely un-
tapped asset of immense potential significance to the United 
States; and 
"(b) that it is in the national interest of the L^nited States to 
develop the skilled manpower, including scientists, engineer's, and 
technicians, and the facilities and equipment necessary for the 
exploitation of these resources; and 
"(c) that aquaculture, as with agriculture on land, and the 
gainful use of marine resources can substantially benefit the 
United States, and ultimately the people of the world, by provid-
ing greater economic opportunities, including expanded employ-
ment and commerce; the enjoyment and use of our marine re-
sources ; new sources of food; and new means for the development 
of marine resources; and 
"(d) that Federal support toward the establishment, develop-
ment, and operation of programs by sea grant colleges and Federal 
support of other sea grant programs designed to achieve the 
gainful use of marine resources, offer the best means of promoting 
programs toward the goals set forth in clauses (a), (b), and (c), 
and should be undertaken by the Federal Government; and 
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"(e) that in view of the importance of achieving the earliest 
possible institution of significant national activities related to the 
development of marine resources, it is the purpose of this title to 
provide for the establishment of a program of sea grant colleges 
and education, training, and research in the fields of marine 
science, engineering, and related disciplines. 
"GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR SEA GRANT COIXEGES AND PROGRAMS 
"SEC. 203. (a) The provisions of this title shall be administered by 
Administration 
the National Science Foundation (hereafter in this title referred to as sci^nce°Foun-
the'Foundation'). 
dation. 
"(b)(1) For the purjpose of carrying out this title, there is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation for the fiscal year 
ending June 30,1967, not to exceed the sum of $5,000,000, for the fiscal 
year ending June 30,1968, not to exceed the sum of $15,000,000, and for 
each subsequent fiscal year only such sums as the Congress may here-
after specifically authorize by law. 
"(2) Amounts appropriated under this title are authorized to 
I'emain available until expended. 
"MARINE RESOURCES 
"Sec. 204. (a) In carrying out the provisions of this title the 
Foundation shall (1) consult with those experts engaged in pursuits 
in the various fields related to the development of marine resources and 
with all departments and agencies of the Federal Government (includ-
ing the United States Office of Education in all matters relating to 
education) interested in, or affected by, activities in any such fields, 
and (2) seek advice and counsel from the National Council on Marine 
Resources and Engineering Development as provided by section 205 
of this title. 
"(b) The Foundation shall exercise its authority under this title 
Research pro-
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grams, etc. 
"(1) initiating and supporting programs at sea grant colleges 
and other suitable institutes, laboratories, and public or private 
agencies for the education of participants in the various fields 
relating to the development of marine resources; 
"(2) initiating and supporting necessary research programs in 
the various fields relating to the development of marine resources, 
with preference given to research aimed at practices, techniques, 
and design of equipment applicable to the development of marine 
resources; and 
"(3) encouraging and developing programs consisting of in-
struction, practical demonstrations, publications, and otherwise, 
by sea grant colleges and other suitable institutes, laboratories, 
and public or private agencies through marine advisory programs 
with the object of imparting useful information to persons cur-
rently employed or interested in the various fields related to the 
development of marine resources, the scientific community, and 
the general public. 
" (c) Programs to carry out the purposes of this title shall be accom- 
contracts or 
plished through contracts with, or grants to, suitable public or private s""^"*^-
institutions of higher education, institutes, laboratories, and public or 
private agencies which are engaged in, or concerned with, activities in 
the various fields related to the development of marine resources, for 
the establishment and operation by them of such programs. 
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Disposition of 
funds, restrictions. 
64 Stat. 149. 
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note. 
Personnel, fa-
cilities, etc., 
availability. 
Definitions. 
"(d) (1) The total amount of payments in any fiscal year under any 
grant to or contract with any participant in any program to be carried 
out by such participant under this title shall not exceed 66% per 
centum of the total cost of such program. For purposes of computing 
the amount of the total cost of any such program furnished by any 
participant in any fiscal year, the Foundation shall include in such 
computation an amount equal to the reasonable value of any buildings, 
facilities, equipment, supplies, or services provided by such partici-
pant with respect to such program (but not the cost or value of land 
or of Federal contributions). 
"(2) No portion of any payment by the Foundation to any par-
ticipant in any program to be carried out under this title shall be 
applied to the purchase or rental of any land or the rental, purchase, 
construction, preservation, or repair of any building, dock, or vessel. 
" (3) The total amount of payments in any fiscal year by the Founda-
tion to participants within any State shall not exceed 15 per centum of 
the total amount appropriated to the Foundation for the purposes of 
this title for such fiscal year. 
"(e) In allocating funds appropriated in any fiscal year for the 
purposes of this title the Foundation shall endeavor to achieve maxi-
mum participation by sea grant colleges and other suitable institutes, 
laboratories, and public or private agencies throughout the United 
States, consistent with the purposes of this title. 
"(f) In carrying out its functions under this title, the Foundation 
shall attempt to support programs in such a manner as to supplement 
and not duplicate or overlap any existing and related Government 
activities. 
"(g) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Foundation 
shall, in carrying out its functions under this title, have the same powers 
and authority it has under the National Science Foundation Act of 
1950 to carry out its functions under that Act. 
"(h) The head of each department, agency, or instiiimentality of 
the Federal Government is authorized, upon request of the Founda-
tion, to make available to the Foundation, from time to time, on a reim-
bursable basis, such personnel, services, and facilities as may be neces-
sary to assist the Foundation in carrying out its functions under this 
title. 
"(i) For the purposes of this title— 
"(1) the term 'development of marine resources' means scien-
tific endeavors relating to the marine environment, including, 
but not limited to, the fields oriented toward the development, 
conservation, or economic utilization of the physical, chemical, 
geological, and biological resources of the marine environment; 
the fields of marine commerce and marine engineering; the 
fields relating to exploration or research in, the recovery of nat-
ural resources from, and the transmission of energy in, the 
marine environment; the fields of oceanography and oceanology; 
and the fields with respect to the study of the economic, legal, 
medical, or sociological problems arising out of the manage-
ment, use, development, recovery, and control of the natural 
resources of the marine environment; 
"(2) the term 'marine environment' means the oceans; the 
Continental Shelf of the United States; the Great Lakes; the 
seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coasts 
of the United States to the depth of two hundred meters, or 
beyond that limit, to where the depths of the superjacent waters 
admit of the exploitation of the natural resources of the area; 
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the seabed and subsoil of similar submarine areas adjacent to 
the coasts of islands which comprise LTnited States territory; 
and the natural resources thereof; 
"(3) the term 'sea grant college' means any suitable public or 
private institution of higher education supported pursuant to the 
purposes of this title which has major programs devoted to increas-
ing our Nation's utilization of the world's marine resources; and 
"(4) the term 'sea grant program' means (A) any activities of 
education or research related to the development of marine 
resources supported by the Foundation by contracts with or grants 
to institutions of higher education either initiating, or developing 
existing, programs in fields related to the purposes of this title, 
(B) any activities of education or research related to the develop-
ment of marine resources supported by the Foundation by con-
tracts with or grants to suitable institutes, laboratories, and public 
or private agencies, and (C) any programs of advisory services 
oriented toward imparting information in fields related to the 
development of marine resources supported by the Foundation by 
contracts with or grants to suitable institutes, laboratories, and 
public or private agencies. 
"ADVISORY FUNCTIONS 
Ante, p. 204. 
"SEC. 205. The National Council on Marine Resources and Engineer-
ing Development established by section 3 of title I of this Act shall, as 
the President may request— 
"(1) advise the Foundation with respect to the policies, pro-
cedures, and operations of the Foundation in carrying out its 
functions under this title; 
" (2) provide policy guidance to the Foundation witli respect to 
contracts or grants in support of programs conducted pursuant to 
this title, and make such recommendations thereon to the Foun-
dation as may be appropriate; and 
"(3) submit an annual report on its activities and its recom- co^gre^s!" 
mendations under this section to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish-
eries of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Labor and Public Wei fare of the Senate." 
SEC. 2. (a) The Marine Resources and Engineering Development 
Act of 1966 is amended by striking out the first section and inserting 
in lieu thereof the following: 
"TITLE I—MARINE RESOURCES AND ENGINEERING 
DEVELOPMENT 
"SHORT TITLE 
"SECTION 1. This title may be cited as the 'Marine Resources and ^^^3*^"°" °^ 
Engineering Development Act of 1966'." 
(b) Such Act is further amended by striking out "this Act" the 
first place it appears in section 4(a), and also each place it appears 
in sections 5(a), 8, and 9, and inserting in lieu thereof in each such 
place "this title". 
Approved October 15, 1966. 
203.